Round-Up of Sports Bits From New Year News
A brisk City Round-Up covers Dick Chapman golf focus Lou Nova hospital stay Red Barber pace at New Orleans bowl broadcasts and Knicks and NHL chatter. It notes Bob Stedler on Cincinnati signing risk Frank McCormick contract jinx and Gehrig at hockey games. Also mentions Sonja Henie skating in New York and Melia Bettina in light-heavyweight rating talks plus Mike Jacobs boxing box office“tenners.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Brietz
New York
Dick Chapman
Lou Nova
Arizona
Coast
Red Barber
New Orleans
Kimbrough
Broadway
Lou Gehrig
Colorado
Lew Jenkins
Texis
Sonja Heine
Beacon
N. Y
Washington
Ring Magazine
Melia Bettina
Gus Lesnevich
PUZZLES TRICKS AND MAGIC booklet offered
The Winchester Evening Star offers a 10 cent booklet solving puzzles and magic tricks. Send ten cents with name city state to Frederic J. Haskin Information Bureau Washington DC for a copy titled PUZZLES TRICKS AND MAGIC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Boxing figures and sports notes from a busy year end
Odds figures show purses for Joe Lou Tony Galento Bob Pastor Billy Conn and others. Racing hotel room rush in Miami hints at Hialeah season. Mentions Leo Durocher Earl Mack and Hamline coach Joe Hutton. Question about longest girls basketball winning streak, Biltmore NC girls with 52 straight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Louis
Tony Galento
Bob Pastor
Billy Conn
Henry Armstrong
Lou Ambers
Lou Nova
Melio Bettina
al Davis
Fred Apostoli
Miami
Hialeah
Leo Durocher
Judge Landis
Earl Mack
Athletics
North Carolina
Oklahoma City
Joe Hutton
Hamline University
St. Paul
Biltmore
N. C
Spotlight on Local Sports News From Martinsburg and Beyond
Pro golfer RAT COFFEY reports winter tournament plans across Los Angeles Oakland San Francisco Phoenix and more while Martinsburg High’s football and basketball scenes feature Paul Flick earning high state attention. Coaches Cobourne and regional peers back Flick as part of a rising Eastern Panhandle sports narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rat Coffey
Old Winch
Santa Monica
California
Los Angeles
Oakland
San Francisco
Phoenix
San Antonio
Houston
New
Paul Flick
Martinsburg High
West Virginia
Martinsburg
Flick
Eastern Panhandle
Sammy Bowers
Paul Butts
Ernest Alther
Bowers
Alther
Butts
Aggies May Play Rose Bowl King
New Orleans reports Texas A and M may meet Southern California in a post season Rose Bowl for relief funds after a Sugar Bowl win over Tulane. Homer Norton weighs a five year plan as A and M officials consider the remote talk of a Los Angeles game around January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix R. McNight
New Orleans
Jan
Tulane
Texas A
Southern California
Rose Bowl Kings
Finnish Relief Fund
Green Wave
Homer Norton
Rose Wl
Athletic Council
Los Angeles
Finland
Norton
Athletic Council of
Texas A. and
Stanford Univers
Can Do Things With The Ball
Miami engineers coach Bill Alexander lauds his 1940 football team after a 21 to 7 win over Missouri. He compares them to the 1928 Rose Bowl squad, noting their versatility as fans watch 36,500 at the game. Roy Riegels is not mentioned beyond the famous Rose Bowl reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Bill Alexander
Engineers
Missouri
Tech
California
Roy Riegels
Paul Christman
Beaten By Superiors
Southern California dominated Tennessee 14 to 0 in the Rose Bowl before 92 000 fans. The Vols, famed for two decades of wins, saw their 23 game unbeaten streak end as USC’s power football overwhelmed them. Tennessee coach Major Bob Neyland credited Howard Jones and his staff for a superior opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Southern California
Tennessee
Pittsburgh
Washington
Trojan
George
Bob Neyland
Howard Jones
Death of Levi S. Fletcher 58 in Winchester
Levi S. Fletcher a 58 year old resident of Winchester died at Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He is survived by wife Olive Fletcher and children Mary Burner Sylvester Charles Fletcher Kathleen Pauline Fletcher Cecil and Theodore Fletcher. Funeral services were held at Ebenezer Church with the Jones Quartet singing and Rev. Herman Womeldorf officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Marshall Elliott Marion Miller Jacob Sirbaugh Maurice Oates Upton Ashby and Joseph Herring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi S. Fletcher
Frederick County
Winchester
Memorial Hospital
Fletcher
Issac
Emmeline Fletcher
Whitacre
Olive Fletcher
Mary Burner
Sylvester
Charres Fletcher
Bowman Dale
Kathleen
Pauline Fletcher
Anderson Town
Cecil
Theodore Fletcher
William Fletcher
Clarence Fletcher
Sunnyside
Luther Johnson
Near Gore
Gore
Ebenezer Church
Jones Quartet
Herman J. Womeldorf
Marshall Elliott
Marion Miller
Jacob Sirbaugh
Maurice Oates
Upton Ashby
Joseph Herring
No Ballot for Aged Professor Urges Vote Ban
Dr. Raymond Pearl of Johns Hopkins Medical School and president of the American Statistical Association urged in Philadelphia that people in their second childhood be denied voting rights as too foolish. He cited ham and eggs and old age pension schemes as supporting proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Raymond Pearl
American Statistical Association
Philadelphia
Clemson Has Star Bucks and Cotton Bowl Trophy
Clemson’s country gentlemen captured the Cotton Bowl trophy in Dallas beating Boston College 6 to 3 before 20,000 fans. Charley Timmons led the Tiger offense with 127 yards on 27 carries while Banks McFadden starred in punting and defense. Curtis Sanford announces stepping aside as Dallas’ local effort to place a Southwest Conference champion in the game annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Clemson
South Carolina
Banks McFadden
Boston College
Eagles
McFadden
Charley Timmons
Fighting Tigers
Timmons
Curtis Sanford
Berryville Personal and Social Notes
Miss Margaretta Whiting returns to Garrison Forest School as head of the music department after Christmas with her mother Mrs Frank B Whiting. Lieutenant-Commander Morton C Mumma Jr and Mrs Mumma with children Morton and Anne leave to return to Annapolis MD after visiting Mayor Harris and Mayor Griffing. Mr Jack Stribling returns to Annapolis after Christmas with aunt Miss Annie Stribling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaretta Whiting
Garrison Forest School
Frank B. Whiting
Morton C. Mumma, Jr
Mumma
Morton
Anne
Annapolis
Mummas
H. B. Harris
Joel D. Griffing
Jack Stribling
Annapolis, Md
Miss Annie Stribling
Handley Tops Local Team in Narrow Victory
Handley defeats top rival Shell 304 to 473 in high team game for Shell Oil 505 to G. A. A. 473 total pinfall Shell leads with 1,403 while G. A. A. posts 1,393. Individual high was Jasper with 122 in junior women’s elits Widmeyer noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Berry, Jr
Widmeyer
Ley Line
Shell
Berry
Shell Oil
Federal funds sent into Virginia total 81 million
Richmond reports E Leigh Stevens says Virginia fiscal year ending June 30 saw loans and expenditures reach 81 634 878 dollars. WPA led federal outlays at 14 381 487 dollars. Public Roads 4 898 949. Farm Credit Administration loaned 4 627 174. Housing Administration insured 14 916 437 worth of notes and mortgages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
E. Leigh Stevens
Office of Government Reports
Virginia
Farm Credit Administration
Works Projects Administration
Federal Public Roads Administration
Federal Housing Administration
Stevens
Civilian Conservation Corps
State Relief Agency
Many Openings Are Reported In Army Service
Medford R Shawn from Mt Jackson enlisted at the local army recruiting office for the air corps Bolling Field D C He will be stationed Frank Likar in charge of recruiting for the army urges more applications for all branches in foreign and domestic service He notes quick advancement and detail to army trade schools due to expanding branches The local army office in the post office building is open Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from 11 am to 12 noon Applicants should apply during that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford R. Shawn
Mt. Jackson
Army
Air Corps
Bolling Field
D. C
Frank Likar
West Beats East in Shrine Charity Football Classic
In a muddy Kezar Stadium clash, the West defeated the East 28 to 11 in the 15th Shrine Charity game. A downpour from midway the second period soaked the field, leaving players indistinguishable by mud as 45 000 New Year’s Day spectators watched a masterful display of kicking and passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Kezar Stadium
France plans to spend huge sum for 1940 war effort
Paris reports France will borrow about five and a half billion dollars to finance a 1940 military expansion and hints at a European federation after the war. Submarine sinkage, British aid, and Western front raids are noted amid broader war plans. Las Cruces notes the duck season closed and Mallards arrived from the Rio Grande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Moselle
Las Cruces
N. M
Rio Grande
In Memoriam for Daniel F Departed December 1938
In loving memory of Daniel F a band and father who died Dec 31 1938 It is a dream he is gone only the voice is stilled Our hearts keep him living God willed a home where peace and rest await The bells of heaven toll We shall meet again Virginia K Starrett and family offer this tribute to a beloved relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huyband
Daniel F
Public Auction of 1937 Buick Sedan in Winchester
By authority of executor James A. Miller the estate of Agnes L. Willis offers a 1937 Buick Sedan for public sale at the County Court House Winchester Virginia at 11 A M January 13 1940 Auctioneers Dunn and Duvall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes L. Willis
County Court House
Winchester
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Bob Stedler
Buffalo Evening News
Cincinnati
Frank McCormick
Mike Jacobs
Mike
Loudoun St
Julius Denes
Coleman Ratz
Budapest
Denes
Aggies
Southern Cal
Loudoun
Hable’s Real Estate
N. Washington St
Shawnee Ave
Charles St
W. Cork
Delta Electric Andes Tools
C. H. Peer
Euclid Ave
Joe
American Cooperage Co
Baltimore, Md
Chard and Farm
C. F. Lawrence
Rawleigh
Rawleigh’s
Dept
Janet Lovett
T’s Elgin
H. F. Erbe
Purcellville
Phobe
Luther McFarland
R. EB. Perrine
Mr. Fletcher
Ebenezer
Roddy Kilowatt
Dr. Raymond Pearl
Harold V. Ratliff
Berryville
Handley
Widmyer
National Fruit
Lions
Nurses
Jr. Women’s
Beta Sigma
Forest
Star
Hershey
Cammer’s
Blue Sunoco
Handley Jr. Wonen’s Club
G. A.A
Cammer's
Nat'l, Fruit
Lion
Vai
Elizabeth
Weed
Braddock ST
Memoriam
Virginia K. Starrett
Jennie Kern
Elwood L. Kern
Audrey Goode
Wilbur
R. Kern
Virginia Starrett
James A. Miller
M. D
W. Boscawent
Dunn & Duvall
Union Bank of Winchester
Appnion Bank
Pam
Flas
Indel
Sues Radio
General Electric
Miles Music CO
South Lotzcou St
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