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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1940
Page
8
Seabiscuit, 7, fresh off a $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap win, may race again depending on owner Charles S. Howard of San Francisco. The decision this week will weigh his comeback potential as the sport’s leading money maker and a descendant of Man o War.
AP report surveys early 1940 spring camp notes with Dodgers charging admission to intra squad practice and a staged home inning game. Details cover A’s Besse debuting in exhibition win, Giants' Steve Tramback move to first base, Browns’ tough workout, Padgett’s trade worries for the Cardinals, Bees discussing Debs Garris sale, White Sox second squad arrival, Phillies catching strength, Cubs shortstop battle among Rogell Mattick Merullo Sturgeon, Tigers’ Pete Fox arrival, Pirates rookie Frank Guatine seven inning game only one extra base hit, Dominic Hi Maggio joining Red Sox, Turner expected to win 20 for Reds, and Yankees’ limited rookies under Joe McCarthy.
Seabiscuit earned 846650 lifting total career to 437730 while Kayak II was runner up in a crowded crowd cheering victory. Whichee placed third and Wedding Call fourth as the mile and a quarter race clocked 2:01 1 5, a new track record.
Another Peckinpaugh follows Roger into camp as Walter Peckinpaugh tries out for shortstop, his father’s old position with the Indians. The Washington Senators seek Jim Wasdell as their regular first baseman after previously giving him up.
In New York on March 4 Lou Gehrig, disabled by polio, reports receiving about 20000 letters from people afflicted by the same disease seeking advice and encouragement.
Tony Galento expands his ventures by adding a gas line service station to his tavern and other enterprises in Orange New Jersey as of March.
Five thoroughbreds died in stalls as a major fire swept Bowie race track stables in Maryland. Firefighters from six nearby towns battled the blaze that destroyed 184 stalls and caused about 40 000 dollars in equipment damage. Trainers kitchen and blacksmith shop were also damaged. Horses Eudes J Betsy Lan Tautrie and Setemup perished among the losses.
Midwest bids race to finish Big Ten and Big Six titles as Purdue leads in the Big Ten while Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri contend in the Big Six. Southern titles go to North Carolina and Kentucky after tournament wins. other conference winners include Dartmouth NYU Rice Colorado and Western Kentucky Teachers.
Sergeant McMahon frets over a heated match between Marrs and the Purple Flash while promising a strong undercard. Chicago brawler Pete Schuh backs the main event as a tough test for Floyd Marshall, with Pancho Valdez tangling with Jake Patterson in the opener and advance tickets available at local hotels.
In New York the Knights of Columbus track meet at Madison Square Garden features a possible record mile as Frank Brennan notes a dream time of 60 61 62 60 4 63. Chuck Fenske defends his title while Glenn Cunningham bids a final New York indoor mile. Other standout events include Penn State’s Barney Ewell in the broad jump Manhattan’s Artie Byrnes in the high jump and NYU’s mile relay.
Amateur boxers from 34 cities in the east and south survive 13 sectional tournaments to begin a three day Gol den Cloves Tournament of Champions in New York.
In a spring experiment, Washington shifts players to new positions to boost the Nationals. Buddy Lewis moves from third base to right field, Jimm Pofahl competes for shortstop, and Cecil Travis shifts to third. The lineup aims to reduce a lefty-hand issue and strengthen defense as the team eyes improvement in the American League race.
Daily News Welfare Association highlights top amateur fighters as the cream of the eastern season convenes in 96 bouts at the Coliseum. Survivors advance to Madison Square Wednesday for the final rounds facing regional champions from Atlanta, Charlotte, Miami, Washington, and New Jersey, among others.
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