Eight Teams Remain In National High School Tourney
Eight teams left the national high school basketball tournament quarterfinals on Chicago courts with Texas power Athens leading the pack. Warren Arkansas and College Grove Tennessee challenged for the top spot as Classen Oklahoma City toppled Ashland Kentucky. Other quarterfinals feature Jackson Michigan Wheeler Mississippi Joel Colorado and Jena Louisiana with Wade of Jena starring.
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Cole
Jena
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Conn
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Texas League Camp Notes and Exhibition Highlights
Texa s League notes report Cy Smith and Harold Wiltse sharing mound duties for the Wichita Falls Spudders in a three game exhibition with the Chicago White Sox. San Antonio tops Kelly Field 10 2 with Chief Nason belting a first time at bat homer.
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Harold Wiltse
Spudder
Wichita Falls Spudders
Chicago White Sox
San Antonio
Nason
San Antonio Indians
Kelly Field
Major League Camp Notes from Across the Circuit
Several clubs report spring action with notable results. Rogers Hornsby failed to reach safely as Houston blanked 10 to 0. Walters and Flowers led comebacks for Des Moines and Seminole wins. Fothergill’s miscue helped Pittsburgh beat Detroit 3 to 1. Washington Senators claim grapefruit league title after Florida exhibition run.
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Rogers Hornsby
Sheriff Fred Blake
Cubs
Texas A G G I E S and Longhorns Prepare Swimming Meet
In Austin on April 5 the Southwest Conference swimming clubs from the University of Texas and Texas A and M will compete Saturday night. The Aggies bring five, including C M Everts and M C Starr, while Texas fields Panama Fields, Ed Phillips, Rupert Harkrider and Curtin Beaty among others for a meet showcasing aquatic events.
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Panama Fields
Ed Phillips
Rupert Harkrider
Curtin Beaty
Mac Burnet
Ryder golfers in New York ready to sail for England
Ryder Cup team members gather in New York ahead of international matches April 26-27 in Leeds. Horton Smith arrives to perhaps practice. Walter Hagen leads as captain and stays in Detroit as others arrive. Plans for lineup remain undisclosed until April 25.
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England
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Walter Hagen
Detroit
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Leo Diegel
Leeds
Hagen
George Duncan
Parker Track Star Ruled Ineligible
Arkansas captain Phil McRae, star hurdler, was ruled ineligible for the Southwest Conference track title chase. The Razorbacks cited missed class work due to illness as the reason, ending McRae’s chances after he won last year’s high hurdles.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Arkansas University
Phil McRae
Razorback
McRae
Collins Training Hard for Sub Role with A's
Eddie Collins, captain of the Philadelphia Athletics, trains for a part time role as pinch hitter and substitute at second base under Connie Mack. At 41 he aims to contribute in 1920 after a 303 batting average in 36 games last season and a long career that began at Columbia and evolved under Mack’s management.
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Tris Speaker
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Eddie
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Collins
Connie Mack
Max Bishop
Athletics
Columbia University
Mack
Dan Murphy
Pilot
Macks
Eddie Collins
David Zuber Made Captain of Owls
Houston April 6. David Zuber long time Rice Institute guard has been elected captain of the Owls for 1950. Eddie Collins had a storied career with the Athletics White Sox and Phillies, including a 1920 .869 season and a 1911 .365 average, later managing the White Sox in 1924 before release in 1926.
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Houston
Rice Institute
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Sox
Philadelphia
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Schmeling Freed From Manager After Suspension Granted
The German Boxing Association suspended manager Arthur Buelow until further notice, allowing heavyweight Max Schmeling to sign contracts independently. Schmeling sought to cancel his contract with Buelow and entrust his affairs to Joe Jacobs, the New York fight manager.
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German Boxing Association
Max Schmeling
Arthur Buelow
Buelow
Schmeling
Joe Jacobs
New York
Babe Ruthwatchers See Teammates Power Yankees Past Waco
Babe Ruth drew crowds at the Yankees training camp in Waco as Tony Lazzeri and Lou Gehrig powered a 13 to 8 victory. Lazzeri hit two homers, including a long drive over center, and Gehrig added a homer with six RBIs.
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Lou Gehrig
Tony Lazzeri
New York Yankees
Texas
Gehrig
Yankees
Waco
Lazzeri
United Press
Babe Ruth
Yankee
Exhibition Games List With City Pairings
A slate of exhibition matches lists teams and venues across cities. Chicago faces Wichita Falls in Wichita Falls while St Louis meets Kansas City in Kansas City. Detroit plays Pittsburgh in Fort Worth and New York meets Dallas in Dallas. Washington versus Birmingham appears in Birmingham with other matchups including Boston versus New Haven in Norfolk and St Louis versus Atlanta in Atlanta.
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Kansas City
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Houston
Brooklyn
Mobile
Philadelphia
Paul Waner Rejoins Pirates in Exhibition
Fort Worth April 5 Paul Waner is a Pirate again after signing with Pittsburgh late yesterday. He refused to disclose terms but indicated satisfaction. Waner sought 18000 dollars and will play today as the Pirates meet the Detroit Tigers in the second game of a three game exhibition series.
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Pirate
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Baseball Results From Richmond Yesterday
Scores list from Richmond shows Pittsburgh 3 Detroit 1 Cincinnati 3 Birmingham 2 Browns 8 Memphis 6 in 10 innings Cubs 10 Houston 0 Brooklyn 5 Pensacola 2 Yankees 13 Waco 3 Senators 4 Jacksonville 0 Macon 7 Cardinals 6 Red Sox 11 Charlotte 1 Braves 5 Columbia 4 11 innings Giants 14 Toledo 6 Athletics 15 Greensboro 8.
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Columbia
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Toledo
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Greensboro
Yankees Steers Barnstorming Clash In Dallas Stand
The barnstorming New York Yankees led by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig play the Dallas Steers today as about 10 000 fans are expected to witness the world champions. Charlie Barnabe will start for Dallas.
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Steers
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Milton Stock
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Charlie Barnabe
Boxing Results From Across The World Last Night
Tod Morgan retained his junior lightweight title by outpointing Santiago Zorilla in Los Angeles. Joe Scholecker defeated Sylvan Bass in Elam California. Leo Claro beat Georges Amblard in New York. Ludwig Hayman outpointed Rudi Wagner to keep the German middleweight belt in Berlin. Lou Paluso and Julio Mocoros drew in Buenos Aires. Jack Ashton stopped Jimmy Davenport in Hot Springs. Battling Gizzy and Chet Smallwood drew in McKeesport while Phil Scello outpointed Bobby Green in McKeesport.
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Santiago Zorilla
Panama
Elam
Joe Scholecker
California
Sylvan Bass
Baltimore
Leo Claro
New York
Georges Amblard
France
Berlin
Germany
Ludwig Hayman
Rudi Wagner
Buenos Aires
Lou Paluso
Salt Lake City
Utah
Julio Mocoros
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Hot Springs
Ark
Jack Ashton
Chicago
Jimmy Davenport
Little Rock
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Battling Gizzy
Donora
Chet Smallwood
Akron
Ohio
Phil Scello
Bobby Green
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