Broadway Melody and boxing links in winter league book
Brooklyn and the Yankees head the winter book in Jack Doyle's round up. Mixed with sports and showbiz notes, the column mentions boxing, theater, and college hoops while hinting at deals, retirements, and possible signings in a fast paced newsy tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Yankees
Jack Doyle
Alice Marble
Central Park
John Kimbrough
Ethel Mtrman
52Nd Street
Max
Boston
Broadway
Billy Conn
Sit Across The Dallas Pin Sit Across The Dallas Pin
ALMA RENNER of the Imperial Ice Cream team won the Christmas turkey by rolling the most pins above her average in a Friday night Evening Star Ladies League event. Renner, averaging 100, rolled 63 pins over her average in a 455 tie game to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Renner
Imperial
Jack Zimmerman
Evening Star Ladies League
Miss Renner
Bell Clothiers
Corrine Carscaden
Virginia Butsler
Elizabeth Jasper
Frances Preffitt
Hershey
Margaret Smith
Thei
MA Pine
Goodrich
Star Office
Dot Rice
Star
Evening Star Girls
Dot Sencindiver
Helen Lillis
Helen Berry
Loma Cunningham
Mabel Grim
Helen
Silco
Valley Pride
Miriam Clevenger
Dot Michael
Dot
Woody White
Doug Bowley
Bill Funks
Jake Wheeler
Bob McDonald
Dan Boone
Alglaize
Charley Baker
Switzerland mobilizes for war with faith in God
Dr. Karl Bruggmann Swiss minister to the United States said at a Swiss Club banquet that Switzerland will mobilize militarily and economically, with half a million people away from normal work. He stressed moral mobilization and faith, asserting Switzerland can endure with divine help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Switzerland
Karl Bruggmann
United States
Delinquent $2 Sticker Stirs Domestic Tension in Indianapolis
A letter to the Indianapolis police traffic division notes a delay in paying a $2 sticker fee. The writer says he will pay once his wife provides the money, linking law enforcement concerns with domestic relations issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Traffic Division
Stanford Rebels Against Rose Bowl Pay Plan
Stanford University will not participate in the Pacific Coast Conference $50 vacation pay for Rose Bowl players. President Ray Lyman Wilbur noted no current team involvement as practice resumes for the January 1 game against Nebraska. The plan offered $50 to players who missed Christmas vacation jobs to practice and play, drawing criticism as potential subsidization. Conference commissioner Edwin N. Atherton warned against misinterpretation of the rule. The conference faculty heads defended the move but urged clearer safeguards and understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palo Alto
Calif
Stanford
Ray Lyman Wilbur
University
Nebraska
Dr. Wilbur
Edwin N. Atherton
Dead Marine Honored for Heroism in World War I
William E. Wood, Marine Corps sergeant later ranked gunnery sergeant, posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by the War Department for extraordinary heroism in France. In the Bois de Belleau engagement, June 15, 1918, he crawled through heavy fire to reach a wounded NCO and, with an officer, dragged him to a dugout, saving his life. Wood was from Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia, and his next of kin was Mrs. Lillie M. Wood of Baltimore.
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Washington
William E. Wood
Marine Corps
France
War Department
Bois de Belleau
Wood
Grading Machine Sent To Africa
FAIRPORT N Y December 16 A Trescott Company fruit cleaner ships to Cape Town South Africa as a test export It may travel by any of three ships leaving New York due to wartime sea risks and freight will exceed 50 dollars The move shows early postwar trade activity and export risk in shipping routes during wartime conditions.
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Fairport
N. Y
Cape
Bombers Close Season With Bowl Victory
The Winchester Brown Bombers clinched the Northern Virginia championship in colored football, winning the second Apple Bowl at the Park. They beat the Washington eleven, finishing 10 victories and 2 defeats against top teams from Virginia Washington West Virginia and Maryland. Coach Thurs ton Clevenger and Manager Scott Brown praised the Park and fans for support.
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Winchester Brown Bombers
Genie
Brown Eo A. Co
Washington Eleven
Virginia
Washington
W. Virginia
Maryand
Thurston Clevenger
Scott Brown
German U-boat ace Kretschmer tops 250000 tons sunk
Berlin reports Lieut. Comdr Otto Kretschmer becomes the first German submarine commander to exceed 250000 tons of shipping sunk in a single career. The communiqué notes 252000 tons total with 34395 tons added on a new cruise, including three auxiliary cruisers and the British destroyer Daring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
High Command
Otto Kretschmer
Kretschmer
Daring
Painted Out Portland Man Spends Night Looking For House
Fred Haldeman a state game department field man drove past his house three times before locating it His wife promised to notify him next time she had the house painted during his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Fred Haldeman
State Game Department
Louis Favored To Retain Title In Boston Showdown
Champion Joe Louis appears the near certain winner in the 15 round heavyweight title defense against Al McCoy in Boston. McCoy seeks a late upset backed by Billy Conn while fans expect an early knockout as Louis weighs about 202 pounds to McCoy's roughly 180.
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Boston
Joe Louis
al McCoy
McCoy
Battler
Louis
New England
Fisth
N.B.C. Blue
Jack Blackburn
Billy Conn
Conn
Gordon Mcllwee Aims At 100-Game Duckpin Record
Gordon Mcllwee will attempt a 100 game duckpin run starting Wednesday at 4 pm to beat Brad Manley’s 113.82 average set in 1933. He will undergo a full physical before and after the test, with doctors monitoring the effort through 50 and 100 games. Jack Zimmerman will award prizes to the closest guessers of total pinfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Mcllwee
Mcllwee
Brad Manley
Washington, D. C
Manley
Jack Zimmerman
High Yugoslav Official Dies Suddenly at 68
Belgrade reports Father Anton Kovoshetz minister of public education and president of the senate died unexpectedly of apoplexy. Kovoshetz, 68, collapsed Friday night after attending the opera with other government officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Anton Kovoshetz
Senate
Kovoshetz
Priest who led Slovene Catholic party and served as premier
A Catholic priest led the Slovene Catholic party and served as premier. He also acted as a deputy to the former Austrian Parliament.
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Slovene Catholic Party
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Louis Vs. McCoy
Beantown
Joe
Sports Bulletin Board
Rhode Island
Ed Foster
Howard Hobson
Oregon U
Ned
Madison Square Garden
Hank Luisetti
Rhoten Shetley
Brooklyn Dodger
Davey O’brien
Ken
West Salem
Wis
Onalaska
Salem
MGM
Benny Leonard
Seventh Avenue
Tony Canzoneri
Idol
Mike Jacobs
Florida
Mike
Ken Overlin
Decature
Ill
Lew Jenkins
Katie
Frome
Don McDowell
Rapid City
S. D
Fred (Ripper) Ray
South Dakota U. Gridder
Dizzy Dean
Tulsa
Okla
Yell County
Arkansas
Kelly Springfields
Duncan Bros
Millwood Ave
BELL
Dallas
Harry C. Warden
Berryville
FBI
Mary C. Warden
Rockwell Cleaners
Africa
Bombers
Joe Lewis
All Knives Stainless
Miller’s Hardware
CAV Sia
Prince Albert
RB. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
Nord
Northern
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