Favorites M keep heat in Houston Club Invite quarter finals
Fight pre tournament favorites tee off in the 36 hole Houston Country Club Invitation meet. Gus Moreland of Dallas defends his championship and faces Leland Hamman of Waco after two tight preliminaries. Johnny Dawson of Chicago shines with a 1 up win over Fred Odom and meets Bryan Winters next.
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Houston
Texas
Johnny Dawson
Chicago
Fred Odom
New Orleans
Dawson
Bryan Winters
Oklahoma City
Edwin McClure
Shreveport
Willie Maguire
Hamman
Moreland
Winters
White
Goldman
Fans To Watch Two Cage Players Score
In Austin on February 23, spotlight centers on a scoring duel between Jack Gray of the Longhorns and Richard Allison of Tulane University as both sit at 124 points. A Tulane win could secure at least a tie for the Southwest Conference title.
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Austin
U.P
Tulane
University of Texas
Jack Gray
The
Longhorns
Richard Allison
Frogs
Welker Cochrane Faces Layton in World Three-Cushion Final
Welker Cochrane defends his world three-cushion title tonight against Johnny Layton who seeks an 11th crown. Both players share first place with eight wins and two losses each in the 12-man 19 day tournament. tonight marks the last regulation match.
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New York
U.P
Welker Cochran
Johnny Layton
Wichita Team Wins Monterrey Contest In Mexico
A Wichita Kansas basketball team defeated Monterrey Ci-4 38 to 29 in Monterrey Mexico last night led 17 to 9 at halftime.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Wichita
Kansas
Van Wie Reaches Semi Final In South Atlantic Golf
Virginia Van Wie the national champion faces Lucille Robinson in semi finals as Mrs. O. B. Hill meets Marian Miley in Ormond Beach Florida. Robinson defeated Mrs. H. C. Kersten 2 and 1 and Miley o 2 over Mrs. Harbaugh to advance.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
Virginia van Wie
Chicago
Lucille Robinson
Des Mones
Iowa
H. C. Kersten
Richmond
Hill
Mary Rogers
Jacksonville
Florida
Miss Miley
C. R. Harbaugh
Cleveland
Ohio
Dallas Grapplers in Match for Title Go
Frank Wolff of Cincinnati and Jimmy Logas of Detroit meet in a two out of three fall main event for the light heavyweight title. The winner likely challenges champion Hugh Nichols, as both Wolff and Logas have defeated Nichols in non title bouts. Leroy McGuirk faces Bob Montgomery in the semi windup one fall 30 minute limit bout.
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Dallas
U.P
Frank Wolff
Cincinnati
Jimmy Logas
Detroit
Hugh Nichols
Wolff
Logas
Nichols
Leroy McGuirk
Tulsa
Bob Montgomery
New Orleans
Clarkdon Visitors and a Birthday Willed
Mrs. Dewey Heath and her sons visit Mrs. Georgie Ferret in Clarendon. Robert Louis Stevenson willed his birthday to a girl whose birthday fell on Christmas. The walrus weighs 112 tons.
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Dewey Heath
Dewey Tom and
Jackie
Clarendon
Georgie Ferret
East Eleventh Avenue
Robert Louis Stevenson
Bracket Set For District Basketball Tournament
District basketball tournament bracket lists games and times for Canyon Farwell Stratford Sunnyside Hereford Goodnight Dalhart Hartley Dumas Amarillo Vega and FPM teams with matchups and round times including a champion noted. Format reflects school pairings and schedule across multiple venues.
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Amarillo College Gymnasium
Fort Worth Signs Neal Baker and Others
Fort Worth manager Del Pratt announced the signing of pitcher Neal Baker from the University of Texas and pitchers Boyd Biggers and catcher Hank Guerra from the El Paso club in the Texas-Arizona league, all as free agents.
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Tex
U.P
del Pratt
Texas
Neal Baker
University of Texas
Boyd Biggers
Hank Guerra
el Paso
Birthday surprise ends in tragedy for Engen family
In Ishpeming Michigan on February 23 Mrs Eli Engens daughter Mrs Jens Schlid aged 45 died suddenly of a heart attack at a birthday surprise gathering. She collapsed beside the cake and candles as others waited for Mrs Engen to return from church. The text notes hawthorn as May flower and emerald as its birth stone.
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Ishpeming
Mich
Eli Engen
Jens Schlid
Engen
Fight Results From Fargo Dallas and San Francisco
Sherald Kennard of Fargo won a decision over Frankie Knauer in a 146 to 14214 pound bout in Fargo. In Dallas Ray Calamira and Cullen Williams fought to a ten round draw. Wilson Dunn won by technical knockout over Johnny Pisano in six rounds. Bobby Battica defeated Bill McDowell by knockout in six in Dallas. Jimmy Lacoume stopped Bill Williams in six in Dallas. Johnny Ladrigano of Boston defeated Chick Devlin in nineteen rounds in San Francisco.
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Dallas
Ray Calamira
New Orleans
Cullen Williams
Denison
Tex
Wilson Dunn
Powes City
Okla
Johnny Pisano
Scranton
Bobby Battica
San Antonio
Bill McDowell
Jimmy Lacoume
Bill Williams
Fort Worth
Death notice for G. F. E. Nall in Retton Alabama
H A Nall receives word of his father G F E Nall death at Retton Alabama. The notice confirms the passing and identifies the surviving family relation.
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H. A. Nall
G. FE. Nall
Retton
Ala
Giants Leave For Training In Miami In 1934 Polo Grounds Preview
New York Giants begin a Miami training camp as Professor John Heydler notes the club’s strong 1933 pennant and world title run. Bill Terry returns to a balanced roster amid the live ball era and managerial changes while League trends and Reds developments loom ahead of the season.
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New York
New York Giants
Miami
John Heydler
Garden City
Giants
Pat
Bill Terry
Tye
Heydler
United Press
Mr. Heydler
Tilden Rivalry Dominates International Tennis Talk
Henry McLemore reports on Bill Tilden and rivals Ellsworth Vines in a global tennis debate. Plan’s coaching aims and Vines’s $35,000 earnings frame a season of bold serves and high stakes as Cochet, Cochet and national loyalties key the Davis Cup predictions.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
New York
Bill Tilden
Martin Plaa
Tilden
Ellsworth Vines
Bill
Ellsworth
Henri Cochet
Henri
Cochet
Rockefeller
Plan
Japan
Australia
England
America
Three Milers Renew Feud Tomorrow Night
Madison Square Garden hosts the National AAU Indoor championships with Bill Bonthron Glenn Cunningham and Gene Venzke as top meet contenders. Bonthron pursues 1500 meters while Venzke, defending mile and 1500 records, seeks revenge as stars like Glen Hardin and Milton Sandler compete in a packed program.
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Bill Bonthron
Glenn Cunningham
Gene Ventke
Madison Square Garden
Millrose
New York A. C
Tle Elehth Avenue
Bonthron
Husky
Princeton
Cunningham
Venzke
Baxter
Nassau
Glen Hardin
Louisiana State
Hardin
Milton Sandler
Arnold Adams
Baton
Bernie McCafferty
Newark A
Ivan Fuqua
Indiana
Bears claim they are the best football team ever
Chicago Bears coach George Halas asserts the team is the best he has seen and cites a season that featured 27 games, an eight game South and Far West tour drawing 110000 fans, and a 200 to 34 scoring edge over opponents. The Bears finished with ten wins, two losses and one tie in the regular season, plus six exhibition games.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
George Halas
Halas
Bears
United States
Cecil Smith
Mississippi
East
Middlewest
Gasparilla Open draws 100 plus pros and amateurs
More than 100 professionals and amateurs entered the Gasparilla open golf tournament at Palma Ceia in Tampa. Denny Shute led entrants with past champion credentials, joined by Walter Hagen Gene Sarazen Pan unnamed Willie MacFarlane Wilfy Cox Craig Wood Johnny Farrell and Al Espinosa. The event opens with 18 holes today and 18 tomorrow to qualify. the final 69 professionals and six amateurs advance to 36 holes on Sunday.
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Tampa
Fin
Palma Cela
Denny Shute
Walter Hagen
Gene Sarazen
Pan Runy?n
Willie MacFarlane
Wilfy Cox
Craig Wood
Johnny Farrell
al Espinosa
Wrestling winners at New York and Kansas City events
In New York Sammy 8 &tein in Newark defeated Emil Dusek of Omaha and Tiny Roebuck of Oklahoma by throws. In Kansas City Blue Terror defeated Jack Patterson of Syracuse and Mike Markoff of Russia by throwing Jose Santos of Honolulu.
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United Press
New York
Sammy 8&Tein
Newark
Emil Dusek
Omaha
Tiny Roebuck
Oklahoma
Benny Ginsberg
Chicago
Kansas City
Kan
The
Blue Terror
Jack Patterson
Syracuse
N. Y
Mike Markoff
Russia
Jose Santos
Honolulu
Notable contrasts in tennis play and mythic mountains
The text contrasts Forest Hills amateurs with formal play between sets, noting actions like changing pants and grooming between games. It also describes Plan’s confident sidestep after good shots and his dejection after errors. It mentions Deadhunga as the highest peak in Ygrid at 20,002 feet.
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Forest Hills
Deadhunga
Polo Growth Hopes Rise In Amarillo Region
Wester of the Country Club Stables notes polo as a first love and discusses a possible Amarillo polo club and league this spring and summer. He cites growing interest in the Midwest and West and asks readers if costs and support exist to establish polo locally with regional leagues and a Panhandle championship.
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M. W. Wester
Country Club
Blair Cherry
Amarillo
Panhandle
Wicely
Barney Ross Could Enter Texas City Title Bout
Fort Worth authorities announce a possible April 20 world junior welterweight title bout featuring Barney Ross against Tony Herrera in Texas City, amid Arlington Downs spring racing meet hype. Promoter Dick Griffin travels to San Francisco to finalize date as Ross, prepping for a March 5 bout on the Pacific coast, awaits confirmation.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Barney Foss
Arington Downs
Dick Griffin
San Francisco
Rose
Ross
Tony Herrera
el Paso
Herd
Pacific Coast
Tyler Junior College Faces Marshall In District Final
Tyler Junior College meets Marshall in the second game of a two game series after Tyler won 32 to 20 yesterday to clinch the Texas Junior College district title. A win tonight sends Tyler to the conference championship at Waco.
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Marshall
Tex
Feo
College of Manila
Tyler Junior College
Marshell
Tyler
Mershall
Waco
Yaqui Joe Dominates Gaston In Local Ring Debut Victory
Yaqui Joe wins straight falls over Gaston in two rounds at the National Guard Armory as part of a crowded wrestling card. Kanthe defeats Rob Roy in the semi final by a head choke during a nine minute one fall bout. Matenda, a Japanese pupil of Matsuda, impresses fans in debut against Heard.
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Ken Graton
Yaqui Joe
Baltimore
National Guard Armory
Gaston
Yaui
Yaqui
Dick Kanthe
Rob Roy
Kanthe
Bob
Lightweight Bout Ends In Draw In Dallas
Cullen Williams of Dallas and Roy Calamira of New Orleans fought ten fast rounds to a draw with Williams injuring a left eye early and Calamira sustaining a swollen right eye later in a bloodied match. Semi main saw Wilson Dunn stop Johnny Pisano in the sixth. Bobby Battlia and Jimmy Lacoume also scored sixth round technical knockouts. Odin is noted as the Norse god.
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Dallas
Texas
U.P
Cullen Williams
Denison
Roy Camamirn
New Orleans
Williams
Calamira
Wilson Dunn
Ponca City
Okla
Johnny Pisano
Scranton
Dunn
Pisano
Bobby Battlia
San Antonio
Bill McDowell
Jimmy Lacoume
Billy Willamaon
Fort Worth
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