Simeon Leads Bison Infield Drills For 1940 Season
Coach Tony Simeon pushed the 1940 Bison baseball squad through initial drills as ten Western Conference games loom. Key lettermen return including Jack Hussey and Rudolph Frith. Bill Lackey replaces Harry Land in the infield. pitching focus centers on Clifton Overcash with Frith slated for mound work.
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High Point
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Giant Giants Winter Haven Outlook Dims For Giants
The New York Giants face a dim outlook in spring training at Winter Haven as big costs and uncertain lineups hover. Bill Terry eyes trades for a third baseman and pitchers while resting core stars like Ha Danning and Bill Jurges. Young recruits Mik Witek and Babe Young show promise but the team remains thin beyond the top talent.
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Lou Chiozza
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Babe Young
Knoxville
Mik Witek
Newark
Glen Stewart
Gone With the Wind on Center Theatre Screen
The review lauds the technicolor film Gone With the Wind for its Civil War backdrop and sweeping portrayal of Scarlett O’Hara Melanie Rhett Butler Ashley Wilkes and Melania. It highlights memorable scenes in Atlanta Tara and the hospital and notes Scarlett’s complex moral arc and vivid performances by Clark Gable Olivia De Havilland and Leslie Howard.
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Atlanta
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Tara
O'Hara
Sports Roundup From Eddie Brintz
New York March 5 roundup notes mixed sports items and witty quips. Mentions Joe DiMaggio hotel wiring, Atlanta crackers price tag on homers, Rhuddy Knox power punching, Mike Jacobs fight postponement, Pittsburgh Steelers name change, Brooklyn’s Jimmy Verdone and Marquette players, and college coach slips. Also down on the farm remarks about Dir, Tuffy Leemans laundry venture, George Washington spring practice, and Larry MacPhail with Dodgers. More items on Carl Voyles and California college notes.
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Ve. Red Burman
Detroit
Butman
Joe DiMaggio
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Yanke
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Atlanta Crackers
Homer
Lee Burge
Tuffy Leemans
Washington
Bill Reinhart
George , Washington
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St. Mary's
California
Larry MacPhail
Dodger
Carl Voyles
William
Gas House Gang spirit laced talk fuels Pirates thrill
Boston Herald notes Franke Fiseh aims to rally the Gas House Gang as Pepper Martin and Arky Vaughen are pressed to show pep. Book Coach Bunny Oakes of Colorado U faces scrutiny after being charged with kicking players, a notoriety tied to his conference title drive.
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Pirates
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Arky Vaughen
Bunny Oakes
Colorado U
Tables Turn Birdies Fell Four-Ball Kings
Coral Gables Fla March 15 The 85000 international four ball golf tournament saw Ralph Guldahl and Sam Snead last year's champions fall short after 86 holes as Billy Burke and Craig Wood won one up. Burke and Wood faced Harrison and Heafner in a 22 under par semis after two days.
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Willie Goggin
Paul Runyan
Horton Smith
Dick Metz
Ky Laffoon
Heafner
Owls Reform Play Under New Temple Coach Morrison
Temple hires Ray Morrison as head coach on a five year deal at about 10 000 dollars yearly to introduce a wide open style led by aerial plays Morrison brings Henry Frnka from Vanderbilt to coach the ends Cody is expected as an assistant while Temple aims to improve after a 2 7 record last season in Philadelphia.
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Fred Swan
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Josh Cody
Florida University
Boxing wrap two welterweights and one cruiser match
In Chicago Kid McCoy first name outpointed Phil Snell in a 140 pound bout. In Salt Lake City Buddy McCrae stopped Dick Diamond in a 182 pound match.
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Salt Lake City
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New York
Lee Harper
Port Arthur
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Monty Signatore
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Charley Gomez
Bucky Taylor
Toronto
Georgie Pace
Cleveland
Lou Salica
Drew
Phillies Afraid To Trust Their Own Judgment
Phils manager Prothro avoids predictions for 1940 as Philadelphia teams cautiously assess new signings. Ed Levy, formerly with New York, was acquired from the Yankees, prompting skepticism about player value and a wary view of trading and selling.
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Winston-Salem tournament opens with 123 teams in running
The 15th annual Journal and Sentinel Northwest Basketball tournament begins in Winston-Salem with 123 teams entered. Eighteen opening round games feature boys and girls teams, Boonville girls of Yadkin County defending girls title while Children's Home of Winston-Salem did not enter.
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Journal and Sentinel
Baseball Training Camps Preview From Major Leagues
The article surveys spring camps across Florida and California with notes on Reds Indians Giants Athletics Yankees Bees and managers McKechnie Vitt Terry Mack and Stengel. It highlights player status shifts including Grissom Barrett Joiner Rubeling Rosar Blair and Stengel’s displeasure with weather disruptions.
Marrs vows not to lose to the Purple Flash in grudge bout
Johnny Marrs breaks silence promising he will not lose to the Purple Flash as the two grapplers prepare for a highly charged rematch. Promoter Sergeant J L C McMahon worries about injuries after a past overdose of feuding, while two undercard bouts and advance tickets at the Sheraton and Elwood Hotels accompany the main event buildup.
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