Lanier and Mexican league boom fades in fall of pride
The author argues Max Lanier left American baseball for Mexico chasing big money, but the Mexican league collapsed its integrity and pay, harming players. He credits U.S. club reforms spurred by fear of Mexico and calls for unity among baseball leaders to fix the game before next season.
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Lanier
Denton Dynamo
North Carolina
Pasquel
Pasquel Brothers
U.S.A
United States
South
Max Lanier
Max
Branch Rickey
Larry MacPhail
Happy Chandler
Mexico
Duke Football Improved but No Championship Yet Sighted
Duke football shows progression after six weeks of fall drills under Coach Wallace Wade but remains likely a year or two from a title. The squad faces big losses with five starters gone and several key roles unsettled as fall practices approach.
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Duke
Wallace Wade
Ted Mann
Durham
Duke’ S University
Blue Devils
Wade
Kelleya
Herman Smith
Ernest Knotts
Bill Milner
Leo Long
Bob Gantt
Buddy Luper
Harold Mullins
Frank Sinkovitz
al DeRogatis
Louis Allen
Buddy Mulligan
Porcupines Love Water Plants and Use Quills as Floats
Sports Afield notes porcupines favor arrowhead and duckweed and other water loving plants. It highlights their hollow quills as efficient life preservers while acknowledging their weak swimming ability.
Southern Conference bleachers to be sold at auction
Raleigh officials announce sale of 2 400 temporary bleacher seats used since 1934 at Municipal auditorium. Auction set for April 23 as the conference moves the tournament to Duke indoor stadium while State College builds a new gymnasium.
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Raleigh
Raleigh News and Observer
Municipal Auditorium
Duke
Durham
City Hall
State College
Kramer Faces Talbert In Miami Tennis Final
National Amateur champion Jack Kramer of Los Angeles meets Billy Talbert of Wilmington in the University of Miami tournament final after Kramer defeated Pancho Segura 6 4 6 3 in the semifinals and Talbert beat Gardner Mulloy 6 4 3 6 6 0. A separate note cites 1946 U S per capita citrus production at more than one and one third crates.
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Miami
Fla
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
Billy Talbert
U. S
Wilmington
Del
University of Miami
Kramer
Pancho Segura
Ecuador
Talbert
Gardner Mulloy
United States
Greensboro Open leads after 36 at $10,000 tourney
x Prank Stranahan of Toledo 73 67 for 140 tops the Greensboro Open leaderboard at 36 holes. Vic Ghezzi 69 72 for 141 and Herman Barron 71 70 for 141 trail by one stroke with Cary Middlecoff 70 73 143 and Jimmy Demaret 73 71 144 in pursuit. More results on page 12-A.
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x-Prank Stranahan
Toledo
Vic Ghezzi
Kansas City
Kans
Herman Barron
White Plains
N. Y
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Charlie Farlow
Greensboro
N. C
Jim Turnesa
SN. Y
Dick Metz
Chicago
George Fazio
Los Angeles
S Chick Harbert
Detroit
x-Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
Bill Nary
Long Beach
Johnny Revolt
Ed Furgol
van Palmer
Badin
Harry Todd
Barron
Sedgefield Club
Middlecoff
Raleigh
Tommy Card
Durham
Art Wall
Lloyd Mangrum
Chuck Alexander
Heafner
Harold “Jug
McSpaden
Sanford
Arthur Doering
Jimmy Thomson
New York
Doering
Thomson
Carolinas
Virginia
Greensboro E~st
Southern Coaches See Greatest Year In Conferences History
Richmond scene reports that 16 Southern Conference coaches foresee a peak 1947 season with North Carolina tipped as the top team. Wake Forest Maryland Duke and William and Mary cited for potential improvement. North Carolina's Carl Snavely remains confident yet discreet about his squad.
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Southern
Robert Moore
Richmond
Cotton and Tobacco League
North Carolina
Associated Press
William and Mary
Finger Beattie Feathers
Wolfpack
Oklahoma
North Carolina Tar Heels
South
Feathers
Tennessee
Wake Forest
Maryland
Jim Tatum
Tatum
Carolina
Duke
Wallace Wade
Dukes
Wade
R. N. (Rube) McCray
Indians
Tribe
D. J
Peahead
Davidson
Bill Story
Frank Howard
Clemson
Tigers
Howard
Tar Heels
Carl Snavely
Snavely
Carolina Dutchman
Charlie Justice
Skip Stahley
George Washington
Arthur
Slick) Morton
Virginia Military Institute
Citadel
Quinn Decker
Furman
Bob Smith
Stranahan Leads Greensboro Open After Second Round
Amateur Frank Stranahan of Toledo moved into the halfway lead with a 140 total as Vic Ghezzi and Herman Barron share second at 141. Cary Middlecoff stands fourth at 143 and pro champ Jimm Demaret is tied at 144. five groups remain in the 36 hole Wednesday wrap.
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Gsiramaham
Bill
Kedar Bryan
Rose Hill
Bryan
Frank
Han
Mallory
Mallory Tall
N. Main St
Ghezzi
Kenalyta Greensboro
Frank Stranahan
Starmount Country Club
Cary Middecoff
Jimm Demaret
Jimmy Turnesa
Stranahan
England
Hogan
Dick Chapman
Ben Hogan
Winston-Salem
al Smith
Danville
Johnny Palmer
Clayton Heafner
Charlotte
Skip Alexander
Lexington
Tarboro
Harvie Ward
Caroff
Soul of
Wight Wable Ps
Botany
Botany Worsted Mills
Passaicd
Daroff
Gabardine
Alonsastener
Wright Ulmble- Pare
U. S&s. Pat
Esquire
Pelogy
Wight
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