All-Star Game Opening Delayed Amid CBA Talks
Disputed salary talks delay baseball’s spring start as the A L and N L league clubs press for contract holds under Stabilization rules. Commissioner K M Lansick and Nat Frick pursue a regional ruling while the Giants seek a separate path, delaying the season’s kickoff planned for April. The All-Star game remains set for July in Philadelphia, with teams like Washington, Boston, and New York adjusting schedules accordingly.
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Nia Harridge
William
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Baseball
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Siibe*Park
Philadelphia
Washington. Senators
New York
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Washini
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Chicago Plans to Open Golf Journey Soon
Chicago plans an open national golf tournament with proceeds to aid war relief agencies. It may carry a different name than Hale America. The 1942 Hale America at Ridgemoor Club raised funds for Navy relief and USO, with Ben Hogan winning.
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Chicago
Chicago District Golf Assocation
Hale America
Kago
Ridgemoor Club
Profesmak Golfers Assocation
States Golf Association
CDGA
Roundup of notes and oddball sports items from Jan 21
Wide World Sports column rounds up quirky bits from 1930s era baseball and boxing. Mentions Waner and Cooney lingering in majors, Doc Parshall Army vet role, Bummy Davis versus Carmen Catch in Pittsburgh, and Nérée tidbits about Giants camp, boxing coach Al Kawal, Charlie Calkins bite incident, Hal Peck toe injury, and military athletes with past ties to Yale and Idaho.
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New York
Paul Waner
Johnny Cooney
Doc Parshall
Bummy Davis
Carmen Catch
Pittsburgh
al Kawal
Michigan State College
Charlie Calkins
Charlie
Calkins
Racing Fans May Have to Walk to Track
Racing fans face possible walking to tracks as wartime restrictions tighten transport costs. Major tracks plan to operate as usual this spring and summer, with changes in state laws and some meetings moved to different venues. Most big venues remain open, except Saratoga Delaware Park and Garden State amid uncertain rail and auto access.
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Sid Feder
New York
Thoroughbred Racing Associations, Inc
Saratoga
George Bull
Plant
Rim
Spa
President Announces Open National Golf Tournament Plan
The president stated plans for an open golf tournament with national scope and that the format is not yet determined. A committee has been formed to study potential war agency partnerships to support any tournament organized for war relief.
Paradise of Puerto Rico Faces Tourist Trouble
Washington dispatch examines why Puerto Rico remains poor despite climate, culture, and Federal aid. Factors include a shallow harbor limiting cruise ships, few first class hotels, limited dining and nightlife, and ongoing postwar adjustments. Recent openings of more hotels and apartments hint at improvement.
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San Juan
Miami
Iwo
Secund
Shipbuilding Changes Life of Frank Hogan
In Somerville Massachusetts Frank Hogan nicknamed Shanty once Giants catcher now a ship rigger at the shipyard rises early and enjoys steady pay. He recalls manager John McGraw fining him heavily including a 200 fine during a game argument and night at his parents home. Hogan, 36, seeks a minor league role after the war and jokes about his varied skills.
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Somerville
Mass
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Shanty) Hogan
Gilants
John McGraw
McGraw
Hogan
Ameria
Giants
Louis wins 1941 Lille Memorial Award in boxing
Sports Mirror notes that heavyweight champion Joe Louis received the Lille Memorial Award for the year 1941 for the greatest contribution to boxing. It also references historical notes from five and ten years past, including Jimmy Denyart winning the San Francisco Match Play Open and Joe DiMaggio rejecting a $25,000 contract in favor of $10,000.
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Associated Press Today
Joe Louis
Neil
Mal
Hice
Jimmy Denyart
San Francisco
Whilie Goggin
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Tourism plans boost Puerto Rico postwar economy
The article discusses historic tourism efforts on Puerto Rico, noting government pushes by past governors to fund promotion through the Institute of Tourism, aiming to draw visitors for gambling, sports, and leisure. It argues tourism could become a self-sustaining income with hotel and facility expansion and a coordinated promotional program.
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General Winship
Tourismo
Institute of Tourism
Mungz Marin
Popuares
Institute of Tunis
Puerto Rico
FALSE TEETH THAT LOO NEEDS NOT EMBARRASS
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There'll Always Be Baseball Says National Umpire
Miami Beach veteran umpire Bill Klemm, aging 40 years behind the plate, predicts baseball will endure despite wartime limits. He recalls earlier springs, insists the sport’s spirit remains intact, and plans to umpire again this season despite changes to training sites and camps.
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Fla
Bill Klemn
Natornal
America
Kiem
Burrie
Klemm
Basketball Results From Various Colleges and States
East George Washington 57 Aray 48 Georgetown 68 Loyola Baltimore 42 South Valune 80 Mississippi State 43 Midwest Kansas 40 Kirsaus State 20 Kansas Wesleyan 67 Emporia 23 Southwest Baylor 35 East Texas Badgers 34 Rice 42 Texas A M West Washington 4 Oregon State 39 A rural survey of 10400 homes in 83 states shows 87 percent of farming women never take vacations Great Berlin has about 2000 coal pits producing 230000000 tons annually salaries for 1938 at 40000 requests
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Aray
Georgetown
Loyola
Baltimore
South Valune
Mississippi State
Midwest
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Kirsaus State
Kansas Wesleyan
Emporia
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Baylor
East Texas Badgers
Rice
Texas A & M
Washington
Oregon State
Great Beslin
War Is Hollywood's No. 1 Star, Director And Producer Today
Hollywood reports that the film industry places War as the top star, with the director and producer-Mayerreferred to as Macs Hu—shaping trends. The piece notes star system decline, rising budgets for scripts and roles, and a scramble for hit stories as studios replace famous faces with strong narratives amid rapid industry change.
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War
Hollywood
Harlow Church
NEA
Huelzon
Macs
Wartime Hollywood Output Surges With War Backdrops
Studios rush topical dramas and comedies as writers stage careering tomes from Swing Shift Maisie to Tracking Hitler's Saboteurs. War influence spreads through plots, from paratrooper Donald Duck to Seven Dwarfs in new Disney film, with OWI censorship tightening as Gregory I is noted.
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Maisie
Miss Jones
Five Graves
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Alagoa Highway
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Honry J. Kaiser
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