Fort Worth boxing slate aims for Texas gate record
Fort Worth plans a May 6 bantam title defense for Manuel Ortiz against an unnamed challenger in a benefit that seeks to gross 30 000. The event would set a Texas gate record while the Yankees headline a sports night for 1 000 soldiers at Fort Monmouth New Jersey with autographed baseballs as prizes.
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Manuel Ortiz
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Bep Guidolin
Don Gallinger
Boston Bruins
Boston
Van Mungo Aims for Giant Arm Comeback This Spring
In Lakewood New Jersey in spring training Van Mungo asserts his pitching arm is stronger than ever. Teammate Mel Ott reports Mungo threw hard in drills and flashed his old fireball while Cliff Melton and Carl Hubbell prepare to join the rotation as the Giants seek a dominant one two punch.
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Santa Claus
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Jingle Jangle
Minneapolis
Mike Kelly
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Mike
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Carl Hubbell
Dodger Farm Signs New York High School Prospect Kerkam
Carmo News reports 17 year old Carl Kerkam of New York City has signed a Dodger farm contract after spending spare time practicing with Augie Galan and Billy Herman at the Brooklyn camp. He is six feet tall and likely headed to a Pony League camp.
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Carl Kerkam
New York City
Brooklyn
Dodger
Kerkam
Augie Galan
Billy Herman
Catcher to stay with war work. Masi adjusts hitting stance
Mass will have first string catcher as war work continues. Masi reports a personal slump cured by left side practice, but uses right side in camp games. Doerr expected in Boston camp. Cro nin to shift Newsom to shortstop until Lake recovers from measles. Cubs and White Sox hold informal practice with Derringer to start for Cubs and Smith for White Sox.
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Don Black Shuts Down Delaware in 12–0 Win
Wilmington rookie pitcher Don Black impressed in the Philadelphia Athletics 12 to 0 victory over the University of Delaware. He struck out four of seven batters and fanned three in one inning.
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Don Black
Philadelphia Athletics
University of Delaware
Black
Bonham Reunites With Iron Ball at Yankee Camp
Asbury Park reports pitcher Ernie Bonham, recently ill with a cold, likely to recover quickly. A prized iron ball he uses daily during the season arrived at the New York Yankee training camp by special messenger after being stored in New York for the winter. Bonham worried it might be lost during last winter's scrap drive.
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N. J
Ernie Bonham
New York Yankee
Special Messenger
New York
Bonham
Shaughnessy Plans Mass Pittsburgh Football Push
Coach Clark Shaughnessy outlines mass production methods for the Pitt football program. He will teach football to every available player, allow freshmen on the varsity, and promises full cooperation and no strings, aiming to restore Pitt as a power. He recalls Stanford turnaround and notes wartime tweaks. His daughter Marcia wires soon to marry Ensign Asher Bolton Wilson Jr. in Stanford chapel.
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San Francisco
Clark Shaughnessy
University of Pittsburgh
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Sihe
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Ensign Asher Bolton Wilson, Jr
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Stanford Memorial Chapel
Johnson the Big Train Acknowledges Open Pitching History
Walter Johnson endured constant exposure of his pitch as an open book yet dominated hitters with a fast ball and a smooth delivery. The ACE of the Big Train era, Johnson compiled 3449 strikeouts and a 1.15 ERA in 1913 while remaining famed for his curve and feverish pace. He admitted to being a thrower early in his career before learning to pitch.
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Cloverdale Brings City Soccer Title Bid With 1-0 Win
Cloverdale edged Brentwood 1-0 to reach the Elementary School League final against Elm Street. Norman scored the winning goal for Cloverdale one second into the second period after Brentwood beat Ada Blair 1-0 in overtime.
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Towery
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Warner Robinson Poole Yarrough Simpson
Sheffield McDowell
Reece Wilkerson
Favorites Advance in 41st North and South Women’s Golf
In Pinehurst on opening day of the 41st North and South Women’s Golf Championship the favorites dominated the first round. Dorothy Kirby defeated Anne Hotchkiss 8 and 7, Helen Waring beat C F Sprague 4 and 2, Mrs. Boggs won 8 and 7 over Walker Fulcher, Mrs Ware eliminated J O Hobson 9 and 8, Mrs Stevens beat Percy Rothwell 6 and 5, Jane Crump edged Porteous 6 and 5, Mrs Brown defeated Forbes Wilson 4 and 2, and Miss Kirk topped Meyer 7 and 6.
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Atlanta
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Philadelphia
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York Village
Service League Baseball To Play in D C Virginia Area
War time baseball continues with six team service leagues in the Maryland District of Columbia Virginia region. Soldiers sailors and coast guardsmen from 12 training centers will play twice weekly from May to September with a seven game championship at Griffith Stadium and Oriole Park. Baltimore circuit teams include Curtis Bay Coast Guard Aberdeen proving ground Edgewood arsenal Fort Meade Holabird depot and Army Air base. Washington squads feature Bolling Field Fort Myer Fort Washington Fort Belvoir Navy Receiving Station and Naval Air Station. Rosters not yet complete but level will approach double A standards.
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Burns end Gloria Callen's bid for indoor backstroke title
Gloria Callen, dominant in women's national indoor back stroke, was forced from competition and defense of her title due to a severe burn.
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New York
Gloria Callen
Dodgers Practice In Vast Army Field House At West Point
March 31 Army field house at West Point is so large that cadet players have not yet punted a football high enough to touch the ceiling. The Brooklyn Dodgers use the facility for practice as spring drills continue.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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