Seabiscuit Injury Threatens Owner Howard's Dream
Arcadia California February 15 Seabiscuit the six year old champion trained by Charles S Howard shows a lame condition after a first start of the season. The horse was beaten by 21 lengths in a $2,000 mile allowance race and may miss the Santa Anita handicap March 4 with a possible prize over 90 thousand dollars. Veterinarian J H Peters cautions prediction pending further loosening of the leg. Jockey George Woolf pressed the horse hard in the stretch but Seabiscuit could not close the gap and a track record 1 35 3 5 was set by Neil McCarthy s horse.
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Arcadia
Calif
Uu.p
Charles S. Howard
Seabiscuit
Hard Tack
War Admiral
Belmont
W. S. Kilmer
Sun Beau
J. H. Peters
Santa Anita
Peters
Neil McCarthy
George Woolf
Howard Ace
Bea
Foot Action the Basic Fundamental of Golf
Grantland Rice profiles Light House Harry Cooper on balance and foot action as the core of golf. He explains weight transfer from heel to foot during backswing and downswing, stressing relaxed left side and natural weight shift, with examples from Jones Vardon Hagen and other greats.
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Harry Cooper
Los Angeles
Florida
California
Woods
Irons
U. S
Cooper
Bobby Jones
Tommy Armour
Gray Fox
Harry Vardon
Horton Smith
Horton
Bob
Harry
Chick Evans
Jones
Vardon
Hagen
Tilden
Joe Louis
Texas and SMU Clash for Southwest Conference Lead
Texas and Southern Methodist University meet at Gregory Gym tonight to decide the league lead as both teams enter with five wins and two losses. SMU counters with Dowell Norton Wilkerson and Dougherty Crouch plus Hull Granville Tate Moers Spears.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Southern Methodist University
Texas Athletic
Gregory Gymnasium
SMU
Billy Dowell
J. D. Norton
Thurman Hull
Chester Granville
Willie Tate
Bobby Moers
Oran Spears
Norton
Virgil Wilkerson
Dowell
Guy Dougherty
Chelsea Crouch
Rice
Texas Christian
Fort Worth
Houston
Two Indoor Records Tied in Track Meet
In Providence on February 15, Alan Tolmich of Wayne University tied the indoor world 45 yard record at 5.7 seconds, and Kenny Clapp of Brown matched Ben Johnson’s 40 yard dash time in 4.5 seconds. Glenn Cunningham won the mile in 4:16 with strong final laps, while Earl Meadows and John Borican posted other event wins.
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Providence
R. I
U.P
Knights of Columbus
Alan Tolmich
Wayne University
Timbers
Sam Allen
Kenny Clapp
Brown
Ben Johnson
Glenn Cunningham
Glenn
Archie San Romani
Don Lash
Joe McCluskey
Earl Meadows
Southern California
John Borican
New York
Ross Bush
Curtis Gidding
Holdout Season Opens With Dodgers Unsigned Quartet
New York Feb 15. Holdout season begins as four Brooklyn Dodgers players refuse to sign or report to camp. Van Mungo Forrest Presswell Babe Phelps and Luke Hamlin are the four unsigned holdouts at Hot Springs training.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hot Springs
van Mungo
Forrest Presswell
Babe Phelps
Luke Hamlin
Courthouse Records Show Property Transfers and Car Registrations
Court notices detail warranty deeds transferring parcels among several parties including J L Autry S J H Summers and C C Dist Bldg L Co R Wilson and D L Murdoch. Transfers list Talbot Fin Corp Equitable Building and Loan and various block lots and dimensions plus 1939 auto registrations.
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J. L. Autry
C. R. Wilson
Amarillo
J. E. Robinson
M. Side
R. Wilson
D. L. Murdock
J. G. Coleman
Vs. S. Hinds
Summers
I. H. Braher
P. H. Bidg
L. Tr
Carr
Ist Fed. Sav. & L
Talbot Fin. Corp
Equitable B
Equitable
Hughes
Roberts
J. H. Talbot Fin. Corp
Equitable Bidg. & L
Eakle- Dees
Eakle
C. C. Park
Equitable Bldg. & L
Wolflin
Lakeview
South Side
C. C. Dist
Equitable Bldg
Ford Cpe
Lee Way Motor Frt
Hudson Br
Cullum Motor Co
Tech Quintet Wins 11th To Top Border League
Texas Tech kept its Border Basketball Conference lead with an 11th win beating Arizona Teachers of Tempe 54 to 27. The Red Raiders led 16 to 6 at halftime as Marshall Brown scored 21 points and Jack Lindstrom added eight for Arizona.
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Lubbock
U.P
Texas Tech
Arizona Teachers of Tempe
Marshall Brown
Tech
Jack Lindstrom
Arizona
City Commission Approves Paving and Lighting Petitions
The city commission heard two petitions, one for paving the Mississippi Louisiana alley and another for a street light at Third Avenue and North Buchanan Street. Property owners cited multiple street and property transfers while the board agreed to include the paving in a WPA project and ordered Southwestern Public Service to install the street light.
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Third Avenue
Buchanan Street
Southwestern Public Service Company
Concentrated Apples Begin New Industry in Washington
Wenatchee Valley markets itself as the apple capital of the world and a new industry forms in Pateros to produce concentrated apples. Apple pulp is sieved and pressed between hot rollers to yield pinkish sheets resembling wrapping paper, which become fluffy applesauce when stirred in hot water.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Wenatchee Valley
Pateros
Sport Parade Aboard 5S Eyes Global Games at Sea
On the Matsonia near Honolulu the columnist covers shipboard sport from horse racing to deck tennis. He notes serious bets on wooden horses and seeks past performance data while critiquing fellow passengers. The piece mixes nautical travel with a sportswriter’s exacting eye.
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Matsonia
Honolulu
Joe Louis
Don Budge
Seabiscuit
Churchill Downs
Pimlico
Santa Anita
Hialeah
Hawaii
Ruffing Denies Holdout Status Returns Contract to Club
New York Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing said he is not a holdout but has returned his contract to the club and declined to explain why he had not signed. A separate note reports that the Queen Mary liner carries 24 steel lifeboats, each with a 145 person capacity.
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Long Beach
Calif
Red Ruffing
New York Yankee
Shuffleboard row on ship upsets Davis Cup talk.
A passenger recounts a quarrel over Fairplay and ends in a Flo rida shuffleboard match debate aboard a ship. Mrs Jamieson and Mr Jamieson clash over fair play while the narrator covers the event and later receives an anonymous note about a costume party.
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Adrian Quist
Don Budge
Daytona Beach
Florida
Stagehand Set to Meet War Admiral in Widener Cup
Miami Florida February 15 Stagehand the 1938 money winner heads to Hisleah Park for the Widener handicap cup March 4. The horse trains in Columbia Maryland and will race against War Admiral Bull Lea and other stars with trainer Earl Sande signaling a strong challenge.
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Miami
Fla
Hisleah Park
Stagehand
War Admiral
Pasteurized
Bull Lea
Seabiscuit
Columbia, D. C
Maxwell Howard
Earl Sande
Sande
Admiral
Six Pirates Remain Unsigned Including Key Players
Pittsburgh February report lists Ed Brandt and Lloyd Waner signed for the coming season while six players stay unsigned: Paul Waner Bill Brubaker Bill Swift Jim Tobin Russell Bauer and Gus Suhr. Pirates also sell outfielder Melvin Priebisch to Albany in the Eastern League after farm moves to Savannah and Albany.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ed Brandt
Lloyd Waner
Paul Waner
Bill Brubaker
Bill Swift
Jim Tobin
Russell Bauers
Gus Suhr
Bill Benswanger
Pirates
Melvin Priebisch
University of Texas
Albany
Savannah
Boxing Results From Various Cities On Night Of Fights
In Lancaster Willie Red Dick KO'd Sandy McDonald in the 1st, Willie White beat Charley Burns in Johnstown, Jimmy Murray won on points over Ambrose Logan in New Haven, and a Broadway arena draw saw Bernie Friedkin and Joey Fontana tied. Other bouts included Jack Solomon outpointing Dan Roberts in New York, Johnnie Bellus defeating Chalky Wright in New Haven, Vincent Vines topping Johnny Troncone in New York, and Baby Yack decisioning Dave Crawford in Queensboro.
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Lancaster
Willie Reddick
Philadelphia
Sandy McDonald
New York
Willie White
Baltimore
Charley Burns
Johnstown
White Plains
N. Y
Jimmy Murray
Ambrose Logan
New Haven
Conn
Broadway
Bernie Friedkin
Joey Fontana
Drew
Jack Solomon
Dan Roberts
Richmond
Coliseum
Johnnie Bellus
Chalky Wright
Los Angeles
Vincent Vines
Johnny Troncone
Norwalk
Queensboro Stadium
Baby Yack
Toronto
Dave Crawford
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