West Virginia high schools begin first leg of tourney
A 1944 state basketball tournament opens with eight regional brackets as top contenders face off. West Virginia teams including Morgantown and Beckley seek regional titles while traditional powers like Charleston and Williamson loom. Regional matchups set the stage for the state finals amid heavy competition and surprise contenders.
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Beckley
Lewisbure
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Clepdenin
Kanawha
Pete
Charleston
Stonewall
Dodgers Sale Talks Stir Frustrating Baseball Fans
Sports sphere notes skepticism over a Dodgers sale, naming Ted McElroy and William J. Halligan as figures tied to the chatter. Donaghey discusses Atlantic City track site bets, while veterans like Sharkey and Scanlan surface in war and coaching anecdotes.
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Don Donaghey
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
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Sharkey
War Zone
Puerto Rico
Times Square
Italy
Jack
Dempsey
Ank Scanlan
Lud Wray
Holy Cross
Irish Sinan swings at Axis with new deal in LA
March 2 PS Eleven years ago Baby Face Jimmy McLarnin, Irish champion, knocked out Corbett and won welterweight title. Now he fights Axis, still swinging, but at anti Axis. McLarnin, retired since 1936 with wealth from boxing, works a day job in Hollywood and spends spare time golf.
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McLarnin
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Benny
Leonardi
Bilms
Tony Canzoneri
Bud ‘Paylor
Clarence Brown
George Stevens
Henry Ringer
Klarnin
Asuetter
Boxing Results Roundup From Elizabethtown Ring Card
Boxing results list multiple bouts with fighters including Freddie Wilson 159½, Johnny Price 140, Eddie Cooper, McAllister 131, Willie Cheatum 137, Lincoln Stanley 146 among others. Matches largely decided by points with several draws noted.
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Buddy Farrell
Nae
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Freddie Wilson
New York
Johnny Price
Montreal
Eddie Cooper
Newek
G. Land
Calif
John Thom- Fos Ts Mae
McAllister
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Willie Cheatum
Lincoln Stanley
YMCA confrontation leaves groves man dead justifiable homicide
Authority recounts a fight outside the YMCA in which Joseph Groves was fatally shot as Foley and Kix discharged pistols after a clash with the younger Groves. Townsend claims union men acted in self defense and cites justifiable homicide.
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Foley
Kix
Groves
YMCA
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Bald
Wlk River Coat and Tambet Company
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Altey
Kirk
Townsend
Sun Again Favored In Widener After McLennan Win
Beleh Park set for a rich climax with Sun Again, the five year old chestnut by Sun Teddy, as horsemen debate his prospects. Trainer Calumet Jones notes the colt is fit and training softly after a shortened prep, having won the McLennan and finishing strong in recent workouts. The Widener at Beleh Park features tough competition from new talent, but Sun Again remains the focal point of wagering.
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Edward Mulvenan
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Young Groves Shot After Town Dispute
Reports say Groves lies in a Charleston hospital with wounds to the chest thigh hip and leg after a confrontation with Foley following a visit by a union organizer to the town Monday. Witnesses note Groves previously served in New Guinea and was discharged February 17. The altercation appears to be an aftermath of the argument between Groves and Foley.
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Charleston
New Guinea
Thomas
Foley
Towh
UMW
Fereen David
Stuttgart Bombardment Details Highlight Allied Strategy
Report summarizes Allied attacks on Stuttgart a key transportation hub and factory site near Regensburg. It notes the 16th major blow in 42 days, with RAF bombers hitting German aircraft works and a large formation striking Shubbart near February 26. The piece places the raid in the context of German defenses and British feints.
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Allies Hold Front As German Assault Presses Near Anzio
The battlefront reports a heavy German push between Carroceto and Cisterna with two battalions and tanks engaging American lines. By afternoon three German divisions attacked, but the Allied perimeter remained intact as Americans countered to regain ground. Air activity included several German planes downed, while Allied forces including Warhawks and British aircraft attacked front line positions and rear targets. In nearby actions, Greek forces reportedly improvised bedsprings from leather thongs for beds amidst the conflict.
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Cisterna
Fockefallie
Anzio
Littoria
Dutch Ghost Fleet Shapes Allied War Plans
Military strategists see a successful amphibious attack on the Sea of Nicobar or northwest Sumatra as potentially flanking Senose lines and isolating Burma, while the Dutch ghost fleet harasses in the Bay of Bengal as part of the Allied effort. Netherlands forces, including submarines and a small escort fleet, along with fleet air arm, fled to Colombo after joint campaigns in 1941–42 to deter Japanese invasions of the Indies.
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Indies
Unclear wartime encounter described in muddled OCR
Fragmentary text recalls air strikes on Japanese targets with heavy bombs and smoke. Mentions soldiers joking after long service and a referenced coping moment. Details are fragmented and names or places are not readable.
Rady Tinker-Man May Buy Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston report outlines Theodore Roosevelt McElroy a 225 pound, five foot eight inch radio tinkerer who runs a two by four repair shop now leading a group aiming to purchase the Brooklyn Dodgers. associates say he is considering the deal as he fluctuates between Boston Milton and Littleton New Hampshire.
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McElroy
Milton
Littleton
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Fionte McElroy
Dodgers
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