Yankees Rally From Farm System Shows 21 Of 28 In The Bronx
Atlantic City March 20 21 of the 28 players on the New York Yankees roster previously came through the club’s farm system led by George Weiss. Only Jim Turner and Bill Zuber remain not Yankee farm products. Stainback Etten Hemsley Crosetti Grimes and others may depart this year Army induction 1 A status. Ruppert started Newark system in 1931 now Weiss shifts toward executive duties.
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Bill Zuber
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Nick Etten
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Ed Barrow
Bill Meyer
Jack Saltzgaver
Johnny Neun
Kansas City
Gene Martin
Binghamton
N. Y
Garland Braxton
Norfolk
Sally Mishkin
Wellsville
Oklahoma Aggies Reach Semi Finals in National Invitation
The Oklahoma Aggies defeated Canisius 43 to 29 to advance to the National Invitation Tournament semi finals at Madison Square Garden. Captain Floyd Burdette led with 18 points, and seven foot Bob Burland added 13 as the Aggies pulled away after a 21-12 halftime margin.
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Griffins
Floyd Burdette
Burdette
Murray
Bob Burland
Kuhel Returns as Washington Senators First Sacker
Joe Kuhel arrives from Kansas City to reclaim first base for the Washington Senators, joining Eddie Butka and Bill Ebranyi who also reported. Kuhel will be 38 in June and brings seven seasons of prior Senators service, while Butka is 235 pounds and 4-F, and Ebranyi 26, available for call.
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Chicago
Eddie Butka
Springfield
Bill Ebranyi
Detroit
Buddy Lewis in Burma Airborne Attack Report
New Delhi March 2045 Lt John Kelly Buddy Lewis took part in the Allied airborne flanking attack in Northern Burma as a pilot ferrying troops. The former Washington Senators third baseman wrote to Sgt Johnny Derr about the operation from a jungle air base praising the C-47 and the Army effort.
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Buddy
Lewis
Burma
Washington Senators
Johnny Derr
Tarheel
Good Prospects For Cardinals
Cairo Ill March 204 The St Louis Cardinals open spring with 18 players and a strong mix of veterans wartime replacements and hopeful recruits Emil Verban and Augie Bergamo earn regular jobs while Pepper Martin joins at age 40. Eddie Dyer praises Verban and Bergamo as ready for postwar roles as the team trains indoors due to soggy fields.
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Harry Walker
Lou Klein
Ernie White
al Brazie
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Pepper Martin
Frank Demaree
Wild Horse
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Martin
Rochester
Cardinal
Sam Breadon
Emil Verban
Augie Bergamo
Columbus
Eddie Dyer
Verban
Bergamo
Dyer
Stan Musiala
Billy Southworth
District Game Warden Comments On Local Bird Food Supply
District Game Warden Benjamin F. Phebus Sr. warns that current crust on snowfall keeps food scarce for local game birds though conditions persist. If needed, he will locate and feed quail coveys while advising civilian feeding of songbirds as pest control. Rip Radcliffe reports for army physical on March 27 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Connie Mack seeks a rapid deal with Detroit to fetch Radcliffe for catcher Bob Swift. Basketball training continues with a focus on conditioning, while Trainee Dick Siebert shows solid ball handling at the YMCA gym. Robvero Estelella’s three day late arrival to spring camp draws remarks that late start means little for this season.
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Rip Radcliffe
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Okla
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Detroit
Connie Mack
Radcliffe
Bob Swift
Hamlin and Estelella Join A's Camp Amid Snow
Snow and sleet lingered over Connie Mack's Athletics training camp as Luke Hamlin and Roberto Estelella arrived for the session. Earle Mack announced Hamlin will report midweek after being acquired from Toronto. Estelella appeared yesterday morning. Team members girded for indoor workouts with basketball as rain delays continue and a Red Cross blood drive mobilizes donors among players and officials.
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Hanover
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Siebert
Grass-grown rookies push into major league rosters
Major league clubs may rely on raw young players this year as wartime conditions limit minor league play. The piece notes 15-year-olds already on rosters and cites Mel Ott, Walter Johnson, Bob Feller and others who jumped straight to the majors. With few minors operating, the majors must provide seasoning or go with untested talent, creating a cycle that favors the young prospect and the big clubs alike.
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Chubby Dean
Ted Lyons
Ike Pearson
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Walter Johnson
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Feller
Cleveland Indians
New Orleans
Indians
Marines Crave Home Sports News In Pacific Broadcasts
Marine servicemen in the South Pacific gain access to semi weekly AP sports items via radio, bringing home teams like Tulane Notre Dame Detroit and USC to troops. The piece notes readers cheer names of home colleges and players while mentioning staff Sgt Oscar A Imer and officers adapting broadcasts. Public sales and a cluttered local notice follow, listing items and auctions with scattered details.
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Oscar A. Imer
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Associated Press
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Chicago
Carros Receives Long‑Awaited War‑Time Brother Letter
For the first time in nearly a decade Angelos Carlos, longtime tenant owner, reports a Monday letter from his brother James Carron who left the country soon before the war for Greece. James writes that his wife and children are well and asks his brother to send news.
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