Piedmont League in limbo as Virginia push looms
Speculation swirls over the Piedmont League future with a Washington meeting set by loop directors. Virginia clubs push to form an all Virginia league to salvage the Piedmont, while North Carolina teams rally for a compact NC circuit. Greensboro Charlotte Winston Salem and Durham appear ready to play if the Piedmont survives, with High Point’s status uncertain due to Willis Park decay.
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Loop
Washington
D. C
Virginia
Old Dominion
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Portsmouth
Norfolk
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Greensboro
Charlotte
Durham
Winston-Salem
St. Louis Cardinals
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Lynchburg
Virginians
W. G. Bramham
Pulaski
High Point
Jack Horner
Greensboro Daily News
Thomasville
Burlington
Brother Horner
Ta Hee
Baseball Stars Enter Armed Forces Thins 1945 Rosters
Major leaguers begin 1945 with 201 players in service across the army navy coast guard and marine corps. Pete Reiser and Joe DiMaggio join the war effort, shrinking star availability while teams like Philadelphia Boston and Detroit lose many players to military duty.
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Navy
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Ted Lyons
Johnny Rigney
White Sox
Phil Marchildon
DiMaggio Plans Army Enlistment After reconciliation
Joe DiMaggio, star of the New York Yankees, to quit baseball to join the armed forces after reconciling with wife Dorothy. He stated he would enlist as soon as his affairs are straightened and hopes to return to baseball after the war if he can still play. His draft status is Class 3-A due to his wife and infant son.
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St. Louis
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New York Yankee
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Yankees
San Francisco Seals
Red Ruffing
Phil Rizzuto
Tommy Henrich
Dio
San Francisco
Draft Board
Ust
Yankee star Joe nets world series impact and high batting peak
The Yankees patched their differences with the player who has helped them reach six world series in seven seasons. He joined for 25000 dollars plus two players. His career batting average stood at .345 until last season when a slow start dropped it to .305. In peak 1939 he hit .381.
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Eney
Yankees
Yanks
Joe
Herbert T. Merrill
Midway
New Hampshire State College
Arlington, Mass
Herb
West Point
Laverne Saunders
Solomons
Harry Wilson
Chris Cagle
Joe DiMaggio
Barrow
U.S.A
University of Illinois hockey season canceled amid freshman debate
Illinois canceled its remaining hockey schedule after a seven-player roster limited play. Minnesota and Illinois wanted to use freshmen for an exhibition, but a Big Ten rule blocked it, wasting 17,600 miles of travel. The roundup also notes bowling at Liberty Aircraft plant, a California boxer, a Mexican standoff in a boxing match, and coaching shifts at Montana and West Point figures.
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New York
University of Illinois
Minnesota
Gordon Gilmore
St. Paul Dispatch
Illini
Gilmore
George Young
Liberty Aircraft
Farmingdale
L. A
Chicago
California
Jackie Wilson
Jake Lamotta
Jackie
George Dudley Wilson
Spencer
N. C
Cleveland
Wright
Joey Peralta
Mexico
Montana U
Kydie Chinske
Missoula
Chinske
Hunter poised to challenge Rice for distance titles
Notre Dame star Ollie Hunter, hailed as the greatest distance prospect, arrives in the East to challenge Greg Rice’s reigning two mile and mile era. Rice’s calf tendon injury may delay the clash, with Millrose Games and Knights of Columbus matches penciled as early showdowns. Hunter, 11th year runner from Erie, Pa., boasts cross country wins and a best two mile of 9:13, aiming for a third straight Central Collegiate Conference title this season.
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NEA
New York
Gregory Thce
Oliver Hunter UI
Notre Dame
Ollie Hunter
Greg Rice
Rice
Madison Square Garden
Cleveland
Hunter
Erie
Loyola
Chicago
Walter Mehl
Earl Mitchell
Indiana
Hal
Gregory Rice
Holdout woes fade as baseball holdouts vanish this winter
New York report says players are unlikely to demand raises or strike during spring training. Clubs plan north camps while some players train at home under sunny skies. Past holdouts like Lefty Grove trained solo, with public sympathy low for those demanding more pay.
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Lefty Grove
Ball Park
Nagy Frosh Find Top Tar Heel Player of Week
Nagy, a freshman forward center, led the North Carolina Phantoms to strong showings in recent games, scoring 76 points in five college tilts and 15 against George Washington. Hartley leads with 79 in five pre Christmas tilts. Carolina aims to improve its conference standing facing Virginia Tech and Washington and Lee.
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Wake Forest
George Washington
Virginia Tech
Washington and Lee
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William and Mary
Indians
Carolina
G. W
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Tar Heels
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Charlotte Y
Fort Bragg
Maryland
Virginia
Phantoms
Fritz Nagy
Find
Dick Hartley
Nagy
Hartley
Wjominion
Bill Lange
Toad McCachren
Bob Altemose
Jim White
Lou Hayworth
Ellis Freedman
Edgar Lougee
Hayworth
McCachren
Freedman
Times Are Tough in 1942 Fines Across AL
Chicago January 14 The American league audited 1942 baseball fines and found income below expectations. President Will Harridge noted under $500 total fines, with White Sox manager Jim Dykes contributing $300, adding that times are terrible.
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Chicago
Will Harridge
Jim Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Tulane Plans 1943 Football Schedule Broadcast
Tulane University will carry intercollegiate sports including its 1943 football schedule in New Orleans if government regulations and public attitude permit. Charles Janvier, president of the athletic council, said last night.
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Tulane
New Orleans
Tulane University
Charles Janvier
Athletic Council
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi fielding 1500 players in standout basketball squad
At Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Jack Gray coaches a vast program with 1500 players including aviation cadets and officers. The station, claiming world’s largest, fields multiple intra and extra station leagues, boasting 510 players in one league and about 850 in another, with 26 teams in a single league and more than 300 games under supervision. Basketball is praised as top body-building exercise for developing rugged sailors.
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NEA
Cop
Christi
Tex
Jack Gray
United States Naval Air Station
Southwest
Rice
Texas
Texas A
Naval Air Station
Landis Finally Takes Detroit From Doghouse
DETROIT January 14 1940 The Detroit Tigers emerge from Commissioner Landis three year embargo on farm operations after irregularities. Ninety players freed by ruling many in service or in arms with Greenberg and 17 others. Tigers hope to regain some talent while farms remain largely inactive.
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Detroit Tigers
K. M. Landis
Tigers
Hank Greenberg
Jack Zeller
Zeller
Roy Cullenbine
Cleveland Indians
Lioyrd Dietz
Pittsburgh Pirates
Denny McCoy
Philadelphia Athletics
Rangers Coach Sees New Ching Johnson in Garrett
New York coach Frank Boucher compares 18 year old defense prospect Red Garrett to hockey great Ching Johnson, signaling potential in the Rangers and a standout defensive future for the team.
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New York
Red Garrett
Frank Boucher
New York Rangers
Ching Johnson
Defiance Cagers Set Season Scoring Mark in Bluffton Win
Defiance College defeated Bluffton College 104 to 39 to post a new season scoring mark in Ohio collegiate basketball. The digit 104 matched the teams’ meeting a year earlier when Defiance won 104 to 45, signaling familiar dominance for both sides.
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Defiance
Defiance College
Cagers
Ohio
Bluffton College
Bluffton
Golfers Keep Practicing At Will Rogers Field
Postman's Holiday and Oklahoma City links draw players stationed at Will Rogers Field Oklahoma. Local golfers refuse to quit, staging weekend practice sessions around the field as they work on their games amid military postings.
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Okla
Oklahoma City Links
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