New York Sporting Notes and Warmer Baseball Oddities
The report mixes baseball and football notes with anecdotes from New York and military training. It mentions Yankees, Joe, and hotel life during a spring camp, plus lists staffers and anecdotes about players and coaches. Also notes Del Monte Navy Prefhentaco athletic team and athletic director Mitchell J. Gary, with gunnery director Charles M. Wal son Jr at Moore Field Texas.
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DFPT
del Monte Calif
Navy
Lacut Mitchell J. Gary
Minnesota
del Blotte
Charles M. Walson, Jr
West Point
Moore Field
Tex
Armstrong Returns in Comeback Bid Facing Jack
Henry Armstrong arrived for his comeback training in New York amid rumors of poverty while insisting he has never missed a meal. He vows to prove the doubters wrong as he prepares for a high profile bout against Beau Jack at Madison Square Garden, aiming to earn about $100,000.
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Sid Feder
New York
Henry Armstrong
Henry
Beau
Jack Apo J
Madison Square Garden
Tye
Fis
Teas
Fritzie Zivic
New York Yankees
Asbury Park
Red Rolfe
Yale
Pete Freeman
Phils Trade Bragan To Dodgers For Kraus And Cash
Hershey by Ad. reports Philadelphia owner Cox and manager Harris push trades to bolster opening day roster. They aim to add at least three new faces, trading Bragan to Brooklyn for pitcher Jack Kraus and cash, and purchasing pitcher Rowe from Montreal. Negotiations involve Dahlgren and Waner as surrounding context.
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Jldson Bailey
Hershey
Philadelphia
Bill Cox
Phils
Puech
Coxie
Bucky Harris
Toon
Cox
Babe Dahlgren
Angie
Dahlgren
Leamp
Brooklyn Dodgers
Lloyd Waner
Oklahoma
Alble Glossop
Harris
Phila
Jack Kraus
Brooklyn
Bobby Bragan
Schoolboy Rowe
Montreal
Hagen Sees Golfers As Lost Generation
Walter Hagen warned of golf's "lost generation" as the sport faces a wartime lull. Veterans aged players grow older while younger talents are in service or war work, leaving a gap before a new generation can rise. He blamed ball shortages and wartime gear issues, yet remained hopeful the postwar era will produce stars.
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Bert Collier
Mianne Beach
Hagen
Hale
MD Dudley
Nylon in racquets and sutures reshape sports and medicine
Nylon monofilament replaces silk in surgical sutures this year while nylon infused racquet strings expand in tennis. The report notes a hard rivet tech reducing weight for aircraft components and discusses a box of boxing bouts including a jaw fracture and a post hospital comeback aiming for future fights.
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Wilmington
Milhon
Baseball camp reports from multiple cities and teams
Training camps begin with Browns aims aided by Hayes arrival and solid pitching. Cardinals and Musial near agreement on salary. White Sox Dykes touts first reserve lineup led by Fucher Mosea and Belloway. Indians cap off scrimmage with Koltner’s squad beating Rosar’s club 7 to 1 in a 9 inning session.
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French Lick
Ind
Chicago White Sox
Jimmy Dykes
Thituan Fucher
Fort Worth
Baseball Behemoth Faces Foot Problem
Burt Navmick, the Indians towering rookie pitcher nicknamed Burt the Squirt, battles a foot injury at Purdue after a season hampered by a wrist issue. Coach Burt Shotton and manager Lou Boudreau note Navmick’s size and recent footwear woes while considering him for a regular role with veterans like Bagby, Milnar, and Harder.
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Dave Hoff
Lafayette
Ind
Burt Shotton
Cleveland Indians
Burt
Big Mike
Lou Boudreau
Mike
Mike Navmick
Washington Senators
Dick Ahrens
Naymick
Indianapolis
Willkes-Barre
Baltimore
Boudreau
Jim Bagby
al Milnar
Mel Harder
Vern Kennedy
al Smith
Chubby Mean
Cleveland Trdians
Ohio State Wins Big Ten Swim Meet in Columbus
Ohio State edged Michigan by five points to win the conference meet in Columbus and take favored status for the national championship set for March 25 to 27. The Buckeyes hope to capitalize on eligibility of Olva’s Farner and Hawaiian freestyle star Smurh.
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Ohio State
Columbus
Ohio
Michigan
Buckeyes
Olva
Farner
Flesherin
Dodgers Train at Bear Mountain Camp for Skiing Prep
Brooklyn Dodgers plan spine training in a large gym at the United States Military Academy near Bear Mountain. Weather may hinder practice with early afternoon shade under blankets, while early March snowstorms and Palisades hikes are noted. Manager Durocher is mentioned in connection with workouts and muscle use.
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Nodgers
Bear Mountain
Nloy
Brooklyn Dodgers
United States Miliary Academy
Dodgers
Durocher
Palisades
Quitling Baseball Would Bolster Morale Of Japs
AP report cites Umpire Hap OConner and Frank Lefty O'Doul arguing that resuming baseball would raise American morale and be seen by Japan as not panicking. OConner recalls Japan tours and lopsided scores while O'Doul notes Japanese reverence for his skill and a bat gift.
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Russ Newland
San Francisco
Hap Oconner
Japan
O'Connor
Frank
O’doul
USA
Dream of homecoming ties to wartime action
In Chicago Mrs Helen Gelaihe dreamed her son Lieut Chuck Gelatke of the Army Air Corps would return home, then learned he played a major role in destroying a Japanese convoy off New Guinea. Gelatke, former Mississippi Stars end for the New York Giants, led a P-40 Kittyhawk attack.
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Ivan
Chicago
Helen Gelaihe
Lieut
Chuck
Army Air Corps
Gelatke
New Guinea
Mas
Piso
Air Corps
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