Elmer Riddle Named Pitcher of the Year for Reds
Elmer Riddle, 24, of the Cincinnati Reds, tops NL pitching records with 19 wins 4 losses and a 2.24 ERA. The Georgia native surpassed rivals in winning percentage and ERA, earning the national honor over notable peers such as Wyatt Higbe White and Gomez.
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Elmer Riddle
Judson Bailey
New York
Elmer
Carl Hubbell
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Philadelphia
Whitlow Wyatts
Bobby Fellers
Bill McKechnie
Reds
Boston Braves
Riddle
Brooklyn
Thornton Lee
Lefty Gomez
Dodgers
Whitlow Wyatt
Kirby Higbe
Yatt
Higbe
Ernie White
St. Louis Cardinals
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati
John Vander Meer
Curt Davis
Poem on Statue of Liberty base author
The author cited is Emma Lazarus who wrote the sonnet that is inscribed on the Statue of Liberty pedestal. The quote references her famous lines praising liberty and welcome to the tired poor and huddled masses.
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Emma Lazarus
De Paul faces toughest schedule as hoops slate grows
De Paul University claims its basketball schedule is the nation’s toughest, adding Oklahoma and matching up with Long Island U New York U Toledo Bradley Southern California West Texas State Pittsburgh Duquesne Georgetown and others. The Blue Demons beat Chicago and Oregon and lost only to Purdue 30-26.
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Chicago
DePaul University
Blue Demons
University of Oklahoma
Long Island U
New York U
Toledo
Bradley
Southern California
West Texas State
Pittsburgh
Duquesne
Georgetown
de Paul
Oregon
Purdue
Funeral Rites For Col. James Tate
Chilhowie December 23 funeral services are held for Col. James D. Tate 73 who died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Savannah Georgia. The service at 2 30 p m was at the Chilhowie Methodist church with burial at Beatie cemetery near by. Tate long served in Southwest Virginia business and was a State Conservation Commission member with ties to banks Chilhowie Milling Smythe County Motor Company and others. He began in Lynchburg with his father Major Mitchell B Tate operating a wholesale grocery house.
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Chilhowie
Southwest Virginia
James D. Tate
Savannah
Chilhowie Methodist Church
Beatie
Anarby
Tate
State Conservation Commission
Virginia
Chilhowie Milling
Smythe County Motor Company
Lynchburg
Mitchell B. Tate
Florence Lee
Invitation to White House Cancels Prior Engagement
Emily Post states that an invitation to lunch or dine at the White House is a command and automatically cancels any other engagement. The rule applies when one is invited and already has a prior commitment.
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White House
Emily Post
Bears Seize Albert As Steelers Take Dudley In Draft
Chicago Bears win exclusive negotiating rights to Frankie Albert after selecting William Dudley of Virginia as the Steelers take Malcolm Kutner as their second pick. The NFL draft sees top seniors from Stanford Minnesota Texas California among the selections for 1942 season. Dudley is noted as a high scoring back.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Frankie Albert
Stanford
National Football League
Armed Services of
Albert
Norman Standlee
Hugh Gallarneau
Bears
Bruce Smith
Minnesota
William Dudley
Virginia
Malcolm Kitner
Texas
Bob Reinhard
California
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dudley
Kutner
Pitt Defeat of Fordham Voted Biggest Surprise in 1941
In a Associated Press poll 84 writers named Pitt’s 13-0 win over Fordham on November 8 as the year’s top surprise. Texas topped the list in second with Baylor and TCU variances and Oregon routs shaping the rest of the rankings.
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New York
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Civil Activity Reports in Virginia Guardation
Governor-Elect Colgate Darden and Virginia officials heard reports on civilian protection efforts. Key figures discussed guard placements on principal highway bridges and protection plans by the Third Corps. Maj. Allan C. Perkinson reported on the Civilian Flying Corps activities.
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Richmond
Colgate Darden
Price
Virginia
Ier
S. Gardner Waller
Marion Battle
John Cutchins
Third Corps
Allan C. Perkinson
Virginia Civilian Flying Corps
Darden
Governor Price
Norfolk
Opportunities In Defense Work In Virginia
The Virginia Employment Service urges workers seeking defense jobs to check with their local employment office before traveling. Officials say offices know about job opportunities whenever defense production is active and warn that many have been stranded in Baltimore and Hampton Roads for not heeding this guidance.
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Richmond
Virginia Employment Service
State Employment Service
Baltimore
Hampton Roads
Unity
New Kodacolor Film Brings Color Prints Within Reach
Philadelphia reports dramatic advance in amateur photography with Eastman Kodak Kodacolor roll film. Dr. C E K Mees unveils six standard sizes enabling home shots to yield color prints from color negatives, reversing tones and colors unlike natural subject hues. Each picture costs about seventy cents to produce.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
C. E. K. Mees
Eastern Kodak
Eastman Kodak Company
Picard Triumphs In Valley Open Golf Battle
Henry Picard won the Rio Grande Valley open in Harlingen Texas. He led all the way in a 72 hole event finishing 18 under par 266 to take first and $1,000. E J Harrison made a late charge with a 132 final round but Picard held on. Hogan already top money winner with $17,708 after fifth place.
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Harlingen
Tex
Henry Picard
Beaumont
Wee Ben Hogan
Picard
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Little Rock
Ledby
Craig Wood
Bloomfield
N. J
Precautions Taken At Zoo Park Against Raidings
National Zoological Park has added air raid precautions. Rifles are placed in some animal houses to target escaped specimens if needed. Poisonous reptiles are to be killed only if they escape into the reptile house. otherwise they remain alive due to cold weather.
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Science Service
Washington
National Zoological Park
Kodak introduces a new Kodacolor film process
The new Kodacolor film is entirely different from the older Kodak color process once used years ago and now obsolete.
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Kodak
Obsolte
Grid Greats Overrun New Orleans Training Sites
New Orleans area vaults to over a hundred gridiron greats in training as Fordham arrives at Bay St. Louis and Sugar Bowl contenders Missouri, Tulane, and West and East teams prepare. Don Faurot's Fordham Rams push for pace while West and East squads drill at Biloxi and Baton Rouge with coaches Hollingbery Jones Moore Bierman Kerr directing sessions.
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New Oreans
Fordham
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Gulf Coast
Edgewater Park
Missouri Tigers
Rams
Don Faurot
Jim Crowley
California
New Orlean
Tulane University
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Orin
Babe) Hollingberry
Washington State
Biff Jones
Nebraska
Bernie Moore
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Biloxi
Fights Last Night AP Boxing Results
Norman Rubio defeated Tony Marteliano in Albany by outpoint. Carlos Malacara stopped Jimmy Tygh by technical knockout in Mexico City. Al Spoldi edged Lew Fortuna in Holyoke. Tippy Larkin beat Carmine Fatta in Newark. Holman Williams drew with Kid Cavie in Baltimore. Nate Bolden beat Jacob La Motta in Chicago.
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Associated Press
New York
Norman Rubio
Albany
N. Y
Tony Marteliano
Carlos Malacara
Mexico City
Jimmy Tygh
Pittsburgh
Holyoke
Mass
Aldo Spoldi
Lew Fortuna
Philadelphia
Newark
Tippy Larkin
Garfield
N. J
Carmine Fatta
Baltimore
Holman Williams
Detroit
Louis
Kid) Cavie
New Haven
Conn
Drew
Chicago
Nate Bolden
Jacob la Motta
Finn Snow Name Origin Tied to Old German Root
A fragment notes Finn snow naming from a German term meaning from last year, hinting the word may be years old on aero tops and describing it as rock-? The text preserves limited context and lacks full details.
Louisville signs Layden of Texas U to winter baseball roster
In New York on December 23 Pete Layden agreed to join the Louisville Colonels joining the major winter signing wave. Layden famed as a Texas University outfielder and college standout batted .397 last season. The roundup also notes DiMaggio’s brief Garden appearance and various sports and service stories from across the nation.
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New York
Louisville Colonels
Pete Layden
Texas U
Madison Square Garden
Joe DiMaggio
Kovacs Buys Custom Car in Red White and Blue Riot Tone
Oakland Tribune notes Frank Kovacs purchases a custom car painted in red white and blue triggering a pat riotous reaction as he appears to be on an amateur expense account.
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Art Cohn
Oakland Calif
Tribune
Frank Kovacs
Amerikids Bowl Proposed Amid Football Charity Idea
Postman Lang of Lafayette suggests naming the East West game the Amerikids Bowl to honor crippled American children and held as a charity event. Ironw Daily Globe’s Rasmusen notes Rose Bowus nickname, while Sloane of Tuscaloosa nominates Alabama U’s Joe Baker as all American football manager overseeing Sugar and Orange Bowls in November and the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day.
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Bernard A. Lang
Lafayette
Jim Rasmusen
The
Ironw
Mich
Daily Globe
Rose Bowus
Durham
Rookie Chet Kehn Turns Golf and Bowling for Offseason
Dodgers hopeful Chet Kehn, a rookie pitcher slated for next spring, has taken up golf and bowling to stay fit after winter baseball was barred in California.
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A Kehn
Chet Kehn
Dodgers
California
Rain Delays Laundry as Rain Persists in Honolulu
A Honolulu letter dated December 9 reports heavy rain on December 22, causing delays in washing and a missing Jap laundress. The writer notes Mama did not finish washing and attributes the absence to the rain.
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Chicago
Honolaulu
Shrimp Grow Large Some Reaching Three Pounds
Some shrimp reach sizes that can weigh up to three pounds. These unusually large specimens highlight variation in marine crustaceans and raise questions about habitat and breeding conditions.
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