Holdout Ranks Lose Top Flight Players
Spring training began with key holdouts signing across MLB. DiMaggio agreed to 35000 a raise of 2500 plus half the requested increase, joining a crowded field of stars reporting or soon to report. Greenberg plans to sign after returning from Hawaii. Maze seeks 17500. Leiber and Lee unsettled in Chicago. Weatherly seeks two-year terms. Lombardi and Williams finalize deals as camps open.
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Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Johnny Maze
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Medwick
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Hank Leiber
Bill Lee
Roy Weatherly
Cleveland Indians
Alva Bradley
Lombardi
Warren Giles
Oakland
Calif
Boston Red Sox
Ted Williams
Harry Danning
New York Giants
Panoramix of Sports Notes and Historic Quotes
Gene Englund of Wisconsin ranked third in the Big Ten scoring last season while Eagles players prep at Penn. Bud Foster urges Englund to relax his aggressive passes. Non Hendrickson, once with Kansas City and Akron, rises after Yankees call up from Kansas City. Frank Leahy reflects on a knee injury as a break enabling Rockne lessons. Ed Lewis and Jim Lonnds drew big crowds in a 1934 open air world championship wrestling match. De Louis defends his title. John L. Sullivan defended the same title 114 times. Roger Bresnahan cites old greats. Bobby Feller praised but among many strong contemporaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Englund
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Bud Foster
Englund
Non Hendrickson
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Hendrickson
Akron
Norfolk
Binghamton
Notre Dame
Frank Leahy
Frank
Knute Rockner
Ed “Strangler
Lewis
Jim Lonnds
Chicago
DE Louis
John L. Sullivan
Roger Bresnahan
Christy Mathewson
Bobby Feller
Bresnahan
Quaker Oats Five and First Presbyterian Reach Final Round
Quaker Oats Five and First Presbyterian advanced to the final round of the YMCA Junior Gold Ball basketball tournament Thursday night. The Quakers beat Junior Lighters 34 28 and First Presbyterian defeated McKinley Hi 36 17. Championship is at 8:15 with 7:15 consolation between Junior Lighters and McKinley Hi-V. gold belts and silver and bronze basketballs will be awarded to top finishers.
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Franklin
Monticello
Anamosa
Bob Siebels
Stan Schrader
Sterling Delzell
Ralph Doran
Rob Liddy
Thunderbolts
Monticello Garrison
Quaker Oats
First Presbyterian
YMCA
Quakers
McKinley Hil
Shanahan
Chiafos
McKinley Hi-V
Bob Blahnik
Y. M.C A
Quaker Mate
Feptp
Severina
Shea Oo
Giltrap
Little
Goffin
Dolan
Richardson
Nolan
Severa
Shenahan
Crowley
Kenney
J Little
Naughton
Letus
Coes
Singer Coe
Basketball Scores From Regional Meet
Scores show Texas Tech 58 over Texas A and M 464. Maryville Teachers 38, Springfield Teachers 30. New Mexico Arizona 87, Texas Mines al.
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Tesasv Tech
Texas A
Maryville
Springfield
New Mersleo Ancien
Texas Mines al
All Sorts of Sports Shorts and Pitching Dilemmas
ALL SORTS of Sports Shorts notes Prreddie Fitzsimmons of the Red Sox, benching debates, and Cronin’s stubborn stance. The piece contrasts Leo Durocher and Pee Wee Reese moves, mentions Reese traded from Louisville to Brooklyn, and recalls Ivy league football stars Luckman Siegal Murray in pro ranks.
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Prreddie Fitzsimmons
Brooklyn
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Leo Durocher
Pee Wee Reese
Cronin
Favorites Gain In A. A. U. Cage Meet
Eight teams survive to the next round of the Des Moines A A U basketball tournament with seed matchups including Des Moines Cealers vs Johnston Independents and Meredith Publishers facing Alsin Motors. Thursday results show Des Moines Cealers 64 Perry Merchants and Ames Merchants 24, with Fort Dodge Pepsi Cola advancing.
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Des Moines
Denver
Des Moines Cealers
Johnston's Independents
Meredith Publishers
Alsin Motors
Madrid
Ames Merchants
Marshalltown Maid-Rites
Iowa Falls Merchants
Schukei Motors
Waterloo
KFVD
Fort Dodge
University Cealers
Perry Merchants
Merediths
Ames
Pareways
Granger
Independents
Johnston
Woodward
State Hospital
Scukers
Webster City
Indians
Fort Cadee
Pensi Cola
Pella
C Club
Tawa Falls
Merchants
Bayard
Ames Ft Merchants
Marshalltown fMaid Rites
Bonney
MC Atlas Dex Moines
Fort Dodse
Peps! Colad
Big Ten Wrestling Meet Gets Underway in Columbus
The Big Ten wrestling championships begin in Columbus with every school represented. Indiana University is favored to defend the team title as wrestlers toil in the opening rounds.
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Columbus, O
Indiana University
Hawkeye Riflemen Shoot High Scores
IOWA CITY Iowa ROTC varsity riflemen set a range record in a postal match defeating Northwestern with 1908 to 1830 out of 2000. Robert Kadgihn led with 387 points, followed by Conrad Schadt 382 Virgil Pettit 381 Kenneth Heller 380 and Jay Higbee 378.
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Iowa City
Iowa
R.o.tc
Northwestern Uni
Versity
Hawkeye
Robert Kadgihn
Ence
Conrad Schadt
Williamsburg
Virgil Pettit
Des Moines
Kenneth Heller
Marengo
Jay Higbee
Iowa Corners Big Ten Rifle, Minnesota Leads Standings
Iowa trails Minnesota for the top Big Ten rifle title with five victories to date. Minnesota holds first place in the conference standings as Iowa sits in second. Screech owls mate for life.
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Iowa
Minnesota
The
Gophers
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Joe DiMaggio
Whitehead
Padgett
Stdson Bailet
New York
Joe di Maggin
Eric Tombard
Cincinnati Red
Don Padgett
St Louis Cardinals
Burgess Whitehead
DiMaggio
Bombers
San Francisco
Florida
Greenberg
Goldsmith
Athletic Shoe Co
Ace Ae
Kingston
Joe Wolfe
Panthers
Eagles
Penn
A. A. U. Cage
Florsheims
Harry
Ted
Jack
Cedar Rapids
Hart Schaffner & Marx
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