Bears Defeat All Stars 35-24 at Polo Grounds in Snow
Chicago Bears surge with three second quarter touchdowns to lead 21-3 at halftime and hold off a late Washington Redskins aided rally. Sid Luckman connects for a key score as Ken Kavanaugh and Young Bussey seal the victory. Navy Relief Society nets $25,529.85 from receipts.
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New York
Chicago Bears
Polo Grounds
Bears
Slingin
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
Baugh
Perry Schwartz
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bill Dowell
Chicago
Cardinals
Dowell
Ward Duff
Sid Luckman
Ray McLean
Bob Snyder
Young Bussey
Ken Kavanaugh
Schwartz
Dodger
Navy Relief Society
Horse and Mule Sales Lower Than a Year Back
Kansas City January reports show horse and mule sales down from the previous year as labor shortages limit handlers. Prices for mules hold at about 150 dollars for a pair, with draft teams near 300 dollars, while feed costs rise sharply driving overall demand down amid transport and tire restrictions.
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Kansas City
Ford Owens
Horse and Mule Commission
Sports Roundup highlights wartime amusements and stars
In New York on January 5, a broad sports roundup notes wartime conditions shaping attendance at ballparks and other spectator sports. It mentions Navy Relief Fund games drawing modest crowds, a private bowling contest won by Pat Meagher’s six year old son, and various tidbits about athletes and public figures amid travel and entertainment constraints.
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New York
Navy Relief Fund
Los Angeles
Jack Meagher
Auburn
Pat
Hank Wolfe
Richmond
News-Leader
Virginia
Oregon State
Duke
Joe Louis Feasts Through New Year Burden Followed by Bear
Joe Louis celebrated New Year by sharing turkey with friends in Canton Illinois. The next week the boxer was to be hosted for a meal described as Bear fare in local society notes.
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Jimmie Murphy
Canton
Iil
Daily Ledger
Joe Louis
First Roundup of the Bowl and Buy Bonds Drive
The A B C program reports 145000 in total bond cases across Milwaukee Detroit Chicago Cudahy Wis Houston Columbus Ia Louisville Roseville Mich Hollywood Max Sievert pledges dollar for dollar bond matching. Bowling leagues enter with reservations as 4733 teams are assigned dates. Ernie Quigley, at Oklahoma City tourney, notes fans and officials spar over officiating.
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Milwaukee
Detroit
Chicago
Cudahy
Wis
Houston
Columbus
Fort Dodge
Louisville
Roseville
Mich
Hollywood
Calif
Max Sievert
Big War Transportation System Being Organized
New York report details a centralized defense transport office under President Roosevelt led by Joseph B Eastman, coordinating railway, motor, waterways, coastwise transport and soon air lines to move civilian and war goods. The plan mirrors early World War actions with divisions for each transport mode and cabinet-level influence.
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Paul Gesner
John Beckley
New York
Roosevelt
Office of Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Defense Transport Office
Lia
War Department
Navy Department
Treasury Department
Interior Department
Agricultural Department
Commerce Department
Labor Department
The
Maritime Commission
Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Works Agency
Federal Loan Agency
Office of Production Managements
Office of Price Administration
Economic Defense Board
Board of Investigation and Research
Supreme Transportation Coordinating Agency
Bee Eastman
Transport Coordination Unit
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporat
Wilson
William G. McAdoo
Treasury
Joe Eastman
Oldest Pilot of Lake Champlain Nearing 80 Years of Service
WHITEHALL N Y Jan 5 At 92 Capt and N Sweeney is looking forward to his 80th year on Inland New York Waterways next year. The grand old man of Lake Champlain started as a cabin boy at 13 and rose to cook deckhand and pilot. He is set to be the oldest active pilot.
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Whitehall
N. Y
N. Sweeney
New York
Lake Champlain
Deckh
Tall And Speedy Boys Keep Basketball On U S Sports Map
Harold Claassen notes top college teams show speed and height. Washington and Rhode Island State lead early season with fast offenses. Six-foot-seven plus centers populate rosters from Stanford to Loyola of Chicago as regions brace for key clashes including George Washington vs Duke and Tennessee vs Alabama.
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Harold Claassen
New York
James Naismith
Springfield
Mass
University of Washington
Rhode Island State
Washington Huskies
Washington State
Fordham
Middle West
Giants
Charles Halpert
West Texas
Oklahoma City
Buffaloes
Illinois
Bradley Tech
Stanford
Minnesota
Iowa State
Carol Schneider
Long Island
Hank Beenders
George Washington
Matt Zunic
Mike Dougherty
Loyola of Chicago
California
Duke
Durham
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
College Football Awaits Uncle Sam Shaping 1942 Rules
At the National Collegiate Football Rules Committee meeting in Phoenix Arizona executives and chief coaches including Dana Bible Alonzo Stagg Lou Little Matty Bell Dick Harlow and Bill Alexander signal readiness for 1942 football. They stress service member fitness and discuss secrecy of rule deliberations with few changes anticipated. Lou Little is highlighted among Detroit coaches and a Detroit Coaches Association meeting is noted.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Uncle Sam
Sam
Dana X. Bible
Alonzo Stagg
Lou Little
Matty Bell
Dick Harlow
Bill Alexander
Colonel
Centre College
Southern Methodist University
Walter Okeson
Lehigh University
Columbia University
American Football Coaches Association
Detroit
New York
Louis Fights Buddy Baer For Nothing Friday
Joe Louis to defend the heavyweight title against Buddy Baer in Madison Square Garden Friday night with all earnings donated to the Navy Relief Society. Baer vows to win and taunts Louis as both prepare at Greenwood Lake and Lakewood for the 15 round bout.
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New York
Joe Louis
Buddy Baer
Louis
Navy Relief Society
Navy
Mike Jacobs
Pearl Harbor
Bear
Naval Fund
Jacobs
Washington
D.C
Baer
Arthur Donovan
Buddy
Ancil Hoffman
Capital Boxing
Donovan
Greenwood Lake
Madison Square Garden
Lakewood
N. J
Bill Dudley Shuts Down West in All Star Tie
In New Orleans on a war strained day the Eastern stars and their strong line forced a 6 6 tie with the West. Bill Dudley of Virginia intercepted four passes and aided the East by passing to Bill Geyer for a touchdown as the Eastern line dominated early before a shivering crowd of 35 000.
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New Orleans
Eastern Stars
All-Stars
San Francisco
Dudley
Bill Dudley
Virginia
Bill Geyer
Indian Jack Jaco Jahoma Ends Near Tie in Final Minutes
Period Indian Jack Jaco Jahoma began passing to gain a tie and come to victory in the final minutes.
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Jack Jaco Jahoma
The Crowned Pigeon Described By Size and Crest
A fragment notes the crowned pigeon as large among the Guinea species, comparing it to a Small with a bluish crest. The description emphasizes a distinctive raised crest shaping its head.
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Guinea
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Goodyear Service Store
Braddock
Germain
Hugh Fullerton, JR
New Hampshire
Pat Comiskey
Paterson
Chick Harbert
Beaumont
Tex
Walter Hagen
Haig
Lou Nova
Pete Barry
Celtics
Charles White
Lowell
Army
Ernie Quigley
Ernie
United States
Congress
U. S
Rvar Eee
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Firestone
San
Amherst Sts
Home & Auto Supply
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