Baer Nova Bout Televised Amid Baseball News Roundup
New York reports week of sports notes including Max Baer betting on a Lou Nova match and a TV telecast planned for the Baer Nova bout. Dodgers poised to join Cubs White Sox Pirates and Athletics on the coast next spring. Spring football drills start at Minnesota with over 100 candidates. Multiple baseball figures highlighted along with Pitt speech events and other sport items.
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New York
Special News Service
Max Baer
Lou Nova
Dodgers
Cubs
White Sox
Pirates
Athletic
Santa Barbara
Calif
Bernie
Minnesota
Jack Russell
Brooklyn
van Mungo
Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom
Pitt
Pauline Betz Betting Claim Sparks Attestation
A claim invites bets on Pauline Betz with assurance that she will complete the task. The prompt suggests wagering on her success and an authority will attest the result.
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Pauline Betz
Yanks eye Buddy Hassett stand in for Flash Gordon
Pensacola naval air base teams cheer a win streak as Buddy Hassett is discussed as a potential stand in for Flash Gordon while the baseball world riffs on substitutions and star power.
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Yanks
Buddy Hassett
Flash Gordon
Pensacola Naval Air Base
Jack Kearns
Lee Savold
Melio Betina
Pat Comiskey
Helen Chenkovich
San Francisco
Conn Sees Turners Threatening Louis in Ring
The fighter Billy Conn warns that a Turner may beat Louis, expressing fear of a strong challenger before facing Louis in the ring.
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Besthaw
Billy Conn
Louis
Notes From Training Camps Flag Spring Baseball Drills
AP dispatch lists camp updates across teams. Indians and Giants play 12 game barnstormer ending at the Polo Grounds April 12 and 13. Milnar and Hadley scheduled to pitch. Red Sox lift from Babson and Hash in Havana while Senators expect Arnold Anderson to spend another year in the minors. McCormick gains favor in Reds camp. Frisch says Pirates will carry ten pitchers with no firm roster yet.
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Associated Press
Vota
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
New York
al Milnar
Tribe
Bump Hadley
Giants
Palm Beach
Fla
Joe Babson
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Havana
Herb Hash
Orlando
Washington Senators
Arnold Anderson
Walter Masterson
Anderson
Rong
San Bernardino
Calif
Frankie Frisch
Pittsburgh Pirates
Spring Racing Season Opens In Maryland
Bowie announces Maryland's 35 day spring race meet at the Southern Maryland Agricultural Association. Key races include a $5,000 added six furlong Rowe Memorial with 12 nominees, griping stakes across three year olds and older horses, and over $119,200 total purses. Honey Cloud figures among top weight contenders, with horses quartered at Laurel for overflow.
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Laurel
Rowe Memorial
Bryson
Hogan Tops Cash-Won List Ahead of Augusta Masters
Asheville March 31 Vensneving won his first indoor victory and Hogan emerged as a leading Masters contender after a final round 69. Hogan shot 284 to lead with Little 286 and Wood 250. 18 players broke 300 as Hogan boosted hopes for Augusta.
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Asheville
Vensneving
Ben Hogan
Augusta
Nelson
Lawson Tittle
Hogan
Lloyd Mangtum
Craig Wood
Sam Byrd
Sam Snead
Jimmy Thomson
Gen Avila Camacho Cancels Tour For Health Check-Up
Baltimore March 31 Maximino Avila Camacho brother of Mexico's leader cuts his United States visit to enter Johns Hopkins University clinic for a general check-up There is nothing wrong with me he said but I have always made it a rule to have periodic examinations He is accompanied by 19 persons including his wife and four daughters on the tour
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Baltimore
Maximino Avila Camacho
Mexico
United States
Johns Hopkins University Clinic
General Avila Camacho
War News Censored Story Suppressed in U S Reports
Censorship blocks details of a wartime event as lines are redacted in United States coverage. Officials restrict information, leaving gaps in public understanding of the incident and its ramifications for military and civilian audiences.
Benefit Cage Game Tonight in Winchester Amateur League Grand Finale
Two All-Star teams meet on Handley gym floor for the Winchester Amateur Cage League finale at 7:30 pm. Proceeds go to Boys Troop No. 10 of Highland Avenue. A’s include Murry Black Sutton Beverley Zuckerman Metz Sirbaugh. B’s feature Stipe Ritter Garber Snyder Colston Walker Funkhouser.
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Handley Gym
Winchester
Highland Avenue
West Burner
A’s
Joe Murry
Carlton Black
Bob Sutton
Brad Beverley
Irvin Zuckerman
Dan Metz
Rod Sirbaugh
B’s
Harry Stipe
Tom Ritter
Lee Garber
Skip Snyder
Bob Colston
Joe Walker
Marvin Funkhouser
Wesleyan professor claims breath holding record for student
Prof Edward C Schneider of Wesleyan University reports J Edward Burns held his breath for 16 minutes 20 seconds in a breath-taking experiment, surpassing the official record by two minutes and 18 seconds. Burns, a 180 pound former basketball player six feet tall, began with a near dizziness state before breathing pure oxygen and holding.
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Middletown
Conn
Edward C. Schneider
Wesleyan University
J. Edward Burns
Gaylord
Boston Way
Burns
Exhibition Games Across Cities Hit By Rain Delays
Exhibition results list multiple matchups in Miami Fis Washington New York Oakland St Petersburg Detroit Brooklyn Houston San Antonio and St Louis with scores and key pitchers. Notable performances include Hartnett Ferrell and Dowson in various lineups and NLF weather affecting morning games.
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Miami
Fis
Washington
New York
Masterson
Anderson
Ferrell
Melton
Dean
Hartnett
Unclear Odds From Sparse Ledger Entry at Atlanta
A fragmentary score and player lines from a game in Atlanta list Feller Zuber and Hemsley Desautels with six points, Cortes Kerksieck six, and Crompton, showing a 8 point sequence and late numbers 120 030 7130 000 000 002 262.
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Atlanta
Feller
Zuber
Hemsley
Desautels
Cortes, Kerksieck
Crompton
New Braunfels Stages Narrow Win Over Minneapolis
In a rough box score at New Braunfels Texas the B Team posted a 7 to 1 score in the final innings while Muncrief Newlin and Swift led for Minneapolis with key contributions from Smythe Kash Bain and Rolandson Dennings.
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New Braunfels
Tex
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Muncrief
Newlin
Swift
Smythe
Kash
Bain
Rolandson
Dennings
Fort Ata Game Result Sees 35 0 Loss to Carleton
Fort Ata Texas faced Carleton with final score 35 to 0 as Owen Mann Gliatto Cronin contributed for Carleton while Dallas and teammates recorded the 16 to 2 line for Fort Ata in a lopsided contest.
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Dallas
Carleton
Russell
Owen
Mann
Gliatto
Cronin
Unclear Baseball Lineup Fragment From LA Chicago Game
Fragmentary sports notation lists players Erickson Scheffing Bauers Wilkie Clemen sen and Schultz with scores 210 010 010 2 and 210 210 003 8, indicating a partially read lineup or box score. The text lacks complete context, teams, or game result.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Erickson
Scheffing
Bauers
Wilkie
Clemensen
Schultz
Hunting Season Opens December 1 in Most Counties
Virginia state game commission rescinds earlier action and sets upland game season for December 1 in all but 14 counties including Frederick and Bath. Trout season lengthened to July 31, bass size up to 12 inches east of Blue Ridge, bag limit 15. Elk allowed Nov 10 11 12 in Botetourt Bland Giles.
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State Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Frederick
Land
Bath
Rockbridge
Alleghany
Botetourt
Craig
Giles
Blue Ridge
C. S. Hendricks
Lebanon
Bland
National Forest
T. E. Clarke
Harrisonburg
Bouts Set in County Boxing Card Between Local and Middletown Teams
In Stephens City on March 31 a county boxing challenge features ten bouts Friday night. Cards include James Cooley versus Franklin Easter. John Mudd against Richard Terault. Edgar Lamar versus Buddy Richard or Emery Shiflett. James Mason versus Lee Fawcett or Emery Shiflett. Edward Rowles against Robert Clemons. Nelson Henson against Lester Singhass. John Kettlewell versus Dan Metz. Malcolm Brumback versus Harry Hartman. Pete Garrett versus Denzil Fawcett. Tom Shull versus Udell Long.
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Stephens City
Middletown
Middletown S. City
James Cooley
Franklin Easter
John Mudd
Richard Terault
Edgar Lamar
Buddy Richard
Emery Shiflett
James Mason
Lee Fawcett
Edward Rowles
Robert Clemons
Nelson Henson
Lester Singhass
John Kettlewell
Dan Metz
Malcolm Brumback
Harry Hartman
Pete Garrett
Denzil Fawcett
Tom Shull
Udell Long
Quail Season Dates Set and Revised by Commission
The commission initially set quail season from November 20 to December 31 west of the Blue Ridge and December 1 to January 20 east of the mountains. It reconsidered the plan after a suggestion for a game situation survey before final closing dates.
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Blue Ridge
First rayon production process invented in 1884
The first process for making rayon was invented in 1884 by Count Hilaire de Chardonnet, marking the origin of commercial rayon production.
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Count Hilaire de Chardonnet
Grapefruit League Confusion As Spring Games Open
The New York Yankees lead the Grapefruit League with 14 wins in 20 games as teams shuffle lineups and prospects. Philadelphia slips after a 13 of 16 start, St. Louis fields new infield plans, Don Padgett shifts to catcher, Pirates sit 15th at 7 wins and 12 losses, Cubs surge with 6 of 7 and 117 hits, Reds lead NL with 12 7 while Lombardi hobbles and Deringer nurses an ankle injury.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
McGuffey
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals
Don Padgett
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Ernie Lombardi
Paul Deringer
Young Woman Killed In Crash In Cumberland
In Cumberland on March 31 Mrs Lottie M Wilson 26 died in a Celanese factory area crash. Three other Celanese employees were injured Richards 28 Eugene Francis Kelly 22 driver and Helen Montgomery 21 of Barton. The car skidded on a curve and hit a tree.
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Cumberland
Lottie M. Wilson
Richards
Eugene Francis Kelly
Helen Montgomery
Barton
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