Durocher silent after suspension shakes Brooklyn baseball
Ex Dodgers manager Leo Durocher remains silent after a left handed blow from commissioner Chandler and suspension that unsettles Brooklyn. Buzz Bavasi says Durocher is heartbroken yet poised for a return with offers from Arthur Murray and others while Dodger executives debate replacements and farm system needs.
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Harold Roettger
Dodger
Buzz Bavasi
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Buzz
Rickey reportedly eyes Bill Terry for Brooks manager
Brooklyn sources say Branch Rickey, Dodgers president, has approached Bill Terry about succeeding Leo Durocher as manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers affiliate. Bill Terry says he has not received a message but would consider talking if approached.
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Dodger Brain Trusters
Thomasville
Bill Terry
Dodgers
Marse Joe McCarthy
Brooklyn
Durocher
Associated Press
Branch Rickey
Flatbush
Brooks
Memphis
Tenn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Terry
Rickey
New York Giants
Leo Durocher
American Association Opens 46th Pennant Race
The American association launches its 46th pennant race on Wednesday with eight dark horses in the field. A stray fragment notes a scrubbed odor treatment using canned tomatoes and vinegar rinse from an unrelated sports tip.
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Columbus
The
American Association
Y League Organized Sets To Play At Local Y M C A
The Industrial Baseball and Softball leagues were organized this past week at the local Y M C A. Baseball teams include Adams-Millis Triangle Oakdale Melrose Carolina Container and Silver Knit. Softball teams include High Point Weaving Hillcrest Myrtle Desk Triangle Heritage and Tomlinson. The baseball season aims to start May 1 with Triangle as defending champions. soft ball final meeting is Friday at 7 30. The Girls Softball league will have its first organizing meeting Tuesday at the Y M C A at 7.
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Bill Ellington
Adams-Millis
Triangle
Oakdale
Melrose
Carolina Container
Silver Knit
High Point Weaving
Hillcrest
Myrtle Desk
Heritage
Tomlinson
English Street
Co. A
Canvas back ducks average 6 to 13 eggs a clutch
Canvas back ducks produce clutches of six to thirteen eggs per nesting cycle. The note appears in Sports Afield as a brief wildlife detail.
Durocher Leaves for Los Angeles After Suspension
Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher, suspended for the 1947 season by Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler, departed by plane for Los Angeles smiling but silent as he left New York. His wife actress Laraine Day had returned to California the day before.
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Leo
Chandler
Durocher
Laraine Day
New York
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles
A. B. Chandler
California
Terry’s Giants Role Questioned Amid Dodger Rivalry
Unclear if Terry has formally replied to Rickey as reports note Dodger fans’ likely reaction to Terry’s appointment. Sources recall Terry’s 14 year old remark about Brooklyn’s league status and label him highly controversial in baseball circles.
UNC Beats Georgia Tech In Close Track Meet At Grant Field
The University of North Carolina defeated Georgia Tech 66 to 64 at Grant Field in a taut track and field meet. Chuck Simmons won both hurdles while Bob Seligman took shot put and discus. Jack Milne and teammates shared mile and two mile wins.
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Atlanta
University of North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Grant Field
Tar Heels
North Carolina
Chuck Simmons
Bob Seligman
Carolina
Jack Milner
George Bailey
Griffin
Tech
Buddy Fowlkes
Thirty-Six Pro Teams To Be In Action In North Carolina
North Carolina hosts 36 professional clubs across six leagues for the season start in April. The Class B Tri-State league includes Charlotte Rock Hill Fayetteville and Reidville with six other leagues below, while North State Coastal Plain Tobacco State and Blue Ridge provide eight teams each. The state has produced many major leaguers and Legion champions, underscoring its strong baseball legacy.
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North Carolina
Charlotte
North Caro
Rock Hill
Fayetteville
Reidaville
Tri-State Loop
Tennessee
South Carolina
North
Blue Ridge
Philadelphia Athletics
Ed Wayne
Sayreville
N. Y
Lenoir
Blue Ridge Loop
Legion
American Legion
Atlantic Christian Defeats Elon 6-2 Behind White's Five Hits
April 12 at Wilson Atlantic Christian defeated Elon 6-2 as Ronald White pitched five innings allowing five hits and leading his team to victory.
Beaming Manager Happy Over Assignment
George Pratt named beaming manager of the Thomasville High Point Dodgers and hopes for a strong season. He plans to live at home in Linwood and expects to host ham suppers if the team wins. Pratt will be catcher for the North State Dodgers most of the time, aiding a youthful lineup as exhibition games begin.
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Durocher
Ebbet’s
Chandler
Happy
Brooklyn Dodgers
Finch Field
Howie Haak
Greg Mulheavy
Hank
George Chubbuck
Linwood
Thomasville
Bill Currie
George Pratt
High Point Dodgers
Homer
George
Clay Bryant
Thomasville High Point
Pratt
North State Dodgers
Lexington
Charlotte
Harold Beuttger
Dodger
Franco Thompson
Pensacola
Benton Tops State as Raleigh Caps 5-0
Horace Red Benton of Wilson pitched six hit ball to lead the Raleigh Capitals to a 5-0 victory over North Carolina State College in Raleigh. Benton walked one and the game drew 1,400 fans. Scoring by innings showed Raleigh 000 000 000 and NC State 010 020 20x.
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Raleigh
Horace
Red) Benton
Wilson
North Carolina
Raleigh Capitals
N. C. State College
Benton
Oy Bae
R. Edwards
Holding
Lail
Fowler
J. Edwards
Sullivan
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