Alice Marble Leaves Amateur Ranks For Pro Tour
Alice Marble abandons amateur competition to join the professional tennis circuit. She secures a guaranteed $25,000 with options possible up to $50,000, ending a era dominated by her four national singles titles and multiple doubles crowns. Marble plans free tennis clinics nationwide with coach Eleanor Tennant to nurture young players, building on her resilient 1936 comeback after a France court collapse.
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Alice Marble
Helen Wills Moody Roark
Miss Marble
Eleanor Tennant
Alice
Y M C A Y Team Travels to Washington and Baltimore
The local Y M C A cage team heads to Washington on New Year’s Day to face the Washington Y in the evening. They boast one of the best rosters in years and aim for a strong season. So far they have six wins and one loss, including a close win over the Harrisburg Dairy men and a recent victory over the Sun Kis Pups. They travel to Baltimore Friday night to play the Pals Club after a tight home win. Saturday they host the Frederick All-Stars at 8 30 PM. Mac is explained as Gaelic for son, a prefix in Scottish and Irish names.
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Washington
Washington “Y
Harrisburg Dairymen
Baltimore
Pals
Baltimore Colliseum
Sun Kis Pups
Frederick All-Stars
Stanford Favored As Rose Bowlers End Practicing
Pasadena December 31 1949 Nebraska Cornhuskers meet Stanford Indians in the Rose Bowl after easy pregame workouts. Coaches Jones and Shaughnessy show jitters as injury doubts loom for Milt Vucinich and Roy Petsch. Sellout crowd of 90000 remains possible despite rain and some ticket returns.
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THE
Daily Mail
Hagerstown
Stanford
Russ Newland
Pasadena
Calif
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Indians
Lawrence “Biff” Jones
Clark Daniel Shaughnessy
Biff
Shaughnessy
Roy Petsch
Petsch
Plan For Using Grid Stars In War Benefit Irks Shrine Officials
Shrine officials in San Francisco protested plans to recruit Tommy Harmon and other East West stars for a January 4 Los Angeles war relief game. The East West game at Kezar Stadium drew 62,000 and funds hospital for crippled children. Officials fear the move could undermine years of goodwill with universities and set a dangerous precedent. Key players from both sides were reportedly lined up for the benefit organized by the British War Relief Association of Southern California.
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P. BD
Elred
San Francisco
Tommy Harmon
Los Angeles
Shrine
Kezar Stadium
Hospital For Crippled Children
Norman Glover
British War Relief Association of
Southern California
British War Relief Association
Kiarman
Michigan
Jack Banta
Jack Banta, Univerity
Y Varsity Narrowly Beats Sun Kis Pops 33 31
The Hagerstown Y Varsity basketball team edged the Sun Kis Pops of Harrisburg 33 to 31. Leroy Metz hit a mid court shot to seal the win as the game swung from a 12-5 first period lead to a tense 31-31 deadlock late.
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Hagerstown
Harrisburg
Pops
Leroy “Swish” Metz
Kelly Fapsceseas
Goodrich
B. Weibel
Diffendall
Metz
Sevcccee
Kendall
Aggies Favored In Cotton Bowl Battle
Dallas reports the Texas Aggies arrive in rainy, conferring with Homer Norton ahead of the Cotton Bowl. The squad, injury free and confident, faces Fordham University, Norton noting the need to score at least two touchdowns to win.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Aggies
Homer Norton
Aggie
Fordham University
Norton
Bedlam
Fordham
Oil Demand Too High For Army And Navy Quoted
The article notes U S oil consumption is so high that even if Army and Navy doubled or quadrupled their needs the total U S demand would rise only a small fraction, underscoring extensive civilian use and wartime strain on fuel supplies.
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United States
U. S
Jockeys Dew and Taylor tied for riding honors
In a photo finish at year end 1940, jockeys Harl Dew and Walter Lee Taylor shared the lead with 286 winners each at major American and Mexican tracks. Taylor briefly led with a Tropical Park win, then Dew tied it again at Santa Anita.
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Los Angeles
Harl Dew
Walter Lee Taylor
Taylor
Florida
Tropical Park
Dew
Santa Anita
Harrystown Defeats Hagerstown Trojans 34 to 0 in Strong Showdown
Harrystown A C defeated the Hagerstown Junior Trojans on Sunday by 34 to 0, dominating both sides of the field. Scoring was spread as Spessard, McKee, Morris, and Dunn found paydirt while Morris and Downs added extra points amid substitutions. Royal Mardi Gras costumes in New Orleans typically cost at least $2060.
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Harrystown
A. C. Gidders
Hagerstown
Rideout Kahn
Dozer P. Ernde
Davis Shank
Dawson McKee
Slick Spessard
Parson Downs
King UT
Cdc
Pee RE Area
Eeas Jones C
Brnde
Campbell
Spessard
McKee
Morris
Dunn
Downs
Price
Lenhart
Anderson
New Orleans
Baltimore Grain Prices and Eggs Report
Baltimore market notes for December 30 show No 2 red winter wheat at 94 cents the bushel, corn at 76 to 78, eggs at 1 195 per hundred, nearby ungraded whites 25 to 29 with some higher, mixed color eggs 24 to 28 with some higher, butter at 84 cents per pound. Market tone described as easier and unsettled.
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Baltimore
Shoe and Legging Co Bowling League Standings at Coliseum
The Hagerstown Shoe and Legging Company employees bowl every Saturday at 2 pm at the Coliseum Recreation Center. Over 150 players wear white shirts with company details, red for ladies and blue for men. Team standings show McKay Packers leading among many groups with high scorers including J Sureanno and N Showe in separate single games.
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Hagerstown
Coliseum Recreation Center
McKay Packers
McKay Upper Fitters
Halco Upper Fitters
Halco Repairers
Halco Packers
Hagerstown High to Postpone Workouts Pending Gym Improvements
Basketball practice at Hagerstown High School is suspended while the gymnasium undergoes repainting and refinishing of floors. A new aeroic scoreboard with an electric clock will be installed, controlled from the scoring table to display the score clearly for large crowds. The team’s first scheduled game is next Tuesday against Middletown High.
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Hagerstown
Eddie Semler
Hhe
Conch Semler
Middletown Tigh
Barnhart
Rachtell
Semler
Mayers
Faees
Fordham Beats Kansas In Madison Square Garden Clash
Fordham achieved a 53 to 42 victory over Kansas in a sharp shooting game at Madison Square Garden in New York. Fordham led throughout, leveraging strong perimeter scoring and solid defense to secure the win.
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Kansas
Madison Square Gardens
New York
Fordham
Sugar Bowl Eve Buildup Roars Across Gulf Coast
In New Orleans and Bay St. Louis fans await the Sugar Bowl meeting as Boston College and Tennessee prepare for the next day. Gene Goodreal’s return boosts Boston College while Bob Newland leads Tennessee, both teams in strong shape. Travel influx swells the city as debates over likely winner rage, with Tennessee favored 2-5 early.
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Orleans
Gulf Coast
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Frank Leahy
Boston College Eagles
Edgewater Park
Bob Newland
Tennessee Vols
Newland
Leahy
Gene Goodreal
Star
Boston
Dixie
Tennessee
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Alexander Bldg
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Washington & Locust
Rager
Hame
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E. Washington St
Rudisill’s
Seiberling Tires
Easy Terms
Domenici Tire Co
Fotomac Street
Milt Vucinich
Podnar
Maroni
Pilsitz
Pip
Eaneee Eckert
Dailey
Erney
Seve
Aggies
Pap
Art Mathisen
Illinois Basketeers
Illini
John Drish
Walter Evers
Mathisen
Vic Vukovits
Bob Richmond
Fritz Crisler
Toy Tattle
Columbia
Bo McMillan
Indiana
National Athletic Association
Trojan
Musey & Evans
West
Washington St
Wichita University
Rachel Reper
Lima
Peru
Shoe & Legging Co. Bowling League
Wen
McKay
McKay Edge Trimmers
Halco Upper
Hmalco
Offce
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Stitchdown
Goodyear
N. Showe
I. Sayles
R. Lowman
P. Fahrney
P. Beall
A. Day
D. Bell
FB. Stultz
A. Elliott
R. Cox
Williamsport
Wildcats
Brickyard
Byron Dyers
Downsville
S. KK
Eckis
Byron Tanners
Wecek
Tanners
Dyers
S. K. Ieckis
James Madison
CRANE
South Potomac Street
Peoples Store
Washington Street
Hagerstown Bookbinding & Printing Co
California State Automobile Association
North
Potomne St
Fender
Hughes Motor CO
Baltimore St
John D. Myers & Co
Floor
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