Baseball Leaders Push Joint Meeting On Spring Training
East coast and National League executives push for a joint league meeting to end spring training confusion. Ford Frick and Kenesaw Landis may call the gathering as teams debate training near home versus the traditional south Florida setup. Some clubs favor earlier season start delays if policy shifts arise.
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New York
Eastball
Breasure
Edward G. Barrow
New York Yankees
William E. Benawanger
Pittsburgh Pirates
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Ford Frick
William Harridge
Kenesaw M. Landis
Frick
Benswanger
Giles
Landis
South
Treece Uts
Yale
Army
Boston Red Sox
Tufts College
Detroit Tigers
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Barrow
Philadelphia Athletics
Savannah
Army Corps Area
Florida
North Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Baugh Skips Pro Bowl After Travel Snags and Feuds
Pernicious criticism follows Sammy Baugh as he misses the Pro Bowl in Philadelphia citing travel failures. He says a car failed to arrive in Sweetwater and the Dallas flight was missed, leaving fans unaware and Washington players reportedly upset.
Pass by Farkas Fails to Corner All Star Defense
In a pro game miscue, Andy Farkas misfired a key pass intended for a long score allowing Bill Dudley to snare a 97 yard touchdown run. Ray Zimmerman led a failing drive plan overridden by a pass, and missing Baugh’s kick left the team unsettled and the Stars unable to capitalize.
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Andy Farkas
Unclever
Bill Dudley
Farkas
Veo Teaben
Bronka Nagurski
Cardon
Ray Zimmerman
Hopp
Farka
Baugh
Buecks
Seymour
Iater
Zimmerman
Ed Justice
Masterson
Andy
Dudley
Virginia
Orange Bowl Game Ready for Alabama Southerners
Miami crowds pack Roddy Burdine Stadium for the Orange Bowl between Alabama Southerners and Boston College Yankees. The game is a near sellout with tickets scarce as residents plus soldiers and sailors fill the stands. Bleachers were reworked and 7,000 seats were lost in rebuilding, while both teams begin final drills in warm conditions.
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Miami
Fla
Alabama
Yankees
Boston College
Oscar E. Dooly, Jr
Puslaia
Hasty Pudding Club Basketball League at Harvard
The Hasty Pudding Club at Harvard University, in existence since 1795, runs a junior basketball league. The club promotes athletic activity among undergraduates and preserves its historic sporting traditions.
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Hasty Pudding Club
Harvard University
Baugh Missed Charity Game After Illness and Travel Delays
Sammy Baugh planned to play for Washington in a charity NFL All-Stars game in Philadelphia but did not arrive from Rotan Texas amid an influenza illness. George P. Marshall, Redskins president, said Baugh had been sick for a week and could not travel. Also noted were absences by Dick Todd awaiting Navy orders and Ed Beinard’s injury preventing participation.
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Fammy Haugh
Philadelphia
Baugh
Rotan
Tex
Sweetwater
Dallas
Washington
Abilene
Rancho Santa Fe
Calif
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
George P. Marshall
Redskins
Elmer Layden
National Football League
Marshall
Chicago Bears
Philadelhia
All-Stars
Chicago Taore
Navy
John Koveteh
Layden
Layden Probes Baugh No-Show in Pro Bowl
Elmer Layden telegraphed Sammy Baugh at his Rotan Texas home seeking an explanation for his failure to join the Washington Redskins for the Pro Bowl in Philadelphia. Layden will review the Baugh story and other evidence before commenting further as the controversy over the game’s integrity and benefits to the United Service Organization grows.
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Chicago
Elmer Layden
Sammy Baugh
Rotan
Tex
Washington Redskins
Philadelphia
Baugh
Layden
United Sesmen Service
Leafs travel saga fuels Maple Leafs Rangers clash
The Toronto Maple Leafs faced travel delays to reach Buffalo and New York for a weekend set with the Rangers drawing a packed 15,500 crowd as New York edged the Leafs. Coach Sheltons notes Colorado’s trip canceled while Wyoming travels continue. Cornell trainer Frank Kavanaugh comments on bench duty.
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Brugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto
Welland
Ont
Buffalo
Pyake
Rangers
Leafs
Everett Shelton
Wyoming
Colorado
Frank Kavanaugh
Cornell W. Trainer
Georgia Alabama Texas and Vols Choices In New Year Games
Barry Grayson surveys the bowl picture naming Georgia Tennessee Texas and Alabama as top picks for the New Year bowls. He notes Georgia techs defense and Georgia standout Sinkwich Trippi and the Davis brothers as key players, while Tennessee Tulsa Texas and the East contenders are evaluated for potential upset threats and matchups.
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Georgia
Alabama
Texas
Vols
Barry Grayson
NEA
New York
Tennessee
L. A
Sinkwich
Trippi
Davis Boys
Bob Waterfield
Sherman
T Jelmatic
Lin
Bruins
Tulsa
Glenn Dobbs
Henry Frnka
Knoxville
Coaching quirks and looming NCAA basketball rule talks
The article describes Coach Carl Snavely becoming anxious in flight and attempting risky football plays aboard a plane. It notes the NCAA rules stalemate with high schools and YMCAs over freezing rules, plus SMU’s Jim St Clair questioning rule freezes. It mentions possible NCAA tournament plans and Navy preflight athletic practices.
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Jim St. Clair
Southern Methodist
New York
Notable sports and boxing notes from across the U S
A collage of sports gossip spans New York, Philadelphia, and more. Mentions include coach Dykes Maece awaiting graduation of Gus Broberg from Dartmouth, golfer Sergt Frank Strataci reporting bold Aussies, Golden Gloves entrants from Lub bock Texas, harness racing hopes in Cleveland Chicago Allentown York Trenton Dugquoin Hamburg, Steve ONeill aiming to mend Tigers winter in Detroit, and Tony Galento's comeback on a Playwind newsreel.
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New York
Philadelphia
Dykes Maece
Gus Broberg
Dartmouth Ate
Frank Strataci
Down Under
MacArthur
South Plains Army Flying School
Lubbock
Tex
Cleveland
Chicago
Allentown
York
Trenton
N. J
Dugquoin
Hamburg
Steve O'Neill
Detroi
Playwind
Movie Sport
Tony Galento
Red Sox To Train in North This Year
Boston announces a northern conditioning plan at Tufts College instead of a southern trip. The club may start the season one week later and will schedule exhibition games near Boston after April 1. Joe DiMaggio visits his wife in Reno amid divorce reports from Mrs. DiMaggio. Coffee consumption in 1941 averaged nearly 18 pounds per person.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Wold
Dimaggio
Reno
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankee
United States
Rose Bowl Sellout Expected for New Year’s Day
Pasadena crowds expect a full Rose Bowl as public ticket sales close. Georgia’s Sinkwich works out despite ankle questions, while UCLA coach Babe Horrell prepares a tough pregame drill and assigns Jim Dougherty to shut down opponents’ passes.
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Pasadena
Calif
Frank Srakwich
Bill Ackerman
U. S. LA
Bruins
Georgia University
Bulldogs
Sinkwich
Georgia
Wally Butts
Butts
Bruin
Babe Horrell
Horrell
Jim Dougherty
Dougherty
Charley Tripp
Bob Waterfield
Vic Smith
al Solari
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Ember’ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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