Roundup of boxing plans and college sports chatter
Sports writer notes possible Louis Conn title bout at Soldier Field or MacArthur Ohio. Western Kentucky to screen tournament games for navy relief in Bowling Green. Orioles tickets via waste paper drive. Red Wings rally cry from locker room. pundits forecast baseball material surge and a new sports boom postwar. Mention of Ahamo derby, Jim Tabor, and other quick takes.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Wide World Sports
New York
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Soldier Field
Chicago
Mike Jacobs
MacArthur
Ohio
Western Kentucky
Bowling Green
Navy Relief Fund
Baltimore Boy Scout Troops
Orioles
Fred Clarke
Pirates
A. A. Stagg
Ahamo
Barrington
Jim Tabor
Boston
Charles
Fun Gehringer
Tabor
Red Sox
Masters Tourney Opens With Hogan Nelson In Field
Augusta Ga April 6 three golf greats Hogan Snead and Nelson head a field of over 60 top players for the Masters to start Thursday with veteran Denny Shute as a strong challenger. Hogan led the Warden Trophy race and after landing the Land of the Sky Open earnings reach 8798 for the season.
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Augusta
Ben Hogan
Little Texan
Byron Nelson
Sammy Snead
Denny Shute
Hogan
Asheville
N. C
Snead
West Virginia
Nelson
Shute
Jimmy Thomson
Thomson
Tommy Armour
Ed Dudley
Jack Ryan
Louisville
Steve Kovach
Bobby Jones
Lso
Craig Wood
Ralph Guldahl
Jimmy Hines
Sam Byrd
Chandler Harper
Chick Harbert
Herman Barron
Gene Sarazen
Track Starts in Army Will Vie in Tourney
Corpus Christi report states plans for a large invitation meet where college stars will compete against former track luminaries now in the armed forces. The event aims to showcase top athletes and alleged military competition caliber across services.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Not to Tangle With Adolf Kiefer in the Backstroke
At New Haven on April 6 Harold Holiday, a Michigan freestyler, challenged Adolf Kiefer and paid the price as Kiefer roared back to reclaim his status. Kiefer, the Dorsal champion and 1936 Olympic titleholder, twice smashed his own world record in the final sessions of the National AAU championships.
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Adolf Kiefer
New Haven
Conn
University of Michigan
Harold Holiday
Holiday
Baseball Time Is Here in 1942 Spring Training
New York reports a week remain before pennant races start. Pirates, Cardinals, and Dodgers lead the Grapefruit standings as spring games unfold with the Browns Senators and Yankees as notable contenders. Pirates 17 of 23. Browns 14 of 19. Senators 18 of 25. Cards 19 of 28. Dodgers 18 of 28. Yankees 16 of 27.
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New York
Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Pirates
Browns
Pittsburgh
Nats
Cardinals
Dodgers
Yankees
Exhibition Baseball Schedule and Results Highlight Casey Stengel Note
The Associated Press reports today's schedule across venues in Charlotte Jacksonville Bowling Green Albuquerque Greenville Big Spring and Sanford featuring matchups such as New York Brooklyn Washington Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh and Milwaukee with Sunday and Saturday results listed. Casey Stengel orders Al Javery to complete the game and insists his hires break camp with a win.
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Reds
Pittsburgh
Frankie Frisch
Pshaw
Fish
New York
Giants
Terry
Ott
Ryan
John Mize
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Boston
the Bean
Stengel
Philadelphia
Phils
Larry Mac P
Keller
Henrich
Dimaggio
Yankees
James Joseph Dykes
Mose
Yawkey
Ted
Cronin
Cleveland
Ohio
Washington
Griffith
Ed Barrow
St. Louis
Browns
Blues
Detroit
del Baker
Mr. Briggs
Baobo Newsom
Cornelius McGillicuddy Mack
Lakeland. Fla
Detroit Tigers
North Carolina
St. Louis Cardinals
Dugham
Cincinnati Reds
Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Brooklyn
Jacksonville
Fla
Bowing Green
Cincinnati
Albuquerque
N. M
Greenville
Miss
Big Spring
Atlanta
Memphis
Little Rock
Nashville
Shreveport
Fame Cravers Pack Yankees Dugout in Nashville
In Nashville on April 6 a crowd of youngsters surrounded the New York Yankees dugout asking for autographs. They pressed Joe McCarthy to sign, with one boy insisting on DiMaggio. McCarthy, calm and smiling, obliged while the scene reflected eager fans seeking fame through their team.
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Nashville. Tenn
New York Yankees
Joe
Joe McCarthy
DiMaggio
McCarthy
Yankees
Bradley Stables After Fifth Derby Triumph
Col E R Bradley aims for a fifth Kentucky Derby triumph with Bless Me Bless Me arriving at Idle Hour farm to train for the Keeneland meet and the May 2 Derby in Louisville. Industry observers in Kentucky praise Bless Me for his Derby potential though he did not win last year’s stakes, losing a head to Alsab in the Walden Handicap at Pimlico.
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Lexington
Bradley
E. R. Bradley
Bless Me
Idle Hour
Florida
Louisville
Pimlico
Alsab
Texas and Aggies Lead Southwest Conference Race
Texas A and M and Texas lead the Southwest Conference baseball race as 11 conference games produce 167 runs. Aggies hold 4-2, Texas 2-1 records for 667 percent. Key pitchers include Charley Stevenson for A and M. Upcoming games feature Texas Christian SMU Baylor Rice and Texas A and M against Baylor in Waco.
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Associated Press
Texas A. and
Texas Today
Aggies
Texas
Rice
Charley Stevenson
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Dallas
Baylor
Houston
Houseton
Waco
Massa Wins Grand National Steeplechase at Agua Caliente
Whitney's six year old Massa returned from a two year retirement to win the Grand National Steeplechase on the West Coast in a course record 4.53 for two and a half miles. Cupid, Massa's co entry, finished second and Massa earned $10,400 with the Whitney entry collecting $7.50 and $2.80. Big Rebel ran third with show payoffs of $3.60.
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Agua Caliente
Mex
John Hay Whitney
Massa
Black Toney
Cupid
Whitney
Walter T. Wells
Big Rebel
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Dennis Brown
Mount Clemens
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Daily Monitor
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Fred Galiguiri
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Connie Mack
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Jimmy Dykes
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Hi Bithorn
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Firestone
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al Javery
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