Buffs Shrink but In Size Only as Tourney Nears
EDGEWATER PARK Mississippi December 23 Tennessee arrives at its Gulf Coast training base near the Sugar Bowl rival Tulsa now at Bay St. Louis. The 39 man Vol squad traveled from Knoxville after a Birmingham stop and will hold first practice in Mississippi tomorrow morning.
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Miss
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
Tulsa
Bay St. Louis
Vols
Knoxville
Birmingham
Ala
New Orleans
John Barnhill
Radio Programs and Tournament Notes Highlight West Texas Buffs
Radio schedules run across AM networks with NBC MBS and local affiliates. West Texas State Buffs face Texas Wesleyan and may rely on Ray Ellefon in the Oklahoma City All-College Basketball Tournament opener versus TC U Horned Frogs. Bob Kurland cited as 7 foot center for the Aggies.
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Texas Wesleyan Rams
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Oklahoma City
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Charlie Halbert
Rams
Ellefon
Oklahoma A. & M
Aggies
Bob Kurland
Boxing links and boxing news in December sports notes
Washington softens on service boxers for outside bouts as Billy Conn faces Gus Lesnevich in February at Madison Square Garden. Dan Parker debates boxing commission post while Mike Jacobs reports indoor Garden success. Boxing gossip mentions Abe Greene and Beau Jack, Henry Armstrong plans an eastern run, Willie Pep’s honeymoon campaign, and Frankie Sinkwich ranks Merle Hapes as toughest defender.
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Barney Ross
Billy Conn
Gus Lesnevich
Coast Guard
Madison Square Garden
Dan Parker
New York Daily Mirror
New York Boxing Commission
Thomas E. Dewey
Parker
Boxing Commission
Texan offers gas well to government for fuel relief
Longview oilman Rogers Lacy proposed to Harold Ickes that Texas gas from his Cass County well be piped to Norris City Illinois with capacity of 25 billion cubic feet daily to ease the eastern fuel shortage. He offered the gas free if Washington accepts and noted the line is not yet usable until late January due to pumping equipment delays.
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Rogers Lacy
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Santa Claus
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Lacy
Norris City
Washington
Cass County
Texas
R. Lacy
Jacy
Kilgore
Longhorns Finish Rough Practice Ahead of New Year’s Day Bowl
Texas Longhorns wrap a strenuous pre bowl practice in Austin as they prepare for the Cotton Bowl kickoff against Georgia Tech in Dallas on January 1. The squad will return to Dallas December 28 for light drills at Dallas High School Stadium after Christmas at home.
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University of Texas Longhorns
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Georgia Tech
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Sweetwater Lew Nears Trail's End
Los Angeles December 23 Lew Jenkins once the lightweight champion faded in a fifth round technical knockout to John Thomas in a 10 round bout. Jenkins 137 showed no old speed or power and failed to land meaningful punches as Thomas moved to 13-1-2.
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John Thomas
Thomas
Lew
Sweetwater
Texas
Armstrong to undergo strict exam before boxing return
Henry Armstrong of Los Angeles, former three division champion, will face a stringent physical examination if he fights in New York again. State Athletic Commission Chairman John J. Phelan announced after manager George Moore said Armstrong would meet undefeated Ray Robinson of New York on January 29 at Madison Square Garden.
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New York Commission
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Willie Pep
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Willie
Vince Orto
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Allie Stolz
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John J. Phelan
State Athletic Commission
George Moore
Pheland
Chicken and Turkey Health Chemical Claims
An advertisement for a sulphurous compound fed to poultry promises elimination of intestinal germs and worms, controls blood-sucking insects, and boosts appetite, health, and egg production. It claims low cost and suggests money-back unsatisfaction. CRETNEY DRUG.
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