Nevers Seeks San Francisco NFL Franchise Post War
Marine captain and former football star Ernie Nevers announced plans to pursue a national league franchise in San Francisco after returning to the U S He cites ample financial backing and intends to begin talks with Elmer Layden NFL president upon his return Nevers has a long football resume including Stanford Reddit, Duluth Eskimos and Chicago Cardinals records.
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Chicago
Ernie Nevers
Marines
San Francisco
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J Nevers
Elmer Layden
United States
Nevers
Stanford University
Glenn
Pop) Warner
Layden
Notre Dame
Stanford
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Duluth Eskimos
Eskimos
University of Iowa
Tri Tubbs
Cardinal
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Former Major Leaguers To Coach Seahawk Nine
Iowa City two former big league players will coach the 1944 Seahawk baseball team at the U S Navy Preflight school. Capt Washburn announced Lts Verne Thompson and Vernon Wilshire as coaches. Practice begins Monday. season runs May through Labor Day.
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Seahawk
U. S. Navy
E. D. Washburn
Seahawks
Verne E. Thompson
Vernon S. Wilshire
Washburn
Navy
Wilshire
Yankees
White Sox
Thompson
Cincinnati
Cedar Rapids
Jack Carney
Roosevelt High School
Don Wolfe
Carney
Idaho
Aleutians
Marshalls
Gilberts
Roughrider
Franklin
Mississippi Valley
Davenport
McKinley
Junior Legion Boys At Work
Butternut Bakers
Mt. Vernon High
Ohio State
Tech
Ellis Parch
Training Camp Briefs from Famed Spring Camp
Training Camp Briefs report prep notes from training sessions in French Lick and Atlantic City. Roster moves include six rookies assigned to league clubs and Tony Amoreno handling two relief appearances. Scattered game recaps cover Indians, Reds, Browns, Pirates, and Yankees in spring exhibition action with notable pitching and hitting performances.
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United Press
French Lick
Ind
Herold Ruel
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Oe Os
Philadelpha
Tony Amoreno
John Or
Charles Graumann
Dowrence Difani
Scuare
Blue Jays Rally Past Senators in Ninth for 5–4 Win
The Philadelphia Blue Jays won 5 to 4 over the Washington Senators as both teams had seven hits. Candinof delivered a key homer in the ninth inning while Wolf pitched well for the Blue Jays.
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Philadelphia Blue Jays
Washington Senators
Candinof
Wolf
Blue Jays
Golden Valley Golf Club Invitational Dates Set
Minneapolis report says the Golden Valley Golf Club Invitational will run July 6 to 9 as decided by the PGA. Honorary President Tom Walsh and Executive Secretary Tom Crane announced the date, with President Ed Dudley agreeing with their ruling to settle the controversy.
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Ins
Professional Golfers Association of America
Tom Walsh
Tom Crane
Association
Ed Dudley
Walsh
Crane
PGA
Browns, Indians, Tigers prepare rosters amid illness and turnover
The Browns recover from a sick list as outfielders Mike Kreevich and Gene Moore join the squad. Jeff Heath remains a sore spot for the Indians at Muncie Indiana as talks with Seattle stall. Detroit’s Rudy York heats up in Evansville Illinois with a 13 to 1 win over Rochester as the Tigers shape up for the season.
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Browns
Mike Kreevich
Gene Moore
Cleveland Indians
Muncie
Ind
Jeff Heath
Jeff
Seattle
Roger Peckinpaugh
Detroit Tigers
Evansville, Ill
Tiger Battery
Rudy York
Rochester
Rudy
Tigers
Yankees snap A’s six game win streak in 13 to 6 victory
The New York Yankees rally to beat the Athletics 13 to 6 as Ed Levy goes 5 for 5 after Paul Trout allows the first run in about twelve innings. Johnny Lindell heads to navy service, while Chicago Cubs plan to return to French Lick in 1945 to face the White Sox. Phillies lose to Red Sox at Wilmington but stay competitive.
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Ed Levy
A’s
Johnny Lindell
Chicago Cubs
White Sox
French Lick
Sox
Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Wilmington
Del
Red Sox
Baseball Minors to Major Leagues Kept Busy in Spring Camp Recruits
The Philadelphia catching staff gains depth as Andy Seminick joins camp. Ora Burnett reports for pre induction on April 10, while Art Cuccurullo joins at Muncie. The Giants’ Mel Ott says pitching staff looks stronger than 1943, and Leo Durocher appears in the Dodgers lineup at second base.
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Andy Seminick
Knoxville
St. Louis
Cairo
Ill
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Pirates
White Sox
Art Cuccurullo
Muncie
Ind
Cincinnati Reds
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Indians
Jesus Chuco Ramos
Boston Braves
Wallingford
Conn
Braves
al Javery
Tommy Holmes
Butch Nieman
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Lakewood
N. J
Mel Ott
Mel
Bill Voiselle
Cliff Melton
Rube Fischer
Harry Feldman
Ace Adams
Giants
Steve Filipowicz
Fordham
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo
Mousey Mauch
Tommy Warren
Zivic Retires From Boxing Ahead Of Army Enlistment
Fritzie Zivic, once welterweight champion, announced he is through with boxing as he prepares to enter the army next Wednesday. At 30, he says no comebacks and cites aging legs and danger of continued fighting. He debuted in 1929 and fought 267 times, expressing satisfaction with his career.
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Pittsburgh
Fritzie Zivic
Fritzie
Cedar Rapids battalion report highlights world firsts and mail
The article chronicles Cedar Rapids men in a battalion overseas, noting Woodlark Island rainfall records, a history project for the unit, and letters home showing long delays yet steady morale. It includes updates on fellow locals Manus Kime Howard Cerney and Elbert Beaver, plus sports capsules featuring Jack Carney and local high school and college teams.
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Woodlark Island
Cedar Rapids
Bernie Price
Marion
Kellogg
Bob Brown
Goldfish Mail
Iowa
Max Moses
McKechnie Faces Wartime Reds Pitching Puzzle
Cincinnati Reds manager Bill McKechnie seeks wartime magic to compose a new staff without Vander Meer Riddle Shoun Beggs Mallory who shift to military duty. Prospects include Ray Starr Bob Ferguson Bucky Walters Arnold Carter Tomas de La Cruz and 15 year old Joe Nuxhall plus outfield gaps with Walker Marshall Criscola Tipton Clay Crabtree.
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Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
McKechnie
Reds
Ray Starr
Bob Ferguson
Bucky Walters
Arnold Carter
Syracuse
Tomas de la Cruz
Hamilton
Ohio
Joe Nuxhall
MecKechnie
Gee Walker
Max Marshall
Tony Criscola
Eric Tipton
Dain Clay
Estel Crabtree
Max Marshall to Rejoin Cincinnati After Delay
Bloomington report says Cincinnati Reds outfielder Max Marshall will rejoin the club after his induction into military service in Iowa was delayed. Infielder Roland Van Harrington received orders to report to North Carolina for army service on April 18 and prepares to leave camp.
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Ind
Cincinnati
Reds
Louisville
Chicago Cubs
Max Marshall
Iowa
Roland van Harrington
North Carolina
Exhibition Baseball Scores From Wilmington and Plainfield
Exhibition play in Wilmington Delaware between Washington and Philadelphia ended 14 to 7 with Wolff Guerra Barrett Gee and Semini contributing for Washington. In Plainfield New Jersey Boston faced Newark in an Int game that was cancelled. Local box scores list players La Cruz Carter Burrows Sahlin and others in late inning action.
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Philadelphia Olen
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Sere Guerra
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Gee
Semini
Cuccurullo
Sencar
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Overmire
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Plainfield
N. J
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Newark
Louis
la Cruz
Carter
M Just
Burrows
Sahlin
Hawks Sweep In Big Ten Twinbill Narrowly Edges
Hawk nine features strong hitting with lathered homers by the star and several timely singles. Spencer struggled early but settled to help Chicago claim a 1.000 Big Ten start as Hughes and Bendorf paced the attack. Iowa stole 11 bases in the opener and nine in the nightcap, highlighting aggressive baserunning.
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Bob Gildea
Hughes
Chicago
Spencer
Hawk
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Bendorf
Anderson
Hawks
Hansen
Iowans
Marquette to Host NCAA Track Meet
Marquette University stadium will host the NCAA track and field championships on June 10. NCAA president Philip O Badger Northwestern chair Tug Wilson and Marquette Athletic Director Conrad M Jennings announced the site and a one day program with trials in the afternoon and finals at night to aid navy competitors with travel permits. The Central Collegiate Conference outdoor championships at Marquette will be suspended this spring.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Marquette University Stadium
Marquette
Conrad M. Jennings
Philip O. Badger
New York University
NCAA
Kenneth L. “Tug” Wilson
Northwestern University
Navy
Central Collegiate Conference
Marquette Stadium
National Amateur Athletic Union
Yankees Scout Grim View of Needed Talent
Veteran Yankee scout Johnny Nee says the Yankees are rapidly thinning their talent pool and will rely on whatever players are available. He warns prophets predicting a weak finish under Joe McCarthy may be in for a rude awakening as spring work opens in Greenville South Carolina.
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S. C
New York Yankee
Johnny Nee
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Nee
Browns Lose Three Players To Preseason Examinations
St Louis Browns ordered pitcher Al Hollingsworth and outfielders Al Zarilla and Gene Moore to report for pre-injury physicals next week. Zarilla of Los Angeles and Moore of Washington DC sought transfers to Jefferson Barracks for the exams.
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INL
St. Louis Browns
al Hollingsworth
al Zarilla
Gene Moore
Zarilla
Los Angeles
Moore
Washington, D. C
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Bettors Set Records at Jamaica Race
At Jamaica raceway New York a crowd of 45796 set an attendance record and bettors wagered 2601836 as Devil Diver won the Paumonok handicap. Apache finished second and Brownie third as the track neared a new single day betting record amid forecasting and crowd enthusiasm.
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Apache
Brownie
Ted Atkinson
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New York
Mammoth Belmont Park
Pacific Coast League scoreline report in San Francisco
In San Francisco Portland 3 18 Sacramento 13 San Diego 8 California teams posted frames and player totals across multiple games. Notable names include Sullivan Shone Federmeyer Campbell Turpin Escalante Prim Sarni Legault Babbitt Marucci Raimondi Ballinger Salkeld and Kienke.
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Portland
San Francisco
Sulivan
Shone A. Federmeyer
Pespes
Campbell
Joyce
Hollyw
Ses
Gok Venk
Ollywood
Turpin and
Sueme
Escalante
Baer Atay
Los Angeles
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Prim and Sarni
Legault
Babbitt
Marucci
San Diego
Cora Ces Davavaxces
Kienke
Raimondi
Dasso
Ballinger
Salkeld
Snyder May Quit Bears Quarterback undecided
Bob Snyder veteran quarterback of the Chicago Bears said he is undecided about playing next season while recovering from spinal surgery at Michael Reese Hospital. The operation corrected a condition caused by an old groin injury.
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INS
Bob Snyder
Chicago Bears
Michael Reese Hospital
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