Cardinals Are All Set For Another Pennant Race
A lively sports roundup notes varied items from baseball to horseracing. It covers plans for Jamaica race track including a large victory garden, potential rule changes in basketball, war bond sales at a Brooklyn bowling venue, and anecdotes about players and coaches from Fort Slocum to DePaul and Notre Dame.
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Cardinals
New York
Jamaica Race Track
Jim St. Clair
Fred Fitzsimmons
Brooklyn
Wagner the Triple Threat Greatest All Round Ball Player
Series on famous players contrasts Ty Cobb and Honus Wagner. Wagner is praised as the finest all round player, with near perfect fielding, speed, and baserunning. The piece highlights his temperance, plate stance, base steals, and notable feats including a 720 stolen-base total and clutch defensive plays.
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Wagner
Cobb
Harry Grayson
NEA
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
John Honus Wagner
Ty Cobb
Honus Wagner
Dutchman
Pittsburgh
Rogers Hornsby
John McGraw
Max Carey
Eddie Collins
Charley Dooin
Phillies
Dooin
Charley
Cardinals Aim for Speedy, Aggressive Play This Season
In Cairo on March 27 194? the St Louis Cardinals plan to continue their fast slam-bang style under manager Billy Southworth. They will rely on speed to upset opponents despite losses of Enos Slaughter and Terry Moore with replacements like Buster Adams Harry Walker and Lou Klein. Musial Adams and Walker form an outfield trio while Klein and Marion bolster the infield as the club faces a crowded field of eight outfield candidates. Gliding grows in Argentina with about 20 clubs now active per the Department of Commerce.
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Cairo
St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Southworth
Southworth
Speed
Cardinals
Enos Slaughter
Terry Moore
Buster Adams
Harry Walker
Jimmy Browns
Lou Klein
Jimmy Brown
Klein
Martin Marion
George Kurowski
Walker
Stan Musial
Redbird
Musial
Adams
Argentina
Department of Commerce
Timing the swing: Ott on baseball vs golf technique
Lakewood column discusses why baseball batting swings are hard to teach and adapt unlike golf. Mel Ott argues timing and body power, not mechanics alone, decide hits as pitchers vary pace and ball flight across the game.
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Lakewood
N. J
Bill Jurges
Giants
Mel Ott
Polo Grounders
Ott
White Sox center field hopes rest on Thurman Tucker
The bespectacled Thurman Tucker, long in the minor leagues, wins a spring chance with the White Sox after many tryouts. Dykes plans to use him as leadoff due to speed as Don Kolloway faces possible 1-A reclassification and lineup battles space for outfield roles intensify. Tucker, 25, hit 313 in Fort Worth last season and aims to translate it to day games and major league pace.
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Tucker
White Sox
Sox
Wally Moses
Jimmy Dykes
Fort Worth
Hot Springs
Ark
Don Kolloway
Joe Kuhel
Luke Appling
Skeeter Webb
Dick Culler
Jimmy Grant
St. Paul
Moose” Solters
Frank Kalin
Hollywood
Ralph Hodgin
San Francisco
Guy Cartright
Mike Tresh
Tom Turner
Vincent Castino
Lubbock
Tex
Johnny Greco Beats Cleo Shans in Madison Square Garden Bout
Johnny Greco won his second straight lightweight bout against Cleo Shans before 15 011 at Madison Square Garden. He dominated eight of ten rounds on the AP tablet and carried power, yet showed inexperience by failing to finish multiple sequences despite hurting Shans several times. Shans stayed competitive by stepping inside and scoring with clean pokes, while Greco's wide swings and crowd-pleasing power drew praise and questions about his championship readiness.
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Sam Friedman
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Joe de Martino
Madison Square Garden
Friedman
Johnny Greco
Cleo Shans
Pre. de Martino
George Wilson
Sam
New York
Johnny
Associated Press
Cleo
Shans
Greco
Shan
George Cheverko
Fordham
Wallace Syndor
Western Kentucky State
Cheverko
Johnny Bach
Rams
Baseball Training Camp News from Regional Camps
Evansville Tigers and White Sox pace spring work with rookies and veterans as camps open across the league. Pirates add Butcher and Van Roa while Cubs and Dodgers monitor rookies and outfield options. Cronin optimistic about Red Sox as team drills intensify.
New Orleans Race Season Closes With Big Purses
The Fair Grounds ends its most successful season since the 1920s today with the $10,000 American Handicap headlining a nine race card. Crowds have flooded in, average daily handle near $135,000 versus $59,000 last year, spurred by its central location and wartime betting interest.
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New Orleans
Fair Grounds
Col E. R. Bradley
Oval
Florida
California
Boxing Results From Nightcard In New York and Washington
The Associated Press reports Pvt Johnny Greco 135 from Montreal outpointed Cleo Shans 123 in New York. In Washington Joe Baski 209 outpointed Gus Dorazio 194 in Wilkes Barre Pa Philadelphia 10.
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New York
Johnny Greco
Montreal
Cleo Shans
Los Angeles
Washington
Joe Baski
Wilkes- Barre
Gus Dorazio
Philadelphia
Purdue Relays Open Tonight At Lafayette
The first annual Purdue relays bring 238 runners and jumpers from 24 colleges and universities in the middle west. Michigan and Notre Dame headline the field with strong showings. Illinois Indiana and smaller schools also expect points. University division features six events and four relays while college division includes three relays.
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Lafayette
Ind
Middle West
Purdue
Michigan
Notre Dame
Illinois
Indiana
Rounders Favored in Mile Handicap Amid feud whispers
Valdina Farms owned Rounders, an Irish bred colt with 126 pounds, is likely the handicap favorite in the mile and an eighth event. He is coupled with Valdiia Orphan carrying 124 pounds. Bettors seek resolution of a feud involving Cinderella and Marriage, who defeated Rounders in the $25,000 New Orleans Handicap on February 27.
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Rounders
Valdina Farms
Valdiia Orphan
Coward
Dupuy
Marriage
New Orleans
Rice Seeks Outdoor Rivalry With Haegg After Indoor Triumph
Greg Rice, who set a world indoor two mile record at the Knights of Columbus games, aims to match Haegg outdoors this summer. Rice won in 8:51.1, his 64th straight victory, with Williams close early before fading. Glen Masten took second, with Williams on his heels. Indoor 45 yard dash mark falls to Herb Thompson. Gil Dodds nabs the mile in 4:08.7 as Earl Mitchell fades.
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Cleveland
Greg Rice
Junder Haegg
Haegg
Notre Dame
Rice
Chicago
Dave Williams
Georgetown
Williams
Glen Masten
Colgate
Masten
Herb Thompson
Jersey City
Percy Williams
Canada
Philadelphia
Gil Dodds
Boston
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DePaul
Oe Keegan
Shaky Kain
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Joe Cambria
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Richard Ahrens
Oil City
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Bob Feller
Freddie Hutchinson
Tom Early
Broadway
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Ore
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Pfc
Hank Melody
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Jim Crowley
South Pacific
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Laieikawai
Earl Walsh
Samoa
Roger Bresnahan
Doomn
Napoleon Lajoie
John Gruber
Gruber
John
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Tyrusymond Cobb
Lou Boudreau
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Joe E. Brown
Charles Chamberlain
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Greco Downs
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Walgrove
Jean Parker
Evansville
Detroit
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Paul Trout
Steve O'Neil
Tigers
Gordon Maltzberger
Floyd Speer
Donald Hanski
Asbury Park
Joe Mcarthy
New York Yankees
Muncie
Frankie Frisch
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Maurice van Roa
College Park
Ossie Bluege
Washington Senator
Dutch Leonard
Owen Sheetz
Mickey Heafner
Ewald Pyle
Milo Candini
Leonard
Cleveland Indians
Ken Keltner
Kernals
Gene Desautels
James T. Gallagher
Jim Wilson
Chicago Cub
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Bob McCall
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Ted McGrew
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Paul Waner
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McGrew
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Joe Cronin
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W. J. Herren
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F. W. McCollum
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