Sports Roundup notes various sports figures and events
New York dispatch lists multiple sports items including Joe DiMaggio's price set at 40 thousand, Jimmy Demaret screen test, ex mayor Jimmy Walker considered for football czar, Chick Meehan linked to a post, Dewey Fragetta's wins, Hankleberry's baseball pass, Hank in Tennessee legislature, Buffalo eyeing Fordham Tennessee game, golf tour payouts, Lefty James turning down Maine job, numerous boxing and boxing-related notes, farm league plans, referees, and other scattered sports headlines with candid remarks.
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New York
D Aes
Joe di Maggio
Jimmy Demaret
Jimmy Walker
Chick Meehan
Syracuse
Manhattan
Dewey Fragetta
al Weill
Eddie Mead
Joe Martinelli
Dayton Feather
Buffalo
Tennessee
Kansas City
Dodson
George
Lefty) James
Cornell
U. of Maine
Charles C. Peterson
Madam Bey
N. J
Red Burman
Public Sale of House and Lot in Middletown Virginia
Trustee sells at auction in Middletown on Main Street Lot 3. The two story frame house owned by Mary A Frye at her death, with terms requiring one third payment sale day, and the remainder in two annual installments secured by deed of trust and insurance. Auctioneer Brumback. 1941.
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Mary A. Frye
Ick County
Iddletown
Main
Middletown
Mies
Herbert S. Larrick
Brumback
Colonel Wade Arrives in New York on World Flight Route
Colonel L Wade, one of 1924 round the world aviators, lands in New York from Brazil en route to Washington to enter service as a major.
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L. Wade
New York
Brazil
Washington
Centralize Athletics At Washington and Lee
The Washington and Lee board of trustees heard a plan to centralize athletics under a single director with expanded powers. A new university committee on intercollegiate athletics would oversee the director, who would handle coaching selection, scholarship recommendations, alumni coordination, finances, and schedules. The athletic association may be folded into university finances, with the committee including two alumni, two students, and five faculty members.
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Lexington
Washington and Lee Board of Trustees
Athletic Association
Board of Trustees
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Morrison Hutcheson
Richmond
Harry St. George Tucker Carmichael
Kyrock
James R Caskie
Lynchburg
William McChesney Martin
St. Louis
Richard Fowlkes
General Alumni Association
John Thomas
Charleston
W. Va
Earl Fitzpatrick
Roanoke
Charles Eee
Ee Ag Sabeangose
Fae
Livingston W. Smith
Raymon T. Johnson
Larkin H. Parinholt
G. D. Hancock
Judges Fall After Third Quarter Scoring Spree
Harrisonburg High School beat Handley 34 to 31 as the Streaks surged in the third quarter scoring 17 points while holding Handley to one field goal and one foul. Handley JV lost 22 to 10 before the varsity game.
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Ovetoeme
Geéaunster Spree
Rockingham County
Harrisonburg
Leon Pope
Jimmy Huyett
Humprey
Willy Rea Weere
Sencindiver
Huyett
Handley
Handley Fgft
I Sencindiver
Poes Baa Ca'oue
Rochester Coaches Get Long Contracts
University of Rochester announced long term, indefinite football coach contracts ensuring intercollegiate athletics support as long as not a racket. Degroot and Hubbard will stay indefinitely following transfer from San Jose State College where Degroot built high scoring, victorious teams. In first season Rochester scored 12 points in 9 games, winning four and losing three.
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Rochester
N. Y
University of Rochester
Degroot
Hubbard
Valentine
San Jose
Calif
State College
Virginia Tech to Box Virginia Tonight in Rivalry Meet
Charlott esville Jan 22 The 15 year rivalry between the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech will renew tonight at 8 o clock before an expected 5 000 spectators The first part of a varsity and freshman double header was postponed from last Saturday due to a mild influenza outbreak at Blacksburg The Cavaliers seek a season opening against Tech a strong squad led by coach Al York in his first season with three veterans and two newcomers etc
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Cavaliers
Tech
Techmen
North Carolina
al York
Virginia
Johnny Larowe
Chapman Sets Sights on .300 Hitting Comeback
Ben Chapman, in Montgomery, declares he remains a .300 hitter and ready for a Washington outfield return this season under the owner-manager duo. He signed his 1941 contract after a down year with Cleveland, where doctors blamed eye irritation for his slump. A Montgomery specialist treated the lid irritation with quick relief.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ben Chapman
Washington
Cleveland
Indians
Chapman
Henry Root Rejects Cubs Contract Terms in 1941 Talks
Chicago star Henry Root, 41, rebuffs Cubs offer as he meets with GM James Gallaher's team. Root, a 15 year Cubs veteran and 1941 reliever, says he can still pitch weekly but refuses to join the bullpen under the proposed terms. He aims for 200 career wins and wants to remain with Chicago, not be traded.
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Chicago
Charles Henry Root
Chicago Cubs
Root
Cubs
James Timothy Gallagher
Gallaher
Buck Newsom Tops $30,000 Salary With Tigers
Reports say Buck Newsom, star pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, becomes the highest paid pitcher in baseball history with a salary over $30,000. The Tigers traditionally keep salaries private as Newsom’s figure rises alongside a rising team payroll.
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Buck Newsom
Ernorra
Louie
Buck) Newsom
Mas Ee Chan
Detroit Tigers
Buck H
Nedsom
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Buck
Tigers
Newsom
Indians
Henk Greenberg
Tiger
Greenberg
Warrick Resigns As League Head
Bill Warrick resigns as head of the City Amateur Basketball League in Winchester after two months of attempts to recruit sponsors and teams. He will remain with his Rustic Tavern quint, which will continue to play, but league games against visiting teams may be forfeited on those nights.
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Bill Warrick
Winchester
C City
Star
Warrick
Quint
Fights Last Night by the Associated Press
In New York Andre Jessurun outpointed Steve Belloise in eight rounds. Washington bout saw Ken Overlin outpoint Tony Cisco over ten rounds. New Haven matched Aldo Spal di of Milan against Kogan with Spal di prevailing in ten rounds.
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Associated Press
New York
Andre Jessurun
Steve Belloise
Washington
Ken Overlin
Tony Cisco
Norristown
New Haven
Conn
Aldo Spaldi
Milan
Italy
Cubs Veteran Pitcher Remains Franchise Iron Man
Red Ruffing and Lefty Grove are noted alongside Ted Lyons and Dizzy Dean as legendary names. The club veteran has won 193 games since joining the Cubs in 1926, recording 13 or more wins in 10 of his 15 seasons.
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Red Ruffing
Lefty Grove
Ted Lyons
Pred Pitzsimmons
Cubs
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