New York Sports Roundup Flagging Offers and Rumors
In New York sports chatter the Athletics offer stands at 5 000 while the Sed Sox reach 7 500 with Yankees pledging to top any rival bid. Wartime notes touch baseball careers and golf’s future amid war, with Waner, Ott, Luckman, Baer, and Scott’s death sparking conversation.
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New York
Segan
Athletics
Sed Sox
Yankees
Fordham
Hortonith
St. Andrews
Prestwick
Sandwich
Deal
the Giant
Tony Cuccnello
Jersey City
Or Hague
Hartnett
Paul Waner
Sincce
Giants
Melvin Ott
Will and estate court suit in Winchester Virginia
In the Corporation Court of Winchester Virginia on October 15 1940 M M Lynch as administrator seeks will construction and estate distribution advice for Rhoda C Anderson deceased The defendants Mildred Stilley Mary Blum Norman Bahlman Caroline Garvice and Margaret Bahlman are nonresidents and must appear within 10 days of publication A notice will appear weekly for four weeks in Evening Star and a copy posted at the courthouse by December 2 1940
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Corporation Court
Winchester
M. M. Lynch
Rhoda
Rhoda C. Anderson
Corporation Clerk’s
Virginia
Mildred Stilley
Mary Blum
Norman Bahlman
Caroline Garvice
Margaret Bahlman
Evening Star
P. J. Marshall
P. A
Chinese teas scented with Oleanders Gardenias Peonies and Roses
The Chinese flavor teas with flowers such as oleanders gardenias peonies and roses though these scented varieties are rarely exported.
Bears Favored To Beat Redskins In Pro Playoff
Washington fans expect a sellout at Griffith Stadium for the Redskins versus Bears playoff game with about 36 100 seats available though as many as 75 000 want in. Ticket scalping runs high as Washington rivals scramble for passes while coach Flaherty notes public practice disrupted by curiosity crowds.
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Bears
Redskins
Washington
Washington Redskins
Chicago Bears
White House
Executive Mansion
Griffith Stadium
George Preston Marshal
Marshall
Flaherty
Ray Fisherty
Chicago
Fights Last Night By the Associated Press
Rochester report features Mike Raffa defeating Er nest Robinson in a ten round decision. Highland Park bout sees Wild Bill McDowell outpoint Gus Robinson in Camden. Philadelphia card has Peck Graber edging Danny Falco in a ten round decision.
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Associated Press
Rochester
N. Y
Mike Raffa
Pittsburgh
Ernest
Cat) Robinson
Jamaica
L. I
Highland Park
N. J
Wild Bill McDowell
Paterson
Gus Robinson
Camden
Philadelphia
Peck Graber
Danny Falco
Famous Pacer Dies After Decades On Grand Circuit
Tipton Indiana December reports the death of Single G a 30 year old famous pacer once a standout from 1915 to the late 1920s. He set a 1 58 1 2 record at Syracuse New York in 1923 and died reportedly of old age at Float Jolly’s harness stable in Tipton.
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Tipton
Ind
Syracuse
N. Y
Float Jolly
All American AP Football Team 1940 Selections Listed
The 1940 AP All American lineup names end and second teams with players from NC, Cal, Tennessee, Boston College, Nebraska, Texas A&M and others. Notables include Reinhard California tackle, Albert Stanford quarterback, and Albert Nebraska tackle among seniors, averages ages 22, tallest at over six feet.
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Paul Vincent Severin
North Carolina
Robert Richard
Rheinhard
California
Robert Lee Suffridge
Tennessee
Chester 8
Gladwhyk
Boston College
Warren Frank Alison
Nebraska
Deese
Robert Richard Heinhard
Erwin Brice Elrod
Mississippi State
Frank Culling Albert
Stanford
Thomas Dudley Harmon
Michigan
Cea
Les
George Henning Franck
Minnesota
Ae Caen
John Alec Kimbrough
Texas A. & M
David Rankin
Purdue
William Jennings
Okla
Tony Ruffa
Duke
Alfred Bauman
N'west
Marshall Robnett
George Kerr
Boston
Rudy Mucha
Washington
Ray Apolskis
Marquette
Hunter Cohern
Miss. State
Cecil Scheffel
Denver
Fred Hartman
Rice
Joseph Ungerer
Fordham
Loren MacKinney
Harvard
Edward Fruth
Mich
Paul Christman
Missouri
Ceie
Bill Dudley
Charles O'Rourke
James Thomason
Francis Feagan
Penn
Pac
Robert Foxx
Tenn
George Paskvan
Wis
James Big Greg
Vege
Johnson
Whiam and Mary
Jones
Richmond
Ligon
Washington and Lee
Muha
Pritchard
Thomas
Virginia Tech
Warriner
Virginia Act
Frankie Albert
Handley High School Judges Blame Themselves For Poor Grid Showing
At Handley High School annual football banquet the team blamed themselves for a disappointing season ending 50 50 with four games won and four lost. Senior players led the reflections while gifts were given to coaches Norman Ochs and Hunter Maddox.
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Handley High School
Bill McIntyre
Delmar Robinson, Jr
Oscar Bywaters
Bobby Green
Clayton Cochran
Billy Miller
Garland R. Qualles
Banqret
Pinckney Arthur
Winchester Junior Board of Trade
Handley Games
Ansel Groves
Kiwanis Club
Glenn Wilkins
John Rhodes
Quarles
Norman Ochs
Hunter Maddox
Amaster Delmar
Peace gestures ridiculed by German officials
Berlin reports German quarters ridiculed a peace move by three British Independent Labour MPs as pre arranged. They described the action as dark for Parliament and Empire and warned the tactic was not disclosed. The note linked Lord Lothian’s recent US remarks to Britain’s financial strain.
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Berlin
House of Commons
Lord Lothian
United States
Empire
Britain
Yankees Lose Trade Hold American Loop Circles
Atlanta reports on the AL trading doldrums with Jake Powell sold to San Francisco for about 7500 dollars. Boston and St Louis make a minor deal while Detroit watches, as talks of suspensions and unified rules for majors and minors loom at Chicago meetings next week.
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Atlanta
New York Yankees
Detroit
Joe McCarthy
Jake Powell
San Francisco
Boston Red Sox
Dennis Gatehouse
Fritz Ostermueller
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
del Baker
Chicago
Yankees
National Association
William G. Bramham
K. M. Landis
Flu Epidemic Subsiding In California Health Officials Say
California reports of a mild influenza outbreak known as Type A appear to be fading. Dr Bertram P Brown notes local and county authorities indicate the illness is subsiding as schools close and public gatherings are postponed.
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San Francisco
California
Health Department
Bertram P. Brown
Pasadena College cancels pre Christmas exams
Influenza hits Pasadena Junior College with 500 of 6 000 students ill. Administrative council cancels pre Christmas exams to slow the outbreak.
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Pasadena
Calif
Pasadena Junior College
College Football Makes Final Bow For 1940
New York December 7 college football ends the 1940 season with notable games on December 7. Notre Dame versus Southern California in Los Angeles draws about 80 000 while Rice faces Southern Methodist in Houston for the Southwest Conference title. Notre Dame eyeing a late upset after losses to Iowa and Northwestern influenza hit USC and a strong Cotton Bowl bid looms for the winner of Rice SMU. Auburn closes its schedule against Mississippi at Montgomery and South Carolina meets The Citadel at Charleston.
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New York
South
Far West
Notre Dame
Southern California
Los Angeles
Rice
Southern Methodist
Houston
Trojans
Iowa
North
Mississippi
Montgomery
Ala
Southlina
Citadel
Charleston
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Bob Sweeny
Eagle Squadron
Royal Air Force
Bevny Rush
New York Post
Brooklyn Football Dodgers
Sid Luckman
Max Baer
Curt Davis
Utah
Davey O'Brien
Phil Scott
Joe Kirkwood
Sclubs
St. Petersburg
Webbe
Cubs
Jimmy Wilson
E. A. Stoneburner
Lee Ressiguie
Woody White
Harry Berry
Swimley Furniture
Steam Laundry
Reuss
Kenneth Triplett
Knitting Mill
Friendship
Gene Sine
Clevenger
Abner Johnson
Railway Express
Solenberger
Kiing
Franklin
Baltimore
Corrine Carscaden
Mabel Grim
Helen Sandidges
Woolworth’s
Chamber of Commerce
McCrory’s
POT
Valley Pride
Oscer Nebel
Laundry
Silco
Helen Ber
Santa
S. Loudoun St
Pacer
Mary Lee Abbott
Gay Blades
New York City
David Headley Munroe
Henry Livermore Abbott
Charles Mudd
Frederick Crisman
Butch Robinson
Big Miler
Robert Green
Coma
Agers
Clark
Leslie Carper
Leonard Newcome
Gail Robinson
Bobby Taylor
Lewis Richards
Raymond Burke
Jim Hayet
Jack Boyce
Eli Garber
Wayne Whitham
Graham
George W. Kurtz
Yello-Boles Kaywoodies
Cody
N. Loudoun St
Ming
Auto Supply and Service Stores
N. Braddock St
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Haldeman
Haldeman’s Creamery
Royalaire
Baker
Anderson
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