Round-Up of sports chatter from New York and beyond
Red Dutton hails the Rangers as the best he has seen. Bowl results dabbled with Nathan Moog and betting tips. College football notes, boxing moves, and personals from the sports world including Promoter Bowser, Jimmy Londos, and Mickey Rooney. Local high school basketball in Minnesota.
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New York
Red Dutton
New York Americans
New York Rangers
Joey Archibald
Jimmy Perrin
New Orleans
Clemson
Boston College
Beantown
Indiana
Nes
Dec Sutherland
Nathan Moog
Augusta
Lew Andreas
Syracuse
Jack Kearns
Burman Vs Pastor
Miami
Detroit
Jack Dempsey
Jimmy Londos
Boston
Paul Bowser
Jimmy
Apostoli
Bettina
Conn
Local effort to flood park for skating flops in Winchester
Spotlight reports a Friends of the Fire Company project to flood a softball diamond at The Park for ice skating failed as ground proved too thirsty. SNAG Sargent C Hobart Les Forney and Raymond Campbell aim to retry in a few days. Frederick Maryland succeeded flooding its ball park for extended skating space.
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Friendship Fire
Winchester
Friendship
Rouss Springs
Snag Sargent
C. Hobart
Les Forney
Raymond Campbell
Frederick
Sargent
League bowling notes from the Evening Star Ladies League
Leading SHELL OIL by five games HANDLEY wins first half crown. Congrats to MRS. BEN CATHER MISSES FREDA LOY HILMA HOTLE HELEN LILLIS and DOROTHY SENCINDIVER for top sport. EARL PARRISH leaves Steam Laundry bowing, NORTHERN SPY wins Apple League. JAKE WHEELER O SULLIVAN, IDA SIMMONS sets world 15 game record at 1943 pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shell Oil
Handley
Ben Cather
Freda Loy
Hilma Hotle
Helen Lillis
Dorothy Sencindiver
Herman Pifer
Jimmy Yates
Jake Wheeler
Ben Bridg
Earl
Arthur Carscaden
Jack Crowl
Duckpins
O'Sullivan
Jimmy
Nebraska Bans Race Book Making
Nebraska Supreme Court upholds a ban on race book making after Legislature adopted a parimutuel law. The ruling affects 176 Omaha bookmakers whose shops were closed by state injunctions as it limits gambling on horse races nationwide and abroad.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Supreme Court
Nebraska
Union
Omaha
Comparison of employed men and women in 1930 census
In 1930 there were 38,077,804 gainfully employed men and 10,752,116 gainfully employed women. The census provides complete counts only in census years, showing men vastly outnumber women in employment.
Individuals Starring In Quint Games
New York reports college basketball shifting to star players as six foot plus sharpshooters lead teams. George Glammack of North Carolina and Jimmy McNatt of Oklahoma headline early season scoring while Indiana Kansas and Wisconsin showcase similar trend in early circuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Glamack
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Carolina
Davidson
Oklahoma
Jimmy McNatt
Kansas
Kansas State
Balkans Are Fearful For Their Future
Richmond January 8. AP foreign correspondent Lloyd Lehrbas reports Balkan states fear being drawn into a war if supplies fail. He notes Romania as a likely next hot spot and describes German air and ground blitzkrieg effects on Poland. He cites German espionage aiding rapid advances and the lack of reliable war news in Warsaw due to evacuation and censorship.
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Richmond
Lloyd Lehrbas
Associated Press
China
Poland
Virginia AP
Balkan States
Romania
Lehrbas
Warsaw
Calinescu
Germany
Balkans
Bucharest
Europe
Milo Thompson
Budapest
France
Russia
Admiral Richardson Named Commander of U S Fleet
Admiral James O. Richardson is named the new commander in chief of the combined United States fleet on the U S S Pennsylvania. He succeeds Admiral Claude C. Bloch, who takes command at Pearl Harbor Navy Base Hawaii.
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U.S.S. Pennsylvania
James O. Richardson
United States Fleet
Claude C. Bloch
Pearl Harbor Navy Base
Hawaii
Heafner And Rain God Holding Key To Title
Clayton Heafner led the 15th Los Angeles Open after 54 holes with a 212 total, two strokes ahead of the field as heavy rain drenched the Los Angeles Country Club. Final round play hoped to finish despite waterlogged greens, recalling nine years ago when Denny Shute won the title in rain.
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Los Angeles
Clayton Heafner
Lineville
N. C
Los Angeles Country Club
Denny Shute
Official Names Redrawn by Board on Geographic Tags
The United States Board on Geographic Names announces new official names for places across several states. Monroe County Florida becomes Arsenic Bank. Vernon River Ga. location becomes Beaulieu. Bedloe Island replaces Bedloe or Bedlow. Big Brushy Creek in Wayne County Mo. gains a distinct name Little Brushy Creek. Charity Neck replaces Chanty Neck in Princess Anne Va. Dead Wash Michigan? Arizona stream named Dead Wash. Des Moines Lake replaces Sucker or Demoines Lake in Burnett Wisconsin. Cow Heaven Mountain in Brewster Texas named for historic cow visits. An accompanying book Peculiarities of the Presidents by Don Smith highlights unusual presidential facts.
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
Van
United States Board On Geographical Names
Texas
Florida Bay
Monroe County
Fla
Arsenic Bank
Horseneck Shoal
Vernon River
Beaulieu
Beulah Nor
Newe
Bedloe’s Island
Bedloe
Bedlow
Missouri
Wayne County
Big Brushy Creek
Brushy Creek
Little Brushy Creek
Princess Anne County
Chanty Neck
Charity Neck
Arizona
Burnett County
Wis
Des Moines Lake
Sucker Lake
Demoines Lake
California
Devil's Gulch
Devil’s Canyon
Brewster County
Tex
Cow Heaven Mountain
Cunningham Proves He Is Not Dizzy
Glenn Cunningham opened the winter track season at the 234th Coast Artillery Armory in Brooklyn by winning the 880 yards at 1 56.1 in a strong field. The Kansas star, 30, plans to slow his pace this year and may retire after this season due to a potential teaching job at Kansas University.
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New York
234Th Coast Artillery Armory
Brooklyn
Glenn Cunningham
Kansan
K. of C
Cunningham
Kansas University
Glenn
Perkins faces tax fight as trucks auctioned
Fred Perkins, a 61-year-old York battery maker and former Cornell football player, watched two seized trucks go to auction at the post office garage after he refused to pay 105.36 in social security taxes and penalties. The sale could lead to further seizures unless the tax claim is settled or paid in full. Perkins plans to bid to regain the trucks, while Pennsylvania is pursuing unemployment tax action and plans a separate suit for job taxes.
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York. Pa
Sam
Fred Perkins
York Battery
Post Office
NBA
Cornell University
Pennsylvania
Perkins
Henry L. Haines
Internal Revenue Office
Philadelphia
Haines
Hold-Out Sparks Fan Interest In 1940 Contract Talks
New York January report outlines early signings as Dizzy Dean’s holdout stirs chatter. Reds and Yankees move quietly with 14 and few issues. Werber Derringer and Walters McCormick Waner among early signings. Indians lock Feller Harder Heath. Red Sox ink Cronin manager deal and sign Williams Foxx Doerr Tabor for 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beef” Trust
Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees
Bronx Bombers
Reds
Bill Werber
Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
Frank McCormick
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York
William E. Benswanger
Frank Frisch
Waner
Indians
Feller
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Mel Harder
Jeff Heath
Alva Bradley
Boston Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Ted Williams
Jimmie Foxx
Bob Doerr
Jim Tabor
Farmers push for farm laws at Virginia General Assembly
Virginia farmers and farm women prepare for the General Assembly session aiming to pass a cooperative market act and expansion of rural education and library services. The Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs backs pre marital syphilis testing and poll tax changes, while opposition from the State Retail Merchants Association concentrates on the cooperative act revision. Former Senator George W. Layman will represent the Rural Conference Board in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia
General Assembly
Agricultural Conference Board
Virginia Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs
Education Association
Conference Board
Women’s Federation
George W. Layman
New Castle
Richmond
State
Retail Merchants’ Association
Star Juniors Organize Bowling Team Among Carrier Boys
After strong seasons in softball and fit teams, Star Office Juniors form a bowling squad with members Fansler, Robert Millen Shanholtz, Charles Ebart, and D. Hartman. Alternates listed include L. Cather, FP Snapp, P. Newlin, B. Womeldorph, and C. Sirbaugh. Miller posts a 98 pin average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Office
Carrier
Cent Fansler
Robert Millen Shanholtz
Charles Ebart
D. Hartman
L. Cather
Snapp
P. Newlin
B. Womeldorph
C. Sirbaugh
Miller
Notable disturbance at Knights of Columbus gathering in Tucson
A woman questioned by hunting authorities stirred an uproar at a Knights of Columbus event in Tucson. Police found Ben and the woman chatting calmly. he explained the gun was loaned with strict instructions about car parking and concealment to prevent theft.
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Tucson
Ariz
Ben
Knights of Col
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John Kieran
Marshal
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Triple Theater
the Faribault
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Firestone
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Paul
Curly) Armstrong
U. S. Fleet
Admiral James O. Richardson
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Rain God
Don Smith
Wilkinson Printing Company
van Wert
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Beware
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Creomullion
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Dean
Diz
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Dizzy Dean
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