Big Coast Conference house cleaning and baseball week summary
New York December round up notes Billy Herman Arkie Vaughan and Eddie Miller linked to Atlanta deals. Reports on G Man Atherton Pacific Coast Conference house cleaning. Tennessee vs Boston College and Tennessee vs Stanford predictions. Broadway price jumps and midwinter sports program tickets. Dizzy Trout predicts wearing glasses next season.
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Arkie Vaughan
Eddie Miller
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Atherton
Dick Harlow
Vols
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Tennessee
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Eagles
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Nebraska
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Tigers
Judge Tardis
Clark Griffith
Protests at Manhattan Court Over School Subversion Probe
Charles J. Hendley a George Washington High School faculty member and local Teachers' Union president criticized the legislative hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court examining suspected subversive activities in the city school system. He condemned the probe as highhanded. Also noted is a Louisiana remark on weekend football pools and a brief student employment observation at Doc a Dugiapeuuh College.
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George Washington High School
New York City
Teachers’ Union
Charles J. Hendley
Manhattan
Supreme Court
Spotlight On Local Sports MISCELLANEY
Navy dominates West Point 14 to 0 in a colorful Philadelphia clash as Middies impress with onfield marching and lively uniforms. Lincoln Club, West Virginia players earn all state honors. Ben Wahrman named Richmond News Leader sports editor. locals face Apple Bowl game December 8 at Park Stadium.
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Chitter Chatter
Andre Leglet
Christy Walsh
Ess
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John Oliver
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Navy
Philadelphia
Middies
West Point Cadets
Abner Johnson
Midshipmen
Abby
Brown
Seco
The
Park Stadium
Lincoln Sh cCee
Eee
Thurston Clevenger
Lincoln Club
Washington
Richmond News Leader
John
Roanoke
Bristol
Wahrman
Norfolk
Three Boston College Men Make All East Team
Boston College places three players Charley O Rourke Chet Gladchuk and George Kerr on the Associated Press All Eastern Football team drawn from the East ahead of the Sugar Bowl clash with Tennessee. The selections include stars from Cornell Harvard Penn Pitt Georgetown Yale and Fordham with senior and junior mix noted among selections.
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Boston College
Associated Press
Boston
Tennessee
Charley O'Rourke
Chet Gladchuk
George Kerr
Cornell
Penn
Harvard
Pitt
Georgetown
Yale
Fordham
O'Rourke
Walt Matuszczak
Francis Xavier Reagan
George Kracum
Gladchuk
Kerr
Lohren Mackinney
Allan Bartholemy
Nick Drakos
Joe Ungerer
Agostino Rio
Mackinney
Bartholemy
Drakos
Lio
Redskins Practice in Secrecy Ahead of Bears Title Showdown
Washington sports staff reports the Redskins moved to closed drills as they prepare for Sunday’s NFL championship clash with the Chicago Bears at Griffith Stadium. Key players listed with injuries include Bill Young Turk Edwards Bob Hofman McChesney Charlie Malone and Roy Zimmerman, while Sammy Baugh headlines with league leading passing and punting records.
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Washington Redskins
Chicago Bears
Sammy Baugh
Redskins
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Griffith Stadium
Bill Young
Turk Edwards
Bob Hofman
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McChesney
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Charlie Malone
Roy Zimmerman
Flaherty
Sammy
Frank Filchock
Butch Robinson Fourth High CVAL Scorer in 1940
Handley finished fourth in the 1940 Al grid race as Delmar Butch Robinson of Handley stood fourth high in the league with 13 points from two touchdowns and one extra point. Harold Hipsley of Fort Hill edged for the scoring title with an extra point against Fort Hill on Thanksgiving Day. Fort Hill led the circuit with 66 points for and 19 allowed. Allegany and Hagerstown also posted strong totals.
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Delmar
Butch” Robinson
Fort Hill
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Gene Hook
Andy Schnebly
Hagerstown
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Martinsie
Cumberland
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Shockey
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Sentinels
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Fahrney
Russell
Butler
Folk
Dean
Fort Hull
Barnhart
Purdue Is The Nation's Most Unlucky Team
New York dispatch notes Purdue as the year’s luckiest unlucky team. The Boilermakers lost three Big Nine games in the final half minute, including an ineligible opponent, and finished 2–6. The piece also recalls long kickoff returns by Jimmy Powers, Chuck Peters, Pat Keen, and Bill Dudley.
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Purdue
Boilermakers
Charley Maag
Ohio State
Maag
Wisconsin
Ray Kreick
Indiana
Gene White
Hoosiers
Virginia
Tennessee
Bob Neyland
H. Baker Is Top Roller In League B Race
H Baker tops roller standings with high scores 139 to 147 amid league B leaders Bell Clothes and Fries Grocery tied for second. G W Garage United Food Valley Service Leter Carriers Goodyear National Fruit teams postponed. High score set is 406 by H Baker of Nehi with S Shendon 142, Smith 137, Brown 133.
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Bell Clothes
Smith
Lee Baking
Brown
United Food
Fries Grocery
National Fruit
Goodyear
Valley Service
Neat Bottlin
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Glaize Bros
Studebaker
S. Newcome
Clevenger
Virginia Cavaliers overpower Bridgewater in basketball clash
Virginia Cavaliers led by Bill Harman and Billy McCann scored 42 points to beat Bridgewater 61 to 29. Bridgewater's Garber and Stiteler supplied most of their team's points as Bridgewater trailed by 14 at halftime.
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University of Virginia
Bill Harman
Billy McCann
Cavaliers
Ao Bridgewater
Tony
Garber
Stiteler
Bridgewater
Eagles
Gus Tebell
Virginia G. F
Newberry youngsters mail-order price letters date
Two Newberry youngsters Mack Calcote and another will keep Nick busy with mail-order catalogs. They printed their letters listing mail-order prices to avoid mistakes. The first recorded match game was played in Knickerbocker Alleys in New York on January 1, 1840.
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Mack Calcote
Nick
Knickerbocker Alleys
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