Rip Sewell Wins Dapper Dans Award
Rip Sewell, star pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, predicts a higher blooper ball this season after winning 21 games last year. He arrived from Plant City, Florida, reports for spring training in Muncie, Indiana, and says Pittsburgh has a fine chance to win the pennant. Sewell, 35, will be honored Sunday night with the Dapper Dans award as the athlete who did most for Pittsburgh in 1943.
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Rip Sewell
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Ind
Pirates
Pittsburgh Sportsmen's Organization
Dodgers drop plans for Leo Durocher as shortstop
Brooklyn president Branch Rickey said Leo Durocher cannot play this season due to an elbow operation. He noted the operation would delay his return until July, ending any chance of him covering shortstop for the Dodgers.
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New York
Branch Rickey
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo
Brooklyn
Conference football plan seeks postwar expansion
Western conference coaches endorsed an expanded grid program after the war. They recommended to athletic directors that the conference draft varsity schedules plus arrange a program for B teams and 150 pound elevens and a limited freshman schedule. The proposals will be reviewed at a joint meeting today.
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Chicago
Boston Fight Night Set as Bartolo Terranova Bout Looms
Boston March 10 smart money backs Bartolo to win over Terranova in a 15 round featherweight bout at the Boston Garden. The National Boxing Association warned of another title turnover within 48 hours.
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Boston
Smart Money
Sal Bartolo
Phil Terranova
Boston Garden
National Boxing Association
Synthetic tire tests reach durability milestone
Test tires made from synthetic materials reportedly last as long as natural rubber tires, with some usable for up to 100,000 miles, according to initial trials and industry statements.
Bums Hit By Losses To Armed Forces
New York March 10 P With infielder Billy Herman sailing to join the Navy and pitcher Ed Head off to the Army, the Brooklyn Dodgers pennant hopes take a severe relapse on the eve of spring drills. Rickey announced Herman and Head accepted for service and Lohrman to take Army physical. Waner reinstated. Owen permitted to stay at farm. Several other NL and AL notes on signings and camps follow.
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New York
Billy Herman
Navy
Ed Head
Brooklyn Dodgers
Deacon Branch Rickey
Gowanus
Bill Lohrman
Herman
Rickey
Head
Shreveport
Army
Brooks
Bear Mountain
N. Y
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Bob Quinn
Columbus
Chet Wieczorek
Philadelphia
Buster Adams
Blue Jays
Herb Pennock
George Gasdaskas
Bethlehem
Bradford
Chicago
Phil Cavaretta
Milwaukee
Cavaretta
Cubs
Heinz Becker
Jimmie Foxx
Brooklyn
Lehrman
Lloyd Waner
Mickey Owen
Field
St. Louis
Frank Demaree
Cardinals
Browns
Thurman Tucker
al Epperly
John Harvey
Charles Graumann
Ed Carnett
Detroit
Hal Newhouser
Zeb Eaton
Evansville
Ind
Philadelphia—Athletics
Bill Burgo
Luke
Hamlin
Connie Mack
Bobo Newsom
MORT 1N COUNTY EVA By MRS. BROOKS LINDLER
Rev P A Green and Walter Murphree attended church at Be thel Sunday. Rev A H Andrews filled his regular appointment at the M E church at eleven. Dufford Hightower of near Jones Chapel delivered the evening message. Walton Ford hosted a 70th birthday dinner with relatives from Decatur Lawrence Cove Enon Scottsboro and Chattanooga.
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County
Eva
Mrs. Brooks Lindler
P. A. Green
Walter Murphree
Bethel
A. H. Andrews
M. E
Dufford Hightower
Near Jones Chapel
Boyd Puryear
Miss Brooks
Hartselle
E. B. Puryear
Jimmie Adams
Annie Dobbs
Decatur
Robert Adams
Fireball Sinkwich joins army despite flat feet
Dixie sports brief notes Frankie Sinkwich former Georgia star was accepted for general army service at Fort McPherson Ga. He brought a doctor letter stating feet no longer cause trouble and he may return to Youngstown Ohio to await his draft call. He registered with Clarke County Ga. board and cannot be called before March 30 under current selective service.
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Frankie Sinkwich
University of Georgia
Sinkwich
Marine Corps Officer School
National Football League
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Youngstown
Ohio
Clarke County
Free baseball school opens in Tampa with MLB names
Scout Ted McGraw of the Philadelphia Blue Jays leads a free baseball school in Tampa starting today for youths 15 to 17 and 18. He is joined by Umpire Bob Henline former catcher John Ny Cooney and several other major league players in Florida.
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Fla
Ted McGraw
Philadelphia Blue Jays
McGraw McGraw
Bob Henline
Johnny Cooney
Florida
Heafner soloing to tune up for Charlotte Open
Sgt Clayton Heafner on furlough from Camp Croft, S C, shows form for Charlotte s 10 000 Open by posting sub par practice rounds and matching course records at Myers Park. Heafner carded a one under 71 to reach two 70s and two 71s in four tries. Mex City Politas beat Atlanta Seahawks 30 21 in girls basketball on goodwill tour E Gamborino led scoring with 14 points.
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Mexico City
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Missing Gulf War golfer Captain Sam Perry
Captain Sam D. Perry 36, a noted amateur golfer and Alabama golf official, is reported missing in action in the Southwest Pacific. The University of Alabama graduate and former Southern Amateur champion vanished since February 21 while attached to the Army Air Forces. He directed golf groups and led Alabama golf associations.
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Ala
Sam D. Perry
Southwest Pacific
Adjutant General's Office
Washington
Army Air Forces
University of Alabama
Perry
Southern Golf Association
Alabama Golf Association
Old Timers league eyed by Denver naval unit
Denver area sailors in a South Pacific naval unit plan a separate Old Timers baseball league this year. Teams will be named after ships and will receive weekly reports from Jack Carberry, Denver Post sports editor and the creator of the Old Timers concept, illustrating how a baseball idea can gain traction with opportunity.
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Colo
South Pacific
Old Timers” Baseball Association
Jack Carberry
Denver Post
Old Timers Help Run Youth Baseball Leagues
About 500 former players contribute to youth baseball in Denver and suburban Englewood by funding and organizing roughly 1,300 boys aged 11 to 17 across 120 leagues. The program provides fields equipment and coaching with no rewards beyond city trophies and possible state honors.
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Denver
Englewood
Local visitors and family notes spread across area towns
Mary Hyde and children near Vinemont. Willodine Woodard seriously ill in Dr Baughs hospital with pneumonia. Ploomer Frost and Taylor Frost welcomed as Sunday visitors. Pvt Louise J Davis WAC at Fort Knox Kentucky visited Mrs L H Merrell. Harry Turner and Cephus Turner with families visited relatives. Conrad Self U S Army visiting aunt Mrs L H Merrell. Eunice Oden Auburn and Nelta Oden Danville spent weekend with parents L E Oden family. Etheron George undergoing operation at Cullman hospital. Coleman Livingston Lawrence Cove with sons visited Monday. Rev Dufford Hightower and daughter near Jones Chapel weekend with sister George Pirkle family. Marguerite Livingston Lawrence Cove stayed Tuesday night with Mrs Afton Cobb.
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Mary Hyde
Vinemont
Willodine Woodard
Mae Woodard
Cephus Turner
Conrad Self
U. S. Army
L. H. Merrell
Eunice Oden
Auburn
Nelta Oden
Danville
L. E. Oden
Etheron George
Cullman Hospital
Coleman Livingston
Lawrence Cove
Dufford Hightower
Near Jones Chapel
George Pirkle
Marguerite Livingston
Afton Cobb
Mallory Bumbles Through Mexico City Morning Chaos
Opera star Mallory frets over her absent manager Ted Patrick while dodging guards, paparazzi, and lovers in Mexico City. Richard Blythe warns of a German spy gang linked to the Smith brothers near Pueblo as Mallory plans a late breakfast and faces a dramatic day ahead.
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Armando
Mexico
Mallory
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Ted Patrick
Bueno
Manuelita
Senorita Dolores
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Avenida Juarez
Smiths
Sam
Axis
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Pueblo
Richard
Ted
Goodby
Jesus
Carlos
School Scholarships in League Aid Equal Chance
Carberry notes scholarships curb sponsor abuses and ensure equal opportunity for all boys. He states a boy plays to play baseball, not for other motives, and the figures support this claim.
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Carberry
Cannot Pin Down Bowler Who Went From Three Drinks to Perfect Game
Rex Hess of Mansfield Ohio reports a bowler who had three drinks before bowling. He claimed he could see three balls rolling toward 30 pins and kept on rolling, insisting a right knock would have been impossible if drunk. The tale frames a rare yarn from the bowling world.
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Rex Hess
Mansfield
Ohio
News-Journal
Hess
Kegler
Norfolk Base Transfers Cancel Senators Norfolk Visit
Service department notes many baseball players have moved from the Norfolk naval training base and naval air station, leading to the Washington Senators week long Norfolk visit being cancelled. Fort Meade soldiers may fill in some National League dates. Former middleweight champ Overlin starts long comeback training at Alameda naval air base. Fly ers basketball team may be the five Peterson Field survivors, three ski troopers from Camp Hale, and one Navy trainee from Colorado College.
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Camp Hale
Navy
Colorado College
Morgan Count Brooksville local update social notes
Mr and Mrs J Luther Bentley visited Sgt Lee O Bentley in Northington General hospital Tuscaloosa. others from Cullman joined. News of visiting friends includes George Hughes family from Decatur, Tom Widener from Somerville, and Whitwell’s Sharpe and Tate clan. Mrs Ollie Blankenship hospitalized and Ruby Crowe from Decatur was a Sunday guest.
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J. Luther Bentley
Tuscaloosa
Lee O. Bentley
Northington General Hospital
M. E. Bentley
H. T. Bentley
J. O. Bentley
Cullman
Sgt.Dock
Bentley
England
George Hughes
Decatur
Tom Widener
Somerville
J. M. Hughes
Robert Sharpe
Jean
Billie Tate
Whitwell
Tennessee
Edward Blankenship
Mason Hawkins
Birmingham
John Hartman
Missouri
Weekend Visit Highlights Between Crowe and Halbrooks
Saturday night with his parents Mr and Mrs D W Crowe is noted as a family gathering. Mr and Mrs Add Halbrooks of New Center spent Sunday with Mr and continued informal social visits.
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D. W. Crowe
Add Halbrooks
New Center
Arsenal Wins From Flyers In Extra Period Drama
The Huntsville arsenal cagesters edged the Courtland Flyers 39 to 38 in overtime on March 8 to close inter camp play for the air base squad. Lt. Bennie Reiges and Lt. William Torrens led Flyers with 18 points each. the Flyers dropped their third defeat of the season, two in overtime.
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Bennie Reiges
William Torrens
REA loans eyed in postwar farm electrification push
Washington March 10 Rep George Grant of Alabama backs extending Rural Electrification Administration loans from 25 to 35 years with reduced interest. His support for the bill is recorded in the congressional record as a top postwar project priority for electrifying every American farm home.
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Rural Electrification Administration
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Congress
George Grant
D.-Ala
Selma Journal founder Floyd S. Kincey dies at 81
Floyd S. Kincey, 81, who started the Selma Journal in 1890, died yesterday after a long illness. He served as editor until 1918 when The Journal merged with The Selma Times to create the Times Journal.
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Selma
Ala
R— Floyd S. Kincey
Selma Journal
Selma Times
Times-Journal
Local Social Notes Highlight Relatives and Visits
W T Leeman returns home from Chattanooga after two weeks with relatives Mr and Mrs J T Love of Hartsville and Mr and Mrs Enoch Nesmith of Priceville. The Blanks hatch family hosts Friday visitors Mr and Mrs Edward Blankenship. Miss Ivy Dean Shirley spends Tuesday night in Decatur with Mr and Mrs Curtis Shirley.
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Mason Hawkins
W. T. Leeman
Chattanooga
Tennessee
J. T. Love
Hartselle
Enoch Ne- Smith
Priceville
Edward Blankenship
Ivy Dean Shirley
Decatur
Curtis Shirley
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