Tommies Open Spring Practice Under Maus at Doak Finch Field
Seventeen hopefuls reported for the Thomasville Tommies first spring workout at Doak Finch Field led by manager Jimmy Maus. Eight veterans from last year joined newcomers including Ray Lindsay Page Dennis Boots Miller Ted Mueller and Jim Canty. Additional rookies span multiple towns with goals to reach a 25 player squad ahead of the April 6 opening game.
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Enterprise Bureau
Commerce Street
Thomasville
Doak Finch Field
Jimmy Maus
Maus
Ray Lindsay
Page Dennis
Boots Miller
Ted Mueller
Jim Canty
Bob Parker
Tommies
Pete Young
Angelius
S. C
Frank Ridley
Panama
Charles Gibson
High Point
Oliver Russell
Lewis Thomas
Central
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Arthur Scalli
Kyser
W. Va
Sleepy Deaton
A. J. Washburn
Guilford College
Minis Whalley
Pigeon Fords
Tenn
Vann Harrington
Tomimes
Jimmy
Baseball and boxing notes from coast to coast mix into chatter
Florida California tensions aside the piece surveys baseball prospects with Reds Cubs and Yankees links. It highlights Blackie Caldwell a Alabama prospect signed for 3500 and Carolina-Newark outfield potential, plus chatter on Tony Carnera and Davey Day in New York sports circles.
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Wilton
Charlotte Observer
Garrison
Freddie Hutchinson
Detroit Tigers
Seattle
New York
Brooklyn
Flatbush Floogies
Joe Devine
Alabama
Blackie Caldwell
Tigers
Philly
Cardinal
Devine
Caldwell
Newark
Yankee Stadium
Adams-Millis A M Nines Prep For High Point College Tilt
Adams-Millis baseballers schedule a practice opener versus High Point College Panthers on the college diamond tomorrow at 4:00 PM. Manager Rudisell shapes a youthful squad with Young at short and Mar n sharing first base duties, while Bill Britz Bryson Peck Lelon Cooper and J M Booker cover the outfield and Meacham Eller and Lefty Young handle pitching duties. The team then faces the Tamasville Tommies Friday April 21 at Doak Fin field.
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Aftnoon
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Rudisell
Virgil Yow
al Age Legation
A. R. “Pepper
Marn
Gatemith
Charlie Young
Young
Dolen Hedrick
Eithr Pierce
Stone
Pierce
Sappenfield
Unique
Winston-Salem
Ris Harvey
Enoch Cooper
Bill Ritz
Bryson Peck
Lelon Coopr
J. M. Booker
Meacham
Eller
Y Oung
Mil
Tamasville Tommies
Doak Fincheld
Motorists who speed off at lights waste fuel and energy
A study estimates that drivers who accelerate quickly from traffic lights waste enough gas to fuel one mile per owner car for every three rapid starts.
NC boxers Winstead and Sanders head to national tourney
Billy Winstead of Rocky Mount Joy and Elden Sanders of Richlands leave Chapel Hill for Madison Wisconsin to compete in the national intercollegiate tournament. Winstead is the Southern Conference champion in the 120 pound class and Sanders reached the finals at Columbia. They are accompanied by Coach Mike Rowman.
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Billy Winstead
Elden
Red) Sanders
North Carolina
Madison
Wis
Winstead
Rocky Mountjoy
Sanders
Richlands
Columbia
Exhibition Baseball Lineup Across Cities
AP notes exhibition games today featuring Chicago against Chicago in Los Angeles and a slate across San Francisco Tampa St Petersburg Clearwater Sebring Dallas Plant City and New Braunfels with matchups including Pittsburgh St Louis Boston Detroit New York Brooklyn Kansas City Washington Buffalo and others across venues New York City teams listed with city and league annotations and bleacher notices.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Tampa
Fila
Cincinnati
Detroit
New Braunfels
Tex
Philadelphia
St. Louis
St. Petersburg
Fla
Washington
Clearwater
Brooklyn
New York
Sebring
Boston
Kansas City
Dallas
Plant City
Buffalo
Bradenton
Arcadia
Louisville
Lake Charles
New Orleans
Lakeland
Haines City
Rain Cancels Several Spring Training Showdowns
Score summaries across Florida and California show multiple games postponed by rain. Notable results include St Louis over Boston 10-5 in Bradenton, and Brooklyn 3 New York 2 in St. Petersburg, while others were called due to rain in Lakeland and Haines City.
Estelle Page Leads Qualifiers in North and South Meet
Pinehurst March 28. Estelle Lawson Page 1937 national champion led qualifying in the Women s North and South as she shot 38 36 74 to top the field of three dozen players. Dorothy Kirby was close behind with 36 39 75.
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Estelle’ Lawson Page
Russell Holman
Greenwich
Conn
Page
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Miss Kirby
Leo Walper
Washington
Jean Bauer
Providence
R. L
N. E. Wessels
Roanoke
Jeanne Cline
Bloomington
Myron Davy
J. B. Seawell
Carthage
W. G. Hamilton, Jr
Philadelphia
Lillian Wood
Richmond
Deborah Verry
Worcester
Mass
Donald Parson
Helen Dettweiler
Betty Abernethy
Pittsburgh
Helen Waring
Fights Last Night Across Cities Include Knockouts and Points
In New York Pedro Mantanez 143 from Puerto Rico knocked out Phil Farr 149 from Washington. In Houston Teddy Yarosz 162 from Pittsburgh, former middleweight champion, outpointed Ken Overlin 160 from Chicago. In Chicago Eddie Lander 126 from Chicago outpointed Henry Hook 1211-2 from Toronto. In Washington Vince Dell Orto 125 from New York outpointed Tony Dore 125 from Manchester New Hampshire.
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New York
Pedro Mantanez
Puerto Rico
Phil Farr
Washington
Houston
Tex
Teddy
Yarosz
Pittsburgh
Ken Overlin
Chicago
Eddie Lander
Henry Hook
Toronto
D. C
Vince Dell'Orto
Tony Dore
Manchester
N. H
Police Radio Squad Rescues Town From Rumored Mad Dog
Des Moines reports a police radio squad rushed to an East Side neighborhood terrorized by a mad dog. After 10 minutes the unit relayed to headquarters that the dog was not mad but hungry and would be fed by its owner.
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Des Moines
East Side
1939 Yankees and Reds Topic Show Stronger Leagues
Atlanta dispatch analyzes spring training results noting the American League’s edge over the National League led by the Yankees with Gomez and Ruffing healthy. Sox and Tigers challenge for seconds, while Cleveland leans on Johnny Allen. In the National League Cincinnati Redlegs emerge strongest, with a deep pitching staff led by Vander Meer and Walters, challenging the defending Cubs. Pirates and Giants fade as likely lower finishers.
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Gayle Talbot
Atlanta
Florida
Louisiana
Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Lefty Gomez
Red Ruffing
SOX
Tigers
Roth
Boston Red Sox
Yanks
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Johnny Allen
Washington Senators
Bucky Harris
Cincinnate
Cincinnati
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Bill Jurges
Giants
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Hubbell
Schumacher
Johnny Vander Meer
Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
Whitey Moore
Grissom
Pinehurst Horse Show Opens At Race Track
The 22nd annual Pinehurst horse show opened at the race track today. Fifty two classes will be held today and tomorrow with events for trotters pacers saddle horses ponies five gaited horses hunters jumpers and polo ponies. Several children's classes are also scheduled.
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Pinehurst
Milk Bottles Carried on Heads in Northern India
Peasants in northern India haul their weekly milk supply home in bottles balanced on their heads. Several of the odd milk bottles are stacked atop one another in a portable display of daily rural life.
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India
Yankees Not So Powerful Just Teamwork McCarthy
Manager Joe McCarthy argued the Yankees' success came from team play and pitching rather than power. He cited 1938 records showing only three 300 hitters on New York, noted the club's .274 team batting average, and highlighted their league leading pitching with the fewest runs and earned runs and a 3.31 ERA.
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McCarthy
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
Detroit
Sports Roundup Highlights From March News Gleanings
Yankee brain trust backs Gehrig for two years with Milani as Gehrig’s successor in Binghamton. Giants owner Stoneham promotes Zeke Bonura to Yank power division. Indians dispute juice supplier affecting night baseball. Eagles offer to Davey O’Brien sets NFL record. Boxing, golf, and other notes touch Budge, Armstrong, Swope, Vines, and Baer asides in a rapid-fire round.
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Yankee Brain Trust
Lou Gehrig
Frank Milani
Wenatchee
Wash
Binghamton
Horace Stoneham
Giants
New Orleans
Zeke Bonura
Ted
Indians
Philadelphia Eagles
Davey O’brien
Henry Armstrong
Eddie Mead
Sports and political notes on figures and teams
Casey Stengel moves Budd y Hassett to the outfield while noting his singing limits. Benny Leonard donates refereeing services for Pat Moran benefit in New Orleans on April 10. Reds deny using their chimp mascot as Dodgers trade material. East West debate ends in a dead heat over the Louis ialento versus Louis Roper fight.
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Buddy Hassett
Benny Leonard
Pat Moran
New Orleans
Moran
Benny
Reds
Saloon-keeper prediction sparks Ireland Dempsey clash remark
Tony Galento dismissed Jack Dempsey’s forecast that Louis would win in a round calling it just another saloon keeper’s talk. Joe Gordon, who bat-
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Jack Dempsey
Louis
Joe Gordon
Two suspects named by robbery victim at police showup
Richard Yamamota identified two men as the ones who held him up Sunday morning. Sergeant Donovan confirmed the arrests occurred at 4 p m Friday. Yamamota expressed remorse for the mistaken identification.
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Richard Yamamota
Misjudged judge hurled into pool after relay disqualification
In Torrington Connecticut spectators overturned judge John Breen after he disqualified a local relay team in a girls swimming meet versus New Haven. The incident ended with Breen soaked and carried to the pool.
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Conn
John Breen
New Haven
Fans urge Gehrig return to first base in baseball debate
Voice of the People cites reader Joe Pfann calling for Lou Gehrig to be placed back at first base. The letter expresses fan interest in seeing Gehrig's return amid ongoing baseball discussions.
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Lou Gehrig
Joe Pfann
Golf meet cancelled in Kansas City
The Kansas City Golf Association canceled today its second annual open golf tournament with a $5,000 prize fund, tentatively set for July.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Golf Association
North Carolina Life Underwriters Meet in Greensboro
The North Carolina State Association of Life Underwriters held a one day sales congress in Greensboro on March 28.
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Greensboro
North Carolina State Association of Life Undewriters
Mystery of the Lower East Side Area Boundaries
The piece notes the Lower East Side is officially small in area, about 1 percent of a mile, and lies between the Brooklyn Bridge and Fourteenth Street from the Bowery and Third Avenue to the East River. It highlights ambiguity in defining exact borders.
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Lower East Side
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Fourteenth Street
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Third Avenue
Bis League Camps Numbers and Player Holdouts Noted
In San Antonio Don Heffner demands a larger contract while St. Louis Browns President Barnes refuses. Ralph Kress ends his holdout after lack of progress. Padgett returns from a dislocated shoulder in St. Petersburg with limited readiness for games. Buddy Lewis is groomed for cleanup, batting ahead of early exhibition form. Lou Boudreau optioned to Buffalo farm. O’Neil to play him at short. Myatt trains for infield as Giants add extra work in Texas. Yankees post strong attendance in 16 games against major and minor clubs, led by St. Petersburg exhibitions.
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Tex
St. Louis Browns
Don Heffner
Donald Barnes
Ralph
Red) Kress
Boudreau
New Orleans
C. C. Slapnicka
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
University of Ilinois
Tribe
Buffalo
Steve O'Neil
Bison
Clearwater
Fla
New York Yankees
St. Petersburg
Dodgers sharpen fielding and hitting of rookie Pete Reiser
Clearwater, Fla. The Brooklyn Dodgers begin work to perfect the defense and swing of Pete Reiser the startling rookie second baseman acquired for his potent potential.
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Clearwater
Fila
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pete Reiser
Reds Prospect Lloyd Moore Shifts Pitching Approach
Tampa report notes coach Jimmy Wilson molding Lloyd Moore into a Reds starter. After a wild previous season Moore has issued only three walks in 17 innings this year. Moore is counseled to stop trying to strike out every batter and focus on controlled pitching.
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Fla
Jimmy Wilson
Lloyd Moore
Cincinnati Reds
Moore
Wilson
Phillies Showing Signs Of Major League Hustle
May It s Spring New Braunfels Texas manager Doc Prothro praises Philadelphia Phillies progress. He singles out George Scharein Legrant Scott and Emmett Mueller for their work and notes Merrill May is starting to find his swing as expected.
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Tex
Doc Prothro
Philadelphia Phillies
George Scharein
Legrant Scott
Emmett Mueller
Merrill May
Grove to Showcase Grove at Sebring Ahead of Reds Clash
In Sebring Florida Joe Cronin's Boston Red Sox played Kansas City with focus on tomorrow's game against Cincinnati. Manager Cronin aims to learn if Lefty Grove's arm is ready as Grove reports feeling fine and the team hopes for the best.
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E South
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Chicago Ubs
Kingley
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Sebring
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Joe Cronin
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Joe
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Sox
Bees Practice All Day After Off Day
Bradenton Florida Casey Stengel will lead the Boston Bees through a full day of fundamentals on the field after an off day against the Cardinals. The session aims to simulate the first day of practice to sharpen basic skills.
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Bradenton
Fla
Cardinals
Boston Bees
Casey Stengel
Clemensen to Start for Pirates Against Seals
Bill Clemensen, the Pirates' most improved rookie this spring, is slated to start today against the San Francisco Seals with Cy Blanton scheduled to follow him to the mound.
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Bill Clemensen
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco Seals
Cy Blanton
Oregon Webfoots Clinch NCAA Basketball Championship
The University of Oregon basketball team defeated Ohio State 46 to 33 in the NCAA final at Northwestern University gym to conclude a record season and claim the national title. The win caps the Webfoots’ impressive performance as they head home.
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High Point
Union Hill
Guilford
Evanston
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Chicago poultry farm runs six story egg factory for 5,000 hens
A central Chicago poultry operation houses 5,000 hens in a six story building described as an egg factory. It produces about 1,000,000 eggs each year despite the birds lacking access to grass or sunshine.
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Chicago
Inter City Baseball League to vote on new members
Mack-Judson and Ca Vel clubs up for consideration at the annual banquet in Elwood Hotel Friday night. Six voting clubs including McCrary Asheboro Adams Millis High Point and Burlington teams will decide on adding two strong amateur outfits. President Bailey says eight top NC teams could form a powerful amateur circuit with schedule rules and by laws adopted at the meeting.
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W. F. Bailey
Ca-Vel Club
Roxboro
North Carolina
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Mack-Judson-Voehringer
Greensboro
McCrary Asheboro
Adams Millis
High Point
McEwen
May
Tower
Burlington
Hemp
Bailey
Odds Drop On Armstrong In Day Fight
Odds on Henry Armstrong’s bout with Davey Day fell to 2 to 1 in Day’s favor in New York. Day’s backers cite his courage and recent form while Armstrong’s long reign has drawn bets as fans question if he can still prevail.
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Drew Middleton
New York
Henry Armstrong
Tin Ear Alley
Davey Day
Henry
Barney Ross
Lou Ann
Henr
Davy
Tommy Spiegal
Pittsburgh
Hhr
Wrestling results from last night in Wilmington and Camden
In Wilmington Na Singh 218 Calcutta defeated Maurice Le Chappelle 19 France by fall disqualification in the first fall and a second fall due to curfew. In Camden Sandel Szabo 215 Hungary faced Ernie Powers 204 in a bout listed with a time of 24:08.
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Del
Nasingh
Calcutta
Maurice le Chappelle
France
Singh
Camden
N. J
Sandel Szabo
Hungary
Pian
Ernie Powers
Price of apples sparks theft chase in Emporia
In Emporia Kansas W A Kler paid 151.25 for a bushel of apples. Two peddlers offered apples for 1.26 per bushel. A $10 bill blown from his hand and his billfold with 150 inside was stolen as he ran after the car. The peddlers fled the scene.
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W. A. Kler
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