Plain Ben: Whirlaway's Derby Path Hangs In Balance
Sid Feder reports from New York on April 8 that Ben Jones faces a tense Derby prep for Whirlaway amid doubts after Whirlaway’s missteps and an alleged mouth sore. Plain Ben’s late-running brilliance keeps him as a leading contender, with Keeneland’s Derby looming in ten days and Triple Crown hopes at stake.
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York
Iin
Ben’ Jones
Ben
Whirlaway
Rts
Plain Ben
Wrin
Jinx
Warren Fright
Chicago
Keeneland
Odds favor pros for 1939 Open champion
Augusta April 8 The Professional Golfers Association manager says odds favor a mid to late twenties Open winner. Fred Corcoran notes 27 has marked previous Open champs, with names like Farrell Jones Parks Kuldahl Nelson. Contenders include Hogan Snead Demaret Heafner Wood and others, but none have won Masters and Open in same year.
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Romney Wheeler
Augusta
fPe
Fred Orcoran
Johnny Farrell
Amaur
Bobby Jones
Sam Parks
Ralph Kuldahl
Byron Nelson
Corolan
Arazens
Jones
Ben Hogan
Kershey
Am Snead
Hot Springs
Jimmy Demaret
Noroton
Nelson
Clayion Heafner
Invilie
N.C
Craig Wood
Amateur League to Finish Organization Wednesday
The final organizational meeting of the Amateur League will be held at the YMCA Wednesday night at 7 30. All managers and representatives are urged to be present. Complete details for the season's play will be worked out.
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Amateur Baseball Ague
Y.M.C
Seaon
Heat Gets Major Hoople Sees All Stars in St Louis Series
Major Amos B Hoople muses on law of averages and physics applying to baseball. He imagines a world series in St Louis with heat from the Mississippi River steaming and jokes about starting summer play in winter. The spoof piece cites Leibniz principles, Avanzini, and the Indians manager while lampooning sports commentary.
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St. Louis
Amos B
Hoople
Solomon Islands
Egad
Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees
Leibnitz
Ohio
Indiana
Montana
van Lingle Mungo
Ivory
Mississippi River
Exhibition Baseball Results From Various Cities
Yesterday’s games featured Boston beating Cincinnati 6 2 in Owensboro. Brooklyn edged New York 2 1 in Atlanta. St Louis routed Shreveport 14 2 in Shreveport. Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 15 6 in Albuquerque. Chicago beat Chicago 3 1 in El Paso. Cleveland defeated New York 7 1 in Johnson City. Charleston SAL toppled Philadelphia 3 2 in Charleston. Boston and St Louis game at Wichita cancelled due to rain.
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Cincinnati
Boston
Durham
N. Y
Brooklyn
New York
AL Pulaski
Cleveland
Charlotte
Detroit
Washington
Wichita, Kans
St. Louis
Clovis
N. M
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Owensboro
Atlanta
Shreveport
Albuquerque
el Paso
Tex
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Johnson City
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Charleston
S. C
Sal
Witchits
Kans
St Louis
Dugek Beats Robert In Two of Three Falls in Camden
Ernie Dugek of Omaha defeated Yson Robert of Montreal in two straight falls in Camden New Jersey. Final scores listed as 235 and 225, reflecting match measurements or points.
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N. J
Ernie Dugek
Omaha
Yson Robert
Montreal
Lee to State Case to Cubs
PLAQUEMINE La April 8 Big Bill Lee says he will tell Cubs bosses in Chicago they cannot profit this season without his help They offer 12500 but Lee argues the team must have a pennant contender to draw crowds He may open a sporting goods shop if no agreement is reached He notes pitching staff as he sees it but offers no plan for Cubs without him
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Plaquemine
Bill Lee
Chicago
Cubs
Lee
Bill
Training Camp Briefs from AP Dispatches
In Lubbock Phil Cavarretta Cubs outfielder and first baseman may pitch after strong exhibition showing. Charlotte Del Baker doubts Detroit’s AL finish but says the team will do its best with what it has. Louisville Jim Foxx praises Reds pitcher Gene Thompson’s curve, wishing he were with Boston. Reds and Red Sox tied at six wins each as they face Philadelphia Athletics in a 13th meeting. Durham Red Rolfe Yankees third baseman may visit Baltimore for a doctor, but rejects wearing a corset. Bonham and Donald had backs strapped as injuries heal.
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del Baker
Detroit Tigers
Baker
AL T
Louisville
Jimmy Foxx
Gene Thompson
Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Red Sox
Durham
Robert
Red) Rolfe
New York Yankees
Baltimore
Ernie Bonham
Ailey Donald
Bonham
Donald
Dodgers bring Phelps and Mungo back to expense list
Babe Phelps, who trimmed down at his own expense after refusing to visit Havana, and Van Lingie Mungo, whose suspension was lifted, returned to the Dodgers' expense list. Phelps reached 210 pounds as he prepared by paying his own meals. In Florida, Cleveland Indians batted only one to three hits per game before stating they would heat up near the north, and they did with 16 hits on Saturday, 12 on Sunday, and 11 yesterday.
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van Lingie Mungo
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Joe Louis
Pirates Manager Frisch Urges Bill Clemensen Words
Clovis New Mexico reports Manager Frankie Frisch of the Pittsburgh Pirates consulting with young pitcher Bill Clemensen during a tense moment as Frisch's voice softened to a whisper and he urged a pitch.
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Clovis, N. M
Frankie Frisch
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bill Clemensen
Spring Exhibition Gates Seen for Browns Bees
Impresario Ray Dumont aims to boost gate receipts with a record turnout expected today as 5,000 fans are already counted for a Wichita exhibition. The previous game was rained out. Also notes Walter Beck’s solid relief work with the Phillies this spring and Bill Terry’s Giants facing fielding troubles. Washington Senators visit Charlotte to help dedicate a new stadium.
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Ray Dumont
St. Louis Browns
Boston Bees
Topeka
Charlotte
Washington Senators
Pitcher argues against cut after strong season
The player notes earning $17,500 last year and resisting a $10,000 reduction for one bad year. He cites recent wins over Pittsburgh in eleven innings and a city series shutout of the White Sox, along with having recovered from illness and tonsil surgery, and asserts he has four or five years of solid ball left.
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Pittsburgh
White Sox
Amateur Golfers Qualifying Today at Pinehurst
Pinehurst hosts the 1st annual North and South amateur tournament with 18-hole qualifying. Defending champion George T. Dunlap Jr. seeks his seventh crown against Dick Chapman, national amateur champion, and runner-up W. B. MacCullough. Dunlap, a former national champion, has played little this season but has prepared recently.
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Pinehurst
George T. Dunlap, Jr
Dick Chapman
W. B. MacCullough
Dunlap
Piedmont League Farm Club Exhibition Against Detroit
The Piedmont League farm team meets Detroit today with manager Bucky Harris planning to drop two rookies, leaving a nine man staff led by Dutch Leonard and Sid Hudson. In Wichita Kansas Frank Lamanna could earn a fifth start for Boston if he performs well. The U S Army runs air corps depots at Fairfield Ohio Middletown Pennsylvania San Antonio Texas and Sacramento California with headquarters at Wright Field Dayton Ohio.
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Bucky Harris
Dutch Leonard
Sid Hudson
U. S. Army
Army Air Corps
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Middletown
San Antonio
Tex
Sacramento
Calif
Wright Field
Dayton, O
Musto Seeks Surprise Win Over Champ Louis Tonight
Tony Musto the Chicago Italian challenger fights heavyweight champion Joe Louis as part of the Louis tour. Promoter Mike Jacobs expects about 5 5 million in receipts from advance sales of 38 000. Musto, 3 feet 1 inch tall in pose, is the short crouching foe Louis has rarely faced, and weighing in ends a 48 hour hibernation.
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ST. Louis
Joe Louis
Tony Musto
Chicago
Louis
Musto
Mike Jacobs
New York
Shepherd
Tony Galento
al McCoy
Arturo Godoy
Red Burman
Bison Cagers Given Letters at High Point High
The Athletic Association of High Point High School awarded HP letters to Coach Tony Simeon’s Western Class A champions, the Black Bison. Twenty girls from the NC High School Girls' Physical Education Association received monograms for volleyball, basketball, bowling, tennis, skating, and softball. Recipients in basketball included Abie Short and Darrell Welborn as co captains along with James Hayworth Jack Preston Douglas Reid Herbert Hodgin Clyde Mangum John Crowder Herbert Speas Ross Hedrick Albert Evans W R Benson and Manager Sammy Lambeth.
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Tony Simeon
Bunn Hackney
Hackney
Nelli Stallings
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Abie Short
Darrell Welborn
James Hayworth
Jack Preston
Douglas Reid
Herbert Hodgin
Clyde Mangum
John Crowder
Herbert Speas
Ross Hedrick
Albert Evans
W. R. Benson
Sammy Lambeth
Allen Jay Downs Trinity High 3 2 in a close regional game
Allen Jay Bundy limited Trinity to two hits as his team built an eight-hit attack to win 3 2 over Trinity. Trinity led 2 0 before tying in the seventh. Smith and Doss provided Trinity’s two hits while Hill, Brown, Lackey and Johnson starred for Allen Jay.
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Queen
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Croker
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Nova’s comeback fuels belief in Louis bout odds
The column notes Max Baer’s crowd favorite stance against Lou Nova despite past injuries. It chronicles Nova’s illness and comeback, praising his fortitude and suggesting he could test Joe Louis if he stays strong past round 13. The piece recalls historic matchups and polls Nova’s readiness for a title shot.
Roundup of sports chatter and prospects from New York
Eddie Brietz surveys a miscellaneous sports page featuring Lou Gehrig’s Mayo Clinic note, Ben Hogan’s pin money run, Arkansas basketball coach Glen Rose, a Grand Lake Fishathon invite, ballet lessons for footballs, and playful verses about bears and coaches. Also notes Charley Miller’s heavyweight plan for Billy Conn, winning streaks by Stanley High and Little Rock High, Pants Rowland eyeing Billy Herman, and a Jackie Donovan portrait tip for Mike Jacobs.
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Apri
Durges
Lou Gehrig
Mayo Clinic
Ben Hogan
Acmon Texan
U. of Arkansas
Army
Glen Rose
Miami
Okla
Tirza
New York U
Charley
Stanley
N.C
Little Rock
Pants Rowland
Cubs
Brain Trust
Brooklyn
Montreal
Dodger
Billy Herman
Large Sports Program To Be Carded For '41
Large group of 56 High Point College athletes across football basketball baseball soccer and tennis were honored at the annual athletic banquet receiving sweaters letters and numerals for their year’s work. President Humphries praised the 1940 program as the best in a decade and plans for a larger 1941 program include expanded track and soccer, with northern soccer trip talks and an upcoming track and tennis facility completion.
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Enterprise
High Point College
G. I. Humphies
Humphries
Allen Austin
Yow
Army
Jack Moran
B. C. Harmon
Frankie ,Fernandez
Jerry Counihan
C. R. Hinshaw
Bill Lewis
Cappie known West Point PR man teased as boxing hopeful
Department staff recall Cappie, once public relations director at West Point, while praising Tommy Gomez of Tampa. If Gomez improves in his second year as he did in his first, he could be exactly what Joe Louis needs.
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Cappie
West Point
Tommy Gomez
Tampa
Joe’ Louis
Storck Leaves NPFL With 175 Pound Commissionership
Storck departs as National Professional Football League commissioner leaving a 175 pound prize in his wake. The article notes his duty and completion of service before departure.
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Storck
National Professional Football League
Concordia Seminary Wins Ten Straight After Tie Boost
Concordia Seminary of St. Louis, which lacked a basketball can last season, clinched ten straight wins after a quirky tactic to inspire the coach.
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St. Louis
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