Snead And Nelson To Play Second Round Playoff
Byron Nelson and Sammy Snead, top money leaders, reached 18 holes in a $10, Charlotte Open title playoff after 272 in regulation. Both shot 69, with a second 18 holes scheduled as an extended playoff for the national championship, continuing a storied rivalry dating to 1940.
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Fritz Littlejohn
Charlotte
Byron Nelson
Sammy Snead
Nelson
Snead
Isport
Miss
Sammy
Ison
Smead
NC Boxing Coach Up for Army Induction
University of North Carolina boxing coach Joe Murnick was slated for induction at Fort Bragg. Tar Heels, led by Murnick since he replaced Mike Romman, won the Southern Conference title this year.
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Army
North Carolina
Joe Murnick
Chapel Hill
Fort
N Tar Heels
Mike Romman
Nation's Leading Scorer Tops Record With 62 In Contest
Gale Bishop of Fort Lewis Washington scored 62 points against Hoxie Kansas to set a new A A U tournament record and break his own mark. He shot 28 field goals and 6 free throws, finishing with 16 misses and 6 successful foul shots in eight attempts.
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Frank Crawford
Denver
P— Pic
Gale Bishop
Fort Lewis
Wash
A.A.U
Hoxie Kans
Bishop
G. I
Husky Ft. Lewis
Washington State
Radio Schedule Highlights Wednesday March 21
Eastern War time adjustments minus one hour for Central War Time and two hours for Mountain War Time. Program lineup includes Wilderness Road serial drama Midnight Merrigan and multiple CBS NBC and mutual network segments with serials, concerts, news, and comedy through 11 pm.
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Noe Ulney Howe
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Newa
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Biu-West
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Detective
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Lowell Thomas
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Johnnie Johnston
Monica Lewis
Raymond Gram
Nbe
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Mrs. North
Jack Carson
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Cecil Brown
M' Oe
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Timme
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Blu Heatier van Simenpae
Mbs
Ken Murray
Brownstone Theater
iKay Weyver
Muste
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Sammy Snead Among Top Contenders For GG Open
Greensboro March 21 Sammy Snead known as The Slammer returns to the Greater Greensboro Open as a leading contender. The event runs Friday through Sunday with 36 holes on final day, featuring Snead and rivals Jug MecSpaden Fang Beese Byron Nelson Sammy Byrd. Final rounds start Friday and Saturday at noon, with 9 am morning starts and 2 pm afternoon starts.
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Greensboro
Sammy
Snead
Alesson Rters
P.G.A
Jug MecSpaden
G.G.O
Charlotte
Track Roundup Proposes Start Time Adjustments
In a lighthearted sports round up from New York, readers suggest fixes for start delays like applying a one yard penalty to indoor dashes or hanging a large clock at the start line. Alfred Falcone favors automatic gun timing with an electric finish eye to log exact times.
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New York
Netice
Cal Hogendorn
North English
Iowa
Hogendorn
1945 baseball season preview from Taunton Gazette
Johnnie Parker notes the circus sideshow vibe fades but predicts major league baseball in 1945 will feature nearly all elements aside from a few novelty acts like Siamese twins and Jo Jo the dog faced boy.
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Johnnie Parker
Taunton
Mass
Jo-Jo the
Dog Face Boy
NBA and NCAA notes from New York arena workouts
The page notes NYU coach Howard Cann has Al Grenert and Frank Mangiapane training with the ball team during a NCAA tournament, mentions the limited use of basketballs in Madison Square Garden games and the Philly Convention Hall inventory, and refers to umpire backgrounds and a return by Luke Lindon in a fleeting sports snapshot.
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Howard Cann
N.Y.U
al Grenert
Frank Mangiapane
N.C.A.A
Ned-Irish
Madison Square Garden
Philly Convention Hall
Luke Lindon
Dutch Harrison Skips Greensboro Golf Meet for Air Force Transfer
Sgt. E. J. Dutch Harrison will not take part in the Greater Greensboro golf tournament starting Friday due to his transfer from Wright Field Dayton to the army air forces. Harrison previously was stationed at ORD here as caravans of professional golfers converge on Starmount course to test the layout before play begins.
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Samuel Jackson Snead
Greensboro
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Army Air Forces
Harrison
Ord Here
Starmount Course
Greenland workman joins Lions tackle bid
A man spent two years in Greenland with a naval construction gang to win a tackle job with the Detroit Lions last fall and is now a test pilot for army tanks in Detroit. He may be learning how to bust through the Packers line.
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Greenland
Detroit Lions
Detroit
Packers
Service Dept Reports Pacific League Teams Beat College Opponents
Yeoman Gayle Hayes from Hawaii says Central Pacific League teams could defeat college squads back home and notes four games weekly draw about 17 fans. Ensign Gene Smelser leads best coached coast guard unit as Billy Herman innovates a play. Ira Gordon, once in the American Association, is described as a longtime umpire. Six teams in the Southern New England naval service league played 25 college opponents this season and lost only three games.
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Hawaii
Southern New England Naval , Service
Bob Feller To Lead Great Lakes Nine In 1945
Bob Feller, 26, takes his first managerial post guiding the Great Lakes baseball dynasty for 1945. He plans to play every major league team at least once and all eight American Association clubs, builds around veterans like Clyde Shoun Max Marshall and Ken Keltner, and will pitch when needed. He returns from 264 months aboard ship with multiple battle stars, noting concerns over player depth for a 100-game schedule.
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Jimmy Jordan
Great Lakes
All
Bob
Rapid
Robert Feller
Navy
Cleveland Indians
Bluejacket Diamond Stars
Cmdr
Gordon
Mickey) Cochrane
Detroit
Feller
Rapid Robert
Clyde Shoun
Cincinnati Reds
Max Marshall
Cincinnati
Ken Keltner
Dick Wakefield
Bob Feller
Cochrane
van Meter
Chicago White Sox
Pacific
Leyte
Yow Aids Hanes Hosiery Mill Girls For National Event
Virgil Yow, coach of High Point College basketball, serves as advisory coach for the Hanes Hosiery Mill girls of Winston-Salem as they enter the National AAU tournament in St Joseph Missouri. He has aided Twin City lassies coached by Chick Wilson in recent weeks. The team, unleague this season, posted an excellent independent record with only one defeat to an all star club. The squad will depart Winston-Salem tomorrow at 2 PM for the tourney.
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Virgil Yow
High Point
Hanes Hosiery Mill
Winston-Salem
St. Joseph
Chick Wilson
Twin City
Semi Finals Tonight in Garden Tourney Doubleheader
Rhode Island State seeks a major upset over top seed DePaul in the National Invitation semifinals at Madison Square Garden as St John’s faces Bowling Green in the other semi. Ernie Calverley and Dick Hole spark RI, George Mikan scores 38 for DePaul, Don Otten 27 for Bowling Green.
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Rhode Island State
Tennessee
Depaul
Madison Square Garden
St. John's
Bowling Green
Ohio
Rhode Island
Ernie Calverley
Dick Hole
West Virginia
George Mikan
Rensselaer Poly
Don Otten
St. John’s
Muhlenberg
Bison Open 1945 Baseball Drills With Thirty Candidates
Coach Tony Simeon starts 1945 baseball drills at the high school field with thirty candidates. The squad, led by six pitchers among nine lettermen, prepares for a Tuesday game vs Gray High while refining base running batting and fielding in light equipment. Some players split time at multiple positions as weather permits and workouts continue.
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Tony Simeon
Bison Baseballers
Gray High Nine
Ray Delappe
Tommie McGhee
Abie Thomas
Speedy Reid
Hugh Gordon
Bruce P . Tommie McGhee
Donad McIntosh
Donald Hooper
Donald Powell
Charles McIntosh
Rayag
Richard Crowder
Bob
Curt McDonald
Nelvin Cooper
Wayne Willard
Bill Kennedy
Don Huber
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Cramer
Tommie Kellam
Reid
Frank Ridge
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Rills
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Brooklyn fighter Bummy Davis stopped Rudy Giacombe and Nick Primiani scored TKOs in New Jersey bouts. Mulligan and Miller drew in Boston Brooklyn’s Scanlon stopped Paddy Butler while Curcio outpointed Fiorello in Newark. Ferarra stopped Kushner in Savannah and Doty beat MizZio in Hartford, with Statue KOing Jesse James in Springfield.
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Rudy Giacombe
Jersey City
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Montreal
Joe Neil
Albany
White Plains
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Boston
Coolidge Miller
Drew
Pat Scanlon
New York
Paddy Butler
Joe Curcio
Newark
Jerry Fiorello
Ray Rogers
Hackensack
Babe Orlando Ferrarra
New Britain
Conn
Savannah
Carlos Chavez
Chatham Field
Joey Kushner
Syracuse
Hartford
George
Red” Doty
Jimmy Mizzio
Passaic
N. J
Nick Statue
Springfield
Mass
Jesse James
Rip Sewell To Hurl For Pittsburgh Pirates
Truett Rip Sewell and his famed Blooper return to the Pirates after Sewell signed his contract. The article notes pitching depth improving with veteran 21-game winner, plus camp updates for Butcher and others. various teams report signings and early camp notes. The item also briefly mentions other baseball camps and a nugget about dairy cows and peanut plant dusting.
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Ted Meier
New York
Truett
Rip” Sewell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Max Butcher
Muncie
Ind
Brooklyn
Leo Durocher
Branch Rickey
Lee
Chicago Cubs
Bob Chipman
Detroit
Rudy York
Pinky Higgins
Ruff Gentry
Jimmy Outlaw
Don Ross
Boston Red
Johnny Lazor
New York Giants
Bainbridge
Navy
New York Yankees
Hank Borowy
Washington
Mickey Haefner
St. Louis
Danny Litwhiler
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