Johnson Threw Ball Past the Best Men
Walter Johnson, the Big Train, is profiled as the premier pitcher with a pendulum delivery and expert control. He dominated the era with 3497 strikeouts, a 1.15 ERA in 1913, and a legendary World Series performance in 1924, finishing with a fearless open-book pitching style.
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Johnson
Harry Grayson
NEA
Walter Perry Johnson
Cleveland
Carl Mays
Bean
Billy Evans
Ray Chapman
Chapman
Ray
Evans
Billy
Eddie Ainsmith
John
Barney
Maverick Club Editorial Notes and New Members
Birthday greetings extend to many new Maverick Club members and long-time supporters. The column celebrates fair play and loyalty, notes new fatherhood, and thanks Oscar Wise and Mrs. Boyd for club support. It also reports basketball goal shooting standings with Jewell McDowell leading at 223 points and a remaining 18 shooting days in the tournament.
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Ralph Dykeman
Lyman Day
Billy Cannon
Jimmy Carlile
H. B. Taylor
Jewell McDowell
Charles Webb
Bobby Riker
Truman Williams
Charles Williams
Clifford Thompson
Carl Thompson
Jerry Taylor
Junior Smith
Charles Robison
Raymond Russell
Robert Maxwell
Neil Molsbee
Rodney Morbitter
Raymond Mock
Donald Mec Clure
Robert Riker
Carroll Malloy
Bobby Hibb
Billy Joe Hayes
Melvin Floyd
Cedric Boutwell
Johnny Barnard
Danny Barnes
Johnnie Arrington
Charles Puckett
Monte Campbell
Billy Bob Hayworth
Clayton Hubbart
Loyd Hubbart
Jodie McCarty
Robert Poindexter
Donald Vaughan
Teddy Ray Vaughn
Joe Morgan
Ed Hagan
Clyde Vaughn
R. A
Big Butch
Butch
Edsel Buchanan
Cedric Boutweil
Bobby Hudgins
Vance Harms
Rodney Skapple
Bobby Tomberlin
Ernest Thrasher
Richard Skapple
Bobby Lee Davis
Edwin Collins
Marion Brady
Franklin Buchanan
Tommy Broach
Lemond Fox
Jimmy Hamilton
Lloyd Hulsey
Dale Hulsey
Thomas Marcum
Thomas H. Marcum
Oscar Wise
Frank Taylor
Bobby Pace
Bill Pace
Delvin Alexander
Jimmie Peak
Bud Marcum
Richard Shapple
J. E. Taylor
John Robert Plunket
Rowan Richardson
Ronald Johnson
Eddie Tilley
Claus Webb
Pat McCarty
Buzzy York
Floyd Johnson
Cub Pack Holds First Picnic For Den 1 Pack 24
First picnic of the season for Cubs of Den 1 Pack 24 at McKinley school ended in fond memories. The event at Dewey Ashcroft ranch featured tests led by Den chief Tommy Nelson with Cubs J. W. Howard Teddy Samples Ivan Green Eugene Ferguson Jerry Gardner Don Self Dale Landrum and Robert Williams. Mrs J A Howard Den mother oversaw the grub line with help from Mrs H R Landrum Mrs Bill Perks and Kent Gathright.
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McKinley School
Dewey Ashcroft Ranch
Tommy Nelson
J. W. Howard
Teddy Samples
Ivan Green
Eugene Ferguson
Jerry Gardner
Don Self
Dale Landrum
Robert Williams
J. A. Howard
H. R. Landrum
Bill Perks
Kent Gathright
Training Camp Briefs from Major League Camps
Reports from multiple spring training sites note Gene Walker informing manager Bill McKechnie left field worries are over. Other items include Pirates planning an intra squad game after weather cancelled a second game with Cleveland, Stirnweiss starting Yankee career with a steal, Walker Cooper homering for $5 prize, Mort Cooper injuring slugging pace, Detroit's Tommy Bridges debut, Skaff emerging as Phillies second baseman, and Cubs awaiting Reds after a 7 to 5 win.
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Associated Bloomington
Ind
Gene Walker
Cincinnati Red
Bill McKechnie
Willie Pep Fights Bartola on Friday
Feath erweight Ruler Willie Pep meets Sal Bartola in a 10 round non title bout at Boston Friday night. The card headlines a busy boxing schedule as Madison Square Garden hosts 39 days of events in New York.
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New York
U.P
Willie Pep
Sal Bartola
Boston
Madison Square Garden
Bartola
Pep
Bob Montgomery
Roman Alvarez
Philadelphia
Jimmy Bivins
Watson Jones
Los Angeles
Holyoke
Mass
Vince Dell Orto
Tommy Jessup
Springfield
New Bedford
Andy Holland
Ted Lowry
Chalky Wright
Angelo Calura
Dallas
Tex
Mickey Hayes
Milwaukee
Jack Marshall
Portland
Ore
Jimmy Garrison
Kansas City
Jackie Burke
Ogden
Utah
Pittsburgh
Big Boy Brown
Detroit
Buddy Walker
Columbus
al Davis
Carmen Notch
Coulter May Break Track Record Again
In Brooklyn Camilli and Vaughan join the Dodgers as Durocher anticipates a stronger infield. Separate note from Austin reports DeWitt Coulter of Fort Worth Masonic Home sets a high school shot put record of 59 feet 1.5 inches at the Texas relays and may improve it before the state meet. Coulter hopes to enter the Marines after competing in May.
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Brooklyn
Dolph Camilli
Arky Vaughan
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Durocher
Camilli
Vaughan
Kidd
Coulter
Fort Worth
Aggies Open SWC Baseball Title Defense vs Rice
College Station Texas April 5 The Texas Aggies begin defense of their Southwest Conference baseball championship here tomorrow as they start a two game series with Rice The Owls opened the race by losing two to Texas, a foe the Aggies meet in Austin Friday and Saturday.
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College Station
Tex
Texas Aggies
Rice
Owls
Texas
Aggies
Austin
Lazzeri Named Playing Manager for Wilkes-Barre Eastern Team
Tony Lazzeri, famed Yankees second baseman 1926 to 1938, signed as playing manager of Wilkes-Barre in the Eastern League. He previously managed Portsmouth in the Piedmont League last season and Toronto in the International League in 1941.
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Wilkes-Barre
U.P
Tony Lazzeri
New York Yankees
Wilkes- Barre
Lazzeri
Portsmouth
Toronto
Chisox Have Best Jockies and New Goody Goings
Chicago White Sox manager Jimmy Dykes touts his club’s pitching and defense with several veterans returning to form and rookies vying for spots. Key names include Lee, Smith, Appling, Kuhel, Kellaway, Salters, Moses, and contending outfielders plus a host of pitchers and catchers shaping a pennant bid.
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Leo H. Petersen
United Press
New York
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Thornton Lee
Edgar Smith
Lee
Smith
Moose Salters
Wally Moses
Ralph Hodgin
San Francisco
Thurman Tucker
Fort Worth
Frank Calin
Hollywood
Joe Kuhel
Don Kellaway
Luke Appling
Jimmy Grant
St. Paul
Jimmy Webb
Dick Culler
Mike Tresh
Tommy Turner
Vincent Castino
Lubbock
TEX
Thomas Jordan
Waterloo
Shreveport
Bill Dietrich
Orvall Grove
Joe Haynes
John Humphries
Lee Ross
Jake Wade
Gordon Maltzberger
Floyd Speer
Bill Swift
Jack Teagan
Wisconsin Rapids
Masonic Home Resumes Football Amid Requests
The Mighty Mites at Masonic Home in Fort Worth restart spring practice with 35 of 40 high school division boys enrolled. Coach Charles Romine leads the team as they overturn an earlier decision to skip the upcoming schoolboy season.
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Fort Worth
Mighty Mites
Fang
Charles Romine
H. N
Rusty) Russell
Highland Park
Dallas
Price College Mitt Tourney Opens Tonight
The Price College Boxing Tournament begins tonight at 8:30 in the college gym. Winners advance to the 17 fights scheduled Friday night finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price College
College
DeCoster Attends Conferences for Social Work Chests
Pred DeCoster of the Community and War Chest leaves Wednesday for St. Louis to attend meetings of the National Council of Social Work, the Southwestern Conference of Community Chests and Councils, and the National Association of Community Chests. They will discuss state and national war chests and plan next Fall's campaign. The "one drive a year" proposal may become a permanent chest activity. Last year most chests including Amarillo pledged only one drive with no emergency drives this year, and officials expect none until the annual fall campaign.
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Community and War Chest
St. Louis
National Council of Social Work
Southwestern Conference of
National Association of Community Chests
Amarillo
Destroyer Escort Vessel Inch Launched in Orange Shipyards
A destroyer escort vessel named USS Inch, in memory of the late Rear Admiral Richard Inch USN, was launched at Consolidated Steel Corporation shipyards in Orange yesterday.
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Orange
Uss Inch
Consolidated Steel Corporation, Ltd
Richard Inch
USN
Judge Landis Predicts A Strong Baseball Season
Indianaplis April 4 Judge Landis said he expected a pretty good baseball season after reviewing practice game box scores. The high commissioner noted many good players remain in both major leagues and warned military needs could affect teams at any time. He called the coming season certain to be interesting.
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Indianapolis
Kenesaw M. Landis
Col
Reed Landis
First
Stout Field
Pimples Vanish Overnight With Kleerex Claim
Ad copy touts Kleerex as a safe medicated liquid that dries pimples overnight. Users report clear complexions after one application and offer money back if unsatisfied. Sold by Cretney Drug.
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Cretney Drug
Dodgers Donate Blood to Aid Red Cross
The Brooklyn Dodgers team including coaches and manager Leo Durocher volunteered blood for the Red Cross. The gesture, announced in New York on April date, involved the entire squad aiding relief efforts.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Red Cross Ay
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