Amarillo Sandies edge Lubbock Westerners in district playoff
Amarillo forces 31 26 victory over Lubbock Westerners in game one of the 1 AA district basketball playoff at Lubbock. Second game set for High School Armory on Friday with potential third game here if Westerners rebound. Tickets 75 cents adults 30 cents students. Carroll led Sandies with 12 points, Turner added 10 as Amarillo improves to 17 6 while Lubbock falls to 8 15.
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Baylor Bears Take Crown
Baylor's Golden Bears won the Southwest Conference basketball title, finishing 11-1. They beat Texas A. and M. 44 to 41 to clinch the crown last night as Arkansas chased in second. Baylor heads to Buffalo for an eastern tour game against Canisius.
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Cage results from AP include tight college games
Baylor 44 Texas A and M 41. Texas Wesleyan 43 Howard Payne 19. Abilene Christian 41 McMurry 37. Southwestern 58 Houston 57. West Texas 50 Texas Tech 42. Texas Mines 50 New Mexico Aggies 42.
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Saints hold second as Oilers beat Minneapolis for lead
Saint Paul gains second place in the U S Ice Hockey League with a 3 1 win over Fort Worth while Tulsa Oilers win 5 4 at Minneapolis to widen their gap on Fort Worth and pull within three points of Omaha.
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Lin Bend
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Colorado’s Reuben Shanks Defeats Pat Saia In Ten Rounds
Houston report notes Reuben Shanks from Colorado won a ten round decision against Pat Saia of New Orleans. Shanks traded blows with Saia throughout, showing constant movement and back muscle action as he kept control from start to finish.
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Ninth Texas Catholic Basketball Tourney Planned in San Antonio
The ninth annual Texas Catholic basketball tournament will be held at St. Marys University March 1 2 and 3. Twelve schools entered including Cathedral of El Paso winner of the last tournament.
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St. Mary's University
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Bowling Trip Highlights and Scores From Big Spring
Bowler Charlie Lyles led with 1 483 and Ted Buccola posted 1 530 over eight games in a Big Spring singles tourney. Report covers participants from Tyler Lubbock Amarillo and local crews plus condition of alleys and notable scores and anecdotes.
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Virgil Reager
Herb Pestor
Irwin Gore
Jim Fletcher
Bob Stevens
Oklahoma City
Local Bowling Scores Showcase Tight Pins and Big Totals
The John Farrell Lumbermen edged American Auto Wreckers in two of three games as McMinn rolled a 587. Fred Schecher and the writer both posted 550 for the losers. Amarillo Olds mobile crew won twice over Diamond Shop with Phil Reppert totaling 573. Julius Caplan broke through with a 254 in one game and just over 500 overall.
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Fred Schecher
Amarillo
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Stan Musial Confident Cards Will Win National League Flag
Outfielder Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals expects to be discharged from the Navy soon and predicts the Cards will win the 1946 National League pennant. He hopes to join spring training in St. Petersburg, Florida, with his three year contract expiring after the season.
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Mellinger Leads Scoring in Local Youth Basketball Night
Mellinger scored 16 as Price College Juniors defeated San Jacinto 36 11. Jimmy Davis led for the losers with six. Price Intermediates rolled Pleasant Valley 59 22 with Joe Bobberschmidt scoring 19 to pace the winners. Horace Mann Peewees moved to second in Panhandle League with an 8 4 win over Margaret Wills. Amarillo College Intermediates forfeited to North Side. Maverick Club Seniors plan trips to Canyon and Lubbock for three contests and a schedule of senior wins includes Wichita Falls and Sam Houston.
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Margaret Wills
Bobby McCrary
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Dimmitt
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Elizabeth Nixson
Sam Houston
Borger High School
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Amarillo Sandies top Westerners 31 to 26 on wide Lubbock court
Amarillo High School principal Ting R. B. Norman notes the Sandies played under pressure to beat the Westerners 31 to 26 in Lubbock. The article praises captain Paul Carroll Jack Seale Boone Pickens Jimmy Carter Larry Wartes and others while highlighting Lubbock’s Werdell Turner and Texas Tech’s change in football prospects.
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Amarillo Sandies Clash With Westerners At Burton Gym
Amarillo hosts Lubbock Westerners on Friday night at Burton Gym. West Texas State faces Eastern New Mexico Saturday night in a separate matchup.
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Aggie Coach Returns to Texas A. and M. College
Charlie Deware the freshman football coach at Texas A. and M. College has resumed duties after joining the Army following the 1941 season. His return restores the coaching staff to full strength at College Station.
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Texas high school swimming meet set for May 18
Coach Art Adamson of Texas A and M College announced today that the annual Texas high school swimming meet will be held here on May 18. The event, sponsored by the Texas A and M College program, is expected to draw numerous teams and athletes.
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Lew Jenkins Re-Enlists in U S Army for Third Time
Former lightweight boxing champion Lew Jenkins, 29, of Texas, rejoined the Army yesterday. He previously served as cavalryman, Coast Guard boatswain, and fought in Sicily Italy Normandy and the Pacific. Jenkins held the lightweight title after beating Lou Ambers in 1940 and lost it to Sammy Angott in 1941.
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Cedar Creek Favored In Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah
Florida’s Flamingo Stakes worth 30000 will run at Hialeah Saturday. Cedar Creek is 5 to 2 favorite with Wee Admiral at 3 to 1 and Pellicle at 1 to 1. Riders Doug Dodson Nick Wall and Eddie Arcaro helm Cedar Creek Wee Admiral and Pellicle. Pellicle won Hibiscus Handicap while Cedar Creek and Wee Admiral won Bahamas Handicap divisions.
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Dumas Demons Triumph 40 22 Over Price College
Dumas Demons beat Price College Cardinals 40 to 22 at Price Gym to claim the District 1-A title. Price led early but the Demons pulled away, with Murdock and Gallegos scoring for Price while French led Dumas. A doubleheader playoff is set for tonight in City Basketball League action, featuring Amarillo College Badgers Plains Chevrolet and West Texas State Frosh Civilian Bomber teams.
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Malone Stars as Buffs Defeat Tech 50 to 42 in Canyon
West Texas State College guard J W Malone scored 26 points leading the Buffaloes to a 50 to 42 win over Texas Tech in Canyon. The victory secures a Border Conference division title and a berth in the Texas tournament to decide who represents the state in the nationals. The Buffs face Eastern New Mexico next, following a prior 71 to 42 win at Portales.
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Dawson Menace in Houston Golf Play
Johnny Dawson, a two time pre war tourney winner, shot 67 three under par on a firm Houston course as 150 amateurs tee off in the Houston Invitational. He joins Bud McKinney and Howard Creel for qualifying with Ed White Bobby Riegel and Frank Stranahan also in the field as match play begins tomorrow.
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Patterson Seen Likely to Lead Houston Track Team
Former Rice Institute star hurler and Merkel High School coach Jack Patterson is expected to be named track coach at the University of Houston after conferring with athletic director Harry Fouke.
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Oklahoma A and M Fans Blame Uncle Sam for Draft
Oklahoma City reports football fans blame Uncle Sam as Bob Fenimore the Aggies star tailback faces draft board examination. Fenimore, known as Rapid Robert, has been rejected several times for service due to a bad leg, despite multiple enlistment attempts.
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Young Enrique Bolanos Beats Chalky Wright In LA
The 21 to 34 year age gap decided a 10 round unanimous victory for Enrique Bolanos over veteran Chalky Wright at the Olympic Auditorium. Bolanos earns a well deserved win while Wright shows he can still challenge smaller opponents.
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Los Angeles
Enrique Bolanos
Chalky Wright
Olympic Auditorium
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Mexico City
Wright
Nelson Ties McSpaden With Partner Erskine
Byron Nelson needed his partner G. W. Erskine to salvage a 151 total in a four-ball match here. Harold McSpaden of Sanford, Me., led with 38-35-68 as Nelson and Erskine matched McSpaden and amateur Max Heinberg to force a tie.
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Byron Nelson
Harold McSpaden
Sanford
McSpaden
Nelson
G. W. Erskine
Max Heinberg
Phillies contract count hits thirty two under team
The Philadelphia Phillies announce that signed contracts have been returned by ten players, bringing the total under contract to 32 players for the National League club.
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