Rivalries and Rosters Stirting Up in 1941 Sports Roundup
The report muses on Amy and Navy plans to disband Georgia Tech football by June due to reserve shortages. It notes Frank Kovacs and Bobby Riggs in tennis, Charley Root's homer and Cubs' military arch celebration, Dodgers facing service-charge woes, Masters notes on Bobby Jones, and guest star Frank Grayson praising Johnny Vander Meer’s frequent appearances for Lombardi in the Cincinnati Times-Star.
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Georgia Tech
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Larble
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Miss Marble
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Kovacs
Charley Root
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Charlie
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Ebbets Feld
Dodgers
Frank Grayson
Cincinnati Times-Star
Johnny Vander Meer
Lombardi
Giants Yanks still unlabeled in broadcast talks
The Baltimore Evening Sun describes Brooklyn as an aggressive club while Yankees appear listless and sloppy. Drafts for Willie Turnesa and Frankie Straci, former amateur and publinx golf champions, expected to rise in June. Derby nominees on Kentucky tracks as others arrive.
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Baltimore Evening Sun
Brooklyn
Yankees
Willie Turnesa
Frankie Strafaci
Publinx
Giants
Yanks
Kentucky
Yankees sale letters sent by Henry Eyre for Ruppert estate
Henry Eyre, representing Jacob Ruppert’s estate, signs letters offering the Yankees for sale. The Baer entourage heads to California. Frankie Pytlak praises Jimmy Foxx, while Wes Fesler gains broad support at Wesleyan. Fred Conway paints Pepper Martin for the St. Louis museum. Mike Jacobs dubbed the “Little Napoleon” in St. Louis papers. Braddock battles arthritis, timely.
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Baer
California
Frankie Pytlak
Jimmy Foxx
Wes Fesler
Wesleyan
Fred Conway
Pepper Martin
St. Louis Art Museum
St. Lois Papers
Mike Jacobs
Little Napoleon
Tigers Trim Reds in Spring Training rout
The Detroit Tigers piled up 18 hits and swoim two homers by Hank Greenberg and one by Rudy York to beat the Cincinnati Reds 15-3 in the spring training opener. Greenberg's two blasts came with a teammate on base, and York hit after Greenberg's second. Both Pearson and Thompson failed to slow the Tigers.
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Tigers
REDS
Dayton
Hank Greenberg
Rudy York
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati Reds
Greenberg
York
Monte Pearson
Yankee
Gene Thompson
Preview of AL season opens with Yankees clash in Baltimore
The Associated Press reports a first look at the Senators lineup for their Monday AL opener against the Yankees. Walter Masterson is nominated to pitch against the Orioles as the Nationals, dismissed as underdogs, arrive with a 15–7 exhibition record after a 4–1 win over the Phillies at Martinsville, Virginia.
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Senators
Yankees
Walter Masterson
Baltimore Orioles
Nats
Phillies
Martinsville
Exhibition Games in Various Cities Prompt Mixed Results
Exhibition games played across Richmond Brooklyn Martinsville Chicago Tulsa and Baltimore yielded a mix of wins and losses. Notable performances featured Feller Heving and Hartnett for the early game and Dickey Wyatt Fitzsimmons Carleton Swift Owen for the Brooklyn matchup.
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Russo
Breuer
Chandler
Dickey
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Fitzsimmons
Carleton
Swift
Owen
Phelps
Athletics Earn Narrow Victory With Key Plays
In Hutchinson Kansas Pittsburgh N 214210 404 18 204 Athletics leads featured by Bowman Davis Schultz Ross Ferrick Mills Hayes and G Mills in a tight game. Key contributions from multiple players shaped the final score as the team navigated a competitive matchup.
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Kan
Pittsburgh
Bowman
Davis
Schultz
Ross
Ferrick
G. Mills
Hayes
Handley Narrowly Falls to Stephens City in Opener
Stephens City High defeats Handley 6 to 3 in a first regular-season game at Stephens City. Handley pitcher Wilbur Oates allowed six hits while Harold Fawcett worked for Stephens City, surrendering seven hits. Berlyn Moore delivered a noted long hit that would have been a home run in other parks.
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H. Pawcett
Rivers
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Cochran
Whitlock
Oates
Ford
Blosser
Wewcomne
Scs
Big Hank Leiber Still Cubs Holdout In 1940s Drama
Chicago April 12 Big Hank Leiber remains the lone holdout on signing with the Chicago Cubs as the National League flag race begins. Teammate Bill Lee accepted terms during the Cubs White Sox exhibition, with reports suggesting a compromise around 11000 dollars. Leiber stays at his Tucson home with no recent contact to Cubs officials.
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Big Hank Leiber
Chicago Cubs
Bill Lee
Big Bill
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Leiber
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Ariz
Cub
Chase Beats The Phillies in Martinsville Game
Ken Chase pitched tightly for the Washington Senators as they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 to 1 to even the series in Martinsville. The Phillies stranded 12 runners with Danny Litwhiler hitting the lone homer's in the fourth inning while Washington scored all their runs in the seventh.
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Ken Chase
Washington Senators
Phillies
Phils
Danny Litwhiler
Senators
Leading Horses At Middleburg Meet Features Top Chasers
Middleburg hosts six-race spring meet by the Middleburg Hunt Racing Association on the Glenwood Park course. Eighty-eight entries include Henchman from Philadelphia as a favorite in the Middleburg Cup Steeplechase and Memory Lane from Rokeby Stables, fresh winner of the Carolina Cup at Camden.
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Middleburg Hunt Racing Association
Glenwood Park
William J. Clothier
Philadelphia
Rokeby Stables
Memory Lane
Camden
S. C
Openings in Navy Reserve for Young Aviators
Announcement by the bureau of navigation states instruction in lighter-than-air craft at Lakehurst New Jersey will begin July 1 for volunteers who will become naval aviators in the United States Naval Reserve. Applicants must be 20 to 27, in first-class health, unmarried, and have two years of accredited college. Training details and requirements are available from the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board in Anacostia Washington D C.
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Navy Department
United States Naval Reserve
United States Navy
Lakehurst
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Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board
Anacostia
Washington, D. C
Hagerstown Owls Named for Inter-State Team
Hagerstown Md April 12 The Inter-State Baseball League entry for this summer will be known as the Hagerstown Owls Judges picked the name after a week of deliberation The winner was C H E Neff a local resident who explained O stands for Oren W for win L for luck and S for sterling Oren Sterling owns the club.
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Hagerstown
Yanks Beat Dodgers 7-6 On Keller's Ninth Inning HR
Brooklyn opened at home after four road wins but failed to hold the lead. Charley Keller hit his second homer of the day with two outs in the ninth, lifting the Yankees to a 7-6 victory before 13,097 fans.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Charley Keller
Trout Season in Shenandoah Park Opens April 20
Shenandoah National Park announces trout season begins April 20 aligning with Virginia rules. Specific park exceptions limit fishing on western slopes and certain streams, with a ten fish daily creel limit and ban on non artificial lures. About 30 000 stocked trout range six to ten inches across park streams.
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Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Late News Timings From The Star Press Field
The item notes press time benchmarks for The Star with reference to London Berlin Rome Alexandria and Bucharest time marks. It signals standard broadcast timing across major cities and adjusts for local zones.
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Reds Picked To Repeat In National League
New York April 12 The Cincinnati Reds are favoured to win a third straight National League pennant in a preseason AP poll of 83 writers. Reds collect 649 points with 8 for first place and 7 for second, while Dodgers gain most votes for second and Cardinals support varied. The poll suggests the league will mirror last season's order with Reds atop and Phillies bottom.
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