Roundup of fighters and sports figures eye postwar plans
New York April 2 Somewhat encouraged by Henry Armstrongs comeback Al Weill considers bringing Arturo Godoy back though contact remains difficult Godoy won the South American title and scored wins after facing Joe Butler He plans exhibitions in army camps and notes Godoy is not essential Also Beau Jack turns 27 with a likely gift from Armstrong Dodgers manager Leo Durocher bets 20 that he will play 18 innings at shortstop this weekend Ted Williams eyes his own plane after the war Harry Boykoff receives offers for Red Cross games but would play for free if asked Kansas Gaertte headline Soldiers Over There Want Baseball Resumed Over Here Managers echo the sentiment.
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New York
Henry Armstrong
al Weill
Arturo Godoy
Armstrong
Weill
Godoy
Joe
Alberto Lovell
Beau Jack
April
Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn
Ted Williams
Navy
Harry Boykoff
St. Johns
Red Cross
Harry
Joe Lapchick
Camp Croft Plans Seven Hole Golf Course On Reservation
Campt Croft in D. C. plans a seven hole golf course on the reservation to boost summer sports. Lieut John R Keating who runs the camp program seeks lights for night softball and baseball games. The Iowa Navy Pre Flight School plans relay teams for Drake Relays this month. Sgt Sam West will manage Tarrant Field baseball this summer with Jack Knott piloting a Camp Adair team featuring Beau Bell as an outfielder.
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Croft
D. C
John R. Keating
Rutgers
Iowa Navy
Drake
Tarrant Field
Tex
Jack Knott
Camp Adair
Ore
Beau Bell
Fort Hancock Soldier Hoffman's Triple Sparks Tense Tie
Fort Hancock N Y battled City College as Hoffman the soldier first baseman hit a three bagger that nearly broke a four to four tie but was picked off by a hidden ball gag. Joe Osmanski, a former Holy Cross star and lieutenant who coaches the team, struck out with bases loaded to end the game in a tie.
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Fort Hancock
N .Y
City College
Hoffman
Joe Osmanski
Holy Cross
Osmanski
Armstrong Wins Final Fight To Finish Comeback
Reno report states Henry Armstrong staged a last fight to a finish against Atlon Black on April 17, 1936. Armstrong knocked out Black in the eighth round sealing his return with a decisive victory.
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Reno
Henry Armstrong
Tow
Atlon Black
Armstrong
Black
Washington fielding pair hails from Williams DiMaggio era
April 2 in College Park reports Washington still boasts two AL outfielders who hit over .300 last season. Stan Spence led at .323 while George Case followed at .318, the lone holdovers after Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio left.
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NATS
College Park
Ted Williams
Joe DiMaggio
Washington
Stan Spence
George Case
Cronin to Remain in Rocking Chair After Mets Rumor
Medford dispatch notes Boston Red Sox manager Joseph Cronin, age 36, unlikely to return as a full-time player. Cronin plans limited action, pinch hitting and occasional infield guidance, citing a strong infield with Eddie Lake and Skeeter Newsome. He hints at about 45 games, mostly as a hitter, and reflects on offseason Hawaii service and weight gains.
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Medford
Mass
Joseph Edward Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Johnny Pesky
Cronin
Eddie Lake
Skeeter Newsome
Akoten
Hawaii
Sportsmen Can Do Much To Ease U S Food Shortage
Morehead City reports Dr. H F Prytherch calls on sportsmen to boost wartime protein supply. He cites 1942 estimates showing deer and game birds yielded over 253 million pounds of meat, with deer topping 59 million pounds. Fisheries provide nearly five billion pounds of fish and products. He urges prudent use and conservation to support the war effort.
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Morehead City
H. F. Prytherch
Marin
Beaufort
Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
U. S
Prytherch
United States
Alaska
Arctic
Pronunciation Trouble for Fordham Man Camp Alphabet
In Stewart Georgia a local note laughs at the difficulty of saying Notre Dame style names in a sports roster. The piece lists Sofiakis Oleniczak Chitjian and Rzepeck as examples of challenging surnames for announcers and fans.
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Fordham
Camp Stewart
Notre Dame
Browns Pennant Hopes Dimmed by Draft Move
Cape Girardeau Me. Luke Sewell admits the St. Louis Browns face an unsettled opening day roster as Army callups shrink their options. With Walter Judnich gone and Vernon Stephens 1-A, only nine men will start the season. The infield remains uncertain while catching and pitching boast some veterans and several hopefuls eager to prove themselves in the American League race.
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Brown
Cape Girardeau
Luke Sewell
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Army
Walter Judnich
Vernon Stephens
Theother
Judnich
Stephens
Sewell
Stephens Mark Christman
Toledo
Flo Baker
San Antonio
George McG
Dinn
Don Gutteridge
Harland Clift
Army Timber
Glenn McQuillen
Chet Laabs
Tony Criscola
Mike Kreevich
Milton Byrnes
Rick Ferrell
Frank Hayes
Red Sox Open Exhibition Tour With Dodgers Series
Medford dispatch reports the Boston Red Sox travel to Brooklyn for an exhibition opener lacking intra squad drills. Manager Joe Cronin named Tex Hughson to start tomorrow with lefty Al Olsen and Norman Brown following in the rotation.
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Medford
Mass
Boston Red Sox
Brooklyn
Joe Cronin
Tex Hughson
Dodgers
al Olsen
Norman Brown
Andrews Leads Braves In Choate School Workouts
Wallingford Conn Casey Stengel notes Nate Andrews is the Braves' most advanced pitcher after impressive indoor workouts at Choate School and a three inning mound session against Wannigans with six pitchers.
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Wallingford
Conn
Casey Stengel
Nate Andrews
Boston Brave
Andrews
Choate School
Wannigans
Baseball Notes From Spring Training Camp Bombardments
Reports from camps include Walker Cooper praised by Billy Southworth as a fast capable fourth hitter for the Cardinals. Browns pitcher Bob Muncrief reported a sore arm while Ostermuller and Dean showed solid innings for relief. Connie Mack comments on wartime casualties and future hurlers. Phils seek a shortstop to complete an infield. Detroit rosters regain form with Cramer leading off in weekend exhibitions. Nats beat Navy Tars 10-5 with Rizzuto and Priddy homeruns in separate bursts.
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Cairo
Walker Cooper
Billy Southworth
St. Louis Cardinals
Southworth
Elm Wins City Soccer Crown 1-0 Over Cloverdale
Elm Street defeats Cloverdale 1-0 to claim the city Gray Sea soccer title after an overtime session at Ada Blair playgrounds. Turner scored the winning goal late in the final period as Elm St. clinched Northern Division while Cloverdale had Southern Division honors.
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Ada Blair
Elm St
Cloverdale
Turner
Pas
Yarborough
Hamilton R. F. B
L. Jones
Farmer L. F
Warner
Ward
R. H
Gillis
Williams Co
Stives
C. Jones
L. H
McDonald
Miller O. R
McDowell
Powell I. R
Lambeth
Adams Center
Denniss
Butler I. L. W
Bradshaw
Turner O. L
Norman
B. Jones
Medwick Slated for Left Field This Season by Dodgers
Leo Durocher plans to keep Joe Medwick in left field for the Brooklyn club this season regardless of pitching. Last year he batted .300 but showed uneven form in the outfield. he is in an improved frame of mind and expected to retain much of his Cardinals hitting.
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NBA
Bear Mountain
Leo Durocher
Joe Medwick
Brooklyn
Medwick
Durocher
St. Louis Cardinals
Masterson recalls facing Ted Williams during career with Senators
Walter Masterson former Senator pitcher now a chief specialist at the Norfolk Naval Training Station recalls facing Ted Williams ex Red Sox star. He says he wound up threw and then ducked behind the mound as Williams swung.
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Norfolk
Walter Masterson
Washington Senators
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Boxing Manager Dundee Loses Boxers to Services
Blue Star manager Philadephia reports Chris Dundee boxing manager lost 19 men to the services including Ken Overlin California Jackie Wilson and Georgie Abrams.
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Blue Star
Philadelphia
Chris Dundee
Ken Overlin
California
Jackie Wilson
Georgie Abrams
William and Mary Baseball Draws Largest Prospects in Years
Williamsburg Va. Coach R N McCray notes 33 prospects tried out for the William and Mary baseball team, the largest number in recent years, as some athletes have left for armed forces and defense work.
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Williamsburg
R. N
Rube
McCray
William and Mary
Roanoke Red Sox Hire Manush To Lead 194? Season
Heinie Manush, former Greensboro Red Sox manager in the Piedmont League, will manage Roanoke Red Sox this year. Roanoke has taken over the Greensboro franchise for the duration.
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Roanoke
Heinie Manush
Greensboro
N. C
Red Sox
Cub's Wife Helps Keep Becke r in Baseball
Mrs Heine Becker backs her husband Cubs rookie first baseman Heine Becker credits his wife with pushing him toward a major league goal. He recalls quitting thoughts after Milwaukee purchase while Dallas stockpile led to a Brewers stint and a switch to first base boosting his hitting to .340 behind Eddie Stanky who later led the league.
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French Lick
Ind
Heine Becker
Icago Cubs
Milwaukee
Dallas
Texas
Brewers
Charley Grimm
Eddie Stanky
American Association
Cowboys Crowned National Invitation Tournament Champions
The Wyoming Cowboys claimed another title as champions of the National Invitation Tournament by defeating St. John’s 52-47 in overtime at Madison Square Garden. Ken Sailors and Komenich sparked a late surge to lift Wyoming to the victory before 18,316 fans. Georgetown, NCA A runnerup, beat Toledo 54-40 in the other game.
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New York
Wyoming Cowboys
St. John's
Red Cross
Madison Square Garden
Georgetown
Toledo
Cowboys
Ken Sailors
Komenich
Japan Embraces Western Games by 1883
The article notes that Japan adopted western sports including track and field baseball basketball and tennis as early as 1883 reflecting early modernization and cultural exchange.
Favorites Enter Golf Tourney Finals
Favorites from the start Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta and Jane Crum of South Carolina met in the finals of the north and south women's golf tournament at Pinehurst. Kirby defeated Mrs W G Boggs of Pittsburgh 7 and 5, while Crum beat Mrs Glenna Collett Vare of Philadelphia 7 and 5.
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Pinehurst
Dorothy Kirby
Jane Crum
Miss Kirby
Atlanta
W. G. Boggs
Pittsburgh
Miss Crum
S. C
Glenna Collett Vare
Philadelphia
Armstrong Jack In Ten Rounder Tonite
Henry Armstrong returns to New York at Madison Square Garden to fight Beau Jack in a ten round bout promoted by Mike Jacobs. About 18,000 are expected for the event with betting odds shifting as the fight approaches.
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New York
Henry Armstrong
Beau Jack
Madison Square Garden
Mike Jacobs
Hammerin’ Hennery
Fritzie Zivic
Beau
Pirates Pictured With Scuttling Plan For 1943 Season
Muncie Indiana April 2. A gossiping note suggests the 1943 Pittsburgh Pirates may plot a scuttling act against NL rivals. The piece outlines pitchers Sewell Lanning Butcher Dietz Klinger Gorniki and Herbert plus Lopez and Baker as staff, infielder changes and possible outfield lineup as they seek strong hitting to back the arms.
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Muncie
Ind
Indiana
Onkle Franz Frisch
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucs Caneers
Pirates
Ball State Teachers
Pitsburgh
Bucs
Truett
Rip) Sewell
Chicago
Johnny Lanning
Max Butcher
Lloyd Dietz
Bob Klinger
Hank Gorniki
Frisch
Herbert
San Diego
al Lopez
Bill Baker
Jimmy Cuilinane
Huck Geary
Minneapolis Flash
Elbie Fletcher
Pete Coscarart
Frankie Gustine
Bob Elliot
Frank Zak
Hornell- Harrisburg
Harrisburg
Jimmy Russell
John Barrett
Frank Colman
Jimmy Wasdell
Vince DiMaggio
Maurice van Robays
John Wyncstek
Yankees Behind in Training Schedule
Yankees trail rivals in conditioning as wind at Asbury Park disrupts drills. Ernie Bonham has the flu and Marvin Bruer’s arm is stiff. Other teams held contests and exhibitions before the Yankees even began intra-squad play. Pitchers arriving at St. Petersburg reported worse form than when they left.
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Yankees
NEA
Asbury Park
N. J
Lakeside
Atlantic
New York Yankees
New Yorks
Ernie Bonham
Marvin Bruer
St. Petersburg
Bomber Named After Dodgers’ First Home Run Hitters
Flight Officer Stanley Tiger of Brooklyn pledges to name his bomber after the Dodger who hits the season’s first home run.
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Lake Charles
Stanley Tiger
Brooklyn
Dodger
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