Gas-House Gang: Brooklyn and Cardinals rivalries revisited
The Deacon dismisses claims linking Leo Durocher with the Gas-House Gang and highlights players like Eddie Stanky Jackie Robinson and Ralph Branca. He notes Stanky’s concern over second base and Robinson’s potential role, while recounting the Cardinals era and Billy Southworth Eddie Dyer management.
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Leo Durocher
Deacon
Leo
Eddie Stanky
Jackie Robinson
Ralph Branca
Dick Whitman
Stanky
Mahatma Rickey
Robinson
Branca
New York University
Whitman
Cardinal
Deans
Bill DeLancey
Ripper Collins
Frisch
Durocher
Martin
Medwick
Orsatti
Terry Moore
Jack
Rothrock
St. Louis Nationals
Cardinal Gas-House
Brooklyn
Southern Idaho Sport Meet Set
Theo H Wegener of Boise as president of the Idaho Wildlife Federation will deliver the principal address at the annual dinner meeting of the southern Idaho Sportsmen's Association in Twin Falls on March 2. Also speaking will be T B Murray director of the fish and game department.
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Twin Falls
Theo H. Wegener
Boise
Idaho Wildlife Federation
Southern Idaho Sportsmen’s Association
T. B. Murray
Fish and Game Department
College men on the rise in major league baseball
Oscar Fraley reports that education is reshaping MLB rosters as 25 college-educated youngsters debut this season. National League teams like the Cubs and Reds lead with five collegians each, while the South dominates producing future stars, outpacing West Coast prospects.
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Alma
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Braves
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Dodger
Branch Ritkey
Collegians
Joe. Devine
Devine
West’ Coast
Western Colleges
Midwest
Southwest
Plan to trap surplus antelope in Custer county
CHALLIS Idaho UP An attempt will be made this weekend to trap surplus antelope in Custer county for transplanting to other sections of the state. P J McDermott district game conservation supervisor at Jerome said a plane will be used to drive the antelope into a prepared trap.
Channel Work Sparks Large Rainbow Trout Rescue
Many big rainbow trout are saved this spawning season by widening the Snake River channel below American Falls Dam. Idaho Power crews used bulldozers to remove shallow holes, reducing stranded fish from daily losses. B D Ainsworth notes four or five trout a day stranded now versus five to six times higher last year. Hundreds of trout eggs have been collected as the run peaks in March.
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American Falls
Snake River
Idaho Power Company
B. D. Ainsworth
State Fish Hatchery
Ainsworth
Department
Gate City Scouts Win Divisional Championship at Groveland
Thirteenth L. S. Ward senior scouts defeated Groveland 17 to 12 in Groveland gym to claim the divisional title. Both teams advance to the council tournament in Afton Wyoming with Afton South and Bancroft. The game was 7-7 at halftime before Thirteenth pulled away.
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Blackfoot
Pocatello
L. D. S. Ward
Groveland
Thirteenth
Afton
Wyoming
Afton South
Bancroft
State Men’s Bowling Tournament Kicks Off in Boise
Ten Idaho cities send teams to Boise for a three day state men’s bowling tournament at the Boise bowling center. Competition runs Friday to Sunday with $3,000 in prize money and multiple trophies. Teams from Boise Twin Falls Caldwell Emmett Nampa Buhl Blackfoot Idaho Falls Gooding and Pocatello compete. opening matches include Boise Nampa Caldwell and Emmett.
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Boise
Idaho
Twin Falls
Caldwell
Emmett
Nampa
Buhl
Blackfoot
Idaho Falls
Gooding
Pocatello
Winter Rules in Golf Stir Controversy and Personal Reflections
A columnist laments the PGA's plan to end Winter Rules and play by USGA standards. He relates cheating fears, defends light deception as part of game ethics, and recounts a humorous hole where he tallies a self penalized score to avoid embarrassment.
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Professional Golfers’ Association
P.G.A
U.S.G.A
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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Southern Idaho
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Willie Pep
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Sierra
Wee Willie
Miami
Orange Bowl
United Press Sports
Oscar Fraley
Maurice
Fereday
Gate City Scouts
By Paul Gallico
Sean
Nancy
Peewee
Ipincher
Rip Kkky
Lorelei
Mickey Finn
Pat Ome
McNaught
Red Ryder
Lennon
Mrs. Casey
Mrs. Cure
Scarlet O'Neill
Mart Lennon
Deck Tracy
MR. Tracy
Dick Tracye
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