Fraser Obtained Experience On Idaho Hills Olympic Champion
Gretchen Fraser, first American to win an Olympic skiing title, learned to ski as fast as a man to keep up with her husband Don. The Sun Valley skier, who collected 17 national titles, faced a near miss in Davos when a horse-drawn sleigh blocked her path during training.
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New York
NEA
Gretchen Fraser
Europe
Don
Fraser
Sun Valley, Ida
Missus
U. S
Mrs. Fraser
St. Moritz
Davos
Switzerland
Gretchen
Sun Valley
Don Fraser
Sonja Henie
Vancouver
Portland
Oil Company
Denver
France
Georgette Thioliere
Austria
Erika Mahringer
Antonette Meyer
Sweden
Norway
Italy
Self Taught At Outset On Rugged Trails
Gretchen Fraser rises from Vancouver youth to Sun Valley racer and wartime volunteer, challenging European champions and becoming the first U S world ski champion. Her early stardom includes a 59.7 second run and a 57.5 second heat, fueling a generation of young skiers.
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Switzerland
Miss Meyer
Gretchen
Mrs. Fraser
Vancouver
United States
Ruth Homer Off Schach Merely Optical Illusion
New York columnist John Lardner recounts Albert Schacht denying a Babe Ruth home run off his pitching was misattributed. Schacht argues Ruth never hit such a homer off him and laments how history may misstate events and his role.
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Ruth Homer
Schach
John Lardner
New York
Albert Schacht
Prince
Mr. Schacht
Babe Ruth
Schacht
George H. Ruth
A. Schacht
Albert
Ruth
Washington
Courtney
Fraser Defies Speed Warnings At Olympic Trials In Sun Valley
Gretchen Fraser, 28, trains at Sun Valley and near Vancouver Washington as she seeks Olympic glory. She skied to a dramatic cross country slalom win, teaching neighborhood children when not racing, with fans cheering her progress toward the Harriman Cup Races.
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Gretchen
Columbia River
Portland
Ore
Fraser
Sun Valley
Vancouver
Wash
Del Lamb Sets Early World Record at Bislet Stadium
United States Olympic speedskating captain Del Lamb, 31, clocked two minutes 29.7 seconds to win an English mile at Bislet stadium in Oslo, a result described as unofficial pending formal approval.
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Oslo
Norway
del Lamb
United States
Bislet Stadium
Fearless Fra Leys Fact Filled Sports Roundup
A collage of boxing and sports notes covers Pat Comiskey once hailed as Paterson heavyweight hopeful whose career stalled. Henry Blake stops him in the fifth, ending Comiskey’s long touted rise. The piece also notes knickered golf fashion return, Babe Ruth guide hype, mumps halting Gil Dodds, MSU fencer Armstrong, and Freddie Fitzsimmons set for Brooklyn citizenship papers.
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New York
Fraley
Pat Comiskey
Paterson
White Hope
Henry
Snowflake
Pat
Kayo
Fearless
Gene Sarazen
Bobby Locke
Dunedin
Fla
Babe Ruth
Lee North
Washington, Pa
Washington and Jefferson
Gil Dodds
George Scheider
Ole Miss
Old Bobo
George Armstrrng Custer II
Sitting Bull
Michigan State College
Spartan
Utah Redskins
Dartmouth Indians
Bradley Braves
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Flatbush
Brooklyn
Freddie
Coast Players On Holdout List
Los Angeles and Hollywood clubs begin spring practice without signed contracts from Ardizola and Handley. Manager Reichow said both players demand unsatisfactory terms and will not be met as the Pacific Coast League preparation starts at Whittier.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Stars
Whittier
Rugged Ardizola
Gene Handley
Oscar Reichow
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Hills
Harry Grayson
Fraser Crouches
Little Chief
Tomahawk
Tailors
Westinghouse
Thomas
Packard-Bell & Motorola
Kathleen Mortimer
W. Averell
Harriman
Ida
Kathleen, Harriman ‘Mortimer
Universal
DODGE
Plymouth
Oscar Fraley
United Press
Pocatello Automobile Dealers Assoc
Hoover Motor Co.—Nash
Intermountain Motor CO
Chevrolet
Highway Motor CO
Oldsmobile
Intermountain Equipment CO. International Equip
Bannock Motor CO
Pontiac
Cadillac
City Motor CO
Plymouth-De Soto
Pioneer Motor CO
Packard
Bullock Motor CO
Chrysler-Plymouth
Blair-Fry Motor CO
Dodge-Plymouth
Hill Bros
GEM State Auto CO
BUICK
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Lincoln-Mercury
Pocatello, Idaho
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