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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1941
Page
5
Tennis crowds under Alexis Thompson invest big as Bobby Riggs and Frank Kovacs begin pro play tonight at the garden. Thompson has bought over $8,000 in seats to resell, while players weigh possible bargains that could affect his percent take.
The 1942 National Figure Skating Championships move from St. Moritz Ice Skating Club Berkeley to Chicago due to parental reluctance to send children to the Pacific Coast. Dates February 19 20 and 21 remain.
Cecil Travis Washington infielders star with a .359 batting average reports to the draft board in Riverdale Georgia to report January 1 for induction at Fort McPherson. The 28 year old has played shortstop and third base for Washington since moving up from Chattanooga and previously received a 60 day deferment last summer.
Duke and Oregon State players resumed drills for the transplanted Rose Bowl in Durham before 55 000 fans on New Year’s Day. Beavers coach Lon Stiner and captain Martin Chaves voiced belief in a possible upset and stressed eleven man play.
Hollywood reports Mickey Rooney repeats as the top box office attraction in the national exhibitors poll for the third straight year. Clark Gable Gary Cooper and Bud Abbott with Lou Costello follow, with Bette Davis and Judy Garland as the only actresses in the top ten.
Montgomery reporters note cold remedies and aspirin for players and coaches ahead of Saturdays Blue-Gray game. Northern and Southern All-Stars prepare despite sniffles with Jack Crain and John Hallabrin among those absent briefly. Yankee coaches Snavely Waldorf and Ingwerson lead heavy practice while strategies focus on offensive plans for the Rebels' backs.
The fragment notes that the initial bulwarks of the observatory were designed by Sir Christopher Wren, with attribution to M. H. A. and a date that is listed but unclear in the text.
Eyewitnesses describe hundreds evacuated and wounded sailing safely through submarine infested waters to Hawaii. Ships zigzagged and kept blacked out at night while lifebelts were worn. A hero skipper ordered potatoes to keep men occupied as he urged crew to return to stations after a bomb hit. Football teams from Willamette University and San Jose State aided in guard duty upon arrival.
Elmer Riddle famed Reds pitcher takes coaching reins for Columbus Bottling Nehi team. He notes coaching is easier than pitching and worries about timely substitutions as the squad aims for a strong season and a benefit game in Atlanta for the temple of basketball honoring Dr. James A. Naismith.
Editor Clarke Lee describes his observations during a Lingayen front visit in the Philippines. He notes many youngsters with Japanese presence and reflects on experiences from his Asia assignment across multiple cities and regions.
From Manila reports of the Lingayen invasion zone describe Japanese attackers, many aged 15 to 18, pressed forward with limited gear. An American officer recalls the charge as stoic, with bullets from .25 caliber rifles killing swiftly and casualties mounting as defense forces, including Filipino volunteers, bolster the shore line.
A meteorologist identifies glaze or clear ice lime and frost as the three main ice forms impacting aircraft operation. Clear ice forms a smooth layer, lime is opaque and granular, while frost appears feathery and snowlike.
Captain Merle Williams of the air corps and his three children recount a Christmas party aboard the convoyed ships at sea. The gathering was filled with fun but short on candy and nuts, as Danny Williams expresses his faith in his father saying he can lick any 10 Japs.
League matches set for Saturday Amoco at Martinsburg Chambersburg at Winchester Hagerstown at Frederick. Records to date include high team game 686 and high set 1953 by Frederick, Powell 174 and Griffin 174 for Pow ell Amoco, Powell 433 high set Powell. Howard Hensler Martinsburg leads with 125 average followed by Powell, Myers Frederick and Palladino Hagerstown.
The memorial building at the University of Pittsburgh was designed by renowned Philadelphia architect Charles Klauder, who also planned the Cathedral of Learning for the university.
A fragment reports travel along the main highway toward Manila, with a note that Pozorrubio and Binalonan were reached by night.
Cleve Bailey outpointed Tony Casco in Philadelphia while Frankie Donato and Johnny Forte drew. Tony Thomas stopped Babe Synnott in Portland Ma and Johnny Rivers drew with Saverio Turiello in Atlantic City. The note mentions car glass content.
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