Hartford Eleven Promises Quick Attack for 1969
Geneva County High School coach Lon Wise previews a lighter Hartford squad with returning backs George Herring Jimmy Daughtry and Don Parker. Eight lettermen return as spring drills begin March 11 with a squad game set for March 31, signaling a strong gridiron season ahead.
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Bartford
Lon BR. Wise
Geneva County High School
Wise
Paul Taylor
University of Alabama
James Holland
Bulldogs
George Herring
Jimmy Daughtry
Kinsaul
Don Parker
Herring
Doughtry
Wil- Memeall
Worthy
McClendon
Jenmier
Memeat
Mercer
Wayne Parker
Don
Sorland
Overton
Clark
Harold Dorriety
Glass
Harden
Cobb
Hartford
Geneva County
Exhibition Slate and Today's Schedule Notes
Exhibition slate lists New York against St Louis Philadelphia against Boston Philadelphia against St Louis and other pairings with locations in Stockton Lake Wales Lakeland and St Petersburg Florida The day’s schedule includes New York versus Pittsburgh Philadelphia versus Kansas City Boston versus Detroit Chicago versus San Francisco Cincinnati versus New York and St Louis versus Boston with games set in Florida and California.
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New York
St. Louis
Boston
Philadephia
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Oatland
Chicago
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Stockton
Calif
Kansas City
Lake Wales
Olympic Cage Trials Draw Shape Up For 1948
Eight top non pro basketball teams head to New York for Olympic trials in Madison Square Garden. St Louis Billikens miss due to study, NYU expected to fill vacant bid. independent teams include Bartlesville Oilers Denver Nuggets and Brooklyn Prospect Park YMCA. college group Kentucky Baylor Louisville NYU. Games scheduled March 27 29 31 in Garden with finals to name a 14 man Olympic squad.
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Will Grimsley
NEW York
Ed Macauley
St. Louis
Billikens
Madison Square Garden Field
New York University
Louis Wilke
NYU
Bartlesville
Okla
Oilers
Denver
Nuggets
Ee Butners
Brooklyn
Prospect Park
Y.M.C.A
Kentucky
Baylor
Louisville
NAIB
Olympic Plains
Garden
Bartlesville Oilers
Wildcats
Engayre Baylor
Bob Kurland
Gerald Tucker
Oakland
Graybeards
Sarasota Chicaya 1AI Faces Oakland in California
Sarasota team Chicaya 1AI travels to Oakland to duel the Oakland squad in a PCL clash while Cleveland Gay meets St. Louis Aj in Los Angeles for a separate contest.
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Sarasota
Fla
Oakland
Cali
Cleveland
Tiger Eleven States Annual Squad Game Scheduled Wednesday
Dothan coach W D Rip Hewes announced the squad game will be played Wednesday afternoon at one o clock on the high school practice field. Co captains Sammy Gray and Billy Morris will pick Red and White teams for the intra squad battle, with Hewes officiating and coaches Howater and Harkins on the sidelines. Hewes noted improved guard candidates and a rookie moved to tackle to boost depth as the team nears peak condition for the finale.
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Dothan
W. D
Rip) Hewes
Hewes
Tigers
Sammy Gray
Billy Morris
Jack Howater
Clarence Harkins
Tiger Tamer
Harkins
Alabama Horse Owner Wins With Bargains
Lexington AP reports Alabama contractor Fred Hooper, famed for bargain Keeneland yearling buys, targets Ocean Drive in the Lafayette stakes at Keeneland spring meeting. Ocean Drive, undefeated two year old, sold for 10 000 dollars, follows Hooper’s string of success including Alabama and Education.
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Lexington
Fred Hooper
Alabama
Trooper
Ocean Drive
Keeneland
Hooper
Rainer
Parke
Hoop Jr
Sir Galahad IV
Mahmoud
America
Coldstream- Annabell Lee
Kentucky Faces Baylor Tuesday Night For NCAA Crown
Baylor seeks revenge as Kentucky aims for a second consecutive NCAA final victory in New York. Coach Adolph Rupp has shaped Kentucky into a powerhouse while Baylor, the first Southwest Conference finalist, arrives as strong underdog led by a resilient defense and a capable offense.
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Kentucky
Baylor
Harold V. Batlifp
Waco
Tex
Baylor Bears
New York
Adolph Rupp
Wildcats
Texas
Rupp
Big Texas
Bears
Bruins
Pesky Moves to Third as Stephens In at Short
Sarasota report describes Boston Red Sox plan shift Vernon Stephens to short and Johnny Pesky to third. Pesky practiced third base in a cage after learning of the trade from St Louis Brown. The change strengthens the middle infield with Bobby Doerr at second, and roommates Pesky and Stephens reflect team harmony as the Red Sox pace for a pennant.
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Sarasota, Fla
Johnny Pesky
Boston Red Sox
Joe McCarthy
Vernon Stephens
Pesky
Stephens
Boston
St. Louis Browns
Johnny
Bobby Doerr
Red Sox
Short
Bucky Harris
Yankees
Grapefruit Loop Cubs Bulk Up Spring Pitching
Across the continent fans cheer as Johnny Mize blasts two homers off Bobby Feller to spark a hitting surge for the Giants. Bill Nicholson suffers chest soreness impacting his swing with prior hand and ankle injuries. Zackie Robinson proves versatile in the Dominican Republic All-Stars brief action. Rookie Jou Brissie shows promise for the Athletics in a 3 2 3 spring win over the Phillies. The report ends with Petersburg notes.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Polo Grounds
New York Giants
Johnny Mize
Bobby Feller
Cleveland Indians
Mize
San Francisco
Bill Nicholson
Chicago Cubs
Ciudad Trujillo
D. R
Zackie Robinson
Bray Riexsey
Dick Whitman
Robinsons
Brissie
West Palm Beach
Jou Brissie
Philadelphia Athletics
Savannah
Philadelphia Phils
Berg wins Augusta Women's Title for fourth time
Patty Berg of Minneapolis won the Augusta Women's Title, posting a final round 76 to finish 208 over 72 holes. Babe Didrikson Zaharias tied for second with Peggy Kirk at 309, followed by Estelle Lawson Page 312 and Dorothy Kirby 313 in the top ranks.
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Augusta
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Minn
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Denver
Colo
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Ohio
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
N. C
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Bruce Hanahan Wins Handicap Tournament at Dothan
Bruce Hanahan Jr won the low gross net tourney at Dothan Country Club with a 77 medal score and 12 handicap for a net 65. Top scorers included C R Pope 89-20-69 Jack Gregory 80-10-70 and James Baughman 83-13-70. About 85 golfers played yesterday. Laffoon announced the annual club tournament set for April 30 to May 2.
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Bruce Hanahan, Jr
Dothan Country Club
Woody Laffoon
C. R. Pope
Jack Gregory
James Baughman
Laffoon
Cardinals Battle Red Sox Strive To Reach .500 Mark
Louis Cardinals push to break .500 as they face the Boston Red Sox. The club has totaled only 10 hits over their past 21 innings, shadowed by previous rough games against the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees.
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Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Phils
New York Yankees
Kramer Edges Riggs In Sharp Tennis Duel
Jack Kramer led 35 17 against Bobby Riggs as the touring series moved to New Orleans tonight. Kramer defeated Riggs 6 3 2 6 6 1 in yesterday's match.
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Montgomery
Jack Kramer
Bobby Riggs
New Orleans
Kramer
Riggs
Mangrum Tops Greensboro Open in Winter Golf Tour
Lloyd Mangrum of Chicago won the Greensboro Open at Sedgefield Country Club with 278, two under par, to lift his 1950 earnings to 10,638.33 and claim his third win of the year. Lew Worsham finished one stroke back, Herman Keiser was third, with Johnny Palmer fourth, as Mangrum extended his lead atop the winter circuit. Pinehurst Amateur Dick Chapman led his division with 291, ahead of Walker Cup teammate Frank Stranahan who shot 78 after a 69. The Charlotte Open begins a four day stand Thursday, with the Augusta Masters following.
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Greensboro
W.C
Charlotte
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Yesterayeo
Lew Worsham
Mangrum
Sedgefield Country Club
Worsham
San Antonio
Herman Keiser
Akron
Ohio
Johnny Palmer
Badin
N. C
Keiser
Palmer
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Reynolds
Jimmy
British Merchant Ship Losses Exceed Half of Tonnage
The article notes that more than half of Britain's merchant ship tonnage was lost during World War I, illustrating the severe wartime impact on maritime trade and supply lines.
Film Schedule Highlights This Week
A sequence of cinema listings shows Deanna Durbin with Tom Drake in I'm Thursday, Susan Hayward with Lee Rowan in Smash Up on Thursday, Win Boyd in Hop Along Cassidy Returns and Chester Morris in Boston Blackie And The Law for Friday and Saturday, Father Williams and John Carroll in Fiesta and Three Mesquiteers in Rang Defenders on Sunday, and Myrna Loy with William Powell in Song of the Thin Man and Range Defenders on Monday.
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Deanna Durbin
Tom Drake
Susan Hayward
Lee Rowan
Boyd
Cassidy
Chester Morris
Boston
Father Williams
John Carroll
Myrna Loy
Wm. Powell
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