Change of Scenery Bison Lick Burlington Again By Score Of 45 To 23
Fourth of six articles recalls boxing era events including Joe Choynski vs Kid McCoy at Broadway Athletic Club New York. Describes a controversial second round count, a disputed finish, and dramatic exchanges with bets and crowd reactions shaping boxing lore.
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Burlington
Harry Grayson
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Joe Choynski
Kid McCoy
Old Broadway Athletic Club
New York
McCoy
Choynski
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Bill Brown
New York Boxing Commission
Dunn
Johnny White
Charley White
White
San Francisco
Chicago
High Pointers Fall to Black Bison in Burlington Rematch
Burlington highs Bulldogs lost 45 to 23 in their gym as Black Bison and key players Crowder Idol Dunkelberger led scoring. High Point improves seeding chances entering the second round with no defeats, they host Reynolds Friday night.
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Fred Flagler
Burlington High
Bison
Bulldogs
Burlington High School
Roney Cates
O Gt
Burlington
Baxter Ridenhower
Cates
Crowder
Idol
John Crowder
Junius Idol
Oir
Don Dunkelberger
Fighting Bulldog Crew
Burlies
Leroy Collins
Burlington Crew
Jim Foxworth
Melvin Walker
High Point
Black Bison Cagers
Reynolds High Cagers
Collins
Rothrock
Enene Dunkelberger
Walker
Davis
Foxworth
See Wee iSwartzberg
Silivan
Ies Bene Bones
Mitchell
Robertson
Players Safe For Awhile As Non-Essential Rules Invoked
The War Manpower Commission exempted professional sports from the first nonessential list, sparing baseball and other players from immediate draft. Officials warned postponement was not guaranteed as May 1943 draft considerations loom, with predictions that many 18 to 38 year olds could enter service by year end.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Paul V. McNutt
Sports Roundup Sparks Tradeoffs For Horse Track Plans
New York February round up notes troubles in horse racing with Jamaica Wood Memorial and Kentucky Derby timing, a shortage of bedding straw and shipping issues. Steve Mesner, Dodger, slugger Freddie Fiducia bout announced for Feb 22 in San Francisco. Jimmy Johnston recalls Foxx salary talk with Cubs and possible oil sales career.
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New York
Jamaica
Louisville
Pro Golfers Barred from Non-deferrable Classes and Sent Home
A sports page from New York reports that pro golfers were excluded from non-deferrable classes and told to seek other jobs, forcing them to play in makeshift cow pasture pools. After ten days with Jimmy Conzelman, writers formed a club to remove Cozelman and regain family time and rest.
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Jimmy Conzelman
New York Sports
Cozelman
Havey Boyle
Pittsburgh Post
New baseballs with golf ball core spark debate
The Oklahoma City Times reports new baseballs claim to fuse golf ball core with horsehide. Testers note bounciness and durability differences, while manufacturers argue enhanced performance for professional leagues.
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Oklahoma City Times
Prisoner fears fade as Grassi plays first race win
The M. P. detachment at Fort Sheridan, Alabama, reduces concern over potential escapes by Pvt. Alexander Grassi after he won a track meet in Altoona in 1925 beating two Olympic runners. Former Norfolk Naval Training Station stars form a cage team named the Ragamuffins with Phil Rizzuto and others. Curtis Bay Cutters of the Easter Amateur Hockey League set a New York doubleheader next Sunday. Charlie Plitt, a coast guard hockeyist, had 17 pitching wins for Elmira last season.
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Fort Sheridan
Alexander Grassi
Grassi
Altoona
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Ragamuffins
Phil Rizzuto
Vinnie Smith
Freddie Hutchinson
Hank Feimester
Lefty Gomez Reimagined as Braves Comic Broadcast Draw
The scoreboard recalls Vernon Gomez leaving the Yankees for the Braves and becoming the life of the party with wit and taller tales. Observers note his pitching variety, jokes, and anecdotes about teammates, managers, and famous moments while predicting a humorous dugout broadcast pairing with Casey Stengel.
Cloverdale Clips Cage Play In YMCA Youth League
The Gra Y basketball league opened yesterday at the YMCA with Cloverdale sweeping Brentwood in both first and second teams, 22-2 led by McDonald with eight points. Oak Hill and Elm split games as Oakhill won 12-3, then Elm’s second team upset Elm 5-4.
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Cloverdale
Brentwood
McDonald
Oak Hill
Elm Divide
Oakhill
Elm
Cubs Return to Standard Uniforms This Season
Chicago's Cubs will shed the sleeveless shirts used for the past three years and wear standard baseball uniforms again. General Manager James Gaugher said the change comes as players preferred the traditional attire. The sleeveless “vestees” were designed for greater freedom of movement.
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Chicago
Cubs
James Gaugher
Judge Landis Breaks Custom For Meeting
NEW YORK Feb. 3. Commissioner K M Landis travels from Chicago to New York for the baseball writer’s annual dinner and show amid Broadway betting he will discuss the Philadelphia Phillies situation. Also in town is Memphis ace Bill Terry for the same event. Ed Dibble coaches keyboarded optimism as Kentuckians face CCNY in Madison Square Garden. Warmerdam to Millrose games after vaulting 15 feet 3 8 inches last year. Manpower ruling veers toward next summer’s games with groundkeeper duties. Don Durdan, famed Beavers football captain, is out with chicken pox and Slats Gill’s team misses his play.
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Harold Claassen
New York
K. M. Landis
Chicago
Landis
Philadelphia Phil
Memphis
Bill Terry
Ed Dibble
City College of New York
Madison Square Garden
Don Durdan
Oregon State
Beavers
Slats Gill
Two Topnotch Gallopers In Winter Debut
In New Orleans two top horses make winter debuts ahead of the $10,000 New Orleans handicap. Valdiaa Farms Rounders and Porte's Cap join Moscow II Paperboy and Calumet Flash as they test a mile and a sixteenth field. Riverland leads challengers after a strong last year sprint.
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Judson O'Quinn
New Orleans
Mr. Big Tail
Valdiia Farms Rounders
Whirlaway
Charles S. Howard
Porte
Cap
Whirly
Ben F. Whitaker
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Louisiana Farms
Riverland
al Sabath
College scores list against multiple teams
A sequence of college basketball results is shown with scores for South Duke, N. C. Navy Pre-Flight Officers, South Carolina, The Citadel, North Carolina, Clemson, William & Mary, University of Richmond, Virginia Tech, Washington & Lee, Marshall, Salem, West Liberty, Alderson-Broaddus, Lynchburg College, Randolph-Macon, High Point College, Langley Field, Norfolk Naval Training Station, and Norfolk Naval Air Station. Several games include overtime.
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North Carolina
Clemson
William & Mary
University of Richmond
Virginia Tech
Washington & Lee
Marshall
Salem
West Liberty
Alderson- Broaddus
Lynchburg College
Randolph-Macon
High Point College
Langley Field
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Record-setting effort at Signator track and listed contenders
The report notes a track record at Signator and highlights Irish-bred Rounders and Valdiia Orphan from Valdiia Farms as top contenders. Probable starters for the February 27 handicap include Midand Cory don Strateor Orient Gallant Flaught and others, with an earlier $5 added handicap at a mile and one sixteenth scheduled for February 12.
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Valdiia Farms
Valdiia
Midand
Corydon
Strateor
Orient Gallant
Flaught
Panthers Rally To Third Straight Road Win At Langley Field
High Point College Purple Panthers defeated Langley Field Fliers 61 to 51 in Newport News as Stasulli led with 17 points, with Nostrand and DiTullio adding 14 and 10. Sweden also scored 17 for Langley Field in a close contest. The team heads to Naval Apprentice School next for another road game.
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Newport News
High Point College
Purple Panthers
Virginia
Langley Field Fliers
Panthers
Virgil Low
Naval Apprentice School
Stasulli
George Nostrand
Dick DiTullio
Panther
Sweden
HIGH
Ditullio
Nostrand
Querner
Porter
Seueeense Spinelli
High Point
Langley Field
Conn
Averett
Two Stars Absent Dimout Hampers Santa Ana Team
SAN DIEGO Calif Feb 3 Former USC stars Jack Hupp and Jack Hansen were absent as the Santa Ana Army Air Base basketball team lost 40 to 28 to the Naval Training Station They said they arrived late after getting lost in a dimout and found the gym only after the game ended.
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San Diego
Calif
Jack Hupp
Jack Hansen
U.S.C
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Naval Training Station
Hupp
Hansen
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