Major League Teams Seek Trades To Strengthen Weak Spots
Major league managers scramble for last minute trades before opening day as rosters falter from injuries and rookie failure. The Braves Dodgers Phillies Tigers Indians Browns Yankees White Sox seek pitchers in exchange for infield fixes and veteran help, with Ed Brandt and Cuccinello among targets.
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York
Washington
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phillies
Giants
Gus Mancuso
Dick Bartell
Casey Stengel
Brooklyn
van Mungo
Herman
Pirates
Tony Pict
Tommy Thevenow
Braves
Tony Cuccinello
Joe Stripp
Dodgers
Stengel
Ed Brandt
Cuccinello
Bill McKechnie
Brandt
Boston
Snipe Hansen
Jim Emiliott
Hack Wilson
Maransillo
Terry
George Grantham
Fresco Thompson
Brand
McKechnie
Paul Richards
Wary Downing
Mancus
Albany
Zach Taylor
Slong Ntl
Mancuso
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Lyn Lary
Jack Saltagaver
Tigers
Indians
Browns
Bump Mader
George Blacholder
McCarthy
Wes Ferrell
Cleveland
Mel Harder
Hildebrand
Wille Hudlin
Cochrane May Face Appendix Operation
Cochrane fears a possible appendix operation after a rough stretch in spring training. He stresses that team success hinges on the quality of days and players progress, with pitchers carrying the pennant hopes. Pirates and Cubs games highlight a tense preparation period ahead of the season.
Lesser Lights Win In Bowling Tourney
In Peoria, lesser lights triumphed at the thirty-fourth ABC bowling tournament as top stars failed to dominate. Milwaukee’s Fred Weber and others posted solid scores with Davis leading all-events. several Milwaukee and Indianapolis teams also posted strong finishes amid crowd disappointment.
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Peoria
George Davis
Milwaukee
Blatz Old Heidelberg
Frank Benkovic
Charley Daw
Gil Zunker
Trank Marino
Benkovic
Daw
Zunker
Marino
ABC
Employers Mutuals
Heidelberos
Fred Weber
John White
Sioux City
Lou Dumar
Lee Foster
Wight and Pork
Alber
Priebe-Joseph Schwartz
St Peat
Minn
Jira Nidro
Grand Rapids
Gern Evans
Canton
Hornsby Trader Horns Transforms St. Louis Browns 1933
Rogers Hornsby, manager of the St. Louis Browns, reshapes the club as the Trader Horn of the American League. He adds top rookies and veteran hurlers from the minor leagues and West Coast to form a competitive lineup. New pitchers include Jim Weaver Buck Newsom Jimmy Walkup Dick Coffman and Paul Andrews. Catching by Hemsley Grube. Infield likely Burns Mellilo Strange with Hornsby at third. Outfield contenders Punchinelli Pepper West Campbell Garris.
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Chicago
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Hornsby
Jim Weaver
Newark
Weaver
Washington
New York
Buck Newsom
Los Angeles
Jimmy Walkup
San Antonio
Bill McAfee
Mtehec
Columbus
Alan Strange
Utebes
Sears
Hollywand Cukhon
Harshs
Dick Coffman
Senators
Milwaukee
Paul Andrews
Boston Red Sox
Blacholder
Hadley Knott
Gray Stiles
Wells
Hadley
Rolly Hemsley
Frank Grube
Chi
Cago White Sox
Melvin Shea
Burns
Mellila
Strange
George Punchinelli
Ray Pepper
Cardinals
Rochester
West
Campbell
Garris
Golf instruction on backswing and hip action from Chester Horton
Golf guide details grip and back swing position. It warns against a neck clash when the palm faces up at the top of the backswing and advises moving the shaft over the right shoulder. It explains hip and shoulder rotation, noting hips turn about 44 degrees while shoulders turn half as much, with copyright reference to 193%.
Baer Poised to Challenge Carnera for Heavyweight Crown
New York AP reports fans favor Max Baer to end Primo Carnera’s grip on the heavyweight title though skeptics note Baer’s recent lax training and lifestyle. Old champ Tommy Loughran’s trainer Papa Levy recalls Baer’s past struggles and questions Baer’s boxing savvy versus Carnera.
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New York
Max Baer
California
Barr
Primo
Max Schmeling
Baer
Max
Carnera
Papa Levy
Siki
Levy
Tommy Loughran
Tommy
Florida
Loughran
Cenius
King
Braves Face 1934 Pennant Bid With Same Core
Boston begins the 1934 NL race with much of the 1933 club, led by pitching stars Ben Cantwell and Ed Brandt, strong defense, and the managerial craft of Bill McKechnie. Recovery of Bob Brown and Bob Worthington could boost offense as Wally Berger and Randy Moore provide batting depth.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
ST Petersburg
Fla
Boston Braves
Giants
Braves
Ben Cantwell
Ed Brandt
Bill McKechnie
McKechnie
Bob Brown
Bob Worthington
McKeehnie
Brown
Cantwell Brandt
Frankhouse
Betts
Worthington
Boston
Wally Berger
Randy Moore
Hal Lee
Pinky Whitney
Phillies
Frank Hogan
Hogan
McKechnic
Baxter Jordan
Rabbit Maranville
Bull Urbanski
Whitney
Dick Guselman
Maranville
Lncup
al Spohrer
Rupert Thompson
Joe Mowry
Leo Mangum
Bob Smith
Tom Zachary
Steve Swetonic
Brothers Laskowski Poised for Major League Push
Wallie Laskowski 20, Toledo Madhens catcher, and Rudy Laskowski 18, Milwaukee Brewers third baseman, are eyed for MLB slots. Both played in minor leagues with strong early numbers and college rivals Lane Tech. The brothers joined spring camps in Texas and Arkansas as scouts weighed long term prospects.
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Chicago
Laskowski Brothers
Wallie
Toledo Madhens
Rudy
Milwaukee Brewers
Bob
Emil Meusel
Yankees
Giants
Paul
Lloyd Waner
Pirates
Jerome
Dizzy
Dean
Cardinals
Indians
Wallie Laskowski
Milwaukee
Browns
Lane Technical High School
Wal
Waterloo
Peoria
Knoxville
Southern Association
Brooklyn
Washington
Bob Allen
Atlanta Crackers
Cincinnati
Orange
Tex
Madhens
Brewers
Hot Springs
Ark
Braves Boss Praises Win Before Reds Game
St Petersburg Florida AP reports Bill McKechnie praised his Braves after beating the Red Sox. They will play the Reds in Tampa Sunday as Emil Fuchs seeks a new second baseman and approaches George Weiss about Eddie Farrell with little encouragement.
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ST Petersburg
Fla
Red Sox
Bill McKechnie
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Tampa
Duy
Emil Fuchs
George Weiss
Newark
Eddie Farrell
New Statue of Saint Andrew Erected on St. Peter's Facade
A twenty foot high statue of St. Andrew, patron saint of Scotland, is being erected on the facade of St. Peter's in Rome to replace the weather beaten image. The statue is formed from six large white marble blocks weighing about twenty tons.
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Sir. Andrew
St. Andrew
Scotland
St. Peter's
Rome
New Football Changes Size to Aid Passers and Hinder Kicks
The rules committee announced a smaller torpedo shaped football for 1934 with a short axis circumference between 21 and 21 3/16 inches, replacing the prior 22 to 22 3/4 inch range. Lou Little and Leroy Mills forecast four main effects including less accurate kicking, longer punts, easier passing, and longer kicks on wet days, though adjustments may be humorous at first.
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York
W. S. Langford
Lou Little
Columbia
Leroy N. Mills
Little
Carideo
Mills
Frank Cassideo
Owa State Eleven in Spring Drills Preview
Special to The Gazette outlines Iowa State 1934 spring drills with seven backfield lettermen led by captain Donald Theophilus and quarterback Wilbur Winter. Freshmen Tom Neal and Harold Birney among hopefuls, ends contest between Amos Dana and Frank Hood, prep standouts Grefe Schafroth and Berger also in contention. Coach Veenker emphasizes fundamentals as practice proceeds.
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Gazette
Ames
Cyclones
George F Veenker
Donald Theophilus
Smithland
William Allender
Atlantic
Marlowe Williams
Des Moines
Robert Elkins
Gary
Ind
Howard Harlan
Stuart
Wilbur Winter
Alden
Harold Miller
Harris
Veenker
Tom Neal
Sioux City
Daniel Humphrey
Youngstown
Allender
Harold Birney
DeWitt
Kenneth Ames
Peoria
Frank Hood
Creston
Amos Dana
John Guggisberg
Fort Dodge
Perkins
Don Grefe
Dick Grefe
Harold Schafroth
John Catron
Camp Crook
S. D
Paul Berger
Manchester
Carroll College seeks Thistlethwaite successor
Sixty one applications for football coach and athletic director at Carroll College in WaUWakesha Wis. follow Glenn Thistlethwaite’s resignation to Richmond Va The trustees meet April 3 to narrow candidates and aim to name the new coach by May 1 Ed Lampe a leading candidate formerly of Carroll and Chicago is among those considered Also in the field are Madison Bell Alonzo Stage Jr Eddie Kotal Rube Wagner and Johnny Sisk with Bears experience
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Waukesha
Wis
Carerol College
Glenn Thistlethwaite
University of Richmond
Richmond
Ed Lampe
Carleton College
University of Chicago
Lampe
Gary
Ind
This- Uethwaite
University of Wisconsin
Carroll College
Madison Bell
Texas A. and
Alonzo Stage, Jr
Eddie Kotal
Stevens Point Teachers College
Rube Wagner
Johnny Sisk
Mariquette University
Chicago Bears
Exhibition Baseball Results Spread Across Florida and Nearby Cities
A series of spring exhibition games in Avon Park St Petersburg Port Lauderdale Sarasota and other Florida sites feature teams from Cincinnati Cleveland Brooklyn New York St Louis Buffalo Philadelphia Montreal and Detroit. Notable pitchers and lineups include Hubbell Castleman Bell Richards Lee Hudlin Pytlak Spencer Atanes Marberry Sorrell Hayworth Beck Munns Sukeforth Chandler Duke White Glenn Gall Deshons Tamiulis Dickey McNamara Chamberlain Henline Pearce Hollow Todd Caver McAfee Hemsley Grimes Mooney Ves Davis Welch Hinkle and Lecetera among others. Scores vary with multiple games and innings recorded across venues.
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Avon Park
Detroit
Brooklyn
Marberry
Sorrell
Hayworth
Beck
Munns
Sukeforth
St. Petersburg
Placewark
Ili
New York
Chandler
Duke
White
Glenn
Gall
Deshons
Tamiulis
Dickey
Port Lauderdale
Bnetena
Grimes Mooney
Ves Davis
Smpeller
Welch and Hinkle
Lecetym
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