Novikoff Contract Battle Highlights Baseball Wage Fight
Henry McLemore surveys player club negotiations with Lou Novikoff as Cubs face paying a top rookie a fair salary. He notes the mismatch between purchase price and offered pay and urges a brokered fix by Judge Landis. Also mentions NYA donation of draft horses and a goose domestic history.
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Henry McLemore
Los Angeles
U.P
Chicago Cubs
Lou Novikoff
Cubs
Los Angeles Angels
Novikoff
Lou
Cub
Dentyne
Jimmy Wilson
Jonah
Yanks
DiMaggio
Judge Landis
Priddy
Rizzuto
City Ee
Kansas Dng
Anc Nator
Blue Star Ointment Promoted for Eczema and Skin Ailments
Advertising copy touts Blue Star Ointment as a single application cure for itching from eczema rash ringworm pimples and toe itch with a money back guarantee if first use fails to satisfy. The pitch urges immediate trial and repeated use as healing aids.
Great Rookie Baseball Crop
New rookies surge into American League pecking order with New York Boston and Detroit set to gain. Ed wards list standout hurlers from Newark Kansas City Cleveland Chicago St Louis and Philadelphia with strong debuts expected from Harris Stancey Newlin Muncrief Lucadello and Collins Jr. all vying for major league behind the scenes.
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New York
Boston
Detroit
Edwards
Red Sox
Heber Newsome
San Diego
Mickey Harris
Scranton
Cecil Hughson
Louisville
Mike Ryba
Rochester
Oscar Judd
Sacramento
Norman Brown
Rocky Mount
Yankees
Newark
George Washburn
Steve Peek
Norman Branch
George Bailey
Kansas City
Charley Stancey
Don Hendrickson
John Lindell
Peek
Stancey
Tigers
Virgil Trucks
Les Mueller
Beaumont
Bob Uhle
Dallas
Earl Cook
Hal White
Buffalo
White
Uhle
Ned Harris
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Oklahoma City
George Dickey
Don Kolloway
Thurman Tucker
Dave Short
Jack Hallett
Shreveport
St. Louis
Maurice Newlin
Robert Muncrief
San Antonio
Johnny Lucadello
Toledo
Vernon Stephens
Muncrief
Newlin
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Eddie Collins, Jr
Baltimore
Lyman Harris
Atlanta
Bob Kahle
Hollywood
Pete Suder
Binghampton
Collins
Washington
George Archie
Seattle
Maverick Club Notes and Birthday Shout for LeeRoy Boyter
The Maverick Club shares a birthday tribute to LeeRoy Boyter and outlines a full week of activities. Weekly events include performances at the S B A Hall, Peewee basketball wins over Dumas Junior Demons, a Veterans Hospital program, practice sessions, and a trip to the Flying Dutchman Circus. The club seeks three specific library books from Wilson Bros. New York and praises the boys for good behavior and readiness at practice.
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LeeRoy Boyter
Mavericks
S. B. A. Hall
Dumas High School
Veterans Hospital
Flying Dutchman Circus
Wilson Bros
University Avenue
New York City
Maverick Library
Maverick Club
Dempsey and Others Highlight Busy Sports Scene
New York gossip and sports notes from Eddie Brie tz recount Jack Dempsey and Arlene Judge doing the rhumba in night spots while John Munski the Missouri miler shifts gear with a sweat suit showing No 13. Georgia starts spring football practice as Sutherland interviews sleepers who dodged the draft list.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Jack Dempsey
Arlene Judge
John Munski
Missouri U.'s
Miler
Georgia
Jock Sutherland
South
Boston Bees Acquire Babe Dahlgreen From Yankees
The Boston Bees announced the purchase of first baseman Ellsworth Babe Dahlgreen from the New York Yankees to fix their infield problem. Speculation centers on Casey Stengel's plans for Max West and Buddy Hassett as West may start at first.
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San Antonio
Boston Bees
Ellsworth
Babe” Dahlgreen
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Max West
Buddy Hassett
Casey
West
Hams Ready Youngstown for Emergency Message Network
Local radio amateurs organize a 30-station network to handle emergency messages if the citys communications fail. They have already sent test messages as part of the readiness effort. Burro meat is offered for sale in Las Vegas butcher shops and a few other desert Southwest towns.
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Youngstown, Ohio
U.P
Las Vegas
Nev
Desert
Southwest
McClendons and Amarillo College Clash for Fourth
McClendons Grocery and Amarillo College meet tonight in a single game to decide fourth place in the Jaycee Basketball League. The winner earns a playoff berth with games set to begin Monday.
Playoff Meeting Set After AM College Game
After the Amarillo College vs McClendon's Grocery game in the college gym a meeting of Jaycee League playoff managers is scheduled. Attendees include West Texas State Freshmen Canadian Gassers Coca Cola and tonight's winner to plan playoff day and night. The Freshmen led the regular season with the Gassers second and Coca Cola third. A postponement shifted fourth place into a tie. Game starts at 8 pm with 10 cent admission.
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Jaycee Cage
Amarillo College
McClendon's
West Texas State
Canadian Gassers
Coca Cola
Canadian River Gassers
Billy Jurges Back at Giants Camp in Fight to Save Season
In Miami on February 26 the Giants gauge Billy Jurges return from injury as crucial to lifting the team from second division. Jurges reports progress after off season medical care, while manager Bill Terry faces a thin pitching staff and possible rebuild without a healthy star.
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Miami
Fla
New York Giants
Billy Jurges
Jurges
Buck Walters
Giants
Polo Grounds
Bill
Bill Terry
Hubbell
Ott
Schumacher
Joe Moore
Boston
Terry
Kirby Higbe
Phillies
Larry MacPhail
Higbe
Brooklyn
Bob Bowman
Cardinals
Joe Louis Plans Army Draft After Boxing Return
Chicago report shows heavyweight champion Joe Louis saying he expects a call for army duty soon. His draft number is 2611, placing him 378th on his local board, with a questionnaire returned January 7 and a pending physical exam. Louis says military life should be manageable, noting he is used to taking orders from his trainer.
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Chicago
Joe Louis
Big Joe
Bowling league stars shine with high series and scores
Dude Gentry of Plains Chevrolet led individual scoring with a 623 series at Louie’s Alleys, posting games of 194 232 and 197 as his team beat Ohio National Life Insurance two of three. Pavillard topped a second night with 606 series and strong 198 189 219 games. J R Brown of Phillips 66 earned 543 in a Texas Alleys event as his team dropped two of three in the Commercial section.
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Plains Chevrolet
Ohio National Life Insurance
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Robertson
Davis
Winters
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Hollingshead
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Prien
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Thomas
Dowell
Ben Co Kile
Pixley Nepbess
Miller Erne Wa
Gleason
Pr & Vdler
Lucy Teenee
Cobleleasant Valley Ae
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Hickenbottom Vie
Newby Secreate
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Graves
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Byrd
Ae Powell
Hays
Shock
Ziegler Victor
Thompson Texas Aners
Blanchard Maxer
Pioneer Pharmacyency
Borden
Twigg Eee
Logan
Boyd
Martin
Simmons
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Feferman
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Ruby Wagner
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Weymouth
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Ome
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Ricks
Twigg
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Lyles
Forister
Grant Teteee
Blind Steer Eee
Rangers Bleakney
Everett
Olie Cordill to Join Uncle Sam's Air Corps
Olie Cordill ex professional football player and Rice Institute athlete awaits U S Army Air Corps appointment as flying cadet in Houston Texas. He and tennis star Frank Guernsey Jr have passed physicals and expect training start around March 15 or April 20 likely in San Diego. Cordill is in Class 1 A with his draft board in Big Spring Texas and Guernsey was deferred after seeking appointment.
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Houston
Tex
Olie Cordill
Uncle Sam
Cordill
Cleveland Rams
Frank Guernsey
United States Army Air Corps
Rice Institute
Flying Cadet Board
Guernsey
San Diego
Big Spring
Texas
Army
Orlando
Fla
Ben Hogan Named Hershey Pro Replacement
Ben Hogan will become the Hershey Country Club professional, replacing Henry Picard who will join Twin Hills Country Club in Oklahoma City. The 1940 money winner has an oral agreement announced in Hershey Pennsylvania. Meanwhile Sheffield police officers are required to study shorthand for 600 men.
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Hershey
Little Ben Hogan
Henry Picard
Hershey Country Club
Picard
Twin Hills Country Club
Oklahoma City
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