Pepper Martin to Return as Card Player at Age 40
Pepper Martin known as the Wild Horse of the Osage announced he would wear a St. Louis Cardinals uniform again this season after three years away. He spoke with President Sam Breadon by phone and declined a radio announcer role, saying he would simply be a player for the Cards and fill the position Billy Southworth judges best. Martin, who turns 40 on February 29, managed Rochester last season.
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Oklahoma City
Pepper Martin
Wild Horse
The
Osage
St. Louis Cardinals
Martin
Sam Breadon
Cardinals
St. Louis
Billy Southworth
Rochester International League
Grayson's Scoreboard Profiles Mexican Liga Mexicana and Players
Grayson's Scoreboard reviews the Liga Mexicana with clubs in Mexico City Puebla and more. It notes Pat O Hay switching from horses to baseball and mentions stars like Satchel Paige Josh Gibson and Antonio Ordenana plus Cuban talent and Mexican prospects shaping the league.
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Mexico City
NEA
Rogers Hornsby
Vera Cruz
Liga Mexicana
Patrick Irving O'Hay
Tim Hurst
O'Hay
Cap O’hay
Springfield
Cap
O’hay
Sam Dreben
Dreben
Honduras
Montezuma
Puebla
Monterrey
Aligadores
Tampico
Union Laguna Club
Torreon
Nueva Laredo
Acquiae
Laredo
Tex
Benny Alarcon
Kid Keyes
Humberto Gonzalez
Satchel Paige
Josh Gibson
Wild Bill Wright
Pat Patterson
Devil Wells
Benny Brown
Dandridge
Cuba
Martin Dihigo
Lazaro Salazar
Silvio
Gus Martinez
Havana
Antonio Ordenana
Mosquito Ordenana
Pirates
Martinez
Losquito Ordenana
Crescents Tie Falcons in Eastern League Thriller
The Brooklyn Crescents and Philadelphia Falcons battled to an 8 8 tie after Brooklyn surged with three goals in the final five minutes. The contest saw three deadlocks at 1-1 2-2 and 4-4 before Brooklyn forward Orville Smith hit the hat trick to spark the late rally.
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Philadelphia Pi
Brooklyn Crescents
Philadelphia Falcons
Falcons
Orville Smith
Brooklyn
Armstrong Kagoes Hammering Garrison In Welterweight Bout
Armstrong Kagoes of Los Angeles defeated Jimmy Garrison in a welterweight bout by technical knockout in the fifth round. Armstrong, weighing 145 pounds, knocked down Garrison twice in the fourth and four times in the fifth before referee Walter Bates stopped the fight at 1:46 of the fifth. A crowd of 7,312 paid $13,865.21.
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Kansas City
Henry Armstrong
Los Angeles
Jimmy Garrison
Armstrong
Garrison
Walter Bates
Spaper Bralhive
Durocher Snubs Rickey on Shortstop Comeback
Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher dismissed Branch Rickey suggestion he return to shortstop if needed. He said Rickey was thinking of a younger Durocher and would rather keep directing from the bench. Durocher indicated he will watch others play, with plans to head to Bear Mountain for Dodgers spring training after a War Bond rally in Brooklyn.
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Miami
Fla
Leo
Rickey
Durocher
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Bear Mountain
Yank Coach Gets Leave Of Absence
Earl Bryan Combs will miss the 1945 season at Yankee Stadium to tend his Kentucky farm near Richmond. President Barrow granted a one year leave of absence, sending Johnny Neun to manage the Yankees and Jack Saltzgaver to helm the Kansas City Blues.
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New York
Earl Bryan Combs
Yankee Stadium
Combs
Edward G. Barrow
Kentucky Colonel
Richmond
Johnny Neun
Kansas City
Yanks
Jack Saltzgaver
American Association Blues
Ouisville
Ash
Elmer Smith
Neun
Baltimore
Martinsburg
Birmingham
St. Paul
Detroit
Toledo
Boston Braves
Newark
N. J
Akron
Norfolk
Blues
Salizgaver
Keokuk
Yankees
Burg Club 5 Routs Syeaway Five 77 to 16 in Key Game
Lansingburg Boys' Club overwhelmed the Syeaway Five 77 16 at the High School gym. Caple led with 20 points on 10 field goals, Blair added 18, Plowstrup 12, and Galley 6 for the losers top scorer. In the junior varsity game Tom Rafferty's squad beat Hi quintet 14 10.
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Lansingburg
Syeaway
Caple
Blair
Plowstrup
Galley
Tom Raffertys
Joe Gallo
Lansingburg Boys’ Club
FB. T.P. Shade
iCaple
Cunningham
Blaar
I Sheer
I Shanley
Botti Sucaway
Tifland
Driscoll
GI Keyes
Best
Harris
Gailey
Dayton
A Benedict
Winkler
Acore
Boys’ Club
Bowling Notes Highlight Local League Action and Star Scores
The Frotn Fifth Avenue Diners top the Fitzgeralds in a two game set led by Peacock and Kasarjian as the Brownie League resumes. Gorsky breaks 600 in a special match and Lea Riberdy leads winners with 495 170 while Olivet Mixed stars and Troy Merchants scores are listed among many high games across multiple leagues. The season features future servicemen rewards and a parade of high scores including Danbury Haw haw.
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Gorsky
Dillon Oil Company
Watervliet
Lea Riberdy
Winnie Richardson
Loretta Malley
Bob Allen
Oilers
Duncan
Troy
Closson Alleys
Olivet
Northwestern swimmer tribble aims to beat Kiefer
Evanston junior Bob Tribble, Northwestern University, undefeated this season, has swum 23 times against Adolph Kiefer, the world backstroke champion. Tribble, Naval ROTC member, says his greatest aim is to defeat Kiefer in collegiate competition.
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Evanston, Jr
NEA
Bob Tribble
Northwestern University
Adolph Kiefer
Tribble
Naval R. O. T. C
Kiefer
Filkins sets 706 triple in Lansing bowling score spree
Jack Filkins carved a 706 triple at Alpha Alleys in Lansing burg to top the North End Businessmen's league. His line included 248 and 236 games as part of the record performance.
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Jack Filkins
North End Businessmen's Bowling League
Maples
Alpha Alleys
Lansingburg
Waterford Defeats Berlin Central 54-13 in Cage Meet
Waterford High overwhelmed Berlin Central in the court contest 54-13 on Berlin’s floor. Hicks led Berlin with 12 of 13 as Waterford’s Bruce Dick and Bill Fero each reached double digits aided by Berard, while Normandin and Mazula sat early and contributed late.
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Berlin Central
Fordian Cagers
Berlin
Hicks
Johnny Normandin
Bill Mazula
Waterford
Fred Morris
Bruce Dick
Bill Fero
Berard
FB. T.P
F. Greene
F. Deyoe
Bullock
Werasloff
C. Wheeler
Manchester
E.G
T.P
Willetts
Fero
Normandia
Mazula
Forget
Jorgensen
Aggie Court Foes Set Records in Turbulent Season
Texas A and M faces a rough SWC schedule as Aggies show grit, fielding three mid term entrants and a rotating starting lineup. They have yet to win a conference game while surrendering 61.9 points per game, with Texas and SMU previously breaking conference scoring records against them. Army trainees comment on potential lineups against Rice and Arkansas.
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Tex
Texas Aggies
Winkees
Arkansas
Rice
Aggieland
Houston
Manning Smith
Aplea
Aggies
Texas
Southern Methodist
Army
Herman B. Secrest
Air Corps
St Johns Rout NYU To Push NIT Bid At Garden
St Johns defeated New York University 50 to 40 at Madison Square Garden in a tight contest after Western Michigan beat City College 68 to 49. Wade Duym led St Johns with 13 points, Gene O'Brien added 10, while John Caywood scored 22 for Western Michigan.
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St. Johns
New York University
Western Michigan
City College
Madison Square Garden
Indians
Brooklyn
Wade Duym
Gene O’brien
Lasers
Michigan Broncos
John Caywood
Caywood
Sid Trubowitz
Hal Korovin
Catholic High Protest Denied by Albany Commission
Vincentian Institute’s protest of the CBA game was denied by the Albany Scholastic Commission. The ruling said an honest error was made by both coaches and officials. The game also counted in the Catholic League and U.S protest actions may follow. The three overtime periods of the first meeting were cited as the protest basis and CBA won.
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Catholic High
Vincentian Institute
Cc. B. A
Albany Scholastic Commission
V. L
Catholic League
Albany Group
U. S
Racing Returns to Washington Track This Summer
The Washington Jockey Club won approval from the State Racing Commission to resume horse racing at Longacres south of Seattle after a year-long absence. The decision was made unanimously at yesterday's 4 j meeting.
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Seattle
Longacres
Washington Jockey Club
State Racing Commission
Hornets Bow To Bears In 6-3 Loss
Pittsburg's Hornets collapsed after a strong start to lose 6-3 to the Hershey Bears for the second straight night. Center Lloyd Roubell netted his 100th American League goal, but a Bears surge in the second period overturned a 2-1 lead and ended playoff hopes.
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Pittsburg
Hornets
Hershey Bears
Lloyd Roubell
Hornet
Bears
Saltzgaver Named Blues Manager For Kansas City
Secretary Roy Hamey announced that Jack Saltzgaver, 32, popular third baseman and coach, will manage the Kansas City Blues this season as successor to Johnny Neun who becomes coach of the New York Yankees. Saltzgaver signed the contract after arriving from his home. The Blues begin spring training March 29 in Joplin.
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Kansas City
Roy Hamey
Jack Saltzgaver
Kansas City Blues
Johnny Neun
New York Yankees
Saltzgaver
Blues
Joplin
Janiro Defeats Patterson in Six Round Feature Bout
Tony Janiro from Youngstown won his tenth straight, outpointing Jackie Patterson of Chicago in a fast six round welterweight style contest at Scott Hall in Elizabeth New Jersey.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Tony Janiro
Youngstown
Scott Hall
Jackie Patterson
Chicago
Marine Emulates Hamas in Five-Sport Penn State Run
State College NEA notes five-sport Penn State athletes, with Steve Hamas as the first. Marine trainee Tubby Crawford emulated the heavyweight boxer over the past year by pursuing multiple sports, aligning with the school’s rare multi-discipline tradition.
American League Roster Lists 16 Amateur Players
A-era preview notes Washington Nationals will play in Spanish and Wilkes Barre takes over the Indians. Chicago White Sox sign youths and retirees. Earl Hilligan’s Red Book shows rosters with 39 names each club. details include ages, weights, and longest service.
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New York
Washington Nats
Wilkes-Barre
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Earl Hilligan
Hilligan
Connie Mack
Diamonds
Nats
White Sox
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago
Detroit
George Woods
Boston
Jonna Berry
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Carl Scheib
Jami
Emery Hresko
Cass Kwietniewski
Joe Heving
Cleveland
Jim Turner
Geass
St Peters Cagers Top St Marys In Lyceum Tilt
St Peter's basketball team led by Don Caswell with 22 points defeated St Marys 81 to 64 at the Lyceum court. Al Jacobson added 14 for the victors while Bud Comerford and Red Vetters each had nine. Bud Comerford led St Mary's with 24 points. Agars scored 16 for St Peter's. St Peter's Juniors beat St Patrick's of Waterliet 66 to 52 with Tracey scoring 24 for the losers and Boyle 15 for the winners.
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St. Peter’s Camera
Don Caswell
St. Mary's Basketeers
Lyceum Court
al Jacobson
Red Vetters
Ray Bailey
Bud Comerford
St. Mary's Quint
Agars
St. Peter’s
St. Patrick’s of Waterliet
Boyle
Tracey
St. Peter's
Brehm
Doran
Peter’s
F.B. T.P. Caswell
Jacobson
Vetters
St. John
Danaher
Bailey
ST. Mary's
Terranova to defend featherweight title March 10 at Garden
Pi Phil Terranova, featherweight champion, will defend his title in a 15 round bout against Sal Bartolo of East Boston at the Boston Garden on March 10. Both fighters are expected to weigh 126 pounds.
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Boston
Phil Terranova
Sal Bartolo
East Boston
Boston Garden
Goodwin A. C
Blackhawks Lose Purpur for Season
Chicago Blackhawks forward Clifford Purpur will miss the rest of the season due to a ruptured kidney with signs of infection after injuries in competition.
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Clifford “Fido” Purpur
Chicago Blackhawks
Watervliet High impresses with eight wins in season start
Ed Bennett, new Watervliet coach, has steered the team to eight victories in 11 games. The hard schedule includes tests against Troy High, Scotia, Catholic High, St. Joseph's Albany, La Salle, and Mechanicville, with five games left aiming for a 13 and 3 finish.
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Ed Bennett
Watervliet High School
Bennett
Tom Jones
Navy
Watervliet
Cohoes High
Pete Mooney
Catholic High
Lansingburg
Mechanicville
Troy High
la Salle
Scotia
St. Joseph's Academy of Albany
Fatigue Cost Dodds Garden Race
New York’s Dodds says fatigue cost him tying the Garden mile mark. He ran 4.08 and 1:59.7 half but declined as lactic acid built up, with quarters slowing after a fast start and only a late kick possible due to cumulative exhaustion.
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New York
NER
Gilbert Dodds
Madison Square Garden
Baxter
Dodds
Warmerdam to defend title in indoor Madison Square Garden
Cornelius Warmerdam the 15 foot pole vault record holder will defend his national championship at the AAU indoor meet in Madison Square Garden Saturday night. Navy ensign stationed at Monmouth, he has shipped his poles and is reported in top form. Competitors include Milton Pawway, Jack De Field and Philip Lansing, among others.
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New York
Cornelius Warmerdam
A. AU
Madison Square Garden
Dan Ferris
Ferris
Warmerdam
New
Navy
Monmouth
Harl
Meagher Wins First Senior Weight Throw Title
New York entrant John Meagher at age fifty captured his first senior title in the Metropolitan AAU indoor championships with a 40 feet 3% inch 3.5 pound weight throw, beating the runner up by two feet and earning praise from coaches.
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New York UP
John Meagher
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