Baseball heads begin talks to name landis successor
Owners of 16 major league teams plan a hotel conference in Cleveland to pick a new commissioner for the 50 000 a year post. A four man committee will propose a candidate to the full group and a two thirds vote is required for selection. Names discussed include Frick Har ridge O’Connor McNutt Bricker Byrnes and others in lobby chatter.
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Harold Harrison Cleveland
Cleveland
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Dan Barnes
St. Louis Browns
Alva Bradley
Cleveland Indians
Phil Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Lord Frick
National League
Yester- Leslie O'Connor
Landis
O'Connor
Frick
Will Harridge
American League
U. S
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
James A. Farley
New York
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Ames Byrnes
High Point Teams Hit Town For Away Games
High Point Black Bison scheduled to play Burlington Bull Dogs in Western Class A action delayed by wet fields. Greensboro contest moved to High Point as Carolina League opens in Greensboro. Track meet, golf meet, and state golf at Emerywood May 10 11 noted with regional school participants.
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High Point Black Bison
Burlington
Greensboro Purple Whirlwind
Burlington Bulldogs
Tony Simcon
High Point
Greensboro Contes
Carolina League
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Emerywood Country Club
Tony Simeon
Cronin Likely Ends Playing Career With Red Sox
Boston manager Joe Cronin, active in the majors since 1928, reportedly broke a leg sliding in a game against the Yankees, leaving his playing days in doubt while he now focuses on managing.
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Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Cronin
Yanks
International
Mexico May Have Top Boxer In Young Native
Los Angeles report cites manager Frewd George Parnassus promising a new Mexican boxing champion. Enrique Bo, a standout with a lone loss since Parnassus took over, is billed as a future featherweight or lightweight threat, capable of punching and crowd appeal.
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Los Angeles
Mexico
Juan Zurita
Philadelphia
Ike Williams
George Parnassus
Zurita
Juan
Parnassus
Ceferino Garcia
Enrique Bo
Manuel Artiz
Baseball Faces Service Men Roster Dilemmas In 1940s Roundup
The sports roundup notes major and minor leagues struggle with returning servicemen, eight ex servicemen allowed in AA circuits for 15 days after first game, while majors test eight players with no salary limit. It recalls past streaks by the St. Louis Maroons and New York Highlanders, and mentions ex mayor Jimmy Walker addressing boxing writers about Walker law, plus University of Minnesota tennis coach Phil Brain.
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New York
St. Louis Maroons
Union Association
New York Highlanders
Ernest Barnard
American League
Jimmy Walker
U. of Minnesota
Phil Brain
Navy bases prepare golf match between N O B and Patrick Henry
Navy release lists players for a coming contest between Norfolk Naval Operating Base led by Capt. L P Threadwell Lt Comdr W A Parker Ltjg C M Parker Paul Runyan John O'Donnell Chandler Harper and Patrick Henry led by Col John R Mountain Capt Carl E Barker Lt John Fortunato Corp Joseph Fortunato and pro Eddie Oliver Former open champion Wonder how tough a score must be to top the list.
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Navy
Norfolk Naval Operating Base
Camp Patrick Henry
N.O.B
L. P. Threadwell
W. A. Parker
C. M. Parker
Paul Runyan
P.G.A
John O'Donnell
Chandler Harper
Patrick Henry
John R. Mountain
Carl E. Barker
John Fortunato
Joseph Fortunato
Metropolitan
New York
Eddie Oliver
Shorts and Shells Highlight Sox Win Streak Versus Browns
The White Sox ride a five game winning streak while fans discuss the Browns hoping to end their nine game run.
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White Sox
Browns
Radio Grid Skews With Late Corrections Across Network Lineup
Network corrections arrive too late to fit with the P.M. Western time schedule. The program list shows a long sequence of serials dramas news reports and musical interludes with stations CBS NBC and mutual network references.
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Wilderness Road
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Hop Harrigan
Harry Marble
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Mbs-West
Lowell Thomas
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Bu-Basic
Tom Mix
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Como
Nbc-Basic
Jack Kirkwood
Cbs News
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Nbc
Johnnie Johnston
Monica Lewis
Raymond Gram Swing
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Dick Haymes
One Man's Family
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Nbe Oe
Ebs T Malone
Frank Jingiver
Lum
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Curt Massey
Judy
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Theater of Romance
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Gabriel Heatter
Donald Dame
San Francisco
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Glen Gray
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Boxers Highlight Shipboard Smoker And Homecoming
SERVICE DEPT. Pfc. Eddie Houck son of Leo the Penn State boxing coach has been returned for hospitalization after severe burns from an oil stove explosion in a fox hole on the western front. Julie Kogan New Haven Conn lightweight who boxed professionally for seven years appeared recently in a Sampson naval training center smoker. Right back where most fighters start.
Pot O Luck And Free For All Lead Derby Preparations
Three top Kentucky Derby contenders show strong morning workouts. Pot O Luck breezes six furlongs in 1 17 at Churchill Downs. Free For All develops rapidly at Louisville. Esteem bills six furlongs in 1 14 2/5 at Belmont Park. Pavot, 1944 juvenile king, at Pimlico with a potential late Derby chance after being ruled out last fall.
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Warren Wright
Miami
John Marsh
Louisville
Belmont Park
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W. M.jeffords
Pavot
Pimlico
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Roses
Bob Feller to Pitch Against Northwestern at Evanston
Bob Feller, now navy chief specialist, brings his Great Lakes bluejacket team to Evanston to play a practice game with Northwestern University. He plans to pitch a few innings while evaluating his squad’s readiness for competition. Ken Keltn er and Pinky Higgins are in the lineup.
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Ill
Bob Feller
Feller
Navy
Great Lakes
Northwestern University Wildcats
Cleveland
Ken Keltner
Pinky Higgins
Detroit Tigers
Brentwood Beats Ada Blair In 15 Innings Semifinal
Brentwood edged Ada Blair 6 to 5 in a 15 inning opener of the semi finals in the elementary softball classics. Oak Hill defeated Elm Street 9 to 2. Wednesday schedules have Brentwood vs Ada Blair at 3 30 and Elm Street vs Oak Hill at 4 30 at the post office playgrounds.
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Ada Blair
Oak Hill
Post Office
Mayor Reelected In North Wilkesboro Race
Mayor R. T. McNeill won reelection in North Wilkesboro yesterday against T. S. Kenerey by 426 to 260 votes.
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R. T. McNeill
T. S. Kenerey
Duke Faces Belligerent Camp Bunner Squad In Scrimmage
Duke coach Jack Coombs praised his freshman dominated lineup after a 4 3 loss to Camp Bunner noting improved hitting but lingering issues. He cited slow decisive play weak base running and risky decisions on the bases as areas to tighten before the season's league play. Veteran Tom Davis returned to form with three hits while Roy Talcott belted a homer. Freshman Al DeRogatis is slated to start on the mound in the next warm up game against the Marines.
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Tom Davis
Wilson
Charles Braswell
Durham
Roy Talcott
West Hartford
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Frank Little
Albemarle
Ernest Watson
Ramseur
al DeRogatis
Newark
N. J
Bob Ploska
Irvington
Jim Hopkins
Baltimore
Dukesters
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Raleigh
Duke
Jack Coombs
Blue Devils
Coombs
Marines
Wolfpack
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Devils
Lee Spears
Lee Griffeth
Bath
Soldiers
No Arch Supporters At Expense Of State
Iowa highway patrolmen were denied a bill for $2 for arch cushions by the state executive council after auditor C. B. Akers objected. Akers quipped that patrolmen never walk, prompting the decision in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. B. Akers
Akers
First Baseman Out Of Baseball With Handicap
Ed Levy, outfielder and first baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics, reports from Florida that he cannot run after a spine operation last winter. He may undergo another operation, jeopardizing his baseball career.
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Ed Levy
Philadelphia Athletics
Milwaukee
Florida
North Carolina Tar Heels Top Durham Bulls 4-2 in League Match
North Carolina capitalized on four hits to edge Durham Bulls 4 to 2 in a Southern League game played yesterday in Durham. Tar Heels used timely hitting to secure the win over the Bulls of the Carolina league.
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North Carolina Licks
Durham Bulls
Durham
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Bulls
Ambitious GIs New York Study On Off Duty Hours
Nearly 3,000 service men and women in the second service command voluntarily return to school at about 40 posts camps and stations during off duty hours. Major William McK Spierer, chief of the information and education branch, notes the program aims to make soldiers better prepared.
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New York
INS
Second Service Command
William McK. Spierer
Personnel Services Division
Dozier Elected VP of Adjutants General Association
Brig. Gen. James C. Dozier of South Carolina was elected vice president of the Adjutants General Association of the United States during yesterday's meeting.
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Adjutants
Des Moines
James C. Dozier
South Carolina
Adjutants General Association of the
Gunder Haegg Accepts Invitation To Penn Relays
Philadelphia April 24 Gunder Haegg accepted an invitation to compete in the University of Pennsylvania relay carnival Friday and Saturday. Haegg, who enjoys golf, said he hopes to reach Philadelphia on Thursday and plans to run on grass when not racing.
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Gunder Haegg
University of Pennsylvania
Haegger
Greenwich
Grandad 83 Returns to Work for Food for Victory Program
James Malcomson, 83, quits newspaper work to aid his son and grandson in a food for victory effort. He wrote his first Rushville Times weekly letter over 63 years ago, highlighting a long career as a correspondent.
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Browning, NL
James Malcomson
Malcomson
Rushville Times
Fights Last Night Report Mixed Boxing Outcomes
Boxing results from multiple cities show Freddie Archer winning on points in New Orleans, and several knockouts and decisions across Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia Newark Baltimore Holyoke and other locales. Notable bouts include Jack Eaton defeating Bill Parsons in Chicago and Archie Moore stopping Teddy Randolph in Baltimore.
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WN. J
Springfield
Mass
Henry Jordan
Philadelphia
Bobby Snow
Waterbury
Conn
T.K.O
Eadie Reardon
Boston
Savannah
Maurice “Lefty” Lachance
Lisbon
Carlos Chavez
Chatham Field
Detroit
Charlie Smith
N. J
Leroy Spencer
Pete Bolos
Kuku Ortiz
Mexico City
San Francisco
Jackie Ryan
Chino Rodriguez
Eddie Mahoney
New York
Lee Walker
Girls Softball Loop Plans Meet At YMCA Thursday
Girls Softball league representatives will meet at 8 o clock Thursday in the YMCA lobby to plan the forthcoming season. Teams from Hillcrest Mercury Athletic Club girls Marsh Furniture Silver Knit Hosiery Melrose Hosiery competed last year and managers of other teams are invited. The boys league meets Monday at the same time and place. Thomas Car Works are the defending champions.
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YMCA
Tony Simeon
Hillcrest
Mercury Athletic Club
Marsh Furniture
Silver Knit
Melrose
Thomas Car Works
Park Myrtle Beach state park partially released to state
The federal government has released a portion of Myrtle Beach state park in South Carolina, taken over by the army after the war began, to the state. Park superintendent L. P. Labruse announced the action on April 24.
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Park Myrtle Beach
S. C
Myrtle Beach State Park
L. P. Labruse
Unique knife from Ithaca designers sparks curiosity
In Ithaca New York a rotary cutting knife was designed and built by Prof L M Roeh and L.
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Unique
Ithaca, N. Y
INS
Prof
L. M. Roeh
Major Leagues Suffer Key Player Absent Injuries
Baseball's injury list grows as stars like Joe Cronin and Joe Medwick miss games. Foxx limited by sore feet, Daniels out with back surgery, Martin sidelined after a collision, Garbark rested for ear infection. Nelson Drews Joost Wietelmann among Braves hurt. Wietelmann loses finger joints after line drive. Monday open date in both leagues.
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Jack Hand
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Joe Medwick
Giants
Jimmy Foxx
Phillies
Eddie Miller
Reds
Hershel Martin
Mike Garbark
Yankees
del Baker
Nick Polly
Jock Tobin
Medwick
New York Nationals
Steve Filipowicz
Foxx
Freddy Simmons
Jimmy Wasdell
Phil
Fred Daniels
Martin
Johnny Lindell
Cronin
Lindell
Washington
Mark Garbark
Yanks
Herb Crompton
Bill Drescher
Boston
Braves
Tom Nelson
Whitey Wietelmann
Frank Drews
Eddie Joost
Knorr Recommended For Ring Rot Control At State College
C Knorr of the State College of Agriculture is being recommended for controlling the contagious potato disease ring rot where regular control methods fail.
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C. Knorr
State College of Agriculture
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