Phillips Oilers Fall Twice to Wyoming in Tight Buckeye Shows
Wyoming edged Phillips Oilers 37-36 and 42-41 in a pair of one point wins in the Mountain Five Basketball Conference benefiting infantile paralysis funds. Kenny Sailors led Wyoming with key scoring while Milo Komenich dominated for Phillips. The games raised over $10,000 for charity.
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Denver
Wyoming
A. A. U. Phillips Oilers
Cowboys
Collegians
Bartlesville
Okla
Kenny Sailors
Sailors
Milo Komenich
Jack McCracken
Oiler
Bud Browning
Phillips
Amateur Hour and Service News From wartime athletics
Fullerton reports on Navy flight prep schools boosting college athletic activity and outbreaks of restrictions by the Army Air Forces Technical Command. He notes Mississippi College debates suspending intercollegiate sports, and spotlights amateur anecdotes like Greg Rice at Notre Dame. Also covered: Fort Sheridan WAAC lineup, service teams in the National Semi-Pro Baseball Tournament, and the death of NHL president Frank Calder.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Navy
Minnesota
Army Air Forces Technical Command
Jacob E. Fickel
Texas
Mississippi College Board
Jack Lavelle
Greg Rice
Rice
Notre Dame
Greg
South Bend
Knute Rockne
Fort Sheridan
WAAC
Ruth Corby
Prudential
Newark
N. J
Emogene Cooper
Rickman
Indians Hope to Challenge for Pennant in 1943
Cleveland’s 1943 outlook looks strong says vice president Roger Peckinpaugh, with 23 of 31 contracted players from 1942 and limited draft impact. He cites Yankees and Browns as main rivals and expects Red Sox decline after losing key players. Many veterans balance family duties and draft status, while several players serve or work in war plants.
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Larry Smith
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Roger Peckinpaugh
Tribe
Peckinpaugh
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Ted Williams
Johnny Pesky
Dominic DiMaggio
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Jack
Joe Cronin
American Red Cross
Indians
Cronin
Gene Desartels
Otto Denning
Les Fleming
Hal Trosky
Beaumont
Tex
Fleming
Russ Peters
Peters
Ray Mack
Lou Boudreau
Ken Keltner
Yankees
Roy
Stormy
Weatherly
Roy Cullenkins
Cullenbine
Jeff Heath
Cris Hackett
Redskins
Bob Feller
Tom Ferrick
Joe Krakauskas
Clarence
Soup) Campbell
Buster Mills
Jim Hogan
Officials under fire as fans blame coaches, not refs
Chicago veteran official Nick Kearns defends referees amid crowd chants. He argues fans unfairly boos referees while coaches teach blocking and screening as tactics, claiming those moves are legal parts of the game and widely practiced.
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Chicago
Nick Kearns
Midwest
Kearns
Charley
Robinson La Motta Sellout Predicted at Detroit Olympia
Detroit promoters forecast the largest indoor fight crowd in Michigan history as Ray Sugar Robinson meets Kake La Motta in a ten round rematch at Olympia Stadium. Robinson seeks his 130th straight win as promoter Nick Londes set a 50 000 gate for the event.
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Detroit
Michigan
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
New York
Olympia Stadium
Durable Kake la Motta
Nick Londes
Robinson
Landis Rules Mesner Return to Cincinnati Reds
The drafted outfielder Steve Mesner, bought by the Brooklyn Dodgers for the waiver price, must be returned to the Cincinnati Reds after a ruling by Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw M. Landis. Landis said a drafted player must stay with a club until April 1 before any contract transfer to another team.
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Landis
Mesner
Cincinnati
New York
Steve Mesner
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Kenesaw M. Landis
The
Reds
Sacramento
Alabama Coach Urges Postwar Full Game Films For Fans
Birmingham February 4 coach Frank Thomas of Alabama proposes colleges make complete moving pictures of big football games after the war. He says filming these autumn games would allow millions of fans in the South to see top games from the East Midwest and West.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Thomas
South
East
Midwest
Sunset Line Stars Enter Texas A. and M.
Sunset Line Stars report to Texas A and M College Station for spring football drills opening after a weather delay. Freshmen expected include All-Staters Bucky Sheffield Paris fullback Gable Bryant Sunset tackle Earl Cook Sunset guard. Freshmen will be eligible for varsity in the Southwest Conference next fall.
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College Station
Bucky Sheffield
Paris
Gable Bryant
Sunset
Dallas
Earl Cook
Helen Jacobs quits big-time tennis for writing and Navy duty
Helen Jacobs, former tennis star and now training to be a WAVE, states she is through with the big-time court game. She says writing is her profession and history her hobby, and she has not played tennis for a year due to Navy duties.
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Northampton
Mass
Helen Jacobs
Miss Jacobs
College and military basketball scores from various matchups
Corpus Christi NAS defeated Texas 45 to 35 while Emporia State beat Washburn 49 to 42. Olathe Naval Base topped Kansas 42 to 32 and Texas Tech won against New Mexico 37 to 31. Abilene Christian College beat Daniel Baker 40 to 20. East Texas State defeated S F Austin 49 to 42. New Mexico Teachers edged New Mexico Mines 27 to 22 in the N M conference tournament.
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Longhorns
Comet
Comets
Lieut
Jack Gray
Longhorn
John Dick
Oregon
Frank Gates
Sam Houston
Kinney
Dowell
Rice Institute
Houston
Waco High School
Austin High School
Corpus Christi Nas
Texas
Emporia State
Washburn
Olathe Naval Base
Kansas
Texas Tech
New Mexico
Abilene Christian College
Daniel Baker
East Texas State
S. F. Austin
New York Clubs to Hire Girl Ushers This Season
Attention centers on the man power commission and non essential jobs but the 3 major New York clubs Yankee Stadium Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field plan to staff with girl ushers for the coming season.
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New York
The
Manpower Commission
Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds
Ebbets Field
Mauriello to Meet Bivins in March Madison Square Garden Bout
New York report says Tami Mauriello of New York and Jimmy Bivins of Cleveland are set for a 10 round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden on March 12. Bivins previously edged Mauriello in a disputed decision at Cleveland last summer.
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New York
Tami Mauriello
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Madison Square Garden
Bivins
Bronx
Dykes Leaves Hospital After Gallstone Operation
Chicago White Sox manager Jimmy Dykes is discharged after gallstone surgery and plans rest before spring training. He said the hardest part was giving up cigars. Tonight’s local basketball schedule at Amarillo Army Air Field features three games among 626th, 418th, 332nd, 420th, 600th and 409th units.
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Hollywood
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Amarillo Army Air Field
Cathedral Hall
418th Squadron Defeats Headquarters in League Thriller
In Cathedral Hall the 418th Squadron toppled the Headquarters hoopsters 42 to 22 to tie for first place with the 422nd Squadron in the Amarillo Army Air Field basketball race. Brown led 418th with 16 points on eight field goals. 602nd crushed the 410th 43-19, extending its losing streak to eight games. The 6602nd holds fourth place after the win. Medics beat 625th 35 to 28 as McKee led with 12 points.
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Cathedral Hall
Amarillo Army Air Field
Brown
McKee
Medics
Branch Rickey Sees Optimistic Baseball Path Amid War Policy
New York February 4 Branch Rickey president of the Brooklyn Dodgers challenged wartime manpower limits saying baseball should not be told to fold. He urged government interpretation and stressed baseball can aid morale by continuing professional sports with proper regulation for 400 players in 3 A class to serve the nation and troops.
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New York
War Manpower Commission
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rickey
Dodger
Great Britain
Russia
Manpower Commission
America
Armstrong Signs for 10 Round Oakland Bout
Hammerin Henry Armstrong and Welterweight Jimmy Garrison have agreed to a 10 round bout in Oakland California. Armstong recently had tonsils removed and the date depends on his recovery per matchmaker Jimmy Murray. He then plans to fight Baby Breese of Portland before heading East.
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Los Angeles
Hammerin
Henry Armstrong
Jimmy Garrison
Oakland
Calif
Armstrong
Jimmy Murray
Baby Breese
Portland
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Kansas City
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Hubbell
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Carl Hubbell
de Pines
Babe Ruth
Southpaw
Lloyd Waner
Waner
Paul
Harrah
Oklo
Ruth
Hornsby
Aggies
Texas A. and
Kenneth Kinsey
A. and
M. Consolidated
Larry Wolfe
Armed Services
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Demaret
McSpaden
Byron Nelson
Jimmy Demaret
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
River Oaks Country Club
Stalingrad
Fullerton
George Herrick
San Diego
Tribune-Sun
St. Louis Cardinals
Cairo
Montreal
Frank Calder
National Hockey League
Vv Globe-News
Rostov
Poland
Low Countries
Red Army
Black Sea
Chubby Dean
Dean
Mel Harder
Jim Bagby
al Milnar
al Smith
Vernon Kennedy
Joe Heving
Harry Eisensar
Warren
Buddy) Rosar
Oscar Grimes
Rosar
Buddy Rosar
Sunset Line
Texas A. & M
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New Mexico Mines
N. M
Mauriello
Lincoln
Downs
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Harris Houston
Aierlo
Jarman
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