Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, Beloved Turf Master, Dies at 91
In St. Petersburg Florida Arthur Daley profiles Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons known as Mister Fitz, a revered trainer whose three quarters of a century in horse racing shaped the sport with character and wisdom. He trained Nashua in the famed Swaps match race of 1955 and valued horses over bets, saying betting for money is foolish but devilment is fine.
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Mister Fitz the Great Thoroughbred and Nashua Legend
Nashua was sold for 1 251 200 dollars, a Jesuit missionary in India sent a letter seeking a horse. Mister Fitz replied with a 200 dollar check to help procure a suitable horse for the missionary work. The passage honors Mister Fitz’s warmth and influence in the sport.
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Neloy Back In Florida After Swift Stakes Victory
Eddie Neloy, trainer for Ogden Phipps, celebrated Impressive winning the Swift at Aqueduct opening New York's season. Impressive, by Court Martial and High Voltage, extended his record to four wins in five starts with three stakes, ahead of Buckpasser as plans unfold toward the Florida Derby, Bay Shore, Gotham, and Wood, leading to the Kentucky Derby with possible Buckpasser-Graustark alignment.
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Bruins swap forwards with minor leagues in reshuffle
The Boston Bruins sent winger Wayne Maxner to San Francisco of the Western League and recalled center Bobby Leiter from Hershey of the American League in a Monday roster reshuffle.
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Wisconsin Antitrust Case Moves Forward in Braves Suit
Wisconsin state presents direct evidence in a bid to prove a baseball monopoly violated antitrust law by relocating the Braves from Milwaukee to Atlanta and blocking a city expansion. The defense plans to move to dismiss, arguing no actionable cause.
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SEC Baseball Opens Today
The SEC baseball season starts with Alabama vs Jacksonville State in Tuscaloosa and Florida hosting Vanderbilt in Gainesville. Florida defeated Vanderbilt earlier, while Kentucky lost to Florida State in Tallahassee. Florida improves to 6–2. Kentucky fell after a late rally. Maury Hopkins powered Florida State with two hits and three RBIs as Marvin Stringfellow pitched a complete game.
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Braves edge Orioles on Alou catch and Upshaw save
West Palm Beach AP Braves manager Bobby Bragan praised Felipe Alou for a spectacular lever to rob a Baltimore drive and preserve a 2-0 win. Alou later drove in the decisive run with a double as Cecil Upshaw pitched three near perfect innings to secure the shutout.
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Exhibition Baseball Roundup From Spring Games
The schedule lists multiple exhibition games across spring venues including Pittsburgh beating St. Louis five to one while Chicago A defeated New York A four to one, and other results: Boston over Philadelphia 5 to 3, Minnesota over Philadelphia 5 to 3, Detroit 4 over Los Angeles 3, and San Francisco 5 over Chicago N 4. Also Nagoya notes Mexico City Tigers suffering a seventh straight loss to Chunichi Dragons 13-2.
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Alabama and Auburn Sign Two Top Basketball Prospects
Alabama lands Wally Holt a 6 2 175 pound guard from Emma Sansom High Gadsden who averaged 16 points this season despite illness and led the Rebels to the Class AAAA tournament. Auburn signs Bill Alexander a 6 7 220 pound center from Cherokee Vocational who set scoring records at the Class AAA tournament in Tuscaloosa and was named the tourney’s most outstanding player, plus Bob Wills of Sandy Springs Ga who averaged 26 points per game.
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Holmberg tops Caseres in opening round at Altamira
Defending champion Ron Holmberg of Dallas defeated Victor Caseres of Peru 6-2 6-1 in the opening round of the Altamira International Tennis Tournament Monday night. Allan Stanley of Toronto Maple Leafs to miss about two weeks with knee fluid and internal damage after Saturday's game with Boston.
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