Cabineers Meet Colts In Armory Doubleheader Night
Hagerstown Cabineers clash with the Baltimore Colts at the Armory tomorrow night in a first Colts appearance. Pro stars like Y A Tittle and Lamar Davis headline a quick breaking offense as fans see basketball and football greats, plus a high school double header for charity.
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Hagerstown Cabineers
Baltimore Colts
Armory
Y. A. Tittle
Lamarr Davis
Ollie Poole
Ernie Biandin
Baltimore
Cabineers
Colt Quintet
Moore
Lamar Davis
University of Georgia
Wally Butts
Davis
Georgia
Colts
Fitz Luts
Cabina
University of Mis-sissippi
Poole
Tittle
L.9.u
Ernie Blandin
Tulane
Charle O'Rourke
Boston College
Jim Spruill
Rice
Ralph Stewart
University of Missouri
Jack Simmons
University of Detroit
Junior Cage Loop Opens Tonight With Seven Games
The Hagerstown Junior Hasket sball Teague starts the second season as seven opening games unfold across Woodland Way South Potomac and Washington School. Pegasus Club hosts Boya Club on Washington Street at 6 45 pm followed by Lions versus Washington Square and Eagles versus Redmen. Woodland Way features Optimist versus Jaycees at 7 30 pm plus Moone against BPO Elks. South Potomac hosts Funks town defending champions versus Al satia with Knights of Columbia versus Independent A C Turners close the night. Officials note all fourteen teams with a fan collection to support operating costs as the league expands to fourteen teams from ten.
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Hagerstown
Knights of Columbia
A. C
Turners
Bowie Applies For 1949 Racing Dates
Bowie is the only major Maryland track to seek 1949 dates. L Ed O’Hara, GM, requests spring meet March 28 to April , and fall season November 12 to November 2, with Pimlico Havre de Grace and Laurel also hearing from the Maryland Racing Commission. Tracks plan to avoid conflicts after New Jersey date releases.
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Baltimore
Bowie
Maryland
L. Ed O'Hara
Southern Maryland
Maryland Racine Commission
Pimlico
Havre de Grace
Laurel
Washington Management Awaiting Overtures From Colt Officials
Washington Redskins and Baltimore Colts traded views on a possible merger between the NFL and the AAFC. George Marshall and R C Embry voiced opposing takes on Baltimore joining a two-division league, while Dan Topping noted Colts’ territorial concerns could block a merger.
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Baltimore
Colts
Marshall
Colgy
Washington
R. C. Embry
San Francisco
N.F.L
A.A.C
Embry
Wuld
Redskin
Dan Topping
New York Yankees
Philadelphia
Fairchild Faces FBI on Armory Floor Tonight
Fairchilds Packets and Cargoettes clash with FBI from Washington in the feature triple header at the Armory. The opening game pits Pegasus Club juniors against Martinsburg A.B. quint. FBI carries three standout Washington players Ester Angaran Marilyn Wiegand Ola Mac Catshall and height plus strong passing and shooting. Cargoettes will be missing Posy Wine with a cold, debuting Darce Trumpower at center forward. FBI veterans include A D Short Ed Elden and Ed Hadlow. FAU members travel 37 strong from Washington led by coaches Kuker O Connor.
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Fairchild
Armory
FBI
Washington
Pegasus Club
Martinsburg
FBE
Fairchild Cargosites
Ester Angaran
Marilyn Wiegand
Ola Mac Catshall
Stewart Paxton
Darce Trumpower
Mins Trumpower
Cargoettes
A. D. Short
FBI Quint
Ed Elden
Chicago Cardinal
Ed Hadlow
University of Michigan
Packers
FAU
George M. Kuker
Joe O'Connor
Intra mural cage results caps rally for win over Packers
In a low scoring morning junior senior league game at Hagerstown High School the Caps overturned a 5 to 4 halftime deficit to defeat the Packers 20 to 14. Funkhouser led the Caps with 10 points in the second half as Wright Ridenour Snively and Nigh contributed on offense. Referees were Stoner and Paeffenberg.
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Capa
Tfe
Packers
Hagerstown
Funkhouser
TNR
Wright
Ridenour
F. Nigh
Snively
Hackett, F
Lindsey
Crider
Williams
F. O
Stoner
Paeffenberger
American Welterweights to Fight in London Show
Two American welterweights will battle abroad on February 7 at Harringay arena in London. Promoted by Jack Solomons and Tony Janko of Youngstown O, the matches feature Tony Janko meeting Henry J Hall British 147 pound champion and Billy Graham of New York facing Eddie Thomas, a Welsh miner, as the card adds intrigue for boxing fans.
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London
Harringay
Jack Solomons
Tony Janko
Youngstown
Henry J Hall
Billy Graham
New York
Eddie Thomas
Sox Bell Tresh Ends Tenure With White Sox Sale
The 10 year old catcher Mike Tresh is sold to Cleveland Indiana for an undetermined cash amount. Frank Lane, Sox general manager, said the move is preliminary to a later deal to obtain a young infielder from the Indians, with targets including Al Rosen Ray Boone or Frank Marsh from Oklahoma City.
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Chicago
Mike Tresh
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indiana
Frank Lane
White Sox
Sox
Indians
al Rosen
Ray Boone
Frank Marsh
Oklahoma City
Louis Eyes June Title Bout With Charles Or Savold
Joe Louis plans to defend his heavyweight title next June against the winner of the Ezzard Charles versus Lee Savold fight. Col Edward Eagan, head of the New York State Athletic Commission, disclosed the semi official plan at the Boxing Writers’ annual dinner in New York. Louis told Eagan he would fight again and named two possible challengers, Charles or Savold, with neither having been matched yet.
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New York
Joe Louis
Ezzard Charles
Lee Savold
Edward Eagan
New York State Athletic Commission
Brown
Eagan
New York Boxing Writers
Ike Williams
Trenton
N. J
Dan Morgan
Williams
Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Willian
Ring Magazine
Morgan
James J. Walker
Nell
Nat Fleischer
James A. Farley
New York State
Morgane "Bagen
Louis
Topeka
Kansas
Joe
Herard Charles
Dagan
Zivic Wins 16 Round Bout in Macon Clash
Frutete Zivic a former welterweight champion from Pittsburgh used his experience to win a 10 round decision over Al Reid of Greenwood, D. C., in a 16 round bout at City Auditorium last night.
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Zivic
Macon
Frutete Zivic
Pittsburgh
al Reid
Greenwood
D. C
City Auditorium
Jockeys Injured At Tropical Park
Two apprentice jockeys suffered injuries at Tropical Park in Miami Florida yesterday. Joe Phillippi broke a collarbone after being thrown by Ginny Gal at the finish of the second race. Nick Shuk, standing in for Phillippi on Sir Imp in the eighth race, fell on the final bend. Doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital reported Shuk in satisfactory condition with no broken bones on preliminary x rays, further tests planned.
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Miami
Fla
Tropical Park
Joe Phillippi
Ginny Gal
Nick Shuk
Phillippi
Sir Imp
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Shuk
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