Hopes and Hurdles for Six Spring Baseball Clubs
Los Angeles dispatch surveys six clubs Cleveland Giants Browns White Sox and Pirates as they break camp in California and Arizona for the coming season. It notes strong offense box office appeal led by Cleveland and Veeck and previews pitching staffs and leadership under Lou Boudreau and Jack Onslow.
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Los Angeles
California
Arizona
Cleveland
New York Giants
Chicago
St. Louis Browns
Pittsburgh
Giants
Cleveland Indians
Bill Veeck
Lou Boudreau
Indians
Exhibition Baseball Tri-County Record Preview
Baseball notes from Pasadena and Florida exhibitions detail Pittsburgh and Chicago matchups, Detroit and St Louis, New York and Philadelphia, plus Toronto and Philadelphia openings. Bill predicts strong pitching, Leo Durocher facing pressure, and Charlie Grimm's Cubs seen as improved and dangerous this season.
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Pasadena
Calif
Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Petersburg
Fla
Detroit
St .Louis
Clearwater
New York
Philadelphia
West Palm Beach
Toronto
Phoenix
Ariz
Nogales
Mex
Boston
San Diego
Cleveland
Oakland
San Francisco
Washington
St. Louis
Havana
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Hollywood
Bison Drills Begin With Newcomers Under Coach Simeon
Enterprise sports writer Bill Hackney reports on high school spring drills under Tony Simeon as a mix of new hopefuls and veterans practice daily. Only Charles Martin remains from last year’s starting line, with others out for graduation, knee surgery, or baseball. Scrimmage sessions are planned for midweek to assess replacements and how to fill last season’s gaps.
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Bill Hackney
Tony Simeon
Bison
Fin
Charles Martin
Ilard Yarborough
Truitt Grant
Harold Allman
Jim Allen
Ken Yarborough
Bill Saunders
Armed Services
Simeon
East and West Boxers Renew Rivalry at MSG
Golden gloves champions of the east and west who drew last year meet again in the 22nd annual inter city bouts at Madison Square Garden tonight. The program features sixteen fights pairing champions and alternates from both sections.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
LSU Opens Southern Invitational Boxing Tourney With Lead
Louisiana State University boxing squad tops the first southern invitational college tournament scoring with 4 points and three title holders after Saturday finals.
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Columbia
S. C
Louisiana State University
LSU
Old Records May Fall In 1949 Greensboro Open
Greensboro March 28 Historians expect a thrilling 18 hole playoff between Lloyd Mangrum and Sammy Snead at the Greensboro open. A Snead victory would make him the first three time winner in 10 years, while a Mangrum win would give him back to back titles and solidify year end top status.
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Greensboro
Lloyd Magrum
Sammy Snead
Snead
White Sulphur Springs
Sedgefield
Wheer
Ca Middlecoff
Memphis
Fini
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Lew Worsham
Dumont
Stranahan
Hubbard Sheds Sunshine For Hi-Toms In Spring Camp
Hi-Toms coach Jimmy Gruzdis welcomes Horace Hubbard back after illness as spring camp opens. Hubbard join Al Jarrett in a kitchen of rotation, while first base remains unsettled with four contenders on a 32 man roster. Managers use color coded squads to evaluate all players and plan trades before April 7 home break.
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Jimmy Gruzdis
The
Hi-Toms
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Horace Hubbard
Bill Currie
S5& C
al Jarrett
Hubbard
Thomasville
High Point
Finch Field
Boston Braves
Hi- Toms
Gruzdis
Jim Reider
Groza Leads Kentucky To NCAA Title In Seattle
Alex Groza scored 25 points guiding Kentucky to a 46 36 victory over Oklahoma A and M in the NCAA final before 12500 at Edmundson Pavilion. Illinois edged Oregon State 57 53 for third place as Groza set three scoring records with 82 points in three games and earned most valuable player honors.
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Seattle
Alex Groza
Magic Mountain
Kentucky
Oklahoma A. & M
University of Washington
Edmundson Pavilion
Adolph Rupp
Aggies
Illinois
Oregon State College
Henry Iba
Wildcats
Groza
Bob Harris
Aggie
Bob Kurland
Jack Underman
Ohio State
Gonzales Seeks More Net Titles
New York March 28 Richard Pancho Gonzales the 20 year old Los Angeles star who dominates U S amateur tennis on grass clay and hardwood eyed the big international championships and a possible match with professional Jack Kramer after a sweep of U S titles by winning the national indoor defeating Billy Talbert 10 8 6 10 4 6 9 7 He already held the U S grass title and the national Clay Courts crown at Chicago becoming the first to hold all three simultaneously.
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New York
Richard
Pancho) Gonzales
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
U. S
Billy Talbert
Gonzales
Forest Hills
Chicago
Lexington to Honor Skip Alexander In Social Pro Am
Lexington plans a Wednesday Pro Am at Municipal County Club to honor Skip Alexander a North Carolina pro and Lexington native. Pro field includes Ryder Cup members Johnny Palmer Clayton Heafner and international players with a $250 purse and $1 gallery fee. Amateur entrants with Carolina PGA handicap may enter a field of about 100 with postplay dance at the club.
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Lexington
Skip Alexander
Alexander Day
North Carolina
Municipal County Club
Lexington Chamber of Commerce
Lexington Jaycees
Greensboro
N. C
Augusta
Alexander
Dugan Aycock
Durham
Aycock
Skip
Chamber of Commerce and
Jaycees
J. O. Burke
C. H. Hargrave
Dea Kudson
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Gene Breaden
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Ken Keltner
Mickey Vernon
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Larry Doby
Zach Taylor
Chicago White Sox
Jack Onslow
Hierachy
Onslow
Luke Applings
Braves
Bill Meyer
Ralph Kinepe
Wally Westlake
Associated Press
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Les Fleming
Eddie Stevens
Eddie Beckman
Pete Castighione
Leo Durocher
Accu
Durocher
Leo
Frank Frisch
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Vasily
Charlie Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Grimm
Reg Smalley
Jong
Cub
Walt*Dubiel
Tall Bob Rush
Dutch Leonard
Cardinals
Wheat Miller
Bill Ellington
Charlie Jones
Bobby Joe Mickey
Mickey
Jerry Paschal
Allen Smith
Charlie Bryant
Smith
Bryant
Carroll Bowen
Baltimore Minnows
Mosers’ Frog and Minnow
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