Notable Bets and Bets and Bets in Postwar Roundup
New York set for a collage of sports notes from December 28 including Baron Von Cramm on a goodwill tour through Spain and Heinrich Henkel in Japan. Lew Jenkins leaves Mike Jacobs as host, Fritzie Zivic plans to move in, and George Franck and his girlfriend address rumors of a marriage. Charley O Rourke dazzles Bay St. Louis crowds as Boston College trains for Sugar Bowl. Bowl predictions favor Nebraska over Stanford and Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl, Mississippi State in the Orange Bowl, and Texas Aggies versus Fordham. Charley Fleming to launch a trotting horse training business in Syracuse, with Nohlechek of Milwaukee proposing its name.
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New York
Baron von Cramm
Hitler
Spain
Heinrich Henkel
Japan
Lew Jenkins
Mike Jacobs
Miami
Fritzie Zivic
George Franck
Minnesota
Ernie
American Association
Hal
Carl Snavely
Pittsburgh
Red
Friesell
Charley O’rourke
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Boston College
Uate
Nebraska
Stanford
Tennessee
Texas Aggies
Fordham
Mississippi State
Maryland May Get Positions In Virginia League
Frederick and Hagerstown may join the Virginia Baseball League as the circuit expands from four to six or eight teams in 1941. Ralph W. Boyer says he was told by Ray Ryan that Frederick and Hagerstown received invitations to accept franchises in the six to eight team league. The Virginia League last season included Staunton Harrisonburg Salem Roanoke and Lynchburg.
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Fi G CeloKo
ZiloberCanfibf
Frederick
Hagerstown
Virginia Baseball League
Ralph W. Boyer
Chamber of Commerce
Ray Ryan
Bluefield
W. Va
Haggerstown
Staunton
Harrisonburg
Salem- Roanoke
Lynchburg
Greece Turns Tide of Present War Says Princeton Archaeologist
Dr. T. Leslie Shear of Princeton University told archaeologists and classicists in Baltimore that Greece with limited resources has turned the tide of the present war. He called Albania a critical theater in history and spoke at a joint Archaeological Institute of America and American Philological Association dinner during their annual meetings.
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Baltimore
T. Leslie Shear
Princeton University
Greece
Princeton
Albania
Shear
Archaeological Institute of America
American Philological Association
Santa Anita Opens Seventh Racing Season With California Breeders’ Stakes
Santa Anita launches its seventh season as the west’s top track with a $10,000 added California Breeders’ Stakes at one mile. Fifteen California bred two year olds, led by Yankee Dandy, Tin Pan Alley, and Allessandro, are entered for the day’s main event as a Hollywood-tinged crowd of up to 40,000 is expected despite rain threats.
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Los Angeles
Santa Anita
West
C. S. Howard
Hollywood
Diving limits for sponge and pearl divers in 19th century notes
Sponge divers in the Mediterranean work at 150 feet without suits and make short stays. Australian pearl divers descend to 120 feet, with the best remaining below the surface about 11 to 13 minutes. In exceptional cases, two minutes more is possible, but no authentic records exist of longer stays.
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Mediterranean Sea
Australia
America
Don’t Send Food Parcels To England For Embarrassment Risk
Editor notes that sending food parcels to England may embarrass recipients and violate ration rules. The piece surveys a wartime menu showing scarce soups, limited fish and roast options, reduced vegetables, and rationed dairy. It contrasts prewar abundance with today’s constrained meals and gas shortages.
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England
Hitler
Ministry of Food
Monroes inauguration sets outdoor precedent at Capitol
The historical note recalls Monroes 1821 ceremony with an outdoor portico in front of the Capitol. It contrasts earlier indoor inaugurations and describes Monroe in a three-cornered hat and scarlet-bordered coat as the crowd gathered for a mild, bright day of ceremony.
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Central Press
Monroe
Capitol
Maples To Do Duty At Health Center For British Relief
Arrangements are made to keep the Health Center open Sunday afternoon and evening for British War Relief. Alleys open 1 p m to 6 30 p m and 8 p m to midnight. Afternoon games feature Goodyear Winchester vs HaGerstown Rubber Co. Night match pits local Goodyear team against Hagerstown. Other facilities open to the public.
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Maples
Health Center
Goodyear
Winchester
Hagerstown
National collegiate athletic association opens convention in New York
The NA C A convention at a major New York hotel gathers football coaches track coaches and gym teachers for three days of sessions. Topics include wartime impact on amateur athletics and Pan American or Olympic alternatives. The football rules committee is not expected to propose bold changes as six athletic directors seek new coaches.
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New York
National Collegiate Athletic Association
N.C.A.A
Football Coaches’ Rules Committee
L. W. St. John
Ohio State
Dartmouth
Colorado
Tulsa
Maine
Massachusetts State
Springfield
Marquette
War News Censored for US Transmission
Readers of The Star are cautioned that European news is subject to censorship before it is transmitted to the United States. The notice explains that wartime censorship limits details and may affect reporting from occupied or neutral regions.
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Ministry of Shipping
Men
Fleet Street
United States
the Star
Europe
Tech Dawns Razzle-Dazzle to Halt Cal in Key clash
Georgia Tech faces California in the sixth intercollegiate game of the feud as Johnny Bosch and Bob Ison lead the Yellow Jackets. California relies on Charlie Dohohoe and Jim Jurkovich with a 2 p.m. kickoff.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Yellow Jackets
Golden Bears
University of California
Techs
Johnny Bosch
Bob Ison
California
Tech
Charlie Dohohoe
Jim Jurkovich
Hub’s Stock Boost as Goudreault Cleared for Bowl Start
New Orleans December 28 Boston College stock rose on news Gene Goodreault injured end will start in the Sugar Bowl against Tennessee New Year’s Day. BC trained at Bay St Louis Miss while Tennessee’s Coach Bob Neyland emphasized team play Goudreault scrimmaged with the first squad, blocking and catching passes.
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New Orleans
Boston College
Sugar Bow
Gene Goodreault
Tennessee
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Gulf Coast
Bob Neyland
Goudreault
Fran Leahy
Georgetown
Fights Last Night in White Plains Ends in Draw
Pete De Ruzza of Mamaroneck and Maxie Berger of Montreal fought to an eight round draw in White Plains. De Ruzza stood at 144 1/2 pounds while Berger weighed 144 3/4 pounds.
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White Plains
N. Y
Pete de Ruzza
Mamaroneck
Maxie Berger
Montreal
Drew
California And Georgia Tech To Fight For Title
California and Georgia Tech meet in the sixth renewal of a classic clash at Atlanta. California, led by Stub Allison, seeks to salvage a rough season and avenge past losses to Tech, while Tech, under W A Alexander, aims to rebound with star backfield ace Roy Riegels and players fully rested from injury.
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California
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Gie Tech
University of Calif
Stub Allison
Cdim Jurkovich
Charlie Donohue
W.A. Alexander
Tech
Johnny Bosch
Bob Ison
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