$5 000 Gift From Fan Is Questioned
Jerome Dean and Buck Newsom travel to Chicago for an inquiry by Commissioner Landis into alleged side payments. Dean says an East St. Louis businessman paid $5,000 for his 1938 signing bonus and a $100 bonus per win last season. officials note no rule forbids gifts, but Landis opposes extra compensation.
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ST. Louis
Jerome Herman
Dizzy
Chicago
East St. Louis
Cardinal
Dean
Cardinals
Baseball and sports notes mix in a lively era recap
The column surveys 1930s baseball and sports scenes with mentions of Giants Pirates and Cardinals race for pennants. It notes players Tex Carleton Ostrom Bush Herman and Dick Bartell along with managers Me Yonace Griffith and Meagher. It references college teams and other sports figures, hinting at the era's broad athletic landscape.
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Seato
Fick
Yes
Pirates
Giants
Priic
Jerry D. Lewis
Liberty Magaek
Rtstop
Dick Bartell
George Davis
Tex Carleton
Ostrom
Chicago
Guy Bush
Babe Herman
Cardinals
Fric
Ross Batters Henry Woods In Seattle Title Bout
Barney Ross defended his lightweight title by a 12 round decision over Henry Woods of Yakima in Seattle. Woods with a limp battled the champ and lasted the full distance after a third round knockdown, as 8,000 fans witnessed the first world championship fight in the Civic Auditorium.
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Seattle
Henry Woods
Barney Ross
Chicago
Yakima
Wash
Ross
Woods
Civic Auditorium
Wesleyan Relays Set For April 27 At Wesleyan
Ohio Wesleyan's fourth annual High School Relays open entries March 20 and close April 20. The meet on Saturday April 27 features team events where three boys form a team in field events and four per relay, with schools welcome to enter any or all events.
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Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan
George Gauthier
Wesleyan
Wrestling Results From Associated Press
Danny O Mahoney from Ireland defeated Billy Longson from California two straight falls in Springfield Massachusetts. Gus Sonnenberg of Boston won from Joe Dusek of Omaha by default in Albany New York after Dusek could not continue. Paul Orth of Canton defeated Jimmy Lott of Alabama two out of three falls in Canton Ohio.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Mass
Danny O'Mahoney
Ireland
Billy Longson
California
Albany
N. Y
Gus Sonnenberg
Boston
Joe Dusek
Omaha
Dusek
Canton
Paul Orth
Jimmy Lott
Alabama
Ross Wins Junior Welterweight Title In Seattle
Barney Ross of Chicago outpointed Henry Woods of Yakima Wash to take the Junior Welterweight title in Seattle. In Los Angeles Bep Van Klaveren of Holland outpointed Carlos Salomon of Calexico Calif to win his bout.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Barney Ross
Chicago
Henry Woods
Yakima
Wash
Los Angeles
Bep van Klaveren
Holland
Carlos
King) Salomon
Calexico
Calif
Dodgers Lead In Grapefruit League Wins
Case y Stengel's Dodgers top Grapefruit League standings with six wins while undefeated against American League clubs. Yankees and White Sox pace the AL with strong showings, but Cardinals and Giants underperform as NL clubs slip behind.
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Dodgers
NEW York
Casey Stengel
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
YANKS
SOX
Exhibition Baseball Tuesday Results
AP reports from Tuesday exhibitions include New York N versus Cleveland A tied 1-1 after 11 innings. Chicago A defeated Pittsburgh 12-9 and Cincinnati N beat Detroit A 3-1. St Louis A topped St Louis N 6-5, Chicago N won 7-1 over Chattanooga SA. Brooklyn N edged Toronto IL 1-0 and Boston A beat Charlotte PCL 8-2.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Detroit
St. Louis
Chattanooga
Brooklyn
Toronto
Boston
Charlotte
Ohio State golf champ Weil targets multiple state and national events
Burt Weil, Ohio State women's amateur champion, plans to defend her state title at Maketawah starting July 8 and eye the Interlochen national qualifiers in Hopkins Michigan on August 26. She also aims to bid for the Cincinnati Amateur Championship on June 17.
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Cincinnati
Mia
Burt Weil
Ohio State
Makatewah
Interlochen
Hopkins
Mich
Auto Horn Tooter Fined Five Dollars
Milwaukee driver Wayne Kavados was fined five dollars after a ten block horn tooting spree to clear the track. He argued he was in a hurry and wanted to clear the track.
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Auto Horn Tooter
Milwaukee
Wayne Kavados
Kavados
Training Camp Gossip and Spring Tour Talks
Yankees consider linking with another club for next year’s exhibition tour as Babe Ruth misses games. Giants pitcher Hubbell returns from layoff in nine innings against Cleveland. Tigers recount Cobb stories after rout of Detroit. Cardinals and Browns prep on open date as series tied. Reds eye more homers after win, Derringer and Rowe set to start. Senators mourn camp costs and poor hitting as rain cancels barnstormers.
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Dick Harlow
Harp
Pittsburgh
Jacob
Burg
Fin
Yankees
Hughes
Sea
Colorado Aggie
Bucky Harris Dene
Ashington
Manush
Stone
Tra
Bolton
Les
Montreal
Cleveland
Jack Meyonce
Indians
Sandusky
Ohio
Univerornia
Hank
New York Union
Jane
Mickey
Aggrega- McCarthy
Kiki
Joey Sewell
Matelon
Henn Cunningham
Gordon Keppel
New York
Princeton
Bob
Evnl
Chet Morgan
Ting
Clark Griffith
Babe
Joe T
Berger
Larry Thewish
Joe Louis
Notro
Ontario
China
Cochrane
Bradley
Boxthorn
Big
Chicago
Kempen
Glen Hardin
Louis
Bayou Bearcat
Greyhound
Gazelle
bin Tilden
Gerateur
Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Washington
Washington Senators
Brooklyn Dodgers
ABC Tourney Closes Tonight
Syracuse headlines reflect the 35th annual American Bowling Congress tournament closing tonight with leaders poised as champions. The Wolfes’ Tire Shop Niagara Falls leads five-man event with 3,039 while Akron’s Clyde Lomerick and Harry Souers top doubles at 1,348 and Don Brokaw Canton leads singles with 733. Ora Mayer of San Francisco holds all events lead at 2,022.
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Syracuse
N. Y
American Bowling Congress
Norwich
Wolfes
Niagara Falls
Clyde Lomerick
Harry Souers
Akron
Don Brokaw
Canton
Ora Mayer
San Francisco
Ohio State Baseball Opens Season at Notre Dame
The Ohio State University baseball team starts the season Friday in South Bend against Notre Dame. On Saturday they face Illinois in Champaign for their first Big Ten game. Coach Floyd Stahl cancelled two Iowa City games citing long bus trip fatigue.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
South Bend
Notre Dame
Champaign
University of Illinois
Floyd Stahl
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Akron Opens May at Charleston in 126-Game Schedule
Akron enters the Mid Atlantic league with a May 8 season opener in Charleston West Virginia and will play a 126 game schedule.
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AKRON
Charleston
W. Va
Giants' Hubbell Halts Berger Streak in Exhibitions
Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants ended Kore Berger's 12 game exhibition hitting streak. Berger, second baseman for the Cleveland Indians, had been riding a hot streak before Tuesday's game in Gastonia North Carolina. In Arkansas, Pie Traynor watches the Pittsburgh Pirates slide, dropping the fourth straight to the Chicago White Sox in Little Rock.
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Gastonia
N. C
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Kore Berger
Cleveland Indians
Berger
Hubbell
Little Rock
Ark
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pie Traynor
Bucs
Chicago White Sox
Baer May Box Schmeling in Foreign Ring
Max Baer may defend his heavyweight title in Europe against Schmeling. Contracts from Charley Harvey set August 17 with a 300 000 guarantee and Rome as likely site, with Vienna or London also possible. Baer and manager Ancil Hoffman traveled to Grand Rapids for an exhibition tonight as decisions loom.
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Schmeling
New York
Max Baer
Walter Rothenburg
Europe
Max Schmeling
Charley Harvey
Baer-Schmeling
Rome
Harvey
Vienna
London
England
Mussolini
Ancil Hoffman
Grand Rapids
Mich
161 Seek AAU Boxing Crowns
The AAU boxing nationals in St Louis feature 161 competitors from 23 states DC and Hawaii seeking national titles. Heavyweight contenders include George Theodoratus Otis Thomas James Thompson and Irwin Streibel as top entries in a wide open field.
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ST. Louis
America
Tonent
Simon-Pure
George Theodoratus
Washington State College
Otis Thomas
Chicago
James Thompson
Oakland
Calif
Irwin Streibel
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Mermaids Compete At Chicago Pool For Records
In Chicago seven top mermaid swimmers gathered at the 75 foot Lake Shore Athletic Club pool for record attempts and senior indoor championships. Features include Lenore Kight of Homestead and Olive McKean of Seattle renewing their duel in the 100 yard free, with Jack Medica and Adolph Keifer aiming for distance marks in free and backstroke. Other entrants include Katherine Rawls and Doris Buckley as experts bet McKean or Kight to win.
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Chicago
America
Lake Shore Athletic Club
Jack Medica
Seatue
Adolph Keifer
Lenore Kight
Homestead
Olive McKean
Seattle
Miss Kight
Katherine Rawls
Miami
Doris Buckley
Miss McKean
Sarazen's 230 Yard Spoon Shot Dominates Golf History
Gene Sarazen capped Augusta's Bobby Jones Masters with a 230 yard spoon shot on hole 15, a double eagle that critics call the greatest in golf history. The event featured rival Craig Wood, who finished 5 strokes ahead of Sarazen in the 36 hole playoff, securing the title.
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Sarazen
Gene Sarazen
Augusta
Wood
Gene
Young Canadian Skier Eugene Hoigtvelt Sparks Hope
An 11-year-old Canadian skier named Eugene Hoigtvelt dazzles followers with trial leaps of 3183 and 172 feet, signaling a bright future in the sport as Ottawa city readers await his grown career. Germany counts on the 1976 Olympic Games with over 300,000 tickets sold and more than 1600 athletes expected to compete on a global stage.
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Ottawa
Eugene Hoigtvelt
Jong Jumpe
Ite
Germany
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