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Eugene, Oregon. January 1. 1941 No.
1940 Sports Review
Lane is Busy
oris Area
Local Athletes Star Despite
Lack Of National Trophies
By DICK STRITE
NATIONAL championship awards
for 1940 have found no resting
place in Lane county's trophy case as
the result of the athletic prowess of
local athletes or sports aggregations,
but this area of some 4500 square miles
with its 65,000 people continues as the
busiest sports center in the world, per
capita. The cover page of this section,
giving a resume of Lane county sports
activities during the past 12 months,
depicts the well-rounded athletic pro
gram in Lane county from the sandy
ihores of the Pacific to the snow-covered
peaks oi the Three Sisters. Not
only does this area boast an unusually
active schedule of competitive athletio
SEE ATHLETES 8TAE STOHY
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