Baseball Moguls Take Pot Shot At Pro Footballers
A long-ago sports column recaps a volatile practice incident where a temperamental football player burst through the varsity line for a kickoff return and a controversial touchdown prompting a stern coach lecture. The piece then shifts to a wartime note column listing Mountain State league figures and former Bluefield players serving abroad with updates from Europe and the Pacific.
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Ee Duly Baily Telegraph
Tazewell County
Greenbrier
Dsey
Richlands
McCall
Hilton
Tazewell
Beazley
Bluefield
Bramwell
Andy D'Antoni
Maillens High
Mar_e
Lewis D'Antoni
Concord
Andy
Florida
Tony
Baloney) Casali
Welch Daily News
Damm
Wallace Wade
Duke Grid
France
J.g
Lambert Arrington
Beavers
Princeton
Marvin Lorenz
Blue Jays
Europe
Marvin
Marine Pvt
Jack Long
Beaver Line
Pacific
Jack
Tony Lotito
Randy Taylor
Big Blues
USC Hasen
Red Cross
Anverseas
Randy
Pro grid tilt starts soon at minor league meeting
The 43rd annual minor league convention opened with routine agenda items and plans for future expansion. Discussions covered new circuits in North Carolina, Canada, Indiana, and a potential New York state league while the Texas league remained suspended for another year and criticism of pro football surfaced from the International League.
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Buffalo
N. Y
International League
J. Alvin Gardner
Thomas H. Richardson
North Carolina
Carolina
Quebec
Ontario
Indiana
New York State
Albert Houghton
Harold J. Martin
Marshall floor eye now ready for 1944-45 season
Marshall University opens its 1944-45 schedule tomorrow night against Georgetown of Kentucky with a freshman heavy squad coached by Cam Henderson. The 10th floor team is expected to surprise, led by Bill Toothman and Ed Tusina with several other newcomers seen as potential starters.
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Huntington
W. Va
Marshall
Georgetown
Kentucky
Cam Henderson
Henderson
Howor
Big Green
Bill Toothman
Glass
Preddie Harrison
Shinnston
Ed Tusina
Benwood
Paul Defenbaugh
Grafton
Tusina
Defenbaugh
Harrison
Baugh And Filchock Likely To Set New Passing Record
Sammy Baugh and Frank Filchock of the Washington Redskins may set a new NFL passing record against New York as they have completed 150 of 250 passes this season for a .600 rate. The Bears finished their season with penalties and scoring marks while Philadelphia led rush yards and Green Bay showed high overall yardage.
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Chicago
Sammy Baugh
Frank Filchock
Washington Redskins
New York
Washington
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Redskins
Chicago Bears
Bears
Card- Pitts
Pitsburgh
Phila
Greeny
Green Bay
Philadelphia
Eagles
Wrestlers Return To New York's St Nicholas Rink
Pro wrestling returns to the storied St Nicholas Rink on Manhattan’s west side as promoters market a cleared up sport with heavyweight champs led by Texas Babe Sharkey. Names include Jim Londos and Crusher Casy with new and old faces amid talk of a Madison Square Garden comeback.
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St. Nick Pit
New York West Side
New York
Dec
Metropolitan Opera House
Old St. Nicholas Rink
Madison Square Garden
Jeemy Londos
Ross
Manhattan
Jim Londos
Texas
Babe Sharkey
Bill Aera
St. Louis
Yvon Robert
Ada Anid
Steve (Crusher) Casy
County Kerry
Ireland
Sharkey
Charles Kemmerer
Babe
George Macricostas
Londos
Patrick O'Connor
Cardiff
Miron Barsola
Maurice Tillet
Paris
Foxy Karl Pojello
Stranger Lewis
LaVerne Baxter
Fsot
England
George Troutman Awarded New Three Year Contract
The American Association terminated President George W. Troutman’s two year deal due to expire December 31 1945 and granted him a new three year contract at a meeting in Buffalo New York. The league had met in Milwaukee last Sunday and adopted the 1945 schedule.
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Buffalo
N. Y
American Association
George W. Troutman
National Association
Milwaukee
New York
Drake Relays Dates Set For Annual Event
Des Moines reports the 37th annual Drake relays will be held April 27 and 28. Relay director M. E. Easton announced that high school events will run Friday and college university and service team events will run Saturday to accommodate service personnel.
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Des Moines
M. E. Easton
Two Big Tourneys Start Today In Oakland And Miami
Oakland opens with Byron Nelson defending the Oakland Open on a 72 hole course with 131 pros and amateurs competing for a 7500 dollar purse. Miami begins with Picard Revolta as top bets in the 10000 dollar event featuring about 180 players led by Varga and White with odds posted.
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Picard
Revolta
Florida
Nelson
Oakland
Calif
Byron Nelson
Jim Ferrier
Camp Roberts
Ferrier
Expro
Elmhurst
San Francisco
Navy
Marine
Toledo
Set
Slammin
Sam Snead
Portland
Miami
Fla
Henry Picard
Johnny Revolta
Steve Varga
Miami Airlines
Johnny Bulla
Tony Senna
Dutch Harrison
Gene Kaines
Frank Walsh
Heyman Barron
Varga
Orville White
Mel Arnet
Willie Klein
Joe Turnesa
Bottle Imp Wins Gulfstream Feature In Track Record Run
Bottle Imp, by Pompey and trained by Mayfair stable, with apprentice Dick Meade up, wins the six furlong New Jersey at Gulfstream in 1:11 2-5 setting a track record. Good Going finishes four lengths back as Free Double and others contend. $268,760 wagered on the program. Kelspride wins Charlies Town mile eighth for three-year-olds and up, paying $10.80.
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New York
Bottle Imp
Pompey
Mayfair Stable
Dick Meade
New Jersey
Gulfstream Park
Okapi Lancer
Carmus
Golden Monlee
Charlies Town
Kelspride
Burgoo King
Hazels Play
Wise Timmie
College Basketball Roundup With Scattered Scores
Fragmentary list of college basketball results shows North Carolina and other teams with uneven scores. Mentions include Notre Dame, Yale, Courtland Teachers, Detroit, Muhlenberg, Penn State, Purdue and Bunker Hill with various numbers. Unclear locales like Fort Bragg and Port Crags appear.
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North Carolina
Port Crags
Notre
Kellowe
Yale
Westeyan
Courtland
N.Y
New Black Menace Targets Champion Joe Louis
New York dispatch reports Elmer Ray as a rising challenger after Louis refuses an exhibition bout. Ray, dubbed Violent, draws interest as various heavyweights decline him, with Louis noting he would only fight him in a proper contest post military service.
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New Black Menace
Joe Louis
New York
NEA
Sgat
Elmer Ray
Ray
Black Menace
Julian Black
Louis
Tommy O’loughlin
Ballyhoo
Cpl
Bully Conn
Jack Hurley
Chicago
Smoky Joe
New Orleans Battle Royals
Minneapolis
Tami Mauriello
Lakefront
Lee Savold
Lou Nova
Boston
James Williams
Chicago Negro
New Orleans
Heavies
Nate Lewis
Boo
Goodman Named Portsmouth Manager Succeeding Foxx
Ival Goodman was named manager of Portsmouth of the Piedmont league, pending Jimmy Foxx’s release via waivers from the Chicago Cubs affiliate. Foxx becomes roaming coach for the Cubs to assess minor league farm prospects. The article also notes foundry mold binding uses metal castings with sand bound by corn products and molasses.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Ival Goodman
Portsmouth
Jimmy Foxx
Chicago Cubs
Foxx
Cubs
Chicago
Jacobs Trophies Awarded For Season
Baltimore reports the Jacobs trophies for 1943 and 1944 will be presented to outstanding blocking backs from South Carolina the Southern Conference and the Southeastern Conference at a Baltimore banquet Friday night. Alito Cumbie Clemson College Thomas Davis Duke University and William Nevins Tennessee receive this year's awards. 1943 winners are William V. McMullan South Carolina Elmer Barbour Wake Forest and John W. Steber Georgia Tech. The McCormick trophy for the Maryland scholastic association unsung hero will also be awarded with winner to be announced.
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Baltimore
Jacobs
South Carolina
William P. Jacobs
Presbyterian College
Clineton
D. C
Alito Cumbie
Clemson College
Thomas Davis
Duke University
William Nevins
University of Tennessee
William V. McMullan
University of South Carolina
Elmer Barbour
Wake Forest
John W. Steber
Georgia Tech
McCormick
Maryland Scholastic Association
Charles P. McCormick
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Tony Ordenana
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Lee Wortman
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Filchock
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George Troutman
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