Durocher Breaks Thumb Ends Playing Career Claim
Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher, long dogged by Branch Rickey’s push to have him play, breaks his thumb while stopping a throw, effectively ending his bid to return as a player. Rickey had teased an elbow ailment he called acorns on the elbow, but Durocher’s injury settles the question.
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Lawton Carver
New York
INS
Brother Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Leo
Brother Branch
Brooklyn
Durocher
Florida
Shortstop
Dodgers
Golf Course Oakhurst Sells At Sheriff Auction
The Oakhurst Country Club in Tulsa seeks a sheriff sale after membership fell from 500 to under 100 since the war began. The 312 acre site includes an 18 hole grass greens course a $105 000 club building a large swimming pool and picnic grounds.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oakhurst
Yankees Top Giants In Poor Gridiron Like Baseball Play
In Atlantic City AP report the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants 4 to 3. Hugh Luby hit a two on homer in the sixth inning, and Bill Zuber pitched six innings allowing three runs.
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Atlantic City
New York Yankees
New York Giants
Bill Zuber
Yorks
Giants
Hugh Luby
New York
En York
Meton
Pell
Lombard
Stephenson
Zuber
Lyons
Garbark
Bremers Boyz and Speeder Quaker Clash Tonight for City Title
Bremers of Iowa City and Boyt Onjank of Des Moines face off with Bremers stars Dave Danner and Ned Postels on the MC.A. floor as Speeder meets Quaker in a high stakes city championship. Link Belt Speeder to Quaker opens the program. Speeder seeks win after close calls at home.
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Speeder
Quaker
Bremers
Iowa City
Boyt Onjank
Des Moines
Dick Ives
Iowa University
Dave Danner
Ned Postels
Des Moines Qui
Marion Relays Swell With 25 Entries Planned
The Marion Relays field grows as more than 25 schools submit entries, 19 trophies secured, and queen candidate ballots issued for the April 22 meet. Slip Madigan will miss as honorary referee due to a California trip, while Marion Chamber of Commerce buys five 21 inch traveling trophies to award by top times in multiple relays. Fifteen relays are planned for classes A B and C with 300 plus athletes, plus 14 permanent trophies for the games committee.
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Marion
Madigan
University of Town
California
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Franklin
McKinley
Roosevelt Wilson
Cedar Falls
Waterloo East
Waterloo West
Anasmosa
Maquoketa
Monticello
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa City
U High
Oelwein
Tipton
Vinton
Manchester
Coggon
Ely
Greely
Hopkinton
Lisbon
Martinsburg
Sigourney
Mechanicsville
Mt.Vernon
Indians Pitcher Bagby to Report for Training May 1
Atlanta AP reports Jim Bagby former 17 game winner for the Cleveland Indians says the maritime commission has notified him he will be called for training around May 1. The veteran pitcher expects to report in the spring training camp at an early date.
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Atlanta
Jim Bagby
Cleveland Indians
Maritime Commission
Nick Kearns Denounces New Cage Rulings
Chicago AP report quotes veteran Big Ten referee Nick Kearns criticizing the NCAA rule changes that allow five personal fouls and outlaw goal tending for tall players. He warns of heavier burden on officials and predicts a volatile season with fan razzing.
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Bucky O'Connor
Chicago
Nick Kearns
Cage
National Basketball Committee
Kearns
Nick
Fight Between Bob Merritt Jockey Club Nears Finish
New York dispatch says the dispute among jockey Bob Merritt the New York state racing commission and the Jockey Club is close to resolution. The appellate division of the New York state supreme court ordered a new hearing on Merritt eligibility to ride on New York tracks and the Tuesday proceedings will decide his riding ticket status.
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New York
INS
Bobby Merritt
New York State Racing Commission — and
Jockey Club
New York State Supreme Court
Merritt
Commission
Fans at Jamaica track scene spark brawl and bets
Opening day at the Jamaica race track features a press box scuffle as cops separate two fans while others wager boldly. The column notes a star horse timed in 3 45 4/5 for six furlongs, plus anecdotes about trainers and players, including Red Rolfe coaching Yale and a quip about finding a new center.
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Ifugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Jamaica Race Track
Star of
Padula
Jimmy Ritchie
Glenn Cunningham
Ton Orde- Nana
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Portsmouth
Frank Lawrence
Pie Traynor
Tony
Honus Wagner
Lou Nova
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Tulsa
Kansas City
Omaha
O'Neal Adams
Hubert Barker
Giants
Okla
Luckman
Bill Streit
Southern
A.A.U
Chattanooga
Tenn
Red Rolfe
Yale
Howie Odell
Charlie Caldwell
Red
Caldwell
Chandler Bonham To Join Yankees This Week
The New York Yankees announced that star pitchers Spud Chandler and Ernie Bonham will join the club this week after both being accepted for military service. Neither has an assigned induction date.
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Atlantic City
New York Yankees
Spud Chandler
Ernie Bonham
Loss of Latins no Jolt to Griffith
Washington Senator president Clark Griffith said a selective service ruling affecting 13 Latin American imports would not hurt the club in the pennant race. He noted plans to keep only four or five of them for the regular season and that several have already been farmed to minor leagues.
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Washington
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Griffith
Ossie Bluege
Australia Briefly Cuts Army Size Denying Big Release
Col. Lewis Sanders called reports that Australia will release 90 000 troops inaccurate and said the country is releasing only about 20 000 to 30 000 in limited service not fit for combat. Australian Minister Sir Owen Dixon said the fighting front will not be affected and no policy change occurred.
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Washington
Lewis Sanders
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Australia
Thomas
Dutah
Owen Dixon
Prosecution of the War Draws Australian Casualty Comparison
Sanders warned against large scale releases risking misunderstandings. He noted Australia has used 36 percent more of its population in armed forces and suffered casualties more than eight times those of the United States, when adjusted for population.
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Sanders
Australia
United States
Anheuser Scion Receives Suspended Sentence on Evasion Charges
Presley Anheuser, 32, son of a vice president at Anheuser-Busch, was given a suspended sentence in U S district court after pleading no contest to making false statements to his draft board to obtain agricultural deferment. He was placed on probation pending induction orders from his draft board as Judge Richard M Duncan noted his usual practice.
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ST Louis
Presley Anheuser
Anheuser-Busch, Inc
United States District Court
Richard M Duncan
Draft deferment case involves Anheuser and enlistment attempt
Anheuser, a married father of two, said after learning his draft deferment was under investigation he tried to enlist for weeks but was blocked by the district attorney's office. The account notes his willingness to join the armed services if allowed.
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Armed Services
Anheuser
District Attorney’s Office
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