Yanks Readying New Outfield For 1944
New York may shift Bill Johnson to the outfield with Johnson and Weatherly in play. Johnny Lindell Bud Metheny and Tuck Stainback plus rookies Levy and Russ Derry are contending for center and other spots as Johnson faces possible draft or fire department job.
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Wance
York
New York Yankee
Keller-DiMaggio-Henrich
Fit Eatherly
Marie Joe McCarthy
Johnny Lindell
Bud Metheny
Tuck Stainback
Newark
Kansas City
Levy
Bears
New York
Russ Derry
Missouri
Augusta
Bill Johnson
Johnson
Camp Gordon
Yanks
Binghamton
Don Savage
Weatherly
Tar Heel Boxer To Fight in Own Back Yard
Al Peterson undefeated featherweight from Charlottesville faces Virginia in Chapel Hill as Carolina and Virginia meet for the unofficial Dixie title in the 20th rivalry meet. Peterson says he must win with parents watching and a postmatch date in Charlottesville ahead.
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Chapel Hill
al Peterson
Charlottesville
North Carolina
Virginia
Peterson
Dixie
BSI
Han Carolina
Carolina
Citadel
Maryland
Service men honor and boxing figures in wartime sports network
Milton Richman of the Bronx voted handsomest serviceman at Atlantic City. C. R. Virtue heads Oklahoma Indians on Texas League. Terry Young and Johnny Greco linked to a fatal Montreal Army benefit fight fallout. John Garberini promoted in New York sanitation. Bob Greenberg to organize two all star basketball squads for overseas service men. Capt. John Latzo serves in Camp Shanks Medical Corps. Thomas Hughes issues a bold challenge for a $100 side bet. Eddie Mader, now military police sergeant, credits Capt. Stine for boxing team success. Swedish hockey with lend lease gear to airmen. Vic Hopkins welcomes 10-pound son. Frankie Blair coaches boxing at Camp Parks. Harry Botkoff and Dutch Garfinkel duel at West Point.
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John Garberini
New York
Jll Carey
Bob Greenberg
New York Americans
John Latzo
Fighting Brothers
Hazleton
Camp Shanks
N. Y
Steve
Pete
Thomas Hughes
Neptune Meter Co
Jackson Ave
Long Island Cit
New York State
Eddie Mader
Greensboro
N. C
Francis J. Stine
Catholic University
Sweden
Vic Hopkins
Nutley
N. J
Frank Tenerelli
Frankie Blair
Camden
Camp Parks
Calif
Harry Boytkoff
Dutch Garfinkel
St. John’s
West Point
Harry
Field Artillery
Amos Wins First Place in Municipal League Play
Amos defeats Triangle 52 to 26 to clinch first place as Community Hardware downed Sedgefield 52 to 29 securing a playoff berth. Playoff week begins February 14 with Amos facing Community Hardware while Triangle and Marsh meet for second and third place. Carroll of Amos scores 26 to lead scoring. Conrad of Community tops with 22 points.
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Triangle
Community Hardware
Sedgefield
Community
Marsh
Carroll
Ole
Tee
H. Farlowe
Folly
Ieac
Conrad
Kearney
Breen
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Myers
Chicago Bears Ground Gainer Bound for Navy
Chicago Bears star Harry Clark, the team’s leading ground gainer last season, has taken a naval aviation physical. If accepted, he will join prior Bears runners George McAfee and Frank Maznicki as Navy enlistees, marking a third such departure from Chicago’s pro squad.
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Ane
Chicago Bears
Harry Clark
Naval Aviation Corps
Clark
Bears
Navy
George McAfee
Frank Maznicki
Fights Last Night in Elizabeth NJ Card Highlights Wins
Tony Janko of Youngstown Ohio won six round decision over Jackie Paterson of Chicago while Jerry Coursole of Valley Stream New Jersey edged Milton Bell of New York in the same program held in Elizabeth New Jersey.
Local sports notes and community updates from Maryland and beyond
Maryland racing licensing opens with Pimlico the sole track approved for spring by the Racing Commission Ray Bryson takes over Havre de Grace track replacing ill Eddie Burke Bas kets for Bonds raises 18788 for War bonds via coach William J Byron high school project Jimmie Hart son of boxer Alex Hart to enter Naval Air training Vince Bovine Newark jockey famed in Mexico City 35 wins 30 seconds 70 starts Don Otten 17 year old Industrial League star seeks Army Air Corps service Don’s brother John infantry lieutenant and another sibling on a U S submarine Jack Taylor Omaha boxer now civilian POW in Nazi camp
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Pimlico
Maryland
The
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Havre de Grace
Eddie Burke
Dalgeville
William J. Byron
Jimmie Hart
Alex Hart
Naval Air Corps
Sampson, N. Y
Vince Bovine
Mexico City
Newark
Don Otten
Brooklyn
Marines
Army Air Corps
Don
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U. S
Jack Taylor
Omaha
Max Schmelin
Cologne
Chicago Meet Draws Nation's Best Bowlers
The 1943 44 bowling season opens in Chicago with top men and women competing for more than 35 prizes and $30 400 in total winnings. The Petersen classic, the richest event, runs Feb 1 6 with about 1 000 entrants from 1 280, led by Charley Boehm whose 1564 may not win top prizes.
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Tnp
Petersen
Charley Boehm
Highland Park
Mich
Dominick de Vito
Heels and Busters Triumph as Duke Falls in NC Games
In Charlotte on January 27 North Carolina's White Phantoms beat NC State 42 to 27, extending their record to six wins and zero losses to lead the Southern Conference. Norfolk Naval Training Station edged Duke 52 to 51, Navy Pre-Flight topped Camp Davis 64 to 30, and Greensboro Air Force Base defeated High Point College 61 to 21. Duke-Sailor game tied eight times as Duke suffered a single loss in a high scoring evening.
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White Phantoms
N. C. State
Norfolk,Va
Naval Training Station
Duke
Navy
Greensboro Air Force
High Point College
Sailor Imbroglio
Blue Devils
Virginians
Tar Heels
State
Basketball Aids In Fourth Bond Drive at 71st Regiment Armory
About 6 000 fans contributed 1 676 750 in war bonds during a doubleheader at the 71st Regiment Armory. Harry Boykoff scored 21 for the West Point Post All-Stars who lost 50 to 38 to the District Coast Guards in the opener, while Joe Lapchick's Brooklyn All-Stars defeated the New York Stars 47 to 43 in the finale. Malaria is endemic in seventeen southern and southwestern states and in all South American countries north of the Rio Plata.
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Poly
71St Regiment
Harry Boykoff
St. Johns
West Point Post
District Coast Guards
Joe Lapchick
Brooklyn All-Stars
Nat Holman
New York Stars
Rio Plata
Bowling and Classic Events Set for Weekend Competition
The 1927 program includes De Vito's second annual event drawing many Petersen entries and the third annual lanes ladies tourney with 168 women from 32 cities competing for $2,250 in prizes. First prize is $750 and the De Vito classic offers $1,000 top award.
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Petersen
AAU Swim Meet in Chapel Hill Draws Strong Field
Ten teams enter the Carolinas AAU Championships at Chapel Hill led by Southern and Southeastern Conference champions and the Goldsboro girls. Duke Navy Pre-Flight Carolina State Emory and Henry Greensboro Y M C A and Staunton Military Academy join a deep field for 12 events, with several defending champions returning and several potential record performances.
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Goldsboro Girls
Dick Jamerson
Carolina
Navy
Duke
Flying Mermaids
Goldsboro Swimming Association
Georgia Tech
Staunton Military Academy
Tech
N. C. State
Emory and Henry
Greensboro Y.M.C.A
Jamerson
Emory
Henry
Panthers Hand Tech-Hawkagers Tough Victory Over Panthers
Greensboro sees BTC Tech-Hawkagers dominate Coach Vir il Yow's team 61 to 21 as Panther center Nos trand limited to five points. Mahnken led BTC with dominant inside play and High Point shut down later in the game. The defeat extends Yow's setback-streak heading into Boone double bill with Appalachian.
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C. Viril Yow
Greensboro
Tech-Hawk
Panthers
Yow
Taylor
Panther
Nostrand
Mahnken
Yowmen
Bill Sone Appalachian
Boone
Belliveau
Worden
Jorgenson
Linskey
Mrevite
Freeman
Hutchinson
Dawson
Auman
Jamieson
Morrin
Goldsboro Girls Tank Team Schedule Announced
Goldsboro coach Charles Stapleton unveils the girls team schedule for the AAU season. Readiness includes Peggy Pate defending sprint titles and competing in 50 meter breaststroke and 110 yard breaststroke, while Evelyn Barbee targets national junior backstroke titles in 50 and 110 yard events.
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Charles Stapleton
Goldsboro Swimming Association
Chapel Hill
Duke University
Emory University
Stapleton
Peggy Pate
Evelyn Barbee
Women Golfers In Semi Final Matches Today
In Miami Florida Jeanne Cline a Bloomington Illinois amateur faces Majorie Row Michigan State champion now of Anniston Alabama in the tournament semi final. Row defeated Dorothy Kir of Atlanta then Georgia Tainter of Fargo North Carolina four and three yesterday. Cline a Rollins College student advanced with a four and two victory over Mrs. Thomas Nolan of Newcastle Pennsylvania.
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Fla
Jeanne Cline
Bloomington
Ill
Helen Lee Doherty
Majorie Row
Michigan
Anniston
Ala
Miss Row
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Georgia Tainter
Fargo
N. C
Miss Cline
Rollins College
Thomas Nolan
Newcastle
Mile Relay Tale and Hoofed Hopes in Brooklyn News
A jumble of sports notes from January reports covers mile events, potential player moves to the Cardinals, a Navy midshipmen relay team miscue with Roy Hollander found asleep, and various wartime era updates including Babe Ruth bond sales and boxing tours.
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Bia U
Metropolitan. A. U
Roy Hollander
North Carolina State
Hollander
Roy
Service Sports Brief
Before the main naval training station the team faced top Norfolk NTS. Hal Lambert, a former Rice star, collapsed and was hospitalized for double mania. Earlier Corley, Bainbridge’s scorer, fell ill and was hospitalized at halftime of the Bridge Quantico game. Keesler Field schedules a match between the commanding officer team and the General Mess Lightnings.
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G. I. Joes
Buddy Baer Plans Retirement to Cattle Ranch
Buddy Baer, once chasing the heavyweight title, plans to retire to a cattle ranch in California. The ex boxer and Joe Louis title challenger is in the PT program, recovering from a neck injury from a 1941 auto crash, while his brother Max Baer uses earnings from a Tail Lounge.
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West Palm Beach
Reams General
Max Baer
Buddy
Joe Louis
Max
Army
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