Many Stings Wins Widener Challenge Cup At Hialeah Park
Many Stings the favorite wins the Widener Challenge Cup by a half length over Big Pebble in the fifth Florida running at Hialeah Park. The crowd of 16 093 bets total record 149 339 with Many Stings paying 9 10 for each 2 00 wager and collecting 52 000 for owner Leo J. Marks of Columbus Ohio.
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Miami
Hialeah Park
Maxwell Howard
Big Pebble
Supreme Sir
Pays
Florida
Leo J. Marks
Columbus
Ohio
Marks
George Seabo
Ruperto Donoso
Donoso
E. S. Moore
Wyoming
Day
Dolly Val
Sandy Boot
Woof
Adams-Millis caps A class final over Blue Bell Greensboro
In the Gold Medal tournament final Adams-Millis defeated Blue Bell of Greensboro 66 to 47 to win the Class A title. Mush Fein led Greensboro with strong inside play while Jim McCachren and Keene paced Adams-Millis with key baskets and floor work. Redwine Hardware beat Farmer's Co-Op 37 to 35 in the Class B showdown, and Caudle led the Co-Op offense with crucial scores as Evans and White battled for Redwine.
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Adams-Millis
Bluebell
Greensboro
Rmer’s Co-Operative Dairy
Inston-Salem
Redwinerdware
Mush Fein
Arney
Banketts
Teensboro
Adamsillis
Mers
Sappenfield
Carroll
Jim McCachren
High Point College
Keene
Te Bell
Derrikson
Bill Meachren
Meachrens
Jim Ofdama- Milli
Bill
Blue Bell
Adamsilies
McCachren
Coble
Children’s Home
Ompkins
Etory
Cable
Orphange
Hawk
Barrier
Redwine
Steel
Farmer
Conrad Harrier
F. Evans
Les
White
Tobacco City
Farmer's Co-Op
Evans
Caudle
Jones
Ido
Tyeseras & i
Conrad
Ponce
Boore
Hartley
Farcowe
Coper
Bape
Marrs and Purple Flash clash in hot grudge wrestling card
Promoter L. C. Mc Mahon touts an all star bill with Pete Schuh versus Floyd Marshall and a featured Marrs versus Purple Flash grudge match. Memphis native Marrs and the Flash have a history of taunts while Pancho Valdez faces Jake Patterson in the curtain raiser. Tickets available at Sheraton and Elwood hotels.
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Purple Flash
L. C. McMahon
Marrs
the Flash
Flash
McMahon
Pete Schuh
Chicago
Floyd Marshall
Memphis
Marra
Maria
Potto
Pancho Valdez
Jake Patterson
Syracuse
Sheraton
Elwood
Jurges Gets 1000 Boost and Joins Giants Parade
Bill Jurges and a signings group join the New York Giants after a reported $1000 raise to $16000. The club also inks outfielders Demaree Leeds and infielders Burgess Whitehead and Johnny McCarthy, leaving first baseman Zeke Bonura as a holdout.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Bill Jurges
New York Giants
Giants
Frank Demaree
Bob Leeds
Burgess Whitehead
Johnny McCarthy
Zeke Bonura
Swift Impresses Browns In San Antonio Workout
Catcher Bob Swift, previously with the Texas League, drew praise from Manager Fred Haney as the Browns displayed strong batting and fielding during a March 2 workout in San Antonio.
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Swift
San Antonio
Tex
Bob Swift
Fred Haney
Browns
Many Stings Wins Fourth Straight at Hialeah Meet
The horse Many Stings overtook The Chief in the stretch to win a race, with Big Pebble offering a brief challenge. It marks Many Stings fourth consecutive victory at the Hialeah meetings, following a strong win in the McLennan Memorial two weeks earlier.
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Woof
Memory Book
Brown King
High Fidelity
Sir Damien
Confiado
Insecelda
Technician
Chief
Big Pebble
McCachren Drills Panther Gridders
High Point College football spring practice under coach Jim McCachren has 20 plus players training daily with three weeks left. Twenty five veterans return, plus new prospects Julius Sherman Marty Rosen George Needham Jay Hoffman Brandon York, while Seymour Franklin departs after graduation.
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Marse Grant
High Point College
Jim McCachren
Jack Moran
George Demmy
Joe Petack
Paul Altier
Alvin Boles
Bill Bennett
Robert Clifton
John
George Needham
Jay Hoffman
Brandon York
Letterman
Seymour Franklin
Clemson Orange Team Wallops Blues 34 0
Clemson's Orange squad led by 160 pound Georgetown junior Chippy Maness routed the Blues 34 to 0 in a practice game at Washington. Maness had three long runs including a 35 yard TD and threw for another score. The first team backfield featured Maness, Roy Pearce, Booty Payne and Charles Timmons.
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Clemson
D. C
Big Orange
Chippy Maness
Georgetown
Blues
Maness
Roy Pearce
Booty Payne
Charles Timmons
Swiger To Deane Beat Duke No. 1s In Spring Scrimmage
Duke No. 2 squad defeated the No. 1 outfit 6 to 0 as Carl Deane ran 50 yards after a pass from Frank Swiger. Duke No. 4 beat No. 3 6 to 0 with Bill Wartman scoring after an accidental block by Coach Wallace Wade.
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Durham
Frank Swiger
Carl Deane
Duke
Bill Wartman
Wallace Wade
Wartman
Wade
Charlotte
Pofahl Reports to Nat Camp Despite Mystery
Orlando Florida March 2 Jimmy Pofahl the Washington Club’s acquisition from Minneapolis showed up at the Nationals spring training camp today drawing attention to remarks by president Clark Griffith that he had ignored letters and telegrams. Pofahl said he had been in Minneapolis since February 3 marriage and was not ordered to report until March 1.
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Orlando
Fla
Jimmy Pofah
Washington Club
Minneapolis
Nats
Clark Griffith
Potahl
Sammy Chapman Drives 400-Foot Homer in Park History
Anaheim March 2. Outfielder Sammy Chapman, hailed by Connie Mack, says winter golf gave him a rhythmic swing and he blasted the longest homer in La Palma Park history, clearing the 400-foot center field wall. He notes potential for a strong season if he keeps swinging smoothly.
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Anaheim
Calif
Sammy Chapman
Connie Mack
la Palma Park
Yanks Dominate Spring All Star Tilt in Tampa
In Tampa on St Patrick’s Day the American League all star squad features 25 players from 8 Yankees with eight from New York and others from Boston Washington Detroit and Cleveland. Manager Joe McCarthy plans to use top World Series lineup with choices at first base and in the outfield. Dodgers Giants Reds Cardinals supply key names as 46 writers vote on the teams for the Finnish Relief Fund.
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Fla
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Bronx
Florida
Boston Red Sox
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Detroit
Boston
Joe McCarthy
Gomez
Ruf
Fing
Dahlgren
Selkirk
Pase
Foxx
Red Sox
Trosky
Cleveland Indians
Joe
Dominic DiMaggio
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Giants
Dodgers
Phillies
Boston Bees
Feller
Cleveland
Leonard
Foats
Riggs Captures Indoor National Tennis Title
Bobby Riggs defeated Don McNeill 3-6 6-1 6-4 2-6 6-2 in the indoor national singles final in New York to complete the indoor-outdoor national title sweep. In women’s play, Sarah Palfrey Fabyan beat Pauline Betz 6-4 1-6 7-5, and Norma Taubele Gracya Wheeler won the women's doubles 7-6 6-4.
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Bobby Riggs
Bill Tilden
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
Riggs
Kenyon College
Charlie Chaplin
McNeill
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
Miss Betz
Armory
Mrs. Fabyan
Norma Taubele
Gracya Wheeler
Louise Raymond
Scarsdale
N. Y
Patricia Cumming
Westfield
N. J
Galan Signs Cub Contract in Los Angeles
Outfielder Augie Galan signed his Chicago Cubs contract in Los Angeles today ending the club’s holdout. The move narrows the holdout list to Dizzy Dean and Hank Leiber as Galan travels to Santa Catalina Island for his initial work start.
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Los Angeles
Mar
Augie Galan
Chicago Cub
Dizzy Dean
Hank Leiber
Galan
Clarence Rowland
Cub
Santa Catalina Island
Four Ball Favorites Are Guldahls And Snead
Coral Gables on March 2. Ralph Guldahl and Sam Snead are favored to win the International Four-Ball golf event, with Jimmy Demaret drawing big crowds in the field. Demaret teams with Willie Goggin in the same bracket as the Guldahl-Snead pair, in a 5000 dollar tournament at the Miami Biltmore course. First round pairings list Guldahl and Snead against Johnny Bulla and Frank Walsh, among others, in a 71 par layout.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Ralph Guldahl
Sam Snead
Jimmy Demaret
Demaret
Snead
Oakland
San Francisco
Western
New Orleans
St. Petersburg
Houston
Guldahl
Shawnee
Johnny Bulla
Chicago
Frank Walsh
Rumson
N. J
Billy Burke
Belleair
Craig Wood
New York
Walter Hagen
Detroit
Gene Sarazen
Brookfield
Doc Prothro Sees Catching Gaps As Camp Opens
Miami Beach March 2 i v it's taken manager Prothro two days in spring training to become concerned about the Philadelphia Nationals catching problem. Three backstoppers from the minors and Walt Millies are contending to fill Spud Davis's shoes now with Pittsburgh. Among the youngsters Ben Warren Bill Atwood and Joe Kracher Warren shows the best potential.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Res Prothro
Philadelphia National
Walt Millies
Spud Davis
Pittsburgh
Ben Warren
Bill Atwood
Joe Kracher
Warren
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