MacPhail backs minor input in naming baseball commissioner
Larry MacPhail new Yankees president supports minor leagues having a voice in selecting a new commissioner and reiterates Ford Frick as his top choice. He notes 4-F status must be clarified before teams can operate and says the Yankees will remain an Edward G. Barrow club for now. A note on a new pressed wood resin treated birchwood blade material is added.
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U.P
Larry MacPhail
New York Yankees
Chicago
MacPhail
Ford Frick
Frick
Yankees
Edward G. Barrow
Buckley laments Dempsey list omits Sharkey as best ten
Johnny Buckley, manager of Jack Sharkey, blasts Jack Dempsey for excluding Sharkey from his top ten opponents. He claims Sharkey could have beaten several named boxers and challenges Dempsey to a bout to benefit servicemen, recounting past clashes and a feud dating to 1927.
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Sharkey
Boston
Jack Sharkey
Jack Dempsey
My Boy
Buckley
San Francisco
Johnny
Madison Square Garden
Fulton
Banana leaves curl upward to expose fruit to sun
In cool weather plants seek rapid growth by increasing evaporation. Banana leaves curl upward to expose the plant to the sun's rays, aiding heat capture and photosynthesis.
Whittled Glove Field Sees City League Thriller
Nixson Whirlwinds clinched a City Junior High basketball tie by beating Sam Houston Rangers 31 to 14 at Nixson Gym. LeRoy Foster led the Ex-Sandies with 25 points in a separate Texas city action as they down Wayne's Gas Station 55 to 28. The Civitan Bombers defeated McClanahan's 47 to 36 in Amarillo. Playoffs start March 8 in the college gym. two more regular nights await. Sixty-four amateurs advance to Chicago Golden Gloves semi finals from 28 cities.
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Quarterfinalists set as boxing bouts continue tonight
The 64 entrants remain after two days of fighting as quarter-finalists in all weight classes are decided. Adolfo Quijano 23 from El Paso scored two knockouts totaling 65 seconds, George Siebert 22 from Pittsburgh won easily, and Tom Attra Fort Worth led lightweights toward the semi finals with wins.
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el Paso
Anton Thostenson
Minneapolis
James Henderson
Fort Wayne
Ind
George Siebert
Pittsburgh
Amarillo Singles Sweepstakes Banner Bowl
The Banner Bowl sweepstakes event runs March 2 to 4 in Amarillo for solo bowlers. Participants compete in a series of single events across bowling alleys with prize payouts and standings updates.
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Banner Bowl
Notre Dame Sets New Basketball Scoring Record
The 1945 Notre Dame Irish basketball team shattered the scoring record by amassing 1,154 points in 19 games 14 wins. They finished the season with a 71 to 66 victory over Northwestern.
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Ind
U. A
Notre Dame
Northwestern
Mancuso to Report to Phillies for 1945 Spring Training
Houston Feb 28 Gus Mancuso veteran major league catcher will report to the Philadelphia Phillies next month to coach young pitchers and train for a catching spot. Mancuso has signed a contract for 1945 and will join spring training.
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Gus Mancuso
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Food Buyers Pay Billion Too Much
OPA director Chester Bowles told the House appropriations committee that ceiling price evasion in groceries cost American housewives almost a billion dollars. He said enforcement has saved shoppers about 269 million and that about 13 percent of retail food remains above the ceiling.
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OPA
Chester Bowles
House Appropriations Committee
Army and Navy Fives Meet Saturday for Eastern Title
Army and Navy basketball teams clash in Annapolis Saturday for the Eastern Intercollegiate championship with a capacity crowd expected at the Navy gym. The winner would cap a season that rivals a Madison Square Garden turnout.
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Navy
Annapolis
Madison Square Garden
State Backing To Red Cross War Fund Drive
Texas backs the Red Cross War Fund with Potter County aiming for 154 100 this week and a last push on March 2 1945. Governor Coke Stevenson proclaims March 1 31 1945 as Red Cross War Fund Month urging full citizen support and notes Red Cross aid to troops and domestic disaster relief.
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Red Cross
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Texas Independence
Davy Covernor Stevenson Han
Europe
Pacific
Far East
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I. Coke Stevenson
Austin
Coke Stevenson
Maverick Club Defeats Price College 35 29 in Bustling Clash
The 16 year old Maverick Club trounced Price College 35 to 29 last night at the Maverick Club. Jewell McDowell previously with Amarillo High Sandies led with 19 points. Brashears led the Price quintet with 14.
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Week's Local Sports Card Highlights
Local sports brief listing upcoming events across bowling Civic League Victory Alleys Texaco League Banner Bowl basketball City League Amarillo College Gym and Pioneer League games. Other items include Southwestern Public Service Co League at Banner Bowl Major League at Victory Alleys and golf at Ross Rogers Course and Amarillo Country Club events.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Country Club
Banner Bowl Santa Fe League
Amarillo Sky Giants
Clovis
USC
Sky Giants Cancel Deming Game Due to Transport Issues
The Amarillo Field Sky Giants have cancelled the game with Deming Army Air Field scheduled for tonight. The contest was to be played in Deming, New Mexico.
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Amarillo Field
Sky Giants
Deming Army Air Field
Deming, N. M
McKeever Accepts Job as Cornell Head Coach
Texas Ed McKeever, once Notre Dame’s 1944 star, will join Cornell University as head coach beginning April 1. Athletic director Robert Kane announced the signing after a conference but did not disclose salary or contract terms. Notre Dame officials said a temporary successor would be discussed soon.
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Ed McKeever
Notre Dame
Cornell University
Robert Kane
Cornell
MceKeever
South Bend
Ind
John M. Cavanaug
University of Notre Dame
McKeever
Sacred birds and birds in ancient Rome
Vultures and woodpeckers held sacred status in ancient Rome reflecting the religious and cultural significance of omen birds in Roman society.
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