Season Opens with Browns Dodgers Roth 200 Rookies
Over 200 rookies are listed for eight Nations League camps as Betis leads $6 to top Set. Pirates, Frankie Freeh, and Tigers prep for April 3 open. Deacon McKechnie of Reds stocks rookies while aging minor leaguers eye big time baseball this year. Farm hands and future stars like Mike Akeney and Ulisney figure in Boston plans. Local notes cover Mel Jones in the South Pacific, boxing talks with Mutual Network, and an Auburn May 12 track trials push for regional entries despite wiregrass limits.
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Geihat Betis
Pittsburgh
Frankie Freeh
Dodgers
Cubs
Jess
Detroit Tigers
Browns
St Lacy
Deacon Bill McKechne
Reds
Farmer
Boston Braves
Mike Akeney
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Tiger Drills Delayed By Wet Diamond In Evansville
The Detroit Tigers postponed Saturday's workouts for three hours as the wet field dried after heavy rain. Pepper games, fung e practice and limbering drills were included in the session. Pitcher Zebelon Eaton appeared as the 14th Trember of the camp force, leaving five hurlers on the absentee list. Tuesday is the deadline for infielders and outfielders to arrive. A church forest of 73 acres in New England has yielded $4.45 per acre yearly for over a century without depletion. Sewing machines kept clean and oiled will last generations.
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Ind
Detroit Tigers
Pepper
Funge
Zebelon Eaton
Camp Force
New England
Additional Arrivals Check In As Clubs Point To Exhibitions
AP reports that more players are arriving at big league camps than a year ago despite war depletion. Giants and Athletics each have 28 men, others vary from 12 to 24. several stars and managers await decisions on play, pay, and farm-job conflicts. The open camps and early exhibitions loom as teams face holdouts and weather-driven momentum.
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New York
St. Louis Browns
Yankees
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Athletics
Washington
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Brooklyn
White Sox
Phillies
Cubs
Browns
Tigers
Red Sox
Braves
Reds
Cardinals
Ken Keltner
Jam Bagby
Don Savage
Hisher Martin
Dizzy Trout
Huddy Kerr
Joel Medwick
Browns to Meet Mud Hens In Exhibition Game
CAPE GIRARDEAU MO AP Third baseman Mark Christman worked out with the St. Louis Browns Saturday and will take it easy in the outfield in today’s scheduled exhibition game with the Toledo Mud Hens. Outfielder Milt Byrnes will be at first base as a replacement might be needed if George McQuinn cannot report.
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Cape Girardeau
Mark Christman
St. Louis
Browns
Toledo Mudhens
Milt Byrnes
Luke Sewell
George McQuinn
Barons Sign Berry Youth For Season
Birmingham Barons general manager Paul Florence announced the signing of Billy Jones a 17 year old first baseman from Berry Alabama. Florence said Jones had a sensational Amateur record and was foregoing a college career to turn professional.
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Paul Florence
Birmingham Barons
Billy Jones
Berry
Ala
Florence
Jones
Snead Leads Charlotte Open At Halfway Mark
In Charlotte the front-running Sammy Snead shot a four under par 68 to reach 133 at the halfway point of the $10,000 Charlotte Open. Harold McSpaden lurks at 136 after a 70. Byron Nelson and Craig Wood also posted 68s to stay within five and six strokes. Meanwhile Washington reports a War Manpower Commission study on player availability for pro baseball amid wartime employment, with a decision soon expected.
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Charlotte, N. C
Sammy Snead
Hele
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Sanford
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Ohio
Craig Wood
Snead
HAM Washington
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Cleveland
Edwar L. Keenan
Michigan
Kentucky
United States Employment Service
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
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Navy
Washington
Ken Keltner
Jim Bagby, Jr
Indians
Former Senator Visits Camp With Army Troop Carrier
Buddy Lewis, former Washington Senators third baseman, now a captain in the Army Troop Carrier Command, visited the Senators' training camp at College Park Maryland on 21 day leave. He entered service in 1941 and served in the China Burma India theater earning citations and decorations, and will visit Gastonia North Carolina on his leave.
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Buddy Lewis
Washington Senators
Army Troop Carrier Command
Senators
College Park
Lewis
China-Burma-India
Gastonia
N. C
Yanks Hit Long Workout in Heat Wave in Atlantic City
The New York Yankees, amid a heat wave, held a lengthy workout for 18 players under manager Joe McCarthy with another session planned. Spectator Pvt. Steven Sundra, former Yank hurler now at an Army camp nearby, watched from the stands.
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N. J.ar
Mercury
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Steven Sundra
St. Louis Browns
Here
Giants' Hurler Harrell Poised For Pitcher Of Year
Ray Harrell, the Giants pitcher, rose from a Portland PCL collapse to a breakout NL role. Once a cowpuncher, he progressed through minors and majors with Cardinals Cubs and Phillies. By 1943 he won 17, and last season 20, gaining Mel Ott's confidence as a potential Cinderella Man.
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NBA
Lakewood
N. J
Bill Voiselle
Giants
Ray Harcell
Mel Ott
Portland
Harrell
Cardinals
Cubs
Phillies
San Francisco
Lefty O'Doul
Dodgers Plan Galan at First If Schultz Goes 4-F
Brooklyns Augie Galan may become the Dodgers first baseman if Howie Schultz is accepted for military service. Schultz was 4-F and now classified I-A. neither player is in camp. Dodgers conducted a two hour outdoor drill, their best in three years of northern camp. Stan Hack signed with the Chicago Cubs, leaving for Wrench Lick Ind for training.
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Brooklyn Dodger
Howie Schultz
Leo Durocher
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I-A
Galan
Dodgers
Stan Hack
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Wrench Lick
Ind
Cubs
Hack
Jim Gallaghern
Harrell recalls 1932 Cubs playoff clash and Hartnett duel
Ray Harrell, once a star pitcher, recounts a 1932 playoff battle against the Cubs in Chicago. Dizzy Dean started the day, Harrell held the Cubs to a one run lead into the ninth, and Frank Frisch urged Hartnett to target Harrell with a sidearm burst. Hartnett’s drive sparked a tense moment as Terry Moore raced home, securing a Cubs win. Frisch clashed with Harrell afterward, while Harrell says he still thrives on moral victories but would prefer big wins.
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Gade
Ott
Oporry
Travis Jackson
Hark Lieber
oDoul
Tur Soost
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Portland
Cardinals
Chicago
Dizzy Dean
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Bud Tinning
Frank Frisch
Cubs
Gebby Hartnett
Frisch
Hartnett
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Spas
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Prech
Eyrerell
Pitcher
Fordham Piesh
bin Ray Harvell
Southern Outfielder Passes Army Exam
Veazey, an outfielder recently sold to the Memphis Chicks, passed his Army physical at Ft. McPherson on Saturday. He lives near the Chattanooga area just inside the north Georgia border and had not yet signed his Memphis contract.
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Memphis Chicks
Ft. McPherson
Veazey
North Georgia
Chittanooga
Memphis
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