Spring Training Hints From Stars In Florida Parks
In Tampa Bill McKechnie cites Harry Craft’s improved patience as key for Reds prospects. In Orlando Mickey Vernon homers in batting practice boosting his first base bid with Senators. In St Petersburg Lefty Gomez shows both pitching and a rare hit for the Yankees, cautioning Medwick that his double may be a one off.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Harry Craft
Deacon
Orlando
Fila
Mickey Vernon
Washington Senators
Jersey City
George Archie
Jack Sanford
ST. Petersburg
New York Yankees
Gomez
Brooklyn
Joe Medwick
Dicky
Beantown Bees Rain Cancels Texas Practice Drill
Rain halted Boston Bees plans as Casey Stengel postponed a Texas trip to host a batting drill for his team. Upheaval followed a downpour that cancelled today’s engagement with the University of Texas in Austin.
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San Antonio
Tex
Boston Bees
Casey Stengel
Stengel
Austin
University of Texas
Tigers wary of fielding after exhibition misplays
In Tampa, manager Del Baker cites fielding laxity as the Tigers loss cause after eight Tigers bobbles in two exhibitions by the Bengals. The issue centers on defensive errors rather than hitting, prompting concern ahead of the season.
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Tampa
Fla
del Baker
Detroit Tigers
Bengals
Baker
Dodgers miss Phelps and Giuliani at camp in Cuba note
CLEARWATER Florida report says Babe Phelps did not reach the Montreal camp in Macon Georgia for the overseas trip to Cuba. Angelo Giuliani, a holdout who wired he would meet the Dodgers here yesterday, also failed to appear.
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Clearwater
Fla
Brooklyn Dodgers
Babe Phelps
Cuba
Phelps
Montreal
Macon
Angelo Giuliani
Dodgers
Fights Last Night Reported From Multiple Cities
In Los Angeles Bob Pastor 184 of New York outpointed Turkey Thompson 180 of Los Angeles in a ten round bout. In Pittsburgh Fritzie Zivic 149 beat Servio Turiello 150 of Italy over ten rounds. In Chicago Harvey Dubs 134 of Windsor Ontario outpointed Gene Ward 137 of Chicago in ten. In Baltimore Kid Cocoa Louis 147 of Puerto Rico outpointed Tony Cisco 161 of Norristown Pennsylvania over ten rounds.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Bob Pastor
New York
Turkey Thompson
Pittsburgh
Fritzie Zivic
Servio Turiello
Italy
Chicago
Harvey Dubs
Windsor
Gene Ward
Baltimore
Louis
Kid) Cocoa
Puerto Rico
Tony Cisco
Norristown
Churchill reports German ships crossing to American Atlantic
London dispatch says Churchill claimed German battle cruisers and U boats have moved to the American side of the Atlantic and sunk some ships not in convoy. He cited possible reports of a German submarine harrying US waters while denying Washington sources. Winant praised American resolve to supply Britain with ships planes and munitions at speed.
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U. S. Atlantic
London
Winston Churchill
Atlantic
Churchill
Washington
United States
Lord Halifax
State Department
White House
Navy
Wheeler
D-Mont
John G. Winant
British Empire
Bowling league action with topplers set for tonight
Major League pin topplers go into action tonight with Bank Bar Busy Bee and Ball and White Montgomery Ward matches at 7 and Swaim's Contractors at 9. Hall Poorbaugh won 2 of 3 against Officers Club in Commercial League. Snow had the high series 428 and H Poorbaugh the high game 175.
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Bank Bar-Busy Bee
White
Montgomery Ward
Swaim
KGFL
Hall-Poorbaugh
Officers Club
Snow
H. Poorbaugh
Hopkins
Reed
Remine
Cauthens
Hall-Poorbaugh Co
Hall
Stone
Herring
Clem
B. Poorbaugh
Exhibition Baseball Schedule and Results Summary
Exhibition games set for today across Florida and California feature Cincinnati Detroit Brooklyn St Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Philadelphia New York Boston Syracuse Newark Cleveland Rochester teams engage in city matchups. Yesterday results include Brooklyn defeats York 6 2 and Philadelphia beats New York 12 11.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
Cincinnati
Detroit
Clearwater
Brooklyn
St. Louis
San Bernardino
Calif
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Anaheim
Caif
Philadelphia
Sarasota
New York
Boston
Ft. Lauderdale
Syracuse
St. Petersburg
Newark
West Palm Beach
Cleveland
Rochester
Lakeland
Fort Myers
Los Angeles
Sebring
Snow Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Hobbs Roswell Carlsbad
Snow depths reached seven inches in Roswell, six inches in Carlsbad, and two to five inches elsewhere as Hobbs crews replaced poles after disrupted lines. Rain fell in Las Cruces .98 of an inch. The storm ended in most areas with light snow overnight, easing plans for spring farming in Pecos Valley. Northern and western New Mexico enjoyed sunny weather.
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Hobbs
Roswell
Carlsbad
Las Cruces
New Mexico
Weather Bureau
Pecos Valley
German Sailors Arrive at Camp After Mountain Transit
Captain Wilhelm Daehne of the Columbus says he is awfully happy to have the boys here as 78 crew members settle into a month long stay at a camp. The last stretch through Lincoln National Forest was by bus from Carrizozo after a 14 car train kept them secured until boarding in three groups. Immigration service border patrols and six New Mexico police supervised the transfer.
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Wilhelm Daehne
Columbus
Daehne
Lincoln National Forest
Carrizozo
Immigration Service Border Patrols
New Mexico
Yugoslavia Faces Split Fate in Eastern Mediterranean War
Yugoslavia must choose between joining the Anglo Allies or risking a wider war that could inflame the eastern Mediterranean. The Yugoslavs dislike Germany, remember World War I sufferings, and owe their kingdom to the Allies, resenting German political economic overlordship.
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Yugoslavia
Mediterranean
Balkans
Britain
Hitler
Germany
Pastor Winner Of A Hard Fight
Broadway Bob Pastor won a hard fought 10 round decision over Turkey Thompson in Los Angeles. Pastor was knocked down six times in the first round but recovered to dominate the rest of the bout before a crowd of 14 000. Thompson fought hard in his twelfth main event but could not overcome the New Yorker.
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Los Angeles
Broadway
Bob Pastor
California
Pastor
Turkey Thompson
Bob
Thompson
Slaughter Pastor
Turkey
Brief visit for Capt Woodbury before rejoining unit
Capt C M Woodbury, after a 3 month infantry staff and command course at Ft Benning Ga, will depart Friday morning to rejoin Company A 104th anti tank battalion at Ft Sam Houston Texas. First Lt Fred G Rowell, with Company A at Ft Sam Houston, started a 3 month course in the heavy weapons school at Ft Benning on March 9. Company A is the Roswell national guard unit now in active service in the regular army.
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C. M. Woodbury
Ft. Benning
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Fred G. Rowell
Roswell
Allied War News and Axis Talks Across Europe
Military brief notes report heavy war losses and strategic moves as Britain bleeds through rationed weeks while RAF raids hit Bremen and Wilhelmshaven. Berbera falls to Indian Somali troops aided by Arab forces. Mussolini braces for Albanian fronts as Greece vows to defend liberty under King George II. Tokyo eyes Moscow talks as Japan weighs guarantees with Soviet Russia before Axis actions.
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England
Royal Air Force
London
RAF
Bremen
Wilhelmshaven
Berbera
British Somaliland
London Ministry of Information
Italy
Mussolini
George II
Greece
Hitler
United States
Britain
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Valona
Tokyo
Yosuke Matsuoka
Berlin
Rome
Moscow
Japan
Soviet
Russia
Germany
Arkansan Urges Federal Waters Development Plan
Arkansas figures a federal agency is needed to harness the waters of the St Francis White Arkansas and Red rivers and their basins across eight states. The plan cites rich mineral resources and agriculture, notes poverty in parts of the area, and argues flood control, irrigation, and power could be funded from a nine billion dollar aiding program.
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St. Francis, White, Arkansas
Red Rivers
Arkansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Ellis
War Department
Congress
Storm Packs Snow and Cold Across Atlantic Seaboard
Gales struck along the seaboard with Maryland and Maine reporting wind and sleet damage. Temperatures plummeted to zero on Big Savage Mountain and single digits in Massachusetts New Hampshire and Vermont. Florida gulf coast stayed above freezing while northern Florida faced frost forecasts. Snow depth reached seven inches in Roswell and six inches in Carlsbad with southeastern New Mexico emerging from a late winter storm.
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Gravelly Point
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Seaboard
Big Savage Mountain
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Florida
Gulf Coast
New Mexico
Roswell
Carlsbad
Congress Urged Sailing in Convoy
The appropriations committee urged approval of President Roosevelt’s defense expenditure recommendations with one change and rephrasing of another section. The change would specify that any defense article procured with funds be used to bolster convoy defense and related maritime safety measures.
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United States
Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Cattle Growers Meet Invites Attend NM Convention
Don W. Jackson of Las Vegas credits live stock growers with substantial gains in the last half century despite a 50 percent decrease in range land in New Mexico. He spoke on KOB and invited cattle growers to the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association convention in Albuquerque March 24 25. Jackson is association president.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Don W. Jackson
Las Vegas
Organization of Livestock Growers
New Mexico
KOB
New Mexico Cattle Growers Association
Jackson
Navy officer predicts gas warfare impact and navy growth
Commander Rockey warns gas weapons would end wars swiftly and that airplanes and poison gas would threaten civilians and ships. He cites Germany's chemical reserves and potential retaliation, outlines navy expansion from 175000 to 220000 sailors with hoped authorization to 300000, and notes pension terms and enlistment ages.
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Navy
Beckwith
Roswell
Rockey
Germany
Hitler
Congress
School Supts Are Fighting HB 269
Santa Fe March 18 Though not a warlike group the Association of County Superintendents of Public Instruction opposes House Bill 269. It would create an assistant county superintendent serving as clerk and controlling funds, with pay up to 2100 a year. Critics call it an unnecessary burden and a politicizing of schools. Some also object to a new visitation pay schedule up to 800 a year. Statements urge delaying changes until normal conditions return.
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Santa FE
Association of County Superintendents of Public Instruction
County Board of Education
British Gave Tp On Subs Near U S
Washington reports that British officials told Summer Welles that a German submarine had reached waters off the north Atlantic coast. Churchill claimed German U boats and battle cruisers had crossed the Atlantic and sunk some ships. Berlin called the reports a munitions industry ploy to stir panic.
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Washington
Welles
Viscount Halifax
North Atlantic
Atlantic
London
Winston Churchill
Berlin
Giants to Make Big Deal Soon Says Havana Tip
Broadway rumor says Shipwreck Kelly sold his DodgerF stock to Sonja Henie wife of Dan Topping Shipwreck partner Sid Feder reports Giants poised for a major deal soon Neyland Tennessee coach expects recall to army duty within months despite official statements war plans unclear.
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Sports
New York
Special News Service
Broadway
Kelly
Sonja Henie
Dan Topping
Sid Feder
Havana
Miami
Giants
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
War Department
Mebbe
Phils Coach Hans Lobert Trains In Unusual Outfit
Ed Barron tours Florida in a straw hat and overcoat while Hans Lobert helps coach the Philadelphia Philadelphia team in a baseball cap sweat suit shorts baseball shoes and a wrist watch during spring preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Barron
Florida
Hans Lobert
Phils
Busy Man's Newspaper Spins Tales Of Poets And Plants
Tom Lacey Harvard wrestling champion authorizes 150 poems while Dick Harlow football coach knows 600 plant varieties and histories. Tennessee plans to ease Florida backs with sand on the home gridiron.
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Busy Man
Tom Lacey
Harvard
Dick Harlow
Tennessee
Florida
Dodgers boast dozen ex American Leaguers on roster
Twelve former American Leaguers appear on the Dodgers roster. Yankee coach Earl Combs trains hard at his farm in winter and gains weight during camp while others shed fat. Cubs scribes warn Lou Novikoff about conditioning, hinting Kensington toughness. Cincinnati pitcher Witt Guise is a noted character who donates a dollar after each hit, totaling three dollars in pro play.
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Dodger
Yankee
Earl Combs
Cubs
Lou Novikoff
Jimmy Wilson
Lou
Kensington
Phil Snes Witt Guise
Cincinnati
Misprint Sends Lombardi Message Misread by Times Star
A Times Star error caused a stir in Cincinnati as readers believed Ernie Lombardi had sent a wife rather than a telegram from Oakland to Tampa. The correction clarifies the newspaper misreported the delivery method and destination.
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Cincinnati
Times- Star
Ernie Lombardi
Tampa
Oakland
Calif
Not a Fight Seen In Baseball Meet
ST PETERSBURG Fla Mar 18 If everyone tells the truth the meeting of major and minor league executives tomorrow may be dull. Bramham says minor leaguers seek equal voice in naming future commissioners. Frick notes no desire for conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Fla
William G. Bramham
Ford Frick
National League
Landis
Boxing-Wrestling Season Closed At Institute
The Institute wrapped its boxing and wrestling season by winning the New Mexico Conference championships in both the light and grappling divisions. Letters will be awarded to boxing and wrestling team members, with varsity basketball letters also announced for Glass, Baker, H. Fowler, R. M. Patterson, Dales, Corliss, Daniels, Baker, S. Fowler, Murphy, Loy, and M. C. Porter. Four players are slated to return next year. others are first-classmen or non-returners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute
New Mexico
R. R. Brown
Glass
Baker
H. Fowler
R. M. Patterson
Dales
Corliss
Daniels
S. Fowler
Murphy
Loy
Basketball as Defense Weapon
Denver dispatch reports Navy lieutenant Max J. Volcansek, praising basketball as training for future airmen. Pensacola cadets, undefeated this season, arrived for the National AAU tournament, where they extended their streak to 30 with a 43 to 40 victory over Midland’s Chemical City club in the second round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Naval Air
Pensacola
Fla
Max J. Volcansek
Chemical City Athletic Club
Midland
Mich
A A U Basketball National Results Snapshot
A A U basketball results from Boise and Chicago to Denver and St. Louis show teams like Southwestern Oklahoma Teachers, Phillips University, Los Angeles Cliftons, U S Naval Air Station Pensacola, and Omaha Hefflingers posting wins. Notable scores include Boise junior college 41 over Southwestern Oklahoma Teachers 36 and St. Louis Nebcos 48 over Denver Red Shields 36.
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Boise
Idaho
Junior College
Southwestern Oklahoma Teachers
Greeley
Colo
State
Ouachita College of Arkansas
Los Angeles Cliftons
Omaha Hefflingers
Denver Legion
Dayton
Ohio
Delcos
U. S. Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Chemical City Athletic Club
Midland
Mich
St. Louis Nebcos
Denver
Red Shields
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Heericille
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U. S
Grapefruit League
Bramham
Chicago Acme Steel
Mesa
Ariz
Phillips University
Adams State Teachers
Dallas Wilson
Butte, Mont
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Morris Dicksons
Billings
Mont
Golden States
Yakima
Wash
Corgradg Springs
America
EL Paso
Continental Air Lines
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