Kansas and Phillips 66ers Reach Olympic Finals in New York
Kansas NCAA champions Lovellette scores 40 as Jayhawks edge LaSalle 70 65 to reach Olympic final against Phillips 66ers. Kurland limited by fouls as Phillips 66ers eliminate LaSalle 64 50 in the opener.
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LaSalle
Ti Tae Diecale
Daania Pyre
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Memphis
Longview
Dallas
Peoria
Phillips Ffers
Gold Sox Prepare For Spring Exhibition In Panhandle
Amarillo Gold Sox manager Pat McLaughlin reports a solid shaping up for the 1952 West Texas New Mexico League season as the club hosts Pampa Dilers in a Thursday spring exhibition. Key players include Merv Connors at first, Mel Neuendorff and Joe Allen competing for second, Schaeffer vs Walters at short, and a pitching staff featuring Valenzuela Webb Walker and Baski. The squad also plans exhibitions with Pampa and Burger before the April 23 season opener at Abilene.
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Sox
Gold Sox
Merv Connors
Mel Neuendorff
Amarillo
Joe Allen
Frank Murray
Wichita Falls
Allen
Muskogee
Okla
Glen Schaeffer
Henry “Bucky” Walters
St. Louis
Mich
Schaeffer
Marty Marion
Temple
McLaughlin
Carrol
Goldie” Gholson
Tyler
George Hayes
Huntington Beach
Cal
Dub Akins
John Gibson Gale
Texas City
Andy Smith
Jack Matuiza
Paul Halter
Jim Reynolds
Arkansas
Jim
Kansas City
Stan Demdecki
Les Mu
Eddie Baski
Clint Rogas
Rogas
Golden Hose
Pampa
Burger
Abilene
Bruzga Powers Longview to Win in Texas League Game
Longview defeated the Dallas Eagles 6 to 1 as John Bruzga, Longview third baseman, drove in four runs with three hits including a three run homer. Longview’s trio John Pipak Melvin Burgess and Bill Lenihann held Dallas to six hits.
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Dallas Eagles
John Bruzga
Gold
Aylward
Pipak
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Dooley
Crump Leads Rangers To Junior High Track Title
Bob Crump sparked Sam Houston's Rangers to their fifth straight Panhandle JH track crown with 3412 points as freshmen swept sprints and jumps. Don Clark and Bill McFarland set records in high jump and pole vault, while Crump won the 100 and 50 yard dashes and broad jump.
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Sam Houston
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Panhandle
Venethar
Bill Teal
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Robert Frazer
Crump
Nixson
H _eford
Pampa
Horace Mann
Phillips
Borger
Harold Lewis
Lewis
Kenneth Hinkle
Don Clark
Bill McFarland
Ray Weathen
Chiined
James Hawkins
Cc Merritt
Hereford
James Richardt
Kenneth Osborne
Jorge Johnson
Don Smith Phillips
Larry Isaacs
Jack Trollinger
Hugh Knight
Phillip Borden
Fred Loar
Wayne Smith
Gene Howe Pugh
Bar Chin
Jerry Day
Bob Neal Jones
Allen Young
Roy Martin
Billy Hale
Billi Culpepper
Pam- da
Richard Vaden
Arliss Edwards
Buddy Cockrell
Don Meek
Richard Hollis
Dean May
Dan Daniel
Billy Harlan
Bob Crumps
Mike Turner
Earl Felton
Charles Noland
J.C. Cooper
Ronald Copas
Durward Miller
Lonnie Allen
Jackie Edwards
Walter McNew
District 1-AA Commonsent Athletes Compete This Weekend
Amarillo, Borger, Plainview will enter tennis and golf while Pampa sits out in district 1-AA events. Golf begins Friday at Amarillo Country Club with two four man teams per school. track prelims Saturday at Buffalo Stadium. tennis at West Texas State College courts. Regional meets set for Lubbock on April 19. Amarillo led last year with track and girls tennis titles. Plainview claimed boys golf.
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Buffalo Stadium
West Texas State College
Amarillo
Plainview
Umpires Named for West Texas New Mexico League
West Texas New Mexico league president Ray Winkler announced six umpires for spring training and exhibition games. Veterans Williamson Morelli join rookies Richardson Carr Castellano Ross. Tongate, a Texas League and Southern Association veteran, leads the staff.
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West Texas- New Mexico
Ray Winkler
Thomas Williamson
Clovis
Frank Morelli
Lamesa
William Richardson
Berger
Jack Carr
Ed Castellano
Pampa
Mel Ross
Abilene
Williamson
Morelli
Richardson
Carr
Jim Tongate
Southern Association
Cincinnati Reds trim roster to 28 players
Tampa March 31 The Cincinnati Reds cut their roster to 28 by optioning rookie righthander Bob Curley to Tulsa their Class AA farm club in the Texas League Curley 25 posted a 6 12 record with the Oilers last season but remains a good prospect
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Cincinnati Reds
Bob Curley
Tulsa
Curley
Oilers
Yanks Send Hurlers To Kansas City
The New York Yankees sent four pitchers to their Kansas City farm club including Tom Gorman Ernie Nevel Dick Carr and Stubby Overmire. Gorman played for Beaumont in the Texas League last season.
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ST. Petersburgh
New York Yankees
Kansas City
Tom Gorman
Ernie Nevel
Dick Carr
Stubby Overmire
Gorman
Beaumont
Gatlin Heads Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Wayne Gatlin elected president of the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association at the Ross Rogers Course clubhouse. Ken Liljedahl vacated the role, Bob Giese named vice president, George Caldwell secretary treasurer, and three new directors chosen Bud Ammons Jim Reynolds and J L Adams. Carry over directors Cahill Franks Powell.
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Amarillo
John Cahill
Ray Franks
Patt Powell
Giese
Caldwell
Cahill
Bill Bogard
Harry DeLashmutt
Franks
Adams
Powell
Reynolds
Greens
Ammons and
Gatlin
Ross Rogers Course
George Ausbach
Amarillo Country Club
McLean Seeks Grid Opponent for 1952 Schedule
McLean Tigers seek one more game to complete their 1952 football schedule coach Don Leach said. Open dates are Oct 10 and Oct 24 with spring drills starting April 11. Scheduled games include Sept 12 Stinnett here and Nov 21 Clarendon there with several others listed.
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McLean Tigers
Don Leach
Stinnett
Price College
Wheeler
Memphis
Lefors
Panhandle
White Deer
Canadian
Clarendon
Cards Edge Past Phillies 8-7 in Grapefruit tilt
St Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 in Clearwater as Willie Jones belted a sixth inning grand slam with the bases full but the game ended in the seventh to let the Phils catch a train. Del Wilbur Richie Ashburn Connie Ryan featured in the loaded bars. The Cardinals plated four runs in the first on four hits including a Billy Johnson double.
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Willie Jones
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
del Wilbur
Richie Ashburn
Connie Ryan
Jones
Phillies
del Ennis
Cardinals
Billy Johnson
Walcott and Charles Sign For Philadelphia Title Fight
Heavyweight champion Jersey Joe Walcott and challenger Ezzard Charles signed for a 15 round title bout on June 5 at Philadelphia Municipal Stadium. Each fighter to receive 30 percent of gate plus TV radio and motion picture royalties. Gate projected at 400000 with tickets from 3 to 20 dollars. Training set to begin April 15 in Atlantic City. Charles weighs about 185 pounds and looks to apply lessons from the Pittsburgh bout to avoid a knockout.
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Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
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Cecil B. DeMille
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Philadelphia Police Athletic League
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Jim Norris
International Boxing Club of New York
Taylor
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Yanks Shut Out Detroit 3-0 as Schaeffer and Miller Shine
ST. PETERSBURG March 31 Harry Schaeffer and Bill Miller rookie southpaws combined to blank Detroit 3-0 for New York's first shutout. Schaeffer allowed one hit in seven innings while Miller gave up two in the eighth. Schaeffer, who won 19 games for Beaumont last year, faced only 23 batters.
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Moore
LaSalle
Lovellette
Greken
Sehle
Gala
66Ers
Bob Kurland
Kurland
Oilers
Bob Sheree
Ken Pryor
Miller
Bus Whitehead
Phillips
Caterpillars
Wayne Glasgow
ST. Petersburg
Harry Schaeffer
Bill Miller
Detroit
New York Yankees
Schaeffer
Beaumont
Amarillo Gals Top Doubles Lead at State Bowling Meet
In San Antonio on March 21 A Stell Pattillo and Billie Melton of Amarillo moved into first place in the Class A doubles bracket of the 17th annual Women s State Bowling tournament by totaling 1118 pins. Pattillo ranks fifth in Class A all events with 1638.
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Stell Pattillo
Billie Melton
Amarillo
Phog Allen Names Olympic Choices After Big Semifinal Win
Kansas coach Phog Allen nominated five seniors and two juniors for the Helsinki Olympic squad after Kansas defeated La Salle 70 65 in the Madison Square Garden semifinal. Star Clyde Lovellette led Kansas with a record season 864 points and dominated the late run to secure the win. La Salle, missing star rebounder Jack Moore due to his mother’s death, fought hard with four players for most of the game.
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Sheppard Loses Five Fighters in Air Force Tourney
Sheppard Air Force Base boxing team trims to seven as five stars cannot compete in the North Zone tournament at Amarillo due to study obligations. Remaining lineup features Eddie James as captain with champs Lickfeldt and Pete in key weights. The event spans Thursday to Saturday at Amarillo Air Force Base.
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Amarillo
Gerald Ferrara
Jody Jensen
Charles Elliott
Vince Lombardo
Ted Kent
Eddie James
Steve Lickfeldt
Red River Valley
Jack Pete
Red River
Joe Davis
Robert Craig
Don Ward
Willie Banks
Amarillo Air Force Base
Methodists Get Trophy in Southwest YMCA Church League
The undefeated Polk Street Methodist basketball team presented the championship trophy after a 19 win season. They claimed the Y title at Wichita Falls beating squads from Wichita Falls Waco Dallas and Muskogee Oklahoma. Jackie Miller won the Sportsmanship trophy as coaches praised the squad.
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YMCA
Wichita Falls
Church Today
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Rex Baxter, Jr
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Pat Merriman
Tommy Morris
Lee Williamson
Jerry Morse
Joe Adams
Lanier to face Lemon as Giants meet Indians
The New York Giants pitcher Max Lanier will oppose Cleveland's Bob Lemon in a key matchup tomorrow. Cleveland has won all five previous encounters with New York this season, as their rivalry heats up. Mount Lassen in California is noted as the only active U.S. volcano among recent years.
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