Landis to Crack Down on Card Farm
Belleair Florida reports Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis may declare 100 to 500 players free agents after a two year investigation into St. Louis Cardinals working agreements. The case centers on Cedar Rapids and Springfield camps and alleged contract shuffles tied to Branch Rickey. Landis aims to expose falsified records and secretive dealings in the Cardinal system.
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Athens Messenger
Athens
Ohio
NEA Service
NEA Service, Inc
Belleair
Fla
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Landis
Leslie M. O’connor
O’connor
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Cedar Rapids
Rochester
St. Louis
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Chicago
Springfield
Branch Rickey
Red Bird Organization
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Harry Johnson
William Gibbons Bramham
National Association of Professional Baseball Clubs
Cardinal Sys
Bramham
Chicago Black Sox
Three Schools Vie for State Class A and B Titles
Newark and Columbus Upper Arlington emerged as top favorites in the 30th annual state scholastic tournament. Newark defeated Youngstown East 50 to 37 while Upper Arlington beat North Baltimore 53 to 16 as second round action began.
Schott to Likely Start Reds Opener in St Peters
ST. PETERSBURG Fla A P Gene Schott emerged as Cincinnati Reds top choice for opening day pitcher after a strong performance against the St Louis Cardinals last Thursday Schott worked five innings gave up four hits and one run while teammate Lloyd Whitey Moore pitched four innings and allowed one run and three hits Alex Kampouris at second base shone making several sparkling plays.
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Fla
A.P
Gene Schott
Cincinnati Reds
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Lloyd
Whitey) Moore
Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Moore
Alex Kampouris
Cardinal
Roy Henshaw
Mite Southpaw
Bill McGee
St. Louis
Henshaw
McGee
Frank McCormick
Lew Riggs
Hemsley Returns to Indians After Discipline
Rollie Hemsley played five innings in an exhibition with the Cleveland Indians after being disciplined by manager Oscar Vitt for training-rule violations. He collected a hit in two at bats and the Indians lost 4 to 2 to the New Orleans Pelicans. Johnny Allen began pitching, with Hudlin and Zuber finishing mound duties.
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Iu.p
Rollie Hemsley
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Hemsley
Oscar Vitt
New Orleans Pelicans
Indians
Pelicans
Bob Feller
Johnny Allen
Allen
Willis Hudlin
Bill Zuber
Cleveland
Roy Weatherly
Safeways reach AAU final with record 76 points
Denver Safeways win 76 to 44 over Hollywood Athletic Club in the semi final of the 31st National AAU tournament. Center Bob Gruenig sets a new individual scoring mark with 28 points as the team breaks scoring records in Denver.
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U.P
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Wichita, Kans
Gridleys
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Phillips Oilers
Bartlesville
Okla
Safeways
Hollywood Athletic Club
Big Bob Gruenig
Union Personal and Brief Social Notes
UNION Mr and Mrs William Cooper of Athens visited in the James Penrod home here Sunday. Ladies Missionary Band of the Union Church met at Mrs Pearl Hartley home Thursday. Mrs John Withers who has been ill is recovering. Will Cooper Albany visited his parents here over last weekend. Young people of Union church plan an Easter program. Mr and Mrs Charles Holland visited the former s parents here Wednesday. Mr Basil Holland was in Pittsburgh Tuesday.
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UNION
William Cooper
Athens
James Penrod
Ladies Missionary Band of the
Union Church
Pearl Hartley
John Withers
Will Cooper
Albany
John Cooper
Charles Holland
Basil Holland
Pittsburgh
Fatality rate in 1937 per 100 million vehicle miles
The record shows 16 deaths for every 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 1937, indicating a high fatality rate for road transport during that year.
Sheriff Sale in Partitions Athens County Ohio
The state of Ohio Athens County common pleas sale notice lists two parcels in Lee and Albany areas. Real estate offered at public auction April 18 1938 at 1 30 PM at the courthouse door Athens Ohio with cash on day terms. Appraised at 5500 dollars cannot be sold for less than two thirds. Attorneys Woolley and Rowland. Sheriff Charles W Bayless signs.
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Ohio
Athens County
Common Pleas Court
Clara E. Gillogly
Bce Granville
Gillogly
Athens
Lee
Ohio Company
Chillicothe Road
New Chillicothe Road
Kate Burdette
Elza Moler
Albany
McArthur
Albert Vorkes
Charles W. Bayless
B. Gross
Woolley and Rowland
Sheriff Wins Record Daily Double at Oaklawn Park
Sheriff Smith of Little Rock backed horses Peggy Torch and Miss Firefly in the Oaklawn Park double pool. The second largest daily double payout in the nation reached $6,002.80, with the record at Tropical Park in 1935 yielding $7,205.40.
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Ark
U.P
Sheriff Smith
Little Rock
Oaklawn Park
Wanoah
Arakay
Tropical Park
Smith
Victoria Farm
Peggy Torch
R. O. Higdon
Miss Firefly
Prickly pear liquid cleans radiators at museum
Australian Technological Museum researchers have produced a liquid from prickly pear leaves that can remove all fur from car radiators and engine boilers. The invention marks a potential new radiator cleaner.
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Sydney
Australian Technological Museum
Army Flying Fortresses Reach South America and Return
The six Army bombers averaged 189 miles per hour on their round trip to South America and back, reflecting a notable pace for the long flight testing and training mission.
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South America
Golfers Roast McLemore in Humorous Team Sendoff
In St Augustine Florida Denny Shute Harry Cooper Jimmy Thomson Johnny Revolta Henry Picard and Horton Smith lampoon golfer McLemore for ten years of coverage. Each critic jokes about his swing style and rule violations while Lawson Little laments the ordeal.
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Harry Cooper
Jimmy Thomson
Johnny Revolta
Henry Picard
Horton Smith
McLemore
Tarzan
Montague
Barnum and Bailey’s Circus
Hershey
Alcatraz
Devil's Island
Lawson Little
Tournament results from postwar Ohio high school games
Akron Buchtel 24 defeats Findlay 23. New Philadelphia 33 over Xenia Central 25. Canton McKinley 26 over Toledo Woodward 22. Hamilton 17 defeats Akron East 12. Newark 50 over Youngstown East 37. Cincinnati Roger Bacon 31 over Mansfield 24. Akron St. Vincent 80 over Marietta 17. Other scores include Bridgeport 42 over Bowling Green Al. anon 48. Genoa 37 over New Boston 438. Cadiz 24 over Hartville 27. Radnor 26. West Milton 40 over Bettsville 31. Columbus Upper Arlington 53 over North Baltimore 16. Canal Fulton 54 over Wyoming 40. Wiltshire 36 over Strasburg 34. Shawnee 389 over Canfield 37.
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Canton McKinley
Hamilton
Akron St. Vincent
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Enon
New Boston
Hartville
West Milton
Wiltshire
Shawnee
Youngstown East
Cliff Orr
Newark
Columbus Upper Arlington
North Baltimore
Bobby Faught
Jack Graf
Faught
Upper Arlington
Graf
Toledo Woodward
McKinley
Mergin
Carl Fiore
Canton
al Greenwood
Woodward
Akron East
East
Akron
Bowling Green
Bill Waters
Si Tafla
Tafla
Ohio
Xenia Central
Buchtel
Findlay
Marietta
Wilshire
Strasburg
Canfield
Genoa
Cadiz
Radnor
Bettsville
Toledo
Cincinnati
Roger Bacon
Mansfield
Anon
Columbus
Canal Fulton
Wyoming
Grid game rescheduled after rain flood forces postponement
The varsity football game between two Ohio University teams, set for Wednesday for the Student Lounge Fund, has been postponed again to Monday afternoon. The field on the baseball diamond is flooded by the swollen Hocking River, delaying the sponsorship event.
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Ohio University
Varsity Association For Benefit of
Hocking
Miss Miley Out of Aiken Invitation Four-Ball
Virginia Guilfoil of Syracuse and her injured partner Marion Miley of Cincinnati withdrew after Miley turned her ankle early in the first round. Guilfoil and partner were defeated by Barbara Bourne of Augusta and Isabel Ogilvie of Cleveland 0 4 and 3 in a second round match.
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Aiken
S. C
U.P
Virginia Guilfoil
Syracuse
N. Y
Marion Miley
Cincinnati
Miss Guilfoil
Barbara Bourne
Augusta
Isabel Ogilvie
Cleveland
Miss Miley
Buckeye Conference delays new member admission vote
Buckeye Conference schools failed to send fully authorized representatives to a special session delaying action on admitting Xavier University of Cincinnati Butler University of State Teachers College Kalamazoo. At the May 27 28 meeting in Athens officials will vote separately on each proposal.
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Columbus
U.P
Buckeye
Athens
George Gauthier
Ohio Wesleyan
Xavier University of Cincinnati
Butler University of State Teachers College of
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Ring Found Buried in Car Floor After Three Years
Jose F Medeiros of Memphis recalls losing a large ruby ring while driving near Detroit. He recently found the ring buried in grease at the foot of the emergency brake, after cleaning the car interior.
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Memphis
Tenn
Detroit
Jose F. Medeiros
Connecticut judge sanctions initials license plates as reward
A Connecticut judge sanctions the use of license plates bearing the owner's initials as a reward for a record of safe driving over a substantial period of time.
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Connecticut
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