Briez Chats About Sports
Eddie Brietz reports on sports rumors and comments from figures including AU Burn’s coach Meagher about a Birmingham boys football team, Bill Terry contract implications, Elmer Layden on NFL poker limits, and Jewel Ens’ weight loss assignment for Johnny Hutchings.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Special News Service
van Mungo
Jack Meagher
Auburn
Birmingham
Bill
Terry
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
Elmer
Florida
Jewel Ens
Johnny Hutchings
Hagen’s Tip Is To Relax At West Coast Open
Belleair Fla March 10 Walter Hagen the golf legend advised younger players to relax take your time forget about the last shot and concentrate on the next one. Hagen is a spectator at the 3000 West Coast Open where he once won four times as the field pursues Paul Bunyan of White Plains.
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Belleair
Fla
Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Bobby Jones
Tommy Armour
Red Cross
Nassau
Paul Bunyan
White Plains
Joe Earnhardt
Norristown
Runyan
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Willie Goggin
Miami
Courtland Boys Club Set for Talented Ring Night
Courtland prepares for a major boxing card at the Armory Tuesday featuring Eli Peebles Glenn Rogers and Delmar Hill among others against Decatur County rivals. The lineup includes seven bouts with Courtland fighters Eli Peebles Jerry Owens Junior Terry and more. Lawerence County boxers train hard as spectators expect a strong performance on ladies night with a large crowd anticipated.
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Decatur
Courtland
Eli Peebles
Paul Gillam
Jerry Owens
J. R. Plemmona
Louis Terry
J. Eb, Shirley
Junior Terry
Glenn Rogers
Delmar Hill
Charles Lindgay
Buster Terry
Earl Roberts
John Man Jey, Jr
Wilson Campbell
Clayton Phillips
Thomas Owens
Lawrence County Battlers
Armory
Exhibition Results From Various Cities Across The U S
A collection of exhibition results from multiple venues includes Cincinnati versus New York in St Petersburg Florida. Toronto? Philadelphia. Havana staging Cleveland 8 Brooklyn 4. Washington and New York matching 7 to 2 in St Petersburgh. Boston defeating New York 4 to 2 in Miami. St Louis beating Boston 4 to 2 in San Antonio. Chicago tying 0 with Pittsburgh 9 in Pasadena. Pacific Coast Stars defeating Major League Stars 6 to 4 in Hollywood.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Cincinmati
New York
Annaheim
Calif
Philadelphia
Havana
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Tampa
Washington
St. Petersburgh
St. Louis
Miami
Boston
San Antonio
San Diego
Pasadena
Cal
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Hollywood
Allocation for concrete runways at Mobile Municipal Airport
The civil aeronautics board allocates 182000 for three concrete runways at Mobile Municipal Airport. Mayor Cecil Bates said funds were increased from 158000 for bituminous surfaces with War Department approval needed from district CAA engineer Phillip Moore in Atlanta.
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Mobile
Ala
Civil Aeronautics Board
Cecil Bates
War Department
Phillip Moore
CAA
Atlanta
One More Hole? Man Held After Firearms Incident
In St Paul on March 10 police found 20 year old Charles Brown in an attic after responding to a telephone call. Brown said he was testing a revolver on a hard board target and joked about bullets through the room. He was held for violation of the firearms ordinance.
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Paul
Reto
Charles Grown
Ors
Brown
Reds' Worry Is The Cards In Exhibition Tilt
Cincinnati general manager Warren Giles says he fears St. Louis more than Brooklyn as the Cardinals could rise if their young pitchers prove themselves. He cites Billy Southworth's impact, Paul Derringer's pace, and Lombardi, Joost, West, McKechnie and Pearson as key factors shaping the Reds' prep.
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Gayle Talbot
Tampa
Fla
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Billy Southworth
Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
Gene ‘Thompson
Whitey Core
Jim Gleeson
Ernie Lombardi
Buck McCormick
Eddie Joost
Billy Myers
Joost
Marion
Lombardi
Dick West
Bill
McKechnie
Monte Pearson
Yankees
Gosh
Decatur Soldiers Head to Camp Devens for Training
Sergeants Jack French and M F Hamner of Decatur have left Camp Wheeler Georgia for Camp Devens Massachusetts to arrange transfers for several hundred men to train under the selective service act.
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Jack French
M. F. Hamner
Decatur
Camp Wheeler
Camp Devens
Mass
Camp Briefs Hitting Notes From Spring Training
In Sarasota Cronin laments spotty hitting as Red Sox rivals Giants prepare. Lou Finney shows power with a homer and hits in multiple categories while Dom DiMaggio battles foul trouble. In Miami Bill Terry notes Lou Chiozza’s return at third base as Giants lineup experiments continue with Hank Danning stranding.
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Sarasota
Fla
Boston Red Sox
New York Giants
Joe Cronin
Lou Finney
Dom DiMaggio
Miami
Bill Terry
Lou Chiozza
Hank Danning
Indians Resume Practice After Havana Swing
The Cleveland Indians returned from Havana and resumed practice in Fort Myers. Veteran pitcher Mel Harder was expected to throw part of Thursday’s exhibition against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Cleveland Indians
Havana
MelHarder
St. Louis Cardinals
Suder Praised by Connie Mack After San Diego Showing
Anaheim March 10 Connie Mack lauded Pete Suder after a San Diego exhibition noting Suder did all a third baseman should and looks like a great future player for the team.
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Anaheim
Calif
Connie Mack
Pete Suder
San Diego
Suder
Mize Holdout Nears Conference as Rickey Talks Continue
Branch Rickey scheduled a conference with holdout Johnny Mize for next Saturday. He said no single player is indispensable but Mize is great and valuable, and the club needs and wants him.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Branch Rickey
Johnny Mize
Mize
Mackness David Bryan Dies in Alabama at 82
Mackness David Bryan age 82 died yesterday at his daughter's home in Elrod Alabama. He was father of Jerry Bryan assistant sports editor at The Birmingham News. Funeral services were held today. He helped found the First Presbyterian church of Gadsden and ran its first printing press.
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Birmingham
Ala
Mackness
David Bryan
Jerry Bryan
Birmingham News
Curtis Noland
Elrod
North Alabama
Bryan
First Presbyterian Church of
Gadsden
Landis suspends waiver rule for purchased players
Baseball Commissioner Landis has halted the waiver ban on returning purchased players to the minors for now. He will propose a waiver requirement at the March 17 rules meeting to give purchased players the same chance as drafted ones. He cites hardship on clubs and aims to correct injustices to young players.
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Belleair
Fla
K. M. Landis
Jn St
Landis
Negro School Presents Play Kidnaping Betty Tonight
The eleventh grade of the negro high school on West Cherry street presents a play titled Kidnaping Betty at eight o'clock tonight. The event showcases local student talent at the community venue.
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Betty
West Cherry Street
Song of the Giants infield Preview
Danning patrols left field while O'Dea catches behind the plate. The piece hints at assembling a solid infield before time runs out.
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Giants
O'Dea
Freddie Steele Makes Comeback Run in Hollywood
Freddie Steele, former middleweight boss, begins a comeback in Hollywood. The item notes Pinehurst adds a golf tourney for college and preparatory students to the winter sports program and mentions college baseball position battles between Bill Lind, Warren Ajax, and Minnesota’s cage center. It also cites Mike Jacobs on Washington needing big names to boost boxing status and reveals Warren Wilson, Clemson’s Southern Conference heavyweight champion, is married per Ernie Harwell.
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Freddie Steele
Hollywood
Pinehurst
Bill Lind
Warren Ajax
Minnesota
Mike Jacobs
Washington
Warren Wilson
Clemson
Ernie Harwell
Outfielder shift at bat by Terry and team changes
John Wentworth notes Bill Terry aims to convert Harry Danning into an outfielder while Joe McCarthy reshapes Joe Gordon to first base. Doc Prothro faces the hardest task in Philadelphia to mold a lineup from limited options.
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John Wentworth
Bangor
Daily News
Bill Terry
Harry Danning
Joe McCarthy
Joe Gordon
Doc Prothro
The
Phils
Sports Notes From The Nation’s Desk
Sheriff Tommy Gibbons honeymooning in Florida. Indians and newspaper men poll finds Cleveland with ten game bunt. Porky Oliver named star of the week by the New York World Telegram. Gene Sarazen once caddied for Mrs Bill Kiem in Yonkers. Bill Cunningham moving from the Boston Post to the Boston Herald for more pay. Gabby Hartnett to catch Giants behind Billy Melton and Dewey Fragetta adds Lew Transparanti to boxing roster.
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Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Florida
Cleveland
Porky) Oliver
New York World-Telegram
Gene Sarazen
Bill Kiem
Yonkers
Bill Cunningham
Boston Post
Boston Herald
Gabby Hartnett
Giants
Harry Gumbert
Cliff Melton
Dewey Fragetta
Lew Transparanti
The Morning After I Wish Says Mr Mungo
The quote captures Mr Mungo reflecting on a wish for a fungo crown as a playful remark the day after a discussion. The line evokes a lighthearted sports or stage moment with a whimsical metaphor.
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Mr. Mungo
Week's Best Line Echoes Conn Fight Remembered
Bob Considine praises the week’s sharpest line noting Washington saw Conn in a fight long to be remembered. The remark reflects a vivid sports and political clash captured in his column.
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Bob Considine
Washington
Conn
Snowbound Cutter 2312 Seen Buried by Pier 11 Debris
During a Philadelphia snow clearance, Bob Seitz backed a five ton truck to pier 11 and dumped snow. The coast guard cutter 2312 became clogged with snow, prompting protest from sailors. Seitz then spent hours scrubbing decks under boat swain's mate Thomas J. Grant's orders.
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Philadelphia
Bob. Seitz
Pier 11
Seitz
Coast Guard
Thomas J. Grant
Daily Crossword Across Smell Ineffective Actors
A crossword style clue list with 52 across and many down entries including senses like smell and fortify. The page lists numerous clues such as American poet curved molding and Persian terms along with a long down section covering verb forms nouns and adjectives across a variety of topics.
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Stanley
Persia
French River
Dodgers Bid For Title In Grapefruit League Action
Baseball’s Grapefruit league shows busy activity in the Southland as the Brooklyn Dodgers bid for the exhibition championship. They have played six games, winning five for the top record among teams in action more than once. The Flatbush squad swept the New York Giants in three games and took two of three from Cleveland, scoring three runs in one inning off Bob Feller before losing when the Indians exploded for five runs in a single frame. The Dodgers shut out Cleveland 3-0 in the abbreviated second game. Only two other clubs have played as many as four games: the Giants and the Philadelphia Athletics with mixed results.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Flatbush
New York Giants
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Indians
Lee Grisson
Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Paper Suspends Pittsburgh Publication Over Strike
The Morning Post Gazette suspended publication until further notice after a strike by four outdoor employees of its circulation department was launched last Thursday.
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Pittsburgh
Morning Post-Gazette
McNeill Ranked No 2 in National Indoor Tennis
Don McNeill returns to his hometown as the top amateur contender for the National Indoor crown. Seeded No 2, he trails defending champion Bobby Riggs in a 64-player field in Oklahoma City. Frank Kovacs is No 3, Wayne Sabin No 4, and Jack Kramer No 5 in the seedings.
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Oklahoma City
Don McNeill
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Bobby
MccNeill
Frank Kovacs
Oakland
Calif
Riggs
Wayne Sabin
Portland
Ore
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
Dodgers fine Mungo and ban from camp for drinking
In Havana on March 10 Brook lyn Dodgers fined pitcher Van Mungo 200 and banished him from training camp for violating the no drinking rule. He was ordered to report to their Montreal camp.
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Havana
Brooklyn Dodgers
van Mungo
Mungo
Montreal
Santa Anita Record Set In San Juan Capistrano Handicap
C. S. Howards Midand set the Santa Anita track mark of 2 29 1 5 for a mile and a half to win the 50 000 added San Juan Capistrano Handicap by three lengths over Gen's Manager before a crowd of 55 000.
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Los Angeles
C. S. Howard
Santa Anita
Gen
Aerial Pointer Wins National Field Trial Championship
Grand Junction Tennessee March 10 Aerial pointer owned by A G Sage of New York won the National Field Trial championship with a clear performance against top retrievers and gundogs.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Mar
New York
Ardmore Five to Play Local Teams
The Ardmore Tennessee independent basketball team will face two local quintets Tuesday night at Moulton Heights Gymnasium. Decatur Iron and Steel Company and Alabama Hosiery Mills teams provide the opposition. First game at 7 30.
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Ardmore
Tennessee
Moulton Heights
Decatur Iron and Steel Company
Alabama Hosiery Mills
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