Man o' War Affected By Gas Rationing In Visit To Faraway Farm
Man o' War, once the pride of Kentucky and sire to War Admiral, faces reduced crowds due to gasoline rationing. Manager Harrie B. Scott notes travel restrictions limit visitors to Big Red at Faraway Farm as the legendary horse nears retirement at age 26.
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Barney Ballard
Lexington
Kentucky
Big Red
Faraway Farm
Samuel D. Riddle
Harrie B. Scott
Will Halbut
Will
Riddle
Pennsylvania
Man O' War
August Belmont
Saratoga
War Admiral
Man O War
American Legion
Bluegrass
Bluegrass Capital
Capitol Fans Watch Bluege Of Senators Expectantly
Oswald L. Bluege begins his first year as Washington Senators manager. He promises a faster, stronger team with four rookie pitchers and a solid outfield led by Case Spence and Johnson. He aims to stabilize second and other infield spots with Priddy Myatt and Sullivan while hoping Vernon returns to form.
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Capitol
Senators
Ge Priddy
Yankees
George Myatt
Pridly
Myatt
Johnny Sullivan
Chattanooga
Mickey Vernon
George Case
Stan Spence
Bob Johnson
Gene Moore
Bluege
Navy basketball surge by 150 intra mural teams in Florida
A New York roundup notes about 1,500 sailors and Marines at the Jacksonville Naval Air Tech Center competing on 150 intra mural teams with 500 more on outside courts. The piece suggests military bases across Florida foster growing basketball interest and future wartime sports growth. It also mentions Whitey Ghuhler of the Atlantic City Press Union and a bowling anecdote about Truman Carey.
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New York
Aew
Whitey
Ghuhler
Atlantic City
N. J
Press-Union
Truman Carey
Hassett family touts budding star and other sports notes
The Hassett family highlights 13 year old Tommy as a top athlete and singer with dad praising his talents. Pedro Montanez a former welterweight champ operates bowling alleys in San Juan. Trenton fair gains harness racing securities displaced by Army land seizure at Reading grounds. Tigers boast Roy Henshaw as baseballs best table tennis player with three wins.
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Buddy
Yanks
Navy
Billy
Georgetown
Danny
Manhattan
Tommy
Pedro Montanéz
Puerto Rico
Vgn
San Juan
Trenton
N. J
Reading
Fair Grounds
Tigers
Roy Henshaw
TOO MUCH MIDDLEWEIGHT AT GREAT LAKES BELT PRESENTATION
Jimmy Conzelman of the Chicago Cardinals received a boxing belt from Lieut Commander Russell J. Cook at Great Lakes. The belt was given as a joke after Cook recalled Conzelman never had the belt during World War I when he held the station middleweight title.
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Jimmy Conzelman
Cicero
Chicago Cardinals
Great Lakes
Russell J. Cook
Nat Fleisher
Jimmy
Canzelman
Champ
WAACS Arrive at Fort Still Stir Athletic Aspen
Newly arrived WAACS at Fort Still Oklahoma promise to keep regular soldiers busy defending athletic laurels. Leader Eve Vans, Portsmouth Ohio city tennis champion and 1942 tri state all star, anchors the group with other athletically inclined women. Cadet Bob Kennedy of the Iowa Navy Pre Flight school listed basketball track football and swimming on his sports card. Big Bull Morgan, ex Oregon footballer, remains a test for Marines. At Parris Island the largest uniform sufficed for 240 pound Bill Morgan.
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Bull Morgan
Oregon
Bill
Parris Island
Small Field Tees Off In Golf Tourney
Pinehurst March 29 A small field teed off today for the 18 hole qualifying round in the 41st North and South Woman's Golf Tee Match. A favorite is Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta Ga a multiple runner up. Other entries include Mrs Glenna Collett Ware Philadelphia and Jane Crum Orangeburg S C Mrs Estelle Lawson Page of home Hill planned to play but withdrew when her husband Julius Page obtained a furlough from his army post.
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Pinehurst
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Glenna Collett Ware
Philadelphia
Jane Crum
Orangeburg
S. C
Estelle Lawson Page
Honel Hill
Julius Page
Cup horse show draws nearly two thousand fans
Nearly 2,000 fans attended the Spring Equestrian Gymkhana cup horse show in Southern Pines. Winners included Little Hugh owned by Mrs. William J. Kennedy of Hamden, open jumpers winner Hermit's Boy from the Kennedy stables, and Cpl. Keith Hawkes of Fort Bragg rode Surprise, a 10 year old pony owned by Miss Hannah Walsh of Southern Pines.
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Southern Pines
Mar
Little Hugh
William J. Kennedy
Tigers' Wakefield Bridges Praise 43 Season Talk
Evansville dispatch notes Dick Wakefield and Tommy Bridges predicting strong 1943 Detroit Tigers season. Bridges contemplates 15 to 20 wins after 1942 9 7, Wakefield aims for 300 batting against major league pitching. Team features Huffman, White, Trucks, and York with questions at catcher.
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Tigers
Wakefield
Bridges
Charles Chamberlain
Evansville
Ind
Dick Wakefield
Detroit Tigers
Tommy Bridges
Tom
Elim Viehthandar
Pinehurst Polo Defeats Army 5-1
The Pinehurst polo team defeated Army 5 to 1 yesterday. Also a stray copy about food storage and batter appears in the text.
Mighty Mite From Texas Looks Like Coming Miler
Austin Tex March 29 Sophomore Jerry Thompson is nominated by coach Clyde Littlefield for man of the year in the Southwest Conference track He weighs 125 pounds fully clothed and is praised as one of Texas distance running’s best prospects with a possible 4 20 mile and a strong show at the Texas Relays April 3 Thompson compares with Jim Reese and Sandi Esquivel as he shifts toward national competition
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Mighty Mite
Texas
Thompson
Austin
Tex
Clyde Littlefield
Littlefield
Dallas
Jerry
Jim Reese
Sandi Esquivel
Laredo
Leslie MacMitchell
Baseball Training Camp News from Major Leagues and Camps
Pittsburgh Pirates impressed manager Frankie Frisch in an intra squad game prompting a second contest. Pirates regulars with Fletcher Usher Gustine Elliott handled 45 chances cleanly as exhibition season opens Wednesday vs Ball State Teachers College. Bruce Usher second at Purdue relays, Reds optimistic about Usher future outfielder. Giants tie 1-1 with camp, Ott delays Hubbell due to weather. Browns draft board freezes Ferens for duration. Musial and Walker appear in Camp. Medwick notes 1943 as a big year with four RBIs in a 9-7 Dodgers loss.
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Muncie
Ind
Pittsburgh Pirates
Frankie Frisch
Elbie Fletcher
Pete Coscarat
Frank Gustine
Bob Elliott
Ball State Teachers College
Stirnweiss draft status keeps Yankees guessing infield plans
ASBURY PARK New York Yankees manager Joe McCarthy awaits the draft status of rookie shortstop George Stirnweiss who is in Hartford for a draft physical. In Wallingford Massachusetts Boston Braves coach Casey Stengel ready for a charity game after an intra squad session with the Wallingford police.
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Asbury Park
N. J
New York Yankees
George Stirnweiss
Joe McCarthy
Stirnweiss
Hartford
Wallingford
Colin
Boston
Braves
Casey Stengel
Phillies select Babe Dahlgren at shortstop to open season
Hershey Pa Babe Dahlgren has played first base third base and outfield and now is Manager Bucky Harris choice to open season as Phillies shortstop. He was tried Sunday and proved adequate. French Lick Ind Jimmy Dykes says White Sox 10 hits in 7 to 6 win over Tigers his best tonic since operation.
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Bridges
New York
Tex Hughson
Boston
Wakefield
Beaumont
Detroit
Ted Williams
Frank Overmyer
Hal Newhouser
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Virgil
Hal White
Tigers
Rudy York
Pinky Higgins
Jim Bloodworth
Joe Hoover
Hollywood
Don Ross
Roger Cramer
Ned Harris
Dixie Parsons
Hershey
Babe Dahlgren
Bucky Harris
Philadelphia Phillies
Ind
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Tar Heels Open Defense For Loop Title
UNC opens defense of its Big Five and Southern Conference titles in a season opener against N C State at Emerson Field. The 1943 squad features seven regulars lost. infield veterans Dub Johnson Mack Morris Lew Hayworth anchor the infield with Frank Wideman and Johnny Pecora at third base. Pitching duties may go to Bob Shuford or Allan Carmichael with Bill Lee or Ray Walters behind the plate. Outfielders include Jack Hussey Whitey Black Rivers Johnson Craven Turner and Mike Cooke.
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University of North Carolina
N. C. State
Emerson Field
Carolina
Duke
Navy
Tar Heels
Dub Johnson
Mack Morris
Lew Hayworth
Short
Frank Wideman
Johnny Pecora
Buan Hearn
Bob Shuford
Allan Carmichael
Bill Lee
Ray Walters
Jack Hussey
Whitey Black
Rivers Johnson
Craven Turner
Mike Cooke
All-Time All-America Basketball Five Named
AP Features polled coaches nationwide to pick an all time five led by Angelo Luisetti of Stanford and Chuck Hyatt of Pittsburgh. Charles Murphy and Johnny Wooden from Purdue join, with Andy Phillip of Illinois in the backcourt.
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New York
Midwest
Angelo
Hank) Luisetti
Stanford
Pittsburgh
Chuck Hyatt
Purdue
Charles
Stretch) Murphy
Johnny Wooden
Andy Phillip
Illinois
Illini
Luisetti
San Francisco
Norfolk Tars set to host Senators in Grapefruit opener
Norfolk Naval Training Station prepares for a three game series with the Washington Senators starting Thursday as Gary Bodie’s service team eyes an upset. Freddie Hutchinson likely starts against Dutch Leonard while other Norfolk pitchers include Charlie Wagner Walter Masterson Tom Earley Maxie Wilson and Ray Volpi.
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Norfolk Naval Training Station
Washington Senators
Senators
Washington
Gary Bodie
Navy
Freddie Hutchinson
Detroit
Dutch Leonard
Charlie Wagner
Boston Red Sox
Walter Masterson
Tom Earley
Boston Braves
Maxie Wilson
Ray Volpi
Kansas City
Winston-Salem Man Defeats Golf Star Sarazen In Match
Orville White of Winston-Salem and Joe Kirkwood Jr. of Philadelphia defeated Gene Sarazen of Brookfield Conn and C C McCuiston of Fort Bragg in an exhibition match on the Fort Bragg officers course yesterday Kirkwood shot four under par 68 White 74 Sarazen 73 and McCuiston 82 Bobby Cruickshank of Richmond joined on the last nine Also a note that cotton fabrics for women's work clothing were cut from fourteen types to five.
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Fort Bragg
Mar
Orville White
Winston-Salem
Joe Kirkwood, Jr
Philadelphia
Gene Sarazen
Brookfield
Piedmont Loop Sets 130-Game Schedule and All-Star
The Piedmont Loop directors approved a 130-game schedule opening May 4 with an August 9 all star game in Richmond between Eastern and Western divisions. Opening day features Richmond at Durham Roanoke at Lynchburg Norfolk at Portsmouth and Roanoke and Lynchburg reassigned to new cities. The regular season should end September 6.
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Durham
Roanoke
Lyngnare
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Richmond Colts
Colts
N. C
Lynchburg
Ralph H. Daughton
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Ossie) Bluege
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Bucky) Harris
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