Spring training rosters show league-wide player strength rising
American League rosters for spring training total 247 men, 19 fewer than last year, with Browns leading in numbers and no key men missing. Yankees and Athletics run smaller rosters, while Philadelphia lists all players as dependents. Exhibition schedules cut about half, averaging 15 games each in the wartime program.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Boston Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Red Sox
Yanks
Browns
Philadelphia
Wartime athletics mix aims for strong teams and big matchups
A busy late February sports roundup surveys wartime sports shifts and ambitious pairing ideas from Case and Reserve joining forces with Baldwin Wallace and Fordham versus Penn Temple Harvard versus Boston College Stanford versus St. Marys. It notes freshman rules and midwinter enrollments in Rhode Island schools complicating eligibility and lists several athletes and service sports efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harvard-Boston
Stanford-St. Mary's
Rhode Island
Wil Drought Cox Eyes Phillies Future and Faces Scrutiny
The Scoreboard outlines Wil Drought Cox a lumber publisher and shipping magnate turned Phillies owner and coach, noting his criticism of the eighth National League franchise and plans for a new spirit. It mentions Doc Prothro, Johnny Allen, Boom Boom Beck, and Jimmy Hagen as key figures shaping the club’s direction and staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wil Drought Cox
Philadelphia
Ford
Bill
Phil
Cox
Phils
Jimmy Hagen
Ars
Hagen
Philies
Phillies
Hed Cox
Johnny Alien
Lawin’ Lawn
Boom Boom Beck
Johnny Podgajny
Silas Johnson
Johnny Allen
Hans Lobert
Lobert
Bill Cox
Virginia Puts No Quintets In Tourney
Virginia seals a Southern Conference berth as VMI and W and M clinch spots. The Cavaliers beat Maryland 36 35 to reach seven wins and four losses, earning a playoff bid alongside Duke George Washington North Carolina State and others for the Raleigh tournament.
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Richmond
Virginia
Yv.m.l
Old Dominion
Raleigh
N. C
W.M.1
Maryland
Hubey Werner
Ryland
Sotnyk
V.M.I
Alker
George Washington
Indians
Duke
North Carolina
George
Washington
South Carolina
Davidson
North Carolina State
Citadel
Tar Heels
Atlanta
Robinson Seeks Revenge Over La Motta In Detroit Fight
Ray Robinson favored in a ten round welterweight bout at Olympia Stadium Detroit over Jacob La Motta despite a 16 pound edge for La Motta. An overflow crowd of about 19 000 expected with purses around 80 000. Robinson slated for 30 percent of net gate with La Motta at 32 1 2 percent as both seek a decisive rematch.
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Watson Spoelstra
Detroit
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
Jacob la Motta
Sera
Walker Smith
U. S. Army
Robinson
la Motta
Olympia Stadium
Sugar Ray
Johing Jacob
New York
Negro
Jacob
Jake
Conference tournament scores tumble across several games
Georgia defeated Mississippi 36 to 27 and Kentucky beat Tulane 48 to 31 in the Southeastern Conference tournament. LSU routed Auburn 67 to 38 in the same event. Berea College posted 54 while Georgetown Kentucky College notched 45, and Eastern Kentucky State Teachers won 68 to 35 over Transylvania in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Mississippi
Kentucky
Tulane
LSU
Auburn
Berea College
Georgetown
College
Eastern
State Teachers
Transylavania
Barney Ross Returns Home Kissed Ground After Guadalcanal
Pacific hero Barney Ross, the boxing star and Marine corporal, came home aboard a hospital ship to San Diego. He recalled a night on Guadalcanal delaying the enemy with 21 grenades and 100 rounds, earning praise from his captain and a Navy Cross recommendation. He phoned wife Kaye and his Chicago family to share the homecoming.
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Barney Ross
San Diego
Guadalcanal
Ross
U.S.A
Chicago
K. le Blanc
Abbeyville
Tojo
Kaye
Hollywood
Roosevelt Road
Fish Marine
Monak
Barney
Pvt
R. C. Atkins
Rome
Santa Fe
Springfield
Third Time May Be McCarthy Time
Boston reports Johnny McCarthy, former Dodger and Yankee affiliate alum, is likely to win the Braves first baseman job in 1936. He debuted with the Dodgers in 1935, hit .295 for Indianapolis last season, and led the American Association in few categories.
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Boston
Johnny McCarthy
Giants
Yankees
Newark
Braves
Dodgers
Indianapolis
Carolina's Rich Basketball Traditions May Be Dulled By First Failure To Make Meet
Chapel Hill February 26 The White Phantoms of 1943 face a first possible failure to qualify for the Southern Conference tournament. A Friday loss to Duke could mark UNC's first absence since the tourney began in 1922. The piece reviews UNC records, past champions, and coaching lineage from 1922 to 1940.
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Carolina
R. W. Maday
Chapel Hill
White Phantoms
University of North Carolna
Duke
Tar Heels
Atlanta
Norman Shepard
Monk McDonald
Harlan Sanborn
Raleigh
Bo Shepard
Phantoms
Walter Skidmore
Bill Lange
South
Jack Cobb
Cartwright Carmichael
Carmichael
Southern
Bill Dodderer
Bill Devin
Army Should Supervise Boxing War Breeds Fighters Fans
Army should oversee boxing to spur recruitment and rebuild the National Guard as boxing flourishes postwar. The piece cites New York armories and Walker Law era, notes wartime club declines, and argues for government control to foster talent and public interest.
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Army
Hitler
Hirohito
Gene Tunney
National Guard
New York
Paul Berlenbach
Joe Glick
New York Armories
Armory Boxing
New York Boxing Commission
Braves lineup boosts offense with West in outfield
A description notes McCarthy entering the lineup and his marriage details, pushing Max West back to the outfield. It credits the Braves with punch from McCarthy and Chet Ross and adds Tommy Holmes as a spark with speed.
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Ain
McCarthy
Max West
Braves
Chet Ross
Tommy Holmes
Western Conference hoops open with Salisbury and Reynolds in action
The Western Conference tournament heats up as Salisbury Green Wave edge Gastonia 41 37 to reach the semi finals where Charlotte’s Purple Whirlwind and Reynolds face Greensboro and Burlington. Salisbury leads 25 13 at halftime with Gudger scoring 14 to pace the winners.
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High Point
Bison
Boyden High
Salisbury
Gastonia Green Wave
Greensboro
Reynolds
Burlington
Bulldogs
Charlotte
Black Bison
Tom Brown
Cagers
Twin City
Harlan Gudger
Gastonia
Green Wave
Boyden
Gudger
Gaston County
Gudgeer
McDaniels
Pearson
Bob Jamieson
Charlotte High
R. Frye
Jessen Pearson
Wallace
Sheppard
J. Frye
Dilling
Weant
Mangrum
Poatseae Penley
Er Whee
Martin
Etree
Watkins
Senate
Local Gra-Y basketball tilt features five tight games
Cloverdale Ada Blair and Ray Street School cagers won a series of five close games at the Y.M.C.A. Cloverdale led with a 43 6 win over Emma Blair and swept Emma Blair in the second contest 14 2. Ray Street split with Oak Hill 37 8 and 10 4, while Ada Blair defeated Elm Street 5 1 in the final clash.
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Cloverdale
Ada Blair
Ray St
Ray Street
Y.M.C.A
Emma Blair
Lambeth
Oak Hill
Culler
Henderson
Rains
Elm Street
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James Wallace
Harlan Grudger
Bob Weant
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Ville
A.A.U
Pete
Gil Doods
Frank Kix
Dan Ferris
Kentucky A.A.U
Stark Arch Ward
Chicago Tribune
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New
Dodger
K. M. Landis
Johnny
Washington, D. C
Australia
George Giacchino
George Falco
Camp Pendleton
Canada
Johnny Grego
Cleo Shans
Omaha Amateur Baseball Federation
Murray
K.Y
State
Appalachian
Hamline
Arizona
Pepperdine
Irginia
Ray Robinson
NBA
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
USO
Knights of Columbus
France
Germany
Henries
Wave
High Point Crew
Whirlwind
R. J. Reynolds Quint
Winston-Salem
Tony Simeon
Burlington Crew
Johnny Richardson
Tommy Joyce
Louis Bateman
Bob Greason
Roney Cates
SHOCK
Carl Phibbs
Greens
Charlotte Central
Lew Mendler
Charlotte Cagers
Miller
Peer Ee
Mitchell
Greason
R. Cates
Cvg
Ellington
I Dameron
TP 'Prye
Piel
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Butler
Erile
Joyce
Poru
Ohn
Crater
Ellingston
Frye
Hackney
UNC
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Coleman
Adame
Gorrell
Lumley
Balls
Mendier
Williams
Felio
Long
Harris
Huseer
Dunham
Tulsa
Mercler
Bayward
Weberes Fellos
Seers
Steer
Foreman
Beaver
Eebeeenn
Carson
Campbell
Phibbes
Thomas
Cunningham
Michalore
Shewee ‘Gorrell
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Theeee Ralls
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