Sports Roundup From New York Sports Scene
Army and Navy, plus other teams, show shifting plans as coaches and managers pursue roles across leagues. Rogers Merasby to handle hitting and management for Veracruz in the Mexican League. Marty McManus and Pasco Spyder apply for Laredo manager. Lingacits track to profit Veterans of Foreign War. Reds pitchers prep for spring, Poole Harrell eyes early runs. Guest star C M Gibbs of Baltimore Bank. Widener find noted sleeper Alquest. Ticket demand grows for NCAA basketball and Madison Square Garden events. Culver prep star Jesse Hawley Jr to join Hanover program. Phog Allen notes. Wilkem-Marya Voyles linked to Auburn cues. Camp Lejeune Marines gear order tops $140k for 1944. Former majors Bal White and Bobby Coombs among names mentioned.
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Army
Mery
Une
Lierembiegiain
Gatusday
Euildeer
Rogers Merasby
Vera Cruz
Gam
Summer
Marty McManus
Pasclo Spyder
Nwowe Laredo
Lingacits
Fore
Reds
Indiana A
Mart
Pooch Harrell
Casch
Wilkem
Marya Carl Voyles
Acburo
Persima
Voyles
P. A
Auburn
Gaz Service Dept
Camp LeJeure
Unite
Bal White
Bobby Coombs
Spring Training Opens Amid Draft Uncertainties In Baseball
Majors push toward spring workouts as draft issues loom. Pirates pitcher Bob Kunger and Giants shortstop Dirk Bake have cleared pre induction exams while Yankees star Joe Gordon awaits a March 16 physical in Portland. Dodgers outfielder Dizie Walker is rejected for service due to an old shoulder. Major league clubs may play preseason exhibition games with service teams near training camps. Branch Rickey and Olmo discuss potential moves and raises. Blue Jay president Carpent er Jr. to report for Army duty March 17. Sampson Navy base hosts early tryouts. Las Vegas airfield cadet Howla Pollet questioned over a World Series decision.
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Ted Meier
NEW York
Bes
Emer
Bob Kunger
Fittsburgh Pirates
Dirk Bake
New York Giants
Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
Portland
Ore
Dizie Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Washington
Puerto Rico
Rickey
Iasanlary
Olmo
San Juan
Philadelphia
Robert Rm, Carpenter, Jr
Blue Java
Fort Dix
Glen Spencer
Sampson
Naval Training Station
Pirates
Red Sox
Howla Pollet
Las Vegas
New, Army Air Field
Howie
Angott To Tangle With Juan Zurita In Hollywood Bout
Promoter Joe Lynch expects 13 000 fans and $40 000 in admissions as Sammy Angott defends the lightweight title against Mexico's Juan Zurita in Hollywood. Zurita, training hard, employs a switch from orthodox to southpaw, but officials doubt an upset.
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Hollywood
Sammy Angett
Washington
Mexico
Juan Zurita
Joe Lynch
Althouh Zurita
Baugh May Quit Pro Game For Duration
Slinging Sammy Baugh a backfield passing sensation for years at TCU and Washington, says he will likely stay off football for the duration. He plans to attend the Hereford sale and remain on his 3000 acre ranch near Sweetwater Texas producing beef rather than return for a ninth season with the Redskins. He is eligible for draft deferment, married with two children.
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Abilene
Tex
Sammy Baugh
Texas Christian University
Washington Radak
Sammy
Sweetwater
Redskins
Golf Show Planned For Armed Forces Tour
Gene Sarazen plans the greatest golf show on earth for the armed forces with Kay Byrne Katherine Fox and Joe Kirkwood touring southeastern Army and Navy bases and hospitals in late March and April.
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Pinehurst
N.C
Gene Sarazen
Uncle Sam
Kay Byrne
Katherine Fox
New York Area
Woud
Joe Kirkwood
Southeastern
Army and Navy
Blue Jays nickname sparks newspaper quip on city sports headlines
The Philadelphia Record joked that after the Philadelphia National League club adopted the Blue Jays name, a future headline writer could summarize the entire summer of Philadelphia baseball in ten units of type, as in A's and T's bow.
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Philadelphia
Phiadelphia
National League Baseball
Blue Jays
Philadelphia Record
Baseball Shore to Navy Ends and Minor Leagues News
Report outlines players assigned or expected to report to military service and contract talks across leagues. Feldman to Lakewood camp for negotiations. Guaman Cuso refuses without better terms amid a 1500 dollar cut offer. Pirates induct Bill Baker into Navy while Kling and Xavier Rescig face unsigned deals. Barrett signals from Lawrence Mass with other farm movements and minor league shifts.
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Tell
Navy
Giants
Harry Feldman
Lakewood
N. J
Houston
Tex
Gua Mancuso
Pittsburgh
Klinger
Pirates
Bill Baker
Xavier Rescigno
Johnny Barrett
Lawrence
Mass
New York
Joe Gordon
Yankees
Bob Collins
Yanks
Kengas City
Washington
Hhliis Layne
Infelder
Chattanooga
Chicago
Bob Okrie
Hornell
Frank Ocenk
Hornell Club
Mexico
Mexico City
Salvador Herpandat
Chicago Oats
Tulsa
Arrved
Cuba
Vera Cruz Club
Revival Of Bicycle Racing Is Favored In United States
EAST ORANGE New Jersey AP says cycling fans see a quick revival if one strong rider emerges after the war. Veteran rider Kramer recalls U S sprint dominance and European stars would spark interest with a match against champions. He notes Kramer dominated early 1900s with 43 national titles across 18 years before retiring at 43 to guide cycling leadership.
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East Orange
N. J.ap
Americum Riger
Vresk L. Keamer
Feme'gece
United States
Europe
Bas Rost
Nera
Kramer Xald
America
Kramer
Radio Programs Wake Up and Live and More 1915 Schedule
A chaotic list of radio programs and musical acts from 1915 outlines a dense schedule. Various orchestras, dramatic features, news programs, and serials are listed with performers such as Diamond's Harmonee Coffee Club, Pinky Tomlin's Orchestra, and The Lone Ranger. The entry reads as a program lineup with fragmentary show titles and times, reflecting an era of diverse radio entertainment and wartime broadcasts.
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AP News
Deo Diamond
South America
Pinky Tomlin
Merry Mur
Larop
Frendship
Bill Robert
Marty Melneck
Church
Voice of the Army
Ernie Opa
Citie
Victin
AP News & Treasury
Mantap
Rudy Sooler
Spirit of the Vikinga Music Fur
Mancina” Sporta
Sinkwich Reaches Preinduction Stage At Fort McPherson
Fleet-footed star Frankie Sinkwich, UGA All American back and former Lions player, reported for Army preinduction examination at Fort McPherson after a Marine Corps medical discharge. A Youngstown Ohio native, he is registered with Athens Clarke County draft board, married with one child.
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Atanta
Frankie Sinkwich
United States Marine Corps
Fort McPherson
Sinkwich
University of Georgia
Detroit Lions
Cays
Hae
Youngstown
Ohio
Clarke County
Athens
Dodgers Star Fred Walker Rejected for Military Service
Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder Fred Dixie Walker, 33, was rejected for military service at Fort McClellan Alabama after an examination cited an old shoulder and elbow injury. Public relations noted the medical disqualification.
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Fort Mcclellan
Als
Fred
Dixie) Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Saturday Showings and Late Night Films at Local Theater
Saturday lineup features Ellott in Wagon Tracks Wet and Tin Thayer with Dickie Moore in Jive Junction. Late show presents Robert Taylor and Susan Vetere in Song of Russia. Sunday showcases Bob Haynes and Lynn Merrick in Seing Out The Blues, plus Technicolor Women at War in the feature slot.
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Bi Ellott
Tin Thayer
Dickie Moore
Robert Taylor
Susan Vetere
Russia
Bob Haynes
Lynn Merrick
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Bob Monarch
Greenwood
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Board of Central of
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Walker
Theatre
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Sahara
Susan Peters
Herbert Marshall
Mary Astor
Young Ideas
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Tunder Gan
Richam Travis
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Pat O’brien
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Dreeuls
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Smiley Burnett
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Sala
Frank Jones
Delbes
Mood Plumbing
Heath AD
Dothan, Alabam
Ad Davis Theatre
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Admissi¢ Orchestra
Balcony
Taxey Incl Children
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Louise Albritton
Martin
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