Hogan Holds Two-Stroke Lead In New Orleans Open
Ben Hogan shoots his second consecutive 69 to maintain a two stroke edge at the New Orleans Open with a 209 total after 54 holes. Byron Nelson trails by two with 211 and Sam Snead sits in a three-way tie for third at 215 as the field contends on a 6539 yard course under cloudy skies.
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New Orleans
Ben Hogan
Oropen
Byron Nelson
Hogan
Nelson
Herbey
Ben
Toledo
Ohio
Inverness Club
Stendier
Ron
Wood
Nelsort
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Harold McSpaden
Sanford
Denny Shute
Akron
Fred Jr
Beavers
Hershey
Haas, Jr
Clayton Heafner
Charlotte
N. C
Chicago
Rickey Says Brooklyn Has Not Single Ace Pitcher
Branch Rickey says Brooklyn needs five good starters to win a pennant and that pitching is the big problem for the Dodgers. He notes Hal Gregg and Ralph Branca may benefit from a year in Montreal and dismisses rumors of Mickey Owen to the Giants.
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Rickey
Brooklyn
Jack Hand Sanford
Fla
Branch Rickey
Branch
Branch Jr
Twig
Brooks
Hal Gregg
Ralph Branca
Montreal
Gregg
Branca
Cardinals
Homer Dixie Howell
Cliff Dapper
Don Padgett
Mickey Owens
New York Giants
Giants
Walker Cooper
Horace Stoneham
Owen
Jack Graham
Howie Schultz
Jack Bolling
John Douglas
Les Burge
Ed Stevens
Stan Rojek
Alex Campanis
Gene Mauch
Barney White
Claude Corbitt
Billy Herman
Cookie Lavagetto
Lew Riggs
Pee Wee Reese
Leo Durocher
Leo
Daytona Beach
Opening of largest sporting goods store in High Point
Brandis Culler and Nolan Hedrick announce the opening of Culler and Hedrick Incorporated at 244 North Wrenn Street. The store features Wilson and Rawlings lines for basketball baseball football tennis golf badminton boxing archery and a line of small electrical appliances. Worth Hedrick will manage the hobby shop division with hunting fishing and table tennis gear. Culler formerly with minor league baseball and the Braves plans to remain during the off season.
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High Point
Culler and Hedrick, Incorporated
South Wrenn
Brandis Culler
Nolan Hedrick
Culler
Boston Braves
Hedrick
Wilson and Rawlins
Worth Hedrick
Hobby
Wrenn Street
Hobby Shop
Braves
Sporting Goods
Layden declines advisory post with NFL at $20000
New York February 16 Elmer Layden, who last month resigned as National Football League commissioner, declined the league's offer to stay on in an advisory role to Bart Bell the new commissioner at a yearly salary of 20000 Layden a former Notre Dame star ends a football career that spanned 30 years as a player coach and executive.
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New York
Elmer Layden
National Football League
Bart Bell
Layden
Notre Dame
Chattanooga Sends Ten Players to Charlotte
CHATTANOOGA Tenn Feb 16 The Chattanoogas announced transfer of ten players to Charlotte reducing active squad to under 50 ahead of spring training starting March 4 Armando Gallart Cuban third baseman sent on option to Charlotte with the other nine outright Drops include Vince Ventura pitchers Joe Cleary Joaquin Gutierrez shortstop Charley Biehl infielders Arthur Ecklund Frank Gallardo pitcher Fernando Rodriguez and utility men Daniel Parra Rogelio Valdez
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Joe Engel
Chattanoogas
Lotte
Armando Gallart
North Carolina
Vince Ventura
Joe Cleary
Joaquin Gutierrez
Charley Biehl
Arthur Ecklund
Frank Gallardo
Fernando Rodriguez
Daniel Parra
Rogelio Valdez
Reynolds Accepts Indian Contract
Cleveland Feb 16 Allie Reynolds telegraphed from Oklahoma City that he accepted 1946 contract terms with the Cleveland Indians and would report with the first contingent of players at Clearwater Fla training base Feb 20. Reynolds was an 18 game winner with the Tribe last season.
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Cleveland
Allie Reynolds
Oklahoma City
Okla
Cleveland Indians
Clearwater
Fla
Frank Kohlsbecker
Reynolds
Tribe
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Culler -Hedrick Open Sporting Goods
Hogan Holds
Jimmy Hines
Jim Ferrier
Henry Picard
Harrisburg
Toney Penna
Dayton, C
Sam Byrd
Detroit
Frank Stranahan
George Schneider
Salt Lake City
Charlottean
Snead
Ferrier
A. Dick Metz
Ky Laffoon
Orlando
Henry Todd
Dallas
Tex
Charles Klein
San Antonio
Willie Goggin
White Plains
N. Y
Herman Barron
Ellsworth Vines
Harold Williams
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Herman Keiser
Portsmouth
Virgil Shreeve
Nor
Lorraine Davies
Florida
Joe Stripp
Jimmy Brown
Bill Posedel
Braudus Culler
Wilson and
Rawlins
Sporting Goods Store
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Hodgman
Bob Feller
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