Frisch Urges Dirt Over Cleanliness For St. Louis Players
St Louis manager Frank Frisch denounces fear of getting dirty and praises aggressive baserunning and diving. He argues infielders must hustle and players should slide into plays, criticizing white pants as a sign of timid style. Pirates and Giants cited as well dressed but underperforming in recent seasons.
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Pepper Martin
Durocher
Medwick
Mr. Frisch
St. Louis
Beaumont
Willie
P.S
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
P.S.S
Jesup High Cage Team Caps Season With 13 Wins
Jesup High School basketball finished 13 wins and seven losses after a season that saw 521 points for and 437 against. The team, coached by Frank K. Kiple, won the Buchanan County tournament, defeated Independence three times, and fell to West Waterloo in the sectional semifinal. Multiple lettermen graduate in spring.
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JESUP
West Waterloo
Buchanan County
Independence
Iettermen
Schuler
Kruse
Brown
Griffith
Frank K. Kiple
Finchford
Hazleton
Orange
Geneseo
Dike
Winthrop
Dunkerton
Hudson
LaPorte
Jesup & Dunkerton
Janesville
Aurora
Fairbank
Clarksville
Supremacy in weights challenged by Alan Gould
The United States faces renewed pressure in Olympic weight events as European throwers lead in hammer and javelin. Prospects to fill the team include Jack Torrance, Dmitri Zaitz, John Lyman, Gordon Dunn, Ken Carpenter, and Henry Dreyer, with experts noting possible omission of javelin specialists to save costs.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
New York
Boston
U. S
Patrick O’callaghan
Ireland
Matti Jarvinen
U.S
Leo Sexton
John Anderson
Harald Andersson
Berlin
Jack Torrance
Louisiana
Torrance
Dmitri
Dimmy) Zaitz
Lyman
Germany
Zaitz
John Lyman
Stanford
United States
Gordon “Slinger” Dunn
Ken Carpenter
Southern California
Henry Dreyer
Rhode Island State
O'Callaghan
Dean Cromwell
Cochrane Optimistic On Tigers For World Title
Detroit Tigers skipper Mickey Cochrane projects a stronger roster with Don Ross and Rudy York competing for infield and outfield spots. He praises pitching depth led by Schoolboy Rowe and Eldon Auker while noting Clarence Phillips’s weight gain as a bright prospect.
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Lakeland
Fla
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Michael
Clearwater
Brooklyn
Daffy Boys
Simmons
Ross
Cochrane
Don Ross
Beaumont
Marvin Owen
Owen
Hank Greenberg
Hank
New York
Rudy York
York
Greenberg
Tiger
Billy Rogers
Charley Gehringer
Goose Goslin
al Simmons
Chicago
Fox
Gerald Walker
Joyner White
Chet Laabs
Goslin
Eldon Auker
al Crowder
Tommy Bridges
Clarence Phillips
Oklahoma City
Tiger Catching
Ray Hayworth
Frank Reiber
Munn withdraws as Grinnell grid coach candidate
Clarence Munn former Minnesota all American guard withdrew himself from consideration for Grinnell college head football coach. He still had two years left on a contract at Albright College Reading Pennsylvania. The athletic committee hopes to hire a successor to Coach Lester L Watt before spring vacation starting March 27.
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Grinnell
INS
Clarence Munn
Grinnell College
Munn
Albright College
Reading
College Athletic Committee
Lester L
Fuzz” Watt
Marquette Senior High Basketball Learns Strong Season
Marquette high basketball, under Coach Arthur Helling, finished runner up in Clayton county and reached the state sectional semi finals. They beat Elkport 34 to 27 in overtime and Harpers Ferry to reach the semis, then led 15 to 9 at halftime against Waterville before two guards fouled out. final 24 to 20 in Waterville’s favor.
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Marquette
Marquette Senior High
Clayton County
Arthur Helling
Elkport
Harpers Ferry
Agaiist Waterville
McGregor Cagers Repeat County Title Despite Semi Final Exit
McGregor cagers lost only one county game in the regular season and captured county championships in senior and junior tournaments. The team posted 19 wins and 4 losses with a 715 to 475 scoring margin, led by starters Aird Staples Noble Walters Chambers and reserves Mehsling Henry O'Brien Hendrickson Goorgen Luce.
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McGregor Cagers
McGregor
Clayton
Luana
Wauken
Marion Moore
Postville
Don Aird
Virgil Staples
Bob Noblecenter
Burton Walters
Everett Chambers
Oliver Mehsling
W. Henry
Jim O’brien
Bill Hendrickson
Bill Goergen
LeRoy Luce
Local Youth Tennis Entries Timed for YMCA Bracket
Entries list events for men and mixed doubles and girls and boys divisions up to 16. B Jackson is coordinating at the Y M C A with husband and wife doubles included in the file.
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Montrose Hotel
B. Jackson
Hornsby Names Browns Dark Horse In American League
In Fort Myers Rogers Hornsby, manager of the St. Louis Browns, declares his club a dark horse in the American league race. He predicts a jump from seventh to upper division, cites new talent like Julius Solters and Hal Warnock, notes solid catching by Ralston Hemsley, and lists pitchers led by Ivy Andrews with an unsettled bullpen.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Dark Horse
Browns
Rajah
Missouri Outfit
Rogers
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
White Sox
Philadelphia
Washington
Hornsby
Julius Solters
Boston
Julius
St. Louis
Solters
Ed Coleman
Sam West
Hal Warnock
University of Arizona
Ralston Hemsley
Ivy Andrews
Cain
van Atta
Meola
Mahaffey
Caldwell
Thomas
New York
Los Angeles
Irving Burns
Tom Carey
Harland Sry
Lyn Lary
Woodstock garage operator flies to distant emergencies
A Woodstock New Brunswick garage owner responds to distant emergency calls by piloting his own aircraft from an airport he operates, delivering rapid aid as needed.
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Woodstock
New Brunswick
Mt Auburn Defeats Urbana Boys 33-17 in Local Clash
Urbana teams split honors with Mt Auburn as the Mount Auburn boys beat Urbana 33 to 17 while Urbana girls won 31 to 13 over Mt Auburn. The event occurred Thursday in Urbana with both schools represented.
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Urbana
Mt. Auburn
Sonja Henie Aims for 250000 From Madison Square Garden
New York reports Sonja Henie, Norway’s skater champion, aims to net 250000 this year after an eight show contract at Madison Square Garden. She will earn 35000 per appearance with potential movie offers and a sold out run. A protest mentions gas safety with pink flesh reaction.
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New York
INS
Sonja Henie
Norway
Madison Square Garden
Henie
Garden
Canad
Cage Tourney Closes Marengo Intramural Season
Marengo High School wraps up its intramural season with boys and girls basketball tours. Senior girls win the girls section while freshman boys prevail in their division. Junior high teams compete and seniors receive a bronze trophy from the Marengo Girls Athletic Association.
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Marengo High School
Marengo
Marengo High
Marengo Girls Athletic Association
Lillian Furlong
Dorothy Bartusek
Gladys Hoyle
Dorothy Schultz
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