Pirates Holdovers Spark 1945 Pace and Pitching Edge
The Pittsburgh Pirates announce 23 holdovers from the 1944 squad under manager Frisch and Virgil Davis as acting pilot. Sewell leads a strong pitching staff that includes Butcher Roe Ostermueller Strincevich, with Musial replacements and new outfield alignment shaping 1945 plans. Mosconi dominates Greenleaf in Chicago, wrapping up a 14-block match with a seventh-block win.
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Associated Press
Muncie
Ind
Frankie Frise
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Frisch
New Rochelle
N. Y
Virgil
Spud) Davis
Pirate
Pirates
Piltsumgh
Truett
Rip) Sewell
al Lopez
Spud Davis
Cardinals
Red Birds
Stan Musial
Oblers Iast
Armed Forces
Sewell
Morton Cooper
Max Butcher
Elwin
Preacher
Roe U41
Freddie Ostermueltey
Nick Strincevich
Pittsburgh
Jim Ripple
Hell
Thais
Frank Colman
Johm Barrett
AL Glenfride
Tom O'Brien
Bill Rodgers
Lloyd Waner
Babe Dahlgren
Bob Elliott
Pete Coscarart
Frank Gustine
Coscarart
Vic Barnhart
Vino Dinfagero
Firate
Mosconi
Chicago
Willis’ Mosconi
Ralph Greenleaf
Class B and A finals loom in western Pennsylvania youth hoops
Western Pennsylvania squads Donora and Conneautville lead District 10 finals race with tough tests against McAdoo and Allentown. Donora travels to Philadelphia for the Saturday night bout while Conneautville faces a rested opponent after a 46-26 win in the eastern finals. The broader sports notes cover aging pitchers in the national league race and war-time manpower impacts on baseball, plus local bowling and billiards events and upcoming junior high marble contest.
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Erie
Allentown
Gibson
Springfeld
Conneausville
Philadelphia
Beaver Falls
Hunting
Don
Sharpsville
Duquesne
World rifle champions and records from seventy five years
A book lists the world's champions over the last seventy five years and notes the world records for various games. It highlights endurance marks and peak performances across shooting disciplines. The compilation serves as a reference for hobbyists and historians seeking historic feats.
Roundup of 1945 College and Pro Football and Baseball Notes
Sports round up from New York highlights a mix of college and professional stories. Jank Dugger moves to Lancaster High School as coach. Red Blaik at West Point plans a light spring. Brooklyn College eligibility questions surface. Ray Dumont seeks batters for Sandlot season with a $100 prize. Ed Trnasiak shows multi handed batting and 300 average potential. East West game profits cited and players receive daily pin money. Sgt Potsklan, praised by Bob Higgins, is now in a German POW camp acting as a surgeon interpreter after B 24 crash.
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Fern Aymong
Elle Daily Timex
Leo Harkins
Surease
Johnny Green
Prade
Andre Gomes
Cubs
Buffalo
Memorial Auditorium
Bill Averill
Billiards Association of America
New York
Brooklyn
Perne
DePaul Bas
Mikan
Jank Dugger
Lancaster
Ohio
Red Blaik
West Point
Doc Blanchard
Glenn Davis
Toledo
Mikan Sets MSG Scoring Record With 83 Points
New York March 23 Inside report shows George Mikan scoring 83 points to break the Madison Square Garden single game mark while DePaul beat Rhode Island State 85 to 81. Coach Ray Meyer noted he inserted subs late as the team built the lead and described constraints from players who refused to enter.
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New York
George Mikan
Madison Square Garden
DePaul
Lelunph
Rhode Island State
Ray Meyer
Ual Ime Fegulsys
Tatler
Mikan
Meyer
Cobbett Paces Bowlers in Erie Tournament
A group of 11 men bowled in the Erie Times Classic last evening but failed to post scores for prize money. Melvin Cobbett led with a 21 pin series as Clark Lord George Koestner Fred Dovbies Paul Shields Pete Russell Cass Sears Ed Barr Binier Alexander and Ronald Gresley also competed.
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Erie
Hershey Sets Up Second Victory in Semi Final
Hershey Bears take a 2 1 series win over the Indianapolis Caps in a 3 to 2 contest before 4200 fans. Jim Cronmona scored in the first two periods as Hershey builds a 4-0 lead in the best of seven set and needs two more wins to reach the finals.
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Aersney Pens
Indianapolian
Hershey
Tidianapolis
Caps Rck
Bears
Req
Jim Cronmona
Flat Dept Team Drops Three in Raymond Loop
The Raymond Bowling League standings show the Office blanking the Flat Department team 963 1007 in the sweep. Automatics and Machine Shop split victories, with Tassiwedon and Hurlbut leading the wins for the Automatics while Hujeo and Dalit starred for the Inspection team in a midweek match.
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Nin
Swill Order
Machine Shop
Tassiwedon
Pla
pWogether
Son
Staples
Whiners
Russell Culvett
Aehey
Gil
Divi Hurlbut
Pep Smith
Luk
Pal
Jae Hujeo
Bill Dalit
Browns-Pete Gray stars in second AL exhibition win
Browns center around Pete Gray a one armed outfielder who drove in the winning run and made two outstanding catches as Ball Camps notes he hit three times in the victory Toledo also reports Cardinals adding Mort Cooper to reach 17 players. Dodgers tale shows Leo Durocher clashing with Frenchy Bordagaray after a heated practice verbal row ends near dressing room.
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Browns
Pete Gray
Toledo
Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Frenchy Bordagaray
Hughes Leads In Junior High Foul Shooting Event
The first day of the Junior High Foul Shooting Tournament saw 41 entries. Highly ranked student Hitihws showed strong form by sinking 14 of 25 attempts and led the field. George Andrus and Play Middie cut in with solid showings. Other notable scorers included Bob Wharton 1 and Arthur Warner 40 with various shooters posting lower totals as records followed.
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Dow Hitihws
H Eighily
Showell
Ramytieruyy Fyonnrs
Ifie
George Andrus
Middiefon
Iyela Gove
Adowaf
County Ball Loop Split For Santa Mo Director Jack Tinson and Coach Art Storer
Erie County League meeting at Wattsburg set season plans. Beavers moved to eastern division to face Waterford Wesleyville Harborcreek and Wattsburg. The section winner meets western division champion for county title late May. Complete schedule to be published Saturday.
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Santa Mo
Jack Tinson
Art Storer
Wattsburg
Beavers
Waterford
Wesleyville
Harborcreck
Chanmion
Secon
Room 7 Cops Title In Girls Tournament Finals
Rinom 7 crowned champions of the High School basketball girls tournament with an 8-2 final win over Room 1. Barbara Clark led the Senior girls with six points, while Kailie Sweep scored for the losers. In boys action, Room 1 defeated 14 40-22 and Room 4 edged Room 2 39-18 as Merle Ottaway led Room 6 and Jin Boliino/Witte paced the losers. Stretch McKinney and George Tox fueled the later win as their team climbed from 11-11 to decisive lead. Finals set for next Tuesday evening with 2B to play and varsity/coaches game to follow.
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Ttramursi Baskethial
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Room 7 Lassies
Barbara Clark
Clark
Kailie Sweep
Lossig
Root
Com
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Wil Merle Ottaway
Ind
Bred Jackson
Room 14
Gune
Deaniock
Merton
Philadelphia Boxing Recap Oddities and Knockouts
Philadelphia featured an unusual boxing card with Lee Jones aged 42 and Paladelphia opponents. The bout results include a KO of Chi Leo LaGirdy by Al Johnson in Philadelphia, while Moris of New Jersey and Pat Patucea posted notable works in side bouts.
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Philadelphia
Lee Jones
Paladelphia
Pat Patucea
Bork Moris
N. J
al Johnson
Chi Leo LaGirdy
Philadelphis
Boston and Toronto Upset in NHL Playoffs Clash
Boston and Toronto each pulled upsets as the NHL playoffs opened with tight results. The Maple Leafs edged Montreal 3-2 at Montreal in front of over 12 000 fans, while the Red Wings fell 2-2? to Boston in Detroit. Bucknell names Russell E Wright as coach for a packed season schedule featuring five road games and matchups with Penn Lehigh Elizabethtown and the Naval Academy.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Montrem
Boston
Aheresse
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Russell E Wright
Bucknell University
Bisons
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Lehigh
Elizabethtown
Naval Academy
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