Poor Outlook For Baseball
Whitney Martin argues that Tris Speaker and Branch Rickey forecast a grim 1944 baseball season. He notes draft board perspectives on deferments and the risk to major and minor leagues, suggesting servicemen may care more about big name clubs and star personalities than farm teams.
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New York
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Grey Eagle
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Rickey
Baltimore Five To Meet State School On Local Court
Louis Foxwell son of James Foxwell coach of American Hammer Piston Ring Company team leads his machinists against Maryland School quint on the local court at 830 tonight. Foxwell's father starred for M.S.S.D. teams over a quarter century ago.
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James Foxwell
Maryland
American Hammer Piston Ring Company
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M.5.s
Parole Applications Filed At Annapolis Board
State Parole Director Herman M. Moser listed thirty eight parole applications to be reviewed Thursday in Annapolis. Among those are three from Women’s Prison 11 from the Penitentiary and 24 from the House of Correction. One inmate William J. Steinbaugh of the Penitentiary was sentenced by Montgomery County Circuit Court to six years for larceny.
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Herman M. Moser
Women’s Prison
House of Correction
William J. Steinbaugh
Montgomery County
Maryland racing group seeks longer 1944 season
The Maryland Horsemen Protection Association urged the State Racing Commission to convene a conference with state officials, horsemen and track operators to extend the 1944 racing season beyond the 50 days held in 1943. The association seeks broader participation of Pimlico Laurel Bowie and Havre de Grace tracks, with potential inclusion of half mile tracks. Delaware and New Jersey have already announced schedules with Delaware Park from May 30 to July 4 and Garden State Park from July 5 to early September.
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Rickey clarifies Double A plan after remark
Branch Rickey, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, says his earlier comment about Double A clubs and the 1944 season was misinterpreted. He explains he referred to Montreal’s manpower shortages and that the Double A circuit will be played as long as teams can field players, noting the Montreal club faces a puzzling player shortage.
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Philadelphia
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Frank Shaughnessy
International League
Montreal
Rickey
Bainbridge Navy trounces Maryland University in 78 to 25 win
Bainbridge Naval Training Station defeats University of Maryland 78-25 as guard Clay Gillam scores 13 including 12 field goals and a foul. Johnny Norlander adds 17 for Bainbridge while Flynn leads Maryland with five buckets. Sailors build a 37-12 halftime margin and control the game throughout.
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Johnny Norlander
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College Park
City Bowling League Health Advisory Notice
A brief public health snap notes cold symptoms and nasal congestion relief guidance. It cautions use of a product called Fennectro Nano Drops and stresses following directed instructions.
Some Players Discharged From Services To Return To Ball Field
New York reports Major League Baseball readies a small return from military service with several ex Army and Navy players rejoining their teams. White Sox will field at least three ex service members including Myril Hoag Roy Schalk and Tony Amoreno. Ed Levy joins Yankees while Jack Kramer returns to Browns. Dodgers may try Wes Flowers. Phillies sign Stumpy Verdelle and others from minor leagues.
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Roy Schalk
Little Rock
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St. Louis
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Montreal
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Fort Dix. N. J. Army
Alex Macchia
William Wood
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John Tyler
Syracuse
Joan Riley
Wayne Osborne
Portland
Ore
Billy Clausen
Jersey City
Gene Hermanski
Brooklyn
Durham
Ceiling Prices Set for 11 Varieties of Fish in Baltimore
The State Office of Price Administration announced first ceiling prices for 11 fresh fish and seafood types effective January 27. The flat, per pound retail prices apply to the Baltimore metropolitan area with slight regional variation possible. The move aligns consumer prices with earlier reductions at wholesale and fishermen levels, binding sellers to fixed prices for whole, cleaned, fillers, cuts, and steaks.
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State Office of Price Administration
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Fat collection jumps in Maryland fats drive
Baltimore reports a 50 percent rise in used household fats collections during December over November, under the meat points for fat program. State Salvage Committee executive secretary C. Haller Herwig said December totaled 131,680 pounds, with January expected higher.
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PIA
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State Salvage Committee
C. Haller Herwig
Herwig
One Arrest Made Two Revolvers Recovered
Sergt Frank Dorsey and Officer Martin Kanade said one arrest was made and two stolen revolvers recovered as they crack a juvenile weapon ring. A State Police trooper sidearm was taken from a State Police car near City Hall. Confession obtained. police say oath includes other loot like flashlights.
Liberator Squadron Faces Stiff Fight Over Pas de Calais Raid
Liberator squadron veterans of the Ploesti raid, based in England, engaged fierce opposition in a Friday raid on Pas de Calais targets. FW-190s broke up several bombing runs, six Liberators were downed, and one pilot, Lt. Arthur Anderson, saluted before his plane exploded. Other crew included Harold Bellard, navigator.
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Romania
Pas de Calais
France
Arthur Anderson
Rockford
Anderson
Harold Bellard
Woodlawn
Frederick High Triumphs Over St John’s Five
Frederick High School defeated St John’s High School 24 to 17 on the Cadet court. Coach Skip Zimmerman started the first stringers in a steady half that ended 12 7 to 6, then used 20 players for experience ahead of Cadet Silentee prelims for the Coast Guard All Star feature at the Armory Thursday evening. Engle and Leichert each had two personals for the Johns.
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Leichert
Verdelle aims for spring with two no-hit claims
Fullerton reports on Albert Stumpy Verdelle a Fort Dix veteran and Bordentown alum who pitched two consecutive no-hitters and once faced the Yankees, plus notes on Abe Greene NBA talk Fort Sheridan basketball brawl and other sports tidbits from the period.
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Nugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Phillies
Johnny Vander Meer
Albert “Stumpy” Verdelle
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Fort Dix
Stumpy
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Rube Waddell
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New York Commission
Minnesota tops armed forces boxing counts in Hing Magazine
Nat Hing’s latest figures show Minnesota has roughly twice as many boxers in the armed forces as any other state. The report notes sports and military ties while referencing a Navy Pre-Flight wrestling bout against Duke that produced 26 bouts instead of eight, and recounts a delayed heavyweight finish caused by a blackout lasting about 40 minutes.
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Hing Magazine
Fleischer
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North Carolina Navy
Duke
Traffic Declines on West Virginia Highways in January
Charleston reports traffic on 11 major highways fell in January with 418,097 vehicles, down from 763,933 in December 1941. The Road Commission notes a continued drop for the second straight month, especially on US 8 and route 50 through Taylor County.
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W. Va
West Virginia
The
Road Commission
Taylor County
Road travel declines by over half in Berkeley County
Travel on this road dropped 58.3 percent, with the second highest decline on U. S. 11 through Berkeley County at 52.6 percent.
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