Roundup ships pro picks and bowl bets across New Year
New York sports column surveys post season moves and coach signings. Mentions Jarrin John Kimbrough demanding 25 grand, Boston College fans in New Orleans, Cotton Bowl ticket prices, potential shifts at Ohio State Army and USC, and Bowl projections for Stanford, Nebraska, Tennessee, Georgetown, Mississippi State, and Texas A&M. Also notes Madison Square Garden wrestling prizes and the Sun Bowl and Rose Bowl chatter.
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New York
Jarrin
John Kimbrough
New Orleans
Boston College
Dallas
Cubs
Billy Herman
Wires burn as teams clash and a holiday sports note
A chaotic string of brief items covers college choices, a hospital stay for sports editor Lee Taylor, a Minneapolis high school forfeiting 17 wins after an age issue, Sammy Snead mislabelled as West Virginian, job offers to Lee Grissom, Gordon Spear pondering a bowling life, and lighthearted New Year humor.
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California
Georgia Tech
Desmoines Register
Lee Taylor
Minneapolis
Sammy Snead
Brooklyn
Lee Grissom
Lee
Spotlight on Local Sports Bowl Picks and Results
The Star staff previews and predicts New Year bowl games with selections including Nebraska over Stanford and Texas A M over Fordham. Rivalry spreads appear across Rose Sugar Orange Cotton Sun and other bowls with several rematches like Boston College over Tennessee and Western Reserve over Arizona.
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Koontz
Nebraska
Rosell
Boston College
Tennessee
Miss. State
Georgetown
Texas Aggies
Fordhaen
Western Reserve
Arizona
Bell Nebraska
Stanford
Texas A. & M
Arnold
Fordham
Marston Stanford
Tenessee
States set 1941 legislatures to face defense push
Chambers across the nation prepare for 1941 sessions as defense, relief, pensions, and government reform loom. States begin sessions in January with Florida delaying to April, while boards form defense councils and laws on uniforms, power protection, and explosives tighten across Illinois Wisconsin and other states.
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Chicago
Florida
Associated Press
Uncle Sam
Commonwealths
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
New Hampshire
Ohio
Wyoming
Tennessee
South Dakota
Vermont
Oklahoma
New Jersey
New York
California
Indiana
Michigan
New Mexico
Utah
Arkansas
Texas
Massachusetts
Nevada
Boulder Dam
South Carolina
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Delaware
Minnesota
Nebraska
North
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Missouri
North Carolina
West Virginia
Arizona
Georgia
Oregon
Washington
Rose Bowl Preview: Nebraska and Stanford Tighten Drills
In Pasadena the Nebraska Cornhuskers and Stanford Cardinal wrapped up light workouts for tomorrow's Rose Bowl. Stanford coach Major Clark Shaughnessy faces jitters similar to his players while star back Milt Vucinich and Nebraska quarterback Roy Petsch deal with injuries. Odds favor Stanford 5 to 11 with tickets sold out but rain may thin crowd of 90,000.
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Pasadena
Calif
Nebraska
Cornhuskers
Stanford
Clark Daniel Shaughnessy
Biff
Shaughnessy
Milt Vucinich
Nebracka
Roy Petsch
Petsch
May Red
Local Social Roundup In Capon Bridge And Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs John Bachtel and children visited relatives with Mr and Mrs J P Ramsburg while Mrs R J Oates stayed with kin in Baltimore Md. Helen McKee of Winchester spent the weekend with the Funkhousers. Virginia Frye having been ill shows improvement. James and Catherine Booze of Washington DC and Allen Booze of the US Navy visited here. Forrest Jones of Montgomery WV and Emma Edwards with S V Lewis of Winchester called on friends. N W Oates returned to Columbus Ohio after Christmas. Van Harmison of Romney spent a week visiting. A reader asks about the blue racer snake explained as another name for the blacksnake present from Canada to Florida with color varieties yielding olive green to yellow.
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Capon Bridge
W. Va
John Bachtel
J. P. Ramsburg
R. J.oates
Baltimore
Helen McKee
Winchester
J. T. Funkhouser
Virginia Frye
James and
Catherine Booze
Washington, D. C
Allen Booze
U. S. Navy
James Booze
Forrest Jones
Montgomery
Emma Edwards
S. V. Lewis
N. W. Oates
Columbus
Ohio
Mr. van Harmison
Romney
Dew and Taylor Nearing Wire In Jockey Marathon
In a photo finish Dew and Taylor fought to a deadlock at 286 winners each across American and Mexican tracks this year. Taylor briefly led with a Tropical Park win. Dew answered with Santa Anita victory as six Dew mounts and four for Taylor driven the final race count.
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Dew
Taylor
Los Angeles
Sockeye Earl Dew
Walter Lee Taylor
Wire
Florida
Tropical Park
Santa Anita
Judge Musmanno Targets Drunk Drivers On New Year Eve
Pittsburgh reports Judge Michael Angelo Musmanno plans a night in criminal court to handle intoxicated motorists. Police will patrol nightlife areas. first warnings, then bail in court for repeat offenders. Once led a hard line campaign reducing drunken driving with harsh penalties and public reminders.
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Pittsburgh
Michael Angelo Musmanno
Allegheny County
Germans Spit on Union Jack at Hamburg Office
Cristobal, C Z December 31 An employee of the German owned Hamburg American line tore down stamped and spat upon the red ensign of the British merchant fleet hoisted over their office by pranksters a noisy crowd witnessed the incident before the worker retreated inside the building.
Poet Laureate of Childhood: Eugene Field
Eugene Field author of Little Boy Blue was widely called the Poet Laureate of Childhood for his loving verses and timeless children’s poems.
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Eugene Field
Virginia Sports Snapshot of 1940 Year of Upsets and Stars
Richmond's 14-13 upset over North Carolina highlighted a year packed with Virginia athletic feats. Sammy Snead golf glory, Frank Puller 70 yard hurdle world mark, Porter Vaughan A’s bonus record, Bill Dudley All American nod, and Virginia hosting the first southern national women's field hockey tournament mark a banner season.
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Virginia
Sammy Snead
Hot Springs
Richmond
North Carolina
Yale
Porter Vaughan
Lawrenceville
Philadelphia Athletics
Frank Puller
F. Dixon Brooke
University of Virginia
Manchester
Bill Dudley
Andy Francezek
Portsmouth
Chandler Harper
Bobby Cruickshank
Lily Harper Martin
Chandler
Lincoln Scouts to fuel bonfire with city Christmas trees
University of Nebraska students devise plan as Boy Scouts collect discarded trees from Lincoln porches. The trees will be burned in a bonfire at the welcoming rally when the football team returns January 6 from the Rose Bowl.
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Lincoln
Neb
University of Nebraska
Stanford
Fights Last Night By the Associated Press
New York Vince Dell outpointed Al Man a in Providence R I Newark Freddie Cochrane outpointed Joe De Jesus in New York Fred Archer outpointed Abe Kaufman in Philadelphia Beau Jack stopped Neary in Springfield Mass The island lord howe island grows palm seeds trade sustains population
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Associated Press
New York
Vince Dell ‘Orto
Italy
al Mana
Providence
R. L
Newark
N. J
Freddie
Red) Cochrane
Elizabeth
Joe de Jesus
Fred Archer
Abe Kaufman
Philadelphia
Holyoke
Mass
Beau Jack
Springfield
A Neary
Harrisburg
Lord Howe Island
Australia
Virginia grid notes and coaching changes reverberate across leagues
The piece cites Johnny Larowe's death and Virginia Cavaliers leadership in collegiate boxing. It covers a controversial final play between Washington and Lee and George Washington with Dan Justice ruled down, Virginia Techs Herb Thomas scoring 24 in a 38 21 win over Furman, NC States 16 0 victory over William and Mary, and Henry Redd resigning as Virginia Tech football coach to become alumni secretary.
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Tigers
Johnny Larowe
Virginia
Cavaliers
Washington
Virginia Tech-Furman
Herb Thomas
Gobblers
Norfolk
N. C. State
Country Boys
Henry
Puss) Redd
Virginia Tech
Vols Rated Slight Better Than Boston
New Orleans reports say Tennessee Vols hold a slight edge over Boston College Eagles in Sugar Bowl eve sentiment. Gene Goodrealt’s recovery boosts Boston, while Frank Leahy and Bob Neyland prepare their squads in Bay St. Louis and Edgewater Park respectively. Early betting has Tennessee at 2-5 favorites.
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Whitney Martin
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Frank Leahy
Boston College Eagles
Edgewater Park
Bob Neyland
Tennessee Vols
Neyland
Oleahy
Gene Goodrealt
Boston
First white man to describe Niagara Falls
Father Hennepin, accompanying La Con to the Niagara frontier, was the first white man to describe the falls though several French missionaries had earlier accounts. The text notes four types of poisonous snakes in the United States: rattlesnake relatives, water moccasin, copperhead, and harlequin coral snake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Niagara
Father Hennepin
Lacon
Niagara Frontier
United States
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Miller’s Hardware
By Russ Neyland
Capon
North America
Canada
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George Washington Garage
Loudoun
George T. Barnsley
Old Dominion
By Barton Pattie
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Walter Sprye
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Herbert Stultz
Harley Swisher
Ted Miller
William Swisher
Maynard S
Irene Sullivan
Julia Sowers
Charles Dick
A. H. Haley
Lewis Meade, Jr
A. G. Stowe
George Davis
Jack Franklin
Edwin Ebersole
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Fred Pitcock
John P. Lauck
Wm. P. Boyer Weeden Miller
Denver Shields
Ollie Ebersole
Cecil Fletcher
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Floyd Finley
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