Notre Dame enlists 14 high school stars for spring drills
Notre Dame in South Bend plans spring practices with 14 freshmen from New York City Chicago and Gary Indiana awaiting call. Assistant coach Ed McKeever said drills may start next week after Navy commandant approval while Frank Leahy tours overseas. The group includes 189-pound tackles Joe Fitzsimmons Ed Museo Joe Genriti and others from St Michael and Lee High School.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
New York City
Chicago
Gary
Ed McKeever
Frank Leahy
USC
Navy
McKeever
All Hallows High School
Joe Fitzsimmons
Ed Museo
Joe Genrity
Iron Mount St Michaels
Bill O Connor
Dan Gegley
St Michaelis
New York
Burt Schmidt
Don Doody
Lesher
Neswold
Rudy Krall
University of Illinois
Angott Loses N B A Title in Hollywood Bout
Sammy Angott failed to defend his lightweight championship at Hollywood Baseball Park, losing over 15 rounds to Juan Zurita of Mexico City. The bout drew 15,000 fans who watched Angott mistime punches and resort to clinching as Zurita outworked him and earned the unanimous decision by referee Mushy Callahan and judges Bill Kirshner and Charley Randolph.
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Hollywood
Sammy Angott
Juan Zurita
Mexico City
Angott
California
Zurita
Mushy Callahan
Bill Kirshner
Charley Randolph
Leahy to Take U S C Tour
Notre Dame football coach Frank Leahy plans a U S C tour of war front camps to show soldiers how the Irish won and lost. He will bring a film titled 183 highlights of Notre Dame football detailing scoring plays and key drives from major games including the Great Lakes contest.
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New York
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
America
USA
Leahy
Fim
Draft Board Calls Trout For Physical In Evansville
Pitcher Paul Trout arrived early at Detroit Tiger spring training in Evansville Indiana six days ahead of the regular start. He left for Detroit after reporting for a physical examination. Seventeen players, largely not in the draft, joined a brief 15 minute workout in cold wind and snow. Hector Joyce, 17, traveled by bus from El Paso Texas with a letter of introduction from his father, a former sandlot player with Tigers manager Steve ONeil.
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Ind
Paul Trout
Detroit Tiger
Detroit
Trout
Hector Joyce
el Paso
Tex
Sandi
Steve O'Neil
The
Tigers
Indian Ace To Retire From Baseball
Cleveland ace Indian Pi Bagby, 27, announced he asked for voluntary retirement for the duration and plans a Merchant Marine physical exam. Bagby won 17 games last season and in 1942. Indian vice president Roger Peckinpaugh said he had not received the retirement application yet.
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Cleveland Pi
Jim Bagby
Cleveland
Bagby
Merchant Marine
Roger Peckinpaugh
Carpenter Defends Blue Jays Nickname For Hopkins
Philadelphia National League president Bob Carpenter responded to Johns Hopkins students accusing his club of stealing the Blue Jays nickname. He praised Hopkins, said he would write to explain the situation, and offered to help the college by making students proud of the nickname.
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Johns Hopkins University News-Letter
Philadelphia National League Baseball Club
Blue Jays
Phillies
Philadelphia
Johns Hopkins University
Wilson Shaffer
Hopkins
Phils
John Coleman
Bob Carpenter
Collegians
Carpenter
Johns Hopkins
Kurowski Signs New Card Season Deal in 1944
Reading Pennsylvania report states George Whitey Kurowski third baseman for the St Louis Cardinals has agreed to terms for the 1944 season after a telephone talk with team president Sam Readon. He received a substantial salary raise and had initially rejected the first contract, though he was not a holdout. Kurowski remains classified 4-F due to a childhood severe arm injury.
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George “Whitey
Kurowski
St Louis Cardinals
Sam Readon
The
Cards
Dempsey Nips Willard In Toledo Fight Feat
In Toledo on July 4 the Dempsey Willard heavyweight bout delivered peak sports drama. Dempsey 183 pounds pressed the 245 pound Willard, dropping him seven times before the round ended with Willard floored and unable to rise. Willard finally left the ring after two more rounds amid a stunned cheers and referee action.
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Garden
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Toledo
Dempsey
Willard
Jack
Jess Wilard
Atool
Mysterious Billy Smith Carted Historic Wins and Fights
The article chronicles the career of Amos Smith known as Mysterious Billy Smith. It details his origins in Eastport Maine, his rise to welterweight and world titles, memorable bouts with Eddie Butler Joe Walcott and Tommy Ryan, and notorious crowd clashes. Smith earned fame as a fierce fighter with a headstrong chip on his shoulder. He died October 16 1937 in Portland Oregon where he operated a saloon.
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Billy Smith
Elbows McFadden
Smith
Amos Smith
Eastport
Pacific Coast
Spider Kelly
Billy Armstrong
Danny Needham
San Francisco
America
Tom Wiliams
Australia
Coney Island
Captain Cooke
Police News
Boston
Far West
Cooke
Samson
Eddie Butler
Spring Valley
Butler
Billy
Tommy Ryan
Syracuse
Minneapolis
Joe Choynski
Ryan
Joe Walcott
Joe
Walcott
Hilly Smith
Portland
Ore
Jack Dempsey
Mayer Recalls Firpo Rios Fight In Mexico City
Harry Quayson recounts Luis Angel Firpo’s 1923 Mexico City bout promoter Andreas de Segurola and guarded cash dealings. rain, armed soldiers, and a postponement threaten the event. Firpo receives 30 000 dollars for knocking out a policeman and 20 000 in New York with 10 000 due before the fight. A gun laden crowd and a waxed moustache announcer spark a chaotic scene as the show stalls.
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New York
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al Mayer
Mexico
Rio Grande
Luis Angel Firpo
Mexico City
Jim Hibbard
Buffalo
Andreas de Segurola
Firpe
Mayer
Senor de Segurola
Pampas
Louie
Senor de Seguroia
Pancho Villa
Firpo
Sadie Thompson
William
Hart
Reds Sign 15-Year-Old Nuxhall for June Debut
The Cincinnati Reds announce the signing of 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall, making him possibly the youngest major league contract signer. He will report after finishing the school year in June and could appear in a National League game before his 16th birthday.
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Nuxhall
New York
Cincinnati Reds
Joe Nuxhall
Lee
Alen
Red
Allen
Waite Hoyt
Erasmus High School
Mel Ott
John McGraw
Warren Giles
Nurhall
St. Louis
Joe
Wilson Junior High School
Hamilton
Bloomington
Qld
Jack Quinn
Johnny Cooney
Mechanicville Beats Waterford 48 43 In Tight Match
Mechanicville High School defeated Waterford High School 48 to 43 on Waterford court. Mechanicville led 41 10 after the first quarter, 21 20 at half, and 34 20 after three periods, surviving Fordians’ late surge after John Normandin fouled out. Coronica 21 and Daley 12 led Waterford. Normandin 15 and Mazula 11 paced Mechanicville.
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Waterford High School
Waterford
Fordians
Freddie Morris
Paper City
Mechumeville
John Normandin
Coronica
Daley
Normandin
Mazula
Fordiana
Mechanicville
T.P. Perratta
Camarota
McGuire, Sullivan
Anttrella
G. Ra Dunbar
Medina
G. Daley
Berard
Fero
Willetts
Roy Shudt
Indians Take Girls' Game Net 63 to 7 Victory
The Indians defeated J. C. C. in a Jewish Community Center Girls League game on the Center court last night 63 to 7. Ellen Randell led with 32 points and Betty Spain added 24, while Sylvia Wedra scored all seven for the losers.
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Indians
Ellen Randell
Betty Spain
Sylvia Wedra
Burg Club Five Triumphs Over Knickerbocker Aces
The Lansingburg Boys' Club basketball team beat the Knickerbocker Aces 67 to 26 at Lansingburg High School gym. Kane led with 16 points while Plowstrup and Smith added 12 apiece. Shade Hunter 8 each and Cummings 6 led the losers.
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Lansingburg
Cag‘ers
Knickerbocker Aces
Lansingburg High School
Kane
Plowstrup
Smith
Shade
Hunter
Cummings
Lansingburg High to Play in Scholastic Invitation Tourney
Lansingburg High School's basketball team will close a successful season by competing in the Little Falls scholastic invitation tournament next Thursday Friday and Saturday. Announcement was made after the school board approved. The team finished the regular season last Friday and has practiced this week.
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Lansingburg
Little Falls
Cubs Outfielder Dalessandro Declared 4-F on Army Physical
Dominic Dalessandro of the Chicago Cubs was classified 4-F after an Army physical in Allentown Pennsylvania. He cited a head injury from 1938 when he crashed into a wall chasing a fly ball and said he plans to report to Cubs training camp at French Lick Indiana next week.
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Reading
Dominic Dallessandro
Chicago Cubs
Allentown
Cubs
French Lick
Ind
Braves Receive 1944 Contract for Workman
Boston AP reports the Braves received the signed contract of outfielder Charles Workman of Warrensburg Missouri. He played 153 games for the club last year, batted .251, and drove in 67 runs.
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Boston AP
Charles Workman
Warrensburg
Boston Braves
St Peters Routs Shamrocks Behind Caswell 24 Points
Don Caswell led St Peter's with 24 points as the varsity defeated Albany Shamrocks 53 to 48. Jacobson 11 and Mack 10 supported the win, while Lange 15 and Gaffney 14 led Albany. St Peter's Intermediates beat St Patrick's 138 to Spidel 11, and Juniors over St Paul’s 57 to 30 with McClure 16.
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Mack
St. Peter's
Lange
Gaffney
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St. Paul's
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St. Peter’s
St. John
G. Te
Danaher
Shamrocks
F. T
Murtaugh
Cronin
Conners
Gilmartin
Riley
Brassard
Curley
St Josephs Cagers Defeat Waterford Fourth Streeters
St Josephs defeated Waterford Fourth Streeters 58 to 37 at St Josephs gym in a basketball contest.
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Waterford Fourth Streeters
St. Joseph's Gym
Redskins 11 After De Groot Coach Position
Washington Redskins president George Marshall said he spoke with Dad De Groot by phone. De Groot, just resigning as coach at Rochester University, said he hasn't signed anything. Marshall planned a Washington conference with De Groot on March 15.
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Cal
George Marshall
Washington Redskins
Dad de Groot
de Groot
Rochester University
Marshall
Redskins
Washington
Big Ten All-Star Team picks note young roster
The 1944 All-Star Big Ten basketball team was chosen by conference coaches featuring three freshmen and two players from Ohio State’s championship squad. Don Grate of Northwestern and Dave Danner of Iowa led the first team, with Arnold Risen of Ohio State and Otto Graham of Northwestern as standout forwards and centers, while several other stars earned second-team honors in a tight vote.
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Chicago
Ohio State
Associated Press
Dave Danner
Iowa
Arnnold Risen
Paul Hoffman
Purdue
Big Ten
Danners
Sophomo
Don Grate
Northwestern
Otto Graham
Graham
Colgate
Rose Wendland
Wisconsin
Bob Bowen
Dick Ives
Iowas
Ray Patterson
Ben Schalder
Danner
Hawkeyes
Risen
Patterson
Ives
Wendland
Bowen
St. Patrick's Defeat St. Marys 57 to 43 in Exhibition
St. Patrick's College beat St. Mary's of Troy 57 43 in an exhibition game at St. Patrick's last night. St. Patrick's led 31 27 at halftime. Comeford of St Mary's topped scoring with 22 points. St. Patrick's heads to Sacred Heart on Sunday night at Sacred Heart's court.
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St. Mary's of
Troy
Comeford
St Mary’s
St. Patrick's
Sacred Heart
Draft Board Orders Newsome to Take Exam
Ahoskie native Dick Newsome, who pitched for the Boston Red Sox, said his San Diego draft board ordered him to report March 13 for pre induction examination. He planned to move his records to the Hertford County draft board in Winston and would likely take the test at Fort Bragg within four to six weeks.
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N. C
UPI
Dick Newsome
Ahoskie
Boston Red Sox
San Diego
Calif
Newsome
Hertford County
Draft Board
Winston
Fort Bragg
Nott Terrace Wins 11th Straight in Albany Contest
The Nott Terrace High School I team defeated Albany High last night in Schenectady with a 44 to 4 score, extending their winning streak to eleven games for the Blue Devils.
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Albany High
Schenectady
Blue Devils
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