South Conference tourney opens with high stakes in Raleigh
In Raleigh the South Conference basketball tournament starts tonight with VMI vs Richmond at 7, NC State vs Duke at 8, and UNC vs Clemson at 9. Duke seeks title defense while Wake Forest is favored. Governor Hoey to greet play tomorrow afternoon as Davidson faces Washington and Lee and Maryland meets the Richmond winner.
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Roundup of boxing wrestling and track notes from March sports
New York sports desk surveys a busy period with Bill McKechnie tipped to win the National League buntin g title while Patrick Edward Comiskey entertains seven night offers including a $5 000 bid for a London bout with Welsh heavyweight George James. Missouri wrestling exhibitions shift policy and Al Bannister begins as Columbus Red Birds president as John Roxborough funds the Lewis Clark bout in Detroit. Henry John Henry remains light heavy champ in most states and Roxborough eyes dual world champion management by April. Eddie Mill is named promoter though Roxborough funds. Ford Frick interviews and Camilli gets a Frisco fair advert gag as Durocher questions MacPhail schemes. Harvard sprinter Jim Lightbody Jr leads 600 yards but chooses to join the Harvard two mile relay team leaving the Crimson without a top chance for the I C 4 A meet.
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Dave Clark
Detroit
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Wes Walleve
Fordham
Harvard
Jim Lightbody
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Crimson
Piedmont umpire Bill Hayes aims for majors in 21st year
The Piedmont league umpire Bill Hayes, child of a New Hampshire family, seeks a major league posting after guiding a semio team to last year’s national tournament quarterfinals in Wichita. He trains with the Cardinals at St. Petersburg and eyes a pro umpiring future. Tim Ohone, Fordham press agent, hovers over a 1939 football roster promising correct pronunciations.
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Fordham
New York World’s Fair Could Boost Outdoor Boxing Attendance
Protho er Mike Jacobs estimates the New York World’s Fair will increase outdoor boxing attendance by as much as 35 percent.
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Yankees Best Balanced Crew Barrow Has Seen In Years
St Petersburg Fla Ed G Barrow praises the 1938 New York Yankees as the best balanced team in his 50 years with the club balancing on field bench and clubhouse. He recalls Chicago White Sox 1919 balance on field as a benchmark while noting off field balance influences.
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Baseball Hall of Fame Plaques Unveiled in Centennial Program
The Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown New York unveils bronze plaques honoring legendary players. The feature marks Baseball's Centennial, highlighting why these figures earned eternal memory in the national game.
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Yankees face leadership test as rivals eye surge in 1939 season
Clark Griffith backs serious action to shake up the Yankees after trades sent catcher Joe Glenn and outfielder Myril Hoag to the Browns for pitcher Oral Hildebrand. Buddy Rosar strengthens catching and pinch hitting, Charley Keller shines in left field, and Joe Gallagher proves he can contend with DiMaggio.
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Oral Hildebrand
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Buddy Rosar
Charley Keller
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Joe Louis
Keller
University of Maryland
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Gallagher
Kansas City
Joe DiMaggio
Gordon Poised for Flying Start on Tour
Veteran observer compares Joe Gordon with Eddie Collins as he enters his first major league trip. Gordon, hailed as a top recruit in 1938, had a slow spring but now shows signs of finding his stride.
Eddie Collins A Ball Player’s Ball Player in Early Baseball Chaos
Eddie Collins was a star second baseman for Connie Mack’s famous $100,000 infield and a key figure in the Athletics dynasty. He later played for the White Sox and managed, served as player and executive, with a .333 lifetime average and noted base running acumen.
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Baseball team shuffles raise hopes amid shifting rosters
The passage notes the Yankees expanding their already strong roster after three straight championships, with rivals like the Red Sox close in. Detroit misses Frank Navin, Cleveland focuses on night baseball and pitching, Chicago remains content, Washington ships Zeke Bonura, Philadelphia pays for Bill Lillard, and St. Louis aims to limit its deficit while Barney Dreyfus is cited as having been right.
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Frank J. Navin
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Bob Feller
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Washington
Zeke Bonura
Philadelphia
Bill Lillard
San Francisco
Connie Mack
St. Louis
Barney Dreyfus
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT Reported From Multiple Cities
The Associated Press recounts boxing results with bouts in New York Cleveland Los Angeles Washington and Portland. Notable outcomes include Norment Quarles’s decision over Lew Feldman and Lou Gevinson’s knockout of Felix Garcia. A Bay of Fundy tide record notes a 53 foot rise.
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al Roth
Jimmy Vaughn
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Drew
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Richmond
Lew Feldman
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Los Angeles
Bob Nestell
Haystack Sloan
Bay of Fundy
Canada
Baseball Succeeds Despite Leaders in the American League
A concise assessment notes that the American League maintains success and vitality despite the actions or decisions of its top leadership, implying resilience of the league amid organizational challenges.
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Yankees Camp Highlights Pitching Targets and Power Hitter
In St Petersburg Paul Kirchell designs control drills while rookie Charley Keller from Newark draws attention for power at the Yankees spring camp. Keller reportedly hits farther into left field than Babe Ruth.
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Durocher Still Seeks Infield Threat Like Crawford
In Florida reports Leo Durocher aims to add a versatile pinch hitter similar to Pat Crawford who could cover any infield or outfield position. Bruins? The note highlights Crawford's value five years earlier to the Cardinals.
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Cincinnati Pitchers Learn to Take It Easy
Tampa report notes John Vander Meer is 100 pounds lighter and slowing his pace while Paul Derringer laments discovering unused muscles from golf and fishing. Avalon dispatch adds Gabe Hartnett worries Dizzily Dean as Cubs second squad heads west, guarding the arm after last year’s injury.
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Dizzy Dean
Phillies Ready for Quick Start Under Prothro
New Braunfels, Tey. Doc Prothro, named Phillies manager, expects a rested squad after the long train ride and plans a rapid start to the season. The club aims to capitalize on fresh legs and early momentum.
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Doc Prothro
Browns Begin Training With Key New Arrival Joe Glenn
San Antonio report says the St. Louis Browns start their camp with 11 pitchers and two catchers on hand and include Joe Glenn, the receiver obtained from the Yankees, arriving today.
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Joe Glenn
Yankees
Indians Hold Noon Workout at Training Camp
The Cleveland Indians conducted a noon workout at their training camp with photographers scheduled to handle most of the photographic work for the session in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Cleveland Indians
Senators near trade talks for Detroit target Rudy York
Clark Griffith of the Senators is reopening negotiations with Detroit for a deal centered on Rudy York. Cecil Travis would be the bait as Washington seeks a right handed bat after trading Al Simmons and Zeke Bonura.
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Clark Griffith
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Detroit
Rudy York
Birdie Tebbetts
Cecil Travis
al Simmons
Zeko Bonura
Dodgers Manager Reforms Chet Laabs Batting Style
In Lakeland Florida manager Del Baker works with Detroit Tigers outfielder Chet Laabs to adjust his hitting approach. Laabs failed to stick last year as pitchers outguessed him and now is being taught to meet the ball rather than try to crush it.
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del Baker
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Seventy Five Teams Open Southern Textile Basketball Meet
Seventy five teams from Alabama Georgia Tennessee North Carolina and South Carolina opened the four day Southern Textile basketball tournament in Greenville today. The squads will play 110 games across five divisions with the championship and consolation finals set for Saturday.
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Tennessee
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Ki Aldrich Wears Eye Patch From Sugar Bowl Ailment
Still patched up Fort Worth report notes Ki Aldrich T C U s All America center wearing a patch over his eye due to an ailment contracted just before the Sugar Bowl game with Carnegie Tech.
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Holdout Players Stretch Training Camp Start Across Leagues
Major league camps open as holdout players linger with teams. Paul Waner Joe Medwick Van Mungo Dick Coffman Buck Newsom Luke Appling among stoppers. Coffman pressured by Giants manager Bill Terry while others weigh offers and delays. Yankees Reds Rolfe Gordon DiMaggio among unsigned as Cleveland, St. Louis and Boston hold scattered lists.
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Bill Terry
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Babe Phelps
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Bill Crouch
Fred Sington
Tot Pressnell
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Baseball Centennial Oddities and Editor Notes
An editor notes the centennial of baseball with reflections on strange plays and decisions from majors to sandlots. The piece previews sharing odd angles and memories, accompanied by Hal Adams cartoons.
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America
Hal Adams
Lightning saves tied game as Giants and Pirates clash
August 16, 1909 at Forbes Field Pittsburgh Giants led 2 1 when a storm darkened the field and grandstand lights came on. Red Murray made a dramatic one hand circus catch after Jack Miller’s drive, nullifying two Pirate runs and forcing a 2 2 tie as rain poured down.
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Jack Miller
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Browns Holdout List Grows as Players Weigh Sign Deals
The Browns gathering of holdouts led by Newson continues to press for $20,000 terms with players including Earl Averill Lyn Lary Mel Harder Jeff Heath John ny Bronca and other names such as Russ Van Aatta Don Heffner Billy Sullivan and Mel Almada.
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Newson
Russ van Aatta
Don Heffner
Billy Sullivan
Mel Almada
Barriers Relocated at Aintree to Foxcatcher Pattern
Barriers on the British Grand National course at Aintree are being moved to match the Foxcatcher course layout at Fair Hill Maryland. The change reflects adjustments to the race course standards ahead of upcoming events.
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Aintree
Fair Hill
Dusek and Mephistfo Triumph in Two Falls
In Newark, Ruby Dusek 218 of Omaha defeated the Golden Terror 225 of Bristol after each took a fall. In Indianapolis, Great Mephistof 180 of Newark defeated Billy Thom 178 from Indiana University with Thom injured after each fall.
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Terror
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Mephisto
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Blue Whale Weight Compared to Five Elephants
A report states that the weight of a single large blue whale is greater than the total weight of five elephants. The comparison highlights the whale's immense size and mass.
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