Tattle Tales and Tidbits in Busy Sports Roundup
New York notes hint at a power struggle at Hialeah Park with Col. E. R. Bradley possibly stepping in. golfer Ky Laffoon posts gains while Don Kolloway joins the White Sox. Gene Tunney exits hospital and Joe Louis gets a TV set. Billy Conn to officiate an intra mural boxing tourney at Notre Dame. Headlines tease Joe McCarthy’s twins and strange wrestling curiosities.
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New York
Hialeah
Hunter Lyons
E. R. Bradley
Ky Laffoon
Bill Tilden
Long Island U
Heave Ho
Gene Tunney
Barney Ross
Chicago
Rip Collins
Jeanne Houser
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Notre Dame
Billy Conn
John Henry Lewis
Jersey
Ernie Quigley
Topeka
Miami Beach hotel extends season through June 1
A Miami Beach hotel informs guests the season will run until June 1, signaling continued occupancy and services through late spring. The notice highlights ongoing accommodations and seasonal offerings for visitors.
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Lynn C. Doyle
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Miami “Beach
William and Mary Faces Tough Baseball Schedule
William and Mary coach Rube McCray unveils a depleted lineup for the 25 game season with only four holdovers. Returning monogrammen include Al Chestnut Virgil Andrews and Ben Trower while losses span Charlie Baltimore Al Tirelis and several others as the opener with Washington and Lee approaches on April 1.
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Williamsburg
William and Mary
Sea R. N
Rube) McCray
Washington and Lee
Monogram
al Chestnut
Virgil Andrews
Ben Trower
Steve Dennis
Charlie Baltimore
al Tirelis
Charlie Beale
Charles Hern
Bill Byrne
Lloyd Cornwell
Frank
Public sale at 342 Fairview Ave on Saturday
Public sale at 342 Fairview Ave Saturday March 16 at 1 PM features 2 buffets 3 dining tables 1 living room suite 1 radio 1 Victrola 1 studio couch 2 wash stands 3 dressers 3 iron beds with springs 2 mattresses 6 rocking chairs 2 hall trees 1 kitchen cupboard 1 refrigerator good as new 1 oil burner 1 oil stove 6 leather bottom chairs 11 straight back chairs 2 wool rugs 1 floor lamp 6 linoleum rugs 3 looking glasses 1 wardrobe dishes and cooking utensils 2 axminster rugs 9x12 1 antique bureau 2 porch swings 1 lawn shower garden tools listed. T A Scrivener. Coleman Dunn, Auctioneer.
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Fairview Ave
Axminster
T. A. Scrivener
Coleman Dunn
Auct
Smart fighters retire before they slip to slap happy
Roger Hockey of Petersburg Virginia wonders if Glenn Cunningham plans to quit boxing before he becomes overly aggressive. The quip asks if anyone warned Cunningham about losing control.
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Roger Hockey
Petersburg
Glenn Cunningham
Spotlight On Local Sports Miscellany
State sports editor notes spring campaigns opening with Richmond defending champions vs Virginia on the diamond and a likely Virginia track run. Coach Mac Pitt’s Spiders boast a strong battery led by Stuart Hoskins and hurler Porter Vaughan with Net Butcher’s no hitter against Yale. Norman Haymaker joins LLangolen estate duties near Upperville to train thoroughbreds and brush horses, while Alleghany High boys crown Cumberland inter-scholastic title by routing LaSalle 60-30 on the Campobello Court after last fall football honors.
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Barton Pattie
Associated Press
Richmond
Virginia
Old Dominion College
Mac Pitt
Stuart Hoskins
Fredericksburg
Porter Vaughan
Net Butcher
Yale
Norman Haymaker
Lewis M. Allen
Llangolen
John Hay Whitney
Upperville
Haymaker
Clifton
Beau
STORM
Ostend
Rockicy
FAIRY
Alleghany High
Cumberland
Lasalle High
Campobello Court
Fort Hill High
Lasalle
Briefs From The Baseball Camps
Athlet ics Injury jinx hits Benny McCoy as a ball strike to the Adam's apple sustains a minor injury in camp. Thee Chapman and Bob Johnson are among the sickest for Oakland. Yankees show 24 strikeouts in three exhibitions as Babe Dahlgren and Joe DiMaggio report to camp, DiMaggio at 194 pounds. George Case trains throwing arm at Washington camp to start exhib program. Gene Thompson looks to have a big year for Reds with McKechnie pairing Derringer and Walters on mound duties.
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Associated Press
Anaheim
Calif
Benny McCoy
Thee Chapman
Bob Johnson
ST. Petersburg
Fla
New York
Babe Dahlgren
Reds
Joe DiMaggio
Joe
Ita
Gene Thompson
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
Yankees
Berryville High names letter winners as season ends
Berryville High Coach George Pope closes the "bitter disappointment" season with boys posting 7 wins 9 losses and girls 3 wins 10 losses. Letter winners include boys Bill Lee Dick Potts Bobby Houghton Allen Emmatt Shirley Lickey Duke Joe Pope Bob Berry and girls Camille Wisecarver Laura Drury Janice Smallwood Helen Hess Rebecca Carter.
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Berryville
George Ae
Berryville High
Clarke High School
Pope
Kenneth “Peanut
Shenk
Little Joe” Harris
Harris
Dickie Potts
Bobby Houghton
Bill Lee
Allen “Foots
Emmart
Shirley Lickey
Cecil Wolfe
Janice Smallwood
Helen Hess
Rebecca Carter
Sewallwood
Mae Burch
Blanche Griffin
Dick Potts
Allen Emmatt
Duke
Joe Pope
Bob Berry
Camille Wisecarver
Laura Drury
Elanor Locke
Elizabeth Hereford
Seabiscuit Retired After Santa Anita Triumph
Seabiscuit ends racing days after winning the $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap on March 2. Charles S. Howard confirms retirement. trainer Tom Smith notes the great gelding will graze on his California ranch. His career earnings total $437,730, a record unlikely to be surpassed soon.
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Los Angeles
Seabiscuit
Charles S. Howard
Finis
California
Mr. Howard
Howard
Tom Smith
Hollywood Park
Rustic Tavern Eliminated In Romney Tourney Narrow Loss
In Romney West Virginia the Rustic Tavern team fell 36 to 28 to Keyser in the annual tournament. Dan Henry led the Rustics while 14 point efforts from Haeffman and Compton paced Keyser. Rustic stars Stanton and Yeakle struggled to score. Thursday the Rustics travel to Charles Town for a Junior Board of Trade benefit game.
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Romney
W. Va
Rustic Tavern
Keyser
Dan Henry
Rustics
Haeffman
Compton
Stanton
Rustic
Yeakle
Charles Town
Knights of Pythias
Yankees Beat Reds Again in Exhibition Thriller
In Tampa on March 12 the New York Yankees defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8 to 7, marking a fifth straight win for Joe McCarthy's club. The Yankees continued their sharp hitting and strong overall play, though Ernie Lombardi was not treated as harshly as in prior meetings.
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Tampa
Fifa
Cincinnati Reds
New York Yankees
Reds
Champs
Joe McCarthy
Crew
Ernie Lombardi
Yanks
Joe Burke Receives Sullivan Memorial Award at Penn Club
No 1 athlete Joe Burke, twice winner of the Diamond Sculls and national single sculls champion, is shown with the Sullivan Memorial Award given annually to America's outstanding amateur athlete. The ceremony at the Penn Athletic Club in Philadelphia underscores Burke’s prominence as a star in American sports.
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England
Joe Burke
Sullivan
America
Penn Athletic Club
Philadelphia
Local League C standings feature Jenkins 154 high game
Last night in League C results show Friendship 3 Schenck 0 and Cammer Dry 2 Dr Pepper 1. High game honors go to Jenkins 154 for Cammer Tire, with Sullivan 139 for Railway Express and White 134 for Sunshine. Railway Express leads total pinfall at 1593 followed by Sunshine 1562 and Laundry 1557.
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Railway Express
Sunshine
Ig i
Friendship
Steam Laundry
Cammer Cleaners
Esso
Cammer Tire
Dr. Pepper
Schenck
Cammer Dry
Reuss
W. Knit
Express Co
Camener Tire
Jenkins
Sullivan
White
Matthews
Vida High
Taste
Laundry
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Old Bruiser
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Detroit
Harrison Weaver
Cardinals
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Winchester Front Royal
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Clarke Court
St. Louis Cardinals
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Tom Sunkel
Elwin Roe
Harryen
Tippy Larkin
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Pete Hartley
Ore Larkin
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Bradenton
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Stengel
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Clarke County News Service
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