M and J League Liberalizes Player Rules Ahead of May Start
The M and J league approved an 84 game schedule and relaxed eligibility rules. A proposed 18 man roster includes six outsiders and allows four former league players plus unlimited former Junior Legion players. Trans fer players become eligible upon employment and need only 20 hours on rosters. Ground rules and a game starting bell will be added, with May 7 as the opener. President Fritz McPartland oversees umpires and arrangements.
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Calvert fights tale taints a Raider pitcher's recall
A Sporting News interview reprints Paul Calvert's fighting boast while downplaying his 1943 mound year. The piece also notes Phil Seghi linked to the Blanding Baseball Club and cites Navy aviation and Notre Dame talent moves affecting college football ahead of fall.
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Air Forces to Set Own Football Travel Limits
The war department on Friday authorized air force training commands to fix their own travel limits for football teams. Previously teams were capped at 25 miles unless Washington granted an exception. Under the new plan each command will decide its own travel restrictions.
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Preflight track star Bob Steuber injured in training
Aviation Cadet Bob Steuber, former Missouri football great and track star, was injured during a routine training period, weakening the Navy Preflight school track squad's bid against Iowa State in the Big Six indoor title race.
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Notre Dame Unveils 22-Game Baseball Schedule
Notre Dame varsity baseball coach Frank Leahy released a 22 game slate including a May 20 showdown with Iowa Preflight in Iowa City.
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Iowa State Thinclads Set for Dual With Navy Preflight
Ames coach George Bretnall named a 22 man squad to represent Iowa State at the indoor track dual against Iowa Navy Preflight in Iowa City. The team includes eight members from the Big Six title squad and travels by train Saturday morning, with breakfast in Cedar Rapids. Notable names include Robert Bradt Newton L R Chapman Carroll James Myers Sioux City Robert Tague Ames E D Thompson Fort Madison Meredith Warner Des Moines Roy Wehde Holstein.
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Canadiens Strike Twice Over Black Hawks In Playoffs
Montreal defeated Chicago 3 to 1 at Chicago Stadium as Maurice Richard scored a hat trick and led the Canadiens to their second straight playoff win. Montreal improved to 51-6-7 on the season with 7 playoff wins, extending their dominance over the Hawks who have not beaten them in 12 meetings.
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Bad Ankle Keeps Dodds From Penn Relays Appearance
Gil Dodds Boston distance star and world indoor mile record holder will not run in a special mile at the Penn Relays on April 29 due to a sprained left ankle. He hurt the ankle in a March 24 Clevelandjury incident and said he cannot prepare in time.
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Jelliffe Carded Seventh Hole In One At Lakewood
Denver report states Bill Jelliffe a Lakewood country club pro achieved his seventh hole in one on the seventh hole. He used a seven iron to carry 147 yards into the cup after seven years at the course.
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Seahawk Cadet Wakefield Arrives for Preflight Training
Iowa City welcome for Dick Wakefield star of the Detroit Tigers last season arrives at the U. S. Navy Preflight School. Cadet Wakefield, runner up in the 1943 American League batting race, joins Battalion 4-A for three months of physical military and academic training.
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Pig Iron Casting: From Sand to Metal Molds Modernized
Pig iron is now commonly cast in metal molds marking a shift from traditional sand molds. The change reflects advances in foundry techniques and improves mold durability and production efficiency.
Navy boosts Maroons to a brighter baseball outlook
Chicago Maroons gain Navy players through a campus unit, expanding a 16 man roster for the 1944 season. Coach Kyle Anderson lists five Navy men in Friday's Iowa City lineup against Iowa, with two sailors in infield and Hosey slated in right field.
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White Sox beat Cubs 4 1 in spring series opener at Hal FRENCH LICK
Chicago White Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs 4 to 1 in the first of an eight game spring series in French Lick Indiana. Hal Trosky doubled twice and Tom Turner had a single and a triple while the Cubs managed four singles. Thornton Lee Bill Dietrich and Orval Grove pitched for the Cubs.
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Lou Nova to Meet Hartnek in Omaha Boxing Card
Promoter Max Clayton announced a boxing card in Omaha featuring Lou Nova against Paul M Hartnek in the heavyweights. The bout was set for Monday April 17 with Nova based in Des Moines and Hartnek, a former Omaha resident, seeking revenge after knocking Nova out in their Portland Oregon clash last year.
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Hornsby Seeks Wartime Pitching Chance In Majors
Rogers Hornsby star second baseman of the twenties expresses desire for a shot at wartime major league pitching. He recenty returned from Vera Cruz where he managed a team, says he is in good shape, walked once and hit a homer as a pinch hitter in two appearances.
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