Favorites in Easy Triumph in SEC Basketball
Kentucky routed Georgia 57 29 in the SEC tourney opener while Georgia Tech edged Tennessee 58 50 behind Wes Paxson 23 points. LSU and Tulane advanced to semi finals with byes. Tech’s Yellow Jackets face Georgia Tech in a semi final and Kentucky awaits the winner as top seed.
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Kentucky
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Louisiana State University
Wildcats
Georgia Bulldogs
Tigers
Greenies
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Vanderbilt Commodores
Smoky Harper
Nashville
Bobby Lawrence
Charles Sanders
Wes Paxson
Paxson
Holladay
Broyles
Collier
Royal visitors Olaf and Martha tour Montgomery capitol
Crown Prince Olaf and Princess Martha of Norway visited the Montgomery state capitol yesterday as guests of Governor Chauncey Sparks. The royal party, traveling from New Orleans and Mobile to Washington, were greeted by the governor who escorted them to the capitol by automobile.
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Crown Prince
Olaf
Martha of Norway
State Capitol
Chauncey Sparks
Capitol
New Orleans
Mobile
Washington
Daily Crossword Across Ten Entries and Clues
A cryptic puzzle page lists numerous across and down clues with numbers and partial answers, including measurements, flora and fauna terms, river names, and geographic hints, culminating in a cryptoquote and a note referencing yesterday’s puzzle solution and the King Features Syndicate distributor. The page presents a dense grid of intersecting terms such as measure of land, mountain nymph, Manila hemp, river N France, and various wordplay items, ending with a posted cryptogram and attribution.
Sports Roundup Debates Pro Football Shift After War
New York notes Southern Association and American Association plan to enter pro football after the war. Critics doubt feasibility due to small baseball parks lacking 50-yard line seating. Curly Lambeau favors minor league football but warns low salaries require other jobs. Soccer suggested as off-season attraction with low pay and no college competition risk.
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New York
Southern Association
American Association
Curly Lambeau
Minnesota
Georgia Tech
Jewell pastor’s wedding reception postponed by basketball clash
The pastor of Jewell Iowa’s largest church announced his wedding reception for Monday February 28 but the Big Six race deciding game between Iowa State and Oklahoma that night caused the event to be postponed to the following evening.
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Jewell
Iowa
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Army trainee barred from IC4 A indoor meet at CCNY
Cornelius Styes, Army trainee at City College of New York, cannot run in tomorrow's IC4A indoor meet due to intercollegiate competition ban, though allowed to compete as an unattached athlete at other meets. Jimmy Conzelman tours Army camps in Virginia. Notre Dame's Frank Leahy awaiting War Department word to begin overseas tour. Leo Diegel uses El Rio course sand traps as Red Cross pits on weekends in March, raises about 100000 dollars. Dodgers roster lists 30 players and ten club officials.
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Cornelius Styes
City College of New York
I. C
Jimmy Conzelman
Virginia
Notre Dame
Frank Leahy
War Department
Leo Diegel
Tucson
Ariz
el Rio
Red Cross
Leo
Dodgers
Cutler High School Lacks Substitutes in Brawl Game
Cutler High School in Illinois has only five players, no substitutes. In a rough game against Willisville, four Cutler players fouled out, and Willisville coach Gen try Lowe removed one Willisville player after each Cutler foul out, leaving two players at game end.
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Cutler High School
Ilinois
Willisville
Cutler
Gentry Lowe
Dodgers Rosters Reveal Slight Roster Increase
The Brooklyn Dodgers announced a 30 man player roster exceeding the 1943 quota by one. Of 12 pitchers six infielders eight outfielders and four catchers are listed with six players not wearing a Brooklyn uniform at any point last season. Seven are in the 4-F group, four over age and two discharged from service.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn
College teams named for National Invitation tourney at Madison Square Garden
Bowling Green and Canisius join Oklahoma A&M Kentucky Utah DePaul St John’s of Brooklyn and Muhlenberg in the eight team NIT lineup at Madison Square Garden March 16-29 22-26. The field carries a combined 141 wins to 24 defeats with only 15 losses to other college teams.
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Bowling Green
Canisius
Madison Square Garden
Oklahoma
Aggies
Kentucky
Utah
DePaul
St. John’s
Brooklyn
Muhlenberg
Day Leads Keglers in Chicago Bowling Exhibition
Ned Day heads a top group of Chicago keglers as they prepare for a bowling show tomorrow night. The singles and doubles exhibition serves as a testimonial for Vern Anderson once the mystery man who rose to fame by beating city pros. Anderson has missed this season due to a severe illness.
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Chicago
Ned Day
Vern Anderson
Anderson
Kegling
Notre Dame Irish Lose Coach and Captain For Camp Grant Game
Notre Dame will be without its coach and acting captain for tonight’s finale against Camp Grant. Wally Ziemba, who was assistant coach this season, leads the Irish in the absence of Ed Krause who has entered the Marine Corps. Two regulars, Bernie Rutledge and Marko Todorovici, are among 19 Irish varsity athletes transferred by the Navy to military bases this week.
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Chicago
Notre Dame
Wally Ziemba
Ed Krause
Bernie Rutledge
Marko Todorovici
Navy
Krause
Marine Corps
Sharkey names Cerdan standout in Allied boxing tour
New York reports former world heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey calling Marcel Cerdan the outstanding prospect of the Allied boxing tournament in Algiers. Sharkey and PGA tour manager Freddy Cochrane arrived in New York after a three month tour of North Africa and Italy.
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Jack Sharkey
Marcel Cerdan
Allied
Algiers
Sharkey
Freddy Cochrane
Professional Golfers Association
North Africa
Italy
Dietrich Secures Acceptance for White Sox Pitcher
Philadelphia March 3 4 Bill Dietrich Chicago White Sox pitcher has been accepted by the club in a development move. The report notes negotiations and a potential duty in spring training with the American League team.
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Philadelphia
Bill Dietrich
Chicago White Sox
Army unit stars on court with top servicemen on deck
The service department highlights Capt Steve Hamas who once fought Max Schmeling and Capt Sammy Menacher, both former top grapplers, plus Marine Major Rivers Morrell, a Naval Academy grid star, as commander of the Bull Dogs. The group’s average age is 23.
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Max Schmeling
Sammy Menacher
Rivers Morrell
Naval Academy Grid
Bull Dogs
South Pacific
Dixie sports briefs report Georgia player injured
Atlanta March 3 Lt. Andy Dudish of the 1942 Georgia Rose Bowl football team is in Lawson General hospital for an injury from a Fort Benning game last fall. Dudish has been stationed at Fort Benning since joining the Army. Daytona Beach Fla March 3 Ed Strangler Lewis, deemed too old to wrestle by the Florida Boxing Commission, boasts he can toss five heavyweight boxers including Joe Louis and offers to stake 2500 dollars.
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Andy Dudish
University of Georgia
Lawson General Hospital
Fort Benning
Dudish
Daytona Beach
Fla
Ed (Strangler) Lewis
Florida Boxing Commission
Frank Markle
Joe Louis
High School Star Bowen Plans Tech Football After Army Reserve
Greenville Miss March 3 The high school star P-Allen Dinkey Bowen who scored 30 touchdowns and 45 extra points for the Greenville Hornets last fall recently enlisted in the Army Air Forces Reserve and said he would enroll at Tech July 1 and go out for football in September He is not scheduled for Army call until his 18th birthday next year.
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Greenville. Miss
P—Allen (Dinkey) Bowen
Greenville Hornets
Georgia Tech
Army Air Forces Reserve
Tech
Army
Tulane announces 1944 football schedule
Tulane University releases a seven game schedule for 1944 with four home games. The slate opens October 7 at South Bend against Notre Dame and includes games against Rich, Auburn, L M U, Georgia Tech, Clemson, and LSU with a home game against LSU in New Orleans or Baton Rouge and a home-and-home Notre Dame series beginning November 24, 1945.
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Tulane University
Wilbur S. Smith
Notre Dame
South Bend
Rich
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Atlan
Clemson
Baton Rouge
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Spud Chandler Leads Red Cross Drive in Mught Pace
MOULTRIE GA March 3 Spurgeon Spud Chandler sets a fast pace in the Red Cross war fund drive, matching his baseball fame as 1940 AL MVP. With Ivey Morrison, the New York Yankee pitcher, he raised 700 dollars on opening day, the best mark in the business men's section.
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Moultrie
Spurgeon
Spud
Chandler
Red Cross
Ivey Morrison
New York Yankee
Alsab to retire Florida season race plan ends
Miami Florida March 2 Alsab the 700 horse that has won 314165 will race no more in Florida this season Owner Al Sabath said after track veterinarians ruled him out of a Leah Park race in a star chamber session He will skip the 25000 Widener handicap and run in stake races at Eastern tracks this spring and summer
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Alsab
Whirlaway
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al Sabath
Sabath
Gulfport Open Opens as Ed Dudley Aces Pro-Am
Gulfport Miss March event begins with Big Ed Dudley leading after a pro-am round. Dudley carded a 32 34 66 to top a strong field of money shooters in the 72 hole medal play test at the Great Southern course. His tee shots traveled long and his irons were precise, coming within one stroke of the course record.
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Miss
Big Ed Dudley
Professional Golfers’ Association
Dudley
Former Yankee Ben Chapman enters limited military service
Ben Chapman former major league player and Richmond Colts manager says he has been accepted for limited service. He announced his military status at his Montgomery home after returning from Fort McClellan Alabama.
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Ala
Ben Chapman
Richmond Colts
New York Yankee
Fort McClellan
Army for limited service after pre-induction exam
Dietrich, who suffered a skull fracture in a baseball game years ago, is married and has two children. He will enter limited service following a pre-induction examination here.
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Army
Dietrich
Beau Jack and Bob Montgomery Clash at Madison Square Garden
In New York on March 3 the Beau Jack Bob Montgomery lightweight title serial returns to Madison Square Garden for the final episode. Beau Jack is favored at 1 to 2 while past turns show each man winning as the underdog, keeping the crown in play tonight.
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Kentuckians
Wildcats
Cats
Bulldogs
Ross Maddox
Bob Brannum
Jack Tingle
Greenies
Tigers
New York
Beau Jack
Bob Montgomery
Madison Square Garden
Bob
Beau
Corrections Listed For Democratic Convention Delegates
Montgomery March 3. State Rep. Mark Hode of Birmingham is a candidate for delegate at large to the national democratic convention not an alternate delegate. Secretary of State Howell Turner said the list of qualified candidates was corrected. Turner also noted Albert Boutwell of Birmingham filed as alternate delegate at large and Robert Malone of Dothan as an alternate from the third district.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mark Hode
Birmingham
Howell Turner
Gessner T. McCorvey
Hode
Turner
Albert Boutwell
Senorita Mallory Confronts Ted Patrick Box Mystery
Mallory receives a large packing box at her hotel, containing three concert gowns and a silver gown. She recalls Carlos moments while pondering Ted Patricks visit and telephones Sandy for info as Prism orders rest and plans for her upcoming performance at the big white building.
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Courtland Army Air Field Plans Bermuda Grass Replanting
Courtland Army Air Field will resod 2,500 acres with Bermuda grass rather than cotton or corn. Maj. Clinton J. Muncie, post engineer, oversees the agricultural plan detailing seed and fertilizer use to avoid disturbing active landing strips during spring planting.
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Bermuda
Maj
Clinton J. Muncie
Corps of Engineers
Courtland
Madison to Lead Hill Campaign in Alabama
Montgomery March 3 The P State Senator Gordon Madison of Tuscaloosa will direct Senator Lister Hill’s reelection campaign. Headquarters will open in Montgomery within days and Madison will announce other assistants. Hill faces State Sen. James A. Simpson of Birmingham with Harry Hall as campaign manager. Hill spent days in Montgomery drafting his first major campaign speech likely next week.
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Ala
Gordon Madison
Tuscaloosa
Lister Hill
Hill
Madison
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Harry Hall
Dothan Eagle
Washington
Point Value Cut Report From Birmingham March 3
Birmingham reports a cut in the point value for country butter dated March 3, noting market adjustments and supplier reactions. The brief item highlights price changes affecting local traders and shoppers amid ongoing commodity shifts.
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Birmingham
Dodds Eyes Eighth Indoor 4:10 Victory at IC4A Carnival
Gil Dodds seeks another victory at the IC-4A carnival in New York on Saturday night aiming for his eighth sub 4:10 indoor mile. He has seven such wins in three years, surpassing Glenn Cunningham's six, and recalls his Garden debut when he fell on his face before crowd cheers.
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Gil Dodds
Madison Square Garden
Glenn Cunningham
Dodds
Cunningham
Dartmouth
Oval
Don Lash & Company
Garden
Pickwick Lock Closure Affects Tennessee River Navigation
Navigation interests are notified that Pickwick Lock at mile 206.7 on the Tennessee River is out of service, signaling closure to navigation. The notice targets all concerned parties and outlines the impact on river traffic and routing.
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Pickwick Lock
Tennessee River
Bobo Newsom Nears Deal With Connie Mack Club
Hartsville pitcher Bobo Newsom met Connie Mack at Shibe Park for nearly three hours and left open the possibility of signing with the Athletics. Newsom, accompanied by his wife Ruth Griffith, indicated a decision would come in a few days. Mack suggested Newsom could receive his past Washington Senators salary as a top A’s figure, with questions about busi ness plans or fitness.
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Connie Mack
Hartsville
S. C
Shibe Park
Sage
Shibeshire
Connie
Mackinn
Bobo Newsom
Newsom
Mack
Bobo
Athletics
Ruth Griffith
McKeesport
Washington Senators
Notice of river lock operation near Chattanooga Tennessee
A notice states operation is affected by heavy rains raising the upper pool below Chattanooga. A second notice will announce when the lock is likely to return to operation. District Engineer H E Panabaker Major Corps of Engineers signs the notice.
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Chattanooga
Tennessee
H. E. Panabaker
Corps of Engineers
OPA Explains Pork Stamp Use in Birmingham
Birmingham March 3 Spare stamp No 4 in ration book 4 validated for five points may be used to buy fresh and cured pork. Norman Alsen district OPA rationing officer declares stamps can purchase all types of sausage and canned meats which are 100 percent pork products.
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Birmingham
Norman Alsen
OPA
North Alabama to Cut Points Per Pound Beginning March
North Alabama reduces from 12 to six points per pound effective March 5. Joe Short district director announced today.
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Alabama
Joe Short
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