Gustine Will Help Pirates In 194? Season
Muncie Indiana March 25. If knee injury holds Gustine will become a key man for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the coming season. The 25-year-old Chicagoan, a versatile fielder, could be drafted as Uncle Sam reels in eligible players. Manager Frisch praises Gustine as the type of competitor needed to stay in the league.
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Charles Chamberlain
Gustine
Flash” Frisch
Pirates
al Lopez
Albany
Hank Camelli
Spud” Davis
Bob Elliott
Lee Handley
Pirate
Tommy O'Brien
Preacher Roe
Colum
Grid Grind Nearing End for Decatur Red Raiders
Spring training wraps up as Decatur Red Raiders finalize rosters for an inter squad game led by Co-Captains John Hamilton and Hugh Halbrooks. About 40 candidates trained under Coaches Ogle and Fuller with a picnic to follow, the losers paying most of the bill if weather allows the early week game.
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Decatur Red Raiders
John Hamilton
Hugh Halbrooks
Ogle
Fuller
Stalin real name revealed as Joseph V. Dzugashvili
Historical note states the Bolshevik leader Joseph Vissarionovich Dzuga shvili is the birth name attributed to the Soviet ruler commonly known as Stalin. The article discusses naming origins and transliteration variations in archival records.
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Josef Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Dzugashvili
Black Badge Wins De Soto Handicap at Tropical Park
Three year old Black Badge defeated nine older rivals in Tropical Park's De Soto handicap, equaling the track record by six furlongs in 1 10. He led from the stretch and beat Armistice Day by a length and a half with African Sun third. Jockey Billy Thompson weighed in light, and Black Badge paid 15.60 9.60 5.0. Kentucky Derby nomination noted.
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Miami
Fla
Abe Hirschberg
Black Badge
Tropical Park
I. S. Gaines
Jule Fink
Cohort
Mar- Kell
Roy Angler
Billy Thompson
Grasshopper
Harvard Square
Shiny Penny
Rubber Tree Matures After Six-Year Growth Period
A rubber tree requires six years to reach maturity. The fact highlights the lengthy cultivation cycle and the time needed before tapping for latex begins. This delay influences plantation planning and harvest schedules.
Athletics Rout Curtis Bay Coast In Exhibition 8 3
Philadelphia Athletics defeated Curtis Bay Coast Guard 8 to 3 in an exhibition in Frederick Maryland. Al Simons sparked the win with a seventh inning single and an eighth inning double driving in two runs while scoring twice. rookies Fred Peeler Jack McGillen Carl Scheib pitched for the A’s.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Curtis Bay Coast
al Simons
Fred Peeler
Jack McGillen
Carl Scheib
Macks
Scheib
Coast Guards
Dick Porter
Curtis Bay Coast Guard
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Ronay
Peterson
Tabecheck
Brewer
Reeves
Peeler
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Hayes
Parrise
College Park tryouts shape Senators roster add Cuban talent
COLLEGE PARK Md March 25 Cuban talent fills Washington Senators practice as Clark Griffith and Ossie Bluege shape a roster. Luis Suarez may win infield spot Gilberto Torres is a veteran pitcher Fermin Guerra catcher Fernando Fuertes backstop Jose Zardon outfielder Preston Gomez shortstop. EVANSVILLE Ind March 25 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago White Sox 5 3 in exhibition opener. Al Wittmer 16-year-old Sox pitcher held Detroit scoreless into second. Rudy York scored twice as Red Barons belted a homer in later innings. Pitchers Trout Lonpat Hresko Kasetchuk Swift Wittmer Castino Turner.
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Ossie Bluege
Luis Suarez
Gilberto Torres
Fermin Guerra
Fernando Fuertes
Jose Zardon
Preston Gomez
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Ind
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
al Wittmer
Sox
Tigers
Johnny Dickshot
Rudy York
York
Red Baron
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Dizzy Trout
Ed Lonpat
Little Rock
Detroit
Chicago
Hresko
Kasetchuk
Swift
Lopat
Graumann
Castino
Turner
Corsica Ends Holdout And Reports To Tigers Camp
Beckley West Virginia March 25 Johnny Corsica right handed hurler for the Detroit Tigers dropped from the holdout ranks and will report to the club's training camp at Evansville Indiana on Monday Corsica had refused to sign a five thousand dollar contract and hinted he would welcome a trade He said he agreed to new terms offered by General Manager Jack Zellers but would not reveal the amount except that it would be more than the original offer
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N. Y
Rube Melton
Brooklyn
Gastonia
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Durocher
West Point Cage
Beckley
W. Va
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Detroit Tigers
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Ind
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Tigers
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Cardinals Stiffness Delays Exhibition With Memphis Team
In Cairo on March 25, the St. Louis Cardinals, slowed by muscle stiffness, practiced ahead of Sunday's exhibition against the Fourth Ferrying Command from Memphis Tennessee. Manager Billy Southworth fields a lineup nearing his 1943 title form.
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Cairo
St. Louis Cardinals
Memphis
Tenn
Billy Southworth
Pro Loop to Travel by Air In Postwar Football Plan
Pittsburgh March 25. A postwar airborne transcontinental professional football league may form with representatives from at least ten cities gathering April 2 to discuss organization. If formed, Eastern and Western divisions would play two games per week with all travel by air, forming a coast-to-coast loop. Payne said officers and a tentative constitution may be created, but plans are provisional pending further decisions.
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Roland D. Payne
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Boston
Buffalo
Washington
San Francisco
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Seattle
Elmer Lawden
National Football League
Waner Aims Higher All Time Hit Leaderboard Record
Paul Waner, aging star, trains in Sarasota before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers camp. He targets moving from sixth to fifth on the all time major league hit list, plans to pass Nap Lajoie and approach Eddie Collins as the season unfolds. Johnny Cooney, 42, also works out at Bear Mountain ahead of spring games.
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Paul
Cap Anson
Lajoie
Waner
Collins
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Honus Wagner
Cobb
Cooner
Sarasota
Fila
Paul Waner
Werner
Johnny Cooney
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bear Mountain
N. Y
Nap Lajoie
Eddie Collins
Browns plan lineup shuffle as Musial moves to center
Cape Girardeau reports Em il Ver ban moves to second base with Lou Klein remaining at first. Johnny Hopp will play right while Stan Musial shifts to center. Martin Marion begins workouts at shortstop ahead of possible Army service, with Ora Burnett as likely successor. Al Zarilla leaves Los Angeles for Browns camp as Bob Muncrief clears pre induction. Manager Luke Sewell, short on players, to use Schultz in left and Virgil Brown in right for Sunday’s game with Toledo. Demaree muscled back in training could miss center field opening.
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Toronto
Art Cuccurullo
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Pirate Mound
Rip Sewell
al Butcher
Xavier Rescigno
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Frisch
Jim Sussell
Johnny Barret
Frank Colman
Babe Dahlgren
Frankie Zak
Gustine
Emil Verban
Lou Klein
Johnny Hopp
Stan Musial
Martin Marion
Ora Burnett
Cape Girardeau
al Zarilla
St. Louis Browns
Los Angeles
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Bob Muncrief
Luke Sewell
Browns
Joe Schultz
Virgil Brown
Toledo
Frank Demaree
Cleveland Indians to start Klieman likely in 1944 schedule
Lafayette Indiana March 25 PEd Klieman righthanded pitcher who won 23 games for Baltimore last season is virtually certain to draw a starting assignment early in the Cleveland Indians 1944 schedule Manager Lou Boudreau seeks a rookie hurler to use as starter with minimal risk Vernon Kennedy and Joe Heving are nearing condition while Al Smith and Mel Harder gingerly limber arms Hal Kleine the team’s sole rookie southpaw was ordered to bed with a sore throat Al lie Reynolds recently had a tonsillectomy likely delaying full duty Bloomington Indiana March 25 The Cincinnati Reds held an intra squad game the regulars won 8 to 1 in seven innings Buck Fausett Tony Criscola and Kermit Wahl showed for rookies and the Reds under contract Yannigans impressed ruling the Indiana A team’s Wahl at third.
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Ind
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Baltimore
Cleveland Indians
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Vernon Kennedy
Joe Heving
al Smith
Mel Harder
Allie Reynolds
Hal Kleine
Cleveland
Bloomington
Cincinnati Reds
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Buck Fausett
Tony Criscola
Kermit Wahl
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Reds
Indian Tribes in the United States Count Mentioned
A listing notes that there are about 200 tribes of Indians in the United States, indicating the diverse indigenous groups recognized within the country.
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The
United States
Voyles May Hire Aides To Auburn
William and Mary coach Voyles plans to take two top assistants to Auburn as he leaves for Alabama Poly. Rube McCray and Dwight Stuessy are named as possible aides, both familiar with W and M. Voyles signed a six year contract at Auburn and expects to arrive around April 15.
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Department of Physical Education and Athletics
Dartmouth
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Harvard
Wallace Wade
Duke
Bob Zuppke
Illinois
Williamsburg
Carl M. Voyles
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Rube) McCray
Dwight Stuessy
McCray
Tennes
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