Cerdan Emerges as Star in Allied Ring Meet
From the Algiers ring tournament Marcel Cerdan, a 26 year old French boxer, is seen as the likely standout and potential challenger to Tony Zale in a postwar U S bout scene. He defeated Florent Desmarais and Larry Cisneros in the senior welterweight division, with Cerdan lauded by observers as the most promising talent. He may bring his act to the United States if the war ends in time.
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New York
Tony Zale
Big
Marcel Cerdan
Algiers
Larry Cisneros
California
Florent Desmarais
New England
Cisneros
Army
Desmarais
France
Marcel
International Boxing Union
Europe
Africa
Nat Fleischer
Ring Magazine
United States
Parker says Bummy Davis lacks self control
The column alleges a future warrant for Referee Billy Cavanaugh over the Davis incident from three years ago. It accuses Fritzie Zivic of provoking Davis and questions Davis’s reinstatement while condemning Davis’s self control and noting his military record and boxing career.
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Bummy Davis
New York
Billy Cava
Naugh
Mr. Davis
Bummy
Boxing Board
Fritzie Zivie
Fair Play
Zivic
Fritzie
Davis
Zivie
Boxing Commission
Staten Island
Highs Seek Loop Lead In Key Matchups Tonight
The Black Bison travel to Winston Salem to face the Demons of molds high as Greens boro meets the Charlotte Streaks. A pair of results could shake the league standings and affect Friday’s showdown between Greensbro and the Bison for the tourney seed.
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Black Bison
Winston-Salem
Demons of Molds High
Greensboro
Bison
Charlotte
Gnen Reynolds
the Whirlies
Greensbro
Bison Demon Duel Preview Tonight At Home
The Bison and Demon teams clash as Mel Walker leads the center matchup and Simeon’s squad plans an eight man line. Reid and others will see significant play as the Demonettes face Gray High and the varsity battles Hanes High in a Western Conference tilt. An officials meeting outlines tournament plans tonight.
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Mel Walker
Walker
Butler
Simeon
Donald
Collins
Reid
Yno
Ate
Demonette
Gray High
Jay-Vees
Hane's High
Nto Pans
Ner
Triangle Edges Amos In First Game 39 34
Triangle beat Amos 39 to 34 in the series opener last night as Triangle led from early in the game. Carroll of Amos scored 14 points while E Farlowe and Byrd added 12 and 11 for Triangle, who led 19 to 12 at halftime.
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Triangle
Amos
Municipal
Carroll
E. Farlowe
Byrd
Ature
B. Farlow
Dawson
Tose
Farlow
Eevee Enewe See
Thomas
Cage Fan Secures Ticket For Rubber Tilt
A Winston-Salem fan drove to High Point to guarantee four tickets for Fort Bragg vs Fort Jackson in the rubber game playoff at the college gymnasium this Saturday. The story reflects the high demand and gasoline rationing context of the era. The piece also notes abacca rope plant cultivation in Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala.
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Fort Bragg
Fort Jackson
College Gymnasium
Winston-Salem
Panama
Costa Rica
Honduras
Guatemala
Unfit Fighter Critics Government Over Army Duty
A speaker denounces government handling of a prize fighter known for past misdeeds. He questions why Bummy should be allowed in the army and criticizes the current portrayal as tripe, expressing disgust at the situation and its impact.
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Bummy
Fort Bragg vs Fort Jackson Hoops Tilt Headlines Big Week
Fort Bragg meets Fort Jackson in High Point College gym on Saturday February 26 at 8 30 PM in a clash billed as a deciding factor for the all time service basketball title in the southern area. The program also features High Point College versus Morris Field in a bitter local showdown with two top rosters and ticket outlets listed across High Point and Thomasville.
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Fort Bragg
Fort Jackson
U. S
Jackson
High Point
Stolar
Colleges
High
High College
Morris Field
Charlotte
Panthers
Fort Braggie Point
Hugh Hampton
Virgil Yow
High Point College
Cedric Loftis
Durham Institution
N. C. State College
North Carolina
Bones” McKinney
Smith
Benses
Klutz
Tar Heelia
George Blakemore
Cleveland
Tennessee
Lou Fitgerald
Dee Gibson
Johnny Barger
Red Raider
Marion
Butch” Butler
Greenville
S. C
Clemson
Mercury Athletic Club
Mann Drug Stores
Mann Drug Company
Thomasville
Elwood
YMCA
Mercury Club
Expect Good Ball Year For Piedmont League
Richmond reports optimism for a strong Piedmont League season with six clubs preparing for a May 4 start. Plans include Cuban signees for Frank Lawrence's team and a working agreement with Los Angeles. Managers eyed include Milton Stocks with Norfolk and Ben Chapman with the Richmond Colts, while Durham may hire Jake Pitler.
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Richmond
Portsmouth
Frank Lawrence
Cuba
Cubs
Los Angeles
Henry Dawson
Norfolk Tar
Dawson
Milton Stocks
Norfolk
Eddie Mooers
Ben Chapman
Chapman
Cha
Wes
Rick Ferrell
Ollie Vanek
Allentown
Durham
North Carolina
Toop
Jake Pitler
Olean
Pitler
Bruno Betzel
Brooklyn
Wallace Wade and wartime football stars teased in roundups
New York’s round up recalls Wallace Wade’s possible return to coaching and praises Oklahoma player Albert Lara from junior college days. Larry Leonard lauds Lara as a future top coach’s recruit once the war ends, while Bill Britton and Cy humorously mix sports and history in Cairo time references.
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New York
Wallace Wade
R Wetting
Cssom
Middle East
Larry Leonard
Greensboro
N. C
Richmond
Albert Lara
Jinto
Com.t
George McAfee
Uea
Bronko Nag- Leonard
America
Bill Britton
T.C.U
Cairo
Britton
National Baseball Congress to Register Sandlot Players
March 25 marks nationwide registration day for sandlot baseball players with the sole requirement that participants want to play and sign their names. Also, Gus Wilson, who trained Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey, says he will head to Europe with a stable of boxers after the big fight.
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National Baseball Congress
Gus Wilson
Georges Carpentier
Jack Dempsey
Europe
Set F G McGourty Aids Channel Jump With Luck Charm
Washington trainer Set F G McGourty prepares to cross the channel in England for the invasion aided by a salvaged goal-post splinter from the Redskins 21 7 victory over the Bears last fall. Navy Lieut Jim Decker reports Ens Bob Davies and Lieut (jg) Vernon Struck are in Miami Beach with other veterans.
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F. G. McGourty
Washington
England
Redskins
Chicago Bears
Navy
Jim Decker
Syracuse U
Miami Beach
Ens
Bob Davies
Seton Hall
Vernon Struck
Harvard
Harry Wheeler
Manhattan Grid
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Herb
Cy Young
Basketball stat leaders vie for top game honors
Norfolk's Lloyd Tabor of the 10th Cavalry leads in a 28 field goals performance at the Army Airdrome, with Bill McBiduff of Marianna High School scoring 64 in a recent outing. Deshler High averaged 71.8 points over 13 games, while Noble Jorgenson of Westminster, six eight, posted 279 points in 16 starts as a college contender.
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Norfolk
Lloyd Tabor
Cavalry
Army Airdrome
Bill McBiduff
Marianna
Ark
Deshler
Neb
Noble Jorgenson
Westminster
Former Tennis Star Finds It More Fun To Buy Bonds
Molla Mallory once dominated American tennis and defeated Suzanne Lenglen in 1921. Now a government employee, she devotes herself to buying war bonds and supporting the war effort while living in retirement from tennis. Her brothers and sister in Norway have not been heard from since the German occupation.
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Jack Hand
New York
Molla’ Mallory
Suzanne Lenglen
Norway
Lenglen
Forest Hills
Mal
Lory
Molla
Mallory
Iida
Wimbledon
Riviera
Accively
Wage Hour findings show back wages paid in 1943
Overtime and back wages totaling 344771 dollars were paid by 398 western Pennsylvania companies in 1943 to 8465 men and women workers under the Federal Wage Hour Law, the U S Department of Labor announced.
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Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
Tech
U. S. Department of Labor
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