Dodgers Scout Nation Wide For Postwar Talent
Brooklyn Dodgers launched a pioneering postwar plan by soliciting recommendations from about 20,000 high school coaches. A roll call at Bear Mountain lists 30 prospects with a 5,000-name file compiled for future farm system development, aiming to sign players in time for 1944. Branch Rickey Jr leads this targeted scouting, sending groups across the country to identify capable youths for pro baseball careers.
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Oklahoma City
Dick Bishop
Lima
Ohio
Olean
Pony League
Lester Studener
Milwaukee
Newport News
Brooklyn
College Wrestling Show Again Called
Lincoln Nebraska UP for the second year there will be no National Collegiate Wrestling meet announced by Dr R G Clapp chair of the National Collegiate Wrestling Rules Committee The meet usually is held annually but this year as last there was not sufficient general interest to warrant holding one Members of the rules committee include E G Schroeder J A Rockwell S R Couch C J Gallagher P H Quinlan John Maxwell and R L Carns Gallagher is now in the army
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University of Utah
C. J. Gallagher
Lafayette College
P. H. Quinlan
University of North Carolina
John Maxwell
Lehigh University
R. L. Carns
Technical High School
Omaha
Gallagher
Army
La Motta Retains World Middleweight Title In Boston
Jake La Motta of New York defeated Patrick Welch of Portland, Maine by ten round decision at the Boston Gardens to retain the dura tion world middleweight title. La Motta weighed 163 pounds to Welch’s 163.5. He delivered severe punishment, opening Welch’s eye in the fifth and drawing a mouse over the right eye in the first round.
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Boston
Jake la Motta
New York
Boston Gardens
Patrick “Coley
Welch
Portland
New England
la Motta
Hack seeks formal retirement from Cubs roster
CHICAGO INS Stanley Hack, 34, veteran Cubs third baseman, formally requested placement on the voluntary retired list in a letter to the team manager. He said he wished to devote full time to his 10,000 acre Oregon ranch. Cubs also announced Lon Warneke must report for mandatory induction March 23 in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Chicago
INS
Stanley Hack
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Hack
Oregon
Lon Warneke
Hot Springs
Ark
Junior Legion Baseball Card Opens April 30
The Cedar Rapids Junior Legion season opens April 30 with two games at Daniels and Riverside parks. Dan ies hosts Iowa Manufacturing and Becks while Roosevelt Hotel and Butternut Bakers play at Riverside. Six Sunday games listed with early start hope if weather permits. schedule adjusts weeks to reduce confusion.
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Cedar Rapids
Nels Lee
Hanford Post
Daniels
Riverside
Iowa Manufacturing
Becks
Roosvelt Hotel
Butternut Bakers
Lee
Spring Drills Open for 103 Irish Gridders at Notre Dame
Spring football practice at the University of Notre Dame began with 103 hopefuls turning out for the Saint Patrick's day session in South Bend. Ed McKeever led the first practice while Frank Leahy was on tour for USC, as eight letter winners and seven reserves from last year form the nucleus of the 1944 Irish squad.
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South Bend
Ind
University of Notre Dame
Ed McKeever
Frank Leahy
USC
Jury Declines to Indict Mauriello
New York AP reports that a grand jury declined to indict heavyweight boxer Stephen Mauriello on a statutory rape charge involving a 15 year old. Mauriello, hospitalized with pneumonia, denied the accusation.
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New York
District Attorney’s Office
Stephen “Tami
Mauriello
Civic club volleyball league Kiwanis beat Optimist 15-2 15-3
Y M C A notes a single match last week in the civic club volleyball league. Kiwanis defeated Optimist 15-2 and 15-3. The Lion Tamers and Lion Twisters are poised for the championship final to be held on Tuesday March 28. Schedule shows Lion Twisters vs Kiwanis Tuesday at 515 and Lion Tamers vs Optimist Thursday at 515.
Handball matches and upcoming fixtures in Class B league
Past week results show Elderkin Maresh beat Achter Schenefelt 21 10 21 16 and Walker Blackstone beat Hasley James 11 21 21 20 21 16. Campbell Allen beat Wadsworth Pickford 17 21 21 12 21 5. Wadsworth Pickford beat Hasley James 21 16 21 17. This week is make up week for backlogged teams with listed pairings at Henshaw and Spurrier Ro cer and Carrithers Hasley etc. Basket shooting at YMCA yields high scores by Preps Cadets and Juniors with multiple 100 point performances.
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Achter- Schenefelt
Walker- Blackstone
Hasley-James
Campbell- Allen
Wadsworth-Pickford
Hasley- James
Henshaw
Schallmen
Schimberg
Dean Spurrier
Rocer
Achter
Shenelelt Samen
Carrithers
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Spurrier
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Kereanr the Raed
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Y.M. C.A
Jack DeLong
Carroll Bouserman
George Lynxweiler
Richard Hamilton
Edward Feddner
James Allen
Robert Shubert
Horton Hanskins
Ronald Thenhans
Robert Landis
Earl Reeves
Robert Cooper
Charles Spratt
Ronald Skelly
Frank Dorman
Douglas Hamilton
Robert Melsha
Junior Dorman
Robert Lynxweiler
Donald Bucheister
Richard Kohl
Richard Bushnell
William Grundy
Fish Club
Bill Harris
Edward Faddner
Patrick Alonzo
Flying Fish Club
Fishing, gas rations, and spring wildlife notes mix in column
Frank Powers laments gasoline limits hindering trout outings while urging readers to view gas use as wartime aid. He notes spring sightings near Cedar Rapids and mentions Iowa river sanitation plans costing about 24 million dollars. The piece warns of March and April highway wildlife losses and urges conservation. licenses totaling 400000 for 1944 are issued by April 1.
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State Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission
Browns Redbirds Set for Training in Spring Camps
In St Louis on Saturday night managers Billy Southworth and Luke Sewell discussed under way spring training. The Redbirds start in Cairo Illinois Monday while the Browns open at Cape Girardeau Missouri. Sam Breadon will talk salaries with the Cooper brothers who remain unsigned. Bill De Witt said no word from Angelo Guiliani about playing this season. Pitcher Bob Muncrief may sit out to stay in the Texas shipyard as an electrician.
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Cardinals
Luke Sewell
Browns
Redbirds
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Brownies
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Cardinal
Sam Breadon
Cooper Brothers
Morton
Walker
Coopers
Bill de Witt
Angelo Guiliani
Washington Senators
Bob Muncrief
Texas
Plan Sports Dinner in Manchester Features Coach Leonard W Cole
Marshalltown coach Leon ard W Cole a former Manchester high school coach will be guest speaker at a Lions club Knights of Pythias dinner in the Knights hall Tuesday. Manchester high school football and basketball teams will be honored guests.
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Leonard W. Cole
Marshalltown
Manchester High School
Lions Club
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Cosmic Strike Defined in Toledo Bowling
In Toledo bowling slang a strike achieved without hitting the head pin is termed a cosmic Strike, reflecting a rare alley occurrence and the game’s quirky jargon. The term highlights local culture and peculiar scoring lore within area bowling circles.
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Page Lou Nova
Toledo
New York Farmer Joe Walters Turns Comedian in Ice Revue
New York farmer Joe Walters, 62, once a daredevil motorcycle rider, has reinvented himself as a comedian with Sonja Henie’s Hollywood Ice Revue. Walters joins the act featuring stars and synchronized skating, bringing a rural humor angle to the touring show.
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New York
Joe Walters
Sonja Henie
Quaker, Wilson Fives in Allied League Play-Off
The final second round game pits Quaker against Wilson with the winner earning the right to face the other in a season playoff. Wilson seeks an undisputed title by winning Monday, while a loss would trigger a second round crown tiebreaker. A playoff schedule follows two meetings this week.
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Bud” Wilkenson
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