College grid trend turns down after strong 1943 season
The article notes a sharp fall in football activity this fall as many schools cut back on Navy and Marine cadet squads and Princeton contemplates canceling football engagements. It also covers Army Air Base Syracuse figures, International League prospects, and a long digression on a card game bidding dispute among local teams.
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Derby Entries Loom For 70th Kentucky Run At Churchill Downs
Louisville May 3 The list of entrants for the 70th Kentucky Derby will be drawn Friday morning at Churchill Downs unless interrupted by an accident or a trainer’s decision. Expected starters include Stir Up and Stir Up’s challengers as Derby prep results spark debate on which horse will prevail in the mile and a quarter race.
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Platak Strongly Powers to Ninth Handball Title Bid
Seaman Joe Platak of Chicago defending champion in the National A A U singles handball tournament reached the third round in Detroit with a 21 to 0 and 21 to 3 victory over Leonard Heldman in 20 minutes. Platak showcased kill shots earning his eighth championship in the second game as Gus Lewis of Buffalo defeated Charles R. Bennett 21 to 1 31 to 4.
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Callahan Star Versatile In Rosary Victory Over Assumption
Callahan starred for Holy Rosary, starting as pitcher then catching, while hitting a fourth inning home run that helped Rosary beat Assumption 13 to 4 at Wadsworth Field. Rosary led 6 2 after three innings and the homer produced two more runs as Assumption failed to threaten.
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Cathedral Tigers crush Saint Vincents in parish league tilt
Gates pitched a one hit ball with ten strikeouts before retiring in the fifth as Cathedral defeated Saint Vincents 18 to 7. Gates left with Cathedral leading 15 to 3 and Troup reportedly earned 100k over after two hits. Fielding miscues allowed most runs.
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Bath High School Track Team Resumes Meet Amid Flood Delays
Members of the Bath High School track team journeyed to a meet but detoured 60 miles by flooded roads to reach Chandlerville as floodwaters blocked routes. Braddish loses, Bug’s apprentice jockey Joe Braddich of Thelma Alberta loses as he rides his 40th winner in the Bay Meadows meet, completing a double with Marada in the mile event.
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Wilson Named Reds' Coach
Jimmy Wilson, three years managing the Chicago Cubs, was named coach of the Cincinnati Reds after resigning from the Cubs. The appointment came after a conference with Reds General Manager Warren C. Giles and manager Bill McKechnie. Wilson, 43, has 20 years as a catcher coach and manager in the National League and will begin in St. Louis Friday.
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Eastern Baseball League kicks off 22nd season
Albany reports opening of the Eastern Baseball League with 140 game schedule. President Thomas H Richardson predicts an excellent race at the gates despite talent losses to the armed forces. Opening day features Scranton versus Wilkes-Barre and Elmira versus Williamsport with six new pilots and several managerial changes across the circuit.
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Fragmented text references Bill Kerrigan Anthony Paduai and a baseball game with unclear teams and scores. Mentions bowling center plans Syracuse area teams and a Willie Joxge stoppage. Includes rest for Bel Reigh and trainer Harris Brown with sparse readable names and events.
Sgt Vic Hanson Assigned To West Point Personnel Office
West Point dispatch says Sgt Vic Hanson, ex Syracuse University football coach, is on special duties in the post personnel office. He has served six months as a private, coaching athletic teams in spare time and has been successful in basketball and football with a possible baseball assignment to the post team of enlisted men.
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Bellevue Bowlers Close Season With Dinner Finale
The Bellevue Golf and Country Club Bowling League wraps up its season with a Saturday night dinner at the clubhouse. Under Albert Hollenbeck the 12-team league bowled on Monday Tuesday and Friday. The Cox led team claimed the playoffs and championship beating the Monday winner under William Clark and the Tuesday winner led by John Monohan.
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Central season opener ends in narrow losses for Central and Notts
The season debut report covers Central losing 7 to 5 to an unnamed rival and Vocational beating Nottingham by the same score. It notes standout performances by pitchers and batters from multiple high schools and colleges, with mentions of Yates, Miller, and Williams among others.
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Cubs Name Roy Johnson Temporary Manager For Reds Game
Chicago Cubs start under Roy Johnson as temporary manager after Jimmy Wilson resigns. Johnson leads the club against the Cincinnati Reds, who seek to extend their rivals nine game losing streak to ten. Rumors link potential candidates Muddy Ruch and Bill Terry to the job.
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Interstate Night Baseball Opens Its Season
The Interstate League baseball season opens under floodlights with six clubs featuring Hagerstown Allentown Wilmington Lancaster and Trenton amid franchise changes and new operating agreements. Players Davis Wilson Cartersie Rome and others appear in a wide-ranging card as the league kicks off with Friday night games and setups for the season.
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Baseball Roundup Highlights Hurlers and Key Bats
Major league games tightened several pennant races as Curt Davis and Dietrich shined for Brooklyn and Cleveland respectively. Newhouser doubled for Detroit, Stirnweiss led the Yankees with three singles, and Joe Medwick homered for the Giants. Tucky Stainback suffered a leg injury stealing, while Preacher Roe earned his second win for Pittsburgh.
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New York War Loan Committee Names Chairman
An American was appointed yesterday as chairman of the Sports Committee of the War Finance Committee for New York. The Sixth War Loan runs from June 12 to July 8, 23.
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Nottinghams Grid Iron Mentor and Local Sports News
A mosaic of 1920s era athletic notes covers coaching changes at Nottingham High School and Syracuse University spring football experiments. It lists former Princeton captains, Navy training shifts, and U Syracuse baseball figures, with Chapman’s Nottingham football leadership unsettled for next fall.
Minoweague Baseball Scores and Postponements
American Association games noted various results with Louisville 1 Indianapolis 1, Milwaukee at Kansas City postponed, St Paul and Minneapolis postponed, Southern Association Atlanta at Chattanooga 2 1 2, Knoxvill 29 to Nashville 9, Birmingham 5, New Orleans at Little Rock postponed, Pacific Coast Portland 3, Sacramento 4, Hollywood 4, Oakland 2, Seattle 5, San Diego 0 1, San Francisco 11, Los Angeles 3.
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