Permane Sets Riding Record at Tropical Park
Miami April 8 Jockey Bobby Permane, from a theatrical family, rode five winners for the second straight day at Tropical Park setting a riding record. The 18 year old apprentice, nicknamed the Sinatra of the track, has 45 firsts in 29 days with 13 wins in the last three days as his mother cheers his rise in racing.
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Fla
Bobby Permane
Tropical Park Eee
Charles W. Fairbanks
Tor Gem
Bobby
Camden
N. J
America
Australia
South Pacific
Garden State Park
Weg
Hialeah
Major League Exhibition Games Across Cities
A slate of major league exhibition games is listed with teams including Philadelphia Baltimore Chicago Brooklyn Detroit and others in venues from Plainfield New Jersey to Atlantic City New Jersey and Evansville Indiana. Several games are cancelled or pending with matchups like Washington versus Norfolk Naval Training Station and Cincinnati versus Chicago noted among others.
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York
Philadelphia
Detroit
Camp Breckenridge
Jersey City
Washington
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Plainfield
N. J
Boston
Newark
Wilmington
Del
St. Louis
Atlantic City
Philan
New York
Louisville, Ky
Cincinnati
Chicago
Evansville
Ind
Buddy Baer Announces Marriage Engagement
Palm Beach Fla April 8 Buddy Baer recovering from injuries in an automobile accident announced his engagement to Ruth Eleanor Boynton Phillips of Lake Worth Fla and Dexter Me The wedding is planned for September 9 when his divorce decree becomes final The fiancée works at Morrison Field Army Air Base and is also involved in divorce proceedings
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Palm Beach
Fla
Buddy Baer
Ruth Eleanor Boynton Phillips
Lake Worth
Dexter
Baer
Joe Louis F
Morrison Field Army Air Base
Merritt Offers Exit to Racing Czars Over License
Bobby Merritt seeks a license to ride in New York racing as a path to resolve the dispute with the Jockey Club and New York State Racing Commission. The case highlights clashes over licensing ethics and due process, raising questions about conduct and state involvement in racing governance.
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New York
Bobby Merritt
Jockey Club
New York State Racing Commission
Merritt
Joe Bauer
Jean Po Shaw
Bauer
Jamaica Opens Big Betting Barrage For Turf Bettors
New York opens its 190 day racing season with Jamaica kicking off a 25 day spring meeting. The Paumonok Handicap at seven and a half furlongs drew 14 entries with Apache and Devil Diver as favorites. Jockeys including Ted Atkinson and Jimmy Stout were noted as potential riders.
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New York
Jamaica
Massachusetts
Apache
William Woodward
Payne Whitney
Devil Diver
Ted Atkinson
Jimmy Stout
Top Flight Golfers Show Exhibition on Parris Island
Four leading golfers compete at Parris Island after Gene Sarazen and Kay Byrne beat Joe Mzar and Katherine Fox in yesterday's nine hole match. Sarazen shot 40, two under Miss Byrne New York state amateur champion, while Ezar and Miss Fox also participate in the event.
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Parris Island
S. C
Anton
Gene Sarazen
Kay Byrne
Joe Mzar
Katherine Fox
Sarazen
Miss Byrne
New York
Ezar
Miss Fox
Oo Berg
Dawn of a new era for Jockey Club and Racing Commission
The Jockey Club may drop its fight over Merritt pulled race horses, potentially ending the dispute with Long Island tracks. Memphis Engelberg calls this moment a dawn of a new era as the two bodies face public scrutiny and seek a fair hearing in American tradition.
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Jockey Club
Uch
Wir Merritt
Merritt
Long Island
York
Io Omanane
Memphis Engelberg
State Racing Commission
Saturday Radio Schedule Highlights Multiple Programs and Guests
A detailed listing for Saturday April 8 shows a dense, corrected Eastern War Time schedule with shifts by networks. Highlights include Roy Shield and Company, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Army-Navy House Party, Your America dramatic series, The NBC String Ensemble, Grand Old Opry, Truth or Dare quiz, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and National Barn Dance, with numerous guests, talks, and news segments across dayparts and networks.
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Roy Shield and Company
Nice of
Men & Books
Frederick
Cbs
Metropolitan Opera
Biu
Tyranti and Rice and Sparte
Nbe
Pan-America
Ebs
London
Cbe
Cble
America
Corliss Archer
C Tea & Crump
Blu
Navy Bulletin Board
Cesar Saerchinger
Che
American Magic Club
Curt Massey
Vagabonds
Niu Quincey Howe
Augustana Coli
Storyland Theater
NBC
Ink Spots
Hawaii Calle Native Musicale
Nbe World News
Leon Henderson
J.ionel Barrymore
Nick Carter
Elllery Queen
Bob Hawk
Basiec Dancing Music Orchestra
the Music America
Tikes
Arthur Hale
Edward Tomlinson
Dave Elman
Dbs
Boston Symphony Orches
West
Cba
Dancing Music Orchestra
Mbs
Dbbs
Nbeturday Hit Parade
Cbshicago
Theater of the Air
John W. Vanderenck Conynent
Nju
Royal Arch
Mihe
Army Service
Nybe
Opry
Nhe
Harry Wiser
Leo Cherne
Sloan Lived And Ran A Full Race
New York correspondent Mike Bowe recalls Broadway character Sloan a gifted jockey famed for style but plagued by recurring financial troubles. Sloan died broke yet appeared still dapper in later years, while fellow rider Laverne Fator ended his life by suicide in a hospital window.
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Bill Corum
New York
Mike Bowe
Broadway
Iny
Laverne Fator
Sloan
Mr. Bowe
Fator
L. Fator
Ted
Jack Doyle
Los Angeles
Mrs. Armour
Mike
Tommies Defeat Hanes Nine 9 to 6 in Afton County Game
The Thomasville Tommies beat the Hanes High Golden Dragons 9 to 6 in a game marked by five Hanes errors. Tommies were outhit 8 to 6 but benefited from solid defense led by Pickelsiemer and Fowler. Ed Gilliam relieved Bally in the fifth to quiet Hanes while Hall kept Thomasville from more runs after Conrad exited in the sixth.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Tommies
Hanes High Golden Dragons
Hanes
Pickelsiemer
Fowler
Ed Gilliam
Bally
Imes
Hall
Conrad
Dragons
Osborn to Give Jump Exhibition At Drake Relays
Osborn plans a high jump exhibition at the Drake Relays in Des Moines on April 28 and 29. He has held six world six American and five Olympic marks at times and reports a cleared height of 6 feet 4 inches, below his best. The former star, about 43, is an assistant track coach at his alma mater.
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Des Moines
Amapien
Osborn
Bill Easton
University of Sate
Brandt to Pick All College League Rookies for NL
A roundup of amateur and pro rosters lists college rookie options for the National League draft. It covers pitchers Joe Wood Jr Yale John Johnson Michigan Normal Emerson Roser Clarkson Carl Lundquist Mansfield Teachers Frank Seward Duke Dale Alderson Upper Iowa Buck Pausett and others. The piece also notes Utah and Massachusetts sports figures and a Marine correspondent returning from the Pacific.
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Joe Wood, Jr
Yale
Red Sox
John Johnson
Michigan Normal
Yankees
Emerson Roser
Clarkson
Carl Lundquist
Mansfield
Braves
Frank Seward
Duke
Giants
Dale Alderson
Upper Iowa
Cubs
Lenny Rice
San Francisco Junior College
Reds
Joe Stephenson
Western Michigan
William Mills
Holy Cross
Athletics
Lon Goldstein
Texas Wesleyan
Hugh Luby
Creighton
Dan Johnson
Oregon State
Ben Geraghty
Villanova
George Kell
Arkansas State and Athletics
Buck Pausett
Texas State
Eddie Sauer
Elon
Tony Criscola
Whitman
Steve Filipowicz
Fordham
Utah
Davis High School
Jimmy Cleverly
Tee Branca
Salt Lake
Tei
Cal Pieh
Pieh
Tommy Farmer
Manuel Ortiz
Boston
Willie Pep
Farmer
Eddie Mack
Dennis Shea
National Football League
Donald Meek
George M. Cohan
Caruso
Massachusetts Tech
Yankee Scout Nee Comments on Yankees Depleting Talent
In Greenville on his southern talent search veteran Yankees scout Johnny Nee says the club is rapidly thinning and may lose more players. He notes the team has exhausted the Kansas City and Newark supply lines and warns against prophets predicting a second division finish for Manager Joe McCarthy's squad.
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S. C
New York Yankee
Johnny Nee
Yankees
Nee
Kansas City
Newark
Joe McCarthy
Swift Once Fired From Detroit Farm Becomes Tigers Key
Connie Mack traded catcher Bob Swift to the Detroit Tigers after being deemed awful as a minor leaguer. Swift recalls the pink slip he kept, then earned a big league career with St Louis and Cleveland before joining Detroit in 1943. Teammates say he’ll be the Tigers first string catcher and may spark a pennant bid.
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Swift
Detroit
Tigers
Chip Royal
Evansville
Ind
Connie Mack
Bob Swift
Detroit Tigers
Athletics
Bengals
Steve O'Neill
Muskogee
Okla
Charleston
W. Va
Jack Zeller
Tiger
Zeller
Bob
Browns
St. Louis
Motor City
Pinky Higgins
A’s
O'Neill
Tom Warren Wins With Hoodoo
Tom Warren, Brooklyn rookie pitcher and Tulsa war veteran, defies superstition by wearing No 13. He pitched five innings against the Montreal Internationals at Bear Mountain, allowed three hits, struck out three, and drove in a two run triple in the second inning. Warren became Brooklyn’s first pitcher to go over three innings as a starter.
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New York
Tom Warren
Brooklyn Ey
Bear Mountain
N. Y
Warren
Cee Eee
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Johnny Lindell
Indelghinin
I Athletics
Ed Levy
Lindell
Senators
Roberto Ortiz
Ossie Bluege
Detroit Tigers
Pittsburgh
Frank Overmire
Hal Newhouser
Rufus Gentry
Dizzy Trout
Cincinnati Reds
Steve Mesner
Chicago Cubs
John Miklos
Bill Fleming
Dale Alderson
Chicago White Sox
Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Ray Poat
al Smith
Mel Harder
Allie Reynolds
Indianapolis
Pittsburgh Pirates
Art Cust Curullo
Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
al Jurisich
Shirley
Browns
St. Louis
New York Giants
Stra
Billy Jurges
Iladelphia Phillies
Coaker Triplett
Jimmy Wasdell
Phils
Balt
Jamestown Defeated by Greensboro Whirlies 11-4 in Baseball
Jamestown High fell behind early as Greensboro High plated six runs in the first inning and went on to an 11-4 victory. Jamestown pitcher Apple allowed the spread over the last five frames while Howell of Jamestown was removed in the opening inning. Greensboro hitters Ballinger and Ballin contributed multiple hits as George Howell struggled on the mound.
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Jamestown
Greensboro High
Jamestown High
Phillips
A.1ir
Apple
George Howell
Jamest
Hawks
Balls
Ballinger
Greensboro
Cubs Like Indiana For Spring Drills
Cubs plan 1945 spring training in Indiana at French Lick with Jim Gallag confirming return to the golf course site. White Sox have not announced their 1945 practice location.
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French Lick
Ind
Indiana
Chicago Cubs
Jim Gallag
Chicago White Sox
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