Elba Nips Enterprise In Second District Basketball Tourney
Elba High defeated Enterprise 32 to 25 in the Second District tournament opening round. The Elba squad then beat La Verne 30 to 24 in the semifinals to advance toward the March state finals at the University of Alabama.
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Elba
Enterprise
Elby
Unverry
Alabama
Une
Ellis
Tray Toon Astford
Slocomb
Kinston
Red Lavel
Dothan High
Tigera
Nemville
Laverne
Fito
Graceville Nips Marianna 37 26 In Key Early Meet
Graceville cage team defeated Marianna 37 to 26 in a sharp early game. Harold Wise and Ned Harrell led scoring for the finalists with two and eight points respectively.
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Graceville Cagers
Marianna
Harold Wise
Etba
Ned Harrell
Enterprise
Texas League baits players to quit war work for baseball
Texas League president Joavin Gardner urged players to abandon war jobs and join baseball, framing a patriotic stance while arguing frozen contracts could protect investments. He contended the league would lose more by suspending than operating, and noted government action might be needed to freeze contracts. Meanwhile, Southeastern Service Marines basketball named Ormsby and Phillips to the All-Star first team, with Nelson and Hudson close contenders as the tourney showcased Marine players from Mayport, Cochran, and Daniel Field.
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Dallaf
Texas Cane
Jo Avin Gardner
Gartner
Texas League
Paul McNutt
WRC
Gardner
Dixie Lee
Cochran Field
al Wolfe
Maxwell Field
Holler Hudson
Dantet Field
Tom Hutto
Camp Wheeler
John Adamuec
Coast Guard
Pont
Ormsby
University of Southern California
Marine
Bor‘cher
Nelson
Mayport
Hudson
Daniel’ Field
University of North Carolina
Florida
Collegians
Barry
Phillips
Temple University
Baltimore University
Penn A C
Navy
Harmon
Stolt
Fort Screven
Newman
Marines
Jarrett
Columbia Air Base
Landis the Czar of Baseball Shrouded in Mystery
In a rare interview, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis speaks little beyond baseball while revealing a commanding stage presence. The Federal Court veteran recalls his name origin, wartime views, and the discipline he expects in the sport, asserting baseball must mirror national rules to endure.
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Jedson Bailey
New York
Herve
Kenesaw Mountain
Landis
Fatser
Bull
Ise
Mullvale
Ken
Kenny
Kennesaw Mountain
Hig
Lan
America
Ats
Tigers Sign 25 Players To 1943 Contracts
Detroit Tigers reveal that about 25 players have signed 1943 contracts while seven or eight veterans reportedly withhold signatures awaiting final word from the front office. The club slashed its 1941 payroll and maintained 1942 levels for 1943, with notable earners including York and Bridges amid a larger roster plan. Training camp opens in Evansville with 32 players listed for arrival.
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Watson Spolestra
Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Tiger
Buck Newsom
Ily Sulivan
Rudy York
Johnny Gornea
Newsom
Sullivan
Rickey Brother To Scout For Giants
New York AP reports Frank W. Rickey brother of Branch Rickey will scout for the New York Giants in Brooklyn rivalry. Former scout for the St Louis Cardinals Eddie Brannick says contracts from pitcher Sunkel and catcher Hugh Poland have been received.
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NEW York
Frank W. Rickey
Branch Rickey
Dodgers
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Frank Rickey
St Louis Cardinals
Eddie Brannick
Giants
Whso
Sunkel
Hugh Poland
Texas Ranger Puts In Four Finds At Trials
The Texas Ranger delivered a powerful performance at the National Field Trials in Grand Junction, Tennessee. D. B. McPaniel of Houston, Texas, made four classy finds in a stylish heat, drawing compare tions to Ariel, IMI champion. Homerton Harrigan, owned by Claudia Phelps of Aiken, South Carolina, also went afield with Renger, but only one point and unproductive.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Texas Ranger
D. B. Mc Paniel
Houston
Texas
Ariel
Imi
Homerton Harrigan
Claudia Phelps
Aiken
Renger
Baseball's Future in Question Amid Leadership Turmoil
A fragmented passage discusses whether baseball will survive its struggles and hints that key figures may aim to stay entrenched in authority. The text implies ongoing power dynamics and possible resistance to change within the sport's leadership.
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Goodrich Rubber Company
James Tucker
J. 1. Townsend
Yner
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W. G. Chancey
Garrison Smith
Fawmes Tucker
Nosey Haines
Toracke McDaniels
Howard Dozier
Pan-Am
Dally
Rickey
Fos
Beast Tay
Deay Landis
Magers
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Bela Lugosi
Maxine Doyle
Wiregrass
Keen Lawson Forrester, Jr
K. Forrester, Sr
F. J. Fellows
Fellows
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