Childress Bobcats Eye Bi District Upset at Sandies
The Childress Bobcats travel to Amarillo to avenge a 38-18 loss as they face the Golden Sandstorms in game two of the bi district playoff. If the Sandies win they clinch the bi district crown and move toward the state tournament in Austin. Tonight’s tipoff is 8 o clock at the high school armory with 15 and 35 cent admissions.
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Childress Bobcat
Amarillo
Sandies
Texas
Childress
T. G. Hull
Sandie
Austin
Bobcats
Amarilloans
Holland
Hughes
Franklin
Johnny Turner
Charles Kitchen
Golden Sandstorms
Madison
Dorman
Navy abandons Sea Otter transatlantic cargo plan
Secretary Knox announced the navy scrapped the Sea Otter project after tests showed the gasoline powered vessel would cost about 400000 dollars, draw 21 feet of water, and proved hard to handle. He noted redesigned small tankers were still under slow development and both he and President Roosevelt were disappointed.
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Washington
Knox
Navy
Roosevelt
Texans Survive Golden Gloves Eliminations
Chicago February 26 Eliminations narrowed 304 boxers to semifinalists across weight classes as Fort Worth Texas Cleveland Milwaukee and Des Moines earned survivors Forty eight cities were represented with two fighters from several locales and a number boxing four times in two nights leading to next week’s Chicago finals.
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Chicago
Middlewest
Cleveland
Fort Worth
Texas
Milwaukee
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Fort Wayne
Ind
St. Louis
Sioux Falls & D
Dayton
Ohio
Danville
Peoria
Oklahoma City
Okla
Grand Rapids
Sioux Falls
Julius Menendez
Bob Barns
Port Wayne
Bobby Richardson
Marvin Bryant
Joe Krulitz
Wis
John Hubbard
Tom Attra
Leroy Jeffries
Kansas City
Claude Ellison
Cedar Rapids
Towa
George Roscoe
Hubert Hood
James O. Phillips
Bill Jochman
Camp Polk
Leslie MacMitchell to Receive Sullivan Trophy
New York University miler Leslie MacMitchell, named 1941 James E. Sullivan Memorial award winner, will receive the A A U trophy at a Sunday luncheon in New York. Laurence Di Benedetto of New Orleans, A A U president, will present.
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New York
Leslie MacMitchell
New York University
James E. Sullivan
Laurence di Benedetto
New Orleans
74 Jap Ships Sunk Flagged in War Update
A wartime bulletin cites seventy four Japanese ships sunk in recent operations. Mexico prepares to open 450000 acres for agricultural development this year. Vv Tran bans opium poppy cultivation in three provinces across the country.
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Vv Tran
Buffs Clinch Border Conference Title With 15 straight
West Texas State Buffaloes clinched the Border Conference title after 15 consecutive league wins. Texas Tech remains in second as final conference games approach. Hardin-Simmons and New Mexico University also finish their seasons, while New Mexico Aggies end with a 3-12 record.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Buffaloes
West Texas State
Buffs
Texas Tech
Red Raiders
Arizona State of
Hardin- Simmons
New Mexico
Aggies
New Mexico University
Hardin-Simmons
New Mexico Aggies
State College
Abe Simon Hovering as Louis Opponent in March Show
In a boxing column from New York on February 26, Abe Simon is forecast as the top challenger for Joe Louis on March 27. The piece argues Louis has slim competition among heavyweights and notes Bettina, Pastor, Nova, Conn, and Galento have all faltered, with Simon serving as a viable, crowd-drawing foe for relief funds and arena gates.
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Jack Guenther
New York
U.P
Abe Simon
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Cimon
Louis
Melio Bettina
Billy Conn
Lou Nova
Lem Franklin
Pastor
Tony Galento
Toots Shot
Hot Springs
Marie Joe
Army
Navy
Joe
Simon
Bettina
Mike Jacobs
Julian Black
Jonn Roxborough
Turkey Thompson
Booker Beckwith
Gus Lesnevich
Franklin
Jimmy Johnston
Nova
Conn
Tony Zale
Billy the Kid
Madison Square Garden
Abraham
Petticoat Ponzi Sentenced in Newark Case
Amelia Everts Carr, described by police as a "petticoat ponzi" with a fifty year career, was sentenced in Newark to eight to 12 years in prison after pleading no defense to eight counts of obtaining money under false pretenses. Prosecutor William A. Wachfeld of Essex County announced the outcome.
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Newark
N. J
Amelia Everts Carr
William A. Wachenfeld
Essex County
Training Camp News Briefs From Across The South
A roundup of spring training notes from Hav ana to Adelphia including Kirby Higbe challenging the Dodgers in Havana and Jake Early eyeing cleanup duty for Washington. Reports cover Dixie Walker Whit Wyatt Jack Kraus Herman Franks Tuck Stainback Ival Goodman and Len Warneke among others.
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Associated Press
Havana
Kirby Higbe
Brooklyn Dodgers
Miami
Dixie Walker
Dodgers
Whit Wyatt
Jack Kraus
Herman Franks
Coast to coast operations lead to million dollar case at sentencing
Mrs. Carr received a million dollars from coast to coast operations and was sentenced on her 66th birthday by County Judge Daniel J. Brennan to terms of two to three years hard labor on four charges with similar concurrent sentences on remaining charges. In Logan Utah officials and federal agents destroyed a large marijuana blot found at Mendon valued around 5000000 dollars, one of the state’s largest patches in history.
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Carr
Daniel J. Brennan
Logan
Utah
Cache County
Mendon
Fight gossip and sports notes preview Joe Louis plans and army buffs
The roundup surveys boxing hopes for a Louis Pastor third bout next summer if Joe can dodge army service. It notes promoter faith in strong fight cards, mentions White Sox figure Rigney restricting wives in camp, pole vaulter Warmerdam’s travel pains, and various military athletic tales including spring boxing shows and draft cards.
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Wide World
New York
Fight
Cleveland
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Joe
Pastor
Franklin
John Duncan Rigney
White Sox
Dorothy Comiskey
Kirby Higbe
Cornelius Warmerdam
Tennessee
Knoxville
Inter-City Cage Title Game Tonight at Amarillo College
West Texas State College Freshmen meet Canadian River Gassers on the Amarillo College court for the Inter-City Basketball League championship. Game time is 8:30. Tuesday the Gassers edged the Freshmen 42 to 40 as Crews left for the army.
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West Texas State College
Amarillo
Olin Crews
Army
Burnham Chosen Purdue Head Football Coach
Elmer Burnham to lead Purdue football, with Guy Red Mackey as assistant athletic director and varsity coach. Elward, who resigned as athletic director to rejoin the Navy, had previously faced a poor record. Burnham previously coached at Central High School of South Bend and then as freshman coach at Purdue.
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Lafayette
Ind
Elmer Burnham
Purdue University
Guy
Red) Mackey
Purdue
Allen H
Mal) Elward
Burnham
Mackey
Elward
Noble E. Kizer
Kizer
Central High School
South Bend
West Texas New Mexico League Owners Meet at Clovis
President Milton Price announced a meeting of West Texas New Mexico League club owners in Clovis New Mexico on Sunday to draw up a schedule and final plans for the 1942 baseball season.
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Fort Worth
West Texas- New Mexico
Clovis
N. M
Milton Price
Local notes mix sports and college athletics chatter
In Niagara Falls the Muny League sees pitcher Ma gledie from Buffalo, while N Y U debates football governance with alumni on the athletic council. Joe Louis visits the New York Sportsmen’s Show and watches Joe Kirkwood’s golf shots as Fritz Crisler shifts to assistant role during Benny Osterbaan’s absence. Oakland club plans Spring training and Art Cohn mulls hiring women players for defense projects.
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Sal Magle
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Maglie
Athletic Council
Alma
New York
Joe Kirkwood
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Benny Osterbaan
Ernie McCoy
Chicago
Crisler
Oakland Pacific Coast League
Art Cohn
The
Oakland Tribune
Basketball Scores From Various Teams Include Tight Wins
Oklahoma A and M beat Kansas 40 to 33 while Texas Tech edged New Mexico 53 to 36. West Texas State won 68 to 65 against Texas Mines, Hardin-Simmons 51 New Mexico Aggies 39, and McMurry 59 Trinity 39 in Texas games. Freddie Crawford and Luke Barnes inducted into the army in Atlanta.
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Texas Tech
New Mexico
West Texas State
Texas Mines
Hardin-Simmons
New Mexico Aggies
McMurry
Trinity
Texas
Atlanta
Freddie Crawford
Duke University
Luke Barnes
Army
Crawford
Chicago Bears
Barnes
Phillips Oilers Rally To Beat Champs 46 To 43
In Los Angeles Phillips Oilers toppled 20th Century Fox AAU champions 46 to 43. Jimmy McNatt scored 12 for Phillips while Les O Gara 15 for Hollywood and Hank Luisetti 10 despite injury. The halftime score was 25 to 14 in favor of 20th Century. This victory evened their season series.
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Los Angeles
Phillips Oilers
20Th Century- Fox
Jimmy McNatt
Oklahoma University
Les O'Gara
The
Hollywood Five
Hank Luisetti
Stanford
Phillips
Public Links co medalist to Spain trolley business
A former Public Links co medalist is tied to Spain amid a trolley business issue, with limited readable details on involvement or timeline. No other named entities are clearly identified in the fragment.
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Spain
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