Gloria Callen the Sixteen Year Old Backstroke Champion
Gloria Callen, a sixteen year old Nyack High School student, is the national indoor and outdoor backstroke champion and a rising star in Women’s Swimming Association history. She has already set American records, helped the WSA medley team set a world standard, and balances training with dramatics and school reporting.
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Women’s Swimming Association
Eleanor Holm
Kompa
Miss Holm
Gloria Callen
Miss Callen
Nyack
Eleanor Hoelm
Fordham Aggies In Fine Physical Shape For Cotton Bowl
Fordham and Texas A&M enter the Cotton Bowl with no major injuries after rough scrimmaging ends. Quarterbacks Jim Noble and Marion Pugh are healthy and ready. College Station reports the flu scare subsided and all hands are on deck.
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Dallas
Texas
Fordham
Texas Aggies
Jim Crowley
Fordhams
Homer Norton
Airs
Jim Noble
Marion Pugh
Cadets
Wiling
College Station
Aggies
Michigan Finds 1542 Letter On Spanish Demand For Funds
A University of Michigan collection reveals a 1542 letter from Spanish navigators seeking funds to construct a steamboat, illustrating early transatlantic maritime ambitions and financial asks. The document sheds light on cross cultural exchange and early technological hopes in navigation.
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University of Michigan
North South clash features star teams in Montgomery game
Star studded North and South squads meet in the third annual Montgomery North South football classic with Jim Lalanne of North Carolina and Dick McGowan of Auburn leading the North backs while Duke’s Jap Davis powers the South. Alumni stars from Tulane, Villanova, Cornell and Indiana headline lineups as about 17 000 fans were expected for a 1 30 p.m. CST kickoff.
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Romney Wheeler Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery
North Carolina
Twane
Duke
Annburn
Ray Wolf
South
Yankees
Jim Lalanne
Harry Hays
Tulane
Dick McGowan
Auburn
Jap Davis
Severin
Jim Darnell
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Yankee
Lalanne
Nick Basca
Villanova
Joe Hoague
Galgate
Bill Berry
North
C.st
National Meet Opens as NCAA Conclave Debates Amateur Athletics
New York dispatch reports three hotel floors prepared for the NCAA and allied bodies as three days of meetings begin. Coaches from football, track, gymnastics and basketball plus university presidents attend. Topics include war impact on amateur athletics and Pan American or Olympic replacements. The football rules committee is not expected to push radical changes amid job shopping for new coaches at Ohio State Dartmouth Colorado Tulsa Maine and others.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Football Coaches’ Rules Committee
L. W. St. John
Ohio State
Dartmouth
Colorado
Tulsa
Maine
Massachusetts State
Springfield
Marquette
Santa Anita Opens Seventh Season With California Breeders Stakes
Santa Anita embarks on its seventh season as the west’s premier plant with a $10,000 California breeders stakes at one mile. Fifteen California bred two year olds, led by Yankee Dandy from C S Howard and entries Tin Pan Alley and Allessandro, are entered in the day’s big race before an expected 40,000 turf crowd. A colorful turnout, including Trollywood celebrities, is anticipated despite possible rain.
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Los Anciles
Santa Anita
West
C. S. Howard
Early Massachusetts Crops Planted in 1602
Records indicate peas and beans were grown in Massachusetts as early as 1602. The note highlights early colonial agriculture and the introduction of staple crops by settlers.
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Massachusets
Round-Up Bets, Bets, and Bowl Hopes Across College Football
New York report links sports notes from December including Baron von Cramm on a goodwill tour through Spain, Heinrich Henkel in Japan, house guest swaps in Miami, and Minnesota star George Franck amid rumors. It also teases Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl prospects for Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Fordham, Mississippi State, and Sun Bowl fans, packing teams, matchups, and bets into a single chatter-filled capsule.
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New York
Baron von Cramm
Hitler
Spain
Heinrich Henkel
Japan
Lew Jenkins
Mike Jacobs
Miami
Fritzie Aivic
George Franck
Minnesota
Nebraska
Stanford
Tennessee
Texas Aggies
Fordham
Rams
Mississippi State
BC Star End Goudreault Prepares to Start in Sugar Bowl
Boston College's Sugar Bowl hopes rose as end Gene Goudreault, hurt but improving, is cleared to start against Tennessee in the New Year's classic. Boston College cooled off at Bay St. Louis Miss. while Tennessee, under Coach Bob Weyland, emphasized team play. Goudreault practiced with the first squad, blocking, catching two passes, and showing defensive hustle in a half hour drill.
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Ernie
American Association
Hal
Charley O'Rourke
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Boston College
New Orleans
Gene Goudreault
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
Bob Weyland
Goodreault
Fran Leahy
Georgetown
Jockeys Tie In 1940 Riding Title In Florida Race
Jockey Walter Lee Taylor tied Earl Dew for 1940 riding honors with 283 victories after four mounts were scratched due to sloppy weather at Tropical Park. Taylor won with Syl's Betty before Chin Music passed to spoil a perfect day, while Arabesque and Paul Lee also scored. Dew planned to ride in Mexico and California with four racing days left and a possible Agua Caliente program.
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Miami
Fla
Walter Lee Taylor
Tropical Park
Earl Dew
Texas
Dew
Mexico
California
Chin Music
Taylor
Syl
Betty
Houston
Paul Lee
Agua Caliente
Playoff Soccer Set Sunday at Clearspring Pitch
Clearspring meets Hancock in the county championship playoff on Sunday afternoon at 2 30. Referee Jack Kreps to oversee the game. Ernst and Repp will star for Clearspring while Manning and French lead Hancock. Both defenses appear even as fans expect a tight, high action contest. The second game will be at Hancock a week later.
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Clearspring
Hancock
Jack Kreps
Ernst
Repp
Manning
French
Questionable $5000 bill features James Madison portrait
A claim describes a genuine five thousand dollar bill bearing the portrait of President James Madison. No corroborating details are provided about its authenticity, provenance, or current legality.
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James Madison
Price's Take Lead In Bowling League
Price's Service Station led the Commercial League after sweeping Sunshine Beer in the first half and winning all games. High series honors went to Alex with 1768, while Roy Cox led singles with 167 and set a new league total pinfall record at 437. Numerous players posted strong scores for Price's and other teams.
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Price
Kendall Ol
Sunshine Beer
Price's
Alex
Kendall
State Roads
Roy
General) Cox
Superior
Jaizchild
Coca Cola
Chevies
Goodyear
Hagerstown
Cox
Rinehart
Wade
Bradley, Jr
Carbaugh
Cearfoss
Basore
Nebraska Players Get Stiff Workout For Rose Bowl
Phoenix Ariz Dec 27 Pr coach Bif Jones challenged the Cornhuskers as they trained hard for the Rose Bowl. Morning sweat clothes practice followed by afternoon scrimmages on offense and defense. He hinted two more workouts likely before the January 1 game with Stanford University.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Bif Jones
Cornhuskers
Jones
Stanford University
Dodgers Aim to Outbet Reds in Next Season Showdown
Leo Durocher wagers on his club as Hamlin Wyatt and Higbe promise more Dodgers wins next year than Derringer Walters and Thompson post for the Reds.
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Leo Durocher
Hamlin
Wyatt
Higbe
Dodgers
Derringer
Walters
Thompson
Reds
Marines Meet Dorsey Markets At Armory Sunday Showdown
The U S Marine basketball five faces the Dorsey Markets at the Armory tomorrow afternoon in a clash expected to draw strong opposition. Philadelphia Sphas and Lewistown Bayoneers results boost anticipation as Marines boast a 5 1 record this season. Notables include Attwood Cotton Ray Ramukas Charlie Kelvinsky Speran and Ben Zola, with a preliminary Rogers Jewelry versus Lemaster Phantoms game at 1 30 p m and the main event at 3 p m Reg admission applies.
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U.S. Marine
Dorsey
Armory
Philadelphia Boys
Lewistown Bayoneers
Philadelphia Sphas
Bayoneers
Marines
Attwood Cotton
Mississippi State University
Barney Wille
Wilkes-Barre
Cotton
Will
Ray Ramakas
Claude Bishop
Texas Christian University
Hen Zola
Marketeers
Uneup
Ben
Speran
Harrisburg
Uneun
Rogers Jewelry
Lemaster Phantoms
Regal
U.S. Marines
Zola Welvingsky
Mitchell Cotton
Kessel Shaffer
Shore Bishop
Hrelicker
Whalen, Ramukas
Kigg
Koff
Spernw
Keller and
Rice
Moller Organ Bowling League Results and Standings
Report of a December 26 bowling results session with champs and high scores. Individual players Chests Chimon Reyes Chasts featured, with high series by Tipes and high game by Row Pipes. Final standings show Best Ball winners and top records, with several players posting 110+ games and 300+ totals.
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Chimon
Pipes
Reyes
Chasts
Tipes
F. Row
I. Row
Steen
C. Saum
Brill
Baker
Hagerstown Invited to Join Virginia Baseball League
Hagerstown and Frederick were invited to join the Virginia League, a four-club circuit expanding to six or eight clubs in 1941. Ray Ryan of Bluefield WV, league president, announced the offer as Staunton Harrisonburg Salem Roanoke and Lynchburg made up last season.
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Hagerstown
Virginia Baseball League
Ray Ryan
Bluefield
W. Va
Frederick
Virginia League
Staunton
Warrisonburg
Salem- Roanoke
Lynchburg
Georgia Tech Meets Golden Bears In Weekday Clash
Georgia Techs Yellow Jackets aim to reverse a dismal season by hosting California Golden Bears in the sixth Intercollegiate football game. Key Tech players Johnny Jesach and Boktson lead the attack while California relies on Charlie Donohoe and Jim Jurkovich to even the series. Kickoff at 2 p.m. CST.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
Golden Bears
University of C California
Johnny Jesach
Bok Tson
California
Tech
Charlie Donohoe
Jim Jurkovich
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