Medwick possible target for Dodgers under Durocher probe
Brookyn’s Leo Durocher recalls signing Joe Medwick for the Cardinals and predicts a March turn in the Medwick saga as the slugger debates staying in St. Louis for top pay. The piece notes Medwick’s potential Florida return, his $100,000 banked, and Durocher’s golf chats with Breadon. It also surveys Yankees to NL moves, highlighting Ed Barrow’s influence and TATs across clubs.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Harold Parrott
Brooklyn Eagle
Cardinals
Dodger
Sam Breadon
Joe
Breadon
Durocher
Medwick
Brooklyn
Sam
St. Louis
Len
Florida
Sir Stork
Brendon
Dodgers
New York Baseball Writers
Yankees
Herbert Goren
New York Sun
Champions
Larry MacPhail
Goren
Yanks
Cincinnati
Vito Tamulis
al Hollingsworth
Wes Ferrell
Ernie Kay
Dixie Walker
Chris Hartje
Reds
Boston Bees
Horace Stoneham
Giants
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Danny MacFayden
Virgil Davis
Fern Bell
Phillies
Merrill May
Roy Hughes
Newark
Ray Blades
Lyn Lary
Ed Barrow
George Weiss
Athens Faces Marietta In Final Tonight
Athens High eyes an 11th win of the season as it hosts Marietta High in a non league finale. Marietta, 16 5, won the C O L title and features senior guards Connor and Biehl supported by O’Brien Pflug and Becker.
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Athens
Marietta
Sutton
Lawrence Connor
Louis Becker
Connor
C.O.L
Albert Pflug
Bernard Caskin
Becker
Pflug
Bemari Biehl
Tom O'Brien
Biehl
O'Brien
Tigers
Calvin Patterson
Bob Williamson
Jack Lowe
Pete Thorne
Chillicothe
Philadelphia
Bulldogs
Harry Lackey
Cecil McGlone
S.E.O.A
McGlone
Pomeroy
Lackey
Albert Seaman
Bob Wilson
Jack Enghm
Nelsonville
Heavy Ohio high school basketball tourneys start tonight
Sectional playoffs begin across Ohio with four games at Akron and Youngstown and one at Delaware in Class A, and more in Class B. Akron North and North Canton headline favorites as 82 teams vie for a March Columbus climax, with undefeated runs and past champions shaping title hopes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Akron
Youngstown
Delaware
Wes
Bridgeport
Dennison
Tuscarawas Co
Monroe
Butler
Maumee
Lucas Co
Green Township
Scioto
Nova
Ashland
Dunkirk
Wyandot
Auglaize
Cridersville
106 Rookies To Get Chance in Junior Circuit
New York reports 106 newcomers will push from minor circuits to major league rosters this spring. Red Sox, Senators, Indians, White Sox, Browns, Athletics, Tigers, and Yankees list rookies with standout pitchers and hitters, detailing recent minors success and projected roles.
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NEW York
U.P
RED Sox
Dominic DiMaggio
Yankee Joe
Herb Hash
Ralph Waite
Hash
Minneapolis
Waite
Scranton
Strike records reveal 99 year old courthouse labor win
The 99 year old records show construction workers led by the Journeymen Mechanics' Societies won a 10 hour day after 12 to 14 hour shifts. City hall stored the documents as National Park Service seeks history for Jefferson Riverfront memorial preservation.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Journeymen Mechanics’ Societies
National Park Service
Jefferson Riverfront Memorial
Local lineup hints for Saturday basketball game
Saturday night lineup proposed with Lackey likely sending Bill Van Dyke and Bill Poling to forwards Elisy Wood at center and Tommy Williams starting at the other guard.
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Lackey
Bill van Dyke
Bill Poling
Elisy Wood
Tommy Williams
Gerber Nears Soph Mark Set By Chuckovits
University of Toledo sophomore Bob Gerber tied the Toledo single season scoring pace with 21 points in a 44 34 win over Dayton. He trails Ohio University’s Frankie Baumholtz for the Ohio scoring crown with 325 points and has two games left against Western Michigan and Detroit. Muskingum beat Otterbein to keep Ohio Conference title hopes alive. John Carroll’s Fred Fanelly helped his team to a 35 32 win over Kent State. Bluffton defeated Defiance to run its record to 3 13.
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Columbus
U.R
Bob Gerber
University of Toledo
Frankie Baumholtz
Ohio U
Ohio
Toledo
Chuck Chuckovits
Gerber
Nets
Dayton
Chuck
Western Michigan
Detroit
Baumholtz
Muskingum
Otterbein
Muskies
Wooster
Oberlin
John Carroll
Fred Fanelly
Carrolls
Kent State
Fanelly
Bluffton
Defiance
Indiana
State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Gil Mickelson
Minnesota
Bill Goss
Goss
Hoosiers
Mickelson
Gil
Buckeyes
Michigan
Purdue
Ilinois
Bucks
Northwestern
Anne Arbor
Autograph Request Sweeps Capitals via Stamped Sheets
Postmaster Nathan McCoy received a cardboard folder from Jack Glass of Philadelphia containing 50 stamped and addressed sheets. He signed and sent it to the next postmaster with instructions, as the folder moves to capital post offices in 48 states, the Postmaster General, and the President. The stamps commemorating historic events in each state cost Glass over $25.
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Columbus
Nathan McCoy
Jack Glass
Philadelphia
McCoy
James A. Farley
Glass
Notes From a Reporter Notebook Recalls Seabiscuit and Boxing Rumors
Hollywood writer Henry McLemore reproduces fragments from his notebook. The entries reference Seabiscuit and Mrs Howard, a boxing rumor about Armstrong Garcia, referee George Blake, a Five and Six ounce glove detail, a joke about Broderick Crawford, Ty Cobb's praise of Connie Mack, and a mystified aside about Beverly Hills 58665.
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George Blake
Eddie Meade
Dawn
Armstrong
Broderick Crawford
Lennie
Mack
Ty Cobb
Connie Mack
Athletics
Cobb
Connie
Beverly Hills
Giants Holdouts Limit Giants Camp Roster
In Winter Haven Florida the New York Giants arrived with 11 holdouts including Mel Ott Zeke Bonura Bill Jurges and Frank Demaree missing from the camp. Burgess Whitehead reported but will push for a regular berth at third while Mickey Witek remains the likely second baseman.
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Winter Haven
Fla
U.P
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Zeke Bonura
Bill Jurges
Frank Demaree
Burgess Whitehead
Bill Terry
Mickey Witek
Whitehead
Portland Social and Brief Personal Notes
Mrs W G Mc Kelvey returns from St Joseph Hospital Parkersburg after surgery. Mr and Mrs James Jividen spent the weekend at home and return to Newark where he is employed. Mrs Smith and son Bertram oversee the post office during Mrs Jividen’s absence. Mr and Mrs Claude Price and Mr and Mrs Willie Cornell traveled to East Liverpool. Mrs Cornell remained for a visit. Dr Starkey Ravenswood attended Mrs Clint Johnson who is ill. Rudy Durst, local assistant rural carrier, recently married Miss Fannie Wells of Hazael.
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W. G. McKelvey
St. Joseph Hospital
Parkersburg
James Jividen
Newark
Jividen
Dr. Starkey
Ravenswood
Clint Johnson
Rudy Durst
Fannie Wells
Hazael
DeMaret Wins New Orleans Open in Four Under Rounds
Jimmy DeMaret of Houston captures the New Orleans Open with a four under par 68 in the final round to total 286 and earn $2,000. Ralph Guldahl misses a tie with a 12-foot putt on 18, finishing in a three way tie for second with Harold McSpaden and Sam Snead at 287.
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New Orleans
U.P
Jimmy DeMaret
Houston
Tex
DeMaret
Ralph Guldahl
Chicago
Guldahl
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Sam Snead
Shawnee-on-Delaware
Amesville Class Set Meeting Tuesday at Church
The Esther Sunday School Class will hold its February meeting Tuesday evening February 27 at the church. Hosts are Mrs. Blanche Brawley and Mrs. Golda Potter. Mrs. Albert Gardner has returned from a visit in West Virginia. Mrs. Isaac Headley and child are at home. the baby is named Mary Martha.
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Amesville
Esther
Blanche Brawley
Golda Potter
Albert Gardner
West Virginia
Isaac Headley
Child
Mary Martha
Ames-Bern
Home Economic Department
Tom LaVelle
Agnes Stancel
Mary Schaufelberger
Robert Brawley
Dick Phillips
John
Joe LaVelle
R. M. Murphy
Audrey
Phyllis LaVelle
Martha Morris
Cook Won’t Eat Cake After 42 Years at Concord Hotel
In Concord New Hampshire Fred Smith a pastry cook for 42 years says he never eats cake. He has baked countless rolls muffins doughnuts cakes pies and puddings but avoids tasting his own work because he has seen too many.
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Concord
N. H
Fred Smith
Buckeyes Beat Indiana. Purdue Clinches Big Ten Title Share
Ohio State defeated Indiana 50 to 29, boosting Purdue toward an 11th Big Ten crown. Purdue leads with 9 wins to OSU 7 and Illinois 7. Indiana 7 and Northwestern 5 follow. Michigan and Minnesota trail. Chicago nearly upset Illinois but lost 42 to 40.
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Chicago
Heckler
Illini
Wisconsin
Illinois
Maroons
Bill Hapac
Purtue
Indiana
Ohio State
Northwestern
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Lombardi Ends Holdout Seeks Quick Reds Deal
Tampa, Fla. catcher Ernie Lombardi, last Cincinnati holdout, arrives for 1940 training confident a rapid contract is possible. He vows to wear a Cincinnati uniform for a ninth season and reflects on the 1940 World Series scene and the fourth game mishap involving DiMaggio era runners.
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Tampa
Fla
U.P
Ernie Lombardi
Cincinnati
Florida
Redleg
Big Schnoz
New York Yankee Spikes
Charley Keller
Frankie Crosetti
Joe DiMaggio
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