Armstrong Stays Welter Crowned After Armored Day Fight
Henry Armstrong defeated Davey Day by technical knockout at 2 49 of the 12th round in Madison Square Garden. Armstrong, bleeding and battered, endured a broken left index finger and a swollen eye, extending his streak to 45 straight victories and earning praise for unrelenting pace. Day fought game through nine rounds but faded as Armstrong dominated with volume punching and strategic changes. The crowd saw a $29,008 gross gate as Armstrong maintained the world welterweight crown.
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I J’ York
Henry Armstrong
England
Davey Day
Chicago
Armstrong
Madison Square Garden
Day
Henry
Billy Cavanaugh
Davey
Dav
Barney Ross
Associated Press
Hammer
Windy City
Vincent Nardiello
Yankees Ready to Battle as Season Nears
AP Sports Writer Whitney Martin describes the New York Yankees set to defend their pennant. Manager McCarthy bulks up with rookies including Gallagher while Gehrig's status lingers. Pitching remains strong with Rosar backing Dickey behind the plate and DiMaggio aiming for his best year yet.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
New York Yankees
McCarthy
Musketeers
Lou Gehrig
Red Rolfe
Connie Mack
Athletics
Keller
Marvin Bruer
Kansas City
Warren Rosar
Newark
Bill Dickey
Joe DiMaggio
Dickey
Four Teams Advance In Y W Basketball Meet
Woolworth's beat First Evangelical 20 to 5 Armstrong's defeats Martins 30 to 4 Craemer's same Kilian's on forfeit Paris Academy defeats Newman's 37 to 21 Tuesday schedule lists Newman's vs Woolworth's Craemer's vs Martin's Paris vs Armstrong's with games at 6 6 45 and 7 30 in Y W C A gymnasium
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Woolworth’s
Armstrong's
Craemer’s
Paris
Newman’s
Martin's
Higgins Lost To Detroit Because Of Spike Wounds
In Lakeland Florida AP reports Detroit Tigers begin roster pruning bid with Cletus Elwood Poffenberger and Frank Secory sent to Toledo on option. Manager Jack Zeller says Frank Pinky Higgins will head to Beaumont Texas for conditioning after spike wounds kept him on crutches, while Poffenberger’s future remains unsettled with waivers possible.
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Lakeland
Fla
Detroit Tiger
Cletus Elwood Poffenberger
Frank Secory
Toledo Club
American Association
Jack Zeller
Frank
Pinky” Higgins
Beaumont
Tex
Tigers
Higgins
Boston
Quaker Juniors Win Gold Medal Tourney
The Quaker Oats Juniors clinched the Intermediate Gold Medal by defeating the St. Paul Rough Riders 43 to 22 at the YMCA. Gayle Schwarz scored 19, leading a sharp passing and shooting display, while Bob Chapin and Bruce Richardson earned top awards and Schwarz repeated as high scorer with 44 points in three games.
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Quaker Oats
St. Paul Rough Riders
Quakers
Gayle Schwarz
Rough Riders
The
Gazette Newsies
Toddville
Bob Chapin
Quaker
Bruce Richardson
Doonan
Chapin
Richardson
Schwarz
Wilson
Quaker Oats League Bowling Scores Report
Scores listed for Quakers and related teams including DD Tigers, Crystal Wedding, Liver, White Stars, and Banquet Flour with players such as Thenhaus Petranek MColiist'r Hastings Nelson ICJ Miller Knobel Garden and others. High scores include Bliss 621 and G Garden 571 with multiple 500s and 400s across teams.
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Quakers
Tigers
Thenhaus
Thompson
Petranek
McOliist'r
Hastings
Nelson
Ic.j.miller
Knobel
G.garden
Banners
Crystal Wedding
Liver
Bliss
Johnson
Jackson
Prabel
Breda
C. Miller
Dougherty
Hesse
Kerres
Pastor Winner Fight Almost Loses Pants in Chicago Bout
In Chicago, Bob Pastor won a 10 round decision over Maury Strickland as crowd of 3,845 paid for a underwhelming show at the stadium. Pastor nearly knocked Strickland down, but the highlight came when Pastor temporarily lost his pants in the sixth round preventing a finish.
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Chicago
INL
Bob Pastor
New York
Maury Strickland
New Zealand
Pastor
Phil Collins
Strickland
Sixteen Collegiate Boxers Reach Final Round in Madison
Sixteen top collegiate fighters advance to the finals of the fifth annual NCAA boxing tournament in Madison Wisconsin. Wisconsin sends five finalists and LSU has three, with a diverse field including Washington State Syracuse North Dakota Loyola New Orleans Idaho Mississippi Temple and Catholic University of Washington DC. All but Wisconsin and LSU are represented by a single finalist.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Louisiana State
The
Gang
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Washington State
Syracuse
North Dakota
Loyola of New Orleans
Idaho
Mississippi
Temple
Catholic University of Washington
Detroit to Host 1940 ABC Bowling Championship
Detroit won the bid over St. Paul for the 1940 American Bowling Congress tournament at the 39th ABC convention. Mayor Richard Reading and ABC committeeman Frank Mitzel aided Detroit’s bid while notable bowlers like Jimmy Miurgie and Jerry Virdo appeared on the entrants list. Joe Hunter and Matt Kowalski tied for second in doubles with 1307, as Andy Varipapa failed to reach the top ten all events.
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Cleveland
Jimmy Miurgie
Philadelphia
Jerry Virdo
Grand Rapids
Mich
Detroit
St. Paul
Congress
Richard Reading
Frank Mitzel
Motorcity
Tommy Gibbons
Frank J. Fitzpatrick
Oakland
Calif
ABC
John Davies
Columbus
Joe Hunter
Matt Kowalski
Chicago
Andy Varipapa
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dodgers Trade Bill Posedel for Al Todd
In Clearwater Florida the Brooklyn Dodgers ship Bill Posedel a 33 year old right hand pitcher to the Boston Bees for catcher Al Todd. Todd was acquired by Boston from Pittsburgh in a winter deal and hit .265 last season. Posedel went 8 9 in his only Dodgers season and Brooklyn now has six catchers suggesting further Dodgers swaps may follow including talks with Philadelphia for Hugh Mulcahy.
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Clearwater
Fla
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bill Posedel
Boston Bees
al Todd
Todd
Bees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Posedel
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Phillies
Hugh Mulcahy
Phillies Conquer Browns 4 to 0 in Spring Exhibition
Claude Passeau and Hugh Mulcahy silenced the St. Louis Browns to earn a 4 to 0 victory for the Phillies. Merrill May twisted his left ankle on a seventh inning foul and was replaced by Art Whitney. Philadelphia scored in the fourth and sixth innings then rallied in the seventh on two walks a double by Millies and a single by Mueller.
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San Antonio
Tex
Claude Passeau
Hugh Mulcahy
St. Louis Browns
Phillies
Merrill May
Art Whitney
Millies
Mueller
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Passeau
Mulcahy
Davis
Cox
Walkup
Glenn
DiMaggio Hits Two Homers as Yankees Rout Tallahassee 22–3
Joe DiMaggio homered twice as the New York Yankees crushed Tallahassee 22 to 3. The game ended after the eighth inning with New York finishing strong behind strong hitting and solid defense.
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Tallahassee. Fla
INS
Joe di Maggio
New York Yankees
Tallahassee
Yankees
Asaida Train
W. Ferrell
Donald
Dickey
Rosar
Pierson
Pickle
McAdams
Alisney
Red Sox Rout Bostof in Moultrie Opener
In Moultrie Georgia the Red Sox opened with a homer by Roger Cramer and rolled to a 13 to 3 victory over a team listed as Bostof. The line shows hitters Heving Gatehouse Pensa Dulick Manning Lindstrom Podgaijny and Whitten among others.
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Moultrie. Ga
Roger Cramer
Red Sox
Bostof
Moultrie
Heving
Gatehouse
Pensa
Dulick
Manning
Lindstrom
Podgaijny
Whitten
Cardinals Lose Exhibition To Columbus 3 2
The St. Louis Cardinals were scoreless through two innings before falling 3 to 2 to their Columbus farm club from the American Association in an exhibition game. Shoun Bowman and Franks contributed for St. Louis as Owen Mascon Fisher Lanier and Bremer pitched for Columbus.
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Winterhaven
Fila
St. Louis Cardinals
Columbus
American Association
St. Louis
Shoun
Bowman
Franks
Owen
Mascon
Fisher
Lanier
Bremer
Reds Defeat Dodgers in Ten Inning Tilt in Tampa
In a ten inning game played in Tampa Cincinnati Reds defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 8 to 4. Delph Camilli hit a homer for Brooklyn and Jimmy Wilson homered for Cincinnati. Jeffcoat Casey and Hayworth pitched for Cincinnati while Cook Walters and Wilson appeared for Brooklyn.
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Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Delph Camilli
Brooklyn
Jimmy Wilson
Pogmita
Cincinnati
Pitasimmons
Jeffcoat
Casey
Hayworth
Cook
Walters
Wilson
Pitchers Wilks and Barrett Dominate A's in Texas League
Minor league pitchers Wilks and Barrett shut down the Philadelphia Athletics in a spring Texas league game for Houston. The A's managed only eight hits while Houston roared to a 13 run night, with Page Conner Kyle and Wagner among the hitters and Barrett Turner Cooper contributing.
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HON. Tex
Wilks
Sbarrett
Philadelphia Athletics
Houston
ALA
Philadelphia
Conner
Kyle
Wagner
Willie Barrett
Turner
Cooper
536 Athletes Compete In Iowa City Prep Carnival
Iowa City hosts the state interscholastic track and field championship with 536 athletes from 67 schools. East Des Moines, defending champion, is favored though Fort Madison Clinton Davenport McKinley of Cedar Rapids Roosevelt North Des Moines and Ottumwa field strong challengers. The indoor meet features sixteen events and about eighty heats. Kaiser and Welchman are returning champions.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Field House
East High School
Des Moines
Fort Madison
Clinton
Davenport
McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Ottumwa
No April Foolin with Manager in Worcester Bout
In Worcester Massachusetts on the eve of All Fool’s Day Ernie Memalli a 170 pound Quincy boxer fought as scheduled after Walter Wazel withdrew at weigh in Wazel’s manager Johnny Renda 170 stepped in and won by a knockout in the second round
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Worcester
Mass
Ernie Memalli
Quincy
Ernie
Walter Wazel
Wazel
Johnny Renda
Renda
Columbus Junction Gridiron Schedule Arranged
Columbus Junction High School announces a football schedule with games at there and here. September 22 at Winfield, September 23 at Brighton, October 6 at North English, October 13 at New London, October 20 at Lone Tree, October 27 at West Liberty, November 3 at Wilton, and November 11 at Washington.
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Ganette
Columbus Junction
Columbus High School
Winfield
Brighton
New London
Lone Tree
West Liberty
Wilton
Washington
Armstrong Stops Day In Welterweight Bout
Henry Armstrong, aged 135, defeated Davey Day in a welterweight match. In Chicago, Rob Paster outpointed Maurice Strickland while Gunnar Barlund stopped Charlie Neaves in Minneapolis. Nick Peters stopped Georg Edwards in Hollywood.
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New York
Henry Armstrong
Davey Day
Chicaco
Chicago
Rob Paster
Maurice Strickland
New Zealand
Lem Franklin
Cleveland
Abe Simon
Minneapolis
Gunnar Barlund
Sweden
Charlies Neaves
Kansas City
Hollywood
Nick
Peters
San Antonio
Tex
Georg Ed
Los Angeles
Burke Leads Masters With 69 And Jones 76 In Augusta Round
In Augusta Ga AP Billie Burke opened with a 69 to lead the Masters while Bobby Jones rated 76 as Sam Snead Henry Picard Byron Nelson and Tommy Armour trailed. The leaderboard shows Burke atop a crowded field with several players posting 71s and 72s in the opening 18 holes.
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Agusta
Billie Burke
Billie
George von Elm
Sam Snead
Henry Picard
Byron Nelson
Tommy Armour
Burke
Bobby Jones
Ralph Guldahl
Guldach
Dick Metz
Lawson Little
Craig Wood
Jimmy Demaret
Tony Penna
Ky Laffoon
George Sargent
Billy Burke
Cleveland
Ohio
White One Springs
W. Va
Chicago
Hershey
Reading
Ralph Guidah
Madison
N. J
Dayton
Brettonwoods
Houston
Tex
Lake Forest
Mamaroneck
Victor Ghezzi
Deal
Gene Sarazen
Brookfield
Paul Runyan
White Plains
Felix Serafin
Scranton
Charlie Yates
Atlanta
Chick Harbert
Battle Creek
Ben Hogan
N. Y
Horton Smith
Oak Perk
Ed Dudier
Sa 'Ray Billows
Poughkeepsie
Cubs May Have To Thank Stan Hack
Robert Eugene Lillard, a 26 year old third baseman turned pitcher, is driving the Cubs pennant push by pitching well in Grapefruit League games. He told manager Gabby Hartnett he is ready for the big show after delivering a 2 0 win over the White Sox in Yuma. Charley Grimm, then manager, spotted his potential years ago and now says Lillard must learn to pace himself for the majors. Grimm predicts he could become a great pitcher.
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George Selkirk
Newark Dynamo
Charley Keller
McCarthy
Gehrig
Keller
Joe Gallagher
Kansas City
Marie Joe
Callagher
Iron Horse
Tom Henrich
Selkirk
Henrich
Chicago
Robert Eugene Lillard
Chicago Cubs
Lillard
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago White Sox
Yuma
Ariz
Cub
Stanley Hack
Cubs
Hack
Roy Johnson
Charley Grimm
Grimm
UCLA coaching search narrows to Drake and Iowa figures
Des Moines AP reports two Iowa coaches Bill Williams of Drake and Lawrence Harrison of Iowa State University among UCLA candidates to replace Caddy Works. While over sixty names appear on the list, a final decision is not expected until mid April as UCLA’s athletic committee studies applicants. Williams has built three Missouri Valley championship teams at Drake, Harrison is a longtime Iowa assistant and noted basketball authority.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Bill Williams
Drake
Lawrence “Pops” Harrison
State University
University of California At
Los Angeles
University Athletic Committee
Caddy Works
Williams
Bulldogs
Missouri Valley
Harrison
Sam Barry
University of Southern California
Rollie Williams
Luther Baseball Team Trials Beyond Weather Constraints
Luther college baseball faces practice delays due to poor weather as coach Sig Reque sorting his opening lineup for Easter week game against Minnesota university in Minneapolis. Catcher Dick Skale and reserve Sebastian from Postville compete behind a veteran infield and outfield selections with players from Riverside Brookfield Newton Clarkfield Baudette and Mabel among others in key roles.
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Gazette
Decorah
Luther College
Sig Reque
Minnesota University
Minneapolis
Dick Skale
Riverside
Sebastian
Postville
Iowa
George Bersick
Brookfield
My Anderson
Jay Ruinerson
Des Moines
Howe
Northwood
Nelson Preus
Les Forde
Weymer
Newton
Sylvan Mikelson
Clarkfield
Minn
Jim Young
Baudette
Vern Thorson
Alvin Giswold
Galesburg
N. D
Olson
Mabel
Left Garden
Wolcott Seeks Hurdle Record In Texas Meet
Freddie Wolcott of Rice Institute headlines the Texas Relays field aiming for hurdle records. Oklahoma and Missouri Valley contenders loom as 33 colleges enter with Rice, Texas, Drake and North Texas teams showcased in sprint medley and distance events. Weather forecast sunny with a fast track.
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Austin
Tex
Freddie Wolcott
Texa
Wolcott
R. V. Wright
Oklahoma
Missouri Valley
Wilbur Green
Michigan State
Walcott
Sper
Blaine Rideout
D. Christman
H. Bryan
Nev
Texas Teachers’ College
Penn
Rice
University of Texas
Drake
North Texa
Semis And Final Set For De Motz Tournament
Cedar Falls hosts the Iowa DeMotz basketball tourney with quarterfinals seeing Boone 36 Cedar Falls 26 Iowa City 39 Fort Dodge 28 Keokuk 27 Muscatine 26 Waterloo 38 Sioux City 21. Second round results: Boone 40 Carroll 18 Cedar Falls 32 Denison 23 Fort Dodge 21 Estherville 18 Iowa City 35 Harlan 29 Keokuk 2 Mapleton 0 forfeit Monticello Sioux City Waterloo 1e.
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Boone
Cedar Falls
Iowa City
Fort Dodge
Keokuk
Muscatine
Waterloo
Sioux City
Carroll
Cedar Palis
Denison
Estherville
Iowe City
Harlan
Mapleton
Ang
Monticello
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