Brewers predict Brooklyn pennant and Red Sox chase
Milwaukee reporters survey spring training rosters forecasting the 1947 season. Brooklyn is favored in the National League while the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox battle for AL leadership. Del Bissonette backs the Red Sox for a strong season, with mixed predictions from Ralph Shinners and Bob Coleman on AL and NL finishes.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Disch Field
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Tom Shanahan
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Yankees
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Sox
Detroit Tigers
del Bissonette
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Del
Red Rolfe
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Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phils
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Ralph Shinners
Boston
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Washington
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Bob Coleman
Shinners
Sanity Code Reform Moves To April Deliberations
The NCAA will hold April 4 to 6 meetings with the executive committee and conference commissioners to discuss modifying the controversial sanity code. Southern and other conferences seek an equitable revision, while critics push for maintenance concessions and year-round training tables to offset time constraints.
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Chicago
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Allied Conferences
Asa Bushnell
Eastern College Athletic Conference
NCAA
K. L
Tug) Wilson
Bushnell
Ncaa Council
Bernie Moore
Southeastern Conference
James Stewart
Southwest Conference
Wilson
Big Ten
Stewart
South
UT Payne ACC Meet Opens With Triangular Showdown
The Memorial Stadium triangular meet features Texas facing Howard Payne and Abilene Christian College. Field events begin 2:30 pm with running to follow, a showcase of sprint power from Texas and Howard Payne as Parker rests in the dashes.
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University of Texas Track and Field
Memorial Stadium
Howard Payne
Abilene Christian College
Texas
Chap Shelton
Yellow Jackets
Charley Parker
UT Matmen Trek To Coast Tonight
UT wrestling team travels to Corpus Christi for a coast city match against the Christi Naval Air Station Saturday night. Next Saturday they head to College Station for a dual with Texas A&M wrestlers including Jack Turner and Harold Jindrich among the listed weights 135 through heavyweight.
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University of Texas
Ee Christi Naval Air Station
Coast City
College Station
Texas A&m
Corpus Christi
Jack Turner
Warren Jindrich
Harold Jindrich
Otis Budd
Jim Davis
Basil Walker
Sidney Kasir
Weldon Squires
Bob Friedman
Hall May Take on Louis Here on Friday Card
Promoter Mack Martinez announced Hall of New Orleans may fight Joe Louis on March 24. The card also features Luna versus Valentino Luna and Pete Gil versus Checho Hernandez or Buster Price in an eight round main event. Austin’s Ben Davis battles Willie Wade in a four rounder with ringside seats $2.50 and general admission offered.
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Luna
Gil
Henry Hall
New Orleans
Joe Louis
Mack Martinez
Martine
York
Renve
Wei Pens
Martinez
San Antonio
Jose Pepe Alvarez
Minneapolis
Valentino Luna
Buster Price
Checho Hernandez
Pete Gil
Civitan Club
Austin
Ben Davis
Willie Wade
Houston
Phillies pitcher Russ Meyer spared by elbow chip setback
Russ Meyer told a bone specialist the elbow injury is a chip not a fracture and rest should heal it in two to three weeks. He plans to rejoin Clearwater, with Phillies manager Eddie Sawyer counting on him for the upcoming NL season opener April 21.
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Baltimore
Russ Meyer
Philadelphia Phillies
Meyer
George Bennett
Bennett
Clearwater
Sawyer
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Detroit
Lakeland
Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Red Sox Rout Braves 9-5 in Sarasota Exhibition
In a five inning exhibition at Payne Field Boston's Red Sox defeated the Braves 9 to 5 behind a run-delivery pattern with eight runs scored in clusters of two. Joe Dobson earned the decision after five solid innings and Mel Parnell closed out the game. Warren Spahn took the loss for Brooklyn in the early frames.
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Fla
Boston Red Sox
Braves
Boston
Payne Field
Joe Dobson
Mel Parnell
Warren Spahn
Tribe
Normie Roy
Ernie Johnson
John Antonelli
Olx
Spahn
Roy
Antonelli
Linden
Burris
Dobson
Parnell
E. Johnson
Tebbetts
Cardinals Rally Past Senators In St. Petersburg
In Florida the St. Louis Cardinals rallied in the fifth inning to defeat the Washington Senators 4 to 3. Marty Marion started the surge with a double and rookie Steve Bilko delivered a two run single to erase a three run Senators lead. Harry Brecheen held Washington to one hit over the final three innings.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Haynes
Washington Senators
Marty Marion
Steve Bilko
Nats
Max Lanier
Ted Wilks
Harry Brecheen
Capitol City
Washington
T. Louis
Haynes
Monsrere
Peate
Grasso
Evens
Lanierks
Brecheen
Garagiola
Rice
Phillies Wallop Minors in 13-2 Exhibition Win
The Philadelphia Phillies pounded four homers and 15 hits to rout the Kansas City Blues 13-2 in an exhibition game in Clearwater. Players Mike Goliat Eddie Waitkus Del Ennis and Bill Nicholson homered for the Phillies as Kansas City pitchers struggled.
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Clearwater
Fla
Philadelphia Phillies
Kansas City Blues
Mike Goliat
Eddie Waitkus
del Ennis
Bill Nicholson
Phils
Kansas City
Aaa
Owen
Drescher
Ber
Church
Bickner
Lopata
Sovestrity
Snow Delays Notre Dame St Patrick Day Practice
South Bend Indiana March 17 Snow spoiled Notre Dames traditional St Patrick Day in augural spring football practice Head Coach Frank Leahy noted the Irish may face a tough season with only one returning starter quarterback Bob Williams Leahy expected the young squad to improve with experience The squad listed numerous Irish surnames as they trained indoors and planned start of regular practice next Monday
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Frank Leahy
Leahy
North Carolina
Bob Williams
St. Patrick's Day
Murphys
Kellys
Flynns
Whel
Gehrmann Wilt to Race Again at Bankers Mile
Wisconsin star Don Gehrmann and rival Fred Wilt renew a famed indoor showdown at the Bankers Mile during the 14th Chicago Daily News Relays. The rematch follows a disputed Wanamaker Mile finish with a split decision later overturned in Wilt’s favor.
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Wisconsin
Don Gehrmann
Fred Wilt
Gehrmann
Wilt
Chicago Daily News
New York
Board of Review
Zaharias Extends Lead With 78 In Titleholders Round
Babe Zaharias shot a 78 to maintain a five stroke lead at the Titleholders in Augusta. Doran rose to 80 for a 155 total as Mary Lena Faulk and Dot Kirby both carded 77 to reach 156. Other leaders trimmed scores though Zaharias kept control over the 72 hole event.
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Babe) Didrikson Zaharias
Claire Doran
Miss Doran
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Dot Kirby
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Louise Suggs
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Alice Bauer
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Babe) Zaharias
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Kirk
Findlay
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Ill
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Midland
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Mary Agnes Wall
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
N. C
eBtty Bush
Hammond
Ind
Betty McKinnon
Mt. Pleasantias
Mae Murray
Butlet
Ee Temes
Mpa
Ster Ve Wis
Austin
Rlyn Smith
Wichita
Kan
Bradley Set To Beat CCNY In National Invitation Final
Bradley University aims to justify national top ranking by defeating City College of New York in the 13th annual National Invitation final at Madison Square Garden. CCNY bats hot against major foes, led by Ed Warner, Melchiorre, and Floyd Layne, while Bradley relies on Melchiorre and guard Unruh to control the pace.
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Duquesne
Bradley
Forrest Anderson
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Little No Melchiorre
Ed Warner
Melchiorre
Paul Unruh
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