Conciliatory View Adopted By Owners
Baseball front office executives showed a conciliatory stance toward giving players and owners a vote in naming a successor to A B Chandler. Will Harridge, president of the American League, assured players their interests will be protected regardless of who is commissioner.
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Bob Carpenter
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Sioner
Tom Yawkey
Lean Pack Hurlers Face Yuma In Doubleheader
The Phoenix Coyotes must manage with limited pitching for tomorrow’s Class A League twin bill against Yuma High at Coronado Park at 2 p.m. The opener features Freshman Paul Mazon with a sore arm possibly cutting his complete game, and Jim Burris in the nightcap.
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Yuma Crims
North Phoenix
Mustangs
Phoenix Tech
Hornets
DiMaggio Signals Retirement as Spring Slump Deepens
In Hollywood on March 21 1951 Joe DiMaggio announced plans to retire at season's end. He went hitless in 18 at bats as the Yankees lost for the second straight day to the Chicago White Sox 5 0 in Glendale. Rogers Hornsby weighs in noting DiMaggio is in training briefly and shows limited power as age and injuries loom.
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Joe DiMaggio
Yanks
Chicago White Sox
Glendale
Casey Stengel
DiMag
Phoenix
Wrigley Field
Erv Palica Army Bound
Dodgers pitcher Erv Palica reported for induction into the armed forces with a draft date of March 30 after winning 15 games and losing eight last season. Palica, 23, emerged as a key part of Brooklyn's pitching staff late last year and will leave the Dodgers camp today for Brooklyn.
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Gotham Turfs Get 1948 Purse Minimums
The New York State Racing Commission allows tracks to resume the 1948 purse minimum. At Jamaica, Belmont Park, Aqueduct, Empire City and Saratoga no race will be worth less than 3500 dollars this year up from last year by five hundred dollars.
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Fox Robinson Bouts In Five Inning Tilt
Chicago and New York teams faced off in a shortened game with Porterfield yielding five runs and Brown striking out six. Rotblatt contributed two hits and Ferrick pitched six innings for the visitors.
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Yankees struggle as Rotblatt dominates in Phoenix
The Yankees lineup goes hitless except for Hank Bauer and Phil Rizzuto while Hector Brown and Marv Rotblatt excel for the Stars. Carrasquel leads an 11 hit attack against Porterfield and Ferrick, making the case for his versatility at short. Joe Ostrowski and Frank Shea prepare to face Hollywood as the team heads toward the San Francisco trip. crowd reaches 4,117, lifting spring total to 78,592.
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Southern Association
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Brooklyn Dodgers
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Tom Ferrick
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Yanks
Frank Shea
Joe Ostrowski
Hollywood Stars
Bray Fullback Prospect In Sun Devils Drills
Arizona State open spring drills under new coach Larry Siemering as transfer Freeman Bray from Parsons Kansas aims to push for the fullback job. Bray weighs 195 pounds and comes with JC reputation, with other transfers Bob and Pete Wilson drawing attention as quick, dangerous backs. The 81-man squad practices through Easter, then resumes tougher work Tuesday.
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Bucky) Bray
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Tempe
Morrison Warren
Phoebe
Bob
Pete Wilson
Ventura
Calif
Globe
Pete
Dallas
Tex
Devils
Siemering
Mrs Vaught Wins Pars Competition At Arizona Club
Mrs Milton Vaught won the Arizona Country Club women s golf handicap event for most pars with 15. Mrs Peter Grant and Mrs Chet Sherman each had 14. Mrs J R Dick led Class B and Mrs H H Robinson was Class C winner.
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Chet Sherman
J. R. Dick
H. H. Robinson
Cat Trackmen Battle Buffs
The University of Arizona track team hosts Colorado Buffaloes in a home dual meet at Arizona Stadium with freshman stars boosting the lineup. It is Arizona’s first home meet since 1949 as construction kept the track unused last year. Colorado had beaten New Mexico and later lost to Arizona State at Tempe.
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Arizona Wildcats cruise past Colorado in three-game finale
Arizona won 10 to 3 in the series finale as Dick Corrigan pitched eight innings of eight hit ball. Mark Delay led Arizona with three hits while Dick Corbetta paced Colorado with five for five. The Wildcats, seeking a fourth straight win, had scored 21 runs per game in the prior three contests.
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Racing at a glance from Gulfstream and Bay Meadows
Miami Beau Dandy won the Gulfstream feature by a head over Brandy Punch. Daunted, with Dandyfoot, captured Lincoln Downs feature. General K. and Redigal dead heated for first in the Millbrae Purse at Bay Meadows.
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College Kids Spotlighted In AAU Meet
Denver March 21 AP fast breaking collegians in the National AAU basketball tournament face tough rivals as the field narrows from 41 teams to eight. Southwestern College for Vandegriff Motors clashes with Phillips 66ers. Oregon Collegians for Everybodys Drug Store meet Denver Chevrolets. Colorado A and M for Poudre Valley Creamery confront Kable Kolts. Aggies, after an 83-51 win over Natchitoches, look strongest to reach quarterfinals.
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Buckeye Hawks Poised For Strong Track Night at Tolleson
Buckeye’s Hawks are tipped as threats in track events but weak in field. They face Tolleson’s maroon spike squad in the opener while the gold Wolverines meet Peoria. Notable dashmen include Ronnie Rainey and Ronald Ellis, with Ellis also strong in the 440. Promising distance runners Jack Dunning and Lyle King add depth.
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Tolleson
Peoria
Ronnie Rainey
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Ellis
Jack Dunning
Lyle King
Baseball Exhibitions and Results From Yesterday
Exhibition results list multiple games with teams like Cincinnati, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Detroit. Schedules show Cincinnati versus Newton at St. Petersburg and Cleveland versus St. Louis at various sun and Florida sites.
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Pittsburgh
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Newton
St. Petersburg
Nashville’s Nashville AAU women’s tournament clash featured Queens Play AAU’s Choice
Nashville Business College the defending champion and top seed faced Hutcherson Flying Queens of Plainview Texas in a marquee WNAAU game. Nashville edged Ada Oklahoma 18 16 to reach quarterfinals while Hutcherson Wayland College seeded fifth defeated Tomboys of Atlanta 42 26. Other quarterfinal matchups include Hanes Hosiery versus Bomberettes Atlanta Blues versus American Institute of Business and Nashville Goldblumes versus Nashville Dreamettes.
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Prep Baseball Scores Reported From Local Games
Baseball scoreboard notes several results including Mesa 2 Glendale 0 and Raw Qa Florence 7 with Supe Litchfield 2. Also listed are Paeyae 10 Carver 7, Eloy Santa a 3, Cowlidge 12 and Bend 2, plus Florence opponent unnamed.
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Musial Powers Cardinals Past Reds in 10 Innings
Sarasota Florida report notes Stan Musial, the Cardinals star, warming up with strong batting and power this spring. He finally launched his first homer off Kent Petersen, fueling a 4 to 3 win over the Cincinnati Reds in ten innings.
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Kent Petersen
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Taylor Wows Sox Versus Braves In Five Inning Pitching Duel
Sarasota report notes sore-armed Harry Taylor of the Boston Red Sox appeared on track to be the team's top pitcher. After a rough debut, he returned to limit the Boston Braves to three hits and one run over five innings. The Braves prevailed 2 to 1.
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Steve O'Neill
Sox
Taylor
Boston Braves
Braves
Brown struggles as Brooklyn left field candidate in exhibition play
Tommy Brown, the leading Brooklyn candidate for the regular left field berth, is mired in a hitting slump. In exhibition games he has failed to record a hit in his last 20 official at bats, casting doubt on his readiness for the season.
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Tommy Brown
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Giants Likely to Cut Players This Week in Giants Farm Talks
St Petersburg March 21 AP The New York Giants head toward roster cuts as Leo Durocher Carl Hubbel and Horace Stoneham discussed farm system player distribution after a day of meetings.
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New York Giants
Leo Durocher
Carl Hubbell
Horace Stoneham
El Centro Franchise Leased for Southwestern International League
El Centro baseball team, second in Sunset League last season, is leased by local sportsmen with an option to buy. Imperial Valley Club appoints Ed Randal as chairman. The 144 game schedule runs April 10 to September 3 with teams from Juarez Mexicali Tijuana Las Vegas El Centro Phoenix Tucson Yuma Bisbee-Douglas El Paso.
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Lakers Open Title Defense Tonight Against Olympians
The Minneapolis Lakers begin their bid to defend the NBA crown facing the Indianapolis Olympians in a best of three as the postseason opens. The Lakers dominated Western Division as New York and Syracuse upset Eastern semifinal foes. Vince Boryla led New York to an 83-69 win over Boston, while Syracuse edged Philadelphia 91-89 in OT.
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Whitehorn Sold to Pampa Club Of West Texas New Mexico League
Special to The Gazette El Paso March 21 Bill Whitehorn a long hitting catcher purchased from the defunct Globe Miami Apaches has been sold by the El Paso Texans to the Pampa Tex club of the West Texas New Mexico League Whitehorn also played for the Phoenix Senators in 1949 Globe Miami dissolved its franchise this Spring when the Arizona Texas League merged with the Sunset League
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