Round Up of Boxing, Football, and Baseball News
Dempsey Willard bout raises royalties stand. Clemson to use Cotton Bowl winnings for fieldhouse. Plans for Hostak Garcia title bout face delays amid venue and fighter approvals. Box-show clown Al Schacht hires a manager and makes arena appearances. Sonja Heinie heads ice troupe tour with Garden stop Jan 15. LSU football’s top comeback highlighted by star quarterback. Babe Horrell nomination for outstanding coaches noted. Buddy Hoax, heavyweight contender, features in Newark events. John Marice, Minnesota end, flooded with hockey appeals. Maxie Rosenbloom coast fight talk dismissed as mischief. Paul Day reports from Cincinnati radio on breaking news. Michigan State coach Bachman heads to Rose Bowl, Buck pushes retirees. Howard Cann praised by NYU coach. Ernie Irwin to reveal new talent Magro. Myer’s holdout to Reds raises pay demands.
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New York
Dempsey
Clemson
al Hostak
Ceferino Garcia
Druxman
Seattle
Hostak
Mike Jacobs
Billy Conn
al Schacht
Sonja Heinie
Los Angeles Times
Babe Horrell
Buddy Hox
Dayton
Newark
Barnes
Oklahoma A
M ¥ Ites
John Marice
Minnesota
Maxie Rosenbloom
Broadwy
Joe Lou
Dobson Leaves Maryland for Apprentice School Post
Spotlight on local sports notes former Maryland coach Dobson resigns after poor seasons to head the Apprentice School in Newport News. Maryland alumni and sports writers praise his leadership while predicting a bright future at the Virginia facility.
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Dobson
University OF Maryland
Apprentice School
Newport News
Maryland
Gene Gunning
Fdland
Washington Football Writers Association
Brian Bell
Washington Bureau
Associated Press
Football Writers Association
George Preston Marshall
Washington Redskins
Ank O'Neill
O'N
Charley Keller
NEW York Yankee
California
Berryville Teams Triumph In Home Double Bill
Berryville High swept both halves in a home double header. The girls edged West Virginia 25 24 after a 8 21 halftime deficit, with Cacnille Wisecarver Laura Drury and Janice Smallwood starring. The boys beat Bunker Hill 24 10 as Houghton and Lewis led Berryville while Coyle led WV girls scoring.
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Berryville
Berryville High
West
Bunker Hill
Cacnille Wisecarver
Laura Drury
Janice Smallwood
Peggy Mathers
Helen Hess
Houghton
Lewis
West Virginia
Coyle
Potts
Lee
Pmmart
Lickey
Berry
Love
DeHaven
Chapman
Dove
R. Chapman
Girts
Hutsler
G Lewis
G . Keller
Smallwood
Mathers
Hess
Locke
Lombardi's Snooze Becomes 1939 World Series Oddity
New York December 16 That weird little snooze by Ernie Lombardi on home plate in the last game of the World Series is named the oddity of sport for 1939 by national sports editors. A year ago a ground ball collision between Billy Jur and Stan Hack ranked high among freak incidents but was surpassed by John Getchell slipping in the Carnegie Tech Notre Dame game.
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New York
Ernie Lombardi
Billy Jur
Stan Hack
Cubs
John” Getchell
Carnegie Tech
Notre Dame
Treasury Debt and Expenditures Update
Treasury figures as of December 14 show net decouits of $24,566,694.42 and expenditures of $23,821,745.01. Gross debt stands at $41,891,456,320.50, reflecting an increase of $1,672,237.45 from the previous day.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Chilly House Warming in St Paul Suburb
Sixteen friends surprised Mr and Mrs Earl Stangler with a house warming in St Paul Minnesota. The guests sang Home Sweet Home and the couple along with their daughter appeared at the porch. The door locked behind them leaving them to shiver for 90 minutes while a locksmith was sought and the key found under the doormat.
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St. Paul, Minn
Earl Stangler
Stanglers
Stangler
Cwic Association Sponsors Community Program At Manns Church
The Winchester Frederick County Civic sponsors a Sunday night program at Mann's Methodist Church at 8:30. Fred R. Ramer principal Sumner High School Martinsburg WV will speak. Music by Leetown. greetings from 12 associated communities led by Ellsworth Turner James F Robinson and William Brown.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Mann's Methodist Church
Fred R. Ramer
Sumner High School
Martinsburg
W. Va
Leetown
Ellsworth Turner
James F. Robinson
William Brown
Fire in Lancaster engine-house causes quick exit
Lancaster firemen leaped from chairs as a heater shorted and flames shot toward their feet. They grabbed chemical extinguishers but the blaze caused $25 in damage before it was put out.
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Lancaster
Thornhill Fired After 18 Years At Stanford
Tiny Thornhill's coaching tenure at Stanford ended after 18 years with the board of athletic control voting 7 to 2 not to renew his contract. He had led three Rose Bowl teams, but Stanford's 1939 season was largely disappointing with only a UCLA tie and a Dartmouth win. Thornhill defended his record despite the season's struggles.
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Palo Alto
Calif
C. E
Stanford
Thornhill
Lee
Cee
University of California At Los Angeles
Dartmouth
Indians
Handley Teachers Take League A Lead With Record Pins
The Handley teachers moved to first in League A by sweeping Legionnaires in three games and breaking the year’s total pinfall record with 1643 pins. Bliss led Juniors with 149, while Kiwanis stars Peery 368 Shade 361 Plank 344 topped individual marks. Results show Handley 3 Legion 0. Kiwanis 3 Coca Cola 0. O Sullivan 2 Jr Board 1. Rotary 3 Cubs 0. Lions 2 Power Co 1.
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Handley Teachers
Legionnaires
Power Company
Lions Club
Bliss
Peery of
Kiwanis
Shade of
Plank
The
Legion
Handley
Coca Cola
O Sullivan
Jr. Board
Rotary
Cubs
Lions
Power Co
American Legion
O'Sullivan
Junior Board
Policemen Told to Ditch Umbrellas and Free Rides
Fond du Lac Wisconsin police are ordered not to carry umbrellas while on duty and are advised against seeking free admission to theatres or free rides on interurban lines. The directive emphasizes proper conduct and restraint in public service.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
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