Sports Roundup Delivers Wide Range Of Pro And College Notes
New York roundup highlights Alice Marble beating men in practice as she trains for a pro tour. Tom Harmon advised to cash in on pro football for two years. Dodgers fear Lew Riggs losing draft slot to Cookie Lavagetto. Featherweight Petey Scalzo among LA victims of flu. Ray Prick Penn center to undergo facial work. Rose Bowl big gains for Stanford and Indians. Yankees lose 30 grand last season, near budget estimate. Phil Troy Red Sox secretary recovering from surgery. Nebraska weighs Rose Bowl band issue. UCLA may move Babe Horrell up. Fred Apostoli quits ring to enter Seattle jewelry business. Patty Berge reports golf boom among Western college students. Reds insider: Cards offered Mickey Owen first refusal to McKechnie. Senator Harrison nets $73 from Butcher bet on Redskins. Guest Star Art Cohn riffs on Slip Madigan’s new turf club role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alice Marble
Tommy Harmon
Tom
Dodgers
Lew Riggs
Cookie Lavagetto
Petey Scalzo
Los Angeles
Ray Prick
Penn Center
New York Football Yankees
Phil Troy
Boston Red Sox
Nebraska
Tennessee
Fred Apostoli
Seattle
Babe Horrell
Marchie Schwartz
Clark Shaushnessy
Stanford
Patty Berge
Hone
Reds
Bill McKechnie
Mickey Owen
Pat Harrison
Harry Butcher
Columbia Broadcasting
Washington Redskins
Spotlight On Local Sports
Local sports note commemorates Washington Redskins victory and highlights standout players from Handley and area schools. Mentions monogram winners from VMI and Richmond, plus the Winchester Amateur Basketball League setup and local clubs seeking games with Cumberland and surrounding teams.
Rins Fall Poorly in Rally Crowd Reacts Harshly
Report notes consensus that the Rins were defeated soundly and fans expressed strong disapproval. Observers describe a lopsided game and widespread dissatisfaction among attendees.
Reds Named Top Team of the Year in AP Poll
The Cincinnati Reds win the No 1 spot in the Associated Press year end poll for the best team of the year based on a 3-2-1 scoring scale. Minnesota football finishes second and Stanford tops the Pacific Coast Conference in football while Texas A and M and U of W boxing also place. The Yankees fall from the top after four years of leading the poll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
Minnesota
Stanford
California
New York Yankees
Spft
Cincinnati Reds
Texas A. and
U. of W
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Bears
Tennessee
New York Rangers
Indiana University
Boxing results from New York New Jersey bouts
Maxie Berger from Montreal outpointed Johnny Bellus of New Haven in ten rounds. Lenny Mancini of Brooklyn outpointed Irving Eldridge of New York in eight rounds. Mike Piskin of Freehold outpointed Norman Herdman of Toronto in ten rounds in Jersey City.
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New York
Maxie Berger
Montreal
Johnny Bellus
New Haven
Conn
Lenny
Harmon Wins Heisman Trophy For 1940 Season
Tommy Harmon of the University of Michigan is pictured with the Heisman Memorial Trophy awarded by the Downtown Athletic Club in New York City. The prize honors the top college football player of the year as determined by a nationwide poll of sportswriters and broadcasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Harmon
Michigan University
Downtown Athletic Club
New York City
Challedon Named Horse of the Year for 1940
Challedon, the four year old colt owned by Wm. L. Brann, is selected as horse of the year by turf experts. He led with 84 nominations from 172 voters, ahead of Seabiscuit who had 34 votes, in the annual turf and sports digest poll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Challedon
Wm. L. Brann
Turf and Sports Digest
Pete
Charlie Howard
Seabiscuit
Chrysler Workers to Get Christmas Bonus and Raise
About 60 000 Chrysler employees will share over 2 500 000 in pre Christmas bonuses and receive a two cent per hour wage raise. The $40 bonus will be paid before Christmas to workers in 11 plants under UAW CIO contracts after negotiations between the union and company representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Corporation
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Uaw-Cio
Cage Loop Continues In Winchester League This Year
Winchester basketball league votes to continue for another season with Otis Sargent to contact sponsors. Players to be assigned to teams, and sponsors like Elks Nehi Junior Board of Trade Va Woolen Health Club Rustic Taverns likely back. Handley gym chosen due to armory use.
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Winchester
Fair City City
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Metehars
Winchester Basketball League
Rnin Otis Sargent
Dr. Pepper and
O'Sullivan
National Fruit Product Company
The
Elks
Nehi
Junior Board of Trade
Woolen
Health Club
Rustic Tavern
National Guard
Sargent
Star
Some For Others Oppose Federal Mine Inspection
In Pennsylvania mining circles a split over federal inspection of coal shafts emerged. Some urge federal legislation, backed by United Mine Workers and Mark W. Potter, while Ralph E. Taggert and James H. Pierce insist Pennsylvania regulations suffice and federal rules would duplicate effort.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Washington
Ickes
Baseball leagues honor Landis and Klein in Chicago session
In Chicago the two major leagues concluded a joint session with Mountain Landis designated to receive the Hall of Fame honor. Bill Klein, aged 65, retired as active umpire and named supervisor of umpires. The nations set April 14 for the 1941 season opener and September 28 for closing.
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Chicago
Crleagues
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Detroit
National League
Bill Klein
American League
Ford Frick
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Morrie Arnovich
Giants
Cubs
New York Yankees
Washington
del Baker
Bill McKechnie
Treasury Receipts and Debt Figures December 9
Treasury reports December 9 receipts of 31.24 million dollars and expenditures of 55.47 million. Gross debt stands at 44.2858 billion, down 378 thousand from the prior day.
Arnold High In A Loop League Standings
Arnold High leads the A Loop standings with several teams listed. Scores show Kiwanis, County Gentlemen, American Legion, Coca Cola, Rotary, O Sullivan, Northern Va Power, Lions, and others posting results. High games and sets are led by Rotary and Coca Cola players with Zimmerman and Peery among top scorers.
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American Legion
BRAGA
Weber
Northern War Power
Kiwanis
Duvacése
O'Sullivan
Rotary
Ssecees
Coca
Secrvase
County Gentlemen
Coca Cola
Northern
Arnold
Fowle
Zimemerman
Peery
Boone
Legion
Zimmerman
Pe Kiwanis
Harbaugh
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Shaugnessy
Indians
Clarkens
Art Cohn
Oakland Tribune
Slip Madigan
Golden Gate Turf Club
Diney
Cody Cigar
Loudoun St
Newark
Plainfield
Elizabeth Ly
Martinsburg
Harpers Ferry
Philadelphia Ly
Baltimore & Ohio
Pe “Os
Freed Sunshine Cleaners
East Piccadilly
Tarcele
Vis
Mobie Dixie
Bears
Redskins
Washington, D. C
Billy Miller
Mac” McIntyre
Bobby Green
Hink Lewis
Snag Sargent
Eee
Randolph Scott
Charles Town
W. Va
Virginia College
Andy Fronczek
University of Richmond
Arthur Jones
Richmond
Billy Walker
Dick Humbert
Joe Muha
Quint
Cumberland
Bel Clothiers
Front Royal
Berryville
Lesis H. Chaney
Cecilia
Cumberland, Md
Concensus
Rins
Northern Virginia Power Co
Bill Boni
Associated Press
Cini Reds
Harmon
Chrysler Corp
the Treasury
Chapman Motor CO
West Boscawen ST
A&p
Columbia
the Volga Boatmen
Don Cossack Choir
Clair de Lune
Parane
Kostelanetz Orchestra
Finlandia
Sibelius
Cleveland Symphony Orch
Tales of Hoffman
London Philharmonic Orch
Frank Black
Nelson Eddy
Egon Petri
London Philarmonic
Schubert
London Philharmonic - Strauss
Victor Herber
Andre Kostelanetz
Orch
Tchaikowsky
Cleveland Symphony
Grieg
Philharmonic Symphony Orchesta
N. Y
Leopold Stokowski
Cleveland
Symphony
Minneapolis
Sym
Orchestra
Don Cossack
Walter Gieseking
Howard Barlow
Sum
Columbia Records
Miles Music CO
W. Boscawen St
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