McSpaden Second In Close Charlotte Open Golf Finish
Sergeant Harrison of the Army Air Forces won the Charlotte Open by one stroke with a 72 hole total of 275. Jag McSpaden trailed by a stroke at 276 after rounds totaling 67 71 68 70. Byron Nelson and Craig Wood followed in third and fourth as war bond prize money went to Harrison and runner-up McSpaden.
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N. C
Gpi
Dutch Harrison
Army Air Forces
Rainbow
Jag MecSpaden
McSpaden
Greensboro
Byron Nelson
Harrison
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
Sam Byrd
E. J. Harrison
Jag McSpaden
Philadelphia
Toledo
Ohio
Detroit
Jimmy Hines
Amsterdam
N. Y
Bob Hamilton
Clayton Heatner
Camp Croft
S.C
Orville White
Winston-Salem
Kip Alexander
Durham
Ralph Hitchinson
Bethlehem
Leonard Dodson
Kansas City
Frank Strazza
Greenwich
Conn
John P. Kelly
Norfolk
Purvis Ferree
Grover Bullin
Rut Coffey
Newport
R. I
St Peter's Busy Tonight At Lyceum Court
St Peter's basket ball team plays Waterford Fourth Streeters at 9 p.m. lineups include St John Danaher Bailey Mack Petters Jacobsen Caswell. Juniors meet St Joseph's Juniors at 7 p.m and Intermediates face Waterview A C Intermediates at 8 p.m.
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St. Peter’s
Waterford Fourth Streeters
St. Peter's Lyceum
St. John
Danaher
Bailey
Mack
Petters
Jacobsen
Caswell
St. Joseph's
South Troy
Waterview A. C
Goldsberry Heads The Burg Teams
Irv Goldsberry, a Lansingburg High junior, elected captain of the football and basketball teams for 1944 45 seasons. He is the first double captain since Wick Lennek held both posts. Goldsberry was named on The Record Newspapers football team.
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Irv Goldsberry
Lansingburg
Wick Lennek
Goldsberry
Record Newspapers
Mountains Move to Courts In Two College Semi finals
New York Madison Square Garden cannot move to the mountains so two seven foot Bob Kurland and George Mikan will backstop Oklahoma A M and DePaul in the National Invitation Tournament semifinals. Kurland leads his team after beating Canisius 43 to 29, while Mikan stars for DePaul which defeated Muhlenberg 68 to 45. Also on view is St John’s versus Kentucky opening the program and Utah accepting a Western NCAA bid after Arkansas withdrawal following a fatal auto accident that killed an Arkansas aide and injured two players.
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Madison Square¢ Garden
Bob Kurland
George Mikan
Kurland
Oklahoma A. & M
Canisius
Whil Mikan
Depaul
Muhlenberg
St. John's
Brooklyn
Kentucky
Utah
Kansas City
Arkansas
C Y O Teams to Play 3 Title Games Sunday
Hillside gym hosts three inter-city league title games over the weekend. St Anthony's aims to add junior and intermediate titles by facing St Rita's of Cohoes at 7 30 p m tomorrow and again Sunday while Albany junior OG champion awaits. The inter-city senior final pits St Peter's of Troy against St John's of Albany at 3 p m Sunday on the Hillside court.
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Albany
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RPI Lacrosse Opens Season With CCNY April 8
The RPI lacrosse team will open its season on April 8 against CCNY in New York. Undergrad coach Frank Robbins announced the lineup as several veterans depart, with Navy transfers boosting the squad for a full schedule including Army, Stevens, Cornell, and a May 27 clash in Troy.
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New York
Frank Robbins
Army
West Point
Stevens
Hoboken
Cornell
Ithaca
C.N
Troy
Cornell Troy
Drew to Open Season With City College Nine
Drew University in Madison New Jersey starts a 13 game baseball schedule at Lewisohn Stadium New York facing City College of New York. The lineup includes two veterans and many Navy V-12 trainees with a slate that lists March 25 CCNY in New York April 19 at Madison May 13 CCNY at Madison and other fixtures.
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N. J
Drew University
Navy V-12
Lewisohn Stadium
New Yok
C. CG. N
Dear Joe Letter Recaps 1940s Sports Ups and Army Notes
In a personal letter from Sg t Joe Smith somewhere in the U S Army Whitney Mart ly sketches a busy sports horizon. He notes higher transit costs. Gil Dodds indoor mile record. Alan Ford swimming mark. two lightweight title losses. early baseball camp prep. Yankee roster shifts with Dickey and Gordon in service. Zurita vs Jack. Mont gomery and Davis KO headlines. Savold’s decisive impact on Baksi and more.
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Sgt
Joe Smith
U.S. Army
Joe
Jos
Gil Dodds
Alan Ford
Bummy Davis
Bill Dickey
Dickey
Joe Gordon
Yankees
Sammy Angott
Juan Zurita
Beau Jack
New York
Bob Montgomery
Zurita
Jack
Joe Baksi
Tami Mauriello
Lee Savold
Savold
Kayoing
Montgomery
Five Orange Coaches to Be Honored
Syracuse University will honor five athletics coaches at a New York City dinner hosted by the Syracuse Alumni chapter. Retirement is expected July 1 for Tom Keane the 37 year track coach and Lew Carr the 34 year baseball mentor, both age 71. Remaining honorees include athletic director Lewis P. Andreas football coach Ossie Salem and crew coach Ned Ten Byck. Carr joined Syracuse in 1910 and logged over 300 baseball games while earning a law degree. Keane trained champions including Olympic contenders Redpath Parbutt and Eddie OBrien.
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Syracuse University
New York City
Orange
Tom Keane
Lew Carr
Lewis P. Andreas
Ossie Salem
Ned Ten Byck
Carr
Hobart
Keane
Charles Redpath
Leutenant
Ray Parbutt
Eddie O'Brien
Dodds sets indoor mile record in Chicago meet
Gil Dodds ran the mile in 4 06.4 at a Chicago indoor meet to establish a new competitive record. A Dartmouth paced mile comparison to Glenn Cunningham’s 4 044 mark is floated while the exchange concludes with a toast to Old Joe’s toughness.
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Gil Dodds
Chicago
Dartmouth
Glenn Cunningham
Joe
Whitney
Leafs Upset Canadiens in Semi Final Opener
Toronto Maple Leafs stunned first-place Montreal Canadiens 3 to 1 in Game 1 of the best of seven Stanley Cup semi final series at Montreal. Elwin Morris scored twice and set up a goal as the Leafs rode strong defense from Paul Bibeault to beat the Canadiens on home ice for the first time this season.
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Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
Leafs
Toronto
Paul Bibeault
Elwin Morris
Durnan
Morris
George Boothman
Boothman
Babe Pratt
Jackie Hamilton
Ray Getliffe
Elmer Lach
Blake
Bibeault
Blackhawks Edge Wings 2 1 to Break Detroit Jinx
The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2 to 1 in the opening game of their Stanley Cup series before 10,897 fans. Doug Bentley scored the go ahead goal at 7:56 of the third period after Bill Mosienko set up the earlier tally. Bentley’s 77 points this season and coach Clint Smith’s assist helped lift Chicago past Detroit, which had led mid game on Syd Howe’s tip. Mike Karakas made 19 saves for the Hawks, while Connie Dion stopped 17 shots for Detroit. The teams meet again tomorrow in Detroit before heading to Chicago.
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Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit
Red Wings
Hawks
Detroit Ice
Doug Bentley
Bentley
Clint Smith
Connie Dion
Bill Mosienko
Chicago
Lime
Dion
Detroit Nets
Joe Cooper
Smith
Syd Howe
Wings
Joe Carveth
Mosienko
Adam Brown
Nets
Mike Karakas
Modere
Bruneteau
Enl Quackensbush
Art Wiebe
Cardinals Begin Outdoor Practice In Warm Sun
The National League champion Cardinals held a three hour outdoor workout with veterans Lanser Gumbert and rookies Byerly Jursich Donnelly pitching to hitters. Barrett signs with Braves may not report until April 1 and Braves lack pitching depth.
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Braves
Cauo
I. GP
Cardinals
Max Lanser
Harry Gumbert
Bud Byerly
Alvin Jursich
Blix Donnelly
Billy Southworth
Ray Sanders
Emil Verban
Ora Barnett
Whitey Kurowske
Wallingford
Conn
Bob Quinn
Charlie “Red” Barnett
Boston Braves
Burg quintet guesst to parochial meet at Little Falls
Lansingburg High School basketball team received a warm welcome at Little Falls in a parochial meet tourney, and the Catholic Central High School quintet under Coach Bill Carley expects a pleasant visit as the event gets underway tomorrow night. Burg players who earned consolation honors praised the courtesy of the Little Falls fans.
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Little Falls
Bill Carley
Catholic Central High Scho
Burg
Walt Eckerson
Allegheny Five Wins Indus Court Title at Lansingburg
Lansingburg Highs Trojans, led by coach Eckerson, upset Oswego in opening night action and beat Mont Pleasant in a tense semi final. Consolation final against Johnson City drew praise for a speedy attack and strong defense as the Burgers earned post season acclaim.
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Trojans
Oswego
Eckerson
Johnson City
North Troy
Parochial league foes loom for Catholic Central
Catholic Central High faces tough tests in Little Falls as Eighth Streeters, reigning Diocesan and Principals' League champions, meet strong foes including Christian Brothers Academy and St Marys of Amsterdam. Also salutes Troy Women's Bowling Association for a smooth city championship at Hudson Alleys led by Mildred Connolly and Jean Eckerson with standout 564 and 1,009 scores. Derby odds update notes 69 Derby favorites with 14 winners and 7 seconds. Himyar and Hindoo among historic shortest-priced winners.
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Eighth Streeters
Little Falls
Cariey
Highth Streeters
Christian Brothers Academy
Catholic High
St. Mary’s of
Amsterdam
Bill Carley
Troy Women’s Bowling Association
Hudson
Mildred Connolly
Jean Eckerson
Gerry Kellett
Association
Kentucky
Himyar
Hindoo
Halma
Agile
Who Will Pilot Giants If Ott Goes
Giants face question of Mel Ott successor at spring camp in Lakewood New Jersey. Names floated include Dolf Luque Clarence Jonnard Billy Jurgess Gabby Hartnett Carl Hubbell and Gus Mancuso with co managers considered until Ott’s future is settled. Medwick reports in shape while field conditions delay practice ahead of potential draft decision on Ott.
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Abbott and Costello
New York Giants
Pine Forest
Mel Ott
Dolf Luque
Clarence Jonnard
Billy Jurgess
Gabby Hartnett
Carl Hubbell
Gus Mancuso
Horace Stoneham
Master Melvin
Ott
Mel
Polo Grounds
Giants
Joe Medwick
Medwick
Brooklyn
Ace Adams
Johnny Allen
Hay Berres
Boys Club Juniors Defeat Cohoes Challengers 55 to 35
The Troy Boys Club Juniors beat the Cohoes Challengers 55 to 35 on the Boys Club court last night. The winners led 26 to 17 at halftime with Valenti scoring 19 and Fish 14 for the losers. It was the final game of the season for the Boys Club quintet.
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Troy Boys Club
Cohoes Challengers
Valenti
Fish
Theeason
Gutteridge Joins Browns Training Camp Arrival
Pittsburg Kansas teacher Don Gutteridge arrived at the Browns camp as the team grew to 13 players. Cold weather kept players indoors for a second day, with outdoor session anticipated. Junior Stephens talked with General Manager Bill DeWitt in St Louis but did not sign yesterday. a further conference is set for today.
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Ind
Detroit Tigers
Steve O'Neil
Joe Hare
Zeb Eaton
Yannigans
Warmington
Del
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Blue Jays
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Hon Northey
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Chambersburg
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Frederick
Georgie Kell
Philadelphia Athletics
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Cape Girardeau
Don Gutteridge
Pittsburg
Kans
Browns
Luke Sewell
Junior Stephens
St. Louis
Bill Dewitt
Pot
Dewitt
Scotch Fling Captures Bay Meadows Feature
Scotch Fling a four year old filly owned by E B Johnston of Los Angeles won the Bay Meadows feature by a neck after a driving finish. Burgoo Dinner finished second with Florizan Beau third. Six furlongs in 1 12 2-5.
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Calif
E. B Johnston
Los Angeles
Burgoo Dinner
Florizan Beau
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