Roundup notes in a brisk pro sports column
New York writer Hugh Fullerton Jr reports on coaching rumors and college and pro football talk including Yale job chatter, Browns Los Angeles plans, Rose Bowl logistics, and Banter on basketball and skating figures with a cameo about Nat Fleischer’s ring book and Verne Miller's draft status.
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New York
WideoIs Wade
Spike Nelson
Jock Sutherland
Yale
Don Barnes
Browns
Los Angeles
Louis Baer
Mike Jacobs
Miami
California
Duke
Oregon State
Durham
Davidson College
Beavers
Nat Fleischer
Verne Miller
Harvard
Chicago
Bears
Buff Donelli
Irving Jaffe
Civilian Defense Physical Fitness
Japan
Alabama scout Red Drew hunts in Arkansas amid Cotton Bowl bid aim
Red Drew, Alabama's chief football scout, hunted ducks in Arkansas while the Cotton Bowl bid loomed. He received orders to proceed to Washington to scout the Texas A&M program, risking a missed shooting opportunity while potentially multitasking the assignment.
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Red Drew
Alabama
Arkansas
Drew
Washington
Texas Aggies
Stanford Star Ted Schroeder Heads East for Tourney Prep
Ted Schroeder travels from California to New York to train with Don Budge and other pros ahead of the Sugar Bowl tennis tournament in New Orleans. The route is explained by his practice-loaded schedule with top players.
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Ted Schroeder
Stanford
California
New York
New Orleans
Don Budge
Arthur R. Vaughan
Philadelphia
Jane
Dodger
Monty Basgall
Enid
Okla
Madison Square Garden
Jack Singer
N. Y. Journal - American
Sammy Angott
Lew Jenkins
Olson family adopts Marvin James after football ties
In Tacoma the Olson couple name their adopted son Marvin James honoring Marv Tommervik and Mary Harshman, tying family to football honors. In Santa Barbara Flying Ebony turns 20 upcoming with foals totaling 956 wins worth 908168 dollars by Jan 1, 1941, per horsemen at Perkins alisal. Hollywood youths golf scene notes hole in one by Frank Graziani with Chicago players on the 145 yard 12th, followed by Harry Baptist with Chicago partners Ace on same hole.
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Tacoma
Wash
Cliff Olson
Pacific Lutheran College
Olson
Olsons
Marvin James
Marvin
Marv Tommervik
Mary Harshman
Santa Barbara
Calif
Ebony
Charles E. Perkins
Hollywood
Fia
Orange Brook Club
Chicago
Graziani
Jack Martin
Johnny Harris
Harry Baptist
Erie
Bud Adams
T. S. Adams
Novikoff Dizzy Dean Comparisons Stir Cubs Talk
Philadelphia report quotes Cubs manager Jimm Wilson calling Lou Novikoff dizzier than Dizzy Dean. Wilson recalls Novi koff as a talented but erratic slugger, noting poor spring hitting, a loan to Milwaukee, and his habit of singing rather than drinking. He jokes Novi koff could be a .350 hitter if he could replicate his singing on the field.
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Philadelphia
Lou Novikoff
Chicago Cubs
Dizzy Dean
Jimm Wilson
Cubs
Wilson
Ole’ Diz
St. Louis Cardinals
Novikoff
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
All American Sinkwich Flaunts Flat Feet and Fury
Athens December report notes Frankie Sinkwich despite a broken jaw and flat feet remains the nation's leading ball carrier. He rushed for 1,103 yards, nearly matching the national record, with coach Frank Thomas praising his speed and balance. Sinkwich plans to wear a protective jaw guard for the Orange Bowl against Texas Christian University.
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Homney
Wheeler
Whit%er White
Colorado
Georgia
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Sinkwich
Sink
Dartmouth
Tom Douglas
Sinwich
Miami
Salesmanship at Fairmont Post Office Ends With Navy Interview
Russell Edmund Post, a Clarksburg salesman, failed to sell, but George Dent, a naval recruiting officer, interviewed applicants at the post office. Post entered seeking to interest Dent in a new auto and, after leaving, had applied for a petty officer position. Dent retained his old model car.
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Fairmont
W. V
Russell Edmund Post
Clarksburg
George Dent
Dent
Post
Dent Bn
Navy
Fights Last Night Summary of Results
White Plains Al Hart beat Earl Lowman on points in eight rounds. New York Ernie Vigh outpointed Augie Arellano in eight. Brooklyn Maxie Shapiro stopped Ted Christie in two. Jersey City Tommy Roman outpointed Piskin in eight. Eau Claire Charley Burley stopped Jerry Hayes in four.
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Associated Press
White Plains
N. Y
al Hart
Washington, D. C
Earl Lowman
New York
Ernie Vigh
Augie Arellano
Houston
Tex
Brooklyn
Maxie Shapiro
Ted Christie
Jersey City
Tommy Roman
Bayonne
N. J
Piskin
Freehold
Eau Claire
Wis
Charley Burley
Pittsburgh
Jerry Hayes
Milwaukee
Indians Named No 1 Disappointment of the Year
The Associated Press poll of 85 sports writers cites the Cleveland Indians as the major disappointment of the year by nearly two to one, finishing 26 games back of the Yankees after a fall from a near top finish in 1940. Lou Nova and others received scattered votes. Bo Bo Newsom and Texas Longhorns also drew votes for disappointing performances.
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New York
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Lou Nova
Associated Press
Yankees
Roger Peckinpaugh
Joe Louis
Nova
the Indians
Louis Norman Newsom
Detroit
Bettr
Bo Bo
Newsom
Sason
Tigers
Texas
Cubs
Tulane
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