Heights Fives Play Finals
Heights Junior High crowns seventh grade and ninth grade teams as tournament finalists. In the girls game Lois Lockran led the winners with eleven points, Elizabeth Rhodes had seven, Jamon led losers with twelve, Jorie Callahan and Eveline Shanklé starred for the winners. The boys eighth grade and ninth grade contest ended 28 29 after Audrey Turner scored late field goal. Rolan Royer top-scored for the losers with twelve while Gwen Aday led the winners with thirteen.
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Helen Hansellmaar
Heights
Te O'clock
Lois Lockran
Elizabeth Rhodes
Jamon
Jorie Callahan
Eveline Shanklé
Audrey Turner
Rolan Royer
Gwen Aday
Wrestling set to resume at armory arena
Miss Mildred Burke world champion to headline a trio of matches at the Armory Arena Tuesday night promoter Chris Jordan presents Burke versus Miss Babe Myers of Minneapolis with two men’s bouts pairing Joe Gunther and Red Roberts Leo Jensen and Jack Steele. Burke at 22 has risen rapidly making a fortune in three years.
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Armory Arena
Mildred Burke
Miss Burke
Babe Myers
Minneapolis
Chris Jordan
American Legion
Joe Gunther
Nashville
Red Roberts
Middle West
West
Jim Londos
Classified Ads Boost Households Reach Through Phone
A note from the local paper promotes classified ads as a housewife friendly medium. Readers are instructed to call 46 and ask for the Ad Taker to place notices or sales listings.
Camp Briefs: Reds Dodgers start set for weekend games
In Tampa Bill McKechnie plans a strong start sending Lee Grissom against the Dodgers with Vander Meer or Derringer on Sunday. Avalon sees Cubs intra-squad games with Bill Baker and Bob Garbark handling catching duties. San Antonio notes St Louis Browns catcher Billy Sullivan negotiating a salary cut after a possible trade.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
McKechnie
Lefty Lee Grissom
Dodgers
Johnny Vander Meer
Paul Derringer
Avalon
Calif
Gabby Hartnett
Gus Mancuso
Chicago Cubs
Bill Baker
Indianapolis
Bob Garbark
San Antonio
Tex
Bill Dewitt
Billy Sullivan
St. Louis Browns
Billy
Browns
Hank Greenberg Aims for MLB RBI Record This Summer
Hank Greenberg plans to chase Lou Gehrig's 184 RBI mark for Detroit this season. Owner Walter Briggs backs the bid saying the boss wants it.
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Lakeland
Fila
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Walter O. Briggs
Hank
Lou Gehrig
Johnno McCarthy Adds Weight in Giants Camp Fight
Baton Rouge reports Johnno McCarthy arriving at New York Giants camp twenty pounds heavier and ready to push for first base. If the heft helps, he could challenge Zeke Bonura for the position, while Bill Jurges remains the favored shortstop option for Bill Terry.
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Baton Rouge
Johnno McCarthy
New York Giants
Johnno
Zeke Bonura
Bill Terry
Shortstop
Bill Jurges
Cubs
Pirates may shift Bob Elliott to left field in 1938
San Bernardino report says Bob Elliott, ace of 1938 South Atlantic League, could join the Pirates as an outfielder with Rizzo moving to right and Heibie Manush benched. Sarasota notes Boston Red Sox open practice to evaluate pitching depth with rookies Rich Lefebvre Kerk sieck facing veterans Wilson Oster muller Auker. Clearwater item mentions Brooklyn intends to train Babe Phelps to protect his finger injuries with Luke Sewell and Bill Killefer as tutors.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Bob Elliott
Pittsburgh Pirate
Johnny Rizzo
Rizzo
Heibie Manush
Sarasota
Fla
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Woody Rich
Lefty Lefebvre
Wayman Kerksieck
Jack Wilson
Fritz Ostermuller
Clearwater
Fia
Brooklyn
Babe Phelps
Larry MacPhail
Luke Sewell
Bill Killefer
Nine Title Bouts On In Nineteen Days
Boxing fans look to nineteen days of champion fights from March 31 to April 18 featuring Armstr ong defending welterweight title against Day in New York and Lewis defending light heavyweight title in Detroit. Sixto Escobar defends bantamweight crown in Puerto Rico while Louis faces Roper in California.
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Sid Feder
New York
Ls Angeles
Providence
D. I
San Juan
Porto Rico
Henry Armstrong
Chicago
Davey Day
John Henry Lewis
Joe Louis
Bob Roper
California
al Weill
Joey Archibald
Leo Rodak
Gus Q
Armstrong
Hammerin
Hank
Detroit
National Boxing Association
Dave Clark
Puerto Rico
Sixto Escobar
K. ©. Morgan
Louis-Roper
Roper
Louis
Cage Results From Various Colleges and Universities
A list of basketball scores shows Penn State 32 over Temple 25 and West Virginia 40 over Washington and Jefferson 39. Other results include Harvard 32 and Pennsylvania 39, Yale 35, Creighton 34, Washburn 31, Penn (Neb.) 53, Chadron 28, St. John’s Brooklyn 48, St. Francis 37, Westminster West Virginia 58, and Bethany 35.
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The
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Harvard
Brown
Yale
Penn. State
Temple
Creighton
Washburn
West Virginia
Washington & Jefferson
Penn
Neb
Chadron
St. John's
Brooklyn
St. Francis College
Westminster
W. Va
Bethany
Woman Run Down by Car in Birmingham Killing
Mrs. Martha Porter, 64, was killed last night when struck by an automobile as she carried dishes to her home in Birmingham. She is survived by her husband W. T. Porter and six children.
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Birmingham
Ala
Martha Porter
W. T. Porter
Backstop Without Getting His Digits in the Way
A brief line notes a player avoiding contact to keep a clean carry. The fragment hints at sports action but lacks further context or identified teams or events.
Forgotten pitcher Connor aims for spring training start
Lake Charles LaFre Mont Connor the forgotten pitcher from the Athletics camp hopes to begin spring training today. He has been confined to his hotel room with grippe but plans to try to get into uniform today.
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Lake Charles
Fremont Conner
Philadelphia Athletics
Conner
Grippe
Cardinals Struggle to Rebuild Spirit at Spring Camp
Gayle Talbot notes the St. Louis Cardinals lack the old Gas House Gang edge as Dizzy Dean is gone, Pepper Martin returns as field captain, and Ray Blades leads while the farm system Rickey built is failing to supply sustaining talent. The lineup centers on Medwick and Mize with Warneke, Weiland, and Davis on the mound.
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Gayle Talbot
Red Birds
Yankees
Dizzy Deats
Frankie Frisch
Ray Blades
Rochester
Ray
Blades
Pepper Martin
Pepper
Lou Durocher
Brooklyn
Dauntless
Rickey Perfected
Cardinal
Houston
Branch Rickey
Landis
Rickey
Cardinals
Ducky Medwick
Johnny Mize
Len Warneke
Bob Weiland
Curt Davis
Paul Dean
Medwick
Enos Slaughter
Terry Moore
Hootch Seized by Patrol After High Speed Stop
Highway Patrolmen Copeland and Baines stopped a car on the Bee Line near the headquarters after a suspect drive. They found 34 cases of hootch in the coupe and jailed the driver for reckless driving. The car and liquor were turned over to ABC agents.
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Copeland and
Baines
Bee Line
Shellview
ABC
New health building planned at Troy College
Troy Alabama March 9 officials said work on a new health and physical education building will cost 84 000 dollars at State Teachers College Troy and is to begin immediately
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Troy
Ala
State Teachers College
Old Alabama Seal Could Return to State Emblems
The 1939 Alabama legislature considers restoring the Great Seal abandoned in 1867 after statehood. Bills to reestablish it pass in each house but not yet both chambers. The seal features a map of principal rivers, with an eagle on a shield and a banner reading Here We Rest.
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Alabama
Briektz Chats About Sports A Roundup
Eddie Brieitz surveys sports chatter from New York on March 9 noting pro tour prep by Fred Perry and relays with Berkeley Bell Gregory Mangin and Sidney Wood. Lane MacPhail bets NL first division excluding Cubs Pirates Reds Giants. Doc Sutherland resigns in Pittsburgh papers. Dick Sisler photo caption. Jug McSpaden welcomes a quiet reporter. Georgie Pace defends bantamweight top status. Roanoke College praised by Southern coaches. Eastern stables prep for spring and summer racing. Dodgers seek a press agent to replace Ed Smith.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Fred Perry
Berkeley Bell
Gregory
Mangin
Francis X. Shields
Sidney B. Wood
Don Budge
Larry MacPhail
Cubs
Pirates
Reds
Giants
Pittsburgh
Doc Sutherland
Dick Sisler
George Sisler
Jug McSpaden
Georgie Pace
Cleveland
Sixto Escobar
Georgie
Roanoke College
Dodgers
Ed Smith
Baseball Centennial Office Named Plaza I-1839
The National Baseball Centennial Commission in the city is honored as the Telephone Company assigns Plaza I-1839 to its office marking baseball’s 100th anniversary in June.
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National Baseball Centennial Commission
Notable sports and public figures pictured in New York area life
Mrs. Joe McCarthy improves in St Petersburg. Al Alvarez at Toledo University guards and is likened to Mickey Cochrane. Gene Tunney’s double serves as head usher in a Times Square theater. A young Jack Dempsey lookalike works in a Rockefeller Center restaurant. Bill Terry paid 75000 for a Memphis manor and recently spent 11000 on a new roof.
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Joe McCarthy
St. Pete
al Alvarez
Toledo U. Guard
Mickey Cochrane
Gene. Tunney
Doube
Times Square
Jack Dempsey
Rockefeller Center
Bill Terry
Memphis Manor
Guldahl Aims for Third Open Title After Dominant Four-Ball Win
Coral Gables Fin March 9 Ralph Guldahl seeks his third straight National Open after winning the $5,000 International Four-Ball Tournament with Sam Snead in a 7 and 6 final over Horton Smith and Paul Runyan. He says a strong putting touch gives him an Open edge as he aims to peak for the June 8-10 Philadelphia Open. Guldahl and Snead shared $1,000 each, boosting Snead's 1939 total to $3,140 while Dutch Harrison leads with $4,159.83, followed by Dick Metz and Henry Picard.
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Coral Gables
Fin
H Er
Ralph Guldahl
Guldahl
Sam Snead
Horton Smith
Paul Runyan
Ralph
Philadelphia
Snead
Sam
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Dick Metz
Henry Picard
Old-Timer Plays Shortstop for Youth-Curtailed Cubs
Roger Peckinpaugh Sr aged 73 stars as a shortstop for the St. Petersburg Cubs a club that bars players under 70 from eligibility. The unusual roster rule highlights age limits for the team and Peckinpaugh’s participation alongside his son the Pelicans manager.
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Roger Peckinpaugh
New Orleans Pelicans
St. Petersburgh Cubs
Mama's Boy Is Now Champ in SEC Featherweight
Bart Miro, known as Mama's Boy, rose from freshman natural talent to Southeastern Conference featherweight champion under coach Richard Brickates. The Alabama boxer defeated rivals to claim the title, becoming the program’s second SEC featherweight champion after Art Fowler in 1937.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Bart Miro
Richard Brickates
Brickates
Miro
Alabama
Art Fowler
Alabama Steel Output Stable Near 83 Percent This Week
Leveling plans show Birmingham steel plants operating at about 83 percent capacity next week with pig iron output near the same rate. Industry officials indicate steady production amid ongoing demand in the region.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Administration plans to train more aviation mechanics
Washington with authoritative sources says the administration plans to train additional aviation mechanics to build and service the thousands of new warplanes in the defense program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Administration
Morgan 4-H Club Cage Tourney Set At Hartselle Gym
The Morgan county Junior and Senior 4-H basketball tournament for boys will be at Morgan County High School gym in Hartselle Alabama on March 10 and 11 1939. Games start 4 00 pm with Eva versus Trinity seniors. The finals follow Saturday with junior at 7 00 pm and senior after.
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Morgan County
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
Alabama
Eva
Trinity
Austinville
Falkville
Moulton Heights
Danville
Ryan
Danville-Ryan
Austinville-Plainview
Priceville-Union Hill
Winton
Cotaco-Priceville
Union Hill
Cotaco-Hartselle City
Falkville-Moulton Heights
Alee
Absentee Ballot Ruling Governs Municipal Elections
Alabama Attorney General T S Lawson ruled today a probate judge need not provide absentee ballots in off cycle municipal elections. The mayor or city chief executive handles duties for such elections. The decision came from an inquiry about Columbiana's March 14 vote on adopting a commission form of government.
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Montgomery
Ala
T. S. Lawson
L. C. Walker
Shelby County
Columbiana
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