Athletics To Train Here Coming Spring
Connie Mack intends to bring the Philadelphia Athletics to Frederick for spring training in 1944. About 50 players and staff will use the Francis Scott Key Hotel and McCurdy Field starting around March 11, with Syracuse or Toronto as potential alternates. Local officials praise facilities and expect possible exhibition games, with Cadet Field eyed for squad use if needed.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Frederick
Francis Scott Key Hotel
McCurdy Field
Athletics
New York
Philadelphia
Syracuse
Toronto
R. Brad Wolfe
Frederick Champer
Commerce
Earle
Russell Zimmerman
A's
Wolfe
Mack
Earle Mack
Ira Thomas
Key
Frederick Chamber of Commerce
Leo T. Miller
Chiefs
A’s
Miller
Herbert Schroeder
Carlton Molesworth
Cadet
Elm Street
McCurdy
Cotton for the Army Dominates U.S. Output
About 70 percent of total U S cotton production goes to the armed forces and is used in about 13 000 different articles.
Knute Rockne’s Game Changer: Dorais and the Forward Pass
A profile of Knute Rockne and Gus Dorais shaping Notre Dame football. From their Cedar Point beach practice to the first overhand throw and the button hook pass, Rockne’s innovations turned passing into a scoring weapon and defined his coaching doctrine seeking perfection.
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Dorais
Rockne
Notre Dame
Army
Knute Kenneth Rockne
Gus Dernis
Knute Rockne
Charles Emule Dorais
Gus Dorais
Rock
Valone
Cedar Point
Walter Eckersall
Ido
Joe Gargen
Lake Erie
West Point
Major League Draft Surpasses Previous War Time Moves
New York reports the major league draft has escalated as Uncle Sam expands the pool of players. By December 1, 1943, 33 players from 16 clubs have been inducted or reclassified to 1-A since the season ended, with more called daily. Notable losses include Harry Walker, Mort Cooper, and Walker Cooper from St Louis, and Oris Hackett of Cleveland. Replacements and inquiries span Giants, Dodgers, White Sox, and others as clubs seek stability for 1944.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Sam
Harry Walker
Harry Brazie
Walker Cooper
Mort Cooper
Sportsmans Park
Ward
Cleveland
Oris Hackett
Dick Wakefield
Boston Red Sox
Braves
St. Loui Browns
New York Giants
Sid Gordon
Coast Guard
Mickey Witek
Oimlo Coast Guard
Bill Jurges
Brooklst
Dodgers
Kirby Hughe
Ft Jackson
Chicago
Sox
Edgar Smyth
Caubby
CUBS, NAVY INDUCTIONS SHUFFLE ROSTERS AND 1-A RECLASSIFICATIONS
Dean Cenier and Pete Cenier noted in ducted Toades while Ron Northey faces physical. Hank Gornicki and Wally Hebert among Cubs pitchers reclassified 1-A. Hi Blankhorn entered Navy. Lonnie Frey reclassified 1-A for Washington with Mic Key Vernon and Sherrard Robertson also inducted in Navy.
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Dean
Pete Cenier
Toades
Ron Northey
Pittsburgh
Hank Gornicki
Wally Hebert
Chicago Cubs
Hi Blthorn
Navy
Cinuinath
Lonnie Frey
Washington
Mickey Vernon
Sherrard Robertson
Night Game Rules Lit Up in 1944 Baseball Schedule
Washington Senators win unlimited night games approval from both leagues for 1944 while the St Louis Browns face limits. National League keeps most clubs to 14 games, but approves unlimited nights for Clark Griffiths Washington. Yankees seek 30 man rosters. AL and NL split on rules. Season targets April 18 to Oct 1, war relief games planned, All Star set for July 11 in Pittsburgh.
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New York
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
National League
Browns
St. Loui Cardinals
Clark Griffith
Washington
New York Yankees
American League
Clicmt Magnates Pro
Sm Poth
Pittsburgh
Athletics to train in Frederick next March shocks locals
Philadelphia Athletics will base spring training in Frederick next March, confirming a long held belief in the city as a baseball conditioning site. S. P. Williams first picked Frederick in 1936 for the Wilkes-Barre Barons, who then brought in Mike McNally. Williams, then ill in New Jersey, remains a booster for Frederick and expects to be on the mend.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Frederick
S. P (Speed) Williams
Wilkes-Barre Barons
McCurdy Field
Mike McNally
New York
Yankee
Barons
Wilkes-Barre
Suffolk
Hazleton
Springs
Bradford and
Hornell
Syracuse Chiefs
Connie Mack
Williams
New Jersey
Mount St Marys boasts Navy V-12 talent in strong cage lineup
Mount St Marys' basketball season traces a strong lineup led by Jim Jordan a 6 foot 3 Navy V-12 trainee hailed as a top prospect from Chester High. Pete Clark Al Galyuin Jack Wintz Rusty Saunders Tony Yovicsin and Bainbridge stars join coach Wally Opekun to form one of Maryland's best squads with Bainbridge Commodores set for two games at Hagerstown and Mount St Marys on January 18.
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Mount St. Mary's
Jim Jordan
Emmitsburgers
Jordan
Navy
West Virginia
Chester High
Pete Clark
Loyola College
Rusty Saunders
Celtics
Chambersburg
Galaxy of Court
Bainbridge Naval Station
Rusty
Nat Hickey
Waynesboro
Hagerstown
Tony Yovicsin
Bainbridge
Mount St Mary's
Mount Om
Chamber of Commerce
State Armory
Mountaineers
Wally Opekun
Commodores
Coast Guard
Camp Holabird
USC
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