Bruins Lefty Gomez dodges jam in spring training
In Wallingford Conn Gomez avoids bases loaded danger as Casey Stengel keeps him in, Gomez recalls Yankee years and relief doubts. Dodgers honor war bond drive with Long Island plant tours after wealth of charity donations. Crosstown notes include Reds Cubs rookies, Walters’ ankle, Metheny induction test, Cubs’ McCullough salary dispute, and Giants’ fielding shuffles.
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Wallingtonford
Conn
Lefty Gomez
Prince
York Yankees
Boston Braves
Gomez
Managr
Casey Stengel
Ankees
Murohy Murphy
Yankees
Brooklyn
Hitch
Brooklyn Dodgers
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Red Cross
Long Island War Plants
Blommington
Ind
Bob Noy
Vernon Stone
Bingham
Will Tch
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Lick
Bucky Walters
Waddell Southpaw Showman Of Early Baseball Fame
The feature recalls Edward Waddell a legendary eccentric and ace southpaw whose pitching feats set modern major league records. It highlights his unmatched control varied pitches and wild antics with Ossie Schreckengost as his catcher and Connie Mack’s praise. Waddell died at 37 after a life of spectacle and talent.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
Edward Waddell
Rube Waddell
Bugs Rad
Risty Mathewson
Waddell
Connie Mack
Athletics
Ossie Schreckengost
Mack
Schreck
Rube
Detroit
Steelton
Walter Johnson
Matthewson
Giants
Andy Coakley
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Hickman
Wilmington
Del
Roberto Estatella
Philadelphia Athletics
McGillicuddy
Roberto
Estatella
Mr. Mack
Washington Senators
Weekend Sport Snippets From New York Roundup
A humorous note on Birmingham Barons trainee John Orphal and fan misidentification. Ben Evesson misses his Calumet string at Hot Springs and eyes Whirly, left apart for Churchill Downs. Fort Sheridan WAAC center Velma Berry marries Earle Smith forcing a game cancellation. Lieut Roy Neary killed in India after famed 65 yard sprint. Artie Dorrell attends Pettaway funeral and jokes about Axis planes.
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New York
Birmingham Barons
John Orphal
Enry
Age-Herald
Vance
Orphal
Johnny Riddle
Benees
Calumet Farm
Hot Springs
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Ben
Whirly
Fort Sheridan
WAAC
Aux
Velma Berry
Pfc
Earle Smith
Roy
Neary
Xavier U
India
Ohio Wesleyan
Clem Crowe
Artie Dorrell
Ohio State football recruiting and hockey season wrap
An informant notes Paul Brown controls top schoolboy talent for fall football with 17 year olds facing 17 year olds. A dispute between the District of Columbia Boxing Commission and promoter Mike Uline will be settled soon after hockey ends. Also recommended reads include Frank Graham on the Yankees and W L White on Lieut Col Frank Kurtz. Hockey fans hear a four minute mile, a 600 foot homer, and Lana Turner’s sweater all in one.
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Ohio State
Paul Brown
District of Columbia Boxing Commission
Mike Uline
Frank Graham
New York Yankees
Joseph W. Gordon
Joseph L. Gordon
W. L. White
Reader's Digest
Frank Kurtz
Lewis Burton
New York Journal-American
Neil Colville
Lana Turner
Cleaning the Cuff Stretch Murphy Named All Time Team
Stretch Murphy, once Pur due center and now Bristol Connecticut boys club director, appears on the nation’s all time basketball team list. The piece notes his past and current athletic standing, with emphasis on volleyball prowess and life after basketball.
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Stretch Murphy
Purdue
Bristol, Conn
Peter Dawson
National Hockey League
Jimmy Carollo
Harold Mandel
Luke Sewell
Browns
Cape Girardeau
Fd Krause
Notre Dame
George E. Keagan
College Grid Picture For '43 Uncertain
Maryland faces a disrupted 1943 football outlook as most players are slated for service. Clarence Spears predicts a wrestling like season with many losses and Army training looming. The program hopes to recruit big, fast freshmen while adjusting to wartime policies and Navy sports support.
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College Park
Clarence W
Doc
Maryland
Clark Shaughnessy
University
Pittsburgh
Ozone
Armed Services
Dartmouth
West Virginia
Oregon
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Toledo
Navy
Army
Sue Zimmerman Set To Challenge Gloria Callen In A A U Champs
Gloria Callen of New York, famed 100 yard backstroke star, faces a strong challenge from Sue Zimmerman of Multnomah Athletic Club Portland at the national A A U swimming and diving championships in Chicago Medinah Club April 9 10 11. Zimmerman seeks the indoor 100 yard freestyle title to pair with last summer’s outdoor crown and teams up for Portland’s 400 yard relay while Marilyn Lahner of New York defends the indoor title and also swims the 300 yard medley relay.
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Gloria Callen
New York
Ports
A.A.U
Medinah Club
Sue Zimmerman
Multnomah Athletic Club
Portland
Oregon
Miss Zimmerman
Gloria
Neenah
Wis
Portland Lassie
Marilyn Lahner
Lahner
Ao York
Rio
Hard Hitting Idol Sparks Locals Win in Baseball Clash
Junius Idol powered the high school baseball win for the Bison over Tommies 13 to 3. Idol drove in three runs with a seventh inning homer as Jim Foxworth allowed five hits over nine innings, while Thomasville could muster only early offense before the locals surged late.
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Fred Flagler, JR
Junius Idol
Tony Eimeon
Carl Shealy
Tommies
Thomasville
Bison
Doby
Shealy
Myers
T’ville
T'ville
Gilliams
Idol
Mel Walker
Jack Ferree
Gray
Kennedy
Walker
Foxworth
Dunkelberger
Rothrock
Ferree
John Crowder
Bill Kennedy
Crowder
Sedge Garden
Winston-Salem
High Point
Se. Fe
Smith
McDonald
Ingrang
Rodgers
Bodenheimer
Reese
Gilliam
Thomanville
Errose
Black
Atwood
Ingram
Fowler
War time lifts soft softball in North Carolina towns
North Carolina leaders say softball will thrive despite baseball shortages from wartime. W. A. Alligood, regional commissioner, notes leagues across eight districts, with teams like the Romancos, state champions 1941 and 1942, and many communities from Asheville to Raleigh fielding multiple men and women squads as service members return and leagues adapt to travel limits.
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Roanoke Rapids
W. A. Alligood
Northarolina Softball Association
Alligood
Detroit
North Carolina
North Carolina Amateur Softball Association
Amateur Softball Association of
Britt
Rosemary Manufacturing Company
Romancos
High Point
Asheville
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Concord
Charlotte
Gastonia
Shelby
Mt. Holly
Kannaspolis
Belmont
Canton
Raleigh
Henderson
Wilson
Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
Fayetteville
Clayton
Deer Boom Prompts Calls for More Hunting Ammo
In a New York report a deer overabundance and hunter ammo shortages are linked to conservation laws and rising deer herds. The article cites deer increases since pre Columbus times, notes agricultural damage in Ontario and Maine, and discusses wildlife groups urging sufficient ammunition to harvest a normal take.
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New York
Columbus
Maine
London
Ont
Guelph
Toronto
Southwest
North American Wildlife Conference
Izaak Walton League
Ration or No Ration New York Tracks Eye 200 Million Year
April 6 report on New York thoroughbred racing outlining a planned 180 racing days plus victory weeks and extended schedule. Jamaica Belmont and Aqueduct host meets with large purses. Wood Memorial features Count Fleet near Derby. Whirlaway and Alsab excluded from early handicaps but slated for Belmont. Tracks expect strong attendance and big wagering despite prior weather and economic concerns.
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New York
Harry Grayson
NEA
George Cassidy
Old Jamaica
United Hunts
Seth
Mike Jacobs
Saratoga
Belmont
Area
the Wood
Count Fleet
Preveius
Whirlaway
Alsab
Jamica
Dixie Girl Wins Pinehurst Open Jumping Class
Dixie Girl, owned by Pinehurst stables, won the open jumping class in a gymkhana meet at Pinehurst. Ridden by June Bug Tate the horse triumphed in a three way jump-off. Stablemate Said On with Billy Tate placed second, while Astoria owned and ridden by a Walsh of Dedham Mass. finished third.
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Pinehurst
Dixie Girl
Pinehurst Stables
June Bug Tate
Billy Tate
Astoria
A Walsh
Dedham
Mass
Wildlife conservation halts in-season hunting push
The article urges strict in-season limits on wild game and fowl to protect animals from disease and preserve meat supply stability. It notes the last fall’s record kills, Maine’s 29 000 bucks and does, and warns that easing restrictions would ruin life cycles, with deer making up only about half a percent of annual meat consumption.
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Maine
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