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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1941
Page
5
The clumsy item references baseball, football, boxing and college coaching plans with scattered names like Johnny Ja and James J. Corbett. It mentions Dodgers potential gate earnings, Yanks suspense, and Pennies for a pro football bid, but many details are unclear and attribution is fragmented.
UV student Morton Mandel from Isenior works on a thesis titled Treenenel Peenreme new seen ling alley business, indicating preliminary research in an early stage.
Fragmentary note hints at plans or expectations to travel to South America, mentioning a yoke and returning, with unclear context and missing details.
The Charles Town Handley game score favors the Panthers 27 15 suggesting Ted Lowery will continue in Hill's role. Lowery, a former Stanley High principal, has produced championship teams in Virginia and faces a health check in Washington while Hill, aging but active, seeks relief.
Willie Hoppe, 53, ailing with flu, could not finish his 480 point match against Jake Schaefer. Schaefer led 35 to 9 in the final block when Hoppe faltered, yet Schaefer declined to claim the title while Hoppe remained ill. Hoppe still regarded as champion by Schaefer under the illness.
The Massey note property in Frederick County Maryland is offered for sale at the Frederick County Court House in Winchester Virginia. The 110 acre tract with a dwelling and apple orchard is advertised to sell cash and is subject to a prior deed of trust in favor of Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Winchester. Sale set for January 20 1941 under Raymond E Perrine trustee.
New York, Jan 10. Lou Nova aims to rekindle form to halt Pat Comiskey in a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden. If fully recovered from illness, Nova is favored despite questions about his health and recent career ups and downs.
In New Orleans on January 10 the Sugar Bowl ticket rush begins as fans seek seats for the next New Year’s Day game. A. N. Goldberg, president of the New Orleans Mid Winter Sports Association, notes hundreds of requests and explains that allocations depend on invited teams bondholders and guarantors before tickets can be filled.
Fights last night featured TIM 202 from Pittsburgh outpointing Gun Nar Barland in New York. In New Haven Nathan Mann from Hamden stopped Charlie with an 8th round stoppage, while Fort Lauderdale fighter Hobo Ara recorded a stoppage in Florida.
Lloyd Mangrum shot 67 to lead the Oakland Open as wind and rain challenged players. Harold McSpaden and E J Harrison tied 68, with Demaret Thomson and Demassey at 69, leaving 113 pros and 26 amateurs for the second round. Denny Shute opened with 72 amid other notable scores.
Berryville high school hosts Marshall in the first league game of the season with the girls teams opening a double bill at 7 30. The Berryville five competes in section two of the Northern Virginia Athletic league this year as the boys' game follows.
Amos Alonzo Stagg, 78, guest of honor at a banquet, received a trophy for his football contributions. Speakers praised his role as a builder of the game, with Toast master Big Bill Edwards and others lauding his coaching and influence since Yale debut in 1884.
Marlene Dietrich known for a bar-room brawl in Destry Rides Again is said to outdo that clash in Seven Sinners a lively romantic South Seas film set for screening at the Palace Theatre next week.
Handley travels to Shepherdstown High School for a district tilt after back to back wins. Shepherdstown, longtime powerhouse in the panhandle, is favored to win as Handley aims for its first peak performance this season. The Winchester lineup includes Leon Pope and Johnny Senciadiver as forwards, Jim Huyett at center, Wayne Whitham and Butch Robinson as guards, with Oates Mudd Garber and Richards among possible contributors. The next Handley home game versus Berkeley Springs is set for 7:30 PM Wednesday.
Governor Herbert H. Lehman addressed the 1941 New York State Legislature in Albany warning that the lust of war crazed dictators threatens the American way of life. He called for united action on defense as the sole subject of his session message. The narrative notes a first game of the year ending 17 15 on Monday night.
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