Roundup of Navy, college athletes and coaching chatter
Coast reports list naval academy players in action and ex athletes like Tom Lombardi moving among services and universities. Notes on coach Fergusons Arkansas schedule worries, Mel Ott seen as Giants manager front runner, and training begins for several basketball stars amid rumors of big football futures and signings.
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New York
Isaac Kidd, Jr
Admiral Kidd
Hawaii
Naval Academy
Bill Ingrim
Navy
Oklahoma
Tom Lombardi
Syracuse
West Virginia
New York University
Meh
Violets
Southwest
Fergie Ferguson
Arkansas Aggies Boll Weevils
CCC Boys Aid Defense Effort Across 53 Camps
About 10,000 CCC enrollees in 53 camps assist the Army Navy and Marine construction programs in defense work as part of national mobilization.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC Com
Army
Marine Construction
Dalhart seeks new term for region as crops soar
Dalhart Texas civic figure Law targets the editor of the Dalhart Bovery Albert for the man who coined the Dust Bowl term. He plans to honor the editor with a party and offers 25 dollars for a fresh term describing current conditions on the Southern Great Plains brimming with record crops.
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Dalhart
Tex
Bovery Albert
Law
Great Plains
Spotlight On Local Sports Across The Head Pin
Local league notes highlight Valley Pride atop the Ladies Commercial League with 33 wins in 39 starts. Health Center girls ride a 10 game win streak while Royal Crown and Cadillac teams post solid scores. Mixed Doubles ends first half Friday as teams chase the title with several contenders in reach.
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Ladies Commercial League
Valley Pride
Comof Frances
Belva Hitt
Esther
Virginia
Scemnaditar Sieves
Grins
Independents
Corrine Carlkadne
Health Center
Luray
Woodstock
W. BE. Bridgeforth
Royal Crown Boys
Buick
A. C
Dee Sencindiven Gore
Kenlineburg
Lee
Ustic Tavern
John Warner
Yorks
Staymans
Elmer Whitlock
Hilda Reid
Cadillac
Hilda
National Fruit
Glaize É Bro
Jos Gee Bae
Would Call Off Post-Season Grid Games Due To War
The Charlotte Observer urged canceling all New Year bowl games amid the war crisis. It called for practical pursuits and suggested Oregon State withdraw its invitation to Duke for the January 1 Rose Bowl due to West Coast attack risk.
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Charlotte
N. C
Charlotte Observer
West Coast
Oregon State
Duke
Government agency abstracts aid civilian pilot training
Government agencies prepared a volume of 618 abstracts on aviation psychology to aid in selecting and training civilian pilots. The collection covers screening procedures, cockpit workload, decision making, and hazard recognition to improve safety and efficiency in civil aviation programs.
Virginia's Dudley Named All America Back in AP Team
The 1941 All-America selections by the Associated Press show the Midlands leading with four players on the 33 man squad, while Virginia's Bill Dudley becomes the youngest back ever chosen, joining Georgia's Sinkwich and Stanford's Albert in the backfield. Minnesota places two on the first team with captain Bruce Smith and Dick Wildung anchoring the line.
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York
Middle West
Associated Press
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Michigan
Ohio State
Northwestern
Missouri
Bouth
Far West
Southwest
Gophers
Bruce Smith
Dick Wilding
Frankie Albert
Stanford
Bob Reinhard
University of California
Dudley
Sinkwich
Smith
Albert
Frank Sinkwich
University of Georgia
Bill Dudley
University of Virginia
Wildung
Reinhard
Endicott Peabody TI
Harvard
Ralph Fife
Pittsburgh
Harold Jenkins
Davis Schreiner
Wisconsin
Malcolm Kutner
Texas
Schreiner
Virginia
Walter Camp
Georgia
Barry Wood
Vernon
Catfish) Smith
Gaynell Tinsley
Louisiana State
Jose
1941 All America Football Team Ends and Forwards
The 1941 All America selections list players by position and college with class and weights. Notable names include End David Schreiner Wisconsin and Halfback Frank Sinkwich Georgia, among others from Harvard Harvard Endicott Peabody and Texas Malcolm Kutner.
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David Schreiner
Wisconsin
Richard Wildung
Minnesota
Endicott Peabody
Harvard
Malcolm Kutner
Texas
Frank Albert
Stanford
Harold Jenkins
Missouri
Ralph Fife
Pittsburgh
Robert Reinhard
California
William Dudley
Virginia
Frank Sinkwich
Georgia
Bruce Smith
Handley Cage Squad Prepares for Dec 16 Opening Game
Handley high School basketball under coach Maddox drills ahead of the December 16 home game against Berryville. The 1941-42 squad features five lettermen Leon Pope Jim Huyett John Sencindiver Gail Robinson Eli Garber plus reserves and a JV group under new instructor George Parsons.
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Handley
Hunter Maddox
Berryville Bobcats
Maddox
Handley Five
Leon Pope
Jim Huyett
John Sencindiver
Gail Robinson
Eli Garber
Lewis Richards
Hartwell Slayden
Berlyn Moore
Howell Rivers
Bob Smith
Hank Lewis
Hector Ritter
Pete Yeatres
Raymond Kern
George Parsons
Truck heist ends with police call in Spokane
Roy Kirchner reported missing beer from his truck. a man with a large thirst allegedly emptied the load sending him to police headquarters. Police investigated the incident as a theft for beer.
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Spokane
Wash
Roy Kirchner
Kirchner
Army and Navy Champs To Play In Sugar Bowl
The Army and Navy teams will meet in the Sugar Bowl at Tulane stadium in New Orleans on January 3, 1942. The Army champions of the Army and the Navy champions of the Eighth Naval District will headline the game with War Department approval.
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Army
Navy
New Orleans
Tulane Stadium
Mid-Winter Sports Association
A. N. Goldberg
Naval District
Pensacola Filters
War Department
Osborne
Walter Krueger
Third Army
San Antonio
Texas
A. C. Read
United States Naval Station
Pensacola
Fila
Krueger
Read
Mize Traded To Giants In Surprise Cardinal Deal
Chicago report details the St. Louis Cardinals sending Johnny Mize to the New York Giants for base of players including O'Dea and Lohrmann plus cash. Ray Sanders and Johnny Hopp join from Columbus and Rochester to bolster Giants. Headlines note wartime funding and extended night games amid broader baseball and national concerns.
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Johnny Mize
Giants
Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Branch Rickey
Caveutts
Bill Terry
The
Ants
O’dea
Bill Lohrmann
O'Dea
Lohrmann
Terry
Rickey
Cardinals
Columbus
Ray Sanders
Rochester
Johnny Hopp
American Legion
Eastern
Mickey Tet
Alem Oney
Creswell Tops in Lane Bowling With High Game
Results this week show Creswell posting high individual game 110 by Hawkins and a 310 set by Perry. Valley Pride leads the Commercial Loop with 11 game margin, Independents and Sanitary Dairy close as teams compete for top spots.
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Valley Pride
McCrorys
Virginia Woolen
National Pruit
Independents
Sanitary
Creswell
Hawkins
Perry
Indeedents
Sanitary Dairy
Giants star Ward Cuff may retire after title game
New York Giants back Ward Cuff hints retirement after the national pro league championship clash with the Western division winners on December 21. He plans to coach and possibly return to Marquette University, his alma mater, ending his playing career.
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New York
New York Giants
Weetern
Ward Cuff
Giants
Cuff
Marquette University
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
Tommy Tucker
Cleveland Yews
Mel Ott
Ernie Andres
Prank Baumholtz
George Rungl
Jim van Orsdel
Sshentien
Naval Reserve Aviation Base
Sevares
Scouts Southern
Inmorth
Oklahoma City U
Fred Thomson
Arkansonch
Leftgrove
Padgett
George
Washington
Geo. T. Barnsley
Bell’s Clothes Store
BELL
Albert Law
Pingley & Carper
Piccadilly
Mid-West
John Rokisky
Duquesne
Bob Dove
Ernest Blandin
Tulane
Bill Chewing
Ray Brankowski
Tom Belton
Perdue
Greenough
Org
Vincent Banonis
Detroit
Alf Bauman
Mike Karmazin
Holt Rast, Jr
Alabama
Bill Sewell
Derace Moser
Texas A.&m
Nick Susoeff
Steve Lach
Jimmy Nelson
Jack Crain
Jack Jenkins
Vanderbilt
Ted Ramsey
Methodist
Chal Daniel
Bob Westfall
Steve Filipowica
Fordh
Handley Cage Squad
Berryville Five
Hicks Remsburg
Sharpsburg
Hagerstown
Blue Ridge
Mike
Mag
Holstein
Guernsey
T. B
Chester
Studebaker
McCormick-Deering
McCormick- Deering
Stewart Horse
Ladies Aid of the Reformed Church
J. Edgar Remsburg
Eigenrode
Renner
Churchey
Engle
Coleman Dunn
Cookus
Lewis
By Dave Hoff
Germany
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Lexington
Ace Muha
McKeestock
Carnegie Tech
Virginia Military Institute
Milwaukee
E. H. Baumgarten
American Bowling Congress Today
National Organization
Atlanta
Wallace Butts
Butts
Braddock
Amherst Sts
Athens
Firesau
Oph
General Motors
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Beiter
Loudoun St
Winchester
Priles
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