Roundup of sports notes and figures from January
York news items mix with baseball lineup mentions for Ted Williams Hank Greenberg and others in uniform or preparing for duty. Bill Kenyon jokes about a four man offense Fordham captain elect Jim Lansing, Joe Louis for his country and Dempsey manager Waxman weigh army related sums. Small golf results and odd notes cap the column with humorous asides and quotes.
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Uncle Sam
al Patterson
N. Y. Herald-Tribune
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Hank Greennee
Tigers
Buddy Lewis
Johnny Sturm
Yankees
Carvel Rowell
Braves
Claude Corbitt
Montreal Dodgers
Cecil Travis
Senators
Ken Silvestri
Bob Feller
Indians
Mulcahy
Phillies
Freddie Tigers
Mickey Harmanager
Rabbit
Leo Durocher
St. Louis
Sarasota
Fla
Paul Derringer
New York
Leo
Fordham
Rhode Island
Bill Kenyon
Maine
Interfraternity football injuries hit Richmond campus
Nine games without a bone break ended for University of Richmond players after Greek matchups on the touch football field. Three arms broken, a broken collarbone, and two pulled tendons marked intramural action, blamed on improper landings as players were knocked off their feet.
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Ond
Universty of Richmond
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Varsity
Dempsey Buys Defense Bonds After Army Exemption Attempt
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, barred by age from enlistment, buys more defense bonds totaling $500 for himself and his wife Hannah Williams plus $25 bonds for daughters Joan and Barbara. He plans to use half his estimated $1,000 weekly earnings for further bonds and hopes the army may waive the age limit. South Wales is wrongfully noted as a New York town in the report.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Joan
Barbara
Dempsey
Glaize Bros Take Narrow Lead At League B Halfway Mark
League B standings show Glaize Bros and Valley Service tied for first with 36 and 35 wins respectively as the first half ends. Studebaker Fries Grocery and Bell Clothes follow, while top individual and team game marks credit Webber Anderson and Valley Service with high scores.
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Glaize
Bro
Val
Glaize Bros
Valley Service
Studebaker
Bell Clothes
Fries Grocery
United Food
Clearbrook Woolen
National Fruit
G. W. Garage
Lee Baking Seeeseeeees
Snapps’ Foundry
C. B. Clothes
Snapps
See Baking
Fries Groc
Goodyear
Clearbrook
Nat. Fruit
Webber
Anderson
Shendon
Newcome
Record Crowd In Garden For Louis Baer Fight Friday
Promoter Mike Jacobs targets a record indoor gate for the Joe Louis vs Buddy Baer heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden. The charity event for navy families at sea aims to raise about 100000 dollars with a 20000 crowd. Louis is favored and Baer plans a strong counter.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Iron Men
Joe Louis
Buddy Baer
Navy Relief Fund
Mike Jacobs
Miami Mans
Buddy
Jimmy Maloney
Jack Delaney
Navy
Mike
Louis
Baer
Joe
Swimley and relatives visit and return in Brucetown
Brucetown Virginia on January 8 notes a business trip by Russell Swimley and F H Swimley Jr. to Baltimore. Guests include Mr and Mrs Andy Whitacre and daughter Rhodelle Whitacre and J R Smith at Whitehall. Charles Duval returns to Baltimore after Christmas with FP H Swimley family. A H Gordon returns from Bluefield. W T Swimley of Winchester visits Ss J Swimley family.
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Brucetown
Russell Swimley
F. H. Swimley
Baltimore
Andy Whitacre
Rhodelle Whitacre
J. R. Smith
McKee
Whitehall
Charles Duval
FP. H. Swimley
A. H. Gordon
Bluefield
W.va
W. T. Swimley
Winchester
Ss. J. Swimley
Phillies Plan to Steal Bases in 1940 Season Strategy
Phillies manager Hans Lobert aims to boost speed in spring training with players like Danny Murtaugh Stan Benjamin Alban Glossop and Ron Northey. Though no exact target, aides say a 100-base steal goal is hoped, banking on runners in scoring position and smart timing during the season.
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John “Hans” Lobert
Lobert
Cincinnati
Danny Murtaugh
Stan Benjamin
Alban Glossop
Ron Northey
Speed
Ore
Bill Killefer
Chuck Klein
Pinehurst Style Shaped by Aymar Embury II New Yorker
C R T A Aymar Embury II, a New Yorker with a Pinehurst home, is credited with setting the architectural style of the Pinehurst winter colony. The village was landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also laid out the Biltmore Estate gardens near Asheville.
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Pine
North Carolina
C. R. T. A. Aymar Embury II
Pinehurst
Pinehurst Winter Colony
Frederick Law Olmsed
Biltmore Estate
Asheville
V. M. I. Loses Two Coaches in Early January
VMI reports two coaching changes in early January. Sam Barnes quits wrestling to join the Navy. Woody Gray resigns to join a Richmond extract firm. Chick Woodward, a 1928 graduate, takes over varsity wrestling duties. Jimmy Walker now oversees freshman basketball with cadet help. The Keydets face William and Mary in Lexington after a 67 31 season debut win over Bridgewater.
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Lexington
Sam Barnes
Oklahoma
Institute
Navy
Woody Gray
Richmond
William A
Chick) Woodward
Woodward
Chick
Gray
Jimmy Walker
Bridgewater
William and Mary
Early education and naval career of King George VI
The future king received private tutoring before attending Osborne and Dartmouth naval schools. He became a midshipman on H M S Collingwood in 1915 and served in World War I, fighting with the Grand Fleet at Jutland. In 1918 he joined the Royal Flying Corps, became a wing commander, and studied at Cambridge for a year.
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King George Vic
Osborne
Dartmouth
Collingwood
Jutland
Royal Flying Corps
Besonie
Cambridge
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Army
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Paul Brown
Ohio
Wille Ratmer
Newark
Taylor Park
Millburn
Max Waxman
Fry
Alameda
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Eddie Fry
Earl Fry
Lake Chariot
Mark Fry
Bob
Deak Morse
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Braddeck & Amherst Sts
Los Angeles
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Mike Delia
Delia
Texas
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Utah
Bringham Young
Utah State
Floyd Miller
Bob Burnett
Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Frosh
Gila Junior College
Ralph Bask
South Wales
New York State
Glaize Bro
Valley Service Rollers
Ey Service
Sid Feder
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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