Navy prep schools boost athletic plans across colleges
Postwar moves show ex athletes and coaches assigned to Navy flight prep schools. Organizing track and basketball at Columbia U Navy unit meets demand as other services face limits. Mississippi and Ole Miss test pay as you go athletics, while Coast Guard restricts bouts for boxing champ Gus Lesnevich.
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New York
Navy
Anpy Air Forces Technical Command
Agian
Jacob E. Fickel
Texas
Mississippi College Board
Intercollegiais
Ole Mise
Hisalesippi State
Columbia U. Navy
Cadete
Aihistics
Organis
Coast Guard
Gus Lesnevich
Melo Bettina
Branch Rickey Seeks Optimism On Baseball During War
Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey publicly argued baseball aids morale and should be kept running if properly regulated, contrasting pessimistic owner views. He cited global sports as morale boosters and urged government support unless essential manpower is needed for the war effort. Other club officials echoed a mix of support and caution, emphasizing war priorities.
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Judson Bailey
NEW York
Wari Manpower Commission
Rickey
Britain
Russia
Leningrad
Moscow
Dynamo Stadium
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Clark Griffith
Washington Senetora
Tide Quintet Leads Southeastern Loop Down Homestretch
Alabama's Crimson Tide, riding a five-game win streak, prepares to face Kentucky in Lexington and Tennessee in Knoxville as it contends for the Southeastern Conference title. Starters Jim Homer, Charley Erwin, Bart Avery, Maurice Bell, and J. F. Sharp anchor a defense-minded lineup led by Coach Paul Barnum as Alabama eyes a key late-season stretch including a potential conference tourney showdown in Louisville.
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Han
Alabama
Crimsons
Kentucky
Wildcats
Notre Dame
Ole Mins
Die Mijas
Jim Homer
Rebels
Hama
Columbus, Ga
Charley Erwin
Georgia
Athens
Homer
Tide
Bart Avery
Jefterman
Maurice “Red” Bell
Montgomery
J. F. Sharp
Birmingham
Sam Sharp
Bell
Sharp
Barnum
Avery
Sharowan
Tennessee
Vola
Louiseville
Orlando Golf Meet Reaches Match Play
In Orlando at Dubsdread Country Club the second annual Florida Twoball Mixed Foursome began match play after yesterday’s qualifying round. Medal honors went to Denny Champaigne of Grand Rapids and Mia Lawrence Schawb of Miami, with pairings featuring Jim Fowles and Mia Darting, C. A. Darting of Miami, and other mixed teams from Pittsburgh to Detroit and Boston, including Orlando entrants Watts Gunn and Mary Jane Garman among pairs and local players such as Carl Dann Jr. and Gordon Apgar.
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Fie
Florida
Dubsdread Country Club
Denny Champaigne
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mia
Lawrence Schawb
Miami
Jim Fowses
Pittsburgh
C. A. Darting
FE. H. McFerland
Chester
Howard Lovell
Boston
Mass
Georgia Tainter
Farzo
Carl Dann
Devnay
Pat Devnay
Detroit
Watts Gunn
Mary Jane Garman
Hammond
Ind
Gordon Apgar
Cape Cod
R. I
Mel Castleberry
Winter Park
Dick Walker
Jacksonville
Pegirk
Findlay
Herbert Smith
Mra
Matteson
Cleveland, O
Fans Boo Wrong Guys Says Basketball Vet
Nick Kearns, veteran Midwest basketball official, says fans boo the wrong people. He argues crowd ire should go to coaches not referees. He cites blocking and screening as coaching-taught infractions that ruin the game.
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Dave Hoff
Chicago
Nick Kearns
Midwest
Kearns
Charley
Kearny
Kearna
Amou
Ushers and bowling headlines dot 1940s sports briefs
New York clubs plan to staff major ballparks with girl ushers under the Manpower Commission. Chicago serves as a bowling hub with twelve Senate Alleys for service members, hosting All-Star events and Victory Team classics. High school basketball players use tape to disguise brothers. Alabama coach Thomas proposes postwar film captures of major games to boost fan access and attendance.
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The
Manpower Commission
Yankees Stadium
Polo Grounds
Ebbets Field
Beagon
Chicago
Service
Auditorium Theater
Birmingham
Coch
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Thames
Wao
East
Midwest
Jane
Rucker Courtmen Beat Geneva Quintet At Camp Butler
Rucker Courtmen defeated Geneva 50 to 34 at Maxwell Field inside the Camp Rucker arena. St James Kehoe shuffled a full roster as Blacksmith tallied seven goals, six in the first half, boosting the Wildcats to a strong lead and finishing with a dominant performance. The List Division team plans to host Napier Field Friday night at Camp Rucker.
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Kehoe
Blacksmith
Wildcats
Cagers
Napier Field
Camp Rucker Wield House
Yale Swimmer Breaks 50 Second 100 Yard Freestyle Mark
Yale swimmer Ford, from Baltes Canal Zone, shatters 51 second 190 yard pace and ties century record set by Johnny Weissmuller. Coach Bob Kiphuth notes Ford swam while exhausted yet impressed by swift stroke. Ford previously won 50 yard freestyle at nationals and joined elite group including Weissmuller and Fick.
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Baltes
Canal Zone
Kiputh
Scem
Balit Ford
Weismmuller
Ann Arbor
Mich
Kiphuth
Former Pitcher Is Sworn Into Navy
Syracuse AP reports Frank Pearce, once a major league pitcher for Nattons and Internations leagues, is sworn into the U S Navy as he heads to active duty.
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Navy
Syracuse
N. Y
Franktte T. Pearce
Kordan
Xattons
Internations League
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