New York Roundup Highlights From Baseball Week
A brisk roundup notes Lou Nova targets a win over Max Baer as a birthday treat for manager Ray Carlen while Hertha Lou Nova and Art Cohn share milestones. It mentions Claude Passeau’s tax woes, Zeke Bonura in New Orleans, Maxie the great big man, and Reese Reiser or Susman fined. Dodgers trim mustaches. Medwick extends hitting streak. Giants head west. Suitcase Simpson unproven. Wally Moses injury may affect opener. Jerry Mitchell guest star. Walter Judnich praised by Fred Haney amid DiMaggio and McCosky opposition.
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New York
Theo
Lou Nova
Max Baer
Ray Carlen
Nova
Hertha Lou
Art Cohn
Oakland
Calif
Claude Passeau
Cubs
Zeke Bonura
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Reese Te Reiser
Susman
Frisch
Wally Moses
Athletics
Jerry Mitchell
New York Post
Fred Haney
The
Browns
Walter Judnich
Hitting the High Spots and Public Protests Across Cities
Canada Lee, ex-pug of a Broadway hit, visited Philadelphia to support fighter Buddy Moore during a show off night. Abe Simon hosted a party drawing forty guests. Derby Winter tickets dominate Fairmont with E. F. Woodward’s English import. Texas oil man linked to news. Long Island University students plan a protest meeting.
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Canada Lee
Philly
Buddy Moore
Abe Simon
Derby
Fairmond
E. F. Woodward
Texas
Long Island U
Campus Sweetheart Priscilla Lane Tops College Poll
A campus poll shows screen actress Priscilla Lane as the dating favorite among college boys. Her fresh, clean beauty wins wide youth appeal across campuses.
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Priscilla Lane
Black Birds Dropping Football After Dempsey Letter
Jack Kearns sent a long letter to Dempsey to explain a newspaper interview in which he claimed Joe Louis could lick the Manassa Mauler of old.
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Blackbirds
Jack Kearns
Dempsey
Joe Louis
Manassa
News Notes From Training Camps Across Several Clubs
AP notes from exhibition camps report Feller and Hubbell resuming their long feud in Indians Giants action. Giants’ Babe Young and Johnny Rucker in Atlanta for throat treatment. Sid Hudson shines with a one hit six inning start for Washington in Kansas City game. Mike Ryba and Emmy Dickman share first Red Sox-Cincinnati shutout. Lombardi ankle injury discussed. Tiger manager Del Baker hints at Parsons as opening catcher. Oscar Vitt seeks pitchers for Portland. Frankie Frisch not helped. Yankees show Bronx power with 78 hits and 12 homers in six Florida games.
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Associated Press
Talladega
Ala
Bob Feller
Carl Hubbell
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Babe Young
Johnny Rucker
Giants
Atlanta
Montgomery
Mike Ryba
Emmy Dickman
Ryba
Ernie Lombardi
Red Sox
Handley High Announces 1941 Grid Slate With New Washington School
Handley High releases its 1941 nine game schedule under Coach Norman Ochs. New Washington high school Calvin Coolidge appears on the slate while Berkley Springs WV returns as opener. Anacostia and Charles Town also scheduled with Turkey Day at Martinsburg and a Harrisburg festival appearance.
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Norman Ochs
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Washington High School
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Coolidge
Anacostia
Anacostic High
Indians
Allegany High
Cumberland
Fort Hill
Hagerstown
Martinsburg
Harrisonburg
Harrisonburg High Blue Bees
Purple Panthers
Charles Town
Winchester
Cather Leads in Ladies High Scores and Team Play
Cather, C of C, 124 points tops individual game with Berry 123 and Kern 121. Cather sets 335 in a single set as Woolworths and Valley Pride compete. Woolworths leads team game with 512 and C of C 497. team pins hit 1440 for C of C. Question asks who can change number of Supreme Court judges. answer: Congress can, via act.
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Buco Gai Eres
Wooiwotene
Esses Ascen Eed
Megeoiys
Ore Ites Ede Chamber of Commerce
Valley ‘Pride
Oscar Nebel
Cather
Berry
Valley Pride
Kern
Woolworths
Grim
MecCrorys
States
Supreme Court
Congress
Naval Academy Drops Boxing to Intramural Status
Naval Academy to discontinue intercollegiate boxing and move the sport to intramural status. Rear Admiral Russell Willson cited long observed pros and cons and said instruction will continue with boxing in physical training and inter battalion meets counting for battalion trophy points. Spike Webb, longtime Navy boxing coach since 1920, may or may not remain as coach.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Russell Willson
Department of Physical Training
Anpoeness
H. M
Spike) Webb
Navy
The
Academy
Shooting Card Planned at Winchester Saturday
A registered trap shoot will be held at the Winchester Gun Club grounds Saturday afternoon starting at 1 o'clock. Shooters are expected from Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania and Virginia. This is the first in a series of shoots before the Virginia Trapshooters Association annual event in Winchester June 26-28. Additional shoots are scheduled May 3 and June. All interested in trap shooting are invited.
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Winchester Gun Club
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Virginia Trapshooters’ Association
Winchester
Five Star Fight Final Baer Draws Major Purses
Five Star Fight Final Baer took a purse of $3,000 with a $1,000 prize to Nova. The event highlighted a strong lineup and regional boxing interest.
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Baer
Kay Nova
Bowling Scores and Highs from Local League Night
Red Baker rolled 163 to lead high individual game for Nehi with Shendon and Perry close behind. Goodyear and Bell Clothes posted strong team totals while Goodyear and Bell Clothes dominated high team set listings with scores over 1600.
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Nehi
Shendon
Bell Clothes
Perry
Goodyear
Lamp
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R. Gore
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Lawson Little Improves Odds At Augusta Masters
Lawson Little, the U S Open champion, boosted his Augusta National odds to 7 to 1 after shooting two 68s in practice. The Californian shares favorites with Sam Snead Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson as top golfers prepare for the four day Masters Tournament in Augusta Georgia. Little remains confident, saying he is hitting the ball well though unsure he can sustain it through the event.
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Lawson Little
Augusta National
Little
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Exhibition Games Across Cities Include Varied Scores
The report lists exhibition results from Lakeland Fort Benning Albany Selma Oklahoma City Fort Worth Valdosta Orlando and other sites. Teams involved include Detroit St Louis New York Cleveland Chicago and Brooklyn with players such as Warneke Mancusott Cooper Dixon Weaver Hopp Goo nan Rowley Distasio Hinckle Har tie Hartnett Borowy Dic key Rosar Lade Hogan Davis Sherer Owen Easterwood Candini Gumpert Kearse and Ferrell. Scores show a mix of wins and losses across multiple matchups.
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Hinckle
Pezzullo
Hartie
Bottarini
Melton
Bruner
Warren
Selma
Ala
Cleveland
New York
Smith
Jungles
Hemsley, Gumbert and
Davis
Sherer
Owen
Donelly
Mehrens
Bauer
Linton
Easterwood
Valdosta
Brooklyn
Wyatt
Franks
Gillespie
Jones
Persoskie
Behrman
Zieerman
Johnson
Orlando
Fla
Kan
Washington
Candini
Gumpert
Gill
Kearse
Geerhouser
Hudson
Carrasquel
Ferrell
First One Way Traffic Regulation in NYC Dec 17 1791
The first one way traffic rule appears in New York City on December 17 1791 tied to a John Street Theatre event. The notice asked ladies and gentlemen to have their coachmen sit with their horses heads toward the East River to avoid obstruction.
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New York City
John Street Theatre
East River
Baer Poised for Beating by Nova in Madison Square Garden Bout
New York April 2 Max Baer likely faces a beating from Lou Nova when they meet at Madison Square Garden Friday night. Baer carries a memory of prior humiliation and appears discouraged, with Nova and Billy Conn providing the confidence for a pre cooked defeat if Baer starts flat.
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New York
Max Baer
Lou Nova
Madison Square Garden
Maxie
Nova
Nove
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Oce
Fights Last Night Card Highlights Results
Cleveland's Jimmy Bivins outpointed Buddy Knox of Dayton Ohio while Max Berger of Montreal stopped Eddie Dunne of New York in a boxing card report. The details appear truncated with several names and scores likely from Hartford and other venues.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Jimmy Bivins
Buddy Knox
Dayton
Maxie Berger
Montreal
Eddie Dunne
New York
Enduring Baer Faces Long Night of Punishing Rounds
The text describes Baer absorbing brutal blows and grinding through a tough bout, never clearly knocked out and choosing to retire after testing his limits. It emphasizes a grueling, self-disciplined approach and a willingness to endure suffering rather than seek a decisive KO.
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