Mostly Yankees To Oppose WORTHY HAS AGREED SOME OUTSIDERS
Marie Joe McCarthy agreed to use five or six New York Yankees in the starting lineup for the all star game to aid Finnish relief in Tampa. He named Red Sox trio Jimmy Foxx Ted Williams and Joe Cronin plus Yankees Joe Gordon Red Rolf Charlie Keller Joe DiMaggio and Bill Dickey. Bill McKechnie of the National League will start Mortis Arnovich Cooky Lavagetto Mel Ott John Mize and others, with Lou Lombardi catching Ernie Lombardi and Demaree, Cuccinello, and Jurges in field roles. Starting pitchers include Paul Derringer or Bucky Walters, Ruffing or Gomez, Grove, Newsom, Bridges, and Leonard, with Bob Feller not starting.
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Gayle Talbot
TAMPA
Fla
Marie Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Joe
Boston Red Sox
Joe Gordon
Red Rolf
Charlie Keller
Joe DiMaggio
Bill Dickey
Yankee
Red Sox
Jimmy Foxx
Ted Williams
Joe Cronin
Red Ruffing
Lefty Gomez
McKechnie
Bill McKechnie
St. Louis
Bill Werber
Brooklyn
McCarthy
Lombardi
Ernie Lombardi
Cincinnati
Demaree
Giants
Cuccinello
Boston
Bill Jurges
Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
Ruffing and Gomez
Yankees
Lefty Grove
Buck Newsom
Tommy—Bridges
Detroit
Dutch Leonard
Washington
Bob Feller
Cleveland
Lowly Phillies May Climb Out Of Cellar This Year
Gerry Nugent, owner of the Phillies since 1925, believes the club has rebuilt financially and can improve from eighth place. He plans to keep top talent like Mor rie Arnovich and Ed Ivey while navigating trade rumors for Hugh Mulcahy and Walter Higbe. The Phillies paid for right to Levy and Shilling, signaling renewed commitment to fielding a competitive team.
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Fla
Phillies
Flamingo Park
Gerald Faul Nugent
Gerry Nugent
Mae Mallen
William F. Baker
New York
Nugents
Nugent
Baker Bowl
Shibe Park
Chuck Klein
Curt Davis
Bethan Allen
Dolph Camilli
Bucky Walters
Giants
Hugh Mulcahy
Walter Higbe
Morrie Arnovich
Dr. Thompson Prothro
Ed Ivey
Gus Suhr
Gehrig
Levy
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Reds
Rolon College
Newark
Oakland
Johnny Neun
Yankee
Oakland Coasters
Tee Phils
Jim Shilling
Cleveland
Larry MacPhail
Golfers Invited To Attend Meet Today
Panama City Country club members are invited to attend the annual membership meeting at St. Andrews Bay Yacht club at 4 30 p m today. New officers for 1940 will be elected and plans for spring and summer tournaments will be discussed.
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Panama City Country Club
St. Andrews Bay Yacht Club
Training Camp Notes Flaunt Early Power For A's Sammy Chapman
In Anaheim Sammy Chapman shows promise with Philadelphia as he turns a loss into a win against the Pirates, homering with two on in the sixth, driving in two with a seventh inning triple, and drawing a walk in the 14th. The clubs meet again today.
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Associated Press
Anaheim
Calif
Sammy Chapman
Philadelphia Athletics
Pittsburgh Pirates
Fort Myers
Fla
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Senators
Frank Pytlak
Willis Hudlin
Tigers Circling Dick Bartell After Cubs Trade
Lakeland Florida camps report Detroit Tigers fans urged by the Bartell trade for Willie Rogell are optimistic about Dick Bartell's infield upgrade. Bartell has boosted play and sparked energy as Detroit prepared for a Florida Grapefruit league date with the St. Louis Cardinals, who have dropped five straight.
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Lakeland
Fla
Detroit Tigers
Dick Bartell
Chicago Cubs
Willie Rogell
Bartell
Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
Swift Aims to Be Browns’ No 1 Catcher This Season
San Antonio report says 25 year old Robert Virgil Swift will be the St. Louis Browns’ top catcher despite a .263 batting average in the Texas League last year. He led the league with assists and threw out 63 of 112 base stealers, easing concerns over Joe Glenn’s holdout.
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San Antonio
Tex
Robert Virgil Swift
St. Louis Browns
Joe Glenn
Swift
Beating the Cards Boosts Bees in Spring Batter Lineup
Casey Stengel shapes a 3 4 punch with Buddy Hassett and Les Scarsella as Tom Parley shines in four innings. Palm Beach and Lakeland notes flag Newell Kimball’s dual role, while the Red Sox prep rookies Hash Butland Harris to spark pennant hopes. Derringer praised by Charley Keller after Yankees win 5 3. Reds push day change for Cuba trip to Havana series opener set March 2.
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Bradenton
Fla
Casey Stengel
The
Bees
Buddy Hassett
Les Scarsella
Tom Parley
Lakeland
Newell Kimball
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Tigers
Detroiters
Leo Durocher
Boston Red Sox
Herb Hash
Bill Butland
Mickey Harris
Sox
Tampa
Paul Derringer
Cincinnati
Yankees
Charley Keller
Derringer
Kelley
Bombers
Reds
Havana
Phillies Rookies Impress In Spring Efforts
Miami Beach report notes pitchers Dale Jones and Clyde Smoll shining for the Phillies. Jones threw three hitless innings with five walks, while Smoll allowed one hit in each of three frames and struck out four, showing control.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Dale Jones
Clyde Smoll
Doc Prothro
Phillies
Rochester
Jones
Smoll
Rosenwald Plays CCC Boys Tonight
Rosenwald High basketeers meet CC Camp Tigers of Lynn Haven tonight at 7 30 p m on the local high school court. The Tigers recently played in the District CC Camp tournament at Florida A and M in Tallahassee where they beat Americas Ga and were eliminated by Leon County CC Camp. This is the first meeting of the season as both teams claim strong records. Rosenwald relies on Hearn Watkins and Battles while CCC Camp features a well balanced lineup.
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Rosenwald High
Hearn
Watkins
Battles
DC Boys
Fights Last Night Roundup Across Cities
In Chicago Milt Aron beat Bep Van Laveren by points and Friizie Zivic defeated Johnny Barbara in Pittsburgh. Jack Baggett stopped Johnny Carotenuto in Aiken South Carolina while Charley Eagle outpointed Art McAlpine in Waterbury Connecticut.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Milt Aron
Bep van Laveren
Holland
Friizie Zivic
Pittsburgh
Johnny Barbara
Aiken
S. C
Jack Baggett
Chattanooga
Tenn
Johnny Carotenuto
Parris Island
Waterbury
Conn
Charley Eagle
Art McAlpine
Springfield
Mass
Stars Fall In Pro Amateur Golf Tourney Start
In St Augustine Florida the national winter amateur professional best ball golf tournament opened with many stars missing and dark horses rising. Clyde Usina Jr and Walter Burkemo upset Henry Picard and Frank Ford 65 best ball, while Lloyd Sparrow and Dick Van Kleeck beat Jimmy Hines and Jimmy Ferrier. Herman Keiser and Dick Doerschler stunned Paul Bunyan and Charles Whitehead in a 21 hole match.
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Clyde Usina, Jr
West Palm Beach
Walter Burkemo
Evanston
Henry Picard
Hershey
Frank Ford
Charleston
S. C
Usina
Burkemo
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Tommy Aycock
Jacksonville
Lloyd Sparrow
Dick van Kleeck
Jimmy Hines
Great Neck
N. Y
Jimmy Ferrier
Craig Wood
Winged Foot Country Club
Dave Mitchell
Augusta
Herman Keiser
Springfield
Dick Doeschler
Ponte Verda Beach
Paul Bunyan
White Plains
Charles Whitehead
Plainfield
N. J
Jimmy Thomson
Carl Dann
Orlando
Roundup of National Sports Gossip and Colloquies
New York sports chatter covers grapefruit league punch lines, Davey O’Brien marriage plans, Bill Hayes loss of weight, Fordham-St Mary’s football end, Bill de Correvant Dixie tour, Finland and Dizzy Dean signings, boxing oversight talk, Tiger Lakeland training praised, Leo Durocher quips about Red Evans and Boots Poffenberger.
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Cincinnati
Davey O’brien
Frances Buster
Texas Christian
Bill Hayes
Fordham
Madigan
South
Bill de Correvant
Northwestern
Nominal Pitcher Alex Kam Pouris Faces Varied 1930s years
A compilation of brief notes on players and events. Alex Kam Pouris, late of the Reds and Giants, now with Newark, hit .249 in the NL in 1937 38 and 39. Paavo Nurmi and Taisto Maki avoid taxis to save money while refueling at orange stands. Jimmy Braddock plans refereeing dates in Cleveland and Des Moines. Bob Carpenter, survivor of Terry Tech, tries out with Jersey City. Louis versus Galento in Philly is seen as a fair tale with limited bouts this year including Paychek at the Garden and Yankee Stadium shows.
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Paavo Nurmi
Taisto Maki
Jimmy Braddock
Cleveland
Des Moines
Bob Carpenter
Terry Tech
Bill Terry
Pensacola
Jersey City
Louis
Galento
Philly
Paychek
Garden
Yankee Stadium
Favorites Lose In Belair Women's Golf Meet
In Belleair Florida Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta and Jane Cothran of Greenville upset two major rivals in the Belair women's golf tournament. Kirby defeated Glenna Collett Vare 5 and 3, while Cothran beat Betty Jameson 4 and 2, as Vare a six time national champion and Jameson the current national champion failed to reach the finals.
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Belleair, Fla
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Jane Cothran
Greenville
S. C
Belleair
Miss Kirby
Glenna Collett Vare
Merion
Miss Cothran
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Mrs
Sports Mirror: Record feats and rule changes from the era
A recap of historic track times and near-miss marks including John Borlean’s world records at Dart mouth indoors for .800 meters and 880 yards, Don Lash’s failed two mile attempt, plus past college basketball discussions to abolish center jump and test tap-offs, with notes of Cunningham versus Hornbostel in a 1000 yard run as a world mark reference.
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Sports Mirror
Associated Press
John Borlean
Dartmouth
Don Lash
National Rules Committee
Glenn Cunningham
Knights of Columbus
Chuck Hornbostel
Indiana
Marianna High to Face Lee in Class A Tournament
In Orlando the quarter finals of the Class A tourney pit Marianna against Robert E. Lee of Jacksonville. DeLand upset Miami Edison 25 21 to advance, while Miami High meets Plant of Tampa and Miami Beach defeats Bolles. Semifinal matchups loom as winners collide.
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DeLand
Orlando
Miami Edison
Plandroner
Tampa
Miami High
Plant
Marianna
Robert E. Lee
Jacksonville
Miami Beach
Leon
Tallahassee
Miami
Plant City
Jackson
Bartow
Lee
Fort Lauderdale
Bolles
Bradenton
Miami Plant
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