Coaches End 2 Minute Rule Abolished by Coaches
New York provided: the National Association of Basketball Coaches voted 63 to 21 to return to the 40 minute game and end the last two minutes rule. They urged standard timing, out of bounds rules, and substitutions only on clock stoppage while the final decision rests with the National Basketball Committee. The report also notes higher U S cranberries production and shrimp as top catch in American waters.
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Phils Show Power At Bat In St Louis Exh
The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 10 to 2 in a spring exhibition in St. Petersburg. Curt Simmons pitched six innings for Philadelphia while Buck Dunnelly and five Cardinals hurlers surrendered 15 hits including five doubles and two triples. Eddie Sawyer’s club compiled 46 hits for 86 bases across three games.
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Dempsey Predicts Toronto Lad Alan McFater as Welterweight Hope
Boxer Alan McFater, 19, admired by Jack Dempsey as a coming welterweight champion, has seven pro fights and 40 amateur bouts. He fights eight rounds due to age, has drawn gates up to 12000, and has beaten Jean Richard twice. McFater, 133 to 135 pounds, is coached by Jack Allen and studies in Toronto, with long-term potential noted.
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Red Sox and Yankees extend spring series tie at four
In a tense exhibition duel Boston tied New York at 4-all after Lou Stringer homer in the seventh. Joe Collins cleared the bases with a two-run single, then Ted Williams drove in one for Boston. Joe Page closed the ninth as the Yankees held.
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Upper Montgomery League Opens With Six Teams
An enthusiastic meeting led by President Merton Duvall set the Upper Montgomery County Baseball League for a 1948 season. Beallsville Burtonsville Gaithersburg and Rockville Red Sox remain, with Germantown and Redland joining. opening day April 23 with Washington Umpires' Association officiating. Also notes Sid Hudson's shoulder injury may end his career. Beallsville Firemen begin spring practice and sponsor a fund dinner April 1 for field improvements.
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Liberty to Stage Youngest Maryland State Baseball Tryouts
Liberty plans spring training and tryouts Sunday at 1.30 p m on the High School diamond as a young club under President C A Myers seeks players in the area. Key positions at first and second bases and left field are open due to retirements and transfers. Bud Smelter to manage while Tommy Nash serves as assistant. Parking may shift due to new High School construction and meadow parking talks proceed.
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Newhouser Struggles With Arm In Spring Training
Detroit reports pitcher Hal Newhouser shows arm trouble amid rumors he is not ready for the season. He has appeared in only two spring innings, leaving a workout after throwing about a dozen balls, with trainer noting no clear muscular issue but Newhouser insisting his arm hurts.
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Jethroe Struggles With Braves In Spring Training
Bradenton report on Sam Jethroe, the Braves new outfielder, shows a slow start in camp. He hits under .200, displays shaky fielding, and questions persist about his throwing, while rivals Olmos and Addis shine and Rickey admits time may fix the issues. The coach says the season begins April 18 and Jethroe still has a chance to prove himself.
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Need Play Only Three For Title Eligibility Baltimore
Baltimore area sports notes reveal Mason-Dixon Conference will require three league football games for title eligibility next season, dropping Western Maryland and Johns Hopkins from contention. Commissioner Paul A. Menton announced broader scheduling changes including baseball playoffs at a single site if divisions are over 100 miles apart, or home-and-home if under 100 miles, with other dates for basketball wrestling swimming and various championships across Catholic U Towson Loyola Bonnie View and Southern division venues.
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Baltimore to vote on 2.5 million stadium loan
Baltimore voters will decide in November on a 2.5 million loan to complete a full stadium, not just the existing half bowl. If approved, a second deck and completed oval would be pursued, with 31,000 seats ready by late September to cover baseball and football needs for the 1959 seasons.
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Redskins Sign Fullback Al Dugoff From George Washington
Washington Redskins announce the signing of rookie fullback Al Dugoff from George Washington University. Dugoff weighs 202 pounds and stands 5 feet 11 inches tall, becoming the team's 14th rookie signee this year.
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