Wilde World pre season show and veteran players list
Pre season notes describe the Cardinals planning a big military presentation for opening day at the Naval Reserve Armory with guardsmen and bands. The column lists the oldest active MLB players by position, notes on Red Rolf and Leo Durocher, and includes jokes about baseball humor and radio comedian Red Skelton.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Wilde
New York
Piay the Caringnals
Gir
Pacage
Naval Reserve Armory
Missouri National Guardsmen
Fred Russell
Nashville Banner
Sportpourzi
Gus Manero
Ted Lyons
Joe Kuhel
Tony Cucernello
Leo Durocher
Red Rolf
Estel Crabtree
Johnny Cooney
Paul Waner
Durocher
Maryland
Stanford
Jim Langer
Clark Shaughnessy
Army Skiers Enter Silver Skis Race on Mount Rainier
In the eighth Silver Skis downhill at Mount Rainier 25 of 54 entrants are from the Army special mountain battalion. The 3.15 mile course descends from 10,000 feet to Edith Creek basin, with speeds over 60 mph needed to place. Defending champion is Bill Taylor of Seattle.
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Mount Rainier
Wash
Uncle Sam's Army
Army
Special Mountain Battalion
Rainier
Edith Creek Basin
Pete Radacher
Bill Taylor
Seattle
Spring Football Starts At NDU in Grand Forks
GRAND FORKS N D April 16 Spring football practice will begin at the University of North Dakota this week Coach Jack West says football will continue despite wartime emergencies Several key players from last season are missing as nine are in the army or navy and others have joined track teams
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Grand Forks
N. D
University of North Dakota
Jack West
Army
Navy
Masters Round One In Rain Yields Tiny Lead By Smith And Runyan
Golfers battled rain as Horton Smith and Paul Runyan led Augusta National after a rain soaked first round with 67s. Byron Nelson shot 68 and drew early praise, while Sammy Byrd posted 68 in a dramatic late surge. Strong scores from Demaret and Little followed, with Hogan at 73 and Zarazem at 80 amid soggy conditions.
Big Ten baseball opens with Illinois Iowa hosts
Illinois and Iowa begin Big Ten baseball as Indiana and Minnesota visit on opening day. The 60 game schedule starts with these games, while Northwestern Chicago Purdue await league action two weeks later. Michigan beat out Ohio State Wisconsin schedule dates follow, with historical note that Michigan won the 1941 title by taking 10 of 12.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Indiana
Owa
Minnesota
Northwestern
Purdue
Ohio State
Michigan
Wisconsin
Two More Noted Athletes Join Uncle Sam's Navy
Two athletes enlist in the Navy in Chicago and at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Campbell Kane of Indiana, dominant in the half mile and mile, sworn in as seaman second class for naval aviation training. Tony Zale, middleweight boxing champion, becomes a specialist first class and will report April 7 as a boxing instructor at the station.
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Chicago
Navy
Great Lakes
Campbell Kane
Indiana
Tony Zale
Hell
Baseball Scores From AP Reported Results
Baseball scores from the Associated Press list Chicago N. defeating Chicago A. 16 to 14 and Philadelphia N. over Portsmouth 8 to 1. A Washington A. 2 tied with Charlotte PL 2 in a weather shortened game.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Philadelphia
Portsmouth
Washington
Charlotte
Woonsocket Bowling Scores From March Meet Summary
Results from Woonsocket and other clubs show multiple players posting high scores. Notable marks include Hinces 242, Padmore 464, and Toler 515 for Woonsocket, with team totals around 900. Other clubs such as Yale, Northwest Bank, and Ames posted competitive totals and individual games as the bowling season progressed.
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Sunshine
Woonsocket
Hinces
Authier
Padmore
Oddy ‘Moran
Swift A Co
Jelger
Urs
Toler
Brugger
Id Fay
Lean
Sai
fApra
Eeatt & Co
Feigerhuis Os
Nicks
Moulton
Sgi
Chicago N. Wis
Merritt
Buelen “Dynes
Handi
Seslie J Miller
Peterson Ee Tap
Schmidt City Cau Ab
Moran
Navalces Brene Tins Larson
Sherman & Moc
Stahl
Nelson
Berg
Daring
Handicap Pirate
Northwest Bank
Ni ‘Thompson
Burton
Vendal
Whaley
Banquet
Dolan
Sether
Stars
Sahlie
Halon
Tender
Ames
Hooks
Baseball Parks To Be Fitted As Bomb Shelters
Stadium officials announced wartime safety plans for major parks. Fans may shelter under stands and bleachers, with concrete and steel structures providing protection during air raids. Park operations would largely continue, as players act as wartime "soldiers" and venues darken only to signal alarms.
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Austin
New York
Steel and Com
Cation Sense
Yankee
Ed Barrow
Yankees
Polo Grounds
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Bec
Boston
Braves
Red Sox
Washington — Senators
Huron Named As Site For State Track Meet
South Dakota High School Athletics Association director RM Walseth announced the state track and field meet will be held in Hur on Saturday May 16 as part of a full next school year schedule. The plan includes golf and tennis in Watertown on September 11 12 and class B and A tournaments in Sioux Falls and Mitchell in March. Regional representatives number up to three per region per event with two teams allowed in some relays.
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RM. Walseth
South Dakota High School Athletics Association
Hurton
Walseth
Watertown
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
South Dakota
Record golf meet at French Lick with 450 players aims
About 450 linksmen from nine states competed in a 54 hole medal play event at French Lick Springs. Seventeen holes were planned on the Valley course and the Hill course on subsequent days. More land won his third straight tournament to claim the Taggart trophy.
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Midwest
French Lick Springs Valley
Moreland
Lefty Turnwall Wins DWA Badminton Title
Mitchell reports Lloyd Turnwall defeats Bob White in a badminton final as officials debate halting or continuing play amid an aerial barrage of comments. The match spotlights strong performances from local players and tension with umpires during the bout.
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Lefty
Turnwall
DWA
Mitchell
Lloyd
Bob White
Hunters and Fishermen Brace for South Dakota War Measures
AP report notes deer hunters and trout fishermen are to play a key role in South Dakota war measures. A Black Hills forest protection battalion of about 300 will patrol for fires and mobilize quickly, with sportsmen drawn from woodscraft. Trappers struggle as snowless winter reduces pheasant harvest to 3,000. many birds sent west for exchange, others to Kansas and Colorado. Storms and Blizzard toll wipe out pheasants west of Highway 281, tails frozen, humorous sight of tailless cocks. The game dept. offers free trees to groups pledging to plant them on public lands and aid soil conservation. Campers report canvas gear price hikes and duck purchase restrictions. rattlesnake hunting noted in Pierre.
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South Dakota
Black Hills
Game and Fish Department
Sand Lake
Brown County
J. W. Cluett
Kansas
Colorado
Aberdeen
Redfield
Gown
Plankinton
Game Department
Py G. A.M. Pierre
Training Camp Briefs Dodgers Yankees Open Series at Ebbets Field
Brooklyn hosts a three game exhibition series with Whitlow Wyatt for the Dodgers and Eric Bonham for the Yankees at Ebbets Field. The matchup evokes the 1942 World Series clash between league champions on the Dodgers field. Chicago notes Lee of the White Sox as a major mark.
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Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Whitlow Wyatt
Dodgers
Eric Bonham
Yanks
Pony Hills AN Star Teams Named by Coaches
The Pony Hills AN conference selects an all-conference basketball team. Forwards include Aisendrey Alpena Pinard Wessington Springs Samis Letcher. Centers are Hilgenberg Artesian Evenson Alma. Guards are Case Letherittie Wessington Springs Pate Lane. Honorable mention lists Strand Artesian Peterson Alpena L Larsan Forest Burn Emerson Woonsocket H Larsan Forestburg Munro Woonsocket Raabe Wessington Springs Heather Apena Nickerson Forestburg.
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Pony Hills
Aisendrey
Alpena
Pinard
Wessington ‘Springs
Samis
Letcher
Hilgenberg
Artesian
Evenson
Alma
Case
Lakes Restricted Ahead of May 1 Fishing Opening
Pennington County anglers were told of restriction changes for the fishing season opening May 1. Sheridan Lake and its tributaries are closed until June 16, with Spring Creek and Horse Creek also off limits. Majors Lake is closed until May 1 next year due to plantings, New Come Lake until July 1, 1943, and most restricted waters retain placards.
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New Come Lake
Liberty Town
Ship
Beadie County
Leading Golf Stars Hit By War Time Club Ban
Augusta April 10 Leading golfers react to the wartime order halting golf club and ball production. Craig Wood says he is out of business while Ed Dudley notes pros will press on with war relief exhibitions. Byron Nelson estimates a large cut in income as stock and royalties end, leaving only lesson fees. Bobby Jones predicts reprocessing balls and reclaiming old clubs will sustain the game through the war.
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Augusta
America
War Production Board
Craig Wood
Ed Dudley
Professional Golfer's Association
Red Cross
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Champio
Nessor
Bobby Jones
Wright shakes slump with eight wins in 17 days
Coral Gables Florida Wright formerly top sprinter ends two long scoring droughts with eight victories in 17 days at Tropical Park.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Wasme Wright
America
Tropical Park
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