Yankees Begin Spring Work in Big League Camp
In St. Petersburg the New York Yankees open spring drills amid optimism. Joe McCarthy weighs left field duty between Charlie Keller and George Selkirk while Keller, hitting .365 in the International League, challenges for a regular job. Lou Gehrig shows steady form as rookies like Warren Rosar and Joe Gallagher attract McCarthy’s eye.
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Gayle Talbot
ST. Petersburg
Fra
New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Grand Canyon
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Joe
Charlie Keller
Newark
George Selkirk
Keller
Lou Gehrig
Ty Cobb
McCarthy
Warren Rosar
Joe Gallagher
Kaneas
Guldahl and Snead Meet Runyan and Smith In 36-Hole Final
In Coral Gables on March 8 Ralph Guldahl and Sam Snead face Paul Runyan and Horton Smith in the 36-hole finals of the $5,000 International four ball tournament. The defending champions Smith and Runyan won their way to the final with steady play after a morning 63 and afternoon 66.
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Coral Gables
Fia
Ralph Guldahl
Sam Snead
Paul
Little Poison
Smith
Runyan
Smith-Runyan
Johnny Revolta
Henry Picard
Guldahl
Snead
Lawson Little
Tony Manero
Bunyan
Guidah
Jaworski Sets New Intercollegiate Scoring Mark in 21 Games
Kingston Rhode Island March 8 Jaworski Rhode Island’s standout center shattered the season scoring record with 477 points in 21 games surpassing Hank Luisetti of Stanford who had 465. Jaworski added 14 points in a 64 to 61 defeat by Worcester Tech in the Rams fourth loss of the season.
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Kingston
R. I
Het Jaworski
Rhode Island State
Hank Luisetti
Stanford
Jaworski
Worchester Tech
Rams
Daily Cross Word Puzzle Across Clues Mixed with Fragmented Text
Puzzle grid shows scattered clues with numbers and garbled phrases. It includes across clues like 1 Young eagle and 38 Note of the scale, plus entries such as 6 Precious stone and 10 Thin porridge. The text appears as OCR noise with partial phrases and misaligned entries from a previous puzzle.
FIVE TIMES CHAMPIONS OF MORGAN COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL
Auustinville High School girls senior team wins county tournament titles in 1934 1936 1937 1939. Two players helped win six tournaments across junior and senior levels 1935 1986 1937 1938 1939. Opal Sanderson and Marjory Scruggs contributed to last three senior titles. The team defeated opponents 149 to 76 at Hartselle.
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Auustinville High School
Opal
Sanderson
Marjory Scruggs
Hartselle
Morgan County
Run off in National Field Trials pits two noble dogs
In Grand Junction Tennessee a national championship field trials run-off features Sporta Peerless Pride and Norias Aeroflow in an eight mile heat. Pride, owned by Louis Bobbitt, impressed with four independent finds while Aeroflow handled by W C Teagle showed strong field work. Acroftow trained by Chesley Harris has guided seven dogs to the title and faced a rainy heat with a crafty run and early up call.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Ter
Pride
Norias Aeroflow
W. C. Teagle
New York
Louis Bobbitt
Winston-Salem
N. C
Acroftow
Chesley Harris
Hayneville
Ala
Pointer
Bowling Congress Opens Marathon Tournament in Cleveland
The American Bowling Congress launches a 58 day event in Cleveland with 32 lanes in the public auditorium. Seventeen thousand four hundred ninety four entrants chase 184000 dollars in prize money. top prizes include 900 for an individual, 1000 for the team, 300 in all-events, plus medals and a 41 inch trophy. Governors Julius P Heil and Frank D Fitzgerald will participate.
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Cleveland
American Bowling Congress
Public Auditorium
ABC
Julius P. Heil
Wisconsin
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Michigan
Brietz Chats About Sports
Eddie Briez reports on scattered sports chatter from Florida on contracts, seating bids, and hotel stays as figures clash over deals. Louie Galento and Jim Braddock are noted, with Vanderbilt and Mississippi State in a cage game and a travel mishap by Glenn Cunningham. Babe Ruth and Frankie Frisch discuss post career plans in a light sports cocktail.
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Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
Birmingham News
Miami
Tony Galento
Decatur High softball opens season with first workout
The Decatur high school softball team held its first workout of the season on Tuesday afternoon. The boys showed strong hitting and good fielding as warm weather drew thirty prospects, with one from last year’s squad unavailable. Daily workouts are planned each afternoon and a strong team is expected.
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Decatur High School
Cage Results Dartmouth 38 Princeton 33
A sports brief notes Dartmouth defeats Princeton 38 to 33 and Notre Dame tops Detroit 48 to 42.
Silent Whitehead struck by line drive in camp
Silent John Whitehead of the Chicago White Sox was hit on the knee by Ollie Bejma's line drive during a light camp session. The team plans to open its exhibition season Sunday against the Pasadena Semi-Pros in Pasadena California. Van Mungo's first Brooklyn workout draws attention as he regains overhand delivery while catchers guard against his sidearm motion.
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Associated Press
Pasadena
Calif
John Whitehead
Chicago White Sox
Ollie Bejma
Sox
Clearwater
Fila
van Mungo
Brooklyn
Van
Mungo
Stengel eager for first Bees scrimmage with six newcomers
Bradenton Florida Colonel Casey Stengel expects six new Bees to debut in today's early scrimmage. Recruits Al Simmons Jimmy Outlaw Eddie Miller Buddy Hassett and Al Todd have trained hard, and Stengel says he wants to see them in action.
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Bradenton
Filia
Casey Stengel
Boston
al Simmons
Jimmy Outlaw
Eddie Miller
Buddy Hassett
al Todd
Casey
Then Cheers Stopped At Indiana High School Game
An 86 year old farmer William Sibbitt at a T, Indiana high school basketball game fell from his seat during the cheer. He regained his balance and continued cheering until the game ended, later discovering he had a broken leg.
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Ind
William Sibbitt
Sullivan Holds Out Prompting Brown Trade Talk
San Antonio Texas Billy Sullivan Brown’s first string catcher balks at salary cut. General Manager Bill DeWitt says he is seeking to trade Sullivan for a pitcher or outfielder.
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San Antonio
Tex
Billy Sullivan
Bill Dewitt
Sullivan
Giants Newcomer Joe Moore Quickly Proves Useful
Baton Rouge report notes outfielder Joe Moore, who signed with the New York Giants just yesterday, immediately made himself useful at the ballpark by aiding the Rookie.
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Baton Rouge
Joe Moore
New York Giants
62 Nags Named in Cap Dixie Handicap Nominees
Sixty two horses were nominated today for the Dixie handicap at Pimlico on May 10. East and west contenders include Binglin stock farm and Louis B Mayer stables. Notable nominees include Kayak II and Sortendo. other strong names are Stagehand, Bull Sea, Six Damion, Specify, Ossaban, Quick Devil, Don Mike, Olimpo and Etola. Main Man not listed.
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Pimlico
Bing Crosby
Binglin Stock Farm
Louis B. Mayer
C. E. Howard
Victor
Sortendo
Stagehand
Bull Sea
Six Damion
Specify
Binglin Farm
Crosby
Lin Howard
Don Mike
Olimpo
Etola
Mayer
Ossaban
Quick Devil
New Trial Granted in 1936 Slaying Case
Florence Carr, a Barbour county farmer, had her manslaughter conviction reversed by the Alabama Court of Appeals and a new trial ordered. The state failed to meet the burden of proof for a conviction in the death of Jack Harder, a St. Petersburg Florida youth, in 1936.
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Montgomery
Ala
Florence Carr
Barbour County
Jack Harder
St. Petersburgh
Fla
State Court of Appeals
Carr
Walt Shinn Sets Tone in Big Hitters Drill
Walt Shinn, a hefty hitter, headlines a practice where Carl Hubbell faced hitters in a 15 minute mound session marking his first real pitching session to the group.
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Walt Shinn
Carl Hubbell
Tiger rookie Roy Cullenbine sidelined by leg tightness
Lakeland Florida. The Detroit Tigers report Roy Cullenbine, new outfielder on his second big league trial, has leg muscle trouble but trainers say it is not serious. He will rest as a precaution before returning to the lineup.
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Lakeland
Fla
Detroit Tigers
Roy Cullenbine
Tiger
Windmill and pigs in a rural visit headline
A visiting woman views a farm with a windmill and pigs nearby while her cousin jokes about farm life and modern isms. The dialogue touches on December, romance, and satirical definitions of socialism communism fascism nazism and the New Deal.
Haig Praises Lively Ball and Sand Wedge in Golf
In Coral Gables March 4 Walter Hagen, Ryder Cup non playing captain, lauds the livelier ball and sand wedge for boosting scoring. He explains sand traps now offer easier shots, changing approach play and under fire performance. Hagen notes selection for the Ryder Cup squad will be tough with many players of equal ability.
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Larry Rollins
Coral Gables
Fia
Walter Hagen
Miami Biltmore
Hagen
Florida Sun
the Haig
Actor Barton Faces Language Ridicule Over Tobacco Road
New York March 8. James Barton famed Jeeter Lester of Tobacco Road faces backstage tension as two cast members accuse him of abusive language, contrasting his onstage frankness with alleged offstage mistreatment. The dispute arises amid censorship and Dutch renditions of the play.
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New York
Jack Kirkland
Jeeter Lester
James Barton
Barton
Fatherless Bunny and Bald Future Echo Mock Trial
A fragmented, satirical snapshot shows a child offering a bunny to a boy with no father, a quip about the 1939 formals' shoulder bouquets, and a courtroom exchange where a defendant pleads not guilty amid a hair cutting joke about mankind potentially going bald by 2500.
The Lure of Home and a clerk turned police officer
A humorous home theme appears with a Backwoodsman asserting this is our place. A store clerk turns policeman. a friend asks about police work. The ex clerk notes good pay and hours but the best part is that the customer is always wrong. A quip ends about a pessimistic seed catalog writer.
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