Sports Roundup notes football and war era curiosities
A December 29 column by Hugh Fullerton Jr. blends wartime mood with sports anecdotes. Navy crew Conlon and Ross from Whitehall N Y recall winning a division baseball title and a Pearl Harbor era glow from Hawaii. Babe Ruth physique changes for a Gehrig biopic and other tidbits mix with baseball rumors and curiosity about league actions and managers.
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New York
Amby Gilligan
Whitehall
N. Y
Francis
Hackett) Conlon
Gerald
Barney) Ross
Navy
Hawaii
Ross
Pearl Harbor
Hackett
O. K
Spotlights Across the Head Pin in Local Duckpin Leagues
Review of half season standings in multiple leagues highlights Imperial Ladies defending title amid tight races. Alma Renners leads the Ladies Bowling League with high averages, Valley Pride tops the Ladies Commercial, Kurtz Furniture leads Men’s C, and Glaize 4 Bro. eyes League B crown. Lee Ressigue sets Health Center records with 488 total and a string of spares and strikes.
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Imperial
Evening Star Ladies League
Ka’ Slonaker
Lian Chrisman
Lee Michael
Alma
Loma Cunningham
Alma Rennerfs
Valley Pride Girls
Kurtz Purniture
Rustic Tavern
Allen Hawthorne
Glaize 4 Bro
Valley Service
Studebaker
Bell Clothes
Glaize
American Legion
Legionnaires
Jimmy Yates
Harry Denton
Elmer Whitlock
Mickey Perry
Wyatt Richard
Country Gentlemen
Lee Ressigue
Lee
Ressiguie
Unknown Pro Wins Beaumont Open In Texas
Chick Harbert, an unknown pro from Battle Creek Michigan, won the $5,000 Beaumont Open with 276, eight under par. He beat Wee Ben Hogan and Paul Runyan by seven strokes, while Jim Turnesa finished fourth at 284. Hogan earned $650, Sam Snead topped season money with 12,848.
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Beaumont
Tex
Chick Harbert
Golfdam
Battle Creek
Mich
Wee Ben Hogan
Paul Runyan
Harbert
Hogan
Sam Snead
Snead
Byron Nelson
Craig Wood
Runyan
Jim Turnesa
Elmsword
N. Y
Scientist compares Gulf Stream power to rivers in flood
A scientist notes the Gulf Stream releases immense energy, stating that roughly 500 Mississippi River floods in parallel would be needed to equal its volume and force. The remark highlights the stream's vast scale and impact on climate.
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Gulf Stream
Mississippi
All-CVAL Eleven Anchored by Allegany Stars and Handley’s Taylor
Allegany high leads the 1941 All-CVAL eleven with Gorman and Taylor among three Handley selections. Linwood Robinette and Ed Bachtell headline the balanced backfield with Garber Pellezzi Newcome Gregory and Love among other standout picks from Hagerstown Martinsburg Fort Hill and Handley.
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C.V.A.L
Jack Love
Hagerstown Oar
Veesiasveses
Fort H Tackles
John Gorman
Allegany
Robert Taylor
Handley Leonard Newcome
Handley
Harold Gregory
Martinsburg Center
Linwood Robinette
Milton Athey
Machtell
Eli Garber
Leo Pellezzi
Fort Hill
Allegany High
Cumberland
Port Hill
Hagerstown
Martinsey High
Robert “Snuffy” Taylor
CVAL
Carl Lapp
Leonard Newcome
Ed. Bachtel
Lou Pellezzi
Taylor
Athey
Love
Martinsburg
Eji Garber
Clarence Minnick
Fort Hill Guard
Stewart Laidiow
Gorman
Robinette
Newcome
Lapp
Gregory
Bachtell
Garber
Pellezzi
Cronin Prepares For Uncertain Red Sox Season
Boston Dec 29 Joe Cronin at 36 works daily at the University Club in a strenuous training grind just in case. He hedges on two rookie shortstops Pesky and Pellagrini and notes possible military service could alter plans. He heads to Florida for conditioning followed by baths at Hot Springs Va. The veteran manager boosted his 1940 batting average from .285 to .311 in 143 games last season.
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Boston
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Jacksonville
University Club
Johnny Pesky
Louisville
Eddie Pellagrini
San Diego
Pesky
Pellagrini
March
Hot Springs
Railbirds
Champaign
Boy Wonder
Washington
Night Spots Ready For Big Parties In New York
New York City venues plan big New Year celebrations with per person top prices around 15 dollars for supper and entertainment. Hotels and clubs cite New Year Eve reserves near capacity. Liquor Authority figures show 1883 all night liquor permits issued to date, down from 3100 last year.
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Manhattan
Harry B. Bruckman
State Liquor Authority
Girl Billiard Champion Delores Carr to Exhibit Tonight
Delores Carr, 19, world female pocket billiards champion, arrives for an exhibition at Kern's Billiard Parlor in Winchester. She will face New York’s female champion in a 7:30 p.m. display with trick shots, aided by traveling companion Mr. Kerns.
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Delores Carr
New York
Kern’s
North Loudoun Street
Miss Carr
Kerns
Joe Louis Named Fighter of the Year in Ring Magazine Poll
Joe Louis is crowned Fighter of the Year by Ring Magazine after a 5 to 2 writers’ vote from 202 fight writers worldwide. He defends his heavyweight title in 11 days. The ballot also ranks Buddy Baer fourth in heavyweight contenders while Chalky Wright tops featherweights and other champions receive top marks.
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New York
Joe
Louis
Ring Magazine
Buddy Baer
Naval Relief Society
Madison Square Garden
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Lem Franklin
Cleveland
Bob Pastor
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Baer
Chalky Wright
Gus Lesnevich
Tony Zale
Fred Cochrane
Jackie Patterson
Scotland
Guaien
Senet Tenetration
Washington
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia
Kai Kong Young
Hawaii
Manuel Ortiz
Los Angeles
Wes
Louis Alica
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