Youngsters In Dodger Camp Hold Chance For 1949 Pennant
Brooklyn's 1949 Dodgers rely on a deep, talented youth core led by Jackie Robinson Pee Wee Reese and Roy Campanella with pitching anchors Red Barney Ralph Branca Preacher Roe and Joe Hatten. The mix includes nine outfielders and a crowded infield as manager Burt Shotton and Branch Rickey decide daily who earns regular jobs and who goes to the minors.
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Midwest teams loom in 1950 Rose Bowl race at MSG
Midwest observers at Madison Square Garden discuss the 1950 Rose Bowl picture. Minnesota and Ohio State are favored to clash for the Western Conference title while Northwestern and Michigan are noted as strong contenders but ineligible for another Rose selection.
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Cardinals Leave For Spring Rehearsals In Pocatello
With April baseball near the Cardinals depart for spring training in California this weekend for three weeks of drills. Harold Hinckley, new club president, backs the effort as Walt Lowe leads the squad, aiming to defend last year’s championship as the season opens April 26. Hinckley’s wide sports background energizes the locals as the team builds toward the Pioneer League campaign.
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Charges Dropped Against Fighter Vince Foster
In St. Joseph Missouri the assault charge against welterweight contender Vince Foster of Omaha Nebraska was dropped for lack of evidence. A young woman who had accused him was unnamed by police. Foster had been free on bond prior to the dismissal.
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Rupert names Dick Coons 1949 50 basketball captain
Named captain Dick Coons the last all around pirate was elected captain of the 1949 50 Rupert basketball team. Dick a junior this year was elected by the nine other members of the tournament squad at a banquet given by H R Jackson. Bill Schafer and Harvey Coffman were previously elected as co captains of the 1949 football team.
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Joe Louis May Announce Title Bout Site Today
Chicago report says Joe Louis may reveal the site and date for the World Heavyweight Championship, between Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles, after finishing a four round exhibition in St Paul. Louis, boxing director for the International Boxing Club, plans Chicago Stadium and Detroit Olympia bouts before the title fight. He earned $710,000 on the tour, with total gross of $590,000 for the swing.
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Bes Add Seven More Players To 49 Roster
The Salt Lake Bees added seven players to their 1949 Pioneer league roster. San Francisco Seals optioned six to Salt Lake, including Robert Hill of Oakland, winner of the All Hearst tournament in New York last year. The haul includes former Seal pitcher Donald Asplund, Saint Mary’s mound star Robert Greenwood, right handed pitcher Ernest Dominicelli, outfielder Wendell Irwin, and ex-Stello outfielder Tommy O’Laugin, who are set to report at Palo Alto, California next week.
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Judge Hopes To End Issue Fast
NEW YORK UP Final briefs on reinstatement for ex Cardinals Max Lanier and Fred Martin were due Tuesday before Judge Edward A Conger. They seek a court order to lift the five year ban temporarily while a $2,500,000 damage suit proceeds.
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Kentucky Tops Villanova as Yale Falls to Yale
In NCAA action Kentucky defeated Villanova 85 to 74 while Illinois beat Yale 71 to 67. In boxing, assault charges against top welterweight contender Vince Foster were dropped. Cary Middlecoff of Memphis won the Jacksonville Open with a total 274.
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