Hank Greenberg tops Babe Ruth pay as contracts rise
New York March 13 Hank Greenberg becomes the highest paid figure in baseball history since Babe Ruth with a 66 thousand dollar deal. Other notes include bets on Louis by Conn and Zivis and updates from the American Bowling Congress tourney in St Paul.
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Snag Sargent Begins 13th Year As Handley Track Coach
Otis Sargent launches his 13th season at Handley with 11 returning lettermen led by Oscar Bywaters Bobby Taylor Butch Robinson and Harold Anderson. The squad faces a tough schedule including Massanutten Charlottesville CV47 and CVAL meets as Sargent seeks new contributors for a strong showing.
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Local Basketball Row Over All-Star Team Controversy
The Rustic Tavern five, led by Bill Warrick, faced the All-Stars in a heated game amid disputes over eligibility and the use of two Front Royal players. Warrick urged disclosure of who could play, while fans enjoyed the intense controversy and a high scoring finish.
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Poffenberger Seeks Return From Bad Boy Image
Baton Rouge March notes report CamPoffenberger once wild pitcher who left Detroit and Brooklyn, now with Nashville volunteers, pledging to quit the bad boy act and aim for another big league chance. career included six wins, seven losses with Detroit in 1938 and late trade to Brooklyn.
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Vols Boots
Track league scores and high game totals from Tuesday
Results list shows Gore at 155 points with Nehi leading individual scoring. Standout game high totals include Goodyear 570, Lee Baking 571, Valley Service 569. Teams like United Food and G. W. Garage appear among scorers and standings.
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Giants Beat Nuts Again in Exhibition Sweep
In Orlando on March 13 the New York Giants defeated the Washington Senators 4 to 1 to sweep the two game exhibition series. Hal Schumacher Bob Carpenter and Bill Lohrman allowed only six scattered hits while New York hitters produced timely runs. Sid Gordon and Hank Greenberg contributed runs with a two run fourth aided by walks and singles.
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Bill Lohrman
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DiMaggio Aims For Full 154 Game Yankees Schedule
New York Yankees star Joe DiMaggio said his chief ambition this year is to play a full 154 game schedule. He was reportedly sidelined by a foot injury during training camp and previously missed time in 1937 and 1938 as he recovered and returned to the team.
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Louis Trains In Big Dance Hall In Detroit
Joe Louis trains for his fifteenth heavyweight title defense against Abe Simon. He travels 80 miles from Utica to a swank Detroit dance hall gym daily, while Simon rooms in a quieter downtown gym as promoter James Johnson shifts focus to another Los Angeles bout.
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Big Cage Card In Front Roye
Northern Virginia fans gather for a girls game between the Clothes lassies and Martinsburg in front tonight at 8 30. Washington Brewers and Bell Clothiers top pros are the main attraction in this local cage card.
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Sub Hurler Beats Bees In San Antonio Scores 9 to 1
Elden Auker pitched five scoreless innings for the St. Louis Browns in San Antonio, supported by Roxie Lawson. The Browns defeated the Boston Bees 9 to 1 as a pop fly error accounted for Boston’s lone run.
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