Dixie Walker Downgrades Dodgers Holdout to $85 Hundred
Fred Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers remains in Birmingham awaiting the season opener as he seeks about $22,500, an $8,500 raise. Other holdouts include Frank Croxetti of the Yankees and several players from the Indians, Cubs, White Sox, Braves, and Pirates. Training notes cover knee injuries, signings, and camp shifts across clubs plus Wooster College resuming spring sports with civilian and V-5 trainees.
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Fred
Dixie) ‘Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey
Walker
Dixie
Birmingham
Ala
Cleveland
Indians
Roger Peckinpaugh
Mickey Rocco
Jeff Heath
New York Yankees
Frank Croxetti
Gk Etten
Bill Zuber
Beceuse
Jim Tobin
Stew Hofferth
Boston Braves
All Rhea User
Philadelphia Hillies
Orval Grove
John
Humphries
Chicago White Sox
Cliff Melton
Vince DiMaggio
Pittsburgh Pirates
ST. Louis Browns
George McQuinn
Jack Kramer
Bill Dietrich
White Sox
Karl Caldwell
Milwaukee
Jimmy Dykes O Yeaterday
Chicago Cubs
Charlie Grimm
Japhet
Red) Lynn
Los Angeles
Barney Koch
Montreal
Vic Lombardi
Whitlow Wyatt Sale
Phil Kies
West Paint
Boston Red Sox
Rex Cecil
Francis
Red) Barrett
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Steve O'Neill
Hal Newhouser
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
St. Louis
Washington Senators
Senators
Braves
Walter Chipple
Philadelphia Phillies
Hap Morse
Dallas
Hamner Brothers
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
DePaul and Oklahoma clash for mythical title at MSG
Basketball season climaxes with DePaul of Chicago facing the Oklahoma Aggies in a Red Cross benefit game at Madison Square Garden. The preliminary features tournament runners-up NYU and Bowling Green in the early matchup.
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New York
DePaul
Chicago
Oklahoma Aggies
Red Cross
Madison Square Garden
Bowling Green
South Bend
Ind
University of Notre Dame
Kenneth L. Stilley
Hugh Deivore
Austin
Tex
Clyde Littlefield
Texas Relays
University of Texas
Littlefield
Washington
Bob Coleman
Boston Braves
Joe Mack
Columbus
Vince Shupe
Hartford
Coleman
Frank Drews
Dick Culler
Tommy Nelson
Culler
Milwaukee
Whitey Wietelmann
Los Angeles
Bert la Brucherie
University of California
UCLA
Board of Control
Babe Horrell
la Brucherie
Los Angeles High School
Gophers Pose Threat To Michigan In Big Ten Race
Michigan and Minnesota clash in a spring baseball duel as the Wolverines battle the Big Ten champion Gophers. Coach Ray Fisher fears Illinois and Ohio State also in the league race starting April 6. Minnesota, with nine returning lettermen, may boast the strongest squad in its history, led by pitchers Nolan and Hackstadt and solid battery Stevenson.
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Chicago
Michigan
Minnesota
Wolverines
Bliss Bowman
Jack Hackstadt
Bob Stevenson
Bill Gregor
Pon Lund
Ohio State
Gophers
Don Grate
Walt Ernst
George Ranz
Keo Nakama
Bob Schiff
Fullerton's Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr
A compact roundup of sports notes and quotes from Hugh Fullerton Jr including clock-stoppage ideas in basketball and H V Porter on shortening periods, plus snippets on Griff, Sisler, Bucknell football, Iowa coaching links, and a Newport News press box mishap with a Dodger farm background.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
H. V. Porter
Rules Committee
Brooklyn
Newport News
Hall Park
Dodger Farm
Navy Slashes Building Program Across Fleet
The Navy Command in Italy announced on March 6 a reduced construction plan from 84 warships to 12 escort carriers. Instead of a large new fleet totaling 636,860 tons, only 750,000 tons across 12 escort carriers will be built.
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Joe McCarthy
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Red Embree
Ambrose Palica
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Muncie
Wooster
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L. C. Boles
Navy
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Theilen
Loudonville
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Ithe
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Beckley
Fullerton
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Hugh Fullerton, Sr
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Griff
MacPhail
Rickey
George Sisler
University of Michigan
George
Bears
Ray Notting
Clem Crowe
Iowa
Herbert L. Spencer
Bucknell University
Pennsylvania College For Women
Pt. Pleasant
General Chemical League Women’s City League Country Club
Marietts, Co
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Nanu Oseland
Tional Basketball Committee of the
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Vinson
Patterson
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Gladwell
O. J. Morrison
Swibert
Sayre
Martin Swords
Shacklett
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Mohler
Azbell
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Marino
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Ince
Miller
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Finn
Anderson
Winkler
Rays
Men's City League
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Jones
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Schmidt
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Hyatt
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