Loftis Simon bout tops $5 as cheapest heavyweight title
Joe Loftis vs Abe Simon at five dollars is billed as the cheapest heavyweight championship bout on record. Ed Bales notes Jim Braddock plans a comeback with Jim Gould confirming. Braddock will start with a Southern exhibition tour with Red Burman while Edwin Carnett, a southpaw drafted to the Bees, now runs a coal mine in Oklahoma.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Special News Service
Joe Loftis
Abe Simon
Ernie Lombardi
Ed Bales
Chattanooga News-Free Press
Jim Braddock
Jim
Joe Gould
Red Burman
Red
Edwin Elliott Carnett
Oklahoma
Kentucky Derby Nominations Highlight Strong Field
Louisville March 8 Our Boots Porters Cap Whirlaway and Dispose lead 11 thoroughbreds nominated for the May 3 Kentucky Derby. Odds list Whirlaway as 8 to 1 and Our Boots 4 to 1 with Dispose at 4 to 1 and other contenders including Porter's Cap Bold Irishman King Cole Attention Curious Coin New World Good Turn among longshots.
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Louisville
Our Booth
Porter's Cap
Whirlaway
Col
Matt Winn
Churchill Downs
Porter
King Cole
Our Boots
Woodvale Farm
Bimelech
King Ranch
Dispose
Cap
Howard
Wheatley Stable
Ogden Phipp
Porter Corning
Coldstream Stud
Six Team Bouts Set For Armory Card In Decatur
Decatur Boys Club plans six inter-city boxing bouts at the Armory starting at 8 pm. Matchups feature 126 pounds plus, including three sets of brothers and two twins in a rare lineup. Courtland and Decatur boxers expect a large crowd as selectors shape their top fighters for upcoming clash.
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Armory
Decatur
Decatur Boys Club
Courtland
Lawrence County
Camp Briefs From The Associated Press
In St Petersburg Florida the Cardinals lineup will open the season with a few changes including Jim Brown at second base Martin at short Steve Mesner at third Ernie Koylr at left Terry Moore Enos Slau ff and Walker Cooper catching Johnny Mize at first base and a top pitcher. Frank Cresp is still a contender for shortstop. Joe Gordon of the Yankees excelled defensively but his errors were costly. Tom Ferrick impressed for the Athletics with three perfect innings and a home run. Billy Jurges visits Mayo Clinic but the Giants look strong for their series with the Red Sox as Orengo and Whitehead reclaim infield roles. The Dodgers dominated four exhibitions in Havana beating the Indians 15 0 with Muscles Medwick driving in six and Camilli homering.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Billy Southworth
Jim Brown
Martin SS
Steve Mesner
Ernie Koylr
Terry Moore
Enos Slauff
Walker Cooper
Johnny Mize
Frank Cresp
Miami
Billy Jurges
Mayo Clinic
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Boston Red Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Orengo
Burgess Whitehead
Hazlehurst Dies in Alabama at 53 Chief Sanitary Engineer
The body of George Hall Hazlehurst 53 chief sanitary engineer of the State Health Department was to be sent to Chattanooga Tennessee for burial after funeral services in Hazlehurst Mississippi on March 8. He died at his home from a heart ailment and had worked with the department since 1917. He is survived by his mother Mrs J N Hazlehurst of Montgomery.
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Hazlehurst
Ala
George Hall Hazlehurst
State Health Department
Chattanooga
Tenn
Health Department
TP Hitkre
Macon
J. N. Hazlehurst
Montgomery
Macon Air Base Groundbreaking Planned for Training Start
Brig. Gen. Walter R. Weaver announced a $2,000,000 development of a new 1000 acre airdrome at Macon Georgia to begin immediately. The first class of flying cadets could report there June 7 for training.
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Newport
Montgomery
Ala
Walter R. Weaver
Southeast Air Corps Training Center
Macon
Tenn Wesleyan Aiming For Third Junior College Crown
Sharpshooters from Tennessee Wesleyan won their semifinal 45-33 against Mars Hill of North Carolina to remain favorites for a third consecutive Southeastern Junior College title. South Georgia College beat Pikeville 39-48 to reach the final, which will be decided tonight.
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Marion
Ala
Tennessee Wesleyan
Mars Hill
North Carolina
South Georgia College of Douglas
Downing
Pikeville
Kentucky
Final braces scheduled in National Field Trials at Grand Junction
Two final braces in the National Field Trials were scheduled today in Grand Junction Tennessee. Judges may call back outstanding performances for a second display if needed. The event began February 25 and was extended by bad weather affecting several entries.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Sox mind off pressure as Cronin rebuilds using youth
Gayle Talbot notes the Boston Red Sox face a rebuilding spring with Joe Cronin as manager. Twenty one pitchers in camp and a youthful core aim to boost defense and sustain offense after finishing fourth. Yawkey remains hopeful while acknowledging past high costs.
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Gayle Talbot
Sarasota
Fla
Boston Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Sox
Tom Yawkey
Gold Sox
Yawkey
Joe
Cage Results Highlight College Basketball Scores
Murray State teachers beat Presbyterian 52 to 41 and Southwestern Louisiana defeated Morehead State 67 to 31. Franklin and Marshall trounced Gettysburg 45 to 4h.
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The
Associated Press
Murray
Presbyterian College
Southwestern Louisiana
Morehead
Franklin-Marshall
Gettysburg
Soose knocks out Vigh in 12 rounds for title shot
Billy Soose of Farrell Pennsylvania scored a crushing right uppercut that floored Ernie Vigh in less than a minute, earning his second straight win over Vigh and a potential title bout with Ken Overlin. Promoter Mike Jacobs announced a 15 round fifth with Overlin as early as May.
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New York
Billy Soose
Farrell
Ernie Vigh
Ken Overlin
Vigh
Newburgh
Chicago U. paper calls for probe into Big Ten ethics
The Chicago University student paper urges a probe of alleged unethical athletic activities in the Big Ten, cautioning that excessive demands could backfire and expose Chicago as complicit in improper conduct.
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Chicago U
Chicago
Bay View and Midland Lead Handicap at Santa Anita
Bay View ridden by Tony Pel Jeteri and Midland backed by C. S. Howard stable topped a large field for the San Juan Capistrano handicap at Santa Anita Park. The mile and a half race was the feature of the meet expected to bring about 55,000 spectators.
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Los Angeles
Bay View
Tony Pel Jeteri
Midland
C. S. Howard Stable
Santa Anita Park
Labor dispute ends in Alabama guard deployment at Utica Knitting
Charles F. Varn of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce says the labor controversy at the Utica Knitting Company plant near Anniston has been satisfactorily adjusted. He commends the state for handling guardsmen stationed during a recent picket line disturbance.
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Montgomery
Ala. Mar
Anniston
Charles F. Varn
Chamber of Commerce
Dixon
Varn
Utica Knitting Company
Quiet Washington Night Clashes Mention Conn-Hassett Fight
A Washington newspaper notes a quiet night with no calls about the Conn-Hassett fight. Harry Danning debuts in the outfield with two bunions after chasing a fly ball. Joe Louis trains for Abe Simon in Detroit amid talk of boxing changes at a Dance Paradise. Dodgers study last season through Ebbetts Field photos. Los Ambers first saw his name in lights at the Garden.
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Washington
Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Los Ambers
Indians Allowed High Ball After Game Says Peckinpaugh
Tim Cohane reports Manager Peckinpaugh allows the Indians to take a high ball after games and thinks it prudent with a full count. He adds if the White Sox get frisky, Mrs. Comiskey will have the works ready for Jimmy Dykes’s club.
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Tim Cohane
World-Telegram
Peckinpaugh
Jimmy Dykes
Golfer Clayton Heafner Feature And Local Birthday Notes
The Satevepost plans a profile on golfer Clayton Heafner by Jake Wade of the Charlotte Observer. Uncle Cy Sherman of the Lincoln Star marks his 70th birthday and 4th newspaper anniversary next Monday. Benny Leonard’s new eatery has folded and Georgia Tech coach Bill Alexander has become a grandfather.
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Clayton Heafner
Jake Wade
Charlotte Observer
Cy Sherman
Lincoln
Neb) Star
Benny Leonard
Bill Alexander
Georgia Tech
Duke Will Referee Royal Golf Match
In Naussau Bahamas on March 15 and 16 members of golf royalty will play for Red Cross aid with the Duke of Windsor as honorary referee. Bobby Jones and Tommy Armour face Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen in a 36 hole best ball event arranged after a conference between the Duke and PGA Tourna ment Bureau manager Fred Corcoran.
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Naussau
Bahamas
Golfdom
Duke of Windsor
Red Cross
Bobby Jones
Tommy Armour
Walter Hagen
Gene Saraven
Duke
Fred Corcoran
Professional Golfers’ Association
District 3 Sends Pair to B B Semi finals
In Tuscaloosa district 3 advances two players to the Alabama high school basketball semi finals. The report notes a powerful pair representing district 3 as the season nears its climax.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Daily Crossword Across 7 Shaping 1 Prisons machines
Crossword clues list with across and down entries. Readers match words to numbered positions and theme entries. Includes hints like Boil Indian corn and Greek goddess among others for a broad word puzzle.
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Africa
Thoron (Sym
Lanier and Clanton Lead State hoops tourney brackets
Sidney Lanier of Montgomery beat Murfry High 55 23 and faces Bibb Graves Mil lerville in one bracket while Clanton meets McGill Institute Mobile in the other. Millerville beat Pleasant Home 35 31 in a second round, Cloanton rolled Hackneyville 52 23, and McGill's 51 37 over Crossville drew cheering support.
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Montgomery
Clanton
Lanier
Murphy High
Mobile
Bibb Graves
Gunn
Raiders
Millerville
Pleasant Home
Hackneyville
McGill
Crossville
Two San Francisco Officers Accused in Beating of Students
Two veteran officers, Joseph Greene and John Desmond, were suspended after 18 year old Stanford freshmen Don Allan and Carter Barber identified them in a lineup. The youths, taunted as skid row visitors, said they were beaten with fists and clubs and jailed despite no disturbance.
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San Francisco
Stanford University
Michael J. Riordan
Joseph Francis Greene
John J. Desmond
Don Allan
Redwood City
Calif
Carter Barber
Winnetka, TI
Allan
Price Schedules Seen For Iron and Steel Scrap
The defense commission announced that maximum price schedules for iron and steel scrap will be set below $20 a ton, Pittsburgh base. Current quotations exceed that level with No 1 heavy melting scrap around $21.50, San Francisco bids at $22, and Pittsburgh sellers asking about $27 per ton.
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Washington
Defense Commission
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
State aid bill discussed by Alabama Hospital Association
The Alabama Hospital Association heard Dr H C Jackson Joseph its legislative chairman discuss a proposed bill to provide a 750000 annual appropriation for hospitalizing indigent persons. The bill aims to aid indigents and would be presented to the Alabama legislature in the 1943 regular session.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Hospital Association
H. C. Jackson
Joseper
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