Boudreau Grants Tribe Players Rest Day
Cleveland manager Lou Boudreau gave the Indians a day off after weekend workouts as Bearden Gordon Berardino Lemon and Avila secured contract talks with team president Bill Veeck. Veeck planned further salary discussions with Lemon and Avila while Hope drew crowds during the park events.
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Gene Bearden
Joe Gordon
Johnny Berardino
Cleveland ‘Indians
Bill Veeck
Veeck
Bob Lemon
Roberto Avila
Bearden
Boston Red Sox
Tribe
Boston Braves
Braves
Gordon
Berardino
Lemon
Avila
Baltimore
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Champs
Reggie Russell
Randolph Park
All-Star HS Grid and Cage Contests Planned for Summer
The Arizona state high school coaching association outlined summer events including football and basketball all-star games at Flagstaff and a coaching school August 15 to 21 led by Lynn Waldorf. The all-star cage game pairs class A and B teams August 20 at Flagstaff high school.
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Phoenix
State High School Coaching Association
Arizona State College
Flagstaff
Howard Wynn
Yuma
Lynn Waldorf
University of California
Flagstaff High School
Tucson
Nogales
College Stadium
Wynn
Badgers Capture First Class A High School Title
The Tucson Badgers defeated Amphi theater Panthers 49 to 26 in Phoenix to win the first annual class A high school championship. Tucson completed an undefeated season at 51 wins. Ke mmeries led Tucson with 18 points while Sid Kain paced Amphi with seven before fouling out.
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Phoenix
Mar
Tucson Badgers
Amphitheater Panthers
Phoenix Union
Tucson Charges
Badgers
Panthers
Tucson
Amphis
Bill Kemmeries
Nets
Kemmeries
Bult Doolen
Sid Kain
Glendale
North Phoenix
Amphi
Mesa
Doolen
Phoenix Union Coyotes
Prescott Badgers
Bradley Morris
Phoenix Union Center
Demford Pitts
Pinelwett
Schuh
Werster
Kem
Spain
Jooie Kenner
Smith
Taylor
Kain
Local Shooters Score Well At Tucson Trap Meet
Tucson Trap and Skeet club shooters posted strong scores led by Lois Neighbors Ed Henry A C Thomas Lynn White Glen Harrison and Betty Milton with 25x25 and Thomas 50x50 on the 21 yard course. 16 yard totals show Betty Vease Jim Donnelly and many others with high marks across skeet and handicap events.
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Tucson
Trap & Skeet Club
Lois Neighbors
Ed Henry
A. C. Thomas
Lynn White
Glen Harrison
Betty Milton
Thomas
Betty Vease
Jim Donnelly
Davis Healey
J. Ernst
Bill Abram
Paul Monier
Jim Vease
Bill Utzinger
Glenn Harrison
Jim Harrison
Jack Morton
Don Neighbors
Maxine Thomas
Jess Werts
Harry Thompson
Stanley Channel
Tom _ English
Phil Harrison
R. D. Healey
W. Baskin
Ed Shutte
Dr. Brick Stortz
Brick Stortz, Jr
Roy Geil
Col. Sigmund
Vic Ennis
Mrs. Sigmund
Marvin Sparks
J. Bridges
Arizona hosts Colorado in track season opener
The University of Arizona will open its track season here with a night meet against the University of Colorado on March 22. The dual meet was scheduled Monday.
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Colorado
University of Arizona
University of Colorado
Durocher Faces Hard Task Making Giants Contenders
In Phoenix on March 7, Leo Durocher starts his first full season as Giants manager amid doubters. The club, lacking pitching depth beyond Jansen and Jones, must field a stronger staff and sustain offense led by Mize Gordon and Marshall. Cooper’s knee and Hartung’s development loom as pivotal questions for a contending lineup.
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Durocher
Giants
Gayle Talbot Phoenix
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Leo Durocher
Leo
Larry Jansen
Sheldon Jones
Montin Kennedy
Kennedy
Sam Webb
Jersey City
Dave Koslo
Andy Hansen
Ray Poat
Mario Picone
Minneapolis
Hartung
Clint Hartung
Johnny Mize
Sid Gordon
Willard Marshall
Bob Thomson
Cooper
Tommy Livingston
Wesley Westrum
Sal Yvars
Bell Wins President's Cup In El Rio Championship
Billy Bell defeated Jack Row 4 and 3 to take the President's Cup championship flight title at El Rio Golf and Country Club Sunday. Finals of the 1st and 2nd flight brackets will be completed this week. A pick-up event is set for 8:30 p.m. next Sunday. Women begin qualifying Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at El Rio. the tourney runs Tuesday to Friday.
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Giants
Durocher
Billy Bell
Jack Row
el Rio Golf and Country Club
Dixie Walker Rejected for Military Service Five Years Ago
Five years prior, outfielder Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers was rejected for military service, according to the circulated report. The event highlights Walker’s failed enlistment attempt amid the era’s draft considerations.
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Dixie Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
All Star Tourney First and Second Teams Named
The listing names First Team players including Bill Kemmeries and George Nicholson from Tucson, Sid Kain Amphitheater, Rudy Castro, Reynaldo Rivera, and Thad Woolford among honorable mentions. Second Team features Bob Hart Amphi Mac McMullan and others from Phoenix and Tempe with several area players. CLASS B ALL-TOURNAMENT First Team includes Joe Richey St. Johns and Pancho Alvarez Ajo among guards and forwards.
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Bill Kemmeries
Tucson
George Nicholson
Sid Kain
Rudy Castro
Tuc
Reynaldo Rivera
Phoenix
Thad Woolford
North Phoenix
Ed Fender
Duane Tomlinson
Whitey Wilson
Masumi Ikeda
Mesa
Pete Segulja
Yuma
Carrol Hardy
Larry Hart
Amphi
Jess Steen
Bob Hart
Mac McMullan
N. Phoenix
Bradley Morris
Sylvester Taylor
Dean Larsen
Pos
Joe Richey
St. Johns
Roy Coppinger
Tpe
Lester Dean
Tempe de
Lionel Goar
Ajo
Oscar Islas
Nogales
Arizona Republic
Badger
Syl Taylor
Bert Powers
Arizona Draws Baylor Cagers in Southwest Playoff
Baylor meets Arizona and Rice faces Arkansas in Dallas in the first round of a four team playoff to determine the Southwest NCAA tournament rep. Games set for 7 30 p m CST and 5 p m local time at Fair Park court with winners meeting Thursday to decide the representative. Arizona team plans Monday workout and will depart Tuesday for Dallas.
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Hope
Bob Hope
Randolph Park
Cleveland
Tris Speaker
Veterans’ Hospital
Santa Rita
Giants
Indians
Broadway News
Corbett Lumber Company
Dallas
Tex
Baylor
Arizona
Rice
Arkansas
Southwest
Kansas City
James H. Stewart
Fair Park Court
University of Arizona Cagers
el Paso
Career Ends For Cage Scoring Ace
Whittier center Bill Moore ends a four year college basketball career with 1625 points after scoring 14 in a 52 to 47 overtime win over Chapman College.
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Whittier
Calif
Big Bill Moore
Mighty Whittier Center
Moore
The
Poets
Chapman College
Phillies fire Ben Chapman in 1940s style shakeup
Philadelphia owner Bob Carpenter ousted manager Ben Chapman after spring training amid player discontent. Sawyer replaces Chapman, bringing a relaxed approach to discipline and an honor system, with veterans and youths cited in the upheaval.
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Clearwater
Fila
U.P
Philadelphia Phillies
Ben Chapman
Phillies
Chapman
Leo Durocher
Ebbetsfield
Polo Grounds
Mel Ott
Burt Shotton
Flatbush
Bob Carpenter
Philadelphia
Alabama
Ben
Philly
Carpenter
Sawyer
Eddie
Yankees face mounting injuries in camp report
Training camp notes from St Petersburg and surrounding sites detail New York Yankees players Frank Shea Clarence Marshall Charlie Keller and Joe DiMaggio sidelined or hampered by injuries. Other clubs Saint Louis Brown Chicago White Sox Pittsburgh Pirates also report roster moves and intra squad games as spring drills continue.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
U.P
New York Yankees
Frank
Spec) Shea
Clarence Marshall
Charlie Keller
Joe DiMaggio
Shea
Marshall
Keller
DiMaggio
Pee Wee Reese's Colonels Triumph Intrasquad Game
In a Brooklyn Dodgers intrasquad clash at Vero Beach Florida on March 7 Pee Wee Reese's Colonels defeated Ed Miksis Jerseys 9 to 2. Johnny Jorgensen at third showed no signs of last season's arm trouble on the mound.
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Vero Beach
Fila
U.P
Pee Wee Reese
Colonels
Ed Miksis
Brooklyn Dodgers
Johnny Jorgensen
Bloodworth Drives Run as Reds Beat Hatton Squad 5 4
In Tampa on March 7 veteran Jimmy Bloodworth of the Cincinnati Reds led a Rhinelanders intra squad win over Grady Hatton's unit 5 to 4. Bloodworth's RBI single scored two runs and kept his bid for an infield berth alive.
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Tampa
Fla
Jimmy Bloodworth
Cincinnati Reds
Rhinelanders
Bloodworth
Hank Sauer
Grady Hatton
Dropo Drives Two Homers as Red Sox Spring Progress
Sarasota reports Walt Dropo hit two homers in a Sunday workout for Boston with manager Joe McCarthy impressed. Ted Williams and other regulars reported, Stan Spence signed his contract, while Phoenix notes Walker Cooper, back from knee surgery, caught four innings in an intrasquad game showing agility behind the plate.
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Sarasota
Fla
U.P
Walt Dropo
Boston Red Sox
Joe McCarthy
Ted Williams
Stan Spence
Bosox
Phoenix
Walker Cooper
New York Giants
Senators Nominate Outfield Trio for Start in Camp
Washington Senators with 34 men in camp may name Gil Coan in left Eddie Stewart in center and Buddy Lewis in right as starters. Manager Joe Kuhel plans to carry five outfielders leaving two spots open among six candidates.
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Orlando
Fila
Washington Senators
Joe Kuhel
Gil Coan
Eddie Stewart
Buddy Lewis
Kuhel
Braves Hit Man Rewarded For Line Drive Incident
Bradenton Florida March 7 UP First baseman Ray Sanders of the Boston Braves received a cigar in the mailbox from manager Billy Southworth as reward for hitting his boss with a line drive. Sanders, a batting star in Sunday workouts, hit Southworth on the thigh and was thus rewarded. Catcher Phil Masi signed his contract Sunday leaving Jeff Heath the only holdout.
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Bradenton
Fla
Ray Sanders
Boston Braves
Billy Southworth
Sanders
Southworth
Phil Masi
Jeff Heath
Pairings Released For UA Tourney
The University of Arizona match play golf championship announces its first round on Friday with rounds two and three on Saturday and Sunday finals. Matches include Don Byrd versus Ed Hart, Harry Talmadge versus John Mueller, Harold Torren Jr. versus Don Pitt, Max Estes versus Dick Siebeck, John Cahill versus Don Parlett, Blake Johnson versus Tim Slattery, Bill Bramwell versus Fred Enke Jr., and James Norris versus G Hammond Jr.
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University of Arizona
Don Byrd
Ed Hart
Harry Talmadge
John Mueller
Harold Torren Jr
Don Pitt
Max Estes
Dick Siebeck
John Cahill
Don Parlett
Blake Johnson
Tim Slattery
Bill Bramwell
Fred Enke Jr
James Norris
G. Hammond Jr
Hockey Results From AP National and American Leagues
Montreal shut out Boston 1 0 while Toronto defeated New York 4 3 and Detroit beat Chicago 6 2 in the National League. In the American League Buffalo won 4 2 over Cleveland New Haven triumphed 3 2 against Philadelphia and St Louis edged Providence 3 2 while Indianapolis toppled Washington 7 2.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Boston
Toronto
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Buffalo
Cleveland
New Haven
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Providence
Indianapolis
Washington
Ten-Round Main Event Set For Tucson Boxing Card
Charley Riggs of Akron and Wendell Gallant of Maine meet in a 10 round heavyweight main event next Monday at the Tucson Sports arena promoter Bill Santos announces. Also on the card Chebo Hernandez and Dynamite Jackson clash in six rounds welterweight semi final.
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Charley Riggs
Akron
Wendell Gallant
Maine
Bill Santos
Tucson
Riggs
Gallant
Mattman
Chebo Hernandez
el Paso
Dynamite Jackson
Phoenix
Hernandez
Billy Shelton
Sol Chavez
Sammy Galvan
el Tigre II
Cananea
Joe Valle
Shamus Jones
Fred Montoya
Tommy Jones
Los Angeles
Crescent Cigar
Ray
Tucson High Net Team Beats Yuma
The Tucson high school tennis team defeated the Yuma netters Saturday in three of five singles matches and one of two doubles. Singles results include Dye over Owens 6-2 6-3 and Robinson over Malinsky 6-1 6-3. Doubles Dye and McWenie beat Owens and Robinson 6-4 6-3.
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Tucson
Yuma Netters
Jimmy Dye
Cecil Owens
Yuma
Earl Robinson
Phil Malinsky
Joe Whaley
Don McKenna
Fred McWenie
Lowell Conrad
van Grant
Russell Byrd
Dye
McWenie
Owens
Robinson
Whaley
Conrad
Matinsky
McKenna
Cardinal Marion Signs for 17000 to End Holdout
Three years ago St. Louis Cardinal shortstop Marty Marion signed for a reported 17000 to end his holdout siege.
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St. Louis Cardinal
Marty Marion
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Holbrook
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Seligman
Tolleson
Williams
Winslow
Amphitheater
Casa Grande
Chandler
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Coolidge
Douglas
Johnny Kerr
Bill Rigney
Bob Hofman
Sioux City
Hofman
Rigney
Bell
Ernest Vasquez
Superior
Tom Mathews
Porfirio Islas
Jesus Perez
Tempe
Pancho Alvarez
Cage
Phils
Leo H. Peterson
Burbank
Zack Taylor
St. Louis Brown
Cliff Fannin
Pasadena
Chicago White Sox
Don Kolloway
Matt Sarkont
St. Louis Cardinals
Tony Kaufmann
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Stan Musial
Whitey Kurowski
Enos Slaughter
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Ed Stevens
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