Broadway Bugle on Conn Louis rematch and boxing heat
Dan Parker argues Billy Conn versus Joe Louis, noting early training already hints at a tough outcome. He recalls the 5 year prior clash, mocks promoter Mike Jacobs, and weighs a September Yankee Stadium title bout and a costly, unwarranted return fight with Louis as challenger.
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Grand Jury
Yankee Stadium
Louis
Garden
Mike Jacobs
Mike
Jacobs
Joe
Billy
Let the show go on and may the bet ter man lose
The speaker approves a heated bout with fans urging continued bets and a rematch in September at double the price. The note highlights fervent support for the event and its ongoing by election context.
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Uncle Mike
Yonkers
Anglers Recall Traits Of Brook Trout Rainbow And Brown
AMPFIRE CORNER reviews three leading trout species Brook trout native to North America with stealthy bottom foraging and famed underwater fights Rainbows introduced from the west coast in the 1880s thrive on surface insects and swift runs Browns from Europe tolerate warmer water with diverse lures including dry flies and baits Records note a 14 pound brook trout from Nipigon in 1916 and an 8 pound 8 ounce brown trout weight.
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Midwest
Europe
Grainger High School Prospects Draw Scouts
April 9 report from Kinston notes major league scouts watching Grainger high school pitcher Gene Leigh. In his latest start Leigh struck out 22 New Bern hitters, including 16 in a row, as Grainger secured an 8 to 1 win.
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Kinston
Major League Baseball
Grainger High School
Gene Leigh
New Bern
NBA orders champions to defend titles every six months
The National Boxing Association demands titleholders defend against leading challengers within six months. Joe Louis and Billy Conn are named with a June 19 Yankee Stadium bout in New York as the likely catalyst. Potential contenders include Mauriello, Oma, and Walcott as possible shots at the Louis-Conn winner.
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Washington
National Boxing Association
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
NBA
Abe J. Greene
New York
Yankee Stadium
Louis
Conn
Tami Mauriello
Lee Oma
Jersey Joe Walcott
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Gus Lesnevich
New Jersey
Archie Moore
Missouri
Freddie Millis
England
Billy Fox
Billy Smith
California
Tony Zale
Indiana
Rocky Graziano
Geo. Abrams
U.S. Navy
Jacob Lamotta
Marty Servo
Ray Robinson
Ike Rocky Graziano
Bob Montgomery
Enrique Belances
Mexico
Sal Bartolo
Massachusetts
Willie Pep
Connecticut
Phil Terranova
Manuel Ortiz
Jackie Patterson
Scotland
Dade Merino
Hawaii
Joe Curran
Terry Allen
Owen Fails To Contact Dodgers Here
SAN ANTONIO April 9 Mickey Owen former catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers states he must learn more about a possible Mexico contract before heading south He says he has tried two or three times to reach Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey by telephone and could not reach him in High Point North Carolina Owen spoke with Toledo Blade sports editor Bob French who has been in Mexico and says French had little trouble convincing him about Mexico and the appeal of Vernon Stephens return to the majors Owen plans another attempt to reach Rickey by phone today.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Mexico
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Dodgers
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N. C
Bob French
Toledo Blade
Annual Meeting Of Y to Be Held Tonight
The Y M C A will hold its annual meeting in the banquet room of the First Baptist church tonight. Paul Tudor Jones, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, will be the featured speaker. Edgar Hartley says more than 150 people are expected, with teams and individuals honored for outstanding Y M C A sports during the past year.
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First Baptist Church
Paul Tudor Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Edgar Hartley
VFW Baseballers To Hold Practice
The VFW baseball team will hold a practice session tomorrow afternoon at five o clock at the VFW home on Broad Street, officials announced today.
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VEW
VFW
Broad Street
Davis Signs Crash Davis with Lawrence Millionaires
Lawrence Massachusetts club the Lawrence Millionaires of the New England baseball league signed second baseman Larry Crash Davis for the 1946 season. Davis, a former Philadelphia Athletics player, lives in Gastonia North Carolina.
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Lawrence
Mass
Lawrence Millionaires
New England Baseball League
Larry
Philadelphia Athletics
Gastonia
N. C
Baseball curbs high school draft as Frick cites college scouting
Sport section notes Ford Frick argues against college scouts pressuring teens for athletic scholarships. He says MLB will focus on players who want to play pro baseball and cites risks of guiding boys into unsuitable majors. The piece mentions upcoming Oklahoma Aggies meets with Army and Penn Relays later this month.
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Hugh Fulerton
New York
Ford
End of the Line Pitt Seeks Move in Dual Meet
Fragmentary notes show Pitt seeking to shift into a Penn State Maryland dual track meet. Reference to Grayle Howlett directing a Tulsa Texas league club and a reflective question from Glen Peterson about housing shortages and a cottage gold.
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Clark Shaughness
Maryland U
Panthers
Penn State
Maryland
Grayle Howlett
Notta
Tulsa Club
Glen Peterson
Short Rebuttal from Frick on Athlete Career Paths
The piece argues Frick should note a broader point from his career. It contends few top athletes pursue professions demanding heavy study and warns students aim for rigorous courses will avoid offers from colleges lacking those options.
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Frick
Sports notes mix racing, coaching and art in Monday matinee
The column sketches ongoing sports and arts topics. Junior Stephens doubts a proposition, Wayne Replogle and Maria his wife contribute in painting and organ, George Sauer is coached amid a somber outlook, Dickerson and Ray tout Goshen mile speed, and Bob Fenimore plans a weight cut before returning to play.
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Junior Stephens
Wayne Replogle
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
Maria
George Sauer
Will Dickerson
Nat Ray
Goshen
America
Bob Fenimore
National AAU Glove Tourney Begins in Boston Action
Boston April 9 The national A A U glove tourney opens after a prewar revival. A field of 172 hand picked fighters from across the country fills the Boston Garden for 11 hours of opening action. 131 of the 172 competed with 74 bouts for day one while star entrants sit out or wait for second day rounds.
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Boston
A.A.U
Bob Foxworth
Iago
Charlie Lester
Cleveland
Grady C. Welch
Track surface myths in mile running debate
The piece notes how track type affects running times and form. Marcel Hansenne struggled on board tracks, blistering his feet and finding turns hard, while Paavo Nurmi trained on armory floors before debuting at Madison Square Garden.
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Hansenne
Paavo Nurmi
Nurmi
Madison Square Garden
Ration League Opens Season With NC State Wake Forest
The Ration League begins its Big Four baseball season today with North Carolina State and Wake Forest meeting on the Wake Forest diamond. Coach Sorrell leads the Wolf Pack while Glenn Killinger directs the Deacons, both seeking to improve after the war era. Duke and Carolina join next week as Chapel Hill eyes a return to the pennant chase.
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Gee
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Armed Services
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Gonfalon
High Point opens North State baseball with Catawba test
High Point College Purple Panthers head to Salisbury to face Chubby Kirkland’s Catawba Indians in a key North State clash. Lefty Al Vick may start for High Point after a strong previous outing, while Catawba’s ace J. W. Lefty Lisk rests for another tough test.
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Salisbury
High Point College Purple Panthers
Lefty al Vick
Hanes Knitters
Catawba
Chubby Kirkland
Panthers
Charlie Gabriel
Tribe
Tony Georgiana
Indians
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Owen Plans To Rejoin Brooklyn
Dodgers catcher Mickey Owen prepared to return to Brooklyn after a brief stint in the Mexican league. He aims to rejoin the Dodgers in about ten days, having rejected a move to the Torreon club and confirming he remains under Dodgers contract for half a season. Rickey still plans to sell or trade him, Parrott said.
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Tex
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Dodger
Brooklyn
Owen
Alfsonso Pasquel
Torreon
Tel- Brooks
Ig Yn
Dodgers
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Tenn
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Rickey
Mexico
Fights Last Night Roundup From Cities Across The Nation
AP report lists several boxing results with knockouts and decisions. Ike Williams stops Eddie in Philadelphia. Willie Pepe knocks out Georgie Knox in Providence. Sammy Secreet defeats Harold Green in Cleveland. Roman Alvarez wins in New York. Mimie Adragna beats Augue La Para in New Orleans. Nunzio Ferrara draws with George Larover in New Haven. Deacon Johnny Brown defeats Coolidge Miller in Baltimore. Bobby Garcia stops Bob Cummings in New Britain. Ellis Stewart defeats Johnny Finnaszo in Holyoke. Bruce Woodcock defends in London. Ley Burley stops Paulie Peters in San Francisco.
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Ike Williams
Trenton
N. J
Eddie
Providence
R. I
Willie Pepe
Hartford
Joe Peralta
Tamaqua
New Orleans
Mimie Adragna
Pittsburgh
Augue Lapara
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Wis
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Drew
Baltimore
Deacon Johnny Brown
Coolidge Miller
New York
New Britain
Bobby Garcia
Bobby Cummings
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Mas
Ellis Stewart
Johnnie Finnaszo
London
Bruce Woodcock
Bert Gilroy
San Francisco
Ley Burley
Paulie Peters
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