Durocher Praises Giants Pitching Ahead of Spring Work
St Petersburg Florida Leo Durocher declares the New York Giants will carry nine pitchers and up to 23 players as he shapes a stronger staff. He lists Sal Maglie Jim Hearn Larry Jensen and Sheldon Jones as anchors and forecasts improvements across infield catching and fielding with Hotman Wilson Rigney Thompson Irvin Lockman Thomson and Har tungs power and versatility. He avoids pennant predictions but promises a tough club.
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Miller Field
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Grapefruit League
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Jim Hearn
Larry Jansen
Sheldon Jones
Dave Koslo
Milwaukee
Monty Kennedy
George Bamberger
Charley Bishop
Roger Bowman
Frank Fanovich
Norman Fox
George Spencer
Allen Gettel
Oakland
Will Bel
Bob Hotman
Sioux City
Artie
Wilson
Bill Rigney
Henry Thompson
Monte Irvin
Polo Grounds
Ray Noble
Wes Westrum
Durocher Sees First Rate Giants With Belief
Manager Durocher declares the Giants a first rate club and has his players believing they can win. He emphasizes improved catching infield and gut through strong fielding with finish that will be tough to beat.
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Cinch
NBA Moves to Strip Ike Williams of 135 Title
The NBA opened action to vacate Ike Williams 135 pound crown after he failed to defend it by March 31. An executive committee poll will decide whether to strip the title with Williams likely entering a Challenger series including Freddie Dawson, Del Flanagan, Art Aragon and Pierre Montane as tentative contenders. Williams faced Pennsylvania Athletic Commission suspension for failure to meet a Philadelphia bout.
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National Boxing Association
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Philadelphia
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Tommy Campbell
Philadelphia Arena
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Stadame
Fitzie Pruden
Toronto
Canada
Steve O'Neill
Sox
Jacksonville
Town Grade Tourney Opens With Close Sixth Grade Clash
Teel Hollywood and Cranberry spark sixth grade action as eight games kick off the 20th annual Town District Grade School Basketball Tourney at the Recreation Building. Teel edged Sylvia 25-20 while Mabscott topped Hollywood in a high scoring opener, with Stanaford and Mabscott advancing in the day’s early matches.
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Dixon
Hollywoods
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Raleigh
Price Hill
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Cernots & G Young
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Meador
Adams
Mollish
McClaugherty
Tigers Hope for Kell Return as Rolfe Faces Setback
Detroit manager Red Rolfe faced growing worries as George Kell remained sidelined with a jammed finger after bandage removal. Kell’s injury leaves him out indefinitely, complicating early exhibition results where Detroit has won only four of 15.
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Associated Press
Aesst
George K Kell
Kell
Amateur May Win Masters Says Demaret This Year
AUGUSTA Ga The 18th Masters opens with mixed mood and high hopes for amateurs defending champion Jimmy Demaret believes an amateur may win this year The Walker Cup team is expected in full and amateurs Stranahan Turnesa and Gretta are named as principal threats Demaret enters defense after a lean period but recent rounds of 68 suggest a strong finish Also Freddy Herman faces world featherweight champion Sandy Saddler in a non title bout in Los Angeles.
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Augusta
Jimmy Demdaret
Augusta National
Hills and Pines
Georgia
Charles Coe
Bobby Knowles
Jim McHale
Harald Paddock
Frank Stranahan
Sam Arzetta
Billy Goodloe
Alfred A. Mengert
Don Finsterald
Frank Holscher
Stranahan
Byron Nelson
Demaret
Ureetta
Turnesa
Jimmy
Money Boys
Teall Demaret
Sam Snead
Jim Ferrer
Ferrier
Demarct
Los Angeles
Freddy Herman
Sandy Saddler
Olympic Auditorium
Colgate Golfers Win College Meet
Colgate golfers win a college meet as Colgate nets three of 13 1/2 points on day two led by Bob McCall with 71. Ohio University teams up with Colgate for a strong showing, while Washington and Lee and Harvard trail.
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Harvard
Bob McCall
Greenbrier
Mullens and Pineville Stars Propel Chalk Tourney Night
Morgan shined in Mullens as Hot Shots, Jaeger Independents, and Pineville beat Elkhorn and Baileysville. Morgan pitched 25 innings with two unearned runs allowed. Baileysville and Pineville also posted wins as local teams competed in the Mullens Independent Basketball Tournament.
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Chattanooga Southern Hall
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Fla
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Pineville
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J. White
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Nash, & Blankenship
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Associated Press
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Terra Alta
Preston iHornick
County High School Athletic Asso
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Whitehead
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Morgantown
Grey
Huntington
University
Deer Season Opens to Include Deer of Either Sex in West Virginia
The 1951 West Virginia deer season runs December 2 to 5 with a one deer per hunter limit. Deer of either sex will be legal statewide except on certain counties and controlled shooting areas. The legislature removed spiked bucks from protected status but does remain regulated. Authorities list specific counties and zones where a December 3 one day season applies, plus groups of counties with varying open dates. West Virginia high school athletic finance records are being reviewed by W. R. Fugitt and treasurer Fred Wiehl in Weston ahead of a board report.
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Conservation Commission
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Hampshire
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Mineral
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Iscan U
Boxing results and exhibition baseball schedule brief
The report lists multiple boxing decisions with outpoints and stoppages across venues in Pittsburgh Baltimore Washington and Detroit. It also notes an exhibition baseball slate with St Louis Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn and other teams, plus weather-related cancellations and rain delays.
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Associated Press
St Louis
Boston
Washington
Chattanooga
Local banquet eyes two celebrity basketball speakers
The Chamber of Commerce plans a grand banquet this month for three local basketball teams and seeks two guest speakers. Coaches Clair Bee of the Long Island University Blackbirds and Everett Case of NC State Wolfpack are the targets for the event.
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Beckley
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