Conn Seethes to Pin Back Zale's Ears in Madison Sq Garden
New York Feb 44 Billy Conn declares he will attack Tony Zale as soon as they meet in Madison Square Garden on Feb 13. He vows to “knock his care off” after taunts from Zale and proclaims readiness to fight. He peppers the call with sharp insults and bold threats.
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Billy Conn
Tony Zale
Madison Square Garden
Sweet William
Smokytown
Mailer
Fred Apostoli
Maybr
Heavy Wright
Joe Louis
New York
Goldstein's Delicatessen
Pittsburgh
First Bout Opens 1942 Amanita Golden Gloves
The 1942 Amanita Golden Gloves tournament starts at 8:15 PM at Municipal Auditorium with mid dleweight bouts. Tickets selling fast with ringside $1.40 and general admission 66 cents. Proceeds benefit civic causes and a memorial for Jay Pietsch.
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Jay Pietsch
Pearl Harbor
Golden Gloves Fighters by Divisions
A list of entrants for the Golden Gloves tournament at the Municipal Auditorium begins tonight at 8:15. The divisions include Heavyweights and multiple weight classes with fighters from Amarillo Borger Dalhart and Stinnett among others listed as entered or considered by the midnight deadline.
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Municipal Auditorium
Roy Priolo
Olan W. Boynton
Amarillo
Ben Davis
Goodwell
Okla
Rob Roy Millican
Dwight Hoskins
Jene Ukena
Bert Daver
Bynum Morgan, Jr
A. L. Parkhill
Hearlin
Foster
Borger
Dave Yack
Follette
Hayden Dowlen
Panhandle
Tommy Parks
Stinnett
Steve Self
Canyon
John Hamilton
Dalhart
J. C. Oakley
Ray M. Martinez
David McKinney
Bud Aylor
Kenneth Twigg Lefors
Jim Brunton
Texhoma
Cecil Heckman
Clarendon
Conn and Ray dispute quiets amid training split
Billy Conn and manager Johnny Ray reportedly not headed for a bust up but sparring over Conn refusing to train. Conn travels to New York to work for Tony Zale as Nat Fleischer suspends belt handouts. Major league figures maneuver as Landis heads to Florida and other notes touch on Greg Rice, Connie Mack, Leo Durocher and night game plans.
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Wide World
New York
Billy Conn
Johnny Ray
Billy
Conn
New York Today
Tony Zale
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Vanderbilt
Vandy
Harvard
South
Nat Fleischer
Judge Landis
Florida
Connie Mack
Gerry Nugent
Philadelphia
Joe McCarthy
Leo Durocher
Baseball draft ends, Garrison previews season kickoff
Observer notes Wilton Garrison of Charlotte comments on baseball origins and the draft, predicting a return to the early roots of the sport as the season resumes.
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Wilton Garrison
Charlotte
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Atias
Mustachios
Texas Prepares for Another Big Football Season
The article indicates Texas is gearing up for a forthcoming football season with plans and expectations for key players and games. Details are sparse, but the focus is on excitement and anticipated matchups ahead of the season.
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Texas
Golden Gloves stars may join Longhorns at mid term
1942 Golden Gloves stellar from Temple eye mid term eligibility for the Texas Longhorns after spring and summer sessions, aiming for varsity status next fall. Orville Tuttle of the Giants could take line coaching at Oklahoma, with Jap Haskell concentrating on duties.
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Sions
Orville Tuttle
Pro Giants
Oklahoma U
Jap Haskell Concen
Baylor Cagers Edge Texas A M In Close Swing
Baylor fends off Texas A M 38 to 35 in a tight Southwest Conference battle. Parks and Hailey trade scores as Arnett and Cokinos keep the game within a possession. Baylor clinches the win in the final minutes.
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Baylor
Bears
Texas A & M
Bill Henderson
Aggie
L. V. Arnett
Bill Hailey
Bruin
Arnett
Mike Cokinos
Aggies
Dwight Parks
Haily
Cokinos
Hailey
Henderson
Parks
Jarrett
Basketball Scores From Various Colleges And Teams
Scores show multiple college matches with results including Arkansas Teachers 54 Arkansas Tech 28 and Emporia State 44 Kansas Wesleyan 67. Notable games include Memphis State 28 and Ithaca College 65 as well as Delta State 32 and Lebanon’s teams.
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Arkansas Tech
Ouachita
Henderson
Bethel
McPherson
College of Emporia
Sterling
Delta State
Stuart Sailfish Club Awards In Annual Sailfish Tournament
In Stuart Florida the Sailfish Club offers bronze buttons for sailfish under seven and a half feet a silver button for seven and a half to eight feet and a gold badge for eight feet or more. If a fisherman hooks but releases a sailfish he receives a gold sailfish mounted on a Sterling Pin with the citation Stuart Sailfish Club released.
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Stuart, Fla
Stuart Sailfish Club
Nebraska Athletic Board taps Presnell acting head coach
The University of Nebraska Athletic Board advanced Backfield Coach Glenn Presnell to acting head coach of football and named Elmer Holm as line coach. John Selleck was named acting director of athletics. Mexico orders improved ventilation for miners at work.
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University of Nebraska Athletic Board
Glenn Presnell
Elmer Holm
Nebraska
John Selleck
Capital Cuties Can Stay Out For Ball Games
New York reports wartime changes to baseball night games. Washington Senators chief Clark Griffith wins permission for 21 after dark contests to boost morale. Compromise by Commissioner Landis extends curfew to 12 50 AM. Some clubs may schedule twilight games and schedules are adjusted across American and National Leagues. Mexico plans an actors home.
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