Day By Day By Paul Day on Stallcup shortstop hope
A Florida baseball camps tour sparks talk that Virgil Stallcup could win the Braves pennant if at short. Alvin Dark’s suitability is questioned, with Reds and White Sox scouts weighing Stallcup versus Dark and Eddie Miller as the Redlegs push for a premier defender. Stallcup’s 1946 Louisville run drive and Jersey City season helped the Reds deem him Miller’s potential successor.
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Bad Weather Stymies Middletown Baseball Drills
Weather cancels most Middletown High practice as Coach Paul Walker scrambles to prepare a thin squad for an opener with Kiser. Only one workout in two weeks leaves bases thin at second and center field with Tom Hyde and others filling in. Opponents Gem City have already played twice, winning 3 0 over Miamisburg and losing 5 0 to Dayton Roosevelt.
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Graziano Bout Hinted in Cincinnati Return
Rocky Graziano may headline a 10 round non title bout in Cincinnati later this month with an unnamed challenger. George Murphy of the Cincinnati Boxing Commission said informal approval was given for the match after Graziano decisioned Sonny Horne in Washington.
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Coaltown Highlighted in Keeneland Premiere Feature
Keeneland opens with Calumet Farm sprinter Coaltown set to contest the Phoenix Handicap worth $10,000 added. The Bull Leaf son faces top older rivals as part of Kentucky Derby prospects debut.
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Coach Fired Rehired at Bellaire Schools
Cyrill Layne is back as Bellaire High School basketball coach today and is also named head football coach. He was fired last week to clear the way for a Marietta assistant who did not take the job. Jim Dixon, last season’s football coach, resigned.
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Uncle Ed Diddle entertains Middies at Middleton High banquet
Western Kentucky coach "Uncle Ed" Diddle spoke at Middletown High School's dinner at the Hotel Manchester. He praised Ned Irish and the rise of big-time basketball, urged open gym time for youth, and noted his team’s fast break appeals to New York fans. Several coaches and players were recognized.
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Redlegs Head North For 7-Game Trip To Open Season
The Cincinnati Reds plan a seven game trip through the South and East en route to the April 19 NL opener with the Pirates. They head to Florence South Carolina to face the Boston Braves after a 17-10 Grapefruit League run. In Florida they beat the Phillies 11 3 in their final game with homers from Hatton Sauer and Young.
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Cardinals Release Two More Players to Minor Leagues
St Louis Cardinals transfer Larry Miggins to Columbus Ohio AA club for further training and release Joe Muzzo to Omaha Western League. Musial Jones and Kurowski homer in 8 2 win over Columbus Sally League club.
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Bearden Shines as Indians Edge Giants in Phoenix
Bearden shut down the New York Giants for seven innings and aided by two Homers from Eddie Robinson and two hits by Lou Boudreau the Cleveland Indians won 7 to 5 in an exhibition game in Phoenix. Bearden overcame earlier nerves and allowed two runs, fanning Bobby Rhawn and Jack Lohrke to close the win. Muncrief to start today against the Giants.
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Fights Last Night in Akron Knockout Bout
Pat Momiskey of Paterson New Jersey stopped Ted Broddie of Omaha in a brief knockout last night in Akron.
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Phillies and Cardinals swap Sisler for Lapointe
The Philadelphia Phillies traded Dick Sisler to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ralph Lapointe and an undisclosed sum around 20 000 dollars. Sisler 26 is a left handed bat who backed up first base for St Louis and batted .200 last season. Lapointe 26 is a right handed batter who played 56 games for Philadelphia last year hitting .308 before a stint with Baltimore IL where he hit .277 in 85 games.
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Masters Play Begins Amid soggy Augusta Course
Soggy fairways at Augusta predict few players finish under par in the Masters with top hitters advantaged on the 6800 yard layout. Chick Harbert tops the long hitters list, while Bobby Locke Ben Hogan Lloyd Mangham Byron Nelson and Jimmy Demaret are named favorites for a four under par target.
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Merger Talks Between NBL and BAA In Indianapolis
Officials from the National Basketball League and the Basketball Association of America discussed a merger in Indianapolis. President Paul A. Walk and BAA chief Maurice Podoloff described forming a single league with 10 to 12 teams. Likely NBL entrants included the Indianapolis Kautskys and Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, with Rochester and Minneapolis also mentioned.
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Former OSU coach Perry Hale dies at 69
Perry Hale, 69, former Ohio State University head football coach in 1908 and a Walter Camp 1900 All-America fullback, died yesterday in Portland Connecticut. Hale retired after his single season at Ohio State and later lost sight in a 1913 workshop explosion.
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Looks Like Big Year For Fishing Tales Ohio Prospects Are Good
Ohio fishermen paying $1.10 for licenses expect a strong season says Lee Roach assistant chief of the fishery section. Reports from Guilford Lake near Youngstown and St Marys in the west point to a good year though Lake Erie reports are light due to wind. Muskellunge catches top three spots in the state with several 50 inch plus fish noted and a 14 pound muskie reported near Dutch Run.
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Exhibition Baseball Scores Around the Circuit
Detroit A 7 beat Atlanta SA 2 in 10 innings. Chicago A 10 topped Pittsburgh N. Toronto IL 13, Philadelphia N 12 in 12 innings. St Louis N 8 defeated Columbus SAL 2. Boston A 14 beat New Orleans SA. Cleveland A 7 defeated New York N 5. Chicago N 11 beat St Louis A 10. Cincinnati N 11 defeated Philadelphia A 3. Chattanooga SA 4 fell to Washington A 2. Brooklyn N 12 beat Tulsa TL 1.
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