Roundup of boxing baseball and football notes from New York
Amateur golf champ Dicko apman may beat Hank Green into the army while Pristle bets on a night boxing Armstrong. Football Giants prepare for re season training in Superior Wisconsin. Florida hires Tom Lieb as head coach with Notre Dame ties. Various showbiz and sports lore mix with umpiring notes and oddball quotes as baseball news remains scarce.
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New York
Dickoapman
Hank Green
Pritsle
Henry Armstrong
Armstrong
Gant
Lew Fonseca
Football Giants
Superior
Wis
Florida
Tom Lieb
Notre Dame
Lieb
Notre
Cavaliers Top William and Mary in Easy Victory
University of Virginia beat William and Mary 48 to 32 before 2,500 fans. Billy McCann led with scoring honors, while Lowman and Knox limited opponents and supplied key rebounds and defense.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
William and Mary
Billy McCann
Cavaliers
Bill Harman
Fleet
Virginia Forard
Jen Knox
Lowman
Cavalier
Knox
Wiltshire
Lombardi A Holdout But Will Sign
The Reds’ catcher Ernie Lombardi, after a season of doubt, appears near agreement on a 1941 contract. Cincinnati hopes to retain its star despite his recent health and age concerns while weighing rivals who could benefit from his absence and his own cautious view of the future.
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Thea
Ernie Lombardi
Ernie
Conenk
Pene
Pacific Ocean
Constanett Reds
Tornia
Erie
Tampa
Reds
Enarg Sem
Schedule Fixed For Boat Races
New York date notes the Maryland regatta calendar for Chesapeake bay power boat races. Cambridge De Grace and Chestertown are listed with dates from January through September including Solomons Island and the Star Spangled Banner Regatta at the Maryland Yacht Club in Baltimore.
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New York
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Cambridge
Senator Cary Calls For Election Law Revision
Richmond Jan 17 State Senator Hunsdon Cary of Henrico a gubernatorial candidate labels Virginia election laws the worst political sketch and urges immediate changes and general revision He backs ending poll tax prepayment six months before elections and proposes an able commission to study and codify the laws with broad expansion of the electorate to allow voting without payment by the mentally equipped and morally fit.
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Richmond
Hunsdon Cary
Henrico
Cary
General Assembly
Virginia
Cavaliers Meet Tech In Virginia Boxing Series Opener
Virginia faces Virginia Tech in Charlottesville in a varsity freshman double header opener at 3 30 p m The Cavaliers rely on two veterans three former varsity players and three new faces while Tech brings five varsity holdovers and three promising sophomores in a state boxing rivalry renewed Joe Block meets Andy Glass in the 120 pound bout with Clarence Callahan set for 127 pounds Virginia’s Don Webster faces Bobby Andrews Ashby Marshall tackles Jimmy Evans Peter Berkley draws Garrett Taylor and Fenton Somerville meets Kent Belmore Tom Kessing starts against Bill Johnson in the light heavy and Guerard Hawkins meets Van Anderson in the heavyweight bout.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Cavaliers
Tech
al York
Johnny LaRowe
Kenneth Rathbun
Techmen
North Carolina
Joe Block
Virginia
Andy Glass
Block
Clarence Callahan
Wallace Alexson
Don Webster
Cavalier
Bobby Andrews
Garrett Taylor
Letterman
Fenton Somerville
Hamad Smite
Kent Belmore
Tom Kessing
Rathbun
Bill Johnson
Guerard Hawkins
van Anderson
Grim Rolls 128 Score In Local Commercial League
Grim rolls 128 in second half as McCrorys Woolworths and Chamber of Commerce lead. High totals list Grim 342 and Landacre 313 with Berry at 312. high game McCrorys 521 and Chamber of Commerce 518. total highs McCrorys 1501 and Chamber of Commerce 1439.
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Commercial League
Landacre
Chamber of Commerce
Berry
McCrorys
Chamber of Clworths
Fohstell
Weetweattie
Uncle Joe's Home Question in Dan County Debate
A cryptic line asks about Uncle Joe's residence in Tinoisbee with a reference to the statesman's Dan home. The fragment hints at political discourse but provides no clear factual endpoint.
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Joe
Tinoisbee
the Statesman
Dan
Martinsburg-Handley Tip Off Busy CVAL Schedule
Handley High begins the 1941 CVAL basketball slate tonight at 8 with a visit to Martinsburg. Martinsburg, led by Paul Flick, comes in undefeated after a 23 22 season opener with Berryville High as the junior varsity starts at 7 15.
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Handley High
CVAL
Cumberland Valley Athletic League
Hagerstown
Fort Hill Sentimentals
Cumberland
Martinsburg Quint
Big Paul Flick
Berryville High
Berkeley Springs
Sesees
Bath Indians
Martinsburg Whippets
Roosevelt High
Education official opposes corporal punishment policy
Claude B. Jones of Cheltenham School of Negro Boys told the House Ways and Means committee that corporal punishment should be taboo. He spoke as lawmakers reviewed Governor O'Conor's $106 664 000 budget amid questions about inmate beatings with rubber hoses at Cheltenham.
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Annapolis
Claude B. Jones
Cheltenham School of Negro Boys
House
Ways and Means
O’conor
Cheltenham
Goose Goslin Builds Future Stars With Minor League Club
Miami Beach, Jan. 17. Goose Goslin, once a feared power hitter, now runs a ten team in the class B interstate league and focuses on developing young players. He says his joy comes from sending a new star to the majors and keeping his prospects to mentor them, even as big league clubs bid for two pitchers and an outfielder.
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Miami Beach
Fra
Goos Goslin
Goslin
Ten
N. J
Head Of Man Wedged In Bucket
London reports a man pinned by debris in bombed ruins used a bucket to signal rescuers and was freed after being trapped with the bucket still on his head. He spoke gratefully asking for the bucket to be removed. Several others were rescued alive.
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London
Philadelphia fighter beats Lee in close decision
Bobby Green from Philadelphia outpoints Lee of Indianapolis by split score at 124 1 2 pounds each in a boxing bout.
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The
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Bobby Green
Lee
Indianapolis
Armstrong Zivic Title Bout Tonight at Madison Square Garden
Henry Armstrong seeks to reclaim the welterweight crown from Frtiz ie Zivic in a likely 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden. An expected crowd near 18000 watches as Armstrong aims for a final title possibly before retirement, with opinions split on the outcome.
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New York
Henry Armstrong
Fritzie Zivic
Madison Square Garden
Henry
Zivic
Armstrong
James Joy Johnson
Opin
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