Rice Owls Clinch Tie With 62 43 Win At Austin
Rice center Bill Henry broke a Southwest Conference scoring record with 231 points as the Owls beat Texas 62 43 in Austin. Rice improves to 10 1 in the league, likely sharing the title with Arkansas while Texas drops to third with idle SMU and Baylor upcoming. Henry scored 17 to surpass Dwight Parks 214. Rice has one game left versus Baylor in Houston Saturday.
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Local Amateur Sports Schedule For Amarillo Area
A compact listing of events across basketball bowling golf and leagues in Amarillo and nearby venues. Includes City Victory League games at Amarillo College Gym and Texaco and Pentex leagues at Victory Alleys, Banner Bowl, and Ross Rogers Course with times from 7:15 to 8:15 P M.
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Cardinals Versus Adrian HS Postponed To Friday Night
The game between the Price Memorial Cardinals and Adrian High School was postponed to Friday night and will be played at Price Gym.
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Pirates Sign Two More Pitchers For 1944 Roster
Pittsburgh, Feb. 17. The Pirates added Outfielder Jim Russell and Pitcher Nick Strincevich to their 1944 roster after both signed contracts. Strincevich, who went 15 and 7 with Toronto last season, had been with the Maple Leafs, purchased from the Braves three years ago. Russell, 4-F, appeared in 146 games for Pittsburgh last year and hit .259 in his second year with the club.
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Alexander the Great Still Erect and Fit
Cincinnati February 17 Grover Cleveland Alexander the legendary pitcher remains active in wartime service working 56 hours a week as an inspector at Wright Aeronautical Corporation He dedicates his time to inspecting Marine engines to support the service and the boys overseas while continuing his belief that the game should endure with available men.
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Spain and Taylor Spark Quints to Wins in City League
Two former grid stars led their teams in a City Victory League double feature at Amarillo College Gym. Truman Spain scored 11 for the Amarillo Field Instructors to beat McClanahan Service Station 29 24, while Mark Taylor dropped 12 as the Ex Sandies defeated Amarillo Field Sub Depot 34 23. Contests were moved to Wednesday due to a District 1 AA playoff tilt, with two more games on tap tonight including Maverick Club vs Groom and Amarillo College Badgers vs Dumas American Zine Co. quintet.
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Buffs edge Sam Houston Rangers 27 22 in junior high tilt
Horace Mann Buffaloes narrowly defeated the Sam Houston Rangers 27 to 22 at the Sam Houston Gym. Jewell McDowell led with 18 points as HM can clinch the title if Central Whirlwinds lose and Horace Mann wins Friday. HM also won a second string exhibition 22 to 9.
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Amarillo Glovers Fight Tonight In Texas Golden Gloves
Tonight nine teams including Amarillo Abilene and El Paso enter the Texas Golden Gloves action seeking quarter-final spots. Fort Worth and Dallas led last night with six men each, Camp Wolters five, Brownwood and Camp Howze four, and Waco Camp Hood three victories apiece.
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Buckeye Fans Speculate On Brown's Successor
Columbus Ohio February 17 speculation centered on Ohio State football who would replace Head Coach Paul Brown if he enters the armed services. The four remaining staff members Ernie Godfrey Carroll Widdoes Paul Bixler Fritz Mackey were considered for an acting role. Tom Heeney promoted to Chief Petty Officer in the South Pacific after fighting Gene Tunney in 1928.
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Notre Dame Football Champions Served at Great Lakes Navy Station
Four members of Notre Dame 1943 national champion team are stationed at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. The players named are Jim White Jim Tharpe Jim Mello and Bob Hanlon. The note also mentions Russia's decision to end coeducation in elementary and intermediate schools.
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Tinker Wins Fight With Illness In Florida
Sports roundup notes Joe Tinker’s progress against a serious illness in Florida. The piece recalls Tinker and Evers’ feisty Cubs infield history and early friction that once kept them from speaking for years before peace and teamwork returned under Frank Chance’s coaching.
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