Round-Up of Sports Bits From Eddie Briez Jan 3
Coaches hope Big Ten frees Chicago freshmen for offers from other schools. Atlanta club plans Bowl game films January 19. Dempsey weighing Chicago boxing spot. Rooney seeks fan nickname for next season. Giants train in Winter Haven auto tag noted. Various notes on tennis, skiing, horse racing, basketball, and baseball figures with wide geographic spread.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Chicago
Big Ten
Atlanta Touchdown Club
Jack Dempsey
Manila
Art Rooney
Pittsburgh Football Pirates
Winter Haven
Fla
Giants
Spotlight on D Walker Wear Led Fight Against Infantile Paralysis
D Walker Wear, longtime New York State Athletic Commissioner and boxing official, spearheads national fundraising for Infantile Paralysis in 48 states. Known for Golden Gloves sponsorships and amateur boxing support, Wear promotes sport as wholesome for American boys and broader public participation in the campaign.
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Sports World
D. Walker Wear
NEW York State Athletic Commission
the Star
Commissioner Wear
New York State
Alfred E. Smith
Wees
James A. Farley
State Seeks Perkins Tax in Pennsylvania
Fred Perkins a York battery maker who lost two trucks to federal seizure for unpaid social security taxes faces a state deadline January 5 to pay 222.41 in unemployment taxes. The state will audit his books and may pursue civil action unless payment is made. Perkins 61 a former Cornell football player vowed to fight and urged other employers to resist payroll taxes.
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Harrisburg
Fred Perkins
York Battery
Pennsylvania
Perkins
Cornell
NBA
David R. Sperry
Apple swap turns to liquor raid in Roanoke jail
In Roanoke Virginia state liquor board agents posed as a farmer selling apples and traded fruit for bootleg liquor, leading to the arrest of several city jail inmates.
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Roanoke
State Liquor Board
New Game Is Strain On Youths
Lew Andreas, veteran Syracuse coach, urges separate rules for college and high school basketball to slow the modern game. He cites center jump elimination and rising blood pressure among youths, noting high school rules may reintroduce the center jump to reduce strain. He also says fan appeal drives high scoring and attendance.
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New York
Lew Andreas
Syracuse
Andreas
Lew
New York University
Violets
Missouri
Expressers Take Lead With Monday Night Bowling Victory
Railway Express bowling five rose to first in League C after sweeping three games from Cammer's Cleaners. Standings show Railway Express 3, Cammer's 0. Rouss 2, Schenck 1. Laundry 2, Tire Co 1. Knit Mill 2, Health Club 232.
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Railway Express
Cammer’s Cleaners
Rouss
Schenck
Laundry
Tire Co
Knit Mill
Health Club
Cammers
Friendship
Dr Pepper
Sunshine
Winchester Knit
Cammer Cleaners
Schenck Cheese
Tomato Bouillon Brings Low Calorie Summer Relief
A bracing tomato bouillon designed as a light, decorative first course. The recipe uses tomato juice, water, bullion cubes, sugar, salt, lemon juice, butter, parsley and Tabasco for a steamy tureen presentation after skating. Evelyn Early notes it is very low in calories.
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Evelyn Early
Home Service
Northern Virginia Power Co
Handley floor delays force Winchester league postponements
Handley gym painting delays halted the first two games of the Winchester basketball league. Snag Sargent advised that the rest of the schedule would proceed with three games tonight and three more Thursday. Some postponements were moved to Friday night.
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Handley
Winchester
Snag Sargent
Association
Elks Club
O’sullivan
Dr. Pepper
van Woolen
Jr. Board
Nehi
Ellis
O'Sullivan
Rustic Tavern
Health Club
Sargen
Pet. _Jr
Elks
Class Occupies Its New Room
The Men's Open Door Bible Class of the Presbyterian Church has moved into its new class room in the completed Sunday School building. Services start at 9 45 a m next Sunday with Andrew Babb singing The Lord's Prayer by Malotte at the piano by Miss Elizabeth. The quarter focuses on the gospel of Matthew and invites a large attendance.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Andrew Babb
Malotte
Elizabeth
Issues Call For Bank Statements
The Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for the condition of all national banks as of December 30. Also mentions traffic problems in Havana Illinois and a gas firm applying for 1940 licenses for a 1902 one cylinder car and a 1906 two cylinder machine to be run.
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Washington, Jan
Comptroller of the Currency
Havana
Ill
1941 Sugar Bowl May Be A 1940 Repeater
In New Orleans on January 1, 1941 Texas A and M may face Tulane in the Sugar Bowl. Texas A and M plans to return eight regulars incl Big John Kimbrough and Derace Moser, while Tulane loses ten but expects twelve back, with the two-team system shaping next season.
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New Orleans
Rip van Winkle
New Ye
Texas A
Tulane
Texas Aggies
Great Plains
Harness
Big John Kimbrough
Marshall Foch Robnett
Derace Moser
Jim Thomason
Waleron Price
Joe Boyd
Herbert Smith
Southwestern
Bob Kellogg
Buddy Banker
Ralph Wenzel
Monette Butler
Aggies
Clarke Five Prepares for Capitol Heights Tilt in Berryville
Berryville Va January 3 The Junior Board of Trade quin tet gets set for its first league game tonight at 8 against Capital Heights of Washington D C The locals expect a tough matchup though they show promise after a 35 20 holiday win over Virginia college All Stars Starting lineup includes Henry Kercheval Don Cooley Pres Kercheval Jimmy Mathers and either Buddy Jackson or Peanuts Shenk with reserves Lambert Dead Eye Hess Rix Dearmont Bill Barnett and Edward Boot Owens A quiz answer clarifies buff as a blow when the blindfolded lead actor in Blindman s Buff is struck.
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Berryville
Junior Board of Trade
Capital Heights Basketeers
Washington, D. C
Capital Heights
Clarke County
Virginia College
Henry Kercheval
Don Cooley
Pres Kercheval
Jimmy Mathers
Guaras
Buddy Jackson
Peanuts Shenk
Lambert
Dead Eye
Dick” Hess
Rix Dearmont
Bill Barnett
Edward “Boot” Owens
Senator Norris Checks Into Johns Hopkins for Exam
Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska aged 78 rests at Johns Hopkins Hospital after a general check-up. Dr John Eager Howard reports no findings of illness and says Norris may be discharged within a week.
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Baltimore
George W. Norris
Johns Hopkins Hospital
John Eager Howard
Norris
Connie Mack Declines Yankees for 1940 Season
Connie Mack, at 77, says the New York Yankees will not win again in 1940. He names Boston, Cleveland and Detroit as threats and forecasts an improved Athletics team. Mack notes training starts February 20 in Anaheim with games beginning March 8 and hints Al Simmons could aid Sammy Chapman. Contracts for 1940 are being prepared.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
New York Yankees
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
A's
Anaheim
Calif
Mack
Shibe Park
al Simmons
Connie
Sammy Chapman
Sam
Simmons
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Finland
Fryeberg Academy
Maine
Hugh Parshall
Pinehurst
Vandendriessche
Bethlehem Academy
Faribault
Minn
Warren Wright
Calumet Farms
Oriental Park
Edmonton Grads
Rochester N. Y. Filarets
G. J. Rutenschroer
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Reds
White Sox
Issy Kline
Barney Ross
Bob Sikes
Little Rock
Ark
Nibs Price
California
U’s
Jackie Robinson
U. G
US. A
Ed Danforth
Florida
Atlanta Georgian
Carl Reynolds
Cubs
Los Angeles
Mace Brown
Walter St. Denis
Mike Jacobs
Winchester Business College
N. Loudoun St
Johnny
Scatterbrain
Benny Goodman
Kay Kyser
Glenn Miller
Artie Shaw
Bing Crosby
Ink Spots
Miles
S. Loudoun St
Sid Feder
Expressers
Trojan
Trojans
Southern California
Volunteers
Peoples
Woolen
Jr. Beard
Loudoun &T
Texas A. & M
Clarke
Philco
Philcos
Arte Plumbing & Heating
Front Royal
Firestone
Mipcet Radio
WERE
Regalar
Aoe
Loudoun St
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