Frank Frisch tops list of tough men in baseball this year
In New York March 18 Frankie Frisch is hailed as the toughest man in baseball. Eddie Mead and Henry Arm Strong are noted, with other items mentioning Bill Hayes and a Canadian American League call. The Colorado Basketball team will be honored after winning the Garden Invitation Tournament before the NCA A western regionals in Kansas City. Ernie Quigley is cited as NBA tournament umpire supervisor.
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New York
Frankie Frisch
Pirates
Eddie Mead
Henry
Hot Springs
Bill Hayes
Bill
Colorado U. Basketters
Colorado
Kansas City
Ambers
Jenkins
Freddie Corcoran
Bradenton
Fla
Weldon Barnes
Okahoma A
Cliff Bolton
Buffalo Bisons
Ernie Quigley
Winter book golf favorites list by Maxwell Stiles
Maxwell Stiles lists top golf bets in Los Angeles sports weekly headed by Patty Berg and included players such as Lawson Little Clayton Heafner Byron Nelson Dick Metz Bud Ward Henry Picard Ralph Guldahl plus Elizabeth Hicks and Jim Ferrier. The piece notes Connie Mack and a jab at Rube Waddell, while the Chicago Tribune reports University of Chicago football tensions strengthening Midwest play and hints Florida’s coaching challenge.
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Patty Berg
Maxwell Stiles
Los Angeles
Sports Weekly
Lawson Little
Clayton Heafner
Byron Nelson
Dick Metz
Bud Ward
Henry Picard
Ralph Guldahl
Elizabeth Hicks
Jim Ferrier
Local bowlers set high scores in diverse leagues
Local bowlers posted top games and sets across multiple leagues. MRS ELSIE LINES led with 349 in a set and high series while MRS PHILIP WILLIAMS added a 330 set. Other standout results came from PHILIP GLAIZE, BENNY KNIGHT, and MRS LEWIS ALLEN as teams including Shell Oil, the American Legion, and JWC posted victories and prize wins at the Virginia State Tournament.
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Ana Aes Mying
Elsie Line
Philip Williams
Newberry Girls
Strasburg
Philip Glaize
Kiwanis
Benny Knight
Philip Fowle
American Legion
Northern Virginia Power Co
Legion
Power Company
Lewis Allen
Shell Oil
Nurses
Loma Cunningham
Blue Sunoco
Star Office
Handley
Edith Ritter
JWC
Cammer Cleaner
Virginia Butsler
Lions
Miriam Clevenger
Elizabeth Jasper
Rouss
Five Laddies
Bob Legge
Cyril Mathews
Kenneth Triplett
Howard Stine
Bill Reed
Bill Hardin
Virginia
Health Center
Health Center No. 1
Health Center Ladies No. 4
Bell Clothes Stores
Hubert Cather
Russell Lafollette
Dean Signs With Chicago For $10,000
Jerome Herman Dean agreed to a 1950 season contract with the Chicago Cubs for 10000 dollars, half his 1949 pay, ending a holdout with a cautious welcome. Dispatch notes describe a tense holdout, a chilly Cubs reception, and plans to assess his pitching arm in spring training.
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Los Angeles
Jerome Herman Dean
Diz
Chicago Cubs
Dallas
Wrigley Field
Cubs
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Cub
Clarence
Pants
Rowland
Dean
Ane
Briefs From The Baseball Camps
From Florida camps report on Sid Hudson of the Washington Senators and Bob Feller in the Indians all star setup. Hudson, six foot four rookie, hits for power despite light 175 pounds and backs Dutch Leonard. Also notes Billy Haussett sidelined with ankle injury for two weeks. Carvel Rowell to fill in. Giants buoyed by all star contest showing while Terry praises team vigor in prior games.
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Orlando
Fla
Washington Senators
Sid Hudson
Detroit Tigers
Dutch Leonard
Washington
Fort Myers
Oscar Vitt
Cleveland Indians
Bob Feller
Vitt
Feller
Rollie Hensley
Iowa Flash
Bradenton
Flat
Billy Hassett
Boston Bees
Rochester
Carvel Rowell
Bees
New York Giants
Bill Terry
New York Yankees
Federal Apple Storage Report Shows Declines in March
The Agriculture Department reports March 1 storage, 128000 barrels of apples in cold storage versus 157000 in February. Western boxes total 6278000 on March 1, down from 8214000 on Feb 1. Eastern boxes hold 3726000 on March 1, down from 5711000 on Feb 1.
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Federal
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Siese
Coontz Leads 109 Score Run In Bowling Meet
Coontz rolled the high game of 109 and led with an individual score. Oscar Nebel Renner and McCrorys and Landacre posted top marks in sets and teams. Newberrys took both high team game and high team set with 455 and 1272 respectively.
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Coontz
Oscar Nebel
Renner
McCrorys
Landacre
Credit Bureau
Forney
Newberrys
Cather
Woolworths
Cubs See Novikoff Aim at Leiber in Center Field
Los Angeles reports Gabby Hartnett focusing on Lou Novikoff to support Hank Leiber in center field. In St Petersburg, Fla Lefty Lee Grissom showed he would fit alongside Lefty Gomez, after a strong showing against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Los Angeles
Chicago Cubs
Gabby Hartnett
Lou Novikoff
Hartnett
Hank Leiber
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Lefty Lee Grissom
New York Yankees
Lefty Gomez
St. Louis
Grissom
Nine-Hole 68 Sets New Baby Golf Record at Lakewood
Bob Dawson Jr. aged four wins the world baby golf championship with nine holes in 68 at Lakewood New Jersey. His longest drive reached 115 yards as his father, a golf pro, watches.
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Bob Dawson, Jr
Lakewood
N. J
Pop
McCoy Struggles for A's as Mack Projects Breakout
Benny Mc Coy hits .267 for the Philadelphia Athletics in 14 games, with 8 hits in 30 at bats and 4 RBIs. Connie Mack believes McCoy will meet the ball solidly by season start, despite early struggles in Anaheim, California.
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Anaheim
Calif
Benny McCoy
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
McCoy
All Star Box Score for Finnish Relief Game
The Finnish Relief All Star game in Tampa Florida on March 18 ended 2 1 in favor of the National League team. The late rally secured the win despite a close contest. The printed box score details player performances and inning by inning outcomes.
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Tampa
Fla
College Day In National Cage Tourney
Denver March 18. College day at the 33rd national AAU tournament features 12 games, with nine collegiate teams, including Southwestern Oklahoma Teachers, and ceremonies honoring Coach Rankin Williams and Melvin Miller. Yesterday 11 games were played. 16 teams advance to the third round after round one. The program lists 39 outfits from 24 states, with Colorado Mines facing Southwestern Collegians and Cincinnati gymnasium quintet scheduled for later games.
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Loudon Kelly
Denver
Cagedom
City
Southwestern Oklahoma
Rankin Williams
Skipper Williams
Melvin Miller
Oakland
Pacific Coast
Williams
Southwestern Collegians
Colorado Mines
Prides
Nuggets
Cincinnati Gymnasium
Last Rites for M. E. Thompson in KeNutes? No.
Services were held for M. E. Thompson 59 a Clarke County native and longtime Keyster resident who worked as a freight conductor for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Survived by wife a son at West Virginia University and two daughters. He was brother to several family members across Virginia and New York.
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Marshall, Va
Cc. B. Locke
Berryville
Annie Lee
Hamilton
Amos Huff
Upperville
Ohio State Opens Baseball Campaign in Virginia
Richmond March 17 The Northern and Western college baseball spring training tests begin tomorrow as Ohio State starts a six day campaign in Virginia against Randolph Macon. The Buckeyes play at Ashland Tuesday then face Richmond’s Spider state champions under Coach Mac Pitt. The Ohio State squad finishes its Dominion invasion against Washington and Lee on Friday and Saturday.
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Richmond
Virginia
Ohio State
Randolph Macon
Big Ten Buckeyes
Ashland
Mac Pitt
OM Dominion
Washington and Lee
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Atlanta Journal
Atlanta City Limits
Josh Cody
Patty
Rube Waddell
Jennings Poindexter
Chicago Tribune
U. of Chicago
Middlewest
Florida
Chicago
Holdout Diz
Charlie Root
Great One
The
Associated Press
St. Louis Browns
Jack
Kramer
Miles Music CO
Billy Rose
New York City
Dept. Stote
Woolworth
American Gordon
Doerr
Sete Rolfe
Eon
Kellner
Keller
Greenberg
DiMaggio
Walker
Foxx
Sintam Trosky
Eases
Dickey
R. Ferrell
Hemsley
Crosetti
Newsom
Leonara P . Feller
Senne
Ene
Arnovich Lf . West Hes
M. E. Thompson
Demaree
Coscarart
T. Moore
Gordon
Jurges
Cuccimello
McCormick
Hamlin
Walters
Gumbert
Ohio States
Covan Ulendenning
Edotal
the Plaza
Royal Road
Bell
Winchester
Front Royal
ETT & Myers
Hazel Brooks
New Municipal
Miss Brooks
American Airlines
America
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