Hope High begins football practice Monday
Coach Foy Hammons announced spring football practice for Hope High School would begin Monday afternoon with thirty candidates reporting. The schedule includes two open dates, with contracts sent to Walnut Ridge and Clarksville, a Big 15 conference member. The 1940 squad will include last year’s lettermen and several basketball players from the prior season.
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Roy Taylors
Training Camps Spotlight on Charley Keller Power Hitting
STC Peters burg reports Yankee scout Fra Paul Kritchell regards Charley Keller prize rookie outfielder as a raw hitter with power. Keller batted .265 last season and needs to learn to temper his swing. Kritchell warns against pushing him but believes his major league future hinges on refining his approach. Meanwhile George Barr in Spring, Arkansas imposes fines at Umpires School to fund waitresses’ needs.
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Spring training arrives as Travelers report for duty
Barr levies ten cent fines for mistakes at a hotel meeting. In Little Rock, spring training begins with the Travelers and Boston rookies assembling at Fair Park and LA AAA diamond for split workouts. Manager George Toporcer organizes drills with six pitchers nine infielders and seven outfielders, while instructional sessions cover bunts fielding covering first and cut off plays plus a sliding pit installation. Training on the LA AAA lot continues until the Travelers Field diamond is ready in about 10 days to two weeks.
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Nemo) Leibold
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Red) Barnes
Danville
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Gehrig Ready to Lengthen His Record After Health Return
Lou Gehrig, famed Iron Horse, has reportedly regained health after kidney trouble last season. The 35-year-old slugger impressed in spring exhibition games at Huggins Field, boosting Yankee confidence and heightening odds around DiMaggio and the rest of New York’s lineup.
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Jack Doyle
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Lou Gehrig
Columbia University
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Joseph Vincent McCarthy
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Joe Gordon
Star Dismisses Divorce Suit Against Fred Perry
Los Angeles report says Helen Vinson, film actress, dismissed her divorce action against Fred Perry the former amateur tennis champion. Attorneys stated she withdrew after Perry chose to live with another woman and that the couple had separated in Harrison New Jersey on September 12 1935 and Navember 11 1938. The actress then abandoned the suit alleging Perry was frequently temperamental.
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Fred Perry
Perry
Tiar
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Physical Test for Galente Is Ordered
New York athletic commissioners ordered a physical examination for Two-Ton Tony Galente before his heavyweight title fight with Joe Louis. If he passes, the bout will be approved for Yankee Stadium on June 28. Promoter Mike Jacobs said Galente will apply for the license immediately and undergo the exam next Tuesday.
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Jabberin
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Pride and Joy
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Tiny
Mike
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Gallento
Tennis Pro Perry On East Tour With Companion Rages
A fragment notes Perry travels east on a professional tennis tour and reacts with anger when urged to join social events with a companion. The passage implies personal tensions during travel.
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Perry
Italian Creditor Fights Harassed Debtor in Modena Case
In Modena a brickmason named Goldoni, long owed money, pursued a debtor. After futile attempts, he attacked a suburban tower under moonlight with two helpers to force payment. The incident drew parish attention as the sexton rang prayers, and Goldoni faced local assizes.
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Olimall
Westigulading
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