Free Training Advice Irritates Conn Before Louis Fight
Billy Conn and manager Johnny Ray outline a ten week camp at Greenwood Lake New Jersey with 600 rounds and about 20 sparring partners to shake stale form for the June 19 bout with Joe Louis. Conn praises his progress while promoter Mike Jacobs eyes a $100 ringside seat price and a potential $3.5 million gate as the stadium capacity is set for 100000.
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Gene Tunney
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Greenwood Lakes
Walker Cooper Leaves Service for Giants
Walker Cooper, the New York Giants' $175000 investment, was discharged at Lambert-St. Louis Naval Separation Center after nearly a year of service and will join the Giants directly. The 31 year old catcher leaves military duty at 1 p.m. Wednesday and heads to the team.
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Millers Sign Cage Star Jaros for Baseball Club
Tony Jaros, high point forward of the University of Minnesota basketball team, signed a contract Tuesday with the Minneapolis baseball team of the American Association and will depart for Memphis, Tennessee, where the club is training. Jaros left school Monday after being ruled ineligible for further sports competition.
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Ex MLB stars flee to Mexican league stirring owners
The exodus of major league players to Mexico unsettles owners as stars like Mickey Owen and Vern Stephens seek higher pay. The Pasquel brothers’ freedom from the traditional monopoly sparks bidding, while Browns and Giants face wage tensions, speculative futures, and potential widespread shifts if Mexican success lures more players next season.
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Hausman
Outlaws
Mexico
United States
Mickey Olgen
Png
Simon Legree
Tipton Released to St Paul Amid Reds Backlog
Tampa, Fla. AP report Eric Tipton, longtime Cincinnati Reds outfielder since 1942 and ex Duke football star, was released outright to St Paul of the American Association by Reds officials on Tuesday.
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Iowa Lineup For Seahawks Taking Shape
Iowa City Hawkeye baseball coach Otto Vogel shapes a lineup after an intra squad game as the team prepares a two game series at Ottumwa against the Pre flight nine to open the season. Key Cedar Rapids players Bill Diehl and Leo Cabalka solidify infield spots with Doc Dunagan at shortstop. Ebner to catch and Diehl, Dunagan, Thompson in the infield. Rinkema in the outfield. Openers include games with Luther and Bradley Tech before a Seattle Seahawks game in Iowa City.
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Claude Cypra
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Dunagan
Thompson
Harry Rinkema
Canadiens Clip Bruins Again in Extra Period
Montreal defeats Boston 3-2 in overtime to take a 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup final. Jimmy Peters scored unassisted as the Canadiens extended their playoff winning streak to six straight and completed a sweep of the Black Hawks in the previous round.
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Box-Office Pull Earns Graziano a Title Shot
New York reports Rocky Graziano, hailed as boxing's postwar golden boy, earned the first postwar chance at Tony Zale's middleweight title after Zale noted Graziano's drawing power. They signed for a 15 round bout at Yankee Stadium on July 25, with Zale citing box office appeal as a key factor.
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Yankee Stadium
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Drake Relays appoint Tug Wilson as referee
DES MOINES UP Kenneth L Tug Wilson Big Ten athletics commissioner will referee the 37th Drake relays set for April 26 and 27. Wilson formerly Drake track coach and relays director 1922 to 1925 and refereed in 1926. He was a member of the 1920 U S Olympic team at Antwerp.
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Kenneth L
Tug” Wilson
Bill “Easton
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Drake
U. S
Antwerp
Mexico City Promoter Sues Louis for 10 G’s
AP reports in Los Angeles that promoter Ramon Reachi filed a $10,000 damage suit against heavyweight champion Joe Louis. Reachi alleges lost profits after Louis canceled a Feb. 6 date, while Louis’ attorneys say he considered a Mexico City trip but abandoned it.
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Franklin cagers receive awards after sub state finals loss
Nine varsity players at Franklin high school were honored with major letters for the season that ended with a sub state final loss to Clinton’s River Kings. Letters went to Chadima, Cohrs, Gable, Hoff, Phelan, Phillips, Pinch, Rust, Rust, Watson and two managers, with sophomore and freshman awards to additional players and managers. Red Rustes named honorary varsity captain. Lowden opens baseball with 4 1 victory over Olin. Maynard plans return to baseball after four-year absence with about 20 candidates and junior high forming squads.
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Newell Pinch
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Willis Lamb
Lloyd Goettel
Bob Brownbridge
Tom Chadima
Rom Crabbe
Junior Dorman
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John Jenny
Dick Prouty
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Bob Berger
Don Buckheister
Don Cornwell
Jim Ferguson
Bill Quimby
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Wallace Smith
Duane Thenhaus
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David Burrell
George Samuelson
Richard Dickson
W.K. Wagner
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Edward Meyer
Junior Gordon
Fred Stempfle
Wayne Windenburg
Eastern Iowa indoor track meet set for tonight at UI fieldhouse
The Eastern Iowa conference indoor track meet will be held at 7 30 tonight in the University of Iowa fieldhouse. Mount Vernon and U high are favored after their Class B state meet showing last week with West Liberty as a strong dark horse contender.
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Bill Zuber Goes Route in 8-1 Win
Lanky Bill Zuber threw a complete game allowing five hits as the Yankees’ B team defeated the Brooklyn B team 8-1. Bob Brown, rookie shortstop, reportedly signed for 35,000 and hit a triple, double, and single.
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Pinky Higgins
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Fla
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Mickey Rocho
Exhibition Baseball Scores From Various Venues by United Press
United Press reports exhibition baseball results from Daytona Beach San Antonio Charleston St Petersburg Houston El Paso Pensacola and Washington among others. Games feature notable pitchers and batters including Behrman Tiderson Murray Guerra Embree Krakauskas Hegan Mancuso and more with varied scoring across innings.
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Richards
Wilson Calls Practice For Negro Ball Team
Manager Baldy Wilson organized a practice session for Thursday at 5 30 p m on the McKinley school diamond for a Negro ball team.
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McKinley School
Coe Track Drill With War Veterans Signals New Prospects
Coe College coach Harris Lamb trims focus to the inter-class meet on April 13 for a gauge of a 24-man squad now boosted by war veterans led by Major John Altfillisch and arrivals like Shorty Larson Hank Hamblin and Russ Collins. Freshmen John Snuffy Smith and Johnny Russell headline a growing veteran roster as Lamb sights a spring schedule including Drake Relays and a Grinnell Cornell tri meet.
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Shorty Larson
Anamosa
Hank Hamblin
Bedford
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Ottumwa
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Larson
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Gene Morokoff
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Aig Uarest
Coe-Grinnell
It's a Boy for Johnn Jacobs Jr Family in Cedar Rapids
A son was born Wednesday at Mercy Hospital to Mr and Mrs Johnn Jacobs Jr in Cedar Rapids. Jacobs was a star amateur champion in 1939 1940 and 1941 before entering the navy in 1942. The note hints the newborn may follow a golfing lineage lasting about 16 years according to heredity.
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