Dartmouth Defeats Ohio State In N C A A Qualifier
Brindley sparked Dartmouth with 28 points as the Eastern champion beat Ohio State 60 to 53 at Madison Square Garden. Risen led OSU with 21 while Arnold Risen scored 15 in the second half. Temple defeated Catholic University 55 to 36 for third place.
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Kings
Madison Square Garden
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Rimouth
Buckeyes
Indians
Newhire
Dartmouth
Hull
Ohio State
Milo Koof
Wyoming
Harry Leggatt
Arnold Risen
Don Rate
Temple
Catholic University
Dodds and Hulse Invited to Penn Relays Run
Gil Dodds the indoor mile world record holder and Bill Hulse top miler have been invited to compete in a special event at the fiftieth annual University of Pennsylvania Relays April 28-29 at Franklin Field. Jamison Swarts, relay manager, announced. The field will feature two or three other distance runners in the invitational.
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Philadelphia
Gil Dodds
Bill Hulse
Preskfin Field
University of Pennsylvania
Rts
Quota Extends Barley and Tobacco Quotas Through 1946
Washington reports passage by both houses of a bill to extend marketing quotas for barley and flue cured tobacco for two crop years beyond 1944 45. The National Association of Tobacco Distributors urged abolition of tobacco quotas, noting war restrictions remain on the crop.
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Washington
Na] Association of Tobacco Distributors
Culture Department
Knoxville Open Nears Start With Noted Golf Pros
An advance guard of top amateurs and touring pros will arrive in Knoxville Tennessee to begin practice for the Knoxville Open. The pro am will be Thursday with the tournament running Friday to Sunday. Bobby Dodd Johnny Bulla and PGA president Ed Dudley are among early entrants with other pros arriving after the Durham Open.
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Tenn
Dodd
PGA
Ed Dudley
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Og Wood
Byron Nelson
Samyrd
Johnny Revolta
St. Oen Smith
Durham
Utah to Meet Dartmouth in NCAA Cage Final
Utah University defeated Iowa State 40 to 31 in the NCAA western basketball playoffs final to earn a title shot against Dartmouth, Eastern champion, in the championship game at Madison Square Garden on March 28. The Utes led only twice, 2-0 and 26-25 at half.
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Nora Garrett
Kansas City
Utah University
Iowa State
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Utes
New York
Kentucky
Madison Square Garden
Dartmouth
Utah
Washington veto record and orchid biodiversity note
George Washington vetoed two bills in his presidency. The Philippines boast 800 native orchid species across its diverse habitats.
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George Washington
The
Philippines
Voyles Invites Assistants to Auburn as 1942 Coach Moves
Carl M. Voyles, William and Mary athletic director and football coach, will move to Auburn on April 15 after accepting a similar post at Auburn. He has asked his entire staff to accompany him though assistants have not disclosed plans. Possible successors include Rube McCrary and Dwight Stuessy, both longtime Voyles aides.
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Carl M. Voyles
William and Mary
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
R. N
Rube) Mc‘Crary
Dwight Stuessy
Voyles
The
Sonn E. Pesaivets Pevette
E.ret
Arnold
Athletics win first from Curtis Bay Coast Guard 8 to 3
In Frederick Maryland on March 25 the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Curtis Bay Coast Guard nine 8 to 3 in an exhibition game. Al Simmons led the offense with a seventh inning single that broke a 3-3 tie and a late double driving in another run. Scheib earned the win over a Coast Guard lineup featuring former major leaguers.
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Frederick
Philadelphia Athletics
Curtis Bay Coast Guard
al Simmons
Fred Peeler
Jack McGillen
Carl Scheib
Macks
Scheib
Coast Guards
Dick Porter
Coast Guard
Phila
Kerr
Ronay
Peterson
Tabecheck
Brewer
Reeves
Peeler
McGillen
Hayes
Parrise
Fourteen-Year-Old Confesses to Murder of Two Girls
A 14 year old son of a lumber mill worker confessed to killing two girls aged 8 and 11 near Alcola while they picked flowers. He said he beat them with a railroad spike when they resisted his advances, dragged their bodies to a ditch, rolled them in and covered them with a bicycle. More than 100 men found the bodies after a night search.
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Alcola
Clarendon County
H. S. Newman
George Junius
Newman
Junius
Spring baseball camps sweep across the country
In Lakewood New Jersey 45 youngsters arrive for Carl Hubbell's tryouts as Ace Adams joins the Giants workout. Wallingford Connecticut managers hope for outdoor practice as weather allows Boston Braves. Boston Red Sox travel to Baltimore for outdoor work with Cronin aiming for sunlit workouts. Beckley West Virginia Detroit Tiger Jorsica leaves holdout to report to Evansville for new terms. French Lick Indiana Cubs drill for exhibition opener with Reds and sign Cy Slapnicka as scout across the Midwest.
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N. J
New York Giants
Jersey City
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Ace Adams
Wallingford
Con
Bob Coleman
Boston Braves
Coleman
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore
Joe Cronin
Cronin
Sox
Tufts
Beckley
W. Va
Johnny Gorsica
Detroit Tigers
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Ind
Jorsica
Tigers
Jack Zellers
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Cy Slapnicka
Cleveland Indians
Cubs
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Bob Feller
Melton Arrives In Dodger Camp From Gastonia
unsigned Rube Melton arrives at Brooklyn camp from Gastonia North Carolina weighing 228 pounds and 1 A draft class as he plans to join the team. Melton expects possible army physical in May or June and Durocher holds a training session focused on batting.
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Mountain
Rube Melton
Brooklyn
Gastonia
N. C
Branch Rickey
New York
Rickey
Bobo Newsom
Leo Durocher
Melton
Durocher
West Point Cage
Dodds Sprains Ankle After Knights Meet Setback
Gil Dodds, Boston University distance ace, sprains his left ankle stepping from a wooden track during a two mile race at the Knights of Columbus meet in Cleveland. He will rest two weeks and resumes duties at his father’s Smithville church.
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J. G. Dodds
Little Smithville
N'X
Boston Divinity
Greg Rice
Beacuse Dodds
Knights of Columbus
Rice
Ace
Ashland College
1St Brethren Church
Smithville
Michigan First In Purdue Meet
Michigan leads the Purdue indoor meet with a strong showing as Notre Dame places fifth and Purdue narrowly follows. Miami of Oxford defends its college title with Western Michigan runner-up, while Illinois freshman Claude Young shines with a 6.2 second 60 yard dash and a meet record in the 60 yard low hurdles.
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Ind
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Wolverines
Notre Dame
Irish
Minnois
Miami
Oxford
Ohio
Western Michigan
Broncos
Claudey Young
Illinois
Young
Illini
Michigan
Twenty Three Teams Enter Women's Tourney
Twenty three teams will start play in the 16th annual Women s National A A U Basketball Tournament in St Joseph Missouri. The American Institute of Commerce Davenport Iowa a twice winner will not defend its title. Des Moines A L B S are seeded No 1 in the draw followed by Little Rock motor coaches Lenox Ta and Chatham Blanketeers Elkin North Carolina.
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American Institute of Commerce
Davenport
Des Moines A.lb.s
Motor Coaches
Little Rock
Ark
Lenox
Chatham Blanketeers
Elkin
N. C
Estimated 1944 US Soybean Crop At 242 Million Bushels
The Agriculture Department projected the 1944 US soybean harvest around 242,500,000 bushels, reflecting crop conditions and wartime needs.
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United States
Donkey Weatherman and Pagoda Down Jap Zero
A March 25 Air Force summary highlights odd weather lore and battlefield humor. A rheumatic donkey at a front line station observes weather, the Burmese Pagoda knocks down a Japanese Zero, and a squirting water gun targets aid in training. Other vignettes discuss high altitude shaving, a sergeant quiz, Wright Field room simulating weather, and exaggerated front line pranks.
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Official Service
Air Force
G. I
F. A. Kleuver
Sydney Newcomb
Newcomb
Guadalcanal
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Aeral
Europe
Quiz Drew Field
Florida
Fred Friendly
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America
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Wright Field
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