Kentucky Derby Field Is Headlined by Bradley Star Smelech
Louisville March reports Colonel E R Bradley's two year old Smelech named the prohibitive favorite at 3 to 1 for the 1940 Kentucky Derby with 126 nominees listed by Churchill Downs betting officials. Andy K second choice at 10 to 1 joins Potrance Flight Command and others in a 75 000 added Derby.
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Louisville
E. R. Bradey
Matt Winn
Churchill Downs
James J. Carroll
St. Louis
Bradley
Andy K
Carroll
Millsdale Stables
Lexibroke
Potrance
C. V. ‘Whitney
Flight Command
Louisvile
A. C. Ernst
Downs
Ernst
Bimelech
Colonel Bradley
Tony Pel Jeteri
Robert E. Lee
England
Lord Carnavon
C. V. Whitney
Arnold Hanger
Joseph E. Widener
Maxwell Howard
J. Y. Christmas
Wakiva Leads Fleet in St Petersburg Havana Yacht Race
The Wakiva, a 70 foot yaw owned by Hark ness Edwards of New York City, led 11th annual St Petersburg Havana race as brisk winds pushed the fleet from Tampa Bay into the Gulf. The yachtoutpaced 10 rivals with a strong start noted March 9 in St Petersburg Florida.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Tampa Bay
Gulf
Harkness Edwards
New York City
Thomasville Open Opens As Pro Golfers Rally In Georgia
Golf's touring brigade nears the end of the winter trail invading Thomasville Georgia for the $3 000 Thomasville Open a 54 hole tournament with pro players competing this week.
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Thomasville
Golf
South Georgia
World Records Fall In K C Indoor Games Action
At Madison Square Garden Chuck Fenske won the Columbian mile as Jim Herbert and Greg Rice posted world bests. Herbert shaved .3 off his 600 yard mark to 1 10.8 while Rice dropped the two mile standard to 8 56.2, winning ahead of Walter Mehl. Rice led a late surge past Mehl to secure victory by 10 yards with Deckard third.
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New York
Chuck Fenske
Madison Square Garden
Jim Herbert
New York University
Greg Rice
South Bend
Ind
Herbert
Rice
Don Lash
Walter Mehl
Wisconsin
Tommy Deckard
Bloomington
Mehl
Deckard
Joe McCluskey
Fenske
Duke Baseball Announces 28 Game Spring Slate
Duke University baseball coach announces a 28 game schedule for the spring. The slate includes 14 ACC/SoCon contests with home and away dates against Pennsylvania Maryland West Chester Teachers Colby Elon Pittsburgh Harvard Hosiery Washington and Lee Davidson N C State Wake Forest Princeton Army St Johns Penn A C Navy North Carolina and a Greensboro night game against UNC.
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Durham
Duke University
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Chester
Colby
Elon
Greensboro
Pittsburgh
Harvard
May Hosiery
Burlington
Washington and Lee
Davidson
N. C. State
Wake Forest
Princeton
Army
Bt. John’s
Brooklyn
N. Y
Penn A. C
Philadelphia
Navy
North Carolina
Star player omission shades hole event entry list
The entry list largely features top players but misses Jimmy Demaret of Houston Texas, the winter circuit winner and current star. The absence stands out amid the prominent names in the field.
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Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Tex
Bill Tilden Meets Budge For Finnish Relief Fund
New York March 9 Bill Tilden at 47 will meet Don Budge tomorrow night in a charity match for the Finnish Relief Fund. Tilden rates Budge the greatest player the world has seen and he has beaten Budge twice last summer, with steady practice this week.
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New York
Bill Tilden
Don Budge
California
Big Bill
Don
Pilot Turns Castoffs Into Stars For White Sox
Jim Dykes reshapes the Chicago White Sox with castoffs from various clubs, pairing Julius Solters and Taft Wright with a rebuilt lineup. The article notes Dykes at age 48 still active and discusses key players like Jack Hayes, Joe Kuhel, Mike Kreevitch, Ted Lyons, Johnny Rigney, and Skeeter Webb shaping a hopeful infield and batting order in Pasadena.
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Jerry Broadfield
NEA Service
James J. Dykes
Gerald Walker
Taft Wright
Rip Radcliff
Julius Solters
Chicago White Sox
Southpaws
Thornton Lee
Edgar Smith
Jack Knott
Bill Dietrich
Pete Appleton
Clint Brown
Detroit
Mike Tresh
Pale Hose
Boston Red Sox
Eric McNair
Booth
Comiskeys
Hayes
White Sox
Pasadena
Calif
Jack Hayes
Black Sox
Eves
Joe Kuhel
Mike Kreevitch
Wright
Luke Appling
Solters
McNair
Batterymen
Johnny Rigney
Ted Lyons
Wallie Eaves
Shreveport
Ed Weiland
Henderson
East Texas
Swift Orval Grove
Hart Boyles
Oklahoma City
St. Paul
Ken Sylvestri
Tom Turner
Houston
Skeeter Webb
Don Kolloway
Bob Kennedy
Frank
Seat) Metha
Fort Worth
Texas
Kolloway
Kennedy
Hawk
Kreevich
Johnny Rosenthal
Jimmy Dykes
Midland Leads Field Home At Santa Anita
Midland captures the San Juan Capistrano Handicap at Santa Anita defeating Weigh Anchor by a length and a quarter as Sweepida finishes third. Jockey Johnny Adams guided Midland to payoffs of 8 4 h and 3 60 while Weigh Anchor paid 8 20 4 80. Fourteen three year olds raced on a fast track before a 40 000 crowd.
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Los Angeles
Howard
Midand
Midland
Sweepida
Blue Suit
San Antonio
Seabiscuit
Triumph
Johnny Adams
Carmenita
Exarch
Weigh Anchor
Johnny Longden
Elon Plans 23 Baseball Games This Spring
Elon College announces a 23 game spring baseball schedule led by coach Bornce Hendrickson. 17 games are against North State Conference foes with contests set at Greensboro and here or there against Duke Wake Forest Guilford Lenoir Rhyne Catawba High Point Western Carolina and others with two more pending Appalachian and McCrary Eagles of Ashboro.
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Elon College
Bornce Hendrickson
North State
Springfield
East Carolina Teachers
Colby
Duke
Greensboro
Guilford
Cornell
Atlantic Christian
High Point
Lenoir-Rhyne
Cobra Clutch Headlines Wrestling Card With Marrs Showdown
Promoter L C McMahon cites Hader and his deadly Cobra Clutch as a key draw for the Wednesday main event against Johnny Marrs in a two out of three falls match. Pete Schuh returns to face Billy Bartush, Whitey Grove battles Pancho Valdez, all in a one hour curtain-raiser. tickets on sale at the Elwood and Sheraton Hotels.
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Blackjack Hader
L. C. McMahon
Hader
Tom Hang
Johnny Marrs
Marrs
Memphis
Kansas City
Pete Schuh
Billy Bartush
Boston
Wyoming
Whitey Grove
Pancho Valdez
Mexico City
Elwood
Sheraton
Bobby Neighbors Stars In Browns Intra Squad Contest
Bobby Neighbors the Springfield Ill. recruit shortstop starred for the Browns in a six inning intra squad game in San Antonio. His defense helped the Browns beat the Johnny Bernardinos 6 to 1 behind strong pitching from Bob Harris and Bill Cox.
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San Antonio
Tex
Bobby Neighbors
Springfield
Ill
Browns
Bob Harris
Bill Cox
Johnny Bernardinos
Johnny Lucadelios
Wood Burke Win 4 Ball Title In 3 2 Victory
Coral Gables Fla March 9 Craig Wood and Bil Burke captured the $5 000 international four ball golf tournament with a 3 and 2 win over Dick Metz and K Laffoon. Their steady play and clutch puts sealed the match as Metz Laffoon never challenged.
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Wood-Burke
Coral Gables
Fla
Mat
Craig Wood
Bil Burke
Dick Metz
K Laffoon
Burke
Wood
Metz
Bird
Laffoon
North and South Open Golf at Pinehurst March 19
Pinehurst hosts the 38th North and South Open on the long course at Pinehurst Country Club March 19. Byron Nelson, holder of the National Open and North South titles, is expected to defend the latter crown as a star-studded field of professionals competes on the spring tour.
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Pinehurst
Pihurst Country Club
Byron Nelson
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