Godoy Suspended After Illinois Boxing Match Fallout
Arturo Godoy and Salvold of Patterson New Jersey were suspended by the Illinois athletic commission after their bout last Friday. The suspension signals tighter control as commissions push for cleaner professional sports and honesty in college athletics, with fans demanding fair play and accountability.
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Joe Louis
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Illinois
Godoy
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Illinois Commission
National Boxing Association
New bike racing revival plan eyed by Prescia and Stern
Amy Prescia and Jesse L Stern head a new outfit to revive six day racing in the United States They propose streamlining the grind with rest periods and continuous sprinting The plan includes test races in New York and Montreal to draw fans and a final in New York A velodrome on Long Island and importing European talent are also discussed to develop riders and audiences.
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New York
Amy Prescia
Jesse L. Stern
Montreal
Long Island
Jimmy
Jesse
Rogers Hornsby Teaches Sox How to Hit
Baltimore Sun quote says Rogers Hornsby is teaching the Chicago White Sox hitters. The remark questions whether major league players, high on the employment ladder, actually learned to hit before reaching the big leagues.
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Baltimore Sun
Rogers Hornsby
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
France's Hansenne to skip another indoor track season
Marcel Hansenne says he will not return for another indoor track campaign due to dislike of running on the boards and notes he would only tweak training by eating less if forced to do it again. Billy Fox aims for 38th straight KO against Ossie Harris in Pittsburgh on April 1, date noted.
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Marcel Hansenne
Marcel
Billy Fox
Philadelphia
Outer
Ossie Harris
Pittsburgh
Dixie Walker Loses Right Field to Rookie Hermanski
In Daytona Beach March 7 194?". Dodgers manager Leo Durocher says veteran Dixie Walker yielded the right field job to Gene Hermanski, a young serviceman. Walker, 35, held out for higher pay and may stay home or sit on the bench as Brooklyn rebuilds under Branch Rickey, while Hermanski, 24, hits .300 in 18 games in 1943.
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Threat to migratory waterfowl hunt from rising take
Ira N. Gabrielson, head of the U S fish and wildlife service, warns that hunter kills exceeded natural increases in 1945 and that waterfowl numbers may not recover. He calls for drastic bag limit cuts or a southern ducks unlimited zone while Canada boosts hatcheries to offset losses. He cites drainage, oil pollution, saltwater encroachment, and industrial disruption as harming food supplies along flyways.
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Ducks Unlimited
College basketball scores from Associated Press roundup
Lafayette defeats Rutgers 51 49 while Rhode Island State tops Providence College 73 55. Drexel Tech edges Pennsylvania Military College 47 45 and Haverford beats Johns Hopkins 55 39. West Virginia Wesleyan wins semi finals over Fairmont State 47 44 and then defeats Alderson Broaddus 49 47. Oklahoma A and M tops University of Oklahoma 41 37.
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Johns Hopkins
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Buckhannon
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Fairont State
Alderson Broaddus
Glenville
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State
Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
Cornell may hire Drakos as line coach in return to Ithaca
A Ithaca college town note says Nick Drakos returned to Cornell for graduate work and is more likely to be named line coach than Gil Bouley. The piece adds a playful query about who wears the biggest hat after noting Bobo Newsom’s 52 size uniform and Paul Derringer’s absence.
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Nick Drakos
Cornell
Gil Bouley
Bobo Newsom
Paul Derringer
Redskins Help Coach Maryland Gridders Headline
In Washington paper a headline teases three skins aiding Maryland football coach. The note hopes for redskins rather than frogskins, signaling resource limits for a single college player and the team.
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Maryland
Washington
Redskins
End of the Line as Justice Runs 66 Yards for TD
North Carolina U vs Guilford scrimmage drew large student turnout. Charley Justice, coached by Carl Snavely, entered for one play and returned it 66 yards for a touchdown. Frank Sinatra promotes his new fighter Roy Brown of Chicago around town.
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North Carolina
Red Shield Basketball Playoff Results Reported
Three games in the Red Shield tournament last night featured the JayCees defeating Rotary 16-12, Kiwanis defeating the JayCees 32-9, and the Lions beating Rotary 31-22. High Point Kiwanis leads the state round robin with 8 wins and 1 loss, while the Lions sit second with 7 wins and 1 loss. The four High Point teams advance to Charlotte Saturday. matchups include Kiwanis vs Greenville and Belmont, JayCees vs Greenville and Belmont, Lions vs Greenville, and Rotary vs Greenville. A post-tournament banquet will award honors.
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Lions
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Kings
Reenville
Greenville
Belmont
Durham
Enterprise Boys Trounce Mercury In League Game
Three Employed boys league games on the Y floor last night saw Enterprise carriers rout Mercury A. C. Juniors 31 to 5 led by Church with 15 points. Clara Cox neighborhood club edged 7th grade Hi-Y 10 to 8 in a tight contest. Brown and Nelson led the losers and victors with 6 and 5 points respectively. The 8th and 9th grade Hi-Y beat Greensboro news boys 9 to 8 in a closely fought finish built on strong defense.
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Mercury A. C
Church
Hi-Y
Greensboro News Boys
Red Shielder Reaches Quarterfinals in Greensboro
The Red Shield team of High Point advanced to the Piedmont open basketball tournament quarterfinals by beating Proximity juniors 33 to 32 in Greensboro. Trailing late, High Point rallied in the final two minutes to grab the win.
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Hawks Withdraws From Basketball Play In Atlanta
Greensboro ORC basketball team withdraws from the American Basketball Congress national tournament in Atlanta. AAU President L. J. Fisher of High Point said Dan Ferris informed him the tourney lacked sanction and any players would be ineligible for future AAU events.
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Mar
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American Basketball Congress
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Carolinas Amateur Athletic Union
L. J. Fisher
High Point
Dan Ferris
AAU
Braves Manager Doubts Cardinals
Braves manager Billy Southworth says the St. Louis Cardinals can be beat this year. He notes Walker Cooper’s trade weakened the Cards, questions Johnny Beazley for 20 wins, and mentions Howie Krist’s auto accident. Southworth says pennants are won in many ways and the Braves will try for one this season.
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Unknown Team Favored In Miami Four Ball Golf
In Miami Florida March 7 a longshot pair Chandler Harper of Portsmouth Virginia and Herman Keiser of Akron Ohio are viewed as the best chance to win the $7500 international four ball golf race opening today. Harper and Keiser recently showed strong form and Keiser tied Ben at Phoenix then lost to him in a playoff. PGA official Freddie Corcoran, who oversees many events, says the duo play well enough to win if favorable breaks occur.
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Do Ho
Chandler Harper
Portsmouth
Herman Keiser
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Keiser
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Freddie Corcoran
PGA
Mexican Loop Offers Feller $60,000 Raise
Mexico City March 7 Bobby Feller Cleveland ace pitcher and top paid twirler in baseball at about 40 000 a season has been offered 300 000 to jump to the Mexican league for three years. President Jorge Pasquel announced Feller would receive 100 000 a season. He said that is nothing and aims to reach Hank Greenberg and Ted Williams next season. He would not say if Feller had replied or the offer amount to them.
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Mexico City
Bobby Feller
Cleveland
Jorge Pasquel
Feller
Hank Greenberg
Ted Williams
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Associated Press
Greenberg
Williams
Gabby Marek Wins Fifth Glory At Eastern Golden Gloves
Gabby Marek a Harvey Illinois slugger stationed at Jacksonville naval air station won the heavyweight title at Madison Square Garden in New York. The 20 year old Marine entered the ring for the first time less than a month ago and delivered two one round knockouts to claim the title. He stopped Jeff Clanton Buffalo in 1 58 of the semi finals then scored a TKO of Ezra Gooderham Huntington West Virginia in 1 27 of the final. It was Marek s third straight knockout of the three day tournament.
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Harvey, Ill
Jacksonville
Fla
Naval Air Station
Madison Square Garden
Jeff Clanton
Buffalo
T.K.O
Ezra Gooderham
Huntington
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Davenport To Train At Shelby Ball Park
Chicago report says the Cubs will train at Shelby Ball Park in Shelby North Carolina beginning March 28. The Cubs have a working agreement with Shelby in the new tri state league, part of their spring setup announced yesterday.
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Shelby Ball Park
Chicago
Rea. In
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Pointers In Position Of Respect There KANSAS CITY, Mo., Mar. 7
Tournament officials foresee High Point North Carolina as the dark horse in the national intercollegiate basketball playoffs opening here Monday. High Point’s late season rally earned a conference title and national notice, making the Panthers a feared foe for the potential opponents in the first round. The event will crown champions, runners-up, and individual scorers as a sell-out crowd awaits action.
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Kansas City
High Point
North Carolina
Loyola University of New Orleans
Tar Heel
Purple Panthers
Lejeune Seeded For Atlanta Regional Tournament
Camp Lejeune Marines are seeded in the national tournament opening in Atlanta. Greensboro ORD is also listed as a potent entry as the event starts Saturday.
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Camp Lejeune
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Marines
American Basketball Congress
Greensboro
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