First telephone in Louisville and a century of progress
Col. Matt Winn plans for the 67th Kentucky Derby as Menke recaps a boyhood memory of the city’s first telephone call. The piece reflects on Louisville’s changes from gas and kerosene lighting to electricity, improved transit, plumbing, hospitals, and medical advances across eight decades.
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Frank G. Menke
Menke
Matt J. Winn
Col. Win
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Ohio River
Kentucky
Cincinnati
John 4
Inter-City Table Tennis Meet Set for Tomorrow
An inter-city match between Tucson and Phoenix players is scheduled for tomorrow at 1:30 PM in the Armory recreation center. Public viewing is allowed. Local players include John Hall Donald Feiter Stuart Green Richard Kay Richard Converse and Gene Richey. Phoenix team features Jack Bray Al Martin Bob Exchaur cial Bill Lara Steve Allen and Ernest Lara.
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Armory Recreation Center
Tucson
Phoenix
John Hall
Donald Feiter
Stuart Green
Richard Kay
Richard Converse
Gene Richey
Jack Bray
al Martin
Bob Exchaurcial
Bill Lara
Steve Allen
Ernest Lara
Jockey Wen dell Eads Seriously Injured at Tropical Park
In Miami on March 7 Wen dell Eads, a jockey who won 33 races in 46 days at Hialeah, sustained serious injuries in a spill at Tropical Park. Doctors report severe internal injuries a fractured skull and a fractured shoulder. Fellow jockey Ted Atkinson injured with facial cuts.
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Miami
Fla
Wendell Eads
Hialeah
Tropical Park Track
Ted Atkinson
Jim Braddock Plans Return To Prize Ring
Jim Braddock will attempt a comeback with a southern exhibition tour featuring Red Burman after Ed Bales’ Chattanooga scoop. Manager Joe Gould confirms the plan as the heavyweight scene centers on Louis Simon bout price talk.
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Jim Braddock
Eddie Brietz
New York
Special News Service
Joe Louis
Abe Simon
Ernie Lombardi
Ed Bales
Chattanooga News- Free
Jim
Joe Gould
Red Burman
Red
Go Easy, Boys on Unathletic Big Ten Probes
Chicago University student paper urges a probe into Big Ten athletic ethics while cautioning against overreach. The piece hints Chicago’s own sporting practices as potentially questionable.
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Chicago U
Chicago
Quiet Washington night as fans skip Conn Hassett clash
A calm night in Washington sees no calls about the Conn Hassett bout. Outfielder Harry Dan ning debuts after chasing a fly ball, while a veterinary rush is sent to Tropical Park. Joe Louis trains for Abe Simon in Detroit's Dance Paradise as Dodgers study last season at Ebbets Field. Lou Ambers tours the Garden in a cab after his name lit up.
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Washington
Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Lou Ambers
Indians Allowed High Ball After Game Says Peckinpaugh
Tim Cohane reports from the New York World Telegram that Manager Peckinpaugh approves high balls after games and when the count is three and two. He adds that if the White Sox respond with rough play, owner Charlie Comiskey and the MR S Comiskey camp will intervene to enforce discipline.
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Tim Cohane
N. Y
World-Telegram
Peckinpaugh
Jimmy Dykes
Comiskey
Elmer Layden to guest on Sports Newsreel of the Air
Elmer Layden will guest star on Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel of the Air tomorrow night after a strong showing on Information Please. The Statevepost features Clayton Heafner in a story by Jake Wade of the Charlotte Observer. Uncle Cy Sherman of the Lincoln Star marks his 70th birthday and 54 years in newspapers next Monday.
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Elmer Layden
Bill Stern
Satevepost
Clayton Heafner
Jake Wade
Charlotte Observer
Cy Sherman
Lincoln
Neb) Star
Four Players Start Dallas City League Game
A Dallas city league game began with four players on one team. Three minutes in the ball was not discovered. Later that team was penalized for six players on the floor.
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Dallas
Lookouts Plan Island Training Off Daytona Beach
Showman Joe Engel steers the Chattanooga Lookouts to train on an island off Day tona Beach with the team likely swimming to and from practice as part of preparation.
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Chattanooga Lookouts
Daytona Beach
Southern Association
Joe Engel
Bay View And Midland Race Again Today
Bay View and Midland renew bids in a 50 000 Santa Anita handicap field led by Bay View, last year’s San Juan Capistrano favorite, and Mioland aiming to redeem a tough prior outing. Also entered: Royal Crusader Can't Wait Gen's Manager Sweepida Rough Pass Viscounty Chalphone Mount Vernon II Mr Grundy Tobacco Road Exploded Omelet Barranca Wedding Call Swain.
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Los Angeles
Bay View
Tony Pelleteri
Midland
C. S. Howard Stable
Santa Anita Park
Midand
Mioland
Royal Crusader
Gen
Sweepida
Rough Pass
Viscounty
Rooney’s golf antics spark judge’s son warning
Henry McLemore recounts Mickey Rooney’s chaotic golf round with Andy Rooney in California. Rooney’s hyperactive, high energy swing and wild playing style disrupts the foursome, prompting humorous advice to Judge Hardy to avoid golfing with his son. The piece lampoons Rooney’s antics and teases an MGM sequel gag about Andy Hardy Leaves Home By Request.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
U.P
Hardy
Andy
California
Mickey Rooney
Vesuvius
Mickey
Hitchcock
Judge Hardy
MGM
Andy Hardy
Pacho Beats Robinson In Ten Round Riverside Bout
Bobby Pacho won a 10 round decision over Baby Face Robinson in a lively Riverside arena card. The fight featured back and forth action with Pacho applying a body attack and aggression, while Robinson led with head shots and height reach advantages.
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Bobby Pacho
Baby Face Robinson
Riverside Arena
Pacho
Bobby Garcia
Willie Misckens
Phoenix
Garcia
Dick Herreras
Kid Romo
Pudgy Nogales
Henry Patten
Tucson
Patten
Romo
Sammy Rackler
Denver
Orren Binnington
Fourteen Tucsonians Enter Red Wing Archery Meet
Fourteen Tucsonians signed up for tomorrow’s Red Wing Archery Meet at 2 PM. The Phoenix club plans four competitors. Tucson entrants include three University of Arizona students. Events include a Pope Young round and a William Tell novelty shoot at 2344 East Broadway.
Tucson Gun Club Set To Stage Weekly Shoot
Tucson Gun Club will host a shooting program tomorrow afternoon featuring sixteen-yard, handicap and double shooting starting at 2 30. The range lies a half mile south of the El Conquistador hotel.
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Tucson Gun Club
el Conquistador Hotel
Wide-Open Affair Benefits From Track Conditions
Midand carried 130 pounds and Bay View carried 113 while Santa Anita gears adjustments. A dry track was expected, signaling a potential performance shift as Bay View dropped five pounds for his race.
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Midand
Bay View
Santa Anita
Manhattan Club Baseball Practice Set For Tomorrow
The Manhattan club schedules a 11 am practice at the field with all players urged to report by Manager Garcia.
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Eee Ale Manhattan
Garcia
Cronin Happy Pressure Off Boston Red Sox
Sarasota report shows the Red Sox relieved by low expectations as Cronin smiles at pages predicting failure. Owner Yawkey happier, rookies energize the club, and Cronin weighs stepping aside as 38 errors mark his fielding decline while still hitting well.
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Boston Red Sox
Sarasota
Fla
Joe Cronin
Sport
Sox
Tom Yawkey
Lefty Grove
Red Sox
Joe
Yawkey
Washington
Braggarts Tang Final Clash For YMCA Basket Title
Braggarts and Lat ter Day Saints meet Monday at 8 30 for the YMCA tournament championship after Braggarts edged Latin-Americans 63 50 in the semifinals. Pioneers won consolation 52 24 over S P News Service. Billy Loose Farrell Pa outtied Ernie 160% in New N P.
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Latter Day Saints
Braggarts
Pioneers
S. P. News Service
Derby Nomination List Tops With Our Boots and Dispose
Louisville announces Kentucky Derby nominees for May 3 led by Our Boots and Dispose with Porter's Cap and Whirlaway among early favorites. The field includes 85 colts 22 geldings and five fillies as Col. Matt Winn notes no standout favorite yet many possible winners.
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Our . Porter
R. Bradley
America
Col
Matt Winn
Churchill Downs
Porter
King Cole
Attention
Whirlaway
Florida
Agricole
Cadmium
Qui Boots
Woodvale Farm
Bimelech
Lucky” Howard
Wheatley Stable
Bold Irishman
Our Boots
Ogden Phipps
Porter Corning
Cleaveland Putnam
Swain
Coldstream Stud
Curious Coin
Bushwhacker
Walmac Farms
New England
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
New World
Fairmond
Loose Whips High to Earn Bout for Title
Billy Loose, the ex collegiate fighter from Farrell Pennsylvania, scored a 12 round unanimous decision over Ernie Vigh at Madison Square Garden. The victory set Loose up to challenge Ken Overlin for the middleweight title May 9. Vigh was floored in the first round and Loose dominated the rest of the bout before 12,341 fans despite a snowstorm. Promoter Mike Jacobs praised the win and hinted at further big matches for Loose.
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Madison Square Garden
Farrell
Overlin
Ernie Vigh
Billy
Iron Man
Newburgh
N. Y
Loose
Vigh
Steve Belloise
Tami Mauriello
Paul Moss
Soose
Cerefino Garcia
Los Angeles
Mauriello
Belloise
Moss
Toots Shor
Ernie
Master
United Press
Deadline Extended for Tucson Golden Gloves Tournament
Late registrants push back the deadline for the first annual Tucson Golden Gloves at Riverside arena March 17 and 18. Organizers extend closing date to next Wednesday. CCC camps Fort Huachuca and local boxers seek more time. Eligible entrants must be legitimate amateurs. medical checkups will ensure fitness before participation.
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Riverside Arena
British War Relief Society
CCC
Fort Huachuca
British War Relief
Iety
Congress Street
National Amateur Athletic Union
Tucson Armory
Tomorow
Basketball Scores From Regional Games
North Dakota State defeated North Dakota University 38 to 26. Utah beat Brigham Young 50 to 39. Creighton 51 over Washburn 37. Oklahoma 45 over Kansas 37. Colorado State 50 beat Denver 27. Washington 48 topped Oregon 37. Washington State 42 defeated Oregon State 27.
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Brigham Young
Creighton University
Washburn College
Oklahoma
Kansas
Colorado State
Denver
Washington
Oregon
Washington State
Oregon State
Soose Earns Tough Victory in Close Bout
After a bruising exchange in the ring, Soose wins a hard fought match. Vigh suffers severe facial damage with eyes nearly closed and a split lip, while Soose sustains only a minor cut. Jone Arcel hails Soose as the division’s hardest puncher and vows decisive decisions going forward.
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Vigh
Loose
Jone Arcel
Soose
Killer Soose
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