Eight Survive Gloves Tilt At Madison Square Garden
The Daily News lists eight Golden Gloves champions from a field of 10 000 in New York Madison Square Garden with seven trades represented among winners. Notable among them is Buddy Moore a 19 year old New York high school sophomore who KO’d Joe Grombeck to claim the heavyweight title. Other champions include Bill Speary Ray Robinson Ennis Johnson Corkean Dulgarian Vince Fratello Henry Jones and John Forte. The eight will face the West in Chicago on March 29 as part of the tournament of champions.
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New York
Daily News
Chicago
Maine
Florida
Madison Square Garden
Windy City
Buddy Moore
Joe Louis
Moore
Joe Grombeck
Elon College
Portsmouth
Billy Speary
Nanticoke
Johnny Beaton
Trenton
N. J
Johns
Peter
Johnny Forte
Philadelphia
Corkean Dulgarian
Vince Fratello
Union City
WN. J
John Forte
Bill Speary
Ray Robinson
Corinth Church of Christ Sunday Services Draw Large Crowd
A large Sunday School and preaching gathering occurred at the Corinth Church of Christ. Visitors include Mrs. Mary Aldridge of near Mount Verne and Mrs. J. H. Rigby hosts’ guests. Local residents report influenza illness and various social visits with multiple names and daily events noted.
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Corinth Church of Christ
Mary Aldridge
Mount Verne
J. H. Rigby
Piney Grove
Inez Legg
Luker
Edward Moore
Marvin Freeman
Docie Turrentine
Eva Morgan
G. A. Morgen
J. D. Bonds
Howard Evans
Visa Hampton
Ruth Blevins
Willie Burgess
Corinth
D. M. Dutton
Hogan
W. A. McClellan
Johnie Laney
Vergie Moore
J. Ho Rigby
Paul Smithm
Hampton
W. Hogan
Dock Blair
Ence Moore
East West football clash may be dropped due to bowl game talent grab
New York sports chatter notes the annual East West classic could end amid bowl games drawing top players. DiMaggio's first pitch headlines the baseball scene as Parker Hall headlines Mississippi backfield in college papers Hall of Fame. Caswell Adams and Tony Galento appear in colorful outbursts while Doc Sutherland's football writings head to syndication this fall.
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New York
DiMaggio
Parker Hall
U. of Mississippi
Caswell Adams
The
Herald-Tribune
Tony Galento
Doc Sutherland
Five Pros for Ryder Cup Team Lead by Snead Guidahl Picard Har rison Metz
The article lists Sammy Snead Ralph Guidahl Henry Picard Dutch Harrison and Dick Metz as top contenders for Ryder Cup team selection. It also notes Sun Apollo another horse and various sport and social tidbits including Jack Dempsey missing a wedding, Wayne King hockey in Chicago, Billy Miske and Whitewater Teachers College football players.
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Sammy Snead
Ralph Guidahl
Henry Picard
Dutch Harrison
Dick Metz
Sun Apollo
Sun Beau
Tropical Park
Jack Dempsey
Louise Magidson
Jack
Broadway
Wayne King
Chicago
Blackhawks
St. Paul
Billy Miske
Whitewater
Pleasant Valley Social Notes in Morgan County
Mr and Mrs Hubert Mathews of Pleasant Valley were dinner guests of his brother near Ryan Friday. Residents from Pleasant Valley attended horse shopping at Center Grove Saturday. Mr and Mrs Clyde Mathews and daughter Opal were dinner guests of her grandmother Monday. Several from the area attended the ball tournament at Ryan Friday and Saturday night. Mr and Mrs C H Oden of Decatur were in Pleasant Valley Sunday. Mr and Mrs E K Mathews and daughter Catherine visited her grandmother Sunday.
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Hubert Mathews
Pleasant Valley
Ryan
Center Grove
Clyde Mathews
Opal
C. H. Oden
Decatur
E. K. Mathews
Catherine
Boy Scout Troop 47 Holds Meeting
The Boys Scout troop No. 47 held its regular meeting Tuesday night at Westside Presbyterian church. Lewis West opened with the Scout Oath. Roll was called and dues collected. The Scoutmaster asked for registration fees. Scouts discussed a contest between patrols and decided the losing side is to enter.
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Westside Presbyterian Church
Lewis West
Pro golfers seek $3000 in national pro am match play
In St Augustine Florida March 15 professional golfers chase a $3000 purse in a national pro am best ball event. Eighteen leading money winners and their amateur partners are exempt from 36 hole qualifying with about 30 teams contesting 14 spots in the championship bracket. Notables include Frank Moore and Bobby Dunkelberger aiming to defend last year's win alongside seasoned duos Hammering Henry Picard and Frank Ford and 1935 1937 champions Jim Hines and T Suffern Tailor.
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Augustine
Pla
Simonpore
Frank Moore
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Bobby Dunkelberger
High Point
Jimmy Hines
Garden City
T. Suffern
Locust Valley
Henry Picard
Hershey
Frank Ford
Charleston
8. C
Scout meeting closes after tests and benediction
The text notes the meeting concluding with a Scoutmaster’s benediction as tests are passed and winners are noted, finalizing the gathering.
Cronin Gambles to Rebuild Red Sox Core for 1939 Season
Gayle Talbot notes Boston manager Joe Cronin traded Frank Higgins and Ben Chapman to gain pitching from Elden Auker Jake Wade and Denny Galehouse. Cronin bets on Ted Williams and Jim Tabor to offset losses as the team eyes a stronger 1939 run and future 1941 hopes.
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Gayle Talbot
Sarasota
Fla
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Frank Higgins
Ben Chapman
Cronin
Gilded Hose
Higgins
Detroit
Chapman
Cleveland
Yankees
Sox
Tom Yawkey
Chicago
Yanks
Jimmy Foxx
Joe Vosmik
Roger Cramer
Wseplacementa
Cmpman
Elden Auker
Jake Wade
Denny Galehouse
Ted Williams
Minneapolis
Jim Tabor
Camp Briefs From The Associated Press
LAKELAND Florida managers praise Del Baker for Tigers conditioning while players joke about long workouts. At LAKE CHARLES Louisiana Athletics show batting power resurgence led by Bob Johnson Dick Siebert Wally Moses and Lou Finney in a camp game. NEW BRAUNFELS Texas Red Haney tests Johnny Berardson and Sig Gryska as Kress and Heffner stay holdouts in Texas League action vs the Phillies.
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Associated Press
Lakeland
Fla
del Baker
Detroit Tigers
Boots Poffenberger
Vern Kennedy
Lake Charles
Philadelphia Athletics
Bob Johnson
Dick Siebert
Wally Moses
Lou Finney
New Braunfels
Tex
Red Haney
St. Louis Browns
Johnny Berardson
Sig Gryska
Red Kress
Don Heffner
Phillies
Unfit players dazzle in 19th National Intercollegiate tourney
In the 19th annual intercollegiate meet Murray State Teachers guard James Hurley, color blind to uniforms, avoids passes to avoid foe. Captain Gene Bland of Murray, a two fingered All Southern guard, leads a strong defense. Howard McCarthy of Wayne claims to play without a guard for his spectacles, with a liability I5 thousand insurance for eye injury. Bob Versteyner of Loras College shows promise as a one hand shooter. Westminster College tops academics with a 96.2 average from Sid Payne and five others.
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Kansas City
James A. Naismith
Massachusetts
Murray ‘Ky
James Hurley
Hurley
Gene Bland
A. A
Murray
Jordan College of
Howard McCarthy
Wayne University
Detroit
McCarty
Bob Versteyner
Loras College
Dubuque
Versteyner
Westminster College
Fulton
Sid Payne
Thornton Lee Shelved As Appling Considers Cleanup Role
In Pasadena Thornton Lee of the White Sox is kept on the shelf after an ankle injury while trainer Al Schacht evaluates his return. Luke Appling hits for power and seems set in the cleanup spot for the moment. In Tampa Cincinnati outfielder Flat-Ival Goodman avoids exhibition games to regain form, stressing gradual conditioning and reliability over haste.
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Pasadena
Calif
Thornton Lee
Chicago White Sox
al Schacht
Luke Appling
Tampa
Ival Goodman
Cincinnati
Giants rookies adapt under Terry and McGraw method drill
In Baton Rouge a Chicago and western crew new to the New York Giants learns defensive drills in practice. Bill Terry follows John McGraw's methods, while Zeke Bonura expresses astonishment at how the plays unfold with proper guidance.
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Baton Rouge
New York Giants
Chicago
Way Points
Bill Terry
John McGraw
Zeke Bonura
Zeke
Negro Boxers to Battle Tonight at Decatur High
A boxing show at Decatur Negro High School for the P T A benefit features Earl Battling Shadow Fox Horton vs Newman Reed in a five round 185 pound Decatur Negro championship bout. Several school preliminaries announced as part of the program.
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Decatur Negro High School
Earl
Shadow Fox" Horton
Newman Reed
Decatur
Exhibition Results: Baseball games in Florida and Texas
The Associated Press reports results from games in Tampa St Petersburg and New Braunfels. Cincinnati defeated St Louis 9 to 2 in Tampa while Brooklyn beat Boston 6 to 3 at Clearwater. Cleveland beat New Orleans 6 to 1 in New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati
New York
St. Petersburg
St. Louis
Boston
New Baunfels
Tex
Philadelphia
Clearwater
Brooklyn
New Orleans
Cleveland
Decatur and Opelika Enter Derby From Alabama
Alabama entries Decatur and Opelika, both by J C Milan, face long odds in the Kentucky Derby. A third Alabama horse, Giles County, honors Giles County Tennessee and Mars farm.
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Decatur
Opelika
J. C. Milan
Diavolo
Margaret D
Jacopo
Anna M. Humphrey
Divolo
Jaco
Nine States Remain In National AAU Tourney
March 15 Denver report shows 16 teams started the national AAU championships at the city auditorium with nine states still in the hunt Virginia to California Texas to Washington. The opening 1 p m game pitted Seattle Alpines against Wichita Cut Rates. Four games today and four tonight trim the field to eight for tomorrow’s quarterfinals as 36 teams have been eliminated so far with regional tallies across Rocky Mountain Pacific Coast Midwest Southwest and East.
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Denver
City Auditorium Court
Virginia
California
Texas
Washington
Seattle
Wash
Wichita
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Midwest
Southwest
East
Stagehand Off To Pasture After Injury At Hialeah
Stagehand, a 3-year-old favorite, will be retired to Col. Maxwell Howard's Greenville farm after a bowed tendon in his foreleg. Trainer Earle Sande relayed the news. Stagehand finished third in the $50,000 Widener Handicap at Hialeah Park. He previously won the Santa Anita Handicap and the Derby last year.
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Stagehand
Greenville
8. C
Maxwell Howard
Colonel Howard
Earle Sande
Stabil
Sande
Hialeah Park
Commissioners Named To Oversee 1939 Semi-Pro Leagues
The National Semi-Pro Baseball Congress announced 27 state commissioners for the 1939 season. Appointments include Alabama Cliff Green of Montgomery, Florida Fred B McNeece of De Lary Beach, Georgia Joe Stearns of Atlanta, and Mississippi George Hymers of Laurel, among others, as efforts unite teams into a national association and guard against contract-jumping.
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New York
National
Semi-Pro Baseball Congress
Alabama
Cliff Green
Montgomery
Florida
Fred B. McNeece
de Lary Beach
Georgia
Joe Stearns
Atlanta
Mississippi
George Hymers
Laurel
Five Horses and Jockeys Injured in New Orleans Spill
Five horses and jockeys fell in a major spill at the Fair Grounds race track in New Orleans. Two riders were hospitalized, others bruised, with no serious injuries reported. Love Lost ridden by apprentice Fred Scott died after a fall at the first turn of the mile and sixteenth last race.
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New Orleans
Fair Grounds
Love Lost
Fred Scott
Local Legion Armory Show Delivers Wrestling Night
A capacity crowd watched the American Legion post resume wrestling at the armory. Jack Steele defeated Leo Jenson in two falls, Mildred Burke beat Gladys Gilliam twice, and Joe Gunther outlasted Rollicking Red Roberts with decisive finishes.
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American Legion
Armory
Jack Steele
Leo Jenson
Steele
Jensen
Mildred Burke
Gladys Gilliam
Mildred
Gladys
Joe Gunther
Red Roberts
Joe
Red
Sunday Socials and Illnesses Across Morgan County
Mrs Nonnie Stovell and Mrs Virginia Stovall hosted guests, while Piney Grove hosted singing. Several residents, including Evelyn Morris, are ill with flu. Dana Crowe traveled to Hartsville on business and Rev Isaca Eddy led a church near Penns. Dick Looney visited Loyd Looney and Jack Garnett joined Piney Grove singing.
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Nonnie Stovell
Virginia Stovall
Baby
Dana Crowe
Piney Grove
Louise Poole
Edna Steel
Hartselle
Penn's
Isaca Eddy
W.C. Kirkpatrick
Nina Faye
Dewey Hogan
Ramon Higdon
Lonnie Smallwood
Friendship
Dick Looney
Akron
Ohio
Loyd Looney
Curtis Hogan
Andrew's Chapel
Jack Garnett
Evelyn Morris
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Moulton St
Jack Lords
Pe Taynior
Mueller
Berres
Susce
Brietz
Morgan County
BOY Scout Troop
Brown's Office Supply Co
Ed Carnett
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Catalina Island
Harold Classen
Our Aid
American Cleaners
Pitt
Wren
University of Pittsburgh
Jock Sutherland
Iowa Ivy
Sutherland
John G. Bowman
Lowa
Penn’s
Gartier
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
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