Semi finals play tonight in SEC basketball tournament
In Knoxville on March 3 two favorites Vanderbilt and Tennessee meet in a semifinal clash after Vanderbilt beat Mississippi State and Alabama while Kentucky faces Louisiana State. LSU upset Sewanee and Georgia to reach the semis as a rising dark horse.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Dark
Reta
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana State
Sewanee
Georgia
University of Mississippi
Adolph Rupp
Crisp
Wich
Vander
Jim Buford
Buford
Pinky Lipscomb
Mississippi
Bulldogs
Bayou Mengals
Wildcats
St Bernard Team in College Tourney Opens Play
Snead College of Boaz, Alabama was favored among nine teams in the Southeastern state junior college basketball tournament opening in Cochran Georgia. Middle Georgia College hosts as the event runs through Saturday with Austin Peay of Clarksville defending champion. Today's pairings included Middle Georgia vs Tennessee Wesleyan, Madisonville vs Marion, Georgia College vs Alabama State, and College vs Pikesville College of Kentucky.
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Cochran
Snead College of
Boaz
Ala
Austin Peay
Clarksville
Tenn
Middle Georgia College
Middle Georgia
Tennessee Wesleyan
Athens
Classified Advertising The Tactical Way To Buy And Sell
Classified advertising guides buyers and sellers through practical tips, emphasizing concise listings, clear terms, and quick transactions. It covers pricing, condition notes, payment methods, and effective wording to attract attention and close deals.
Brietz Chats About Sports
New York columnist Eddie Bratz surveys 1940 sports chatter with notes on Villanova and Oklahoma football site talks Connie Mack holds, Yankees eye a first sacker, Chicago eyeing Jersey’s Comiskey, Galento bar buy, Mel Ott birthday, Lou Ambers rest, Curley Lambeau sailing Europe, Cravat a Santa Anita contender.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Villanova
Oklahoma
Connie Mack
Connie
Yanks
Chicago
Jersey
Patrick Edward Comiskey
Rolly Hemsley
Cleveland
Tony Galento
New York Post
Mel Ott
Giants
Polo Grounds
Lou Ambers
Hot Springs
Curley Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Normandie
Europe
Cravat
Santa Anita
Sports Gossip and Travels of 1930s Baseball and Boxing Figures
Finland’s Gunnar Barlund arrives to pursue a heavyweight title while Walter B. Elias, the baseball statistician, heads south to call on the trade. Reports wire in about L. T. Hogan’s death a year ago and notes on A. B. C. tournament entrants, plus boxing star Mickey Walker’s earnings and Ceferino Garcia’s forthcoming eastward fight plan.
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Gunnar Barlund
Finland
Walter B. Elias
Hialeah
L.T. Hogan
Wilbert Robinson
Cleveland
Jimmy May
Don
Budge
Montreal
Ellsworth Vines
Mickey Walker
Bill Terry
Zeke Bonura
Azucar
Santa Anita
Detroit
Ceferino Garcia
Pop Eye Wood
Buried Treasure Found by WPA Workers in Quincy
Four WPA workers unearthing an alloy project site near Quincy uncovered a broken clay pot containing seven $20 gold pieces. Mint dates span from 1852 to 1860.
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Quincy, Ill
WPA
Riots Leave Fifteen Dead in Burma Clash
In Rangoon Burma on March 3 a fresh Hindu Muslim riot left fifteen dead and about two hundred injured as police and troops clashed with demonstrators amid continuing violence beginning yesterday.
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Randoon
Burma
Cubs Name Five Captains For Coming Season
In Avalon the Cubs will have five captains with second baseman Billy Merman serving as skipper. Gabby Hartnett Woody English Gus Mancuso and Dick Bartell also carry former captaincy experience. In Orlando Clark Griffith proposes joint spring training with the Boston Bees next year. Bradenton notes say the Bees worked out twice daily as Casey Stengel granted Sunday rest.
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Associated Press
Avalon
Calif
Chicago Cubs
Billy Merman
Gabby Hartnett
Woody English
Gus Mancuso
Giants
Dick Bartell
Phils
Orlando
Fla
Clark , Griffith
Washington Senators
Boston Bees
Bees
Phillies Nationals Coach Sets Prep Pitching Plan
New Braunfels Tex manager Doc Protho of the Philadelphia Nationals urges that every pitcher on the staff throw a full game before spring camp ends and two complete games before the season starts. He stresses confidence comes from pitching nine innings at least twice.
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New Braunfels
Tex
Doc Protho
Philadelphia Nationals
Yankees Practice Draws Crowds as Police and Attendants Line Gate
In St Petersburg fans and tourists flock to see the New York Yankees. Police and park attendants are posted to manage crowds during practice sessions. Manager Joe McCarthy sends pitchers through a lengthy workout as temporary fences are erected along both baselines.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
New York Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Giants Confront Melton Slugging Surge at Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Arkansas the New York Giants fear Cliff Melton has hit five homers in camp, spurring concern as Bill Terry plans to take the team to Baton Rouge for the regular camp. In Tampa Florida Les Scarsella gains permission to join the Reds outfield with McCormick’s infield likely fixed by McKechnie.
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Hot Springs
Ark
New York Giants
Cliff Melton
Bill Terry
Baton Rouge
Tampa
Fla
Frank McCormick
Les Scarsella
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Scarsella
Newark
Red Sox optimistic on Williams filling Chapman gap
SARSOTA Florida. Donie Bush of the Red Sox farm system in Louisville assures manager Joe Cronin that Boston will not miss Ben Chapman. Ted Williams is praised as a superb hitter with great confidence and is expected to fill the outfield vacancy.
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Sarsota, Fla
Donie Bush
Boston Red Sox
Louisville
Joe Cronin
Boston
Ben Chapman
Ted Williams
Falkville FFA In Active District Meeting and Bazaar
Falkville's Future Farmers of America will attend the district meeting in Danville on March 4 and the Falkville Chapter will hold a bazaar at the public school building that day. Dolphus Price, state president and Falkville F F A member, will visit Birmingham Friday to meet F H A officials and join the DeKalb county barbecue. Friends contribute items for sale at the bazaar and donations are appreciated.
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Future Farmers of America
Falkville
Danville
Dolphus Price
Falkville F. F. A
Birmingham
DeKalb
Tragic Train Tragedy In Mississippi Destroys Farm Hand
March 3 4 in DIES REGARDLESS MARKS Mississippi a farm hand named William Thompson a Black man trapped on a railway trestle by a speeding passenger train escaped by leaping into a stream near Cold Spring area details are incomplete due to damaged text.
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Marks
Miss
William~ Thompson
Picard Wins Open Playoff In St Petersburg Golf
Henry G. Picard of Hershey Pa with Sammy Snead contested a 18 hole playoff at the St Petersburg Open after identical 207s. Picard edged Snead in the final stages while Harper and Byron Nelson fought for other placings in the event that attracted 17 under par rounds.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Henry G. Picard
Hershey
Sammy Snead
Sam
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Candy Kid
Picard
New Orleans
Thomasville
B. J. Harrison
Oak Park
Til
Dick Metz
Chicago
Snead
Chardler Rper
Portsmouth
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
Harper
Byron Nelson
Reading
Ben Hogan
White Plains
N. Y
Horace Williams, Jr
LSU Favored In Ring Title Fight and Finals
LSU appears set to capture the Southeastern Conference boxing team championship in Tampa as five LSU boxers reached finals. Finalists include Michael and Kennedy at 120/127 pounds with other classes featuring Rand, Long, and Debaradina.
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Tampa
Fla
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Mississippi State
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi U
Georgia
Tennessee
LSU
Heston Daniel
J. L. Golson
Steve Wilkerson
Ole Miss
H. H. Graham
Henry Frederickson
al Michael
Jack Kennnedy
Tom Rand
Missippi State
Bart Miro
R. L. Long
Marco Debaradina
Admiral scratched from Widener Cup race at Hialeah Park
Miami report notes War Admiral withdrawn due to fever from throat infection, owner Samuel D. Riddle drawn heat for skipping a potential clash with Stagehand. Stagehand becomes near favorite as fans debate fairness and public interest in the $50,000 Widener Cup.
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Gayle Talbot
Miami
Fla
Hialeah Park
Samuel D. Riddie
War Admiral
Admiral
Stagehand
Riddie
Riddle
Sun Beau
Pointers Hit Stride Today in National Field Trials
Four blue-blooded pointers compete at Ames plantation Grand Junction Tenn for national field trials honors. Morning heat features Dr Rahn and King Genius while afternoon includes Amazon's Village Girl Norias Aerotype and Dawn's Highland Bill. Stardust falters with two false points as eight more dogs await runs.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Mar
Ames Plantation
Dr. Rahn
George R. Feltman
Union City
Ind
King Genius
C. R. Dawley
Charleston
W. Va
Eschleman
Lancaster
Bill
Stardust
H. M. Curry
Waynesboro
Dixie Teams Reach Dixie Semi Finals in Jackson
In Jackson Mississippi on March 3 Howard faced Southwestern of Memphis while Mississippi College played Millsaps in the Dixie Conference semi finals. All teams were favored to advance to the finals.
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DIXIE
Jackson
Miss
Howard
Southwestern
Memphis
Mississippi College
Millsaps
Advange
Santa Anita handicap entries race toward 100000 added event
Rain threatened Los Angeles as Santa Anita cleared decks for the mille and one quarter classic. Owners and trainers filed entry blanks and paid 250 dollars while forecasts pushed the race to an off track. A potential 13 to 20 starters with about 15 expected, led by C. S. Howard's Argentine imports and Nell McCarthy's Today along with Gosum and other contenders.
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Los Angeles
Santa Anita
C. 8S
Howard
Keyaki
Sortendo
Nell McCarthy
Today
Nelson Howard
Townsend B. Martin
Edward Friendly
Jacola
Austin C. Taylor
A. A. Baroni
Specify
Parker Corning
Thanksgiving
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
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