Roundup of amateur promoters eyeing Phils deal
New York AP notes promoters may need far more cash than 75 000 to buy the club and still assemble enough professional players. Tim Cohane questions Nugent stepping aside for meritorious service recognition as Rey Robinson’s loss to Jake Lamotta is debated. Frank Ward referenced. a light sports gossip column with stray notes from Detroit and Union City.
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New York
Phils
Tim
World Telly
Harry Markson
Rey Robinson
Jake Lamoita
Detroit
Sale Of Phils Hinted By Six Man Syndicate Plans
Club sale stalls as six man syndicate, led by figures in Philadelphia and New York, contemplates purchase of the Phillies. League owners promise to lend players if needed. a private sale to a six man group stalls over ownership terms and debt payments. Key players include Captain G Herbert Walker Jr and Navy Lt W Potter Wear with other identified partners Cum ming Catherwood and Bill Cox.
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NEW York
Phillies
Eadh
Joop
Jones
Phils
BU Terry
Boos
Phil
Trop
Gerry Nugent
New York-Philadelphia
Stillell
G. Herbert Walker
Philadelphia-New York
Dayton (Ohio) Army Air Field
William H. Harman
Philadelphia
End & Group
John B. Kelly
Walker
W. Potter Wear
Joseph W. Wear
Cumming Catherwood
Bill Cox
Spring Grid Work Slated At Kentucky
Kentucky coach Ab Wirwan announced spring football practice at the University of Kentucky would start in March and run about five weeks, with a one week break for scholastic examinations. The article notes predictions that Kentucky and other SEC schools will lean on freshman talent next fall as many upperclassmen depart.
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Lexington
Ab Wirwan
University of Kentucky
Kentucky
Achoos
Napier Field Edges Camp Rucker In Tight Basket Battle
Napier Field Flyers rebounded from early losses to slip past Camp Rucker 39 to 33 on their home court. The infantrymen started strong but Napier Field fought back, led by Sands and Putnam as the Flyers pulled away late to preserve their home win and improve to fifteen wins and four defeats.
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Thi
Flyers
Zist
Sergeant Putnam
University of Tennessee
Oshkosh Professionals
Kehos
University of Maryland
Private Kinder
Echolastic
Chicago
Letlear
Pationally
Neplerians
LeClear
Kinder
Clase Buckholz
Price
Bwobods
Sands
Tarasovic
Mt Bey
Aeven
Putnam
Sharpe
Agant
Ruckerlies
Sergeant Sands
Corporal Swoboda
Focal Air Base
Wildcats Face Maxwell Field Fliers at Camp Rucker
CAMP RUCKER Ala Sweet revenge drives the Slat Division Wildcats as they prepare to meet Maxwell Field Fliers Friday night at the Camp Rucker Field House. The teams met two weeks ago, with Maxwell winning 39 to 34. Infantry cagers project their strongest lineup led by Putnam returning from a sprain at forward, Sharpe with him, Deckert at center, Myera and Blacksmith at guards. Maxwell opens with Wolfe and Binett at forwards, Graves center, and Kommerer and Asinos at guards. Game begins at 8:30.
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Camp Rucker
Ala
Maxwell Field Fiela
Wildcats
Fliers
Infantry Cagers
Putnam
Ermart
Sharpe
Deckert
Myera
Blacksmith
Maxwell
Wolfe
Binett
Graves
Kommerer
Asinos
Undersized Crowds To Visit Pimlico
AP reports Maryland spring racing trimmed to 15 days with Pimlico limited to Baltimore city course. Crowds will be small as street cars handle few fans and transit can move only about 6,000. Pimlico, Havre de Grace and Route tracks receive no racing days under plan. uncertainty remains for Bel Air and other Maryland locations. Barnisha Shively comments on Pimlico’s future during wartime drawdown.
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Maryland
Herbert RF. Oconnor
Pamlico
Baltimore Transit Company
Racing Commission
Pimiico
Maryland Jockey Club
Havre de Grace
Bel Air
Hagevatown
Cumberland
Timonium
Upper Marlboro
Pimlico
Tigers Fall to Malone Courtmen in 22 point setback
Dothan tumbles 52 to 30 as Malone cagers jump to a 17 point halftime lead and widen the gap in the third. Tigers stand at four wins and two defeats after the loss, and they host Columbia at the high school gym Friday afternoon.
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Rip Hewes
Dothan
Jone
Malone
Malome Coortmen
Tigers
Enterprises
Winers
Enterprise
Columbia Pquintet
Col Matt Winn Expects Derby Loss This Year
Col Matt Winn, leader of the Kentucky Derby for 41 years, expects a 100,000 loss staging the race in Louisville on May 1. He aims to limit nonresident spectators per Defense Transportation directives and plans scheduling to avoid peak local transport times, while noting the Derby audience may shrink from previous 80,000 to 100,000 crowds.
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Chicago
Matt Winn
Louisville
Winn
America
Churchill Downa
Col. Winn
Kentucky Jockey Club
Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Churchill Downs
ODT
Conard
Co. Winn
Auburn Grid Picture Dims Meagher Leaves For Navy
Auburn faces uncertainty as athletic director Jack Meagher departs for Navy service. President L M Duncan indicated doubt Auburn will sponsor football this fall. Meagher, a former Marine captain, will join the Navy physical training division as Lieutenant Commander, ending a storied Auburn era highlighted by a dramatic 27 1 upset of Georgia.
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Auburn
Meagher
Navy
Montgomery
Jack Meagher
L. M. Duncan
Lines
Auburs
Boom
Plainsmen
Frankie Ginkwich
Georgia Bulldogs
Grid Prospects At Tech Clouded By Uncertainty
Georgia Tech football prospects totaling 1043 are clouded by uncertain player material. Coach W A Alexander called for spring practice to begin February 31, saying he was “in the dark” about who will report. Two veterans Rabbit Jordan and Pat McHugh were ordered to report to the Air Forces, with more players possibly to be called later. The impact of Army Navy training on Tech athletics remains unclear.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
W. A. Alexander
Alexander
Yellow Jacket
Rabbit” Jordan
Pat McHugh
Army
Navy
Tech
Georgia Basketball Schedule Signal Weekend Tests
At Oxford Monday night and Mississippi State in Starkville Tuesday night Georgia faces Auburn in Athens Saturday. The sequence places the Bulldogs against Auburn after road tests against Ole Miss in Oxford and Mississippi State in Starkville with home action looming.
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Oxford
Mississippi State
Starkville
Georgia
Auburn
Athens
Theatre Amusements Schedule for Friday Through Monday
The list shows films and stars at Times Today with Mickey Rooney in Andy Hardy's Double Life and My Heart Belongs to Daddy. Also Lata Show features Lang and George Brent in The Silver Queen, then Commandos Strike at Dawn. Other titles include James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Falcon's Brother with George Saunders, Lionel Barrymore in Dr Gilespie's New Assistment, Eyes in the Night with Edward Arnold and Ann Harding, Calamity Jane with Jeanette MacDonald and Robert Young, Wide Open Town with William Boyd, and Tyrone Power with Maureen O Hara in The Black Swan.
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Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy
Daddy
Princyss Lang
George Brent
James Cagney
the Falcon
George Saunders
Alexid Chisholm
Lionel Barrymore
Dr. Gilespie
Edward Arnold
Ann Harding
Jeanette MccDonald
Robert Young
Tide Posts Eighth Win Of Hoop Season
Alabama's Tide basketball team improved to eight wins against seven losses by routing Georgia 47 to 25. Jim Horner and J B Smith each scored 12 points, while LaFayette King led Georgia with nine. Alabama, led by a strong first half, prepares to face Mississippi next.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Tide
Georgia Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Georgia
Dick McPhee
Jamey Griffith
Tiders
Jim Horner
J. B. Smith
LaFayette King
Smith
J. F. Sharp
Mississippi
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