Yankees Top 1944 American League Poll Despite War Losses
Orlo Roberts reports on the Associated Press poll of 1944 American League teams. Despite losing two infielders and key players to military service, the New York Yankees are favored to win the league, with 56 of 64 votes placing them first. The St. Louis Browns take second, Cleveland Indians third, and Boston Red Sox fourth, with Detroit sixth, Chicago White Sox seventh, and Washington Senators eighth.
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Orlo Roberts
New York
New York Yankees
Sam
Yankees
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland Indians
Hoston Red Sox
Browns
Indians
Red Sox
Tribe
Cleveland
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Major Teams Prepare for First Series Openers
Pirates and Tigers set to begin a five game series with Detroit facing Chicago in the league opener. Manager Frankie Frisch plans to rotate Rip Sewell Hank Gornicki Wally Hebert and Johnny Lanning against the Cubs next week. In St Louis the annual city series is shortened to six games due to weather with Browns and Cardinals again unable to meet. Rookies George Munger and Fred Sanford slated for mound duty for the Cards and Browns today.
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Associated Press Pirates
Muncié
Ind
Detroit Jungie Cats
Frankie Frisch
Pittsburgh Pirates
Rip Sewell
Hank Gornicki
Wally Hebert
Johnny Lanning
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Browns
Cardians
George Munger
Fred Sanford
Cards
Griffith Sees Bright Season For Washington Nats
Washington to tour four cities beginning with Philadelphia Newark Bears and New York Giants twice as Clark Griffith predicts better results for the Senators after a seventh place finish. Maryland Senator Tydings questions Griffiths political rhetoric on promising improvement. Dodgers face Montreal Royals at Ebbets Field as playoff clinch nears.
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Griffith
Washington
Senators
Clark Griffith
Phils
Newark Bears
New York Giants
Washington Board of Trade
Nats
Maryland
Senator Tydings
Uts
Mr. Griffith
Dodgers
Montreal
Brooklyn
Giants
Yankese
Montreal Royals
Elovets Field
Mix Work and Fun For A Balanced Day
ALICIA HART reports how Marjorie Anne Crews balances a 16 hour study day with relaxation. She massages antiseptic hands, listens to a symphony, and fits dinners with friends. Weekends include long sleeps, brisk walks, and dancing for balanced living.
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Alicia Hartner
Marjorie Anne Crews
Marjorie
Fights Last Night in Elizabeth Feature Local Bout
Al Guido outpointed Freddy H erm an in New Jersey at 130 pounds, defeating opponent from Elizabeth. The event notes include that the columbine is the state flower of Colorado.
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Elizabeth
N. J
al Guido
New York
Freddy Hermann
Tom Harmon Missing in Latin America
Tom Harmon, famed University of Michigan football star, is missing in the Latin American area after leaving the U S two weeks earlier aboard a bomber named 98 Little Butch. The War Department notified his parents last night and his family awaits any news on his safety amid prayers and doubt.
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Paul Chandler
Ann Harbor
Mich
Tom Harmon
Thomas Dudley Harmon
War Department
Tom
Harmon
Michigan
United States
Butch
Caribbean
Louis A. Harmon
University of Michigan
Illinois
Red Grange
United States Army Air Forces
Williams Field
Ariz
Arkansas Boy Wins Fight in California
Jackie Byrd a Blytheville Ark welter weight won a ten round decision over Terry Gibson a Los Angeles Negro in the Oaklawn Auditorium California. Byrd weighed 148 pounds to Gibson 145 and secured nine rounds with crowding tactics and a two fisted attack. Gibson fought in spurts with an ineffective jab. First round even. Byrd took the rest. Gate receipts were 2,728.
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Easland
Calif
Jackie Byrd
Blytheville
Ark
Terry Gibson
Lyoung
Los Angeles
Boyd
Gibson
Hurd
Derby Day Victory Sparks Warren Wright Triumph
A sports note recalls Warren Wright winning a six furlong derby against Stable Mute Whitaway. Historical context mentions the Sisquicentennial handicap and a 1940 Olympic postponement with Tokyo abandoning games while Cleveland Indians pitcher Johnny Broava represents Jersey City Five Yeu Avery Picture, leading to a staged meeting in Cuba.
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Warren Wright
Sun
Mute Whitaway
Cleveland Inedians
Johnny Broava
Ly Jersay
German Radio Reports Schmeling in Hospital
Berlin radio said Schmeling, former heavyweight boxing champion, remains under treatment for wounds from a 1941 Crete landing. AP dispatch notes Berlin as the location with the report from the radio channel.
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Schmeling
Associated Press
Berlin
Rvtiw
Tediy Mix Schmeling
Crete
Three Southern Teams Beaten by Amateurs
Three Southern Association clubs lost to amateur squads, with Birmingham Barons 8 2 1 to University of Alabama, Nashville hampered by roster limits as Camp Wheeler’s Spokes won again, and Atlanta dropping 5 4 in ten innings to Fort Bennley infantry school. Chattanooga Lookouts fumbled chance as Bill Prout lingered as a prospect.
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Rex Thomas Athinta
Birmingham Barons
University of Alabama
Johnny Riddie
Barons
Ollie Mathis
Nashville
Camp Wheeler
Soldiers
Larry Gilbert
Gilbret
Bob
Ditch) McCall
Chicago Cubs
Gilbert
Eddie Fernandez
Los Angeles Angels
Atlanta
Fort Bennley Infantry School
New Orleans
Camp Shelby
Miss
Ray Blices
Pelican
Yeterday
Chattanooga Lookouts
Bill Prout
Brillance
Richmond
Washington Senators
FBI Joins Hunt for Missing Girl in Murder
Sheriff D A Rodman said the FBI has joined the search for Mary Durant 21 wanted for the murder of her stepfather Charles Pu toot 43 whose body was found in a shallow grave at their former home in Valley Rock Arkansas. Durant fled after Dec 1 and authorities suspect she may have fled to Michigan where an extradition attempt faced legal hurdles. The case also involves Durant’s wife Archmanda Rose Durant who faces charges in the same murder. The district notes no exact death date and mentions a federal flight risk concern while local sports news about the Lookouts baseball club and a Knoxville practice session follows.
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Valley Rock
Ark
D. A. Rodman
Federal Bureau of Investivation Td
Pretty Mary Durant
Svith Ciest
Charles Putoot
Roechman
Michigan
Daurant
Archmanda Rose Durant
Balman
Better Pastures Promise More Milk and Beef for Nation
Mr. Riley Lewallen, Terre Ronge- Bodean Soil Conservation District supervisor, says mowing pastures twice a year is essential, doubling grazing value. H B Vin yard notes weeds cut pasture yield, while Angel ton Experiment Station reports mowing twice yearly triples productive capacity. Hereford cattle on mowed pastures weigh about 200 pounds more than those on unmowed land.
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Riley Lewallen
Terre Ronge- Bodean
H. B. Vineyard
Hope Unit
Terre Rouge-Boocan Soil Conservation District
Angelton
Texas
Daily Care Rules for America's No 1 Blond Janet Blair
Janet Blair, crowned America's No 1 Blond by International Beatty Show, explains daily care for healthy hair. She says constant, brief routines prevent thinning, sharing her own cure after a busy year. Her method includes five minutes brushing, warm oil massage, steam with a towel, then shampoo and set, all done at home.
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Alicia Hartner
Screen Ostar
Janet Blair
America
International Beatty
Hale
Janet
Ned
Dean
No Interuption in Normal Cotton Trade
Washington April 1 An OPA statement aimed to reassure markets that there will be no interruption to normal cotton trade. It counters reports of an imminent government price control order and notes any announcement would be concise and issued after market close.
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Washington
Opa
Price
Prentiss Brown
Roosevelt
War Food Administration
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San Diego
J. JD. Langlye
University of Chattanooga
Memphis
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Arkansas Machine Specialty Co
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