Hampden Sydney Nets Two Players On All-Star Conference Team
Hampden Sydney players Emerson Johnson and Jerry Adams earned spots on the 1 Mason-Dixon Conference basketball squad after coaches selected the top 10. Johnson led the league in scoring, edging Washington College’s Nick Scallion, while Adams made the second team.
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Baltimore
Hampden Sydney
Emerson Johnson
Jerry Adams
Virginia
Johnson
Washington College
Nick Scallion
Adams
Beallion
Ed Moffatt
American University
Art Press
Western Maryland
Ed Doherty
Loyola
Billy Burkholder
Bridgewater
Jack Whitcomple
Randolph Macon
Joe Della Ratta
Catholic University
Simeon Margolis
Johns Hopkins University
Indians consider dropping Dale Mitchell from leadoff spot
Cleveland manager Al Lopez weigh dropping Dale Mitchell from the leadoff position to sixth to add run production. Mitchell backs the idea, noting his increased power when driving the ball and his 290 average with 13 homers last season. Lopez also contemplates giving Harry Simpson a chance at the No 1 spot amidst competition with Bob Kennedy.
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Tucson
Ariz
al Lopez
Cleveland Indians
Dale Mitchell
Mitchell
Oklahoma
Acros
Lopez
Harry
Simpson
Fleet
Bob Kennedy
Durocher Hints Noble Could Be Traded
Giants manager Leo Durocher hinted catcher Ray Noble may be traded. Noble checked into camp yesterday and Durocher noted the Cuban catcher would fit several clubs, notably Pittsburgh and Boston.
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Leo Durocher
Phoenix, Ariz
New York Giants
Ray Noble
Noble
Durocher
Pittsburgh
Boston
Dodgers Struggle With Injuries In Conditioning Camp
Injuries hinder the Brooklyn Dodgers in Vero Beach workouts. Roy Campanella, the 1951 NL MVP, is sidelined indefinitely with a sore thigh that limited him last season. Jackie Robinson has a sore shoulder and Ralph Branca battles asthma.
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Dodgers
Vero Beach
Fla
Brooklyn Dodgers
Roy Campanella
Jackie Robinson
Ralph Branca
Tigers Decide to Keep Evers and Avila Signs Big
Cleveland GM Hank Greenberg weighs pool outfielder options as Hank Greenberg scouts Florida camps. Evers earns staying consideration while Rob Roberto Avila signs a contract around $20,000, nearly doubling last year. Pirates set deadlines on Walsh and add Murry Dickson for about $25,000. Ralph Kiner free to work out pending team agreement.
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Tigers
Evers Pucson
Aziz
Cleveland
Hank Greenberg
Detroit
Exey Evers
Red Ruffing
Florida
Hank
Lakeland
Fla
Roberto Avila
Ralph Kiner
Ams Lesa
White Sox Add Pitchers to Training Camp Roster
Chicago White Sox manager Paul Richards called in five pitchers Chuck Stubbs Luis Aloma Saul Rogovin Ray Preston and Lou Kretlow plus catcher Bud Shily from El Centro for drills. Also expected later are Minnie Minoso Willie Miranda and Hector Rodriguez.
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Pasadena
Calif
Chicago White Sox
Paul Richards
el Centro
White Sox
Chuck Stubbs
Luis Aloma
Saul Rogovin
Ray Preston
Lou Kretlow
Bud Shily
Condh Lyman Harris
Minnie Minoso
Willie Maranda
Hector Rodrigues
Snoopers Reported Quietly Spreading Lights Out Notes
Police suspect juvenile pranksters as notes signed The Snoopers demanded lights out by 9 on Bristol porches. As of today, no one has identified the culprits or confirmed any snooping.
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Bristol
Birthstone lists vary though 1912 standard adopted
Birthstone lists have varied through the years. In 1912 the American National Retail Jewelers' Assn. adopted a table that is followed to the present time. There is also a separate Synthetic Birthstones list by the Pre-Stone Dealers' Assn. of Newark.
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American National Retail Jewelers’ Assn
Pre— Stane Dealers’ Assn. of
Newark
NCAA President Hints Bowl Games May Get Approval
NCAA head Prof Hugh Willett of USC says a favorable survey on post-season bowls could lead the association to continue bowls with controls. ACE resistance and accrediting agencies' enforcement questions cloud the issue as two regional bodies say they cannot act.
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NCAA
Los Angeles
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Hugh C. Willett
University of Southern California
Southern California Football Writers Association
American Council On Education Executive Committee
America
Willett
Fred Fagg
Fagg
ACE
New England
Middle States
Actress Una Merkel Hospitalized After Apparent Overdose
Santa Monica California actress Una Merkel 48 a veteran of stage and screen lies in St John s Hospital after a nurse found her in a coma during an influenza siege. Dr Roy T McReynolds said she was pretty sick but expected to pull through with sleeping pill overdose suspected.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Una Merkel
St. John's Hospital
Roy T. McReynolds
Miss Merkel
Newport News urged to appoint a Negro to school board
A large Negro delegation urged Newport News City Council to add a Black member to the school board. Council gave no indication it would comply with the petition.
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Newport News
Casey Stengel Up To His Old Tricks
ST. PETERSBURG New York Yankee manager Casey Stengel schemes to shuffle infield roles for the season. He hints third baseman Bob Brown and second baseman Jerry Coleman may depart for military service while detailing a plan involving Gil McDougald, Andy Carey, Jim Brideweser, and Billy Martin to cover second and third base. He says his infield will be flexible and deflects confusion over rookie positions.
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ST. Petersburg
New York Yankee
Casey Stengel
Case
Stengells
Bobby Brown
Jerry Coleman
Stengel
Medallions Cast Of the President And Mrs Truman
White House says four bronze medallions of President Truman and Mrs Truman were completed and cast for private family use. Sculptor Paul Vineze, a Hungarian artist, created two single portraits and two couple medallions about ten inches wide.
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Mrs. Truman
Washington
Truman
White House
Joseph Short
Short
Paul Vineze
Hungary
Sailor Drowns Near Portsmouth
Walter John Bruning, a sailor with an anti submarine squadron, drowned near Portsmouth amid a naval incident reported in partial OCR text. The event details remain unclear from the fragment.
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Portsmouth
Walter John Bruning
Norfolk Naval Station accident reported near Elizabeth River
A brief item notes a person fell into the Elizabeth River near Norfolk Naval Air Station while a family, including Mr and Mrs Ernest E Bruning of City Michigan, were present. The report provides limited readable details on the incident and names.
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Norfolk Naval Air Station
Elizabeth River
Anc
Ernest E. Bruning
City
Mich
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