Sports Roundup From New York December Night Notes
A compact wrap of sport buzz across baseball football golf and college scenes. chatter on Jimmy Foxx potential return and Army ski drafting notes alongside press box upgrades and spring training talk. mentions Harry Foxx prospects Lou Finney Lupien and Al Flair with teams like A's Giants Red Sox, plus Hornsby Fort Worth and Wakefield.
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New York
Jimmy Foxx
Connie Mack
A’s
Giants
al Flair
Red Sox
Lou Finney
Ulyesses Lupien
Eld
Power of the Press
Washington State
Harlingen
Beaumont
Texas
Public sale of desirable city property in Winchester
By decree of the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia dated November 25 1941 the M M Lynch admr c t a of Rhoda C Anderson deceased offers at public auction at Winchester VA in front of the Court House at 12 oclock on Saturday December 13 1941 the home at 19 West Cork Street with 400 ft frontage and 120 ft depth near central city suitable for residence or business. Terms: one third cash day of sale, balance in two equal annual installments secured by bonds and deed of trust with fire insurance. Auctioneers Duvalle Dunn. (11-28 12-5 21)
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Corporation Court of
Winchester
Virginia
M. M. Lynch
Admr. c. T. A
Rhoda C. Anderson
Mildred Stilley
t+ House
Admr
D. Duvallé& Dunn
Spotlight on Local Sports: St James Triumphs Under Hill
St James finished with five wins and two defeats in a season highlighted by Jim Thomson returning from an ankle injury to contribute several touchdowns. The team, under coach George Hill, featured Thomson and his cousins Jim and John Breckinridge from Summit Point, W Va. Also notes historic clashes between Thistlethwaite and Murray as coaches at Virginia and Richmond.
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Handley
Jim Thomson
ST. James School
Hagerstown
St. James
George Hill
Victoria
Aeetens St. Albans
Washington
Thomson
St. Jameson
Jim
John Breckinridge
Summit ’Point
W. Va
Geh
J. C. Breckinridge
Paul Thomson
Winchester
Charles Town High School
W Vtreinis High School
Hemsley Deal Climaxed Trading At Jacksonville
Cincinnati Reds acquired catcher Rollie Hemsley from Cleveland Indians in a cash deal at the minor league meetings. The swap coincided with Giants obtaining outfielder Hank Leiter for Bob Bowman and cash in a near simultaneous move. The trades reshape the rosters as Cleveland and Cincinnati hedge their futures amid organizational changes.
No One Gets Drunk At This Bar
Great Falls Montana sheriff Andy Loberg opens a new night club and bar for children only and serving soft drinks. He argues there were no public dance halls for juveniles and that teens would have a safe place of amusement with no liquor.
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Great Falls
Mont
Dec
Andy Loberg
Shooting Match At Park Saturday At Rouss Park Grounds
The Winchester Gun Club plans a still and clay target shooting match at Rouss Park grounds Saturday afternoon starting at 2. Prizes include turkeys and chickens. Club manager Arthur Seabright warns against firing high powered rifles at the back-stop and threatens legal action if the practice continues.
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Winchester Gun Club
Rouss Park
Arthur Seabright
Rails from Colorado mining era shipped to England
Narrow gauge lines built in Colorado during the mining boom used rails that were sourced from England. Many lines are abandoned and the rails are now being exported to England for armaments.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
England
Fights Last Night District Boxers Score Wins
Philadelphia and Burlington bouts feature Carl Dell outpointing Pedro Tomez in Oneonta with 8 rounds. Joe Baksi stopped Indian Red Allen in New York. Buster Beau stopped Eddie Guerra in Burlington in six rounds.
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Philadelphia
Carl Dell
Oneonta
N. Y
Pedro Tomez
New York
Elizabeth
N. J
Joe Baksi
Indian Red Allen
Burlington
Buster Beaupre
Eddie Guerra
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues
A large grid puzzle with numbered Across and Down clues including Merry Beard caution metallic element yuccalike plant scuffle molten rock conjunctive periods of time cut off kind of the doglike mammal music note golf ball elevations covered with trees bow underhand direction treeless plains escapes aluminum symbol killed female deer vitality venture exist imaginary line fluid climbing presently prong possess mineral spring not hast steering apparatus acolt soaks up apair without hair pertaining to the Pope word blindness aquatic river in Alabama shabby carps musical instrument to furnish forearm bone frozen water feminine crystals name
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Alabama
Bill Dudley Chooses Collier's All American Team
New York reports the Collier's 52nd annual All American football selections. End Kritsky Kultner Biandin Reinhard Peabody Crimmins Banonis Albert Smith Dudley Westfall named. Reinhard and Albert also won Walter Camp gold football.
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New York
Collier
Walter Camp
John Krokisky
Duquesne
Malcolm Kultner
U. of Texas
Ernest Biandin
Tulane
Robert Reinhard
U. of California
Endicott Peabody 2d
Harvard
Bernard Crimmins
Notre Dame
Vincent J. Banonis
Deroit
Frank Albert
Stanford
Bruce Smith
Minnesota
William M. Dudley
Victour
Robert B. Westfall
Michigan
Reinhard
Albert
Collier’s
Collier’s All-American Board
Significance of the D A R spinning wheel emblem
The 13 spokes symbolize the original 13 States and the projecting ends form the 13 stars of the first flag. The spinning wheel represents women's work during the Revolutionary period.
Hank Greenberg Ends Army Service to Return to Tigers
Serg. Henry Greenberg said farewell at Fort Custer after 180 days in the army and planned to resume playing baseball with the Detroit Tigers in New York. He leaves with orders at 10 30 A M EST and will join the army trained reserve.
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Fort Custer
Mich
Henry Greenberg
Detroit
Tigers
United States Army
Big Hank
Greenberg
New York
The
Sergt. Greenberg
Clyde R. Abraham
Deer blocks road. man drags deer from highway
Corvallis Oregon December 5. A deer refused to yield the right of way to Bill Craft. He left his car and attempted to push the animal off the highway by grabbing its horns. The deer tossed Craft headlong into a ditch and then ran away.
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Corvallis
Ore
Bill Craft
Craft
Sponge Divers Use Specialized Gear For Deep Water Work
Using specially designed equipment divers can reach 150 foot depths for an hour or more. The report notes the equipment enables extended underwater operations and safer handling at such depths.
No Big News From Baseball Meet In Florida
The Jacksonville convention of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues closed with routine talk and no major moves. Giants reorganization named Billy Terry to run farm ops and Mel Ott as manager. Landis rule-relaxation legislation surfaced. Cleveland coaches Bert Shotten and Oscar Meenillo named, Rollie Hemsley sold to Cincinnati. Hank Leiber moved from Cubs to Giants. Hank Gornicki bought by Pirates. Trade talks between Pirates and Reds and between Pirates and Phillies persisted.
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Jackson Fia
New York
Cleveland Indians
Cincinnati Reds
Jacksonville
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Runor Foundry
Chicago
New York Giants
Billy Terry
Mel Ott
Kenesaw M. Landis
Bert Shotten
Oscar Meéellilo
Cleveland
Rollie Hemsley
Hank Leiber
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Bob Bowman
Cash
Hank Gornicki
St. Louis
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Frankie Frisch
Hans Lobert
Phillies
Timber Ridge Primitive Baptist meeting notes and local visits
Brush Creek Virginia reports a large turnout at a Timber Ridge church all day meeting with attendees from Three Churches West Virginia Cumberland Maryland Charles Town Winchester Enon and others. Social visits include Elder A J Garland’s Arlington stay and various local callings and family visits. a funeral at Chestnut Grove drew a large crowd. upcoming all day meeting planned for the fifth Sunday in March 1942.
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Brush Creek
Primitive Baptist Church
Timber Ridge
West, Virginia
Cumberland
Charles Town
Winchester
Enon
A. J. Garland
Arlington
Virginia
Ruth M. Kerns
Chestnut Grove Church
Frank DeHaven
John W. Dunlap
Nannie Dunlap
Ruth Kerns
Ruth Mauzy
Laura Dailey
Paul Lamp
Patsy
Nettie Lamp
Howard’s Chapel
Alva Lamp
A. H. Lamp
Harry
Chanters to Hold Practice Tonight at Presbyterian Church
The Chanters gather at 7 30 tonight in the Sunday School rooms of the Presbyterian Church to rehearse for their Christmas program.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Negro Star Motley Delivers Long Run In 1941 College Grid Year
New York December 5 You may not have heard of Marion Motley He is the star negro halfback of the University of Nevada s football team who according to an annual Associated Press survey got off perhaps the longest run of the entire 1941 campaign Against San Jose State he took a kickoff five yards in his end zone and ran for a touchdown He later sprinted 67 yards for another score and thus helped bring about San Jose s first defeat in 19 starts by a score of 20 19 The survey disclosed many glittering feats including Buck Fawcett 83 yards for Stanford, Bill Busik s 77 yard kick, Joe Muha s 76 yard pass run, Bill Decorrevont s 51 yard pass, Walt Motson s 93 yard return, and an 88 yard lateral pass from Don Reece to Harry Ice for a TD
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New York
Marion Motley
University of Nevada
Associated Press
San San Jose
Calif
Motley
San Jose
Buck Fawcett
Stanford
Santa Clara
Bill Busik
Navy
Army
Pennsylvania
Virginia Military
Joe Muha
Bosh Pritchard
Bill Decorrevont
Northwestern
Michigan
Walt Motson
Penn
Maryland
Don Reece
Harry Ice
Iowa State
Taft Bridge naming date in Washington DC
The Connecticut Avenue Bridge in Washington DC was officially renamed the William Howard Taft Bridge on April 7, 19. The change marked the bridge’s new designation honoring former President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft.
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Washington, D. C
William Howard Taft
Connecticut Avenue
William Nee -Taft
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Bunky) Morris
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