Majors Ready to Start Action in Spring Training
Baseball firms up for the season as major leaguers prepare after a grueling spring. The American League opens with the Yankees vs Senators in Washington, while Detroit and Cincinnati loom as early favorites. Roster moves boost the Yankees with Rizzuto, Priddy, and DiMaggio returning, and Cleveland aims strong offense and Feller’s likely 30 wins. Public interest centers on Boston’s Williams injury and the busy local sports calendar including the South Atlantic Interscholastic Golf Tournament at Blair Park Club.
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New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Roosevelt
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Medwick
Leo Durocher
Pee- Wee Reese
Reese
Cubs
Bill Lee
St. Louis Cardinals
Southworth
North Carolina
Maxie Lanier
Denton
Don Padgett
Croker Triplett
Johnny Mize
Detroit
Yankees
Phil Rizzuto
Gerry Priddy
Kansas City
Joe DiMaggio
Washington
Cleveland
Ossie” Vitt
Bob Feller
Tribe
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Uncle Sam
Sweet Willow Captures Naragansett Spring Handicap
Sweet Willow a four year old filly owned by R W Collins won the 8000 added spring handicap at Naragansett Park before 30,000 fans. Red Howell rode the winner breaking on top and holding a long lead to finish in 1 11 4 5. Liberty Flight finished second with Halcyon Boy and Time O War close behind. The victory earned Collins 4850 and increased the filly's earnings to 10860 from three wins in five starts. Freedom from minor details keeps the focus on the clear win and the key placings.
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R. T
Sweet Willow
R. W. Collins
Narragansett Park
New England
Red” Howell
Lee O Conner
Liberty Flight
8B. N. Kane
Halcyon Boy
Time O' War
Hanna Brothers
String
Collins
Duke Star
Strafaci
Alexander
Jockeys Split Wagers as Wise Bee Falls Short
Coupled with stablemate Wise Bee, which finished nowhere, the pair returned $3.30 and $82.60 to backers while the field pair paid $5.20 to show bettors.
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Wise Bee
Show Bettors
Tar Heel Trackmen Nose Out Virginia
University of North Carolina trackmen edged Virginia 63 5 to 61 in Charlottesville. NC athletes grabbed wins and high placements across events including Vauter, Grove, Campbell, Cathey, and McLaughlin earning multiple top finishes and relay like consistency for the Tar Heels.
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Morrison
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Baker
Fritscher
Campbell
McCown
Ashby
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van Wagner
French
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Crowley
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Zucker
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Toy
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Rathburn
Gardner
Capel
Miller
Rathbun UV
Mengal
McLaughlin
White
Nci
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MecLaughlin IV
Olive
Indians Beat Giants 7 to 1 In Exhibition Clash
Cleveland Indians routed the New York Giants 7 to 1 at Polo Grounds, grabbing four runs in the first inning and three more in the fifth. Roy Weatherly belted a homer, while Lefty Milnar and Mel Harder combined on the mound to restrict the Giants to ten hits. Mel Ott homered for New York, and Ace Adams closed out the last four innings.
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New York
Cleveland Indians
Bob Bowman
Cardinal
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Indians
Roy Weatherly
Bill Lehrman
Ace Adams
al Milnar
Mel Harder
Giants
Mel Ott
Ott
Cleve
N. Y
Milnar
Harder
Hemsley
Bowman
Lohrman
Adams
Danning
Oden
Wake Forest Takes Hard Fought Extra Innings Win
Wake Forest edged May McEwen 4 to 3 in 11 innings after trailing to the 9th inning. Sparrow and Polanski sparked the late comeback with hits and a wild pitch enabled Polanski to score the decisive run in the 11th. Clapp faced 5 batters in 9th, giving up two runs. Vivrian earned the win for Wake Forest.
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N.C
McEwen
Burlington
Sparrow
Deacon
Polanski
Hoyle
Collins
May-McEwen
Hill
Reid
R May McEwen
Primm
Polaniski
Whitfield
Clapp
Fletcher
Tyinger
Walker
Bailauts
Vivrian
Umphires
Mitchell
Holton
R Collins
7th Annual Blair Park Event Set for Golf Tourney
A large field of high school golfers will invade Blair Park in High Point for the 7th Annual South Atlantic Interscholastic Golf Tournament. The 36-hole event, staged by the Parks and Juvenile Commission, awards prizes to the medalist, driving contest winner, team champions, and runners-up. Winston-Salem defends, while Twin City teams arrive to challenge with several strong entrants from Charlotte and Atlanta.
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Detroit
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Washington
Blair Park Club
Winston-Salem
Ed Schreiber
Charlotte
Lloyd Evans
Presbyterian College
Dick Meisky
Bison
Harry Welch
Asheboro Golf Club
Saturday Evening Post
Fran
High Point
Parks and Juvenile Commission
South
South Atlantic States
Twin City
Winston
Gil Reid
Andy Merrilees
Homer Wheeler
Jimmy Poole
Tech High
Atlanta
Thomas Jefferson
Richmond
Newport News
Raleigh High
No Place for Bulla as Skip Wins Title in Slow Match
Skip Alexander of Durham Duke University won the North and South Amateur championship at Pinehurst, defeating Frank Strafaci of New York 3 and 2 in the 36 hole final. The match featured several remarkable recoveries and a rare left handed shot from a pine trunk, with slow play drawing the gallery’s impatience.
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Pinehurst
Skip Alexander
Durham
Duke University
Frank Strafaci
New York
Strafaci
Alexander
Dimaggio's Game Winning Double Beats Dodgers
New York Yankees edged Brooklyn 3 to 2 in the ninth as Tom Henrich walked and Joe DiMaggio hit a two out double. Van Mungo started for Brooklyn, Gomez pitched five innings for New York, in front of 18,834 fans at Brooklyn.
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White Sox
Johnny Humphries
Stan Hack
Ed Waitkus
Hack
Dom Dallessandro
Tom Turner
Mike Kreecieh
Bil Nicholson
Lou Novikoff
Waitkus
Bill Herman
Humphries
Nicholson
Luke Appling
Lou Stringer
Novikoff
McCullough
Herman
Vern Olsen
Bob Kennedy
Appling
Dario Lodigiani
Vance Page
Chicago
Olsen
Page
Grove
T. Lee
Turner
Brooklyn
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tom Henrich
Joe DiMaggio
Ed Head
van Mungo
Lefty Gomez
Yanks
Yankees
Pirates Take Close Battle
In Wichita on April 12, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 4 to 3 to even the exhibition series at six games each. Elbie Fletcher hit the only homer of the day as Max Butcher allowed five hits in seven innings.
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Wichita
Kan
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Athletics
Pirates
Elbie Fletcher
Pirate
Max Butcher
A’s
Brownell Wins Golfing Crown at Southern Intercollegiate
Duke’s Bob Brownell defeats Charley Harper 4 and 2 to win the Southern Intercollegiate Golf Championship in Athens. Harper, a Georgia Military College freshman, rallied from a deficit but Brownell’s steady play secured the title. Brownell previously beat Bill Battle and Granville Sharpe to reach the final, while Harper overcame Cary Middlecott and Dixon Brooke before the final.
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Athens
Charley Harper
Bob Brownell
Duke
Georgia Military College
Cary Middlecott
Dixon Brooke
Brownell
Harper
Browneel
Washington
D. C
Maryland
U. S
Valdosta
Johnny Broadnax
University of Georgia
Georgia
Jimmy Mason
Middlecoff
Mississippi
Brooke
Virginia
Duke Marksman
Bill Battle
Granville Sharpe
Davidson
Arnold Blum
Waddell
Mason
Deas
Tulane
Wilhoit
Florida
Gardner
Huff
Jenkins
Citadel
Frackelton
Frazier
Tonkins
Miami
Hudson
Alabama
Corrigan
Yale Polo Foursome Beats Princeton 8 to 5 at Pinehurst
On April 12 at the championship field Yale polo team defeated Princeton reserve officers 8 to 5. Yale’s Dave Wilhelm scored four goals, captain George Mead Jr. added two, and Thomas Daniels and Robert Johnson contributed singles. Princeton’s Robert Oxmoun tallied three, with Walter Hayden and F C Rase dr. scoring singles.
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Pinehurst
Yale
Princeton Reserve
Dave Wilhelm
George Mead, Jr
Thomas Daniels
Robert Johnson
Robert Oxmoun
Princeton
Walter Hayden
F.C. Rase
Bison Down Adams-Millis 8-3 In Practice Game
High Point Bison defeat Adams-Millis 8 to 3 in a practice outing. Dwight Upton leads with 3 for 4 including a homer, Edwards adds 2 for 4 for the losers. Adams-Millis will face Southside of Winston-Salem Monday at 3 p.m. Perry to pitch. Score by innings shows a midgame burst and late runs for the Bison.
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Bison
Adams- Millis
Singletons
Dwight Upton
Edwards
Adams-Millis
Winston-Salem
Perry
Sappenfield
Hedrick
Welborn
Amick
Hay- Worth
No Set-Ups In A A This Year
Red Haired George M. Trautman proxy of the American Association returns from Florida to arrangeThursday opening contests He says there will be no set ups in the league This year Clubs are better and a close race is expected The feature Thursday game is at Parkney Field Louisville with the Colonels hosting the pennant winning Kansas City Blues
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Columbus
George M. Trautman
American Association
Florida
Southern Sun
Trautman
Parkney Field
Louisville
Colonels
Kansas City Blues
Yale Bulldogs Preview and Lineup for Tomorrow
Yale Bulldogs schedule a 3 pm game tomorrow with Yale-1 lineup featuring Thomas Daniels, Dave Wilhelm, George Mead Jr, and Robert Johnson. Princeton-1 sends Walter Hayden, Ratbum Mather, E C Rose, and Robert Oxman for a key matchup.
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Yale Bulldogs
Yale
Thomas Daniels
Dave Wilhelm
George Mead, Jr
Robert Johnson
Princeton
Walter Hayden
Ratbum Mather
E. C. Rose
Robert Oxman
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Joe Sullivan
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Hash
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Tommy Bridges
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Johny Goriscn
Whitey Moore
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Jimmy Ripple
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Dick White
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Roy Bruner
Dec Prothro
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Mickey Livingston
Bill Nagle
National Baguer
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Dimaggio
Gomez
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