Nebraska Ready For Any Try At Its Title
Lincoln Nebraska September 10 1939 Nebraska faces a strong Big Six challenge with veteran linemen Clarence Herndon Vic Schleich Robert Ludwick Fred Presto George Abel and Fred Meier leading the line The Huskers plan to open conference play at Iowa State and Kansas in Lincoln and finish the season with Missouri Kansas State Minnesota Pitt Iowa and Oklahoma all at home or nearby venues.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Clarence Herndon
Vic Schleich
Robert Ludwick
Fred Presto
George Abel
Fred Meier
William Bryant
Lynn Myers
Herb von Goetz
Lawrence M. Jones
National Guard
Marvin Athey
Mike Francis
Allen Zikmund
Dale Bradley
Jones
Gerald Kathol
Howard Kelly
Wayne Blue
Francis Leik
Ken Simmons
Marvin Thompson
Huskers
Iowa State
Ames
Kansas
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas State
Minnesota
Pitt
Iowa
Oklahoma
Angott Suspended Over Championship Defense Rule
Sammy Angott is placed on the suspended list by the boxing association at its Winston-Salem convention for failing to defend his title within one year. He is scheduled to meet Lew Jenkins in New York on October 31, as the group investigates monopolistic control and promoters wielding influence in boxing. The delegates criticized Mike Jacobs for monopoly and cited the New York State Athletic Commission.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Mike Jacobs
New York
Sam Ammunition
Angott
Lew Jenkins
Jacobs
New York State Athletic Commission
National Newspaper Week Slogan Question
The reader asks if there is a slogan for National Newspaper Week The proposed line puns The pean Lights the Way of Freedom suggesting a garbled phrase or error from OCR or transcription.
Winchester Golf Duo Top Martinsburg Pair in Tri State Match
The Star corrects yesterday’s report: Campbell and Grimm of Winchester earned two points in the final Tri State match at Staunton, and Campbell with Clarke Cooper previously beat Homer and Bennett in Alexandria by 242 to 4a.
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Crissy and Bennett
Martinsburg
Carl Campbell
Ralph Grimm
Winchester
Campbell
Grimm
Staunton
Alexandria
Clarke Cooper
Homer
Bennett
West Virginia
Bad in the Street: Car Crash In Kansas City
In Kansas City a black car cut in front of Paul Martinson’s auto causing a spin that knocked a speed zone marker a mailbox and a tree at the bottom of a ditch. The judge set bond at 100 dollars on a careless driving charge. A Q I M A asks what Archie means as British slang for an anti aircraft gun.
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Kansas City
Paul Martinson
Weather and Baseball Standings Shakeup Looms in NL Race
Rain washes out two doubleheaders affecting the Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals as they vie for the NL lead. Standings assume if all games are played, Brooklyn edges St. Louis by narrow margins. Babe Young hits 23rd and 24th homers for the Giants in a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Chicago
Phillies
St. Louis
Midwest
Brooklyn
St. Louis Sparts
Stillould
Cardinals
Babe Young
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
Bucky Walters
Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
A's
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Tom Henrich
Spud Chandler
Bob Harris
Dick Newsome
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
West Virginians Tour Hagerstown Industry Areas
A 45 member Upper Monongahela Valley Association group toured Hagerstown industrial sections during a two day visit. They planned to visit Waynesboro Chambersburg and Hanover then Pittsburgh for dinner. They visited Antietam battlefield at Sharpsburg and heard remarks from H B Smith and R Paul Smith with Leo Miller acting as toastmaster. Earlier they toured Cumberland.
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Hagerstown
Upper Monongahelia Valley Association
Waynesboro
Chambersburg
Hanover
Pittsburgh
Antietam Battlefield
Sharpsburg
H. B. Smith
Association
R. Paul Smith
Potomac Edison Company
Leo H. Miller
Betty Jameson Eliminated In Women’s National Golf
Betty Jameson of San Antonio is upset by Janet Younker of White Plains in a 1 up defeat at Brookline as two rounds of match play begin. Betty Hicks Newell of Long Beach and Estelle Lawson Page of Greensboro emerge as regional contenders with other top players drawn in, including Glenna Collett Ware and Dan Chandler.
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Bill King
Brookline
Mass
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Miss Jameson
Janet Younker
White Plains
N. Y
Texas
Betty Hicks Newell
Long Beach
Cal
Estelle Lawson Page
Greensboro
N. C
Toronto
Grace
Louis Suggs
Atlanta
Glenna Collett Ware
Philadelphia
Dan Chandler
Dallas
H. Warren Beard
Newton
Massachusetts
Fights Last Night AP Boxing Results
Pete Scalzo stopped Jimmy Gilligan in New York while Artie Dorrell outpointed Tony Ferrara in White Plains. Scalzo weighed 132 1 2 pounds and Gilligan 49 1 2. Dorrell weighed 145 pounds and Ferrara 147 1 2.
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Associated Press
New York
Pete Scalzo
Jimmy Gilligan
Buffalo
White Plains
N. Y
Artie Dorrell
Tyler
Texas
Tony Ferrara
Mount Vernon
Norman Ochs Joins Apprentice School Coaching Staff
Norman Ochs, formerly Handley High School coach and athletic director, joins the Apprentice School of Newport News Shipbuilding as a guards coach under Frank Dobson. The team opens against William and Mary on Sept. 21 in Williamsburg. Ochs, a VPI alumnus and Pittsburg native, resigned Handley duties this spring.
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George Wright
Newport News Daily Press
Norman Ochs
Handley High School
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
Ochs
Wright
STAR
Frank Dobson
Maryland University
William and Mary
Williamsburg
Handley
Pittsvaren
Source of the quotation on sleep in Proverbs
The line comes from Proverbs 6 10 in the Bible. It appears as a warning about habitual laziness and its consequences within the wisdom literature of the Old Testament.
Golf Girls Break Ground as Reporters at Brookline
In Brookline a group of women golfers report on the event for their papers Dorothy Kirby of the Atlanta Constitution and Betty Hicks Newell of the Long Beach Press Telegraph join the field to cover the tournament Minnesota seeks more tickets for the Washington game September 27 in Seattle Indians contribute dimes for a gift to Tom Bridges Day on the Tigers roster Dodgers attendance figures at the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field cited as league impact.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, Jr
New York
The
Special News Service
Brookline
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta Constitution
Betty Hicks Newell
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Minnesota
Washington
Seattle
Indians
Tigers
Tommy Bridges
Tom
Bill Terry
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Polo Grounds
Giants
Ebbets Field
Lou Nova
Lou
School Games Spark Debate Over Talent Hunting
Readers debate whether school games are too easy for outside talent scouts. One commentator laments that events might be inviting “aetour Texas hunting the kids” and urges changes to policies affecting young players.
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Texas
Remark at Ebbets Field Seating Sparks Proposal
Larry Mac Phail argued against expanding seating at Ebbets Field. Leo the Lip countered with a bold plan to accommodate 50 000 more spectators by building bleachers inside their mouths, illustrating a humorous debate about capacity. The exchange reflects baseball era skepticism and offbeat ideas.
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Deak Morse
St. Johnsbury
Larry MacPhail
Ebbets Field
Leo
Ben Jones to ship Whirlaway for $25,000 special
Ben Jones will ship Whirlaway to Narragansett today to run in the $25,000 special Saturday. Zeke Bonura hopes to be out of the Army before the American Association playoffs are over. Little Davey O'Brien weighs 178 pounds, about 28 more than at TCU. Gerry Nugent says you can have the Phils if you lay $550,000 on the line and take on debts. Satchel Paige plans a winter rest after 17 years of pitching.
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Ben Jones
Whirlaway
Narragansett
Zeke Bonura
Davey O’brien
T. Cc. U
Gerry Nugent
Phils
Satchel Paige
Satch
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Sammy Angott
Riverton
North River
South River
Bell
Bell Clothes Stores
Lipton Trophy
James Mullen
Richmond
Lipton
Schuylkill River
Sir Thomas Lipton
Jupiter Pluvius
West
Coca-Cola CO
Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc
Valley A
Ellis E. Harbaugh
Mgr
Newport News
School of Shipbuilding Co
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Brown
Joe McCarthy
Paul
Tennessee
Furman
Vols
Southwest
Frank Kimbrough
Baylor
Paul Brown
Ohio State
Miller’s Hardware
And
America
GREAT
George Washington Garage
Geo. T. Barnsley
Loudoun Street
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