Boxing headlines and historic sports notes drift through time
The column recalls past bouts and records with names like Tami Mauriello and Steve Belloise at Madison Square Garden. It also notes historic swims by Richard Hough and Columbia’s track title, plus Yale and Harvard dual meets and a claim about Andorra’s taxes.
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Tami Mauriello
Steve Belloise
Madison Square Garden
Richard Hough
Princeton
Columbia
Yale
Harvard
Joe DiMaggio Agrees to Terms for World Famous Yankee
Joe DiMaggio reaches terms with the New York Yankees for a salary about 4200 more than last season. The deal makes him the club's second highest earner behind Babe Ruth. DiMaggio plans spring training with McCarthy expected to use him next week. Barrow signed four other holdouts while Red Rolfe seeks treatment in New Hampshire.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Jolin
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Ed Barrow
Joe
DiMaggio
Lido Beach
Barrow
Yankee
New York
Red Rolfe
New Hampshire
Toledo
Fresh Blood For Boston's Red Sox Nine
The 1942 Red Sox opening day lineup will mostly drop the star core as Cronin and Foxx waver about playing time. Young Bobby Doerr, Jim Pesky, and Ulysses Lupien vie for infield duties while Yank Terry and Ken Chase bolster a hopeful pitching staff. Ted Williams remains the backbone with a .406-era hitting run, as New York hosts Jimmy Webb and Johnny Colan in a Madison Square Garden rematch.
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Gayle Talbot
Sarasota
Fla
Boston Red Sox
Tom Yawkey
Lefty Grove
Joe Cronin
Yawkey
Washington
Jimmy Foxx
Gold Sox
Jimmy
Ulysses Lupien
Louisville
Cronin
Foxx
Sox
Yankees
Jim Tabor
Jim Pesky
Bobby Doerr
Lupien
Crofon
Yank Terry
San Diego
Terry
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Ken Chase
Senators
Boston
Dick Newsome
Charles Wagner
Joe Dobson
Cecil Hughson
Frank Pytlak
John Peacock
Bill Conroy
Oakland
Ted Williams
Army Sports Events Boost Emergency Relief Drive
The Army pledges a wide relief push powered by sports events headed by Joe Louis vs Abe Simon on March 27. Plans include Army Navy football, racing and baseball national days, a Berlin camp show revival, and war expositions to aid families of draftees and soldiers.
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New York
Col
John Thomas Taylor
War Department
Washington
Abe Simon
Irving Berlin
United Nations
Col. Taylor
Louis-Simon
Army Emergency
Navy Relief Society
Charles H. Johnson
Will Harridge
Ford Frick
The
National
John J. Pershing
Robert Patterson
Stimson
Johnny Colan Faces Jimmy Webb In Garden Main Event
The New York boxing card features Johnny Colan who rose from Hell's Kitchen to challenge Jimmy Webb at Madison Square Garden tonight. Colan, once a bakery worker and street kid, seeks the title after a rapid rise powered by manager Paul Damski, with a potential payoff of 5000 dollars.
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Jack Guenther
United Press
New York
Hell's Kitchen
Madison Square Garden
Joe Lynch
Frank Genaro
Pete Scalzo
Johnny Dundee
Johnny Colan
Paul Damski
Damski
Ernie Vigh
Johnny
John
Colan
Gunnar Barlund
Barlund
Billy Conn
Chicago
Colan’s
Steve Mamakos
Denver eyes busy basketball week as tournaments start
In New York on March 13, Hugh Fullerton notes Denver as a top basketball town with two state high school tournaments beginning this week and the National AAU scramble starting Sunday. The piece mentions Fordham football under Earl Walsh, Bob Pastor’s pace setback, and a dog named King killed en route to training. It also recalls Don Dunphy, Manhattan College hopeful turned big league broadcaster.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Denver
Earl Walsh
Fordham
Rams
Earl
Bob Pastor
King
Bob
Lem Franklin
Ward notes tire shortage boosts Lew Jenkins as fighter
Frank B. Ward from Youngstown suggests the tire shortage could aid boxing prospect Lew Jenkins, implying economic hardship may shape his future success. The remark ties supply issues to athletic opportunity in the local context.
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Frank B. Ward
Youngstown
Lew Jenkins
Fighter Waddell Washington Sold by George
The Worcester Gazette reports manager Tom George sold the contract of fighter Waddell Washington. Archie Marshik of Oregon basketball fame was once billed as a six foot seven inch center but measured 6.4 on a navy physical exam. Jack Adams of the Detroit Red Wings noted his recent clash with Paul Thompson of the Chicago Blackhawks was only his sixth career scrap as a hockey manager.
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George
Washington
Worcester
Rice Institute to face Corpus Christi Naval Air Station squad
Rice Institute basketball, preparing for the Western NCAA tournament in Kansas City, will play the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station team in Corpus Christi on Friday and Saturday. The war is causing Brazil to manufacture many articles previously imported.
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Houston
Rice Institute
Kansas City
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Brazil
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