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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1944
Page
3
Ford Frick National League president says baseball’s postwar planning will focus on absorbing returning service members. He notes immediate need to reintegrate players, ensure 40 day reinstatement, and balance vacancies with minor league slots while avoiding rushing soldiers into the minors. Public expectations and player fitness are key factors.
Ex-boxing star William Petrolle, once a Fargo Express terror, has become a Duluth businessman and bank director. At 39 he chairs the Duluth Ornamental Iron and Steel Co. board and recently joined Pioneer National Bank of West Duluth as director. He credits trainer Jack Hurley for most of his success and notes his two daughters Kathleen Annette and Joann. He lives in West Duluth with wife Antoinette Rich, whom he wed in 1926.
Canteen Service defeated Union Bridge by 61 pins in a recent bowling match. Canteen total 1771 pins to Union Bridge 1710 with Copenhagen top-scoring at 381. Next Friday Canteen travels to Taneytown to face Charley Hahn's Five amid strong Baltimore league competition.
Sailor Tom Sharkey, 70, serves as a civilian guard for the Army in the San Francisco Bay area. He recalls a rough era of boxing, cites road work as key to success, and says he would have beaten Joe Louis in his prime. Sharkey notes he supports himself and urges fighters to run daily until exhausted, then push further.
The Seabees cling to first with a tougher schedule as several teams crowd the top. Air Corps ties Army for second after a strong night. Navance Sumner tops Seabees’ wins, while Coast Guards and Marines fight for bottom. Jack Howard pursues Copely’s 381 high series as 305 bowlers weekly figures surface.
The New York Baseball Writers Association honors Bill Dickey at their annual dinner. Dickey, a longtime Yankees catcher, has been a top player for 16 years, winning the World Series with a final-game home run in 1943. He hit .351 last season, contributing to another pennant, and began his career in Little Rock in 1925 before joining the Yankees in 1928.
Philadelphia February 1 Pro baseball magnates could enter football to steady incomes during off seasons says Bob Carpenter NL president He argues owners should buy National Football League teams or start a rival circuit to protect profits Connie Mack declines to comment on the proposal
The FERA boys beat Mercersburg 52 to 36 and the girls defeated St. Joseph's 37 to 18 on the M. C. A. court. The boys trailed until the final period when they pulled away, and both teams prepare for a Monday MIA double header against Bethlehem Fairfield of Baltimore.
Boonsboro High cagers defeated Theta Sigma Chi of Shepherd College 23 to 16 to claim their second straight victory. Boonsboro led from the start as Wolfe R Guyton D Guyton Mason and teammates contributed points while the Shepherd College fraternity squad struggled to score.
A compact item notes White Red Stars victorious in a contest, with Blus achieving a notable win. The brief references a triumph labeled in a sports or competition context, highlighting the winning side and a key participant.
USC football coach Newell Cravath may move to lead the Washington Redskins after meeting owner George P. Marshall. Reports say he was offered the job to replace Dutch Bergman, with Cravath yet to comment or decide, while nearing his 33rd birthday.
CHICAGO February 1 The National Baseball Congress will award a plaque to Fred C Clarke former Pittsburgh Pirates manager for his contribution in stimulating interest in sandlot baseball Ray Dumont congress president praised Clarke Clarke managed the Pirates from 1900 to 1915 and has served on the advisory board for 18 years noting such men as Clarke have kept baseball alive.
The National Baseball Congress in Chicago launched a nationwide push to organize old time baseball groups to keep the sport as the national pastime during wartime. Free charters will form a national association with semi pro leagues and district tournaments, plus Hall of Fame selections. Also set are 22 state tournament dates for 1944, with champions advancing toward a national title in Wichita in August.
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