Eagles Start Defense Of Title Against WI
West Virginia scholastic basketball opens with eight teams in Morgantown as Beckley Flying Eagles defend the state crown. Marshall and West Virginia glow in national tours, while early round matchups include Weirton versus Huntington East and Princeton versus Keyser. The tournament draws large crowds, housing for teams arranged, and a sold out 5,000 seat field house for sessions. Officials named include Jake Miller and Frank Securo with Dink Westfall and Mickey McDade as judges.
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Frank Rodriguez
Paul Sanna
Huntington
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Forrest Crane
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Stubby) Currence
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Mickey) McDade
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Coaches Predict Southwest Conference Dominance in 1947 Spring
Veteran coaches project the Southwest Conference as the strongest ever in 1947 with near 200 lettermen across seven camps. Noted standouts include Doak Walker at SMU, and returnees from 1945-46 bolster Baylor, SMU, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Texas, Rice, and TCU. Rice seems slight favorite to claim the title.
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Bobby Layne
Jtation
Yanks Fade Toward Second Division as DiMaggio Struggles
The New York Yankees face a real threat of finishing in the American League's second tier for the first time in 22 years. DiMaggio's heel injury looms large as the lineup lacks power sans his bat. Spud Chandler and Floyd Bevens anchor the mound, but depth falters beyond them. Harris tests 36-year-old George McQuinn at first base while Henrich opens at first and Berra shifts to right field to start the season.
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George McQuinn
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Athletics
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Tommy Henrich
Larry Berra
Newark
Henrich
Wildlife thriving in 152 national forests deer rise
The Forest Service reports wildlife flourishing across 152 national forests. Deer numbers climbed from 450000 in 1921 to 1092600 last year, per a survey issued during National Wildlife Restoration week. A separate note mentions Mexico City's buildings atop Aztec ruins conquered by the Spaniards.
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Tigers and Reds clash in Florida exhibition camp update
In Lakeland and Miami Beach notes from spring training the Detroit Tigers head to Tampa for an exhibition with the Cincinnati Reds with Hal Newhouser Al Benton and Rafe Gentry set to pitch The Pittsburgh Pirates rookie Wally Westlake impresses with six hits in ten at bats in five games Hank Greenberg sits out due to a sore arm Brooklyn Dodgers Rube Melton seeks Johns Hopkins Hospital for elbow bone chip evaluation and Pete Reiser may join him President Branch Rickey favors sending Reiser to his St Louis doctor for further care.
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Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Akron bout results show Pat Comiskey defeating Clarence Jones by TKO in 3 rounds, with hometowns Paterson New Jersey and Buffalo listed. St Louis card features Phil Terranova stopping Paulie Jackson by TKO in 8 rounds, with Jackson from Reading Pennsylvania.
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New York
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Reading
Eddie Dyer predicts pennant as Brooklyn stars rise
Frank Eck profiles Eddie Dyer in St. Petersburg, noting his confident view on the Dodgers and Jackie Robinson. Dyer recalls Brookyn rivalries, praises Branch Rickey, Leo Durocher, and Robinson, and reflects on his own managerial approach and optimism about winning the pennant.
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Take Me Out To The Ball Game Ursula Ullrich at Northeastern
Ursula Ullrich a 21 year old Northeastern University co ed is the only girl student in the football course taught by Coach Johnny Grinnell. Majoring in sociology she aims to use football knowledge in social work and community education after graduation.
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Yankees Back Radio Program Sponsoring Daily Classical Show
New York Yankees announce the first major league club sponsorship of a musical radio program on WQXR for the baseball season. The station says the sponsor will run opening and closing ads and a 25 second mid program spot with the Yankees score on game days. No mention of possible sound effects was made by Yankees president Larry MacPhail.
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Texas Favored In Western N C A A
Kansas City U S press notes Texas Longhorns are favored to win the four team Western regional of the N C A A basketball tournament. Oregon and Wyoming, Texas prior conquerors, later won the national crown, a pattern echoed by four of eight Western regional champs advancing to the finals since 1939.
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Glen White Independents Close Season With 80 35 Win
Glen White Independents closed their basketball season with an 80 to 35 victory over Sprague. Richards led with 26, R Wilbur 17, W Wilbur 17, and Tolley, Crews, Piotrowski, Adkins, and Riffe added solid totals as the team thanked local fans after the game. Brooks flew to Havana and Reiser hurt his shoulders in practice.
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Pontiac sales pitch highlights value and performance
The back of Pontiac promotes a car designed to deliver thrilling performance and comfort while also being economical to operate and maintain. It emphasizes engine power, roominess, handling, and long-lasting reliability at low overall cost for complete satisfaction.
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