Matadors Aim To End Buffalo Streak In Texas Tech Showdown
Special to The Globe. The Texas Tech Matadors confront the Texas Western Buffaloes in a high profile IAA matchup at Buffalo Gym tonight. Tech seeks to break a two game slide and become the first to beat the Buffs twice in their own arena this season. A capacity crowd is expected for the 8 pm bout as Crip GoLightly's squad tries to upset the defending champions.
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Lub bock Amarillo clash sparks big crowd plans
Lubbock and Amarillo square off in a Westerners Sandstorm basketball game at Tech gym. Coach Keeling drills the Westerners as they seek payback after an 81 to 20 loss. Captain Jimmy Knight missed Saturday, five others share scoring duties, Westerners aim for revenge.
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Kansas Leads Big Six After Aggie Victory
Kansas University moved two games from the finish in the Big Six with a 40 to 26 win over the Kansas Aggies at Lawrence. Gov. Woodring and state legislators watched the Jayhawkers show strong home form in the rout.
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Fairbanks Arrives in Manila to Rapturous Crowd
Douglas Fairbanks, the motion picture actor, arrives aboard the Bergenland in Manila causing a waterfront standstill as about 8,000 fans gather at the pier. The actor is carried to a waiting car on the crowd’s shoulders to be seen, before continuing his journey to Siam to hunt and photograph big game.
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Color of starlight by temperature explained
The passage describes how stars of different temperatures emit distinct colors: hottest stars glow intensely white, cooler ones emit yellow, and the coolest stars show a reddish hue. It presents a simple order of perceived color tied to surface temperature.
Rajah Cracks Whip As Cubs Train In Avalon
Rogers Hornsby begins formal and informal Cubs spring practice in Avalon California for the 1931 season. He plans one 11 am drill lasting until, with soccer games to strengthen legs and wind. Players arrived on Wrigley Island with rookies awaiting the second squad of infielders and outfielders.
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Boxing results roundup from various U S and Canadian bouts
Tracy Cox KOed Babe Keller in Indianapolis. Finch and Secarney drew in St. Petersburg. Sammy Bruce beat Billy Hoon in Toronto. Ray Rollison outpointed Pee Wee Wilson. Willard Brown defeated Phil O Connell in West Palm Beach. Gorilla Jones won over Herman Ratzlaff in Portland. Billy Townsend beat Tod Morgan in Los Angeles.
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One Million More Duffers Seen This Year
Chicago dealer Gordon Beckley estimated the U S golf population will rise by at least a million this year. He cited rapid growth of miniature courses after a summer boom and noted Bobby Jones’s 1930 record as inspiration. He said about 6,000,000 people already play golf in the United States.
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Bobby Jones Leads Charity Golf Foursome at East Lake
Bobby Jones headlined a star nine for charity at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta. He paired with Johnny Golden against Horton Smith and Gene Sarezen on the 18 hole course as hundreds watched. admission was 2.50 with proceeds to a hospital for children in the city.
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Only Three Black Sheep on Steer List
Dallas Baseball Club rosters show three unsigned players on the Steer list as of February 18. Nick Borrelli returns after earlier stints with the Philadelphia Athletics and Bloomington. Remaining unsigned are catcher Bernie Tesmer pitcher Wilbur Wehde and second baseman Cecil Stewart.
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Suitor presses marriage proposal to astonished father
The suitor insists he wants to marry the daughter, but the father reacts with shock and disbelief, warning against prejudice and doubting the match. The exchange centers on a bold declaration met with surprise.
Santa Fe Gagers Play Two Late Night Games
The Santa Fe Cagers host Hereford Independents at 7:30 p.m. and then face City Drug Pillrollers in a doubleheader at the Santa Fe gym on Ninth and Polk. The pair split their prior meetings with 42 41 and 27 24 scores in two showdowns.
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Seven Persuants Buried Alive in Turkish Snow Avalanche
Seven peasants were buried alive in a snow avalanche in the mountains near Malatia in Eastern Turkey. Rescuers found the bodies, and authorities feared more farmers traveling between Ortakney and Boulane were lost in a blizzard.
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Griffiths must accept terms for Chicago fight today
Chicago reports that heavyweight Tuffy Griffiths must agree today to a flat $25,000 guarantee or 40 percent of gate receipts to proceed with a planned bout against King Levinsky. If he refuses, Chicago Stadium will seek a match with Tommy Loughran on March 6.
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Yanks Still Have 2 On Holdout Squad
The Yankees reduced their holdout group to two as Herb Pennock and Keunny Allen signed 1931 contracts. Sam Byrd and Lyn Lary remain unsigned, completing the team’s battery staff.
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Turnblad Seeks Prove-Title Vindication in Billiards
Arthur Turnblad, winner of the 1931 world three cushion billiard title, plans an exhibition tour to prove his victory was not a fluke. He challenges Willie Hoppe Welker Cochran and others, saying he will wager to defend the title despite NAB rules delaying a challenge for one year.
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