Major League Pennant Races Open Amid War Turbulence
Opening day in 1942 baseball sees all 16 teams start as World War II continues. Yankees face Senators in D.C. and Dodgers meet Giants at the Polo Grounds while air raid precautions dot parks nationwide.
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Grandmothe
Roosevelt
United States
Yankee Stadium
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Giants
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Senators
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Cleveland
Bob Feller
Lou Boudreau
Hank Greenberg
Tiger
Uncle Sam
Chicago
White Sox
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Jimmy Dykes
Brownies
Junior Stephens
John Berardino
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston
Red Sox
Bums Resume Support Of Dependent Giants
Baseball column by Harry Grayson notes Brooklyn fans ready for opening at the Polo Grounds. Mock reports on teams and managers, with forecasts and colorful quips about Durocher Frick Frisch and Mack. A satirical take on the 1941-42 season mood and looming pennant race.
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Shibe Park
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Dodgers
Gerry Nugent
Phils
Hans Lobert
Coogan
Ford Frick
Pittsburgh
Boston
Lee Durocher
Frank Frisch
Casey Stengel
Baseball changes and roundups from Hugh Fullerton Jr.
Baseball’s season opens with changes including a May 22 night game in Cleveland and Weekday 4 pm starts to avoid factory traffic. The column notes managers predicting top finishes, Ward in guest slot, plus Patty Berg’s limited play after a knee injury, Whirlaway’s Belmont plans, and various sports vignettes from Keeney’s Sumner team to Dom Dimaggio in a snowstorm.
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Newark
Fights Last Night and Benefit Fashion Show
New York fighter Charles Lulu Costantino out pointed Harry Jeffra in a tight bout while Jackie Cal-Wara defeated Speary in Toronto. Louis Kid Cocoa won by technical knockout over Bobby Britton in Baltimore. A benefit tennis and sports fashion show at the University of North Carolina on Saturday features Mary Hardwick versus Dorothy Round, both former English singles champions, for aid to the British and American Ambulance Corps.
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Lulu) Costantino
Harry Jeffra
Baltimore
New Orleans
Jackie Cal- Wara
Toronto
Ee Speary
Nanticoke
Louis
Kid) Cocoa
Bobby Britton
Miami
Fia
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Mary Hardwick
Dorothy Round
revamped lineup opens at Cincinnati against slumping Reds
The revamped lineup starts in Cincinnati facing a Reds club mired in a batting slump. Since the Phillies won the 1940 World Series in Philadelphia, both the Phils and the Boston Braves enter a season-long duel likely to place them in the lower tier of the standings.
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Reds
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Phils
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Fourteen Schools Enter State High Tennis Tournament
CHAPEL HILL April 14 Fourteen leading high school tennis teams entered the 27th annual interscholastic tournament to be held on university courts starting Thursday morning. Cities represented include Charlotte Greensboro Durham Winston-Salem Salisbury Burlington Lexington Southern Pines Greenville Aberdeen Wilmington Thomasville and Winston-Salem's John W. Hanes and James A. Gray. Coaches will meet Carolina coach John Renfield to arrange pairings. preliminaries in singles start Thursday morning with matches running to the quarterfinals.
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Durham
R. J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Burlington
Lexington
Southern Pines
Greenville
Aberdeen
Wilmington
Thomasville
John W. Hanes
James A. Gray
John Renfield
Carolina
Oyer
State Pushes Elmira Before Bowing in Extra Inning
Raleigh April 14 The North Carolina State College baseball team forced Elmira of the Eastern League into ten innings before losing 7-6 after Easterling’s on base error and a following double produced the decisive run. Also at Chapel Hill, North Carolina beat South Carolina 12-1 as a seven run seventh sealed the win while USC heads to Durham to face Duke following earlier losses.
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Bears Favored For Net Title
SALISBURY April 14 Lenoir Rhyne's top tennis squad is favored to win the North State tournament May 8-9 with Mountain Bears star Jay Shepherd of Greensboro expected to claim the singles crown. Seven of eight members will compete while Western Carolina Teachers do not enter a team. Drawings set for April 25. Singles May 8 with preliminaries in doubles that afternoon.
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Mountain Bears
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Greensboro
Soop
Western Carolina
North South Opens Today at Pinehurst Golf Event
The 1944 North and South Amateur begins qualifiers at Pinehurst with a large field. The low 32 advance to match play starting tomorrow. Likely entrants include George T. Dunlap Jr. James Hunter Harry Offutt Jr. and Fred Hale. Frank Strafaci serves in the army and Skip Alexander is a pro.
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St. Petersburg
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Boston
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Skip Alexander
UNC Coaches Join Navy Pre-Flight Training Program
Chaper Hill April Lt George E Shepard and Johnny Morris of the University of North Carolina will enter the Navy next Monday as instructors in pre-flight training programs at four U S centers. They join a slate of changes in college athletics as the region maps out new assignments and prepares for upcoming matches and championships.
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George E
Ba) Shepard
Johnny Morris
University of North Carolina
Navy
United States
Alsab Shown Ready for Derby After Near Victory
Havre de Grace Md April 14 Alsab, winless this year, impressed 12000 in Chesapeake trial despite a fifth straight defeat. He trailed early, then a vigorous late rush by jockey Al Schmidt carried him to a neck second to Colchis, indicating Derby readiness at Churchill Downs. Colchis, not Derby-nominated, had defeated Alsab previously in the Eastern Shore handicap.
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al Schmidt
Lights Barred To Florida Loop Teams
MIAMI BEACH FLA April 4 At least two and possibly four Florida East Coast baseball teams must abandon night games for the duration Floodlights from ballparks near the ocean front outline seagoing vessels making them easy targets for submarines Fort Pierce has scheduled its week day games for 330 pm and Miami Beach at 5243 pm Similar conditions threaten night games at Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach
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Bobby Riggs Reaches Second Round at Pinehurst
Bobby Riggs advanced to the second round of the Pinehurst professional tennis tournament by defeating Ed Stillman of New York 6 2 6 4 7 5. Wayne Sabin, Dick Skeen, and Welby Van Horn were other winners yesterday.
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Lathetis Clifton Wins Class B Bowling Title
Lathetis Clifton of High Point wins the women's Class B bowling championship in Greensboro. Nell Rutledge, also of High Point, follows with 627. George Dilworth of Winston-Salem tops the field with 1228, edging Rambalis (1220) and Nick Banvhalis for the overall match.
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Cape Fear Horse Show Sees Record Entries
April 14 Wilmington reports more than 100 horses entered in the fifth annual Cape Fear horse show to be held Friday and Saturday. The event features 33 contests with trophies and over $1,000 in cash prizes.
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Ensign D. P. Whitley Arrives in Australia for Service
Ensign BD P Whitley of the United States Navy has arrived in Australia for active service by cablegram. Whitley, well known locally, is the son of D P Whitley principal of Senior High School and Mrs Whitley.
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Ensign Whitley
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Dunkelberger Heads Strong field in Carolina golf tourney
GREENVILLE S C April -1P1 The fifth Carolina Interscholastic golf tourney at Greenville Country Club May 7 8 is expected to exceed last year s 40 entrants Invitations to the 54 hole medal play tourney are mailed to eligible high schools in both Carolinas The Greenville Kiwanis club sponsors the event Donald Dunkelberger of High Point N C was individual medalist last year with 219 for 34 holes Roger McManus of Greensboro N C was runner up Central High of Charlotte N C captured low team honors
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Nelson Defeats Hogan In Masters Playoff For 1940 Title
Byron Nelson edged Ben Hogan by one stroke in a dramatic playoff at Augusta to claim his second Masters crown. After a rocky start Nelson recovered with an eagle on the eighth and held a 35-36 front nine before finishing 69. Hogan led early but misplayed the 16th while Nelson made a regulation three. Post victory, Nelson and Hogan shared $2,300 prize money and three more golf greats were named for the Hall of Fame: Walter Travis, Jim Barnes, and Tommy Armour.
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Tommy Armour
Fort Worth
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Nelson
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Jim Barnes
Oregon names Vaughn Corley as head football coach
Assistant Coach Vaughn Corley is named to succeed Tex Oliver as head football coach at the University of Oregon in Eugene Oregon. Oliver becomes a naval lieutenant commander near Red Sea. The Moslem University of Al Azhar in Cairo Egypt was founded in 970.
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Tex Oliver
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