Christopher Signs With Macks After Talk With Connie Mack
Russ Christopher, Richmond Calif star righthander, signed with the Philadelphia Athletics after a phone call with manager Connie Mack. Meanwhile Giants, Yankees, Red Sox, Indians, White Sox, Phillies, Cubs, Reds, Browns, Senators, and Cardinals reported camp progress with several holdouts and arrivals at various sites.
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Russ Christopher
Richmond
Calif
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Philaja
Pacific Coast
Connie
Christopher
Horace Stoneham
New York Jants
Cliff Melton
Billy
Charny Mee
Giants
Lakewood
N. J
Phil Weintraub
New York Yankees
Atlantic City
Don Savage
Jim Turner
Boston Red Sox
Pleasantville
Joe Cronin
George Metkovich
Cleveland Indians
Smith
Paul Calvert
Ken Keltner
LaFayette
Ind
Steve Gromek
White Sox
Terrente
Tony Cuccinello
Philadelphia Phillies
Herb Pennock
Phils
Wilmington
Del
Chicago Cubs
Charley Grimm Pecenet
Nch Lick
Huttself
Roy Johnson
Red Smith
Milt Stock
Cincinnati
Reds
Ing
Horace “Hod” Lisenbee
Syracuse
St. Louis Browns
Charley Witt
Jack Kramer
Cape Girardeau
Aot Mock
Washington Senators
Joe Kuhe
al Ross
St. Louis Cardinals
Ray Sanders
Rongers
Steve O'Neill
Ille
Leaguers Adopt Wartime 154 Game Schedule
Chicago march 14 the American Leaguers unveiled a wartime schedule of 154 games with three East West circuits instead of four skeletonized out of town trips and umpires retained longer in each city to save man miles President Will Harridge said the plan should yield substantial travel savings and efficiency gains.
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Chicago
Will Harridge
Harridge
Ministers and Business Men's Club face off in YMCA volleyball
Public invited to see a season finale at the YMCA this afternoon at 5 10. The Ministers and the Business Men's Club have each won two games in a best of three and seek top honors. Captain Ratsall says the Ministers are in peak condition and expect an easy win while Coach Durham of the Business Men murmurs it is a hard fought game. No admission charge.
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Ministers
Business Men
Ratsall
Durham
Byron Nelson Enters Greensboro Open Standout Entry
Byron Nelson enters the Greater Greensboro Open at Starmount Country Club March 23 to 25. Nelson, a former champion with 1941 scores of 64 and 65, aims to challenge Sam Snead on the PGA winter circuit and competes with Harold Mee paddén in the Miami Invitation prior to the Greensboro event.
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Greensboro
Byron
Golf
Lord Byron
Nelson
Samuel Jackson Snead
Greater Greensboro
Greensboro Jaycees
Piedmont
Starmount Country Club
Toledo
Mr. Snead
Charlotte
Durham
Miami
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Brooklyn bouts saw Phil Palmer outpoint Johnny Williams and Pennino draw with Noel. Vic Pignataro and Germoda meet a knockout, Lamotia and Black score kayo wins, Mulli gan over Wade, Pucci knocks out Crouchelli, and Green outpoints Miller with a split result in Buffalo.
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Brooklyn
Phil Palmer
Vancouver
B. C
Johnny Willams
Montgomery
Ala
al Pennino
Charley Noel
Drew
White Plains
N. Y
Vic Pignataro
New York
Frankie Germoda
Joe Lamotia
Lee Black
Jersey City
Jimmy Mulligan
Boston
T.K.O
Bob Wade
Newark
Frank Pucci
Toronto
Mike Crouchelli
Weat
Buffalo
Johnny Green
Lackawanna
Sidney Miller
Detroit
Oscar Boyd
Tommy Mollis
Baltimore
Four Cherry Point Marines Reach Golden Gloves Finals
Four Marines from the Cherry Point training station advance to the Golden Gloves finals at Madison Square Garden. Key matchups include Howie Brodt versus Harold Anspach in middleweight, with Elbert Highers favored at 135 pounds and Lavern Roacy entering 147 pounds for a Navy contest.
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Cherry Point Marines
Jack Hand
New York
Cherry Point
N. C
Madison Square Garden
Sergt
Howie Brodt
Chadwicks
N. Y
Marine Pvt
Harold Anspach
Danville
Elbert
al” Highers
Oneida
Neil Burkett
Miami
Eddie Murphy
Marine
Leon Leblond
Washington
Lavern Roacy
Plainview
Texas
Amos Hosierymen Clinch City Crown in Straight Wins
Amos Hosierymen repeat as City champions by sweeping Triangle in two games 54 43 and 29 22 29 23. Lanky Herb Carroll led Amos with 20 points followed by Jim Wright 15, while Melvin Walker led Triangle with 23 as Copeland 14 and Doris Snyder 9 paced MAC gals.
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Triangle
High Point
Mercury Athletic Club
Amos Hosierymen
MAS
Triangle Girls
Amos
Herb Carroll
Jim Wright
Melvin Walker
Copeland
MAC Gals
Doris Snyder
Kenneth Hutchins
Pooh
Charlie Grissom
Pete Gray to Compete in Browns Lineup on Merit
Pete Gray the one arm rookie outfielder will join the St. Louis Browns American League champions lineup based on baseball skill not as a sideshow. Club secretary Charles DeWitt said the Browns bought Gray for his minor league record including two solid seasons with Memphis in the Southern Association.
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Ben F. Phlegar
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Pete Gray
St. .Louis Browns
Charles DeWitt
Browns
Gray
Memphis
Powder Bowl Classic Renews At USC For Charity Game
USC coeds plan the Powder Bowl at Melton Field on March 24 to raise funds for the McKissick Memorial scholarship. Delta Delta Delta’s Devastating Dames face Pi Beta Phi’s Luscious Lassies in a revival that drew national attention in 1940.
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Melton Field
University of South Carolina
McKissick Memorial
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
Pi Beta Phi
Pi Phi
Doris Nash
America
Kappa Delta Sorority
Buck Isom
Tri Delts
Buddy Miller
Charlotte Schultz
Pittsburgh
Susan Newton
Chicago
Minerva Wilson
Washington
D. C
Esther Gregory
McKissick
University
J. Rion McKissick
Tonight’s Play Tournament Schedule Full Of Local Rivalries
Schedule lists Wednesday games at Senior High and Central School venues featuring Stokesdale Siler City Altamahan Ossipee Alamance Greensboro High Juniors Redwine High Point Bessemer Graham High Point Y M C A Lexington Eagles High Point Purple Cubs Burlington Hi Y Lexington Baby Jackets Curry Phantom Stokesdale Allen Jay Jonesboro Pleasant Garden Lindley JHS Mebane National Carbon Winston Randleman Proximity White Oak Jefferson Standard Ramseur Hosiery Proximity Y Juniors High Point Y Juniors Jonesboro Trinity H and H Ferris Danville Independents with many girls and women matchups and boys contests across multiple gyms.
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Stokesdale
Siler City
Altamahan-Ossipee
Alamance
Greensboro High
Redwine
High Point
Bessemer
Graham
High Point Y.M.C.A
Lexington Eagles
High Point Purple Cubs
Burlington Hi-Y
Lexington Baby Jackets
Curry Phantom
Mebane
National Carbon of Winston
Randleman All - Stars
Proximity White Oak
Jefferson Standard
Ramseur
Greensboro
Y.M.C
Proximity
Jonesboro
Trinity
Ferris
Danville Independents
Radio Schedule Changes for Eastern War Time Programs
Corrections by networks late to implement shift Eastern War Time programs by one hour. Listing includes dramas serials news blocks with Quincy Howe Walter Kiernan and many acts across CBS NBC and mutual networks.
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Terry Allen
the Ross Sisters
Farre
Abe Wilderness Road
Dbs
Hop Harrigan
Tom Mix
Abe Quincy Howe
Cbs
Walter Kiernan
Biu-East
Terry
Biu-West
Rick Carter
Detective
America
Nbe
Lyn Murray
Mbs-Weast
Eileen Farrell
Jack Armstrong
Blu-West
Mbs-West
Lowell Thomas
Nbe World News
Peggy Mann
Bim
Basic
Como
Basicack
Kirkwood
Cbs War
Blu Fulton Lewis, Jr
Johnnie Johnston
Monica Lewis
Cba
Raymond Gram
Bblu
Mbs
Carolyn Gilbert
Nabe
Ellery Queen
Cbs-Bassec Dancing
Muale
Lone Ranger
Blu
Gabriel Heatter
Ken Murray
Ebs
Blu Brownstone Theater
Blu Weer
Cbs Niles & Prindie
Dale Carnegie
Paul Schubert
Milton Berle
Nbc News
Redwine Hardware Edges White Oak In Close Tourney Win
Redwine Hardware of High Point rallied from an 18 17 halftime deficit to beat White Oak YMCA 32 31 in the tourney opener. Richard Harris led the Redwine five with 17 points including the decisive free throw and layup in the final 14 seconds. Caviness added 13 for Greensboro.
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Redwine Hardware
High Point
White Oak Ymca
Richard Harris
Bison
Caviness
Greensboro
Pos. W. C
Redwine
F—Foust
Hawks
h—Summers
Harris
Hartley G—Roger
Edwards
White Oak
Johnson
Mitchell
Stuwbie
Hooper
McFarland
A Bartlett
Dervitz
Pacific Northwest emerges as new pro golf summer hub
The sports roundup notes six lucrative pro tournaments set in the Pacific Northwest this summer, each with a $10,000 purse, and Miami crowds depleting tickets during the opening football matches. It also mentions Giants training camp in Lakewood New Jersey and a humorous alumni anecdote involving Clemson coach Frank Howard and former Alabama teammate John Cain.
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New York
Pacific Northwest
Gold Coast
Miami
Metropolitan Basketball Tournament Committee
Giants
Lakewood
N. J
John D. Rockefeller
Frank Howard
Clemson
Frank
Alabama
John Cain
Cain
Sugar
Howard
Bama
Lions End Jack Matheson Opens Kalamazoo Hamburger Venture
Detroit Lions end Jack Matheson starts a Kalamazoo business with a hamburger recipe. Boston Garden basketball maestro Bill McKraay notes Dale White of Irving, Ohio high school scored 965 points in 41 games. White rises early to milk cows and feed pigs before school. Gunder Haegg objects to running on boards but dances on them.
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Jack Matheson
Detroit Lions
Kalamazoo
Mich
Bill, McKraay
Boston Garden
Dale White
Irving
Gunder Haegg
High Point Catworks at ORD Open Schedule
The schedule lists events for High Point catworks at ord 6 30 PM with MPs versus Squadron V 8 6 Camp Butner versus Squadron K 30 Camp Mackall S4ist versus Squadron O.
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High Point
Ord
Butner
Mackall
Baseball in Wartime Receives Roosevelts Backing
President Roosevelt voiced support for baseball continuing this season as long as players remain fit for war work. Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators stressed careful player examinations. The piece notes potential manpower legislation that could constrain rosters while affirming the game’s wartime resilience.
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Ham
Washington
Roosevelt
Eforts
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Baseball
Satanee
Ae Griffith
Griffith
White House
Congress
Boxing results from Bangor Hartford card highlight fighters
In Bangor Maine Joey Manfro outpointed Ralph Walton in an eight round bout. In Hartford Connecticut George Red Doty outpointed Mario Miscell. Nick Statue defeated Fred dy Polowitzer in a ten round Springfield Mass card. Abies Irish Rose play noted as staged in multiple languages.
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Bangor
Joey Manfro
New York
Ralph Walton
Montreal
Hartford
Conn
George “Red” Doty
Mario Miscell
Brooklyn
Nick Statue
Springfield
Mass
Freddy Polowitzer
East Hartford
Smorgasbord Notes Hint at Sports and Coaching Swaps
The item mentions Bill Mosienko and the Lady Byng Trophy, notes hats given after three-goal hat tricks, and hints at Clem Crowe possibly coaching football at Iowa while Notre Dame may seek a new basketball tutor. The tone blends sports trivia with looming coaching changes.
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Bill Mosienko
Blackwalls
Clem Crowe
Iowa
Notre Dame
Contradiction in Terms at Manila Baseball Play
Broad-war correspondent in the Philippines reports American troops at Grace Park Manila. A Nip on a Manila baseball diamond ran toward third base, was shot before reaching the sack, but kept running and slid head first into third as a Yank shouted safe at third but out.
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Gunnison
Justek
Philippines
Grace Park
Manila
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