Yankees Poised for Fifth Straight Title Under McCarthy
Sid Mercer reports the New York Yankees, led by Joe McCarthy, show no pre season lineup changes as they prepare for another season. Newcomers in the farm system include Grissom and Breuer while Ruffing and Gomez hinge on health. The club trains methodically with a 25-man limit in mind and cohesion across pitchers infielders and outfielders.
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Henrich
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Grissom
Marvin Breuer
Marius Russo
Steve Sandra
Breuer
Ond Atley Donald
Yanks
Track season unfolds with Iowa prep circuit marches
High school indoor and outdoor meets populate a busy spring. March 30 opens at Town City for the Mississippi Valley conference, followed by state indoors for class B on April 6 and A the next week. May features Grinnell Invitational, Gateway Classic, district and Coe track meets, plus the annual state outdoor at Ames and local quadrangular.
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Clinton
Grinnell College
Coe
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Davenport
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Two Games Saturday On Y Basket Floor
The Community House championship will be decided on the Y floor Saturday night at 7 30 when the Seniors meet the Hi Y. At 8 30 the Metz Oilers meet the Corn Kings for the Y M C A senior men’s league title. Gold miniature basketballs will be given to the teams winning the city championship.
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Corn Kings
Experts Agree Fenske May Do Four Minute Mile
Philadelphia experts forecast Chuck Fenske could break four minutes in the mile. Temple coach Ben Ogden Penn coach Lawson Robertson and Villanova’s Jim Elliott cite his 259.7 for three quarters and a 603 final quarter as plausible steps toward a four minute time on ideal Dartmouth indoor track conditions.
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Ben Ogden
Temple
Lawson Robertson
Penn
Fenske
Jim Elliott
Villanova
Wisconsin
Chicago
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Ogden
Chuck
Dartmouth
Des Moines Girls Capture State A A U Basketball Title
The American Institute of Business Des Moines girls defeated American Institute of Commerce Davenport 28 to 27 to win the State A A U basketball championship. Phyllis Dunbar sank a late free throw to seal the victory after A I B had earlier beat Thompson's Beauty School 27 to 13. A I C beat Union Central 23 to 19 in the semifinals. Union Central finished third by edging Thompson's 24 to 23 in the consolation final.
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INS
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Des Moines
A. T B. Stars
American Institute of Commerce of
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I. B
Downing Thompson
Union Central
Thompson
Globe Trotters Triumph in Pro Basketball Semi Finals
In Chicago, the Harlem Globe Trotters advance in the world pro basketball championship as scores from the semi final round are reported.
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Globe Trotters
Chicago
Harlem Globe Trotters
York Reds and Chicago Brewers Clash in Scoring Bout
York 34, Syracuse 24. Chicago Bruins 46, Washington DC Brewers 36. Two games highlighted a high scoring day with the Bruins defeating the Brewers and York topping Syracuse.
Jabs Highlight chaotic boxing results across cities
Boxing notes show multiple bouts with unclear scores and locations. Seemingly misread entries list fighters such as Tane Novak of Kansas City stopping Col Slake, and Lenny Mancini losing on points. Other bouts include Jackie Wilson and Lefty Youns securing stoppages or decisions in diverse venues.
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Col Slake
South End
Witte Plains
Frank Wallace
Vila
Closelee
Prima Plares
Porta Rica
Achang Rothe
Chiton
Lenny Mancini
Yaunsstaun
Los Angeles
Jackie Wilson
Los Anseles
Joe Ybarra
Oakland
New York
Maxie Berger
Montreal
Que
Tony Verrara
Mt Vernon
West Pagm Blach
Fla
Youns
Mkron
Buster Carroll
Lowell
Mass
Lamont Tourney Pairings Announced For Open
Lamont Gold Medal basketball tournament pairings released. Lamont CCC vs Lamont Ladbusters and TAS vs Orlwein Independents lead the first round splits. Thursday games include Christ Episcopal vs Rath Packers and Wirthrone by. Second round begins Wednesday with Wilson Packers versus Star Brewers at 9 45. Semi finals Saturday afternoon and finals Saturday night.
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Cedar Rapids
Star Brewers Dubuque
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Wirthrone
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Fight managers race for Robinson and boxing buzz
A half dozen boxing managers chase Ray Robinson, lightweight star of the Golden Gloves, as the scene shifts across venues. Nearby reports mention golf’s National Open, baseball mentions and assorted notes on fighters, bonuses, and possible matchups with limited detail.
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Ray Robinson
Fort Worth
Lee Savold
Slip Madigan Dink Templeton
Iy Thornhill
Bozeman Leads in World Three-Cushion Billiards Meet
In Chicago Jay Bozeman of Vallejo Calif beat Joe Chamaco of Mexico City 50 29 to move to second place in the $20 000 world championship three cushion billiards tournament Willie Hoppe of New York remained first as he sat out Tuesday Jake Schaefer Jr of Cleveland downed Arthur Rubin of New York 50 34 in 57 innings Tiff Denton of Kansas City topped Arthur Thurnblad of Kenosha Wis 50 42 in a mid inning game and Johnny Layton of St Louis defeated Welker Cochran of San Francisco 50 47 in 58 innings The standings were listed in the report
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Jay Bozeman
Vallejo
Calif
Joe Chamaco
Mexico City
Willie Hoppe
New York
Jake Schaefer
Cleveland
Arthur Rubin
Tiff Denton
Kansas City
Arthur Thurnblad
Kenosha
Wis
Johnny Layton
St Louis
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Page Leads Mid-South Women’s Golf Tourney by 14 Strokes
Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill and Greensboro NC holds a 14 stroke advantage after 36 holes in the 54 hole event at Southern Pines NC. Page lowered Tuesday’s 76 to a 151 total while Deborah Verry and Helen Waring trail. Verry is 165 and Waring 167 after 82 and 82 respectively.
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Estelle Lawson Page
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Greensboro
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Deborah Verry
Worcester
Mass
Helen Waring
Pinehurst
Dizzy Dean Begins Cubs Work After Rainout
Dizzy Dean signed Sunday and reported for the Chicago Cubs after a rainwashed exhibition with the Philadelphia Athletics. He worked at half speed, threw a few pitches, and completed three circuits around the ball park with light fungo fly chasing.
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Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Athletics
Dizzy Dean
Iowa Hawks Win Second In Succession 3-0
The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Southwest Institute 3 to 0 to clinch the series. Sophomore Dick Hein and veteran Fred Hohenhorst contributed hits while right fielder Bob Conk delivered the key two-run double in the fourth. Players head to Ruston after the game for a three game set with Louisiana Tech.
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Iowa
Dick Hein
Fred Hohenhorst
Bob Conk
Hawks
Rustona
Louisiana Tech
Dubuque Maccabees Triumph in Semi and Final Matches
In the state Y basketball meet, Dubuque Maccabees defeated Ruth Packer of Waterloo 49-46 to win the semi and meet Has-Beens in a later final. Vietz Oilers of Cedar Rapids captured the consolation by beating Davenport 29-28 with Chapin scoring the winning basket.
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