Heavy Hitting and Poor Fielding Mark Exhibition Baseball
Exhibition games across Brooklyn Wilmington Evansville and other sites showed inconsistent defense and heavy hitting. Boston Red Sox shut out Brooklyn 5 0 on six hits as Dobson Lucier and Karl held the Bums to four hits. Other matchups featured Detroit Chicago and Philadelphia teams with mixed results and several errors.
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Detroit Red Wings Lead in Playoffs
Boston AP reports Detroit in control 2-0 in best of seven and favored to win as the Red Wings edged the Bruins 4-3 on Sunday night. Detroit rallied with three goals in the third period to overcome a second period Bruins lead before 13,827 at home.
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12 Year Old Divers Enter AAU Indoor Meet in Chicago
Zoe Ann Olsen, 12, from La Porte City and Helen Madsen of Cedar Falls will swim for Cedar Falls Chamber of Commerce in the national AAU indoor meet at Medinah Club Chicago April 9 to 11. Olsen holds Midwest and state titles, placed fourth in last winter’s junior national meet. Madsen has three consecutive state breaststroke titles and set the Illinois 50 meter breast record in 1941 at Moline.
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Plan for Heavy Track Bill in Michigan
DETROIT AP State sanction for a 73 day meeting from May 22 to August 14 enables the Detroit Racing Association to push its most elaborate program since horse betting became legal in Michigan in 1933. A total purse of 920000 is planned with an average daily purse of 12580, up 25 percent from last year.
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Montgomery to Face Jack in Bout in New York Nightcard
Philadelphia AP reports Bob Montgomery a Negro challenger meets Beau Jack at a ten round bout in New York. Roman Alvarez of New ig a is listed as an opponent in the card. The event signals a possible title chance for Montgomery against Jack.
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Dodgers welcome Camilli and Vaughan as infield reshuffle looms
Dodgers finalizing infield with Dolph Camilli and Arky Vaughan joining soon. Leo Durocher faces multiple position changes as Pee Wee Reese’s navy enlistment opens holes, with Albie Glossop and Kampouris vying for keystone duties. A rough exhibition day vs Boston left Durocher and the infield unsettled.
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Iowa Meets Western Illinois Nine Today
Iowa and Western Illinois meet in a warm up before the Big Ten season. Tom Farmer is expected back at second base after a wrench back injury. Jack Kenney may start on the mound with Lyle Ebner as catcher as coach Waddy Davis sets the opening lineup.
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Arturo Godoy to Meet Lee Savold in U.S. Ring Campaign
Arturo Godoy, the Chilean heavyweight contender, headed for an early United States tour and has received a bout offer with Lee Savold of Des Moines as he pursues the title held by Joe Louis.
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Red Peppers By Tail Critiques spring football drills at Iowa and region
A Midwest observer argues spring practice is overemphasized as talent shortages hurt turnout at Iowa and other schools. He cites pressure on coaches, the stubborn cycle of summer drills, and rival programs scheming to protect schemes. The piece notes Iowa’s 1939 and 1942 upsets and compares Wisconsin, Notre Dame, and Minnesota outcomes, while praising Cedar Rapids track teams for showing how shared talent affects meet results.
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Count Fleet Rivals Entered at Jamaica
United Press notes Derby winter book study ends Bay Meadows season. Jamaica opens Thursday with Keeneland and Narragansett starting Saturday. Count Fleet absent at 6 to 5 in Blue Grass futures, but rivals Rangy Blue Swords and Slide Rule to receive close inspection in the $5,000 experimental handicap opening day feature at Jamaica.
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Billy Smith May Swim 220 Event In Two Minutes
Ohio State swimmer Billy Smith is hailed by coach Joe Wheatley as capable of delivering a two minute 220 yard time. Yale coach Bob Kiphuth and Smith’s Ohio State coach Mike Pepe weigh in on the potential and pace needed for such a record. The piece blends other sports notes and light anecdotes from the era.
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Weekend Sports In Brief
North Central Conference votes to suspend all league play for the duration. Adolph Kiefer loses backstroke to Hake Helli day as Ohio State adds AAU title. Kiefer also competes in 150 yard dorsal. DeWitt Coulter of Masonic in Fort Worth sets 12 pound shot national record at Texas Relays. Oklahoma State with Ralph Tate sweeps multiple events and helps winning mile relay. Max Bentley of Chicago Blackhawks wins Byng trophy as NHL outstanding player. Fordham Missouri football series suspended until after the war. Michigan State football games with Oregon State and Washington State postponed for duration.
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Jacobs Set For Rematch With Armstrong In Ballpark Clash
Mike Jacobs named the first week in June for the Armstrong Beau Jack rematch at a ballpark if Beau Jack is located. Armstrong lost a 10 round decision to Jack at Madison Square Garden, while Jack pursues a 12 round ballpark bout or longer. Possible Armstrong Angott 12 rounds discussed as alternative.
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Henry Armstrong
Beau Jack
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Sammy Angott
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Willie Pep
Jimmy Barry Dead American Bantamweight Champion
Jimmy Barry aged 73, former bantamweight boxing champion from 1894 to 1898 and world title holder on retirement in 1899, died Sunday in Chicago. He was born in Chicago.
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Jimmy Barry
Comeback Call Roug On Cronin Durocher In 1943 Battle
Leo Durocher and Joe Cronin, aging stars amid wartime baseball, clash in the Dodgers and Red Sox summer scene. Durocher at short and Cronin near first meet double play like era-crossing contrast. Wartime changes push veterans from prime to roles in the 1943 season.
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Buck Tankers Prove Worth As Top Team
Ohio State led by Bill Smith and Frank Dempsey dominated national indoor AAU championships at the New York Athletic Club, totaling 46 points to win the team title. Michigan finished second with 34, while Yale was third with 22 as Buckeyes claimed double champions and top honors across Big Ten and NCAA events.
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Golfers Will Help Red Cross Again
New York AP report notes Mr and Mrs Joe Duffer led a 101301 dollar Red Cross drive in three holiday golf events last year and plan to raise more. The USGA calls for a unified 5400 course tour urging Memorial and Independence Day weekend meets for Red Cross, Labor Day funds for the national war effort.
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Training Camp Briefs Highlight Spring Pace
LAKEWOOD New York Giants manager Me Ott praised pitching as Melton and Feldman pitched four-inning blocks of scoreless ball while rookies beat the regulars 5-3 in eight innings. HARRIS LIKES NAYLOR In Wilmington Buck Harris expects Bar Naylor to outhit Lloyd Warner by 50 points as the Athletics beat the Phillies 5-3 in an exhibition. WALKER REPORTS TO REDS Bloomington Gerald Walker ends holdout and reports with Reds as Brewster is army-exempt. McKechnie to use Malloy and Shotin vs Cubs at French Lick. WAKEFIELD HELPS BOTH SIDES Evansville Detroit rookie Dick Wakefield drives Tigers’ bat while Cubs win 7-5. Wakefield homers and singles. YANKS WALLOW Newark Fort Hancock Yankees beat Newark farm club 10-1 as Lindell stars. Sears homered. RED SOX BLANK BUMS Baltimore Boston beats Orioles 5-0 in series with Dodgers, Dobson, Lucier and Karl limit Dodgers to four hits.
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Browns Split With Flyers In Doubleheader
The 5t Louis Browns, seen as a dark horse in the American League, split a Sunday doubleheader with the Lambert Flyers at Cape Girardeau. They won the opener 3 1 and lost the second 6 2. Paul Dean was the lone weak link, allowing six hits, a homer and five runs in three innings. Hard work, for Cards, Cairo.
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Braves Draw Crowd in First Major League Game in Bristol
In Bristol, Connecticut, the Yannigans beat the regulars 10 to 8 in front of about 3,000 fans. Tommy Holmes and Connie Creeden each hit homers as the Boston Braves staged the exhibition, the first major league game held in the city in 17 years.
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Connie Creeden
Johnny Evers III Inhaled Smoke In Fire At Albany Apartment
Johnn Evers a member of the famous Tinkers to Evers to Chance Cubs in the past was overcome by smoke from a Sunday apartment fire in Albany. He was detained at a hospital for observation after the incident.
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