Sports Action Flows From Golf and Baseball as Leaders Shine
The report highlights Byron Nelson and Sammy Goddard contending in winter golf events, showing dramatic swings and near-tie play. It also covers Boston Braves crowding the ballpark after Johnny Hutchings homered, with teammates escorting him home while Yankee camp notes flag another day of management gaffes.
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Gileryiles
Gad Lord Byron Nelson
Sammy Goead
Gee
Careler
Lord Byron
Boston Braves
Johnny Hutchings
Larry
MacPhail
Yankee
Feller to Manage Great Lakes Sailors Team
Bob Feller, 26, fresh to his first managerial post, takes charge of the Great Lakes baseball program in Illinois. He aims to schedule all major league clubs and eight American Association teams, with a veteran nucleus including Clyde Shoun, Max Marshall, and Ken Keltner, as Dick Wakefield may join.
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Jimmy Scedan
Great Lakes
Ill
Bob
Rapid Robert
Bluejacket Diamond Stars
Gordon
Mickey) Cochrane
Clyde Shoun
Cincinnati Reds
Max Marshall
Cincinnati
Ken Keltner
Cleveland Indans
Dick Wakefield
Detroit
Pirates Sign 21-Game Winner Rip Sewell To Boost Rotation
The Pirates announced the signing of 21-game winner Rip Sewell, easing mound problems. In other camps, Brooklyn’s Leo Burdcher face to play second base for 15 games, Cubs’ Bob Chipman reports in good condition, and several clubs list holdouts and signings as spring training opens across the league.
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Ted Mer
New York
Detroit
Rudy York
Picky Higgins
Ruff Gentry
Jimmy Outlaw
Don Ross
Cleveland
Roger, Perkinpaugh
Mickey Roacco
Jeff Heath
Roy Cullendine
Chicago White Sox
Bil Nagel
Phillies
Louis Lucier
Charley Sproull
Andy Seminick
St. Louis Browns
Tex Shirley
al Hollingsworth
Boston Braves
Johnny Hutchings
Boston Red Sox
Johnny Lazor
New York Giants
Bainbridge
Navy
New York Yankees
Hany Borony
Washington
Mickey Haefner
St. Louis
Danny Litwhiler
Army
Four Irish Letter Men In Spring Drills
Notre Dame head coach Hugh DeVore opened spring grid practice with 54 players reporting including four letter men from last season. Spring drills run 30 days with a four week summer session starting July 15. DeVore succeeds Ed McKeever, who resigned to coach at Carnell during Lt Leahy's overseas service.
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South Bend
Ind
Hugh DeVore
Notre Dame
DeVore
Ed McKeever
Frank Leahy
Am Service Overseas
McKeever
Carnell
Tech Cracker Star Killed In Action
Lt J W Duck McKee former Georgia Tech athlete and Atlanta Crackers right fielder was killed in action on the western front his wife Mrs Mary Holcomb McKee was notified by authorities in Atlanta
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Atlanta
J. W
Duck) McKee
Georgia Tech
Atlanta Crackers
Southern Association
Mary Holcomb McKee
Georgia Gridder Gets Bronze Star
Lt Col John Brown, former all Southeastern guard for University of Georgia in 1934, was wounded and awarded the Bronze Star for actions during a German counter offensive in Belgium last December. Brown, a native of Athens, entered the Army in 1943.
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Athens
John Brown
University of Georgia
Belgium
Brown
Rhode Island State Reaches National Invitational Semi Finals
New York AP report notes Rhode Island State, who upset Tennessee in the opening round, faces top seed DePaul in the second semi final at Madison Square Garden as part of a doubleheader drawing over 18 000. St John s meets Bowling Green in the other semi final.
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NEW York
Rhode Island State
Tennessee
DePaul
Madigan Square Garden
St John's
Bowling Green
Oho
Rangers Lose Goalie Heightens Manpower Pinch
The Rangers hockey team found itself without a goalie and faced a possible worse situation as they likely feel the manpower pinch.
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Rangers
Top Cage Scorer Displays Wares
Frank Crawford reports Fort Lewis star Pie Gale Bishop led AAU action in Denver with 28 field goals and 6 free throws for 50 tournament points, setting a new AAU record as Fort Lewis defeated Hazle 87 to 21. Bishop finished the season with 1,087 points in 43 games, showcasing exceptional accuracy and scoring prowess. Fort Lewis coach player, a former Washington State standout, drew praise from observers during the 11 year tourney run. The piece also mentions wartime shipyard output in Canada, noting 400 vessels built.
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Frank Crawford
Denver
Pie Gale Bishop
Fort Lewis
Wash
Hazle
Kas
Bishop
Husky
Nelson Snead Tied In Charlotte Open Golf Showdown
Byron Nelson and Sammy Snead finished 272 for 72 holes in the Charlotte Open and tied after 18 playoff holes. The two rivals, who have won most winter circuit events, chose extra holes rather than pay gate for a sudden death finish. Nelson eyes ongoing national championship rivalry with Snead dating back to 1940.
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SY Fritz Littlejohn
Charlotte
N. C
Byron Nelson
Monty
Sammy Snead
New York
Stesheimakers
Snead
Nelson
Eacn
Elso
Gulfport
Miss
Sammy
Sharpshooter George IdeCarty dies after long illness
George C. IdeCarty, noted amateur trapshooting champion in 1908 1909 1921 and 1922, died Sunday in Philadelphia after a long illness. A Piney Hollow New Jersey resident, he earned the New Jersey Siamas doubles title last year at age 71.
Darkhorse Golfer In Iron Lung Meet
An ailing former football star from Georgia joins the iron lung club as he enters a golf tournament at Capital City Club in Atlanta. Lt Frank Scawbak from Pittsburgh, famed for Bose Bowl success in 1857, is noted among players as he fouled into the event alongside Athens Sands competitors. Reporters from Athens note his continued efforts and the growing field at the 1,000 dollar purse event.
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Atlanta
Some & Company
Georgia Navy
Frank Scawbak
Pittsburgh
Athens Sands
Capital City Club
Athersey
Theatre Amusements Tonight and This Week
Amusements listings show multiple plays and dates. Tonight features Aree Lane Earl of Seen and Mere Come The Co Bde with supporting acts. Next week Abbett Centelis, Pearl of Desta and Owlaw Round-Up headline various theatres with cast names and venues.
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Aiea Lane
Earl
Bede
aLeBama
Rome
Rathbone
Nigel
Desta
Fridat
Tex O'Brien
Jm Mal
Ene Seerkien
Alexis Beakevs
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Scoter
Bob Feller
Frank Singiser
Sinclair
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Sinclair Refining CO
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Hathcock Lumber Company
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Hathcock Lumber
North Oates Ane
WAGF
Pefpee Bottling Company
Imvthan
Alabama
Pirates
Rip” Sewell
Uce
Adi Experi
Bret
Tech
Cracker Star
Georgia
Cbildrean
Onder
Ion
MTN
Crea LaSwain
Uae
Anar Amd
Diana Lynn
Gail Russell
Darkhorse
Iron Lung
AWD Thureday
Ratus
Mills Raine
Mater Arete Lapiz
Bill Slott
Martha Or
Drinalt
Neal Beery
Wenders Shier
Alam
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Admianio Orchestra
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Fret Teat Ees
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