Bike Champ Still Is Spry
East Orange New Jersey March 8 Frank L. Kramer recalls early 1900s glory as national sprint champion for 16 straight years and twice more in five years before retiring in 1992. He notes one top rider could trigger a postwar revival by matching U S champions with European stars and details his post racing career as NAC chairman through 1937.
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N. J
Frank L. Kramer
Kramer
America
Paris
National Cycling Association
Judge Landis of
Fliers Rescued As Beacons Gain Night Lamp
Fliers who survive a sea ordeal now have a compact electric lamp aboard a rubber raft. The lamp emits a 1500 candlepower beam to guide rescuers at night, improving chances of locating survivors in darkness.
Gypsies Enter Europe Early in Fifteenth Century
A historical note indicates that Romani groups, commonly called gypsies, are believed to have entered European territories in the early fifteenth century, marking an early phase of their migration and settlement across the continent.
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Europe
Scientists Prove Warm Milk Induces Sleep Aid
Researchers confirm that consuming warm milk can help promote sleepiness. The study notes a calming effect linked to milk proteins and body temperature rise, suggesting a potential non pharmacological aid for mild sleep difficulties.
Flyers Beat Air Base In Lopsided Birmingham Victory
Courtland’s red hot Flyers defeated the Birmingham Air Base 62 to 34 at Birmingham. Lt Bennie Reiges led Courtland with 18 points, followed by Thomas and Blaner with 11 each. Waddle topped Birmingham with 15. Courtland led 25 to 13 at halftime and will host Huntsville Arsenal next, a near season finale.
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Courtland
Birmingham Air Base
Air Base
Birmingham
Bennie Reiges
Thomas
Blaner
Birmingham Cage Artists
Waddle
Flyers
Huntsville Arsenal
Sammy Angott Odds On Favorite In Lightweight Title Fight
Sammy Angott enters Hollywood ring as 1 to 4 favorite to defend his NBA lightweight crown against Mexico's Juan Zurita in a 15 round bout in Washington Pennsylvania Promoter Joe Lynch expects 13 000 fans and about 40000 in admissions The betting commissioners doubt Zurita will upset the champion despite his effort to switch to a southpaw stance
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Hollywood
Sammy Angott
Washington
Mexico
Juan Zurita
Joe Lynch
Zurita
Spring Training Signals Offseason End Amid Moves
Spring training opens soon as Pirates pitcher Bob Klinger and Giants shortstop Dick Bartell pass pre induction exams. Yankee second baseman Joe Gordon faces March 16 physical in Portland while Dixie Walker of the Dodgers is rejected for service due to shoulder and elbow issues. Mancuso balks at Lakewood terms, Baxter and Rescigno ink deals, Barrett classified 4-F.
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Ted Meier
New York
Bob Klinger
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dick Bartell
New York Giants
Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
Portland
Ore
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hher
Lakewood
Houston
Tex
Gus Mancuso
Pittsburgh
Klinger
Pirates
Bill Baker
Navy
Xavier Rescigno
Johnny Barrett
Lawrence
Mass
Clubs to Play War Relief Preseason Exhibitions Near Camps
The Office of Defense Transportation allows major league clubs to stage pre season exhibitions with service teams without restriction if held near their spring training camp sites. Will Harridge and Ford Frick conferred with baseball commissioner Kenesaw M. Landis on dates for war relief games in Chicago.
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Washington
Office of Defense Transportation
Chicago
Will Harridge
Ford Frick
Kenesaw M. Landis
Olmo Plans New York Visit Over 1944 Salary
Outfielder Luis Rodriguez Olmo plans to leave San Juan on March 10 to confer with Branch Rickey in New York about 1944 pay. He says a raise was promised but the exact amount is not yet decided.
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Dixie Walker
Branch Rickey
Luis Rodriguez Olmo
San Juan
Puerto Rico
New York
Rickey
Olmo
Philadelphia
Robert R. M Carpenter Jr
Blue Jays
Fort Dix
Bartell
Navy
Giants
Harry Feldman
Roundup of college and pro sports moves and links
Army and Navy skip outdoor I C 4 A meet due to commencements. Rogers Hornsby to pinch hit and manage Vera Cruz next summer. Marty McManus and Pancho Snyder seek Nuevo Laredo manager post. Wash track at Longacres donates a third of profits to Veterans of Foreign Wars. Reds pitcher to Indiana U for spring training. Pooch Harrell aims to fill his depleted squad.
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New York
Army and Navy
Rogers Hornsby
Vera Cruz
Marty McManus
Pancho Snyder
Nuevo Laredo
Longacres
Wash
Preparations for the Widener found Stair Sleeper in Ernst’s Alquest
C. M. Gibbs notes Baltimore Sun coverage of the Widener preparation and A. C. Ernst’s Alquest repeatedly called the sleeper. Critics caution that sleepers often snore through the big test and miss key opportunities.
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C. M. Gibbs
Baltimore Sun
A. C. Ernst
Baseball admission tax relief boosts Jersey City opener
The new admissions tax won’t apply to advance ticket sales before April 1 fueling a pre opening day double sell out in Jersey City. In Madison Square Garden events, higher price seats sold out for seven nights of NCAA and invitational basketball, while cheaper seats remain available. Notable players include 17 year old Jesse Hawley Jr who will join Hanover after Culver Military Academy, a tackle from Dartmouth lineage, and seven foot Bob Kurland of the Oklahoma Aggies who was named Prince Charming of Aggieland by coeds.
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Jersey City
Madison Square Garden
Jesse Hawley, Jr
Dartmouth
Culver Military Academy
Hanover
N. H
Bob Kurland
Oklahoma Aggies
Aggieland
Phog
Allen
Rumor of Auburn Coaching Link Denied by Voyles
Reported link between William and Mary coach Carl Voyles and Auburn football vacancy persists in the South. Voyles, paged during the Southern Conference basketball tournament, answered a call from Auburn, but the setup was allegedly a gag arranged by another coach.
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William and Mary
Carl Voyles
Auburn
South
Voyles
P. A
Service Dept supplies Camp Lejeune Marines with athletic gear
The Service Dept. will furnish Camp Lejeune in 1944 with athletic equipment valued at 140,535.66 dollars including 4000 baseballs and 2400 cribbage boards for overseas use as units move out. Former major leaguers Hal White Bobby Coombs and Glen Spencer answered the first call for baseball candidates at Sampson Naval Training Station in New York. The Pirates and Red Sox are booked for exhibitions at Sampson. Cadet Howie Pollet at Las Vegas Army air field received a summons to report to the public relations office on a matter of great importance regarding his 1942 World Series pitching and credit.
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Howie Pollet
Las Vegas
Nev
Army Air Field
Howie
Social Security Program Reaches Ten Years Old
The federal Social Security program will be ten years old on January 1, 1947, marking a decade since its inception and reflecting its evolving role in national welfare and retirement security.
Dog understanding words counts rise to rough estimate
A rough estimate suggests the average pet dog can understand as many as 60 words. The figure reflects a common rule of thumb cited in pet behavior discussions and linguistic studies of canine comprehension.
Yankees may recall catcher from Kansas City farm system
Joe Gordon to undergo physical next week as Pittsburgh reports catcher Bob Collins, formerly with the Yankees Kansas City farm, may remain at work in a steel mill. Hillis Layne signs contract from Chattanooga home. Bob Okrie, 19, sandlot outfielder, signs with the White Sox. he lives in Detroit and is 4-F.
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New York
Joe Gordon
Yankees
Pittsburgh
Bob Collins
Yanks
Kansas City
Washington
Hillis Layne
Chattanooga
Chicago
Bob Okrie
White Sox
Detroit
Minor Leagues in 1943 Raise War Duty Calls
MIAMI Fla Chet Covington outstanding minor league player of 1943 ordered to report for Army duty at Fort McPherson Ga March 25. A southpaw pitcher he twirled perfect game for Scranton in Eastern league last summer. Mike Schemer Miami resident signed contract with Jersey City Internationals. Schemer played for Jacksonville in South Atlantic league in 1942 but recently was declared a free agent. HORNELL N Y Frank Oceak resigned as manager of Hornell club in Pony League after notifying club he was subject to Navy service.
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Miami
Chet Covington
Fort McPherson
Scranton
Mike Schemer
Jersey City Internationals
Schemer
Jacksonville
Hornell
N. Y
Frank Oceak
Hornell Club
Fla
Former Cubs catcher Hernandez joins Vera Cruz in Mexico
Salvador Hernandez, ex Cubs and Tulsa Texas League catcher, arrived from Cuba to join the Vera Cruz club in the Mexican League, bolstering their roster prospect.
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Mexico City
Salvador Hernandez
Chicago Cubs
Tulsa
Cuba
Vera Cruz Club
Clongowe Tops Blackrock in Fatal Contested Match
In Dublin a football game between Clongowe and Blackrock ended with Clongowe leading as a faculty member Father Charles Barrett collapsed and died. J P Dorna, Blackrock player’s father, also collapsed and died in the frantic finish. Clongone won a bitterly fought contest. In Philadelphia the Blue Jays nickname for the Phillies sparked a quip about future headlines for summer baseball news.
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Dublin
Clongowe
Blackrock
Charles Barrett
J. P Dorna
Clongone
Blind wrestlers set for Eastern championships at Lehigh
Bethlehem, Pa March 8 Two blind men Bert Barkovich of Penn and Charles Hall of Penn State meet in the Eastern intercollegiate championships at Lehigh University Friday and Saturday. Barkovich is undefeated in eight bouts last season with one loss this season, while Hall has won one and lost three.
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Bethlehem
Lehigh University
Bert Barkovich
Penn
Charles Hall
Penn State
Slingin Sammy Baugh May End Football Career Says He Is Through
Abilene Texas report says Slingin Sam Baugh a longtime TCU and Washington Redskins quarterback believes he is through with football for the duration while attending the annual spring event in Abilene Texas.
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Tex
Slingin
Sammy Baugh
Texas Christian University
Washington Redskin
Dixie sports briefs report Army pre induction in Georgia
March 8 brief items report Frankie Sinkwich a former Georgia All American back reports to Fort McPherson for army pre induction exam after Marine Corps discharge. Sinkwich, from Youngstown Ohio, played for Detroit Lions last season and is married with one child. Also noted: Chet Covington, 1943 minor league star, ordered to Fort McPherson March 25 for army service after pitching for Scranton in the Eastern League. Mike Schemer, first baseman for Jack- (text truncated)
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Atlanta
Frankie Sinkwich
United States Marine Corps
Fort McPherson
Sinkwich
University of Georgia
Detroit Lions
Marines
Youngstown
Ohio
Clarke County
Athens
Dixie Walker Rejected for Military Service at Fort McClellan
Fred Dixie Walker, 33, Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder, was rejected for military service at Fort McClellan Alabama after a medical exam. A public relations statement said the rejection stemmed from an old shoulder injury.
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Fort Mcclellan
Ala
Fred ‘Dixie’ Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Feldman to join Giants for spring training in New Jersey
Fort Smith Arkansas report states Hank Feldman right hand pitcher plans to depart Friday to join the New York Giants spring training camp at Lakewood New Jersey. He retired mid last season due to illness and aims to finalize his contract negotiations.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Harry
Hank) Feldman
New York Giants
Lakewood
N. J
Sarazen Promotes Greatest Golf Show on Earth
Pinehurst report says Gene Sarazen plans a grand golf show for armed forces. He will partner with glamour girls Kay Byrne and Katherine Fox from the Metropolitan New York area and with Joe Kirkwood for the event.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Gene Sarazen
Uncle Sam
Kay Byrne
Katherine Fox
New York Area
Joe Kirkwood
Hereford sale and Sammy contemplates staying on ranch
Sammy, likely to stay off the field, asserts he probably will remain on his 3,000 acre ranch near Sweetwater Texas and produce beef rather than returning for a ninth season with the Redskins.
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Sammy
Sweetwater
Tex
Redskins
South Atlantic Club Player Signs with Jersey City 1943
A Sanville area player from the South Atlantic league said yesterday he agreed on terms with Jersey City of the International League. He was recently declared a free agent by baseball commissioner K Landis.
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Sonville
South Atlantic
Jersey City
K. Landis
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