The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 24, 1940, Page 5

4 K DB Y P d @ - S . ? ew Sports Faces Of 1940: " This boxing ex-collegian rang up /' He didn't win the national open | non-title decisions over two recog- * golf title but his disqualification * nized middleweight champions in brought him almost as much pub- : 1940, is hot after a title battle. licity as the winner received. £ osoog Ling 22anQ (£y10d) pa This lad from Louisville was one of Her play against veteran Helen His lightning-like blows brought ) the most ‘talked of rookies in big Jacobs in the national singles ten- this wiry Texan, almost unknown q league baseball until a broken heel- ' nis championships focused atten- until 1940, the lightweight boxing # bone caused this sad face. tion on this Californian. crown Lou Ambers had worn. ., ;’:, 2800y (22,41 v0g) proin, : uopuafjo g vinias g : . supquof moy, p The warm spi idary R PusjloN vhnnsstg N n‘g = , 2 Nt n remind our 5‘\ No one besides Mrs. Ryan, though, to race in the national junior half-| scphemoie—and a mother's help = 5 A e Ve M thinks there’s danger of publicity mile." Lack in April, Mary was a de- l|NEN TOWH.ING g_{fi : not in our ,1“1“ rs, do w J going to Mary Moorman RYNS Mary surprised everyone but her|Pitssed youngster i awout on — OFFERS IDEAS FOR s Hiiral it T riots: Thite ars hary ; ! . {head. She seems the still shy and coach by winning the event in record) @ hespital bed, thivki n appen- [ things that make us thankful. this | winsome kid whe almost broke her time and becoming a junior cham-|dicitis ops v had w 1 her GIF’S Al‘ YUlE."DE afi I di ! R |own heart when she defeated her|pion at 11. wimming c es for this year at P our home, and for that reason we | ‘vl in and swimming idol four years The nekt vear Coach Sawin took 1e8st. 3 el oe X desire to extend Season's Greelings i |ner to San Francisco for her fist| Teammates Get Start o o yrigheden for your Kitch ary wa t 11 then, and big- | chance at a national senior title SRS Y 2 PR " en. Get a bolt of that Please accept the kind wishes ovsn 1 Roe was the star oY s e L0 enter the water next on June & St | She finished third to' Katherine (o Shier Wie WALE HEH O ©UHC (owelmg which comes irel e s el {of the La e Club team. Mary | pawls in the same event. And Kath- | |!m‘ eamma ",\ Mli\ 'u..‘. ieed combinations of fien a sinc hanks C { defeated by & foot in alerine had to set a new record to I thelr training and she was dis- o0 " or brinted in a Best wishes for a Joyous Chr SRR | 100-yard racc. Then she disapPear- | win Last year, 14-year-old Mary <O o R e . y 3 L ) Y s " s id a New Year of much happiness + Tickled Over Daughter’s - Won the senoir mile at Des Moines, | e encouragement, {rom [\ uits, Then make ot onls ear el & Some time later her mother found This summer, she not only retained o q ain- o chen towels from it, but Good Health and Success for you Title, But Oh, the her, hiding in a corner, tears stream- | the mile title but added the half- 'S Prosram on her own part, Mar your wiridows 4 < v ‘ ; 4 . % . g . 9 i rounded into shape in time for th ) and yours. ng down her face. | mile and quarter-mile crowns as and 1 nationals, after me Mrs e 1m1‘“‘” you've dor the cham- | make up a gift se e ' | to-be. 4 | —————- - You won one title last year, | attered three American rec- im- I'Y It w ortiv after that race that | she Lakeside coach, told | crds in the national AAU. s il n that “Mary Moorman is| ming championships at Portland,| " Mrs. Mil | ¥ much better swimmer than I ever | Ore. g Ryan's flle's i 2 | 4 I'he i is a story of the 2 LN SR, 1 i weren't for all the publicity E R R P P T T S S T L ] R a THIS SUGGESTION B. 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OF INDIA — i ace fallback on the Peorla High (LETTERS ARE IN HIS HAT) f . f School football team. Howard turned out for the first [practice of the season, and Coacn Il)nn Pace saw (o it that he was |given a chance to memorize cach | play from blackboard diagrams be- | fore attempting to execute it. In the first few games, Holmes | caught the signal by having Wen- dell Holly, Peoria quarterback and Howard's pal, point lo a number [ “9K4 b k i - " iw.-men on a piece of adhesive tape \ . X . stuck on Holly’s pants. i = % 2 A 8 | ‘Then the adhesive tape was for- 20 S Everyone on your Christmas list will be happier for the gift of a G-E CLOCK. Perfect toast just the way you want it— {gotten, for Howard knew his ALLOONS WERE USED TO CARRY MAILS $2.95 "l«. thanks to this G-E AUTOMATIC TOASTER l:lc‘a::?n;r;:sw:{jc‘:ly Alll:l “c]m::;lc ]x]zalz.l DURING THE SIEGE OF PARIS IN l870,/ $16.00 |dle, Holly learned to converse with Rog. U. 5. Pal. 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