Babe Ruth Signs 1932 Pact With Yankees For 75000
Babe Ruth signed a 1932 contract with the New York Yankees in St. Petersburg Florida at a salary of 75000. The deal followed a brief hotel conference with Colonel Jacob Ruppert owner of the club. The pay is a compromise between Ruppert's 70000 offer and Ruth's 80000 demand.
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Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
Ruth
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Uth
Colonel Ruppert
Catholic Prep Tourney Opens at Loyola with 32 teams
Chicago March 16 The Ninth National Catholic Prep Basketball Championship starts at Loyola University gym tonight with 32 teams from 14 states. Defending champ De LaSalle Minneapolis faces Washington Indiana Catholic High in the opener as nine state champions enter the five day event. Cathedral Indianapolis and Father Ryan Nashville are among pre tournament favorites along with Bishop England Charleston the Fighting Bishops who boast 18 and one records.
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Chicago
Mar
Loyola University Gymnasium
de LaSalle High
Minneapolis
Washington
Ind
de LaSalle
Cathedral High
Indianapolis
Indiana
Father Ryan
South Carolina
Hope of Chicago 9 In Hurling Corps Manager Believes Sox Can Rise
Sox manager Fonseca eyes a 1932 first division pennant with a strengthened pitching corps led by Ted Lyons Red Faber and Ralph Erickson. He predicts 20 wins for Frasier 19 for Faber and 18 for Caraway while outlining infield holdings Hayes Selph and Cissell and an unproven outfield led by Anderson Simons Campbell and Watwood amid rookies and veteran holdovers.
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Chicago White Sox
Sox
Fonseca
Ted Lyons
Urban Faber
Alphonse Thomas
Pat Caraway
Victor Frasier
Irving Hadley
Ralph Erickson
Bam Jones
Milton Gaston
Frasier
Thomas
Caraway
Red Faber
Shreveport
Blue
Minter Hayes
Chalmer Cissell
Carey Selph
Cissell
Hayes
Washington
Selph
Houston
Joseph Sullivan
Luke Appling
Gregory Mullevey
Toledo
Puszie
Harold Anderson
St. Paul
Melbourne Simons
Bruce Campbell
Little Rock
Proms
John Watwood
Bob Fothergill
Watwood
Fothergill
Smead Jolley
Jolley
Frank Grube
Henry Tate
Brooklyn
Kid Chocolate to defend title in Havana bout
New Orleans reports Kid Chocolate junior lightweight champion will risk his title in a 15 round bout with Davey Abad of Panama in Havana on March 26. Abad trained in Colon awaiting a 10 round bout with Ervin Berlier at Jail Alai front on Friday night. This will be Chocolate’s first title defense since winning the crown from Benny Base last summer.
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New Orleans
Kid Chocolate
Davey Abad
Panama
Havana
Abad
Colon
Ervin Berlier
Favorites Trail Behind Mrs Hill in Augusta Invitation
The favorites Maureen Orcutt of Englewood New Jersey and Bea Gottlob of New York trailed into match play five strokes behind Mrs Helen Hill of Kansas City. Hill shot an 81 to lead qualifiers in the Augusta Woman's Invitation.
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Augusta
Maureen Orcutt
Englewood
N. J
Bea Gottlob
New York
Hill
Kansas City
Washington's government run by presidential appointees
Washington D C is governed by commissioners appointed by the president and approved by the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
New Pilot Buddy Tanner Takes Command of High Point Pointers
Arch D. Buddy Tanner, newly appointed High Point pilot, sails from Fort Worth to assume duties as manager. Reports praise his hustle and leadership as he joins Texas Leaguers with past stardom in Waco Wichita Falls Cleveland Oakland and Oklahoma City.
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Buddy) Tanner
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Fort Worth
Texas City
Elmer Sensenbach
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Tanner
Texas
Waco
Wichita Falls
High Point Pilot
Cleveland
Oakland
Oklahoma City
Paul Sentelle
Texas League
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Sentelle
Ump
Fire destroys Bee Hive Clothing Store in Forest City
A blaze in Forest City North Carolina caused thousands of dollars in damage destroying the Bee Hive Clothing stock and damaging two adjacent wings in the business district.
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Forest City
N. C.P
Boy Fights Eye Injury During War Game
Lenoir North Carolina Billy Sharpe aged 12 raffled a game of war when an air rifle bullet pierced his left eye. He and friends cannot determine who fired the shot. Medical treatment followed as authorities investigated the incident.
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Lenoir
N. C
Billy Sharpe
Guilford Nine Open Season With Practice Tilt
Guilford College baseball team prepares to open the season with a practice game against the Jersey City Skeeters in Greensboro. Coach Anderson reports a cold string of days but steady work, with Finch Pratt Webster infielders and Chisholm Blackburn Griffin in the outfield, and a Windsor mix of lettermen and rookies among the pitchers.
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Griffin
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Dodgers Lose Bissonette for Five Weeks with Ankle Injury
Training camp notes from Clearwater Florida report Del Bissonette Dodgers first baseman injuries shelve him for at least five weeks. Joe Stripp to open season as first baseman after Monday trade with Cincinnati Reds. Dodgers beat Phillies 9 to 8. In San Francisco Pirates win 8 to 2 over Mission Reds with Johnson allowing a run in two early innings.
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Clearwater
Fla
del Bissonette
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Joe Stripp
Cincinnati Reds
Phillies
San Francisco
Mar
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mission Reds
Johnson
Pirate
Missions
Schoolboy Rowe Heads to Beaumont Texas for Texas League
Linwood Rowe known as Schoolboy left El Dorado for Beaumont Texas to join the Texas League city team under contract to the Detroit Tigers. The move places Rowe in spring training and aims to bolster the roster as he transitions to professional play with the Beaumont squad.
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Linwood
Schoolby) Rowe
Beaumont
Texas
Detroit Tigers
Mehre Satisfied With Georgia Job
Athens March 16 University of Georgia football coach Harry A Mehre says Wisconsin offered him a head coaching post but he remains altogether satisfied at Georgia.
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Harry A. Mehre
University of Georgia
University of Wisconsin
Georgia
Borotra to Meet Berkeley Bell in Indoor Classic
Jean Borotra, defending champion and French ace, faces Texan Berkeley Bell in the fifth round singles of the national indoors tennis tournament in New York. Borotra won last year's five set final against Bell. yesterday Borotra beat Eddie Jacobs 7 5 6 3 and Bell beat Ernest Koslan 6 2 6 1.
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New York
Jean Borotra
Berkeley Bell
Borotra
Bell
Eddie Jacobs
Ernest Koslan
Car crash at Miami market ends with surprise guest
In Miami C C Peters store Tom Wentz drove up to the soda fountain when his car lost a wheel and plowed through the market front. He explained the wheel came off before he pulled over and exited the vehicle.
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Miami
Fla
C. C. Peters
Tom Wentz
Wentz
Honest Lorenzo Crevani Finds Lost Money at Bank
Lorenzo Crevani a 40 year old janitor at American Trust Company returned an envelope containing 11000 dollars he found while sweeping The owner was located and promised to talk with Lorenzo praising his honesty at the San Francisco bank posting the incident as a commendable act by a vigilant employee.
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San Francisco
Lorenzo Crevani
The
American Trust Company
Browns Manager Plans Short Daily Practice Games
West Palm Beach Florida March 16 Manager Bill Killefer plans a brief six man practice game daily for his Louis Browns The Mannigans beat the regulars yesterday five to four.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Bill Killefer
Louis
Yankees Edge Braves 3-2 In Exhibition Duel
The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Braves 3 to 2 in an exhibition game. Charley Rugging, veteran Yankee pitcher, held the Braves scoreless through five innings.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Mar
New York Yankees
Boston Braves
Charley Rugging
Braves
Giants Rally To Beat Cubs 8 7 In Nine
New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs 8 to 7 after Eddie Moore delivered a double and Fred Leach a single driving in four runs in the ninth inning yesterday in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Mar
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Eddie Moore
Fred Leech
Tigers Rally to Beat Oakland 9 3 in Sixth Innings
Detroit Tigers overcome Oakland Athletics 9 to 3. Pitcher House shuts them out for five innings before Delaney relieves him in the sixth. The Tigers then chase Joiner from the mound in the seventh to seal the win in Oakland.
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Oakland
Calif
Mar
Detroit Tigers
House
Delaney
Joiner
Senators Beat Orioles 4-3 on Cronin Double
In Biloxi Maryland March 16 Washington Senators defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4 to 3. Joe Cronin delivered a ninth inning double driving in Sammy West for the winning run.
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Biloxi
Miss
Mar
Washington Senators
Baltimore Orioles
Joe Cronin
Sammy West
Three Opening Dates Under Consideration By League Directors
Piedmont league club owners and league directors vote this week on the baseball season start date. Votes tabulated by Saturday will set opening on April 25 April 27 or May 2 with corresponding season end dates of September 8 September 10 or September 8 respectively.
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Piedmont League
Dewey Kimrey to Meet Tony Cancella in Charleston Bout
North Carolina lumberjack Dewey Kimrey and Tampa’s Tony Cancella meet tonight in Charleston in a featured ten round heavyweight boxing match. The show also features Jimmy Swinson of Charlotte versus Kirchner of Tampa in the welterweight semi final. The card was postponed from last night due to cold weather.
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8. C
Dewey Kimrey
North Carolina
Tony Cancella
Tampa
Jimmy Swinson
Charlotte
Young Kirchner
Battalino and Petrolle Set Fight at Madison Square Garden
Battaline and Billy Petrolle signed to meet in a 12 round Vendetta at Madison Square Garden on March 23 or 24 after a postponement. The bout follows Petrolle’s neck muscle injury earlier tied to a bowl of spaghetti that caused a substitute to fight.
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Bat Battaline
Billy Petrolle
Madison Square Garden
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Fargo Express
Eddie Raw
Patalino
Redstream Trades Bring Lombardi Gilbert to Reds
Ernie Lombardi and Wally Gilbert, acquired from Brooklyn in a Monday trade, are expected to debut in Cincinnati Red uniforms today. Sidney Weil and Dan Howley deny any trade for Babe Herman and insist he is not on the market.
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Tampa
Fla
Ernie Lombardi
Wally Gilbert
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Red
Sidney Weil
Dan Howley
Babe Herman
Red Sox Regulars Prep For Scrub Game In Savannah
Boston's regulars and yennigans meet in a nine inning scrubs contest in Savannah after yesterday's 6 to 2 win by the regulars over the yennigans.
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Boston
Red
Sox
White Sox Regulars Meet Mannigans in Scrub Game
Chicago White Sox regulars and goals clash in an eight inning tuneup. Yesterday the regulars edged the Mannigans 3 to 2 in a late game.
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San Antonio
Tex
Chicago
White Sox
Mannigans
Cuccinello Joins Dodgers En Route to Florida Camp
Brooklyn report says Tony Cuccinello, second baseman, moved from Cincinnati in Monday trade and was headed to the Dodgers camp at Clearwater Florida today.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Tony Cuccinello
Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Dodger
Clearwater
Fla
Indians to Face Pelicans in New Orleans Followed by Mud Hens Win
The Cleveland Indians travel to New Orleans to meet the Pelicans after beating the Toledo Mud Hens 6 to 2. Three Cleveland pitchers limited Toledo to three singles as the Indians improved.
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New Orleans
Cleveland Indians
New Orleans Pelicans
Indians
Toledo Mud Hens
Cleveland
American Association
Yesterday's Results: SF-Pits and New Orleans Cleveland Games
In San Francisco and Pittsburgh the National League nine defeated the Missions 8 to 2. In the other contest New Orleans beat Cleveland 6 to 2 as Toledo topped the AA club 2 to 2.
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Pittsburgh
Missions
New Orleans
Cleveland
Toledo
Boxing results from Fresno card headline bout
In Fresno last night Sammy Brown 139 defeated Ritchie King 149 by knockout. Abie Lifton 125 out pointed Gene Hspinosa 124 in Los Angeles. Fredio knocked out Ritchie King in San Francisco.
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Fresno
Calif
Sammy Brown
Fredio
Ritchie King
San Francisco
Abie Lifton
Freno
Gene Hspinosa
Los Angeles
Lenox Club card features Schwartz and Whittier wins
Izzy Schwartz of New York, aged 15, beat Freddy e Lattanaio of New York 116 to 6 in a bout at the Lenox Club. Ben Whittier of Baltimore defeated Paul Scaffaro of New York 135 1 2 to 180 1 2.
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Izzy Schwartz
Freddy e@Lattanaio
Ben Whittier
Baltimore
Paul Scaffaro
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