Pastor Seeks New Title Go For Third Crack At Louis
New York April 15 UPi The only member of the I want a third crack at Joe Louis club, Bob Pastor, is in Cleveland to confirm his ranking as the second best heavyweight. He meets rising Jimmy Bivins Friday night, with Bivins needing a win to stay on track for the title shot. Pastor, 28, has fought Joe Louis twice and survived, aiming for another chance to win the heavyweight crown.
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Bulls Raiders In Track Meet
West Texas State resumes track and field with Texas Tech in a dual meet at Lubbock after a long lapse. The meet was postponed by rain and will be hastily arranged with limited practice for competitors. A Buckhorn Museum deer head displays 78 points in San Antonio, Texas.
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Texas Technological College
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Buckhorn Museum
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Gold Sox and Borger Gassers Meet in Twilight Opener
Amarillo Gold Sox travel to Borger to face the Gassers in the West Texas New Mexico League debut for both clubs. The 5 p.m. twilight game features rookie and veteran hurlers, with Melvin Florer slated to start for Borger and Jimmy Myers to open for the Sox if he pitches, while both managers plan to use their entire rosters.
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Gold Sox
Borger Gassers
Borger
Borger Battery
Hugh Willingham
Melvin Florer
Buzz Ross
Sled Allen
Jimmy Myers
Dutch Prather
Bennie Nalley
Stan Tribe
Blas Tenorio
Frank Hargrove
Sox
Leon Cato
Bus Dorman
Peanuts Thurman
Louis Yarborough
Frank Smith
Bob Risinger
D. B. Trees
Dallas
Berger
Wilfred Unser
Florer
Lawrence Rhodes
Andy Urbansky
Boxing Draws and a Knockout Result From Three Cities
In White Plains Sonny Horne and Danny Rosati drew after 8 rounds. In New York Joey Archibald and Aaron Seltzer drew after 8 rounds. Irvin Kap la n and Tony Marteliano also drew after 8 rounds. In Hartford Willie Pep stopped John Armstrong in the fourth round.
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N. Y
Sonny Horne
Niles
Danny Rosati
Newark
Drew
New York
Joey Archibald
Providence
R. T
Aaron Seltzer
Irvin
Kay) Kaplan
Los Angeles
Tony Marteliano
Hartford
Conn
Willie Pep
John
Spider) Armstrong
Toronto
Leafs rebound with 9 3 victory over Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs upset Detroit 9 to 3 to swing the Stanley Cup series in their favor. Nick Metz opened scoring with a first period goal, and brother Dave Metz added three goals across the game while Gordie Howe finally scored for Detroit in the third.
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Red Cross Golf At Plainview Charity Event Opens
In Plainview on April 15 a high low golf tournament at Elmcrest to raise funds for the Hale County Red Cross kicks off. Qualifying rounds were held last weekend to set a ladder for season play with 32 players in two brackets and pairings announced.
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Hale County Red Cross
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Day
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Davis
Nisbet
Mitchell
Moss
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Smith
Barnett
W. Winn
Shepard
Chamberlain
Farthman
Crues
Hollingsworth
Rousey
Elmer Winn
Gregory
Dysart
Witt
Elgar Winn
Williams
Perry
Yates
Woodward
Butler
Hunter
Cave
Pool
Conn and Pastor Top Heavy Contenders in NBA Rankings
The National Boxing Association lists Billy Conn and Bob Pastor as logical heavyweights contenders for the title, with Conn top after a 13-round draw with Joe Louis and a planned June or July rematch in New York. The rankings also place Jimmy Bivins, Ken Overlin, Booker Beckwith, and others as contenders across divisions. Tony Zale and Freddie Cochrane lead their middleweight and welter divisions. A separate line notes a fund left by a woman to place Bibles in hotel rooms nationwide.
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Joe Louis
National Boxing Association
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Pur Ey
Ken Overlin
Tony Martin
Milwaukee
Georgie Abrams
Tony Zale
Charley Burley
Pittsburgh
California
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Allie Stolz
Newark
Sammy Angott
Charley
Lulu) Constantino
New Yorker
NBA
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Fred Saddy
New York
Gus Lesnevich
Cliffside
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Cleveland
Billy Loose
Farrell
Booker Beckwith
Chicago
Gary
Ind
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Red) Cochrane
Elizabeth
Ray Robinson
Los Angeles
Charlie Burley
Young Kid McCoy
Detroit
Louisville
Bob Montgomery
Philadelphia
Lenny Mancini
Chalky Wright
New York State
Charles
Jackie Callura
Toronto
Lou Salica
Brooklyn
Kai Kong Young
Honolulu
Manuel Ortiz
Tony Olivera
Little
New Bowling League Opens in Amarillo with Strong Scores
In Amarillo Bowl action the Victory League featured the National Life girls sweeping Reager's Market with 592 617 598 for a four man squad. Builders Supply Lassies and Amarillo Bowl girls posted 2 to 1 wins while the Bowl girls posted 622 580 577. Louie's Alleys saw three clear victors including Nelson Drug and Lee McMurtry team efforts. Haley Furniture won 2 to 1 after a slow start against Army Navy Store. Wheat was grown in Virginia as early as 1611.
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Victory League
Reager
Builders Supply Lassies
Mann's
Rudelle
Amarillo Cigarette Service
Amarillo Commercial College
Louie’s
Nelson Drug
Lee McMurtry Keglers
Hub Clothiers
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Army & Navy
Valdina Alpha wins Keeneland six furlongs in 1 12 4-5
Associated Press reports Valdina Alpha defeats Shut Out and Put In by a length and a neck in a six furlong sprint at Keeneland with Dogpatch Gallant Laddie and First Prize among other runners. Fairy Manah wins Havre de Grace six furlongs in 1 13 3-5, Troon second and Half Crown third. Cooch's Bridge runs in mile and sixteenth at Havre de Grace won by Pahrien in 1 47 2-5. We Manila hemp described as related to banana plant.
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Valdina Alpha
BE. F. Woodward
Keeneland
Payne Whitney
George T. Williams
Dogpatch
Ethel V. Mars
J. W. Marchbank
Ellwood B. Johnston
Valdiia
Fairy Manah
Foxcatcher Farms
Havre de Grace
Troon
Ethel DuPont Weir
H. W. Lunger
Cooch
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