Zeke and Salvo Highlight Cubs Hopes For Comeback Season
The piece surveys Cubs prospects with Zeke as a sought after figure and Salvo the strong Sicilian pitcher weighing over 200 pounds. It notes pitcher's pace changes and comebacks for Melton and Gumbert while praising Bartell despite injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Salvo
Sarr Diego
Heslecks
Hasea
Ted
Cliff Melton
Hal Schumacher
Sam Bill Jurges
Chicago
Bill
Dick Bartell
Arthtis
Cubs
Pirates Break Camp as Spring Workouts Continue
San Bernardino notes report Pirates will head eastward March 30 after camp as players like Bow men and Traynor prepare for the season. Maggio adds to power with three home runs in two days and concerns grow over readiness of Yankees opponents in the American League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ata
Associated@ Press
Turemael ST. Petersburg
Coure
San Francisco
Lite Capes
Pie Traynor
Bowman
Sane
Emese
The
Pirates
San Bernardino
Outfielder Moses Likely in lineup for Jersey City game
Reports say OW Moses of the Philadelphia Athletics will start today against the Jersey City Internationals after a three day rest for a leg injury suffered Friday against the York Giants.
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Lake Charles
OW Moses
Philadelphia Athletics
Jersey City
York Giants
Greensboro Open Leads Change Hands As Little Tops Field
Little leads the Greensboro Open after an opening 65 at Sedgefield. Nelson is 21st after 18 holes while Manero sits at 69 and Snead Hafner Toomer etc bracket the 70s in a wide field ahead of tomorrow’s 36 hole finish at Star Mount.
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Greensboro
N. C
Lawnon Little
California
Reading
Little
Tony Manero
Peabody
Mass
Sedgefield
Manero
Sammy Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ralph Gulahl
Madison
N. J
Jack Toomer
Reidsville
Horton Smith
Oak Park
Jimmy Hines
Lakesville
L. I
Harry Cooper
Chicago
Harold McSpaden
Winchester
Clayton Hafner
Starmount Country Club
Local notes from Limestone County through mid March
Ill with flu and routine family visits fill Limestone County life as residents plant potatoes, clean yards, and host relatives. Mrs Redus Baugh and Mrs Letha Barker feature in family visits while Rev George Brown preaches at Round Island Baptist on March 26.
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William Brown
Myra Fay
John Blackburn
Louisiana
Edward Blackburn
John Evans
Jennie Evans
Bonnie Romine
Jemco
Frank McClung
Charlie Jones
Clifford Zehner
Redus Baugh
Burford Hardy
Claude Baugh
Mary Meadows
Lester Evans
Crutcher and White Hardware Store
McClung
Ivan Hagood
Lynville
Tenn
Wilburn Evans
Letha Barker
Mac McCormick
Proctor
W. T
Bill) Evans
George Brown
Round Island Baptist Church
Lource Evans
Evans
Mary
Gera McLemore
Wiley McLemore
Cartwright
Robe Baugh
Guntersville
Richard Grubbs
Gun Collector Looks Over Ancient Shotgun at Newport
PREPAREDNSS Newport Oregon March 25 Frank Swanner a gun collector examines an ancient double barreled shotgun with hammers cocked in firing position. He checks if the gun is loaded one barrel holds powder shot and wadding from a dated November 2 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Ore
Frank Swanner
McGeorge fires perfect 300 in Cleveland ABC tournament
William McGeorge of Kent Ohio an accountant rolled a perfect 300 in the ABC tournament in Cleveland becoming the sixth bowler in the 39 year history of the event to achieve the feat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McGeorge
Kent
ABC
Cleveland
Dorothy Kirby Captures Augusta Women’s Championship
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta won the Augusta women’s golf championship with a subpar 72 to defeat Opal S. Hill of Kansas City by two strokes. She set a new Forest Hills course record with four under par after finishing on the sixteenth green, finishing an undefeated stretch through match play against Jean Bauer, Jane Cothran, and Mrs Myron Davey.
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Augusta
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Opal S. Hill
Kansas City
Miss Kirby
Forest Hills
Helen Dettweiler
Washington
Jean Bauer
Providence
Jane Cothran
Greenville
Myron Davey
TVA Director James P. Pape Speaks in Sheffield
Tennessee Valley Authority director James P. Pape urged intensive development of natural resources as the quickest solution to economic problems in a luncheon talk before Muscle Shoals business leaders. The address was sponsored by the Sheffield Board of Commerce the Tuscaloosa Board of Trade and the Florence Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheffield
Ala
James P. Pape
Tennessee Valley Authority
Muscle Shoals
Pope
Idaho
Sheffield Board of Commerce
Tuscumbia Board of Trade
Florence Chamber of Commerce
Classified Ads Promote Local Phone Listings
The house wife uses the local classified page to offer home ads. She instructs readers to call phone 46 and ask for Ad Taker to place notices.
Daily Cross Word Puzzle Clues Listing
Puzzle shows across and down clues with numbers and fragments including 1-Unbiased 29-Peruse 5-American and many more hints. The page credits King Features Syndicate 1939 and provides the grid style and theme entries for the syndicated puzzle.
New Regiment Sought for State in Alabama
Adjutant General Ben Smith sails for Washington to press for a National Guard anti aircraft regiment for Alabama. The unit would have 750 personnel in peacetime, with three searchlight batteries, two 50 calibre machine gun battalions, and three 37 millimetre anti aircraft gun batteries, totaling about 3000 officers and men for the militia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Ben Smith
Washington
War Department
Alabama
Smith
McClendon Named to Etowah County Revenue Board
Arthur E. McClendon was appointed by Governor Dixon to Etowah county board of revenue for the third district to succeed L. E. Dollar, who was ousted. McClendon’s home address is listed as Boaz, Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Arthur E. McClendon
Dixon
Etowah
Gadsden
County Board of Revenue
L. E. Dollar
McClendon
Boaz
Aid
Briez Chats About Sports
Eddie Brieitz surveys week in sports noting Hank Greenberg refines a new swing toward a lower homer total but a 340 batting average. Don Budge faces amateur return questions. Belmont Park invites royalty per Emily Post. Tommy Maines flunks out at Syracuse. Pete Reiser shines for Flash Elmira on Florida sands.
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New York
Hank Greenberg
Don Budge
Emily Post
N. Y. Racing Commission
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Belmont Park
Solem
Tommy Maines
Syracuse Flash
Elmira
Pete Reiser
Dodger
Florida Sands
Odds and Ends From Baseball and Boxing Gossip
A patchwork page notes Buck Newsom showing a contract for 19975 to South Carolina friends before camp, trainer Earl Sande studying flying, and George Perry linked to Times Square beer rights. It mentions corrections on Ponte Vedra golf design and quips about Tunney, Benny Leonard, Zeke Bennya, Paul Parrar, Don Meade, and Mike Jacobs with stray sports chatter.
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Buck
South Carolina
Earl Sande
Columbia
8. C
George Perry
Yanks
Times Square
Herbert Strong
Donald Ross
Ponte Vedra
Gene Tunney
Tropical Park
Benny Leonard
Uniontown
Lou Nova
Buddy Knox
Louis
Benny
Zeke Bennya
Zeke
Chickadee
Paul Parrar
Don Meade
New York
Scout Meeting Plans Hikes for A. E. A. Holidays
The Boy Scouts of Troop 16 met at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 7 30. Scoutmaster Bob Hunter led the meeting with the Scout oath and benediction. Patrols planned hikes for the A E A holidays. Written by Scribe Edgar Self.
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Boy Scouts of America
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Bob Hunter
Edgar Self
First Team Wrestling Match Debuts in Decatur
Promoter Chris Jordan presents the first team wrestling event in Decatur with bouts including Joe Gunther and Art O’Mahony against Joe Dillman and Charlie Keene. Semifinal pits Jack Dillon against Joe Wheeler as reporters hail the new team match as a promising form of sport.
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Chris Jordan
American Legion
Decatur
Joe Gunther
Nashville
Art O'Mahony
Ireland
Joe Dillman
Indianapolis
Charlie Keene
St. Louis
Jack Dillon
California
Joe Wheeler
Texas
Middle West
South
Vari
Exhibition Results Roundup From Various Cities
Results from exhibitions across multiple cities. Teams include Cleveland New York Chicago Detroit Cincinnati Boston Brooklyn Pittsburgh San Francisco Philadelphia Tulsa Oklahoma City St Louis New York Kansas City and more with assorted A N TL AA PS designations noted. Yesterday scores feature Chicago 6 LA 4 Oklahoma City 13 Philadelphia 12 Chicago 8 Pittsburgh 4 St Louis 10 Tulsa 6 New York 8 Kansas City 3 Detroit 6 Brooklyn 4 St Louis 2 and Boston 0.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Cleveland
New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Lakeland
Fla
Detroit
Cincinnati
Bradenton
Boston
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
CNY
Fila
St.Louis
Lake
Sam Benito
Tex
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia
Sam Bernardino
Cal
McAllen
St. Louis
Tulsa
St. Petersburgh
Kansas City
Sarasota
Rambling With Rip Predicts Baseball Standings
Rip Rice and Ray Pepper offer early season forecasts for the National and American leagues. Pepper lists Cubs Yankees Giants Red Sox Pirates Tigers Reds Indians. Pepper and a shoe shiner name Giants Yanks Cubs Detroit Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh Boston. Gehrig questioned as iron horse in spring form. Also notes about Whizzer White at Colorado and Save Whizzer White Club. Softball league planned with six teams two for women at Benson Field. Fishing season outlook from TVA official: fish will bite when they start biting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Pepper
Dizzy
Schumacher
Pep
Chicago Cubs
N. Y
Benson Field
James Rankin
Nine Jumpers Enter Imperial Cup Race
The second Imperial Cup two mile hurdle race drew nine jumpers in Aiken South Carolina. Notables include Masked Knight owned by C H Pete Bostwick of Old Westbury LI and Royal Thomas entered by Mrs Lewis A Park of Swickley PA. Other entrants include Barrystar Aylward Saluda Cootesmore and Sweetie Pie. The five race program begins at 2 pm EST with Imperial Cup third race likely about an hour later.
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Aiken
S. C
England
Masked Knight
C. H
Pete) Bostwick
Old Westbury
L. I
Royal Thomas
Lewis A. Park
Swickley
Bostwick
Barrystar
John M. Schiff
New York
Aylward
J. C. Clark
Pittsburgh
Saluda
Thomas Hitchcock
L. L. Fencington
John Hay Whitney
Cootesmore
Hitchcock
Sweetie Pie
Whitney
Vic Frasier Sidelined by Fractured Skull Injury
Vic Frasier, a Chicago White Sox pitcher, fractured his skull after a ball struck him behind the left ear. The 33 year old was hit by Luke Appling’s throw last Wednesday and will miss at least two months, reducing the staff to ten pitchers for opening day.
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Los Angeles
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Vic Frasier
Frasier
Luke Appling
Chicago
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PRO Brigade
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Fish
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King Feature Syndicate, Inc
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Brietz
By Eddie Brietz
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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
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Rip Rice
Gehrig
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Whizzer” White
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Whizzer White
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Mr. Miller
TVA Biological Department
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