Rowe to Hurl in Tiger Tilt with Indians
1936 American League season opener preview notes eight clubs racing over 154 games. Detroit vs Cleveland features Schoolboy Rowe and Mel Harder. Yankees with Lefty Gomez face the Senators, while Boston’s payroll fuels Red Sox hopes behind Wes Ferrell and Lefty Grove.
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Earl Hilligan
Associated Press
Chicago
Detroit
Indians
Cleveland
Schoolboy Rowe
Tigers
Mel Harder
Tribe
St. Louis
Knott
Andrews
White Sox
John Whitehead
Sox
Lefty Gomez
New York
Yanks
Senators
Washington
Buck Newsom
Boston
Dietrich
Philadelphia
Wes Ferrell
Red Sox
al Simmons
Mickey Cochrane
Tiger
Tom Yawkey
Lefty Grove
New York Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Joe
McCarthys
National League Opens With All Teams In Action
National League teams begin play with four games on April 14 in cities including Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago St Louis and Brooklyn New York. Crowd predictions total about 115000 with the Polo Grounds hosting Brooklyn vs New York drawing 55000 and Warneke versus Dean in St Louis generating excitement.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Polo Grounds
Lonnie Warneke
Dizzy Dean
Casey Stengel
Big George Earnshaw
van Lingle
Giants
Bill Terry
Hal Schumacher
Phillies
Curt Davis
Danny MacFayden
Boston Bees
Jess
Phillies-Bees
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Hail Hail The Gangs All Here Since Last Fall
Fragmentary AP text celebrates a seasonal flourish, praising a cheerful musical cue. The item references a familiar song motif and spring mood without specific events or names.
Baseball Notes Previewing Opening Day Without Babe Ruth
The April 14 baseball notes highlight Babe Ruth missing from opening day lineup for first time in 22 years. Connie Mack may cheer old hands. five new umpires join the games. Joe DiMaggio begins as a top rookie prospect with a sore instep delaying his debut.
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Babe Ruth
Associated Press
New York
Giants
Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Boston Braves
Boston
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Joe
Opening day prices and pitchers set for 1929 season
Major league opening day details list probable starting pitchers for each game, with estimated crowds and start times in EST. Notable matchups include Warneke vs Dean in St Louis and Earnshaw vs Schumacher in New York, with weather forecast fair and cool in major cities.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Warneke
J. Dean
Brooklyn
New York
Earnshaw-Schumacher
Boston
Philadelphia
MacFayden-Davis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Blanton-Derringer
Knott
Andrews-Whitehead
Detroit
Cleveland
Rowe-Harder
Dietrich-Ferrell
Washington
Gomez-Newsom
All Times
York
Roundup of Baseball Deals and College Sports Notes
New York today previews potential MLB moves before the deadline with mentions of the Boston Bees and Joe Cronin. Items include Hal Price Headley’s Derby audience, college basketball coach trivia, golf tour ideas, and anecdotes about sports figures such as Max Baer and Joe Louis, plus scattered notes on college coaching and Pacific Coast league plans.
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New York
Boston Bees
Ford C. Frick
Hal Price Headley
Hollywood
Derby Field
Boston Red Sox
Joe Cronin
President Roosevelt Set to Throw Opening Ball for Season
President Roosevelt plans to throw the opening ball to start the major league season in Washington D C. He will toss from the pitcher’s box as the Washington Senators host the New York Yankees with Buck Newsom and Lefty Gomez starting for the clubs. The event draws 25 000 spectators including cabinet members and members of Congress.
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George Keegan
Notre Dame
Indiana
Ned Irish
Artie McGovern
Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Annie Oakley
Army Band
Jack Garner
Griffith
William Harridge
American League
Congress
Griffith Stadium
Senators
Mr. Roosevelt
Red Sox
Earl Whitehill
Buck Newsom
Clif Bolton
Yankees
Gomez
Bill Dickey
Joe DiMaggio
Buddy Lewis
Ossie Bluege
Bucky Harris
Celebron KOs Italian Champion Locatelli in title bout
Billy Celebron of Rockford Illinois scored a technical knockout over Cleto Locatelli Italian champion and top contender for Barney Ross' title at St. Nicholas Palace in New York. Referee Artie McGovern halted the 15 round bout in the tenth after Locatelli suffered a bad cut above the left eye. Locatelli weighed 143 1/2 and Celebron 146.
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New York
Billy Celebron
Rockford
Ill
Cleto Locatelli
Barney Ross
Artie McGovern
St. Nicholas Palace
Locatelli
Celebron
LSU Tigers Take First Win Over Auburn In Plainsmen Tilt
LSU defeated Auburn 6 to 4 in a two game series opener at Louisiana State. The Tigers trailed until a three run rally in the seventh inning and then tallied twice in the eighth and one more in the ninth. Humphrey led LSU with two hits. Score by innings LSU 110 010 021 Auburn 000 100 300
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Auburn
Louisiana State University
Plainsmen
Tigers
Humphrey
Louisiana State
S'Ndodenke
Dykes Warns Cochrane Of Slow Sox Start
Chicago manager Jimmy Dykes warned Mickey Cochrane that another slow start could cost the Detroit Tigers a third straight American League title. He urged urgency, noting all clubs are threats and citing Detroit last year as a late surge to the championship.
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Chicago
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Little Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Tigers
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Cochrane
Detroit
al Simmons
Milwaukee
Duke
Evangeline League: Jeanerette tops Alexandria for first defeat
Rayne erupts with 16 hits to beat Lafayette 12 to 7 while New Iberia behind Bourgeois’s pitching defeats Lake Charles 7 to 3. Jeanerette defeats Alexandria 8 to 6 as league play continues after five straight Rayne wins.
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Alexandria
Jeanerette
Rayne
Lafayette
New Iberia
Bourgeois
Lake Charles
Adams
Yates
Harris
Petroberg
Parsons
iBy
Associated Press
Alexandria Bebe
Eenene
Opelousas
Pade Egas
Seeeeseers
Abbeville
Berevoan Greene
Jeanerette Bates
Bree
Ber Beeen Ae
Adu
Peadseoree
Lafayette Eee Ee
Louisiana Tech Mississippi College Baseball Series Set
Louisiana Tech and Mississippi College will play a two game baseball series in Ruston starting Tuesday and continuing Wednesday. The games were delayed due to Mississippi College players serving in the national guard after storm duty in Tupelo. The teams will then face Millsaps Majors in Jackson Friday and Saturday.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Mississippi College
Eddie McLane
Mississippi National Guard
Tupelo Storm
Tech
Millsaps
Jackson
Miss
Wrestlers Compete in Two Falls Bout Across Cities
In Lancaster Pennsylvania Al Bisagnano aged 214 defeated Joe Dusek aged 218 in Omaha by decision. In Portland Manuel Cortez from Mexico at 177 defeated Chuck Montana from Detroit at 115 in two falls out of three.
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Lancaster
Al_ Bisagnano
Joe Dusek
Omaha
Portland
Manuel Cortez
Mexico
Chuck Montana
Detroit
Fights Last Night Roundup From Major Cities
In New York Billy Celebron stopped Cleto Locatelli while Salvey Saban halted Bobby Garcia in a Chicago bout. Alf Delaney outpointed Charles Massera in Washington and Al Quaill beat Gene Dundee in Pittsburgh. Joe Knight outpointed Max Marek in Miami Beach.
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Associated Press
New York
Billy Celebron
Rockford
Cleto Locatelli
Salvey Saban
Bobby Garcia
Houston
Tex
Chicago
Edwin Waling
Detroit
Nick Scalba
Washington
Alf Delaney
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles Massera
Pittsburgh
al Quaill
Gene Dundee
Brooklyn
Miami Beach
Fla
Joe Knight
Daytona Beach
Max Marek
Softball League Grows with Los Angeles Women Players
In Los Angeles the softball craze has spread to women who have formed a league. Amanda O'Dell appears as a prominent slugger during spring training as the sport gains popularity across the city.
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Los Angeles
Amanda O'Dell
Local golfers plan handicap inter-club at Lakeside
Lakeside country club hosts the first inter-club match of the season next Sunday against McGuire golf club in a handicap tournament. A. B. Clarkson announces the Lakeside activity committee initiative. Players enter under their own club handicap with prizes including a dozen golf balls for the lowest net handicap and a putter for the fewest putts over 18 holes.
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Lakeside Country Club
McGuire Golf Club
A. B. Clarkson
Lakeside Activity Committee
Lakeside Club
Press Golfer Club Gains in Members
Latest AP reports show 88 members in the hole in one club across 26 states with Texas leading. New entrants include F A Printon Maplewood NJ and Emile Zacharian Baton Rouge La among many others. notable feats include Denver’s Chesney with a 290 yard ace and Horton Smith at Augusta.
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Paul Mickelson
Associated Press
New York
Texas
Connecticut
Louisiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Texas Ace Brigade
California
Tennessee
Dallas
Nashville
Tenn
Denver
Robert P. Chesney
Grover Collier
Memphis
Chesney
Park Hill
Horton Smith
Joplin
Augusta National
W. A. Beasley
Shelby Golf Club
S. C
C. C
Tom Ferguson
Orange
Ed Lake
W. J. (Conn) Quest
Louisville
Panny Farmer
Knox City
Meadow Brook
Lubbock
Amos Howard
C. M
Harry Johnson
McAllen
Llano
Ernest Macklin
Parkersburg
W. Va
M. O. Burke
Richmond
Westhampton
Portland
Glendoveer
Shields Abernathy
Robert Troxel
Reading
Riverside
Arthur Losey
Hollywood
Calif
Rancho
Arlington Downs employee dies in highway crash
Joseph Cassard an 18 year old Arlington Downs employee and former jockey was killed in a Dallas Fort Worth highway crash. He was nephew of New Orleans Police Captain Joseph Cassard and had recent work as an exercise boy at Arlington Downs.
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New Orleans
Joseph Cassard
Arlington Downs
Dallas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Cassard
Jules Cassard
Chicago
Young Cassard
Reds recall rookie John Mize to farm system
A year ago the Cincinnati Reds sent rookie first baseman John Mize back to the Cardinal farm system because of a leg injury. The note recalls prior trades and moves involving Dusty Cooke and Dusty Cooke’s Newark Bears stint, plus a tennis semifinal result where John Van Ryn beat Frank Shields in five sets.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Mize
Cardinal
New York Yankees
Dusty Cooke
Newark Bears
John van Ryn
Frank Shields
Hubbell Preps for Veteran Big Year Says John J. Romano
Carl Hubbell the Meeker Oklahoma pitcher is hailed as one of baseballs best with a sharp screwball and keen game sense. The piece notes his 1935 season with the Giants, his calm veteran approach, and Bill Terrys likely plan to pitch him against Brooklyn opening at the Polo Grounds.
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John J. Romano
Carl Hubbell
Hubbell
Detroit Tigers
Beaumont
Christy Mathewson
Mordecia Brown
Carl Mays
Carl
Hub
Bill Terry
Ment
Giants
Car
Clyde Castleman
Hal Schumacher
Terry
Fragmentary notice hints at a Massach event and admission
The readable fragments reference an event in Massachusetts with a figure tied to a title or role and mentions an admission process. Names and precise details are unclear due to missing text.
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