Giants rebuild adds power and comeback hopes
George Kirkley outlines the 1939 New York Giants under manager John McGraw-like Terry, reshaping the roster with Bonura, Myatt, Demaree, Ott and Ott and Hulbell. Key uncertainty centers on Burgess Whitehead’s return from illness and confidence, with pitching reviving hopes through Gumbert Schumacher Melton Salvo and others.
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Joe Moore
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Harry Danning
Polo
Zeke Bonura
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George Myatt
Manuel Salvo
Frank Demaree
Bonura
Dan
Ott
Zeke
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Whitehead
Jersey City
Myatt
Traynor
Tom Haffey
Knoxville
Moore
Prank Demaree
Harry Gumbert
Weies Hubbell
Hal Schumecher
Slick Castleman
Clit Melton
Katey
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Castleman
Melton
Sesson
San Diego
Hy Vandenberg
John Witt
Bill Courman
Walter Brown
Dick Coffman
Ker O'Dea
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Corry area sports notes and high school action update
Tonight the St. Marys Flying Dutmen visit Corry to face the Lions in a key league game with a 9 game win streak on the line for the visitors. Rose Hand set a Warren district bowling record with 672 series in recent play.
Bucs Lose Game In First Day Shuffle Of Season
United Press reports in San Diego on March 18 that the Pirates failed to win their first exhibition game as the Pittsburg lineup struggled at the plate and on the mound. Despite a late push, the game ended tied as both sides combined for four runs. Top performers included pitcher and fielding miscues that hampered the Pirates in the early season contest.
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San Diego
Cal
Gil
Ming
Pitts
Firefighters Battle Ditch Blaze at Montour Falls
Firemen battled a ditch fire near Montour Falls with heavy smoke and rapid spread threatening nearby farmland. Despite gusty winds and damp conditions, crews contained the flare up and prevented damage to outbuildings and fields.
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Bam Ditch
Montour Falls
Raymond Keg Squad Wins Telegraph Match
Corry Raymond's bowling team won a telegraph match against four clubs at Recreation Alleys, totaling 2710 without handicap. The William D. Gibson company of Chicago followed with 2644, Barnes Gibson of Detroit 2569, Wallace Barnes of Bristol, Corn 2529, and Cook Spring of Ann Arbor 2008. handicaps not included. Scores were passed between teams three times per game.
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Corry Raymond
William D. Gibson Company
Chicago
Barnes Gibbon Company
Detroit
Wallace Barnes Company
Bristol
Corn
Cook Spring Company
Ann Arbor
Mich
Aumande
Sophomore Gridders At Tech Face Protest
Pittsburgh March 18 United Press reports athletic unrest at three colleges has spread to Carnegie Tech sophomores. The Tech players plan to protest to the Tartan athletic body against overwork and the spring practice start March 27, which will rob them of part of their Faster vacation. Plans were laid at a secret meeting yesterday attended by 15 sophomores and four freshmen.
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Tkias
Tech
San-Cura Ointment Praised for Piles by Cleveland Man
J N Roebuck of Cleveland writes that two jars of San-Cura Ointment are wonderful for piles and minor burns bruises and skin irritations. Antiseptic San-Cura costs 85 cents and is available at all drug stores.
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J. N. Roebuck
Cleveland
Champion Ski Miss at Edinboro
Alice Kruaka of Cambridge Springs, a champion ski performer at Edinboro Teachers' College, holds a medal from the Allegheny National Forest Ski Tournament. An art student, she is also active in other college activities including sports.
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Cambridge Springs
Edinboro Teachers’ College
Allegheny National Forest
Miss Kruarka
Hazleton Out Of State Race In Pennsylvania Playoffs
Lower Merion upset Hazleton 20 to 17 as playoff action looms in Pittsburgh Erie and Sunbury tonight Williamsport meets Berwick in Simsbury for eastern region bid Western matchups feature Homestead vs Boswell and St Marys vs Erie Academy High with Homestead favored to win western title Analyst notes district champions and state prospects in a high school basketball playoff push.
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Berwick
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Erie Academy
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Boswell
Allist
Simbinry
Yale coach Pond frets over two part football year
In New Haven Yale coach Raymond W Pond warns the football season splits into eight weeks of contact and 44 weeks of preparation. He fears spring practice will test his health as he readies a 1939 squad with veterans and a large freshman class, hoping to avoid a repeat of a poor 1938 slate.
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Raymond W
Ducky) Pond
Pond
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Ull
Budge Defeats Perry Again in Duquesne Garden Showdown
Don Budge of California crushed Fred Perry of England 6 0 6 4 in their sixth straight tour match at Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh with Budge and Walter Senior defeating Perry and Ben Gorchakote 2 6 6 4 6 3 in doubles. Gorchakote beat Senior 6 2 7 5 in singles.
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Unites Press
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Red- Haived
Don Budge
California
Fred Perry
England
Duquesne Garden
Budge
Walter Senior
San Francisco
Perry
Ben Gorchakote
Los Angeles
Gorchakote
Senior
Phils Drop Another Prothro Ill with Grip
Philadelphia manager Doc Prothro is confined to his hotel room with grip. A doctor said he may be out a day or two as the Phillies lose their fourth straight game, 2 to 0, to the St Louis Browns. President Gerry Mugent ruled out wholesale changes, promising only necessary adjustments to improve the club.
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James T
Doc) Prothro
Philadelphia Phillies
Gerry Mugent
Phils
St Louis Browns
Cardinals Face Yankees in Florida Resumption
In St. Petersburg on March 18 the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Yankees resume their Florida series today. The matchup pits two storied franchises in a spring exhibition setting as both clubs seek early rhythm and rhythm trades ahead of the regular season.
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New York Yankees
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Fish Seasons Announced by Pennsylvan ia Commission
Harrisburg March 18 The Ash commission today outlines 1989 fish seasons in Pennsylvania. The sea guns alze and vree limbs run April 15 to July 31 with six inch minimum length and 10 per day. Bass wall eye pike pickerel muskellunge open July 1 to Nov 30 with legal lengths and daily limits as specified. Licenses on sale at county treasurers for 1.10 total.
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Rainbow
Advance Plans for Club House and Banquet
Corry Rod and Gun Club appointed building committees to review material for a new club house on the club property south of the city. The building committees meet next Friday evening. Plans also set for a banquet featuring Seth Gordon, former executive director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, on April 21. Tickets go on sale today as forty members attended the latest meeting to discuss the club house and banquet.
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Seth Gordon
D'Pectr
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Justev Wing
Ohio State Quintet Defeats Wake Forest In East Final
The Ohio State basketball team, noted for its height, defeated Wake Forest 64 to 52 at the Palestra, advancing to the eastern division final against Villanova. Villanova previously beat Brown 42 to 20 in the opening game of the doubleheader before 3,500 fans.
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ThreeMen in Running for A s Third Base
In Lake Charles, La on March 18 Philadelphia Athletics contest for third base remained open. Dario Lodigiani held the hot corner with Joe Gantenbein at second as three contenders emerged: Lodigiani Gantenbein and William Nagel. Connie Mack sought Lena Blackburne on Gantenbein’s potential as a sleutel sacker.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Dario Lodiglant
San Francisco
Joe Gantenbein
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Gantenbein
William Nagel
Connie Mack
Lena Blackburne
Kgyatone
Feller Set for Big Pay With Bonus on Hand
Cleveland youth Bobby Feller, 20, already the Indians’ top salaried player, is poised for a likely $20,000 bonus under his 1949 contract. If gate receipts peak as in earlier seasons, the fastballer could earn around $20,000 from bonuses while becoming a key figure for Cleveland Baseball Co. and stadium lighting plans.
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Robert William Peller
Cleveland Inedians
Indians
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Vivarius
Bobby
Detroit
Tigera
Cleveland Baseball Co
Martin Rolls 672 in Aero Armene Assoc. vs Wellens Tool
Aero Armene Assoc. defeated Wellens Tool in a T-man team match at Recreation Alleys last evening. Ralph Martin led with 221 average and series of 672, including games of 215 243 and 214. Other scores included Cragg 550, Paulson 568, and Scott 586, as Wellens Tool Go. posted 1087 1102 127 13400.
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Ken Ups
Wellens' Tool
Erle
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Retreation
Ralph Martin
Aero A
Tot
Ave. Cragg
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Baress
Wellens Tool Go
Eric) Shodeck
Seyler
HL Scott
M. DeValeria
Wallers
HG. DeValeria
Kent State Student Pays Fees With Nickels
Kent State University student ODon Tewes paid his second semester fees with 835 nickels weighing about a heavy load. The unusual payment was noted by the university treasurer as a curiosity in campus finance.
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Odon Tewes
Kent State
Ne University Treasurer's Office
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