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Show SPORTS In a NUTSHELL (Compiled from AP, UP and INS wire report) George A. Richard ot the National Professional Football league decline, business associates say, to discuss reports that he has discharged Elmer Henderson as coach of the Detroit Lions and hired Heartley (Hunk) Anderson, the former Notre Dame coach, in his place. Both Henderson and Anderson have denied knowledge of any such action, but Henderson told the Associated Press at Beverly Hills, Cal., that Richards had been ordered by hia physician to dispose of the Detroit club. 4 The national collegiate football rules committee, meeting at Palm Springs, Cal., wa expected to announce an-nounce Thursday day night tor a minor operation . . . James Rigg Lindsay, sparring partner of Billy Conn, light heavyweight heavy-weight champion, wa In a Pittsburgh Pitts-burgh hospital Thursday with a blood clot on the brain. Physician feared tor hi life . . . The Brooklyn Brook-lyn Dodger meet the New York Giant In a training exhibition series next spring for the lint Urn In their history . . . Outfielder Mauric Van Robay and First Baseman Elble Fletcher hav signed and already returned their 1940 contracts, the Pittsburgh Pirates Pi-rates baseball club announced Thursday ... Golden (Goldle) Holt, former Portland Pacific Coast league Inflelder, will manage the Yakima Pippin In the Western West-ern International league this season, sea-son, rlub officials at Yakima, Wash., said Thursday. whether the grid rule will be changed m a t -xially tor the 1940 season . . . Henry Arm strong defend de-fend hi welter-welght welter-welght title Thursday night In a 15 - round bout with the veteran Jo Ghnouly of St. Louis. Monte Pearson, 1 New York Yan- n kee pitcher, en- Pmnom tered St. Agnea' rwi hospital at Fresno Cal., Wednes-I |