Sports Roundup of New York December notes
A collage of sports items from December rounds including J J Mooney naming a yearling Tiger Hawk after Hank Greenberg, Miami Florida seeking a football coach for 10000 dollars, Monte Pearson priced at 30000 by the Yankees, and Jackie Hunt from Marshall College headed to the Rose Bowl. Also mentions Rose Bowl Bulldogs in Sun Bowl practice, Zivic Jenkins fight reactions, astrology for sports figures, Joe Louis June forecast, and various trivia from boxing to harness racing and a humorous note on Nick Altrock.
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New York
J. J. Mooney
Detroit
Tiger Hawk
Hank Greenberg
Miami U
Florida
Hay
Yankees
Monte Pearson
Bill McKechnie
Jackie Hunt
Marshall College
Ray Lapham
Walter Brown
Boston Garden
Louis Vs. McCoy
Buffalo
Sonja Heine
Broadway
Zivic-Jenkins
Brooklyn Eagle
Zivic
Bowling league scores and upcoming Shenandoah Valley Classic
Across The Head Pin and League B and A matches highlight high scores for Solenberger's Bell Clothes and others with 384 and 563 sets. Lyman led the contest with an even 125 average. prizes went to Bob Jasper and Esther Butsler. The Third Annual Shenandoah Valley Classis is set for February 1 with local bowlers aiming to claim the title.
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Er Lyman
Lyman
Bob Jasper
Esther Butsler
Edwin Clevenger
Solenberger’s
Knitting Mill
Webber
Conoco
Swimley Furniture
Doug Chaney
Lando White
Goodrich
Virginia Butsler
Virginia Shenk
Bell Clothes Girls
Kenneth Triplett
Bernard Rees
Martinsburg
Angelo Palladino
Hagerstown
Bob Feller Named New York Writers Player Of The Year
Rapid right hurler Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians wins the New York baseball writers annual player of the year award after leading the American League in wins 27 and strikeouts 261. He also posted the league’s best ERA 2.62 and 43 appearances with 31 complete games. Greenberg of the Detroit Tigers named AL most valuable player. some urged duplicating the honor for a second time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Feller
New York Baseball Writers
Chantacs Tappendust
Cleveland Indians
Bill Terry
Lou Gehrig
Herb Pennock
Carl Hubbell
Dizzy Dean
Hank Greenberg
Tony Lazzeri
Joe Dimaggio
Jimmie Foxx
Bucky Walters
Greenberg
Feller
Detroit Tigers
Leahy and Wife Sail On Cruiser For French Post
Admiral William D. Leahy and Mrs Leahy sail from Norfolk aboard the USS Tuscaloosa for Lisbon en route to Vichy to assume post as ambassador to France. Rear Admiral Ernest J. King and Captain Oscar C. Badger greet him on arrival.
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Norfolk
William D. Leahy
Leahy
Naval
Tuscaloosa
Lisbon
Portugal
Vichy
France
Admiral Leahy
Ernest J. King
Atlantic
Oscar C. Badger
Nazi Comment On Lord Halifax Sparks Berlin Debate
Berlin officials described Anthony Eden’s appointment as British foreign secretary as interesting in how Churchill replaced Lord Halifax. The authorized comment praised Eden as aligned with Churchill’s adventurous policy and accused him of thwarting Hitler’s hopes for a peace arrangement with England.
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Berlin
Anthony Eden
Churchill
Halifax
Lord Halifax
Washington
Eden
Adolf Hitler
England
Richmond Keeps Unbeaten Streak In Virginia College Hoops
Richmonds undefeated Spiders beat Maryland and Clemson in Southern Conference play as Virginia teams prepare for January action. William and Mary and Washington and Lee also posted strong showings on midwestern trips, with W and M facing Clemson and Xavier losses for others. The state races and early 1941 schedules loom large across Virginia colleges.
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Richmond
Virginia
William and Mary
Bradley
Tech
Peoria
Ill
Maryland
Clemson
Quint
Tigers
Washington and Lee
Generals
Morris Harvey
Western State Kentucky Teachers
Evansville
Ind
Braves
Xavier
Miami
Ohio
Virginia Tech
North Carolina
Lehigh
George Washington
Cavaliers
Tennessee
Hampden-Sydney
Langley Field
Naval Training Station
Norfolk
Lexington
Treasury Status December 20 Receipts and Debt Figures
Treasury reports December 20 receipts of 35.79 million dollars and expenditures of 38.76 million. Gross debt stands at 44.997 billion with a daily increase of 2.239 million dollars.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Shooting Match at Route 50 Prize Event
A shooting match was held December 25 beginning at 10 o clock east of Winchester on U.S. Route 50. The event featured a shot gun and rifle contest with good prizes. Charlie Clark, born December 21, 1921, is listed among participants.
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Winchester
Charlie Clark
Crochet Smart Chair Set Pattern 6858
Instructions and charts for a filet crochet chair or buffet set with materials list and stitch illustrations. Pattern 6858 available by mailing ten cents to Winchester Dept. 259 W. 14th Street New York NY. include name and address and pattern number.
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Patern
Winchester Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N.Y
Connie Mack Focuses on Pitching as A's Turn 78
Connie Mack, age 78, foresees disappointment for the 1941 Athletics, citing pitching as the main issue while his team lacks at shortstop. He will be honored by Philadelphia baseball writers with a gold lifetime pass. He notes he plans to continue managing as long as possible.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
American League Athletics
Shibe Park
A's
Connie
Mack
Philadelphia Baseball Writers
Baseball Writers Association of America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kenesaw Landis
Baseball
Ford Frick
William Harridge
Jimmy Isaminger
Cleveland
Municipal
Suspicious Suitcase Brings Nose Drops Prescription To Museum
In New York on December 23 a bomb scare prompted a quick search at the Natural History Museum after workers found a suitcase hidden in bushes. Inside was a prescription for nose drops, triggering security alerts.
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New York
Natural History Museum
Snead Wins $5,000 In Cuba Golf Match
Sam Snead of West Virginia defeated Cuba’s Rufino Gonzalez at Havana Country Club in a 36 hole match for a $5,000 stake. Snead shot 69 and 68 to Gonzalez 71 and 71, winning by seven strokes on par. The event drew Thomas Shevlin of New York and Thorvald Sanchez of Havana as the backers.
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Havana
Sam Snead
West Virginia
Rufino Gonzalez
Cuba
Thomas Shevlin
New York
Thorvald Sanchez
Snead
Gonzalez
Sammy
Havana Country Club
Cleveland Shortstop Earns Rookie of the Year honor
Chicago dispatch notes Boudreau of the Cleveland Indians as a 23 year old rookie who led shortstops in fielding and double plays, hit .295 with 101 RBIs in 155 games. The Chicago Baseball Writers crowned him rookie of the year and will present the J Louis Comiskey Memorial emblem at their January 7 dinner.
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Chicago
Cleveland Indians
Boudreau
Baseball Writers Association of America
J. Louis Comiskey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roger Sneed
Joe Louis
Morley Jennings
Baylor U. Wolves
Hal Kemp
Maine
Tropical Park
Nick Altrock
Nick
Dick Dashiell
Asheville
N. C
Hymie Caplin
Ee Ae
Stanford
Evee
Texas Aggies
Mississippi State
Sanford
B. V. D. Pajamas
Phoenix Hose
Pioneer Bells
Clothes
Front Royal
Philco Radio-Phonograph
Philco
Bob Feller
Judson Bailey
Lew Jenkins
Sweetwater
Texas
Fritzie Zivic
Pittsburgh
New York City
Brooks
Gcoprice, Husehold Arts, Inc
Philadelphia Athletics
Ted Meier
Lady Hamilton
Sir William Hamilton
Lord Nelson
S. Loudoun ST
Back Yard
Amat
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