St Louis Cards Favored To Retain National League Pennant
The 72 member AP poll names the St Louis Cardinals as No 1 with 54 first place votes. Dodgers second with 11 first place votes. Reds Cubs Giants Pirates Braves Phils receive varied support across positions amid wartime uncertainties.
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St. Louis
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
YORK
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Reds
Dodgers
Cubs
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phils
Phils
Braves
Giants
Boston
Indians
St. J.ooey
White Sox
Senators
A's
Beloit Relays Cancelled After Seven-Year Run
Beloit college athletic director Louis E. Means announced the Beloit Relays are suspended for the duration. The annual carnival drew 20 to 30 Midwestern schools and Beloit, which recently dropped all intercollegiate athletics, hosted the meet last year.
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Beloit
Wis
Louis E. Means
Beloit College
City Relay Meet Postponed To Wednesday At 4
Poor weather forces a postponement of the city relay meet from Tuesday 4 p.m. on Franklin track to Wednesday 4 p.m. The Monday meet at Mechanics ville against reserves of Franklin McKinley and Roosevelt was canceled for weather.
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Franklin
Mechanicsville
McKinley
Roosevelt
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Giants
Dodgers
Camp Upton
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Bob Chipman
Camp Dix
Leo Durocher
Albie Glossop
Alex Kampouris
Dodger
Tipton Enters Team In Davenport Relays
Tipton high school will open its season at the Davenport relays on April 16 with a class B entry. Expected travelers include Hostler Peterman Hartley Phelps Willer Wilson Kautz Armstrong Riley Edge Naber Wehde Hamiel Reeve Bartell Fields Cosgriff Suchomel Eichelberger and Harlan Marolf.
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Tipton
Davenport
Hostler
Peterman
Hartley
Phelps
Willer
Wilson
Kautz
Armstrong
Riley
Edge
Naber
Wehde
Hamiel
Reeve
Bartell
Fields
Cosgriff
Suchomel
Eichelberger
Harlan Marolf
Who'll Get Him Postville Coach Kenny Black
Postville high school coach Kenny Black has a busy year ahead with a new contract renewal at higher salary. He will report to the Columbus Red Birds of the American Association after the spring term and previously played part of the 1942 season with Columbus as a catcher. He has enlisted in the naval reserve and passed a preliminary officer examination, making him subject to call at any time.
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Postville
Kenny Blackman
Columbus Red Birds
American Association
Columbus
Naval Reserve Corps
Gophers Hammer Carleton In Opening 1943 Baseball Game
The University of Minnesota Gophers defeated Carleton College 16 to 1 in Minneapolis. Minnesota tallied 16 runs on 10 hits while Carleton pitchers walked 13.
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Gophers
Carleton
Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
Carleton College
M J League to Stage Playoff Championship
M and J league moguls met Monday night and cleared away routine business before the municipal amateur baseball league opens Sunday May 2 in Daniels park. A three game playoff will follow the 84 game season with winners meeting for the championship.
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J League
Municipal Amateur Baseball League
Daniels Park
Speeder
Collins Radio
Iowa Manufacturing, Light Company
LaPlant- Choate
Wilsons
Quaker Oats
Universal Crushers
Daniels
Count Fleet Sets Derby Prep In Jamaica Race
Count Fleet 6-5 favorite for Kentucky Derby opens season Tuesday in the $3,000 St James purse at Jamaica. Jockey Johnny Longden rides the Reigh Count colt over 1 mile 70 yards to prep for the Wood Memorial. Highweight 122 pounds faces seven rivals including Belaw stud’s Boysset and Greentree’s Famous Victory and Four Freedoms.
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New York
John Hertz
Count Fleet
St. James
Jamaica
Brown Son
Reigh
Johnny Longden
Hertz Star
Belawstud
Boysset
Four Freedoms
Greentree
Towser, Eurasian
Eye For Eye
Joe Burger
Carideo Sworn In As Naval Officer
DES MOINES AP Frank Carideo University of Iowa football coach was sworn into the navy as a lieutenant jg in the aviation branch He will continue directing spring football practice at Iowa. He assumed duties last week after Jim Harris resigned to join the army.
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DES Moines
Frank Carideo
University of Iowa
Navy
Aviation
Carideo
Iowa
Jim Harris
Training Camp Briefs From Washington Sports Scene
Washington Senators President Clark Griffith met President Roosevelt to secure season passes while fans await the season. In St Louis, managers juggle lineups as the city series begins with Cardinals seeking infield balance and Brownies searching for a replacement. Hal Newhouser to start Detroit Tigers exhibition in Vincennes, Indiana. Giants and Ott suffer pitching injuries with Sunkel and Melton out for a week as Sunkel eyes limited service. The Reds tout four-man pitching staff led by Van der Meer Riddle Starr Walters behind Shoun Malloyce. Phillies young pitcher Burrows stars for Athletics against Senators in five innings.
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Capital City
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roosevelt
Eason
William Howard Taft
ST Louis Linelps
ST Louis
St. Louis
Billy Southworth
Cardinals
Luke Sewell
Brownies
Glenn McQuillens
Ikely
Richmond
Ind
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Vander Meer
Elmer Riddle
Ray Starr
Bucky Walters
Clyde Shoun
Bob Malloyce
Cleveland Indians
Tuwn
War era coaching doubt at Iowa tests future football leadership
A Saturday visit to Iowa U athletic offices reveals Dr. Eddie Anderson on leave, E. G. Schroeder and Karl Leth weighing future football coach plans. With wartime limits, no acting coach named until mid-summer. talent hunt must stay active to avoid losing recruits. Separate note argues minor league baseball’s stay-at-home players would skew pennant races, while veteran umpire Forrest Cady warns baseball will stall in war.
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Iowa U
Hawk- Michigan
Eddie Anderson
E. G. Schroeder
Karl Leth
Athletic Board of Control
Schroeder
Southern Association
Hugh Fullerton Verses Predict Major Leagues
New York AP column by Rug Fullerton Jr previews major league pennant picks for the season. It ranks teams in the National and American Leagues, lauding the Dodgers and Yankees while noting doubts about others, and adds brief notes on sports topics like plastic golf balls and bowling congress purchases.
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Rug Fullerton, JR
NEW York
Uncle Sam
Dodgers
Reds
Granty Pirates
Cubs
Braves
Phillies
Women's International Bowling Congress
William J. Crum
William B. Morehead
Clair Berry
Tigers
Iowa U. Lists 12 Entries in Drake Relays
Iowa City coach George Bresnahan announced twelve University of Iowa trackmen will compete at the Drake Relays in Des Moines on April 23 and 24. The Hawkeyes will run three relays the quarter mile the 880 yard relay and the mile and enter several individuals including the pole vault 100 yard dash high hurdles and high jump.
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Iowa City
George Bresnahan
University of Iowa
Drake
Des Moines
Hawkeyes
Bill Garrett
Davenport
Bob Bowles
Hubert Cline
Shenandoah
Harold Fiala
Waterloo
Tom Thorson
Newton
Eugene Freels
Clinton
Richard McCarthy
Webster City
McCarthy
Bowles
Cline
Thorson
Jack Caslavka
Minden Mindes
Garrett
Bob Jones
Fiala
Doran
Dick Moerner
Dubuque
Brockman Schumacher
St Louis
Kenneth Steinbeck
Rubio
Paul Francescon
Army Air Cadets At Nebraska Net Varsity Material
Husker track coach Ed Weir says army air corps cadets at the University of Nebraska train for their specialty and will not compete in intercollegiate athletics. Inter-service competition will be encouraged. The team opens with a triangular meet at Stillwater against Oklahoma and Oklahoma A and M.
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Lincoln
Neb
INS
Army Air Corps
University of Nebraska
Husker
Ed Weir
Air Corps
Army
Weir
Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Oklahoma A
Gottsch Named Captain of UI Tank Team
Iowa City AP John Gottsch Shenandoah Ta sophomore backstroke swimmer named captain of the University of Iowa 1944 tank team. A finalist in the national collegiate swimming meet he will be one of the Hawks few returning veterans next year and will enter medical college deferring military service.
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Iowa City
John Gottsch
Shenandoah
University of Iowa
Gottsch
Medical College
Cardinals release three players in early transactions
The St Louis Cardinals announced the release of pitchers Elwin Preacher Roe and George Dockins and outfielder Dain Clay. Roe and Dockins were sent to Columbus of the American Association and Clay to Rochester of the International League, both Cardinal farm teams.
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St Louis Cardinals
Elwin “Preacher” Roe
George Dockins
Dain Clay
Roe
Dockins
Columbus
Clay
Rochester
Medwick Shines as Dodgers Standout in Grapefruit League
Joe Medwick, 31, thriving in spring exhibition play for Brooklyn, posts a .520 average over 29 at bats in eight games and aims to keep his .300 career benchmark intact. The piece notes Yankee concerns, resting stars, and Dodgers dominance in early spring baseball.
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Joe Medwick
Brooklyn Dodger
Medwick
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Dickey
Charlie Keller
Marv Breuer
Marius Russo
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Frankie Crosetti
Landis
Crosetti
Martin Marion
Dodgers
Reds
Bucky Harris
Schoolboy Rowe
Phils
Harris
Washington
Rowe
Superb Talent Fights in AAU Glove Tourney
Boston AP report notes 83 amateur boxers from diverse bases reduced to 32 for semifinals in the national AAU wartime tournament. Veterans say the field contains outstanding entries across divisions led by Tony Vero Billy Tiger Eddie Gettys and Charles Cooper with past title contenders Charlie Hunter Aubrey Halderfield and Bliss Croft among the top challengers.
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AAU
Armed Services
Samson Powell
Cleveland
Bob Foxworth
St. Louis
Leroy Jackson
Tony Vero
Albany
N. Y
Billy Tiger
Fort Sill
Okla
Eddie Gettys
New Orleans
Charles Cooper
Washington
Charlie Hunter
Aubrey Halderfield
Little Rock
Ark
Bliss Croft
Smyrna
Tenn
Southern Association Adopts Split Season
Southern association directors voted to end the Shaugnessy playoffs and adopt a split season. The first half ends July 4 with the second half starting July 5. Half winners receive 1000 dollars each and a seven game final with another 1000 dollars to the overall champion. if one team wins both halves no playoff is held and the team gets 3000 dollars.
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Birmingham
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Southern Association
Brown outfielder McQuillen to report for army physical
St. Louis Browns outfielder Glenn McQuillen is to report at Jefferson Barracks Tuesday for his army physical. He may still appear in remaining Browns Cardinals spring exhibition games.
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INL
St. Louis Browns
Army
Glenn McQuillen
Jefferson Barracks
Boxing Roundup From Various Cities In Briefs
A fragmented sport brief lists multiple boxers by city with wins and losses. Names include Danny Petre, Lew Transparents, Henry Vasatter, Pete Mandle, Ace Gms, George Parks, Clint Cennar, Nap Mitchell, Larry Ventana, and Leen Anthony with various results and locations such as Indianapolis Baltimore New York Philadelphia and Washington.
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Roebert Simmens
Indianapolis
Bob Nichols
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Davey Crawford
New York
Drew
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Danny Petre
Lew Transparents
Baltimore
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Henry Vasatter
Pete Mandle
Wilkes
George Parks
Newark
Clint Cennar
Nap Mitchell
Elphia
Larry Ventana
Newark Gymeates
Leen Anthony
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