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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1948
Page
12
Hereford and West Texas State Freshmen moved into the men’s semi finals while Spearman advanced to the women’s finals of the Plains AAU basketball tournament at the Sports Arena last night.
The article recalls Amarillo Sandies victory over Graham 49 to 31 and previews the bi district playoff with Graham at the new Sports Arena. It notes ticket sales at Maxor Drug and details prior playoff history, predicts a likely strong showing from Graham, and mentions other high school games and upcoming semifinals and venue plans.
Detroit reports catcher Bob Swift signed a 1948 Tiger contract. Three unsigned players remain pitcher Mal Newhouser pitcher Preddie Hutchinson and shortstop Eddie Lake.
Harlingen joined Denton in the Class AA High School State Tournament in Austin next week after defeating Thomas Jefferson San Antonio 26 23 to win the bi district series two games to one. Regional champions in Class A and B are set to be decided by week’s end with state meet bids pending.
A damaged OCR page lists multiple winners and scores across clubs and events. Names include Anderson, Witt Motors, Tennant, Beardsley, Aristocrat, Reeves, Whitaker, Man Bard, Pleasant Valley Drug, Stuber, Barker, Jobson, Palo Duro Motors, Rotary, Saunders, McCren gen, McEntant, McAtee, Neely, ABC, Wedding, Goodner, Blind, Cox, BPOE, Pearson, Powell, Palmer, Reager, Weeks, Elks, Forister, Barry Moreland, Boxwell, Kiwanis Gold, Pyte, Stein, Blind, Gray.
Milwaukee junior heavyweight Gray meets Rod Fenton of Edmonton in the feature wrestling event at the new arena. Knutson of Davenport debuts against Dory Funk in the semiwindup. Referees Olan Boynton and Billy McBain. Admission 85 cents to 1 dollar 75. Other results listed from local groups and sponsors.
Promoter Clarence Kay Kantrowitz of Hartford Hartford county faced a heavy loss after Willie Pep defeated MAME featherweight contender Humberto Sierra last Tuesday. Gate receipts were 50 283 and attendance 1 757, far short of expenses despite Pep's victory.
Wayland Junior College of Plainview earned the top seed in the State Junior College Basketball Tournament at Texas A&M College after winning the West Texas Zone of the Southwest Junior College Conference. Tyler Junior College was seeded second with Amarillo and Corpus Christi, McNeese, Ranger, Blinn, and North Texas Agricultural College also seeded. Opening pairings list Wayland versus John Tarleton, Blinn versus Jacksonville, NTAC versus Allen Academy, Bryan versus Lamar, Corpus Christi versus Amarillo, Hillsboro versus Paris, Ranger versus McNeese, with times from 9 AM to 6 PM.
A schedule note lists Cilgore Junior College at 1 PM and Texas Lutheran College at Seguin for a day event with an earlier 10:30 AM slot in Tyler.
Stud Poker, a five year old gelding racing for Ed Voynon, established a new American mile and a half turf record of 2 29 18 in the Miami Beach Handicap at Hialeah. He beat Bonnie Kelso’s 1900 mark by three and one fifth seconds, on the oval at Miami.
Southern Methodist University defeated the Dallas Athletic Club 41 to 34 in a dual swimming meet. Five pool marks were broken in the event.
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