Final track trials dates for 1932 Olympics undecided
United Press reports a split over timing for the 1932 Olympic track trials with Chicago's Soldier Field favored for July 15-16 and a six week gap argued by others. Coast officials oppose Chicago hosting both trials and the Olympics, while Brunage appoints mediators England and Gilbert to resolve the dispute in St. Louis.
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United Press
New York
United States
Soldier Field
Chicago
Dan J. Ferris
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Soldiers Field
Avery A. Brundage
J. T. England
Baltimore
A. ©. Gilbert
New Haven
California
St. Louis
Frogs to Meet Aggies Tonight in Crucial Showdown
Texas Christian University basketball teams head to College Station for a decisive road game against Texas A&M, with a second game at Rice Institute looming. A win at A and M and/or Rice could secure the conference lead as the Frogs seek the title.
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Texas Christian University
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Southern Methodist, University
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Atkins
Adolph Diel
Buster Brannon
Wendell Sumner
Ellsworth
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Johnny Vik
Ray McCulloch
Clyde Roberson
Harros Green
Frogs
Houston
Maple Court
Rice Institute
Cowboys and Pirates Clash For Texas Conference Crown
Simmons University Cowboys and Southwestern University Pirates meet in Georgetown to decide the 1981 Texas Conference basketball title. Both teams won last night with Simmons beating St Edward's 40 to 40 and Southwestern defeating Howard Payne 32 to 20. A Pirates win would tie the title. a Simmons victory would seal it with a win at Abilene.
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Tex
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Abilene
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St. Edward’s University Saints
Austin
Abdo
Howard Payne Yellowjackets
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Billy Shaw defeated Billy Kowalik in Detroit. Tony Tozzo beat Chuck Long in Buffalo. George Godfrey stopped Dick Russell in Laredo. Ted Sandwina stopped Umberto Tortiani in New York. Harry Blutman outpointed Lew Massey in Philadelphia. Midget Wolgast beat Ruby Bradley in Holyoke. Johnny Farr defeated Ervin Berlier in New Orleans.
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Buffalo
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Chuck Long
Laredo
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Sioux City
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Italy
Philadelphia
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Lew Massey
Holyoke
Mass
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Ruby Bradley
New Orleans
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Cleveland
Ervin Berlier
Basketball Results From Georgetown to Waxahachie AP recap
AP reports college basketball scores across Texas. Howard Payne 20 Southwestern 32 in Georgetown. SMU 59 Rice 39 in Houston. St Edwards 41 Waxahachie match Austin College 27 Trinity 28.
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Howard Payne
Southwestern
Houston
Southern Methodist
Waxahachie
Austin College
Trinity
Derby Prospects Clouded by Deep 1931 Contenders
The railbirds face a crowded field as 1931 juveniles like Jamestown Equipoise Twenty Grand Vanderpool Mate and Insco compete for Derby favor. Trainers Fitzsimmons and Healy weigh favorites while Col. Matt Winn at Churchill Downs hints the May 23 race may see no standout entry.
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George PD. Widener
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Vanderpool
Fitzsimmons
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Ormesby
Blenheim
Blanford
Sir Gallahad
Golf Tricks Explained Part Five By Jack Redmond
International Trick Shot Golfer Jack Redmond explains a difficult two ball trick. The bottom ball rises after the top ball is grazed by the club, then the top ball travels forward. Precision is key as the club must barely touch the top ball to create the reverse spin.
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Jack Redmond
Chicago
Whitney Stakes Contender Odds Narrow If Workman Sits
Equipoise leads as the future book favorite at 6 to 1 though odds may lengthen if Sonny Workman cannot ride the Whitney contender after his injury at Hialeh Park. Workman rode the colt last season with 8 wins in 17 starts and a second by a nose to Jamestown in the Belmont Futurity.
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Hialeh Park
Workman
Jamestown
Tulsa Sextet Downs Dallas Six on Ice
Tulsa two teams faced off in Tulsa with the Dallas Ice Kings falling 9 to 7 to the Tulsa sextet in the first of a two game series. Tulsa built an early lead, Dallas tied it in the second frame as Hugar Garding and Richardson scored, then Tulsa sealed the win with three goals in the final period.
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United Preas
Tulsa
Okla
Jack Cannon
Dallas Ice Kings
Tulsa Sextets
Tulsans
Hugar
Garding
Richardson
Dallas
Ice Kings
Ponies Snap Out of Cage Slump To Win
Houston Feb 24 S M U Mustangs led by Capt Bill Skeeters snapped out of a two loss skid to beat Rice Owls 59 to 39 and keep the Southwest Conference lead. Williams 18 and Reynolds 17 led scoring for Dallas squad.
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Houston
Bill Skeeters
Mustangs
Rice Owls
Williams
Reynolds
Dallas
Congress Considers $10,000 Payment to Music Teacher
A bill before Congress proposes a $10,000 payment to Lowela Hanlin of Birmingham Alabama. Hanlin, a music teacher who lost a finger after being struck by a motor truck, can no longer play the piano. The measure awaits the president's action.
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Washington
Congress
Lowela Hanlin
Birmingham
Ala
SMU Athlete in Critical Condition After Operations
Gene Hamiter of Southern Methodist University, a half back and noted sprinter, remained in critical condition after emergency surgery for a diaphragm hernia following pain after the SMU Indiana football game. He had been treated for appendicitis four days earlier and is a key member of the 1931 Methodist track squad.
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United Press
Dallas
Gene Hamiter
Southern Methodist University
Hamiter
S. M. U. Indiana
Methodist
Miss Robinson and Stella Walsh in even track rivalry
Betty Robinson, Olympic 100 meter champion, and Stella Walsh, Cleveland born Polish star, each won their latest sprint in Illinois guard and naval militia games. Robinson clocked 11.4 seconds in a slow Armory track, edging Walsh by about a foot despite Walsh’s taped ankle.
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United States
Stella Walsh
Cleveland
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124Th Field Artillery Armory
Stover Wins American Dog Derby Championship
Roy Stover of McCall Idaho wins the American dog derby in Ashton with a new speed record. He lowers the 25 mile course time to 1 53 82, shaving one minute 28 seconds from Bill Trade’s 1926 mark amid a field of 16 entrants. England’s army council orders lowering military band pitch nationwide.
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Godfrey Wins Mexico Title With Fast Knockout
George Godfrey defeats Richard Rosel in Nuevo Laredo by a first round knockout 53 seconds into a scheduled 20 round bout to claim the Mexican heavyweight title. Godfrey weighed 244 pounds to Rosel's 240. Other results include Jack League outpointing Young Spence and Pedro Martine scoring a technical knockout over Frank Ellis.
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Nuevo Laredo
Mex
George Godfrey
Mexico
Richard Rosel
Godfrey
Rosel
Jack League
San Antonio
Tex
Young Spence
Former Grand Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg Dies
The former Grandduke Friedrich August of Oldenburg dies at 78 in Oldenburg Germany. He abdicated November 11 1918 after revolutionary sailors from Wildeshausen told him royalty in Germany had passed.
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Associated Press
Oldenburg
Germany
Friedrich August of
Wildelshaven
Johnson weaker as health fails former AL president
Ban Johnson, former president of the American League, was described by his physician as slightly weaker today. He remains in hospital suffering from a complication of diseases.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Ban Johnson
Kansas State Clinches Tie in Big Six Title Race
Lawrence Kan Feb 24 Kansas State University assured of at least a share of the Big Six basketball championship after defeating Iowa State 27 to 16 in Lawrence. Kansas needs only one more game against Missouri to seal the crown.
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Kansan State University
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U S Cue Stars Stop Foreigners in Meet
New York news reports two American players Willie Hoppe and Welker Cochran defeating foreign challengers in the 18.2 balkline billiard tournament. Hoppe beat Eric Hagenlacher of Germany 400 to 874, and Cochran defeated Kinsey Matsuyama of Japan 400 to 380, with Cochran advancing to face Hagenlacher.
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Cue Stars
Associated Press
New York
Willie Hoppe
Welker Cochran
Hoppe
Eric Hagenlacher
Germany
Cochran
Kinsey Matsuyama
Japan
Hagen
Billiards Match Opens With Hoppe Opposing National Body
In Baltimore Hoppe hosts a first round match featuring Lacher and Hoppe with Matsuyama as the event launches. The federation of billiard players backs Hoppe in opposition to the National Billiard Association while dictionary editors consider the term Ergophile meaning a lover of work, urged by the National Puzzlers' League.
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Federation of Billiard Players
National Billiard Association
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National Puzzlers’ League
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