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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1939
Page
5
Eddie Brietz surveys a holiday snapshot of sports, noting Al Kaiser’s stable letting boxers go home for Christmas and Bill McKechnie hosting NL managers. He mentions O Doul’s DiMaggio cousin, golf ball talk in Miami, Rodak vs Castilloux in Toronto, and Prothro negotiating Bonura’s salary with the Phillies.
Irvin L. Payne serves as football coach at Lawrenceville High School with official stationery listing him as coordinator. The snippet highlights local coaching leadership and administrative role.
AP All American honors list regional players Merrick from University of Richmond Lindsey and Boisseau from Washington and Lee Pritchard SHU Reatt VMI Gillette McLaughlin Virginia Burge Richmond Warriner Virginia Tech. Hagerstown Y M C A seeks amateur games. Eugene Reed is manager. WVU campus notes Bill Kern may take Morgan Town job. he denies statements. Pooley Hubert of VMI alleges colleges hire high schoolers. Bowl names start with T. Orange Bowl Missouri Tornado Tech. Sugar Tulane Texas Aggies. Rose Trojan(s) Cal Tennessee. Mrs Stevenson buried in Samoa in her husband Robert Louis Stevenson’s tomb.
A promotional note offering the 1940 Household Budget booklet. It claims budgeting helps people live within means, with guidance on dividing the food dollar, budgeting shelter education health and savings. Readers are urged to order the 1940 edition for ten cents postage and enclose ten cents with their name and address.
Nile Kinnick of Iowa was chosen as the outstanding athlete for 1939 in the AP poll, edging Joe DiMaggio by eight points in a tight ballot. The list includes DiMaggio, Louis, Nelson, Conn, and other sports stars, reflecting multi sport acclaim across football, baseball, boxing, golf, tennis, and racing.
About twenty five schools from Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia were invited to a rules interpretation meeting at Berkeley Springs high school gymnasium on Monday evening December 11 hosted by Paul Hodges athletics coach of Berkeley Springs high school. Attending schools include Martinsburg Harpers Ferry Shepherdstown Charles Town Paw Paw Romney Cacapon Bridge Ridgeley Winchester Watfordstown Cumberland Hagerstown Hancock.
Hollywood Florida December delegates from the Amateur Athletic Union praised Benny DiBene for his 35 years of service and elected him president for 1940. Margaret Russell, 19, Baltimore, distinguished herself as the youngest and most capable delegate, winning over 100 swimming medals and performing three songs at the Saturday banquet. Judge Jeremiah Mahoney urged a stance against Germany and Russia and supported Finland and U S neutrality for the 1940 Olympics.
Three Winchester men enlisted in the U S Army in recent days, documented by Sergeant Frank Likar. John H. Jackson joins the air corps bound for Hawaii, Kenneth E. Fansler for coast artillery at Fort Monroe, and Albert H. McCormick for the air corps at Bolling Field, D C. The local recruiting office in the post office building operates at 11 a m on Monday Wednesday and Friday with vacancies in Hawaii Panama the Philippines Puerto Rico and the United States.
Roanoke reports a tax filing mix up when Mrs Minnie Smith listed her husband as not living there and the tax bill arrived for Mr Lefttown Smith, prompting questions about address and marital status on the form.
New York report notes Holy Cross has not lost more than two games per season over five years and holds an 886 victory mark from 39 wins 5 losses and 4 ties. Alabama slides to sixth after leading the AP tally last year. Villanova Fordham follow at .857. Duke and North Carolina rank fourth and fifth with .854 and .844.
Virginia's per capita wealth has risen faster than any other state since 1904, with total wealth climbing from 4.338 billion in 1926 to 5.387 billion. Ritz of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce notes Virginia now ranks third in total wealth growth, behind North Carolina and Florida, though per capita gains outpace these states.
Milwaukee December 10 The Green Bay Packers routed the New York Giants 27 to 0 in the NPFP championship before 32000 fans at State Fair Park. A first period drive featured two Herber passes and a Gantenbein TD. Engebretsen added a field goal and Don Hutson caught the scoring pass.
Southern California Trojan football prepares for the Rose Bowl after securing a bid. Tennessee looms as the next big hurdle as July recovery and rest pave the way for Jan 1 Pasadena showdown with Notre Dame history.
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