College cage bids loom as seven clubs near tourney spots
Six colleges are nearly guaranteed post season berths as NCAA and NIT fields shape up. Key leaders include Kentucky Oklahoma Aggies Columbia Arizona Brigham Young North Carolina State, with several independents like St John’s Villanova Louisville and Cincinnati also strong contenders. Conference leaders Indiana Illinois Washington Southern California Columbia Kansas State North Carolina State Vanderbilt Texas Christian Baylor Missouri Valley Oklahoma A gies and Brigham Young vie for automatic NCAA slots amid shifting rules.
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New York
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NCAA
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St. John’s
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Louisville
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St. Louis
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Gussie Moran defies amateur rules to aid soldiers
The noted beauty Gussie Moran faced an amateur status backlash when she joined Bill Tilden in a soldier exhibition tour during wartime despite objections from Perry T. Jones. Moran, in honor of a brother killed in combat, chose to perform anyway, later set to headline at the Sports Arena alongside Pauline Betz and other stars for a high profile charity show.
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United States Lawn Tennis Association
Gussie
Santa Monica
Bill Tilden
Los Angeles
Tilden
Bill
Perry T. Jones
Southern California Lawn Tennis Association
Jones
Mr. Jones
Gertrude
Gussy Moran
Pauline Betz
Texas
Jack Kramer
Pancho Segura
Navy Base Revamped for Air Recruit Training at Sampson
Geneva NY reports a 2,677,721 dollar revamp of the Sampson Navy base to prepare for air force recruits. Training may begin around February 15 with about 16,000 trainees and 5,000 air personnel expected by opening day.
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Geneva
Nywp
Sampson
Air To
Moon Mullins Named Kansas State College Athletic Director
Larry Moon Mullins famed Notre Dame standout and former winning coach takes the reins as director of athletics at Kansas State College in Manhattan. The 42 year old will assume duties officially March 1, succeeding Thurlo McCrady, who resigned two months earlier. Mullins has coached football at St Ambrose College in Davenport Iowa since 1947.
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Manhattan
Kan
Larry “Moon” Mullins
Notre Dame
Kansas State College
Mullins
Thurlo McCrady
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Iowa
SWC Attendance Shows Increase
SWC attendance rose with 40 home games drawing 119,369 fans, an average of 2,436 per game. Compared with last year’s 48 games totaling 111,575 and 2,324 per game, SMU, Texas A&M, TCU and Rice show gains while Texas and Arkansas are about the same. some schools still ration tickets to students, including Arkansas at Fayetteville due to seating limits.
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Dallas
Southern Methodist
Texas A&m
Texas Christian
Rice
Texas
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Texas Girls Win International Four Ball Title
Betsy Rawls of Austin and Betty Dodd of Fort Sam Houston defeated Mae Murray and Pat O'Sullivan to set a new one round record of 69. Dodd credited Babe Didrikson Zaharias for inspiration as the weather chilled players with a blustery 45 degree morning and afternoon showers.
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Francridge, JR
Hollywood
Fal
Texas
Betsy Rawls
Austin
Tex
Betty Dodd
Fort Sam Houston
Mae Murray
Rutland
Pat O’sullivan
Orange
Miss Dodd
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Miss Rawls
Louis Suggs
Jean Hopkins
Chamber of Commerce
Arizona on Way to Title
Arizona sits atop the Border Conference with a two game edge over New Mexico as they head into road trips. Hardin-Simmons visits Tucson hoping to snap the Wildcats 74 game home win streak while West Texas faces Flagstaff and New Mexico Aggies travel to Texas Western. Texas Tech embarks on a central league road swing against Texas Western as Tempe travels to Tucson.
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Wyoming
Utah State
Border
Arizona
Hardin-Simmons
Tempe
New Mexico
Texas Tech
Associated Press
Arizona Wildcats
Tucson
West Texas
Flagstaff
New Mexico Aggies
Texas Western
Former U S Mint at Carson City Transforms to Museum
The former United States mint at Carson City Nevada, which produced gold and silver coins until 1893, has been converted into a museum showcasing its historic coinage era and related exhibits.
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United States Mint
Cerson City
Nev
Pin Meet Scores High In Amarillo Bowling Tourney Lead
In Amarillo, H. Pondet and P. Jones posted a 1,354 handicap doubles total at Peerless Lanes, with a 1,146 scratch series and 208 handicap. Jones struck 192 220 196 for a 711 series. Pondet added 643 on 156 182 201. T. M. Mays led singles with 664, while Hicks Better Homes led five-man teams with 3,079. Action resumes next Saturday, finishing March 4.
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H. Pondet
P. Jones
Amarillo
Pondet
Jones
Walter
Dick Dettman
T. M. Mays
Mays
R. W. Healy
Hicks Better Homes
Hicks
Carl Lester
Bill Longstreth
Sam Jolly
Gordon Collier
Fred Hill
Oust Chandler Seen Possible With Majority Votes
New York, Feb. 5 Major league owners claim anti-Chandler forces have nearly twice the votes needed to oust Albert B Chandler as baseball commissioner. A club owner said a new commissioner could be chosen by opening day, April 17, 1952. Chandler disputes, noting 10 votes for him, while the opposing bloc claims 12 needed to reelect. The screening committee is weighing candidates, with Lou Perini saying about 20 names are under consideration.
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Joe Reichler
New York
Albert B. Chandler
Baseball
Chandler
St. Petersburg
Fla
Kentucky
Lou Perini
Boston Braves
Texas Aggies Lead SWC Basketballers In Tight Race
Texas and Texas A&M share first as Aggies beat Texas and Texas Christian slips from the lead. SMU, Rice, TCU win. Oklahoma, Baylor, Arkansas, and Tulsa also noted. Top scorers include McLeod of TCU 248 points. Brown SMU 233. McDermott Rice 232. Harvey Fromme leads conference scoring with 83.
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A&m
Texas
Texas Christian
Walt Davis
Arkansas
Southern Methodist
Tulsa
Baylor
Rice
Sam Houston State
Aggie
Oklahoma
Austin
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Razorbacks
Horned Frogs
George McLeod
Jack Brown
Joe McDermott
Harvey Fromme
Brown
George Sealing
Ralph Johnson
Max Baer Plans Wrestling Comeback Effort in 100000 Contract
Former heavyweight champion Max Baer, 210 pounds, announces a 100000 wrestling contract this week with promoter Toots Mond. Baer, who held the title in 1934, says he can beat current heavyweights if he stays in shape and even challenges Charles Baer notes. He last held the title after defeating Primo Carnera in 1934 and lost it to Jim Braddock in 1935.
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Sacramento
Cal
U.P
Max Baer
Maxie
Toots Mond
New York
Baer
Charles
Jim Braddock
Madison Square Garden Bowl
Primo Carnera
Italy
Schedule Tag Team Match in Sports Arena This Thursday
The full nelsons will be on display Thursday night at the Sports Arena as Billy Weidner pairs with Whitey Walberg for a sei final-event tag-team bout against Jack O'Reilly and Dutth Schultz. The winner gains a title shot against Verne Gagne for the junior heavyweight world championship.
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O’reilly
O'Reilly
Whitey
Weidner
Amarillo
Little Boys
Schultz
Funk
Kalmikoff
Dory Detton
Gagne
Detton
Gulf Coast Baseball League Sets 154 Game Schedule
Galveston February 5 The Class B Gulf Coast Baseball League will play a 154 game schedule opening April 11 and closing Labor Day. Directors of the league adopted the schedule yesterday.
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