Angott and Jack Set for Exhibition at Madison Square Garden
In New York two lightweight contenders Sammy Angott and Beau Jack will fight at Madison Square Garden on Friday. No title will be at stake as debate about the division’s champion continues. The bout is viewed as exhibition and money for the fighters, while boxing officials dispute the 135 pound title’s control and future matchups.
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New York
Samuel Anguis
Beaucoup Jack
Sammy Ngott
Beau Jack
Madison Square Garden
Boxing Commission
New York State Athletic Commission
Michael Straus Jacobs
Michael
Joe Gans
Benny Leonard
Angott
Dack
Sammy Angott
Beau
China
Samuel
Lulu Constantino
Lulu
Garden
Sammy
Hercules
Ma Chick
Eddie Joseph
Ercules
Thidie Joseph
Abe Goldberg
Jimmy Gearns
Phelan
Rickey Clarifies Double A Baseball Plans Amid Player Shortage
PHILADELPHIA Jan 25 Branch Rickey explained his recent remark on Double A clubs facing a season shortage. He said the comment referred to Montreal only and that the Triple A and Double A teams would play this year if able to field squads.
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Philadelphia
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Montreal
Rickey
Schroeder to Compete In War Bond Program
New York January 25 Ted Schroeder USN national tennis champion in 1942 will compete in the war bond tennis program here Friday He will play Lt jg Don McNeill national titleholder in 1940
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New York
Ted Schroeder
USN
Don McNeill
Panthers Face BTC 10 in Greensboro Tilt
Coach C Virgil Yow sends the Panthers to Greensboro to meet BTC 10, a top service team, for a nonconference test. Nostrand and Porter boost Yewmen’s lineup after losses to Kappleman and Perry, with Taylor Dawson and Foster slated for key roles.
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C. Virgil Yow
Panther
Greensboro
Panthers
Tech Hawks
Kappleman
Perry
Nostrand
Porter
Mountaineers
Appalachian State
Yow
Taylor
Dawson
Patterson
Foster
Montgomery Favorite For Tonight's Fight
Ike Williams and Bob Montgomery meet in a 12 round bout at Convention Hall Philadelphia tonight with Williams slight underdog odds near 6 to 5. A Williams win boosts his national stature while a Montgomery win paves the way for Beau Jack rematch and a Davis bout next month. About 20,000 fans expected, gate around $50,000.
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Philadelphia
Ike Williams
Bob Montgomery
Convention Hall
Bobcat
Williams
Trenton Terror
Beau Jack
Bummy Davis
Women's Amateur Golf Opens in Miami First Round Matches
Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta and Marjorie Rowe of Anniston faced off in the opening round at Miami Country Club after Kirby led qualifiers with 75 and Rowe with 86. Jane Crum of Orangeburg drew Mrs. George Wilcox of Miami as her foe while Crum aimed to advance.
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Miami
Fla
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Helen Lee Doherty
Marjorie Rowe
Anniston
Ala
Jane Crum
Orangeburg
S.C
George Wilcox
Cardinal infielder Enters Army Today
St Louis Cardinal shortstop Slats Marion, 26, of the 1943 World Series champions, passed his physical at Fort Jackson and was accepted for limited service, joining the army today after being in baseball with St. Louis and New York.
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Fort Jackson
S.C
Martin Marion Whiteford
Marion
St. Louis Cardinals
Fireman Rescues Pup From Icy Creek
In Chester Pennsylvania on January 25 a Darby Fire Company No 1 member named Shanty Raffaele waded into freezing 10 degree air water to save a drowning dog that had fallen through thin ice. The pup dangled from the ice edge as the firefighter pulled it to safety.
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Chester
Raffaele
Darby Fire Company No. 1
Woman Takes She first airplane ride at Chester Hill
Mrs. Martha Skelton, 74, enjoyed her first airplane ride after a Christmas dinner guest, a pilot, whisked her up. She exclaimed she would like a trip to California. The piece notes Benjamin Franklin's 1714 General Magazine as the first U.S periodical.
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Chester Hill
Martha Skelton
California
U. S
Benjamin Franklin
General Magazine
Historical Chronicle
Philadelphia
Joe Louis Guest Referee Draws 5000 at Baltimore Coliseum
Sgt Joe Louis served as guest referee for a weekly boxing show in Baltimore attracting about 5000 fans who packed aisles and turned others away. Harry Jeffra defeated Frankie Rubino by unanimous decision in a close ten round bout while Red Burman shared spotlight after fighting Louis earlier. Louis refereed five preliminaries including three six rounders and two four rounders.
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Baltimore
Joe Louis
Coliseum
Harry Jeffra
Frankie Rubino
New York
Jeffra
Rubino
Red Burman
Louis
Boxing leaders convene in New York over lightweight dispute
Major General John J. will chair a state athletic commission meeting to untangle the lightweight boxing situation involving Beau Jack Bob Montgomery and Sammy Angott. The session precedes the non title bout between Jack and Angott at Madison Square Garden.
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New York
John J
State Athletic Commission
Beau Jack
Bob Montgomery
Sammy Angott
Belore
Jack Angott
Madison Square Garden
Devil Tankers Take Schneider Physical Test
Duke swimmers underwent the Schneider physical fitness test under Coach Jack Persons in Durham. Dr. G S Eadie and Jack Sheid from the medical school administered the test, which originated in the last war to assess aviators and is used by the army and navy air corps for active personnel and applicants. The test measures heart function through pulse changes after exercise and reveals other health defects, using about 300 000 board feet of lumber for blocking and securing cargo on freighters leaving ports.
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Durham
Jack Persons
Duke
Schneider
G.S. Eadie
Duke Medical School
Jack Sheid
Medical School
Army
Navy Air Corps
Scheider
Basketball Results Summary From Norfolk and Nearby Grounds
Basketball results show Norfolk defeating New York State College 6 16 Bennett Field 58. Virginia Tech edged by Canisius 42 37. Northwestern 36 defeated by Canisius 42 confirming a mixed set of college match outcomes.
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NYS
Monroe
Virginia U. S
Virginia Tech
Bennett Field
N.Y. Piahter W
Creat Lakes
Northwestern
Canisius
Sa Sampson Nts
Master Minds Play Heavy Roll In Pennant Chase
Sports columnist оц. The piece argues the 1946 pennant races lack standout stars with many rookies, stressing managers’ influence, especially Joe McCarthy, who will shape Yankees’ season by assembling players to fit his fundamentals. The piece notes McCarthy’s past success and predicts strong Yankee contention in October.
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Master Minds
High Point Bison Set for Key Battle With Carolina Junior Varsity
High Point High's Bison, with an undefeated season so far, host a strong Carolina Junior Varsity unit in a 8 p.m. tipoff. The Tar Heels carry a 5 3 record, while High Point aims for its eleventh win and to test its depth against experienced foes.
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High Point High
Black Bison
Carolina
Bison
Tar Heels
Jayvees
Simeon
I Ee High
High
Oki
High Point
High Point College
Tom Bear
Don Willard
Oliver Poole
Barney Poole
Mennis Alvarez
Poole
Barney
Oliver
Leeroykins
Mel Walker
Malcolm Sullivan
Collins
Walker
Sullivan
Kennedy
Delappe
Golf ball shortage threatens game of 1944 season
New York Jan 25 The golf ball shortage worsens as warnings from manufacturers and officials go unheeded. U S Rubber’s John Sproul says 1941 sales were about 2,000,000 dozen while 1943 produced no new balls and reprocessed stock stood at 25 percent. Officials urge players nationwide to turn in old balls for reprocessing to prevent a near total extinction of play.
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New York
John Sproul
Golf Ball Department
United States Rubber Company
Carolina Swimmers Rank With Top Teams of Country
CHAPs HILL Jan 25 The University of North Carolina swimmers rank with Yale Ohio State and Navy after upsetting the Navy club 39 to 36. Coach Dickinson says Carolina leads in four of nine events and aims to meet any stronger squad. The Tar Heels prep for Emory and Henry and Georgia Tech in AAU meet weekend. Navy marks shatter records as Ina’s flying fish peaks on the Navy meet.
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Chaps Hill
University of North Carolina
Navy Club
Yale
Ohio State
Michigan
Navy
Carolina
Dickinson
Carolite
Blue Dolphins
Emory and Henry
Georgia Tech
Ina
Flying Fish
Carolina Navy
Jamerson
Dick Jamerson
Duke Line Up To Be Changed For Sailors
Duke University may alter its starting five for the Norfolk Navy station game after a 29 point defeat last weekend. Ken Turner may start at center with Hyde as an option. Dick Gilbert looked strong in the Carolina game and could move up as a guard. Duke travels to Annapolis to face the Naval Academy next.
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Durham
Duke Uiversity Cage
Norfol Navy Station
Sailors
Devils
Dukesters
Gerry Gerard
Kenny Turner
Turner
Norfolk
Gerard
Hyde
Shy
Dick Gilbert
Gilbert
Carolina
Bill Wright
Dukeman
Gordon Carver
Blue Devils
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Bird Dog World Series Postponed In 4-Word Jam
The national field trials known as the world series of bird dogdom will not be held this year. Open Feb. 14 was canceled due to a quail shortage and other reasons.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Rube Scott
National Championship Association
Hubert Ames
Return of Tom Harmon Delights Michigan Family
Lt. Tom Harmon, former Michigan All American football star and fighter pilot, returns home from a China base. His family plans a two city celebration with his parents en route to Gary Indiana to greet him, while Harmon recounts surviving two crashes and a dramatic rescue.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Tom Harmon
China
Louis Harmon
Gary
Ind
Harmon
Bertram Jensen
Mary Considine
Tommy
Kiukiang
Phillies Offer Prize For Club Insignia
The Phillies announce a $100 war bond prize to fans who design the best insignia for the team. Director Bob Carpenter says the emblem should symbolize Philadelphia and the club's youthful leadership while fitting the city's tradition.
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Philadelphia
Phillies
Bob Carpenter
Crating for 40mm Anti Aircraft Gun Uses Lumber
The crating process for a 40mm anti aircraft gun consumes about 875 board feet of lumber.
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By Earl Gibson
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