Lesnevich to Referee Here in April Boxing Revival
Undefeated light heavyweight contender (Lesnevich) to referee a revival boxing show staged here on April 30 by AMVETS. Proceeds go to the local AMVETS building fund. Bouts match Washington and Baltimore stables with no pro bouts here in over a decade.
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Tomy” Marrome
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Sports Movies Shown At Civitan Meeting
Civitan meeting in the Francis Scott Key Hotel featured films of baseball fastball boxing skiing and skating. President Irving L Abb presided and LeRoy Crum acted as program chairman. Alton J Lipps was named committee chair for soap box derby cooperation and Harry Frushour won the attendance prize.
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Grapefruit League Reds Edge Cards in St Petersburg
Cincinnati Reds edged the St Louis Cardinals 3-2 behind five hit pitching from Tom Hughes and Barry Gumbert. Terry Moore homered for St Louis in the first inning. Also, Braves beat scrubs 6-4 in Bradenton, Yankees blanked by Red Sox 3-0 in Sarasota, and Jackie Robinson homered twice for the Dodgers in a 23-5 win in Ciudad Trujillo.
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Browns Rout Giants In Exhibition Clash In San Bernardino
St Louis Browns defeated the New York Giants 11 to 3 in the first of a two game exhibition set in San Bernardino California. Tom Jordan hit a three run homer and Bobby Thompson added a two run shot as Alo Widmar and Dick Fannin limited the Giants to six innings.
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Brownies
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Giants
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New Yorkers
Ocean Downs Harness Meet Delayed A Year
The Maryland Racing Commission granted Ocean Downs permission to postpone its inaugural harness meet to next year. Ocean Downs board chairman Clarence W. Miles cited the need for favorable conditions and noted construction progress while warning that finishing by mid July could compromise track quality. He added that two other tracks approved for summer remain a possibility.
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Ocean Downs
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Harness racing track construction advances near Laurel
A harness racing strip is under construction near Laurel with a meeting slated June 21 to July 19. The Oxon Hill track group has been granted dates from May 22 and seeks substitute late summer dates as completion before May 22 seems unlikely. Miles told the commission Ocean Downs will finish in spring 1949 with an estimated $600,000 cost.
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Frederick City Softball League Meeting Tonight
The postponed meeting and election of officers for the Frederick City Softball League is called for tonight at 7:30 at the local venue.
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YMC OA Seeks More Entries for Local Circuit
Secretary Mercer Gaver Sr. announced that last year’s teams and prospective member clubs are invited. Only four city teams have definitively stated they will enter the local circuit, with at least two more required and four additional hopefuls sought to form a full league. The discussion centers on signing play.
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Mercer Gaver Sr
Gaver
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