Fight Broadcast Takeover and Boxing News Roundup
Roundup from New York reports M takes over Mike Jacobs fight broadcasts effective June 1 with 200 assistants for the announcer job. Mentions Sam Taub, interest in Frankie Crosetti staying with the Yanks, Rizgmuto and Priddy doubted, Lou Nova versus Max Baer tips, and Cantor program billing. Also notes Red Barber radio deal and spring football at Boston College.
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New York
Theo
Mike Jacobs
Sam Taub
Washington
Frankie Crosetti
Yanks
Joe M'Carthy
Joe
Rizgmuto and Priddy
Crosetti
Warren C. Giles
Mer
Reds
Cardinals
Mane Baer
Lou Nova
Eddie Cantor
Joe Kezar
Corsicana
Tex
Dodgers
Red Barber
Denny Myers
Boston Cola
Grads
Boxing briefs drift as writers chase the next bout
AP writer Lee Harold Claassen notes Louis Musto fights Tuesday with a playful lead. Reporters now learn to spell Anton Christoforidis and warm up on George Giamastiani, Pacific Coast heavyweight headed east.
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Wait
Lee Harold
Spike) Claassen
Kansas City
Louis Musto
Ho Hum
Anton Christoforidis
George Giambastiani
Pacific Coast
How far can cannon fire be heard
Continual cannon fire has been heard at 100 miles and possibly as far as 300 miles, though the latter distance is doubted.
Vinson Proposes Naval Panels to Probe Defense Strikes
House approves a Vinson resolution directing separate investigations by the Naval and Military committees into a wave of defense strikes. The vote was 324 to 1. Vinson, Georgia Democrat and Naval Committee chair, announced the probe will cover the national defense effort.
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House
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Naval and Military Committees
Dem
Vinson
Naval
Training Camp Notes From Major Leagues
AP dispatch from camps reports Monte Pearson with a tender arm at Cincinnati. Cleveland plans four versatile infielders and outfielder Beau Bell as first base option. Frank Frisch contemplates gambling on young pitchers for Pittsburgh. Ted Williams sidelined in Montgomery. Newsom backs Detroit pennant bid. Giants joke about Talladega games as animals roam fields. Bloodworth may move to third for Washington as Lewis heads to draft.
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Orlando
Fla
Jimmy Bloodworth
Washington Senators
Buddy Lewis
Cecil Travis
Buddy Myer
Rivalry Heats Up For 10 Bout Boxing Card Tonight
Rival clash between Middletown and Stephens City unfolds in Stephens City Virginia with a ten bout card at 8 p.m. Proceeds benefit local athletic programs. Main bouts feature Franklin Easter versus James Cooley and Richard Tevalt against John Mudd among others in a long standing interschool rivalry showcased at the auditorium.
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Stephens City
Middletown
Navy
Boxing 6 & E
Alo Sette Cis
Athae Ry Sean
Emory Shifflett
Bernard Sours
City
Franklin Easter
James Cooley
Richard Tevalt
John Mudd
Buddy
James Lee Fawcett
Edgar LaMar
Caton Easter
Edward Rowles
Harry Hartman
Nelson Henson
Billy Gardiner
Kaan
Malcolm Brumback
Dan Metz
John Kettlewell
Denzil Fawcett
Tom Garrett
Exhibition Games Across Cities Feature Notable MLB Matchups
Reading lists several exhibition games: Yuma, Waco, Columbus, Texarkana, Talladega, Tulsa, Waycross and Montgomery. Box scores show pitchers such as Passeau Hayes Fitzsimmons and Desautels, with teams including St. Louis Boston New York Cleveland and Brooklyn. Strong ERAs and varied line scores highlight spring training activity and rosters in flux.
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Yuma
Ariz
Philadelphia
Chicago
Knott
Beckman
Hayes
French
Passeau
Todd, McCullough
Waco
Tex
Brooklyn
Dallas
Fitzsimmons
Carleton
Owen
Mann
Maltaberger
Overman
Crohin
Columbus
St. Louis
Krnst
White
Nahem
Roe
Mancuso
Jefferson
Musial
Beers
Gravino
Zachritz
Texarkana
Ark
Boston
Boxing Resultes From Last Night in New Jersey and Connecticut
In Elizabeth Dewey Anderson 148 outpointed Paul Cortlyn 147 Newark in six rounds. In Waterbury Dom Fiantini 127 outpointed Harry Gentile 131 Hartford in eight rounds. In Chester Charlie Robinson 187 Pennsgrove outpointed Estock 215 Camden in unknown rounds.
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Associated Press
Elizabeth
N. J
Dewey Anderson
New York
Paul Cortlyn
Newark
Waterbury
Conn
Dom Fiantini
Reading
Harry Gentile
Hartford
Chester
Charlie Robinson
Pennsgrove
Stopee Ee Estock
Camden
Dates of the seasons this year
Spring began on March 20 and will end in June. Summer starts on June 21, autumn on September 23, and winter begins on December 2.
Gore and Gainesboro Boys To Hold Combined Practice
Gore and Gainesboro high schools plan a joint practice Sunday at Winchester Park diamond to test players for the Star's Frederick Clarke Baseball league. Key contenders include Gore’s Scott Wingfield and Gainesboro’s Nelson Beard and Garland Adams with several regulars and reserves vying for starting positions. The G-G team begins league play on April 17 at Middletown, with Winchester Park as home field.
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Gore and
Gainesboro
Winchester
Park Diamond
Star
Frederick Clarke
Gore- Gainesboro Boys
Allen DeHaven
Frank Ross
Gore
Scott Wingfield
Nelson Beard
Garland Adams
John Strasnider
Will Adams
Jim Biggert
Frank Allason
Jack Larrick
Willis Michael
Junior Bayliss
Kenneth Phillips
William Berry
Frank Macomber
Harry Allason
Milvin Johnson
Junior LaFollette
Harry Morrison
Harry Richard
Charles DeHaven
Carlton Patterson
Ronald Phillips
Charles Derry
Malcolm Bayliss
Donald Dailey
Wingfield
Beard
Adams
Middletown
Winchester Park
Craig Wood Sets Opening Round Mark in Masters Open
Craig Wood of Mamaroneck New York shot 66 six under par in the opening round of the 1941 Masters at Augusta National. He led with five strokes over favorites Ben Hogan Byron Nelson and Lawson Little and credited improved putting and iron play for the performance. Wood carded 34 on the back nine and 32 on the front, weathering a stiff northeast wind.
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Augusta
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Craig
Denny Shute
Horton Smith
Gene Sarazen
Wood
Winged Post
Ben Ho
Byron Nelson
Lawson Little
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Daily Status
Treasury report shows April 2 receipts 17,437,337.46 and expenditures 68,603,471.63. Gross debt stands at 47,178,058,286.21 with an increase of 3,548,938.83 from the prior day.
Tale of Two Cities In The Boxing World
Chicago boxing tonight features Billy Conn in a 12 round bout at the stadium as a step toward a Louis title showdown. Promoter Bill Rand expects 16 000 spectators and a 37000 gate amid Chicago's bid for the championship.
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Chicago
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Pittsburgh
Gunnar ‘Barlund
Conn
Louis-Conn
Mike Jacobs
New York
Illinois Boxing Commission
Bill Rand
Pneumatic tire invention credited to Dunlop
W B A J N Dunlop of Ireland is credited with introducing the pneumatic tire in 1888.
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W. B. A. J. N. Dunlop
Ireland
Hagerstown Club Signs Six More Players
Hagerstown Maryland reported six more players signed with the Inter-State League club, bringing the active roster to 19 and leaving only Stan Hine out. Manager Fred Dor man said training camp at Rocky Mount North Carolina will open Monday.
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Hagerstown
Widest River Question Highlighting Amazon
The Amazon is cited as the world’s widest river with an estimated 200 mile width at its mouth. This fact appears in a concise geography note examining river sizes globally.
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Amazon
Terps To Have Backs In The Lin
College Park Maryland spring football notes say 1941 Maryland Terrapins will strengthen the line with three backs in the forward wall. Coach Jack Faber and assistants Al Heagy and Woods hope to fill shortages as Don Shirkey shifts to tackle and Harold becomes a guard with Don moving to end for next fall.
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College Park, Md
University of Land
Jack Faber
al Heagy Woods
Don
Harold
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