Buffs Meet Giants In Southwest Showdown At Auditorium
Tonight at the Auditorium USC two top Southwest teams the West Texas State Buffa tati and the Amarillo Field Sky Giants clash for the seventh win of the season. Deak Johnson leads the Buffs while Tommy Byrnes stars for the Sky Giants in a contest sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce with admission 60 cents for civilians 30 cents for students and free for enlisted men.
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At & O
Southwest
West Texas State
Buffaati Bi
Gus Miller
Nts
Deak” Johnson
L. Emmett Crowe
Cagers
Johnson
Sky Giants
Deak
Applecar
Tommy Byrnes
Tommy
Seton Hall College
New Jersey
J. W. Malone
Stratford
J. L. Houser
Levelland
Ken Simpson
Barger
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Open War on Baseball Gambling Declared by Leagues
New York Feb 6 Premiers Harridge and Frick declare an open war on the gambling element in baseball and outline steps to curb inside information and pitching selections as the season nears. They expect joint action with no immediate Washington trip planned and no date for the next meeting.
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New York
Will Harridge
American League
Ford Frick
National League Today
International League
Harridge
Frick
Washington
Leslie M. O'Connor
Lee Oma Faces Suit Over Missed March Fight
Detroit heavyweight Lee Oma risks legal action by matchmaker Babe McCoy if he misses the March 6 bout with Fitzpatrick at Olympic Auditorium. McCoy warned of breach of contract after Oma accepted terms for a $10 000 guarantee.
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Lee Oma
Fitzpatrick
Los Angeles
Babe McCoy
Detroit
Fitzy Fitzpatrick
Olympic Auditorium
Oma
Madison Square Garden
Santa Fe carloadings rise in week ending February 3 1945
Santa Fe System carloadings for week ending February 3 1945 totaled 24 038, up from 21 494 in the same week 1944. Cars received from connections were 13 948 versus 14 346 a year earlier, with total cars moved 37 986, compared with 35 840 in 1944. The preceding week this year saw 38 972 cars handled.
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Santa Fe
Superfort Production Climbs 13 Per Cent
Production of B-29 Superfortresses rose 13 percent in January from December figures. The War Production Board chairman J A Krug released the monthly aircraft report noting 6,535 planes built in January, though below the schedule and December output, while total weight of planes edged up one percent.
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Washington
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Scoring Spree This Evening in City League Action
Dean Simons' Hydraulics host Wayne's Gas Station at Amarillo College Gym in a 7:30 p.m. City League opener. Mechanics favored over AmVets, Hydraulics could meet undefeated Civilian Bombers Thursday for the league lead. Also Sandies versus Sandie Sophomores headline Thursday games.
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Dean Simons
Hydraulics
Wayne's Gas Station
Amarillo College Gym
AmVets
Civilian Bombers
Sandies
Sandie
Jimmy Bivins Returns With Technical Knockout Win
Jimmy Bivins after a long layoff stopped Georgie Parks in the third round and won by fourth round technical knockout in Washington. Parks was knocked down twice in the third and did not answer the bell. Future bouts loom as Bivins may meet Arturo Godoy or other top contenders.
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Ted Buccola
Washington
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Bivins
Georgie Parks
Arturo Godoy
Joe Louis
Bivins-Parks
Fort Lee Sunk by Torpedo in Indian Ocean in 1944
The U S Navy reports the tanker Fort Lee was torpedoed and sunk in the Indian Ocean in November 1944. Survivors have landed in the United States. Also noted is a Brooklyn College basketball scandal probe with Mayor La Guardia as a witness after his warning that more than Brooklyn College was involved.
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Indian Ocean
Washington
Fort Lee
Navy
S.S. Fort Lee
U. S
United States
West Texas State Faces Amarillo Field in Arena Matchup
West Texas State and Amarillo Field clash Tuesday night at the Auditorium USC in a basketball contest. The Amarillo Sandies meet the Pampa Harvesters Friday night at Pampa in another scheduled game.
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West Texas State
Amarillo
USC
Local Weekday Sports Card In Amarillo Leagues
The listing shows basketball at City League and USC venue with 8 PM games. Bowling events occur in Victory Alleys for multiple leagues including Texaco and Civic Leagues. Weekend includes golf tournaments at Ross Rogers Course and Amarillo Country Club with handicap formats.
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Amarillo College
West Texas State
Amarillo
USC
Texaco
Amarillo College Gym
Wis
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Country Club
NCAA Championship Tourneys To Be Played on Campuses
Harold Olsen, Ohio State coach and NCAA basketball committee chair, says future NCAA championship tournaments may be hosted entirely on member campuses. His comments follow the Big Ten mandate that games must be played on college campuses unless athletic directors grant exceptions. Currently the eastern and national events are at Madison Square Garden with the western sectional in Kansas City.
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Chicago
U.P
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Association
Harold Olsen
Ohio State
NCAA
Olsen
Big Ten
Madison Square Garden
Kansas City, Mo
WPA Still Hanging Around To Answer a Lot of Questions
Washington February 6 Major General Phillip B. Fleming head of the Federal Works Administration told the House appropriations committee that a shadow WPA would remain for about ten years. He said the agency would answer letters from people seeking records of former WPA employees and would not request additional funding.
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WPA
Washington
Phillip B. Fleming
Federal Works
House Appropriations Committee
Goal Guarding Sandies To Pampa on Friday
The Amarillo Sandies travel to the Pampa Harvestor gym Friday night carrying one of Sandieland's best defensive records. In 14 games they have allowed 366 points, about 26 per game. Coach T G Hull's man to man defense and height on the boards has limited Lubbock Borger Pampa West Texas High Childress and Plainview to under 30 points in several games. The Sandies have 11 victories and 460 points total, averaging 33 per game. Eyes of the Panhandle focus on the Pampa Borger clash on the home court. Borger beat Canadian 34 to 27 on a neutral court.
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Gilbert Ford
Wolflin
Maverick Club
Horace Mann
Nixson
Boys Ranch
Glenwood
Mavericks
Price
Boys’ Ranch
Sam Houston
Peete Doors Dowie
Ott Ae
Wedgworth Rand
Hines Meres
Grenen So Aeanes A Eee
Newman
Shell SR Mittal
Rechcs Et Ae
Total
Cop Bet Moseley
Ford
Moss
Hall
Ssrl Vie Etter
Genie
Amarillo Sandies
Pampa Harvester
Sandieland
Golden Boys
T. G. Hull
Lubbock
Borger
Pampa
West Texas High
Childress
Plainview
Sandies
Nelson and McSpaden Meet Soldier Golfers Today
Byron Nelson and Harold McSpaden, leading 1944 tournament winners, tee off at Rapides Golf and Country Club in Alexandria against soldiers Sgt. Jack Stoddard and Sgt. Frank Arch in an 18 hole exhibition at 230 PM. The pair also scheduled to play at Shreveport Country Club Tuesday against Ross McDade and Irving King.
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Alexandria
Byron Nelson
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Rapides Golf and Country Club
Jack Stoddard
Fort Worth
Tex
Frank Arch
Pittsburgh
Camp Livingston
Nelson
MacSpaden
Shreveport Country Club
Ross McDade
Irving King
ArmstrongRojo Bout Set in Los Angeles Tonight
Hammering Henry Armstrong former champion meets Genaro Rojo in a 10 round welterweight bout in Los Angeles tonight. Rojo seeks first major upset while Armstrong aims to add another win to his storied career.
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Los Angeles
Henry Armstrong
Triple
Genaro Rojo
Guldahl Named Medinah Pro After Chicagoland Signing
Ralph Guldahl, former two time National and Western Open champion, signs a one year contract as Medinah Country Club pro effective April 15. A. J. Ehrlich announced. The Dallas native and top golfer from 1936 to 1938 previously led in 1937 and 1938 wins and has worked at Corea Club San Diego and in aircraft plant recreation. He succeeds Tommy Armour who left after 12 seasons.
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Chicago
Ralph Guldah
Medinah Country Club
A. J. Ehrlich
Medinah Golf
Dallas
Guldahl
San Diego
Cal
Corea
West Coast Aircraft Manufacturing
Tommy Armour
Medinah
Deer Hunt on Rail Line Ends With Buck Salvage
A Rock Island Burlington Rocket train on the Houston to Dallas line encountered a nine point buck that leaped onto the tracks. The crew chased the animal but survived the encounter as they salvaged the carcass and head of the deer, after the moose like challenge.
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Houston
U.P
Here
Dallas
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Mr. Burton
Hank You
Gallagher
Gallagher & Burton's
Gallagher & Burton’s
Gallagher & Burton, Inc
Baltimore, MD
Gellacher & Burton
Washington, D. C
Maj. L'Enfant
Bowling Ladies Pioneer League
Deming
Southwestern Public Service Co
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Oriental Cleaners
Vernon Hancock
John D. McBride
Blackburn
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Bureau of Sports Information
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Blackburn Bros
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