Wrestle Royal May Dim Feature Match
The opening bout at the Sports Arena is a five man wrestle royal featuring Monte La Due the bad man with four allies. Wayne Martin defends the Southwestern junior heavyweight title and faces La Due in a rematch under unchanged admission. Promoter Cory Detton predicts Parks will be a crowd hit.
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Cory Detton
Southwestern
Wayne Martin
Martin
Monte la Due
Quebec
la Due
Billy Hickson
Milt Olson
Eddie Gideon
Bill Parks
Dory Detton
Parks
North Bay
Ontario
Canada
Herb Parks
Dory Funk
North Carolina baseball status faces Texas growth surge
North Carolina's hold as the nation's baseball capital is challenged as Texas rings up new clubs and leagues. Texas now claims multiple Class AA to Class C circuits with Dallas Houston Fort Worth and El Paso as key members while North Carolina stabilizes at 42 players across seven leagues. A new East Texas League meeting in Jacksonville tonight could alter the regional balance with towns like Corsicana Mexia Pittsburg and Mineola sending delegates.
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Dallas
North Carolina
Texas
Texas Baseball
Houston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Okla
Shreveport
Austin
Texarkana
Wichita Falls
Waco
Temple
Gainesville
Greenville
Sherman-Denison
Paris
Kilgore
Longview
Tyler
Gladewater
Henderson
Bryan
Marshall
Lufkin
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Dela Me McAllen
Donna
Brownie
Odessa
Midland
Sweetwater
San Angelo
Ballinger
Vernon
Big Spring
Roswell
del Rio
Jacksonville
Corsicana
Mexia
Pittsburg
Winnsboro
Mount Plasant
Mineola
Carthage
Sulphur Springs
Gilmer
Athens
Palestine
Lone Star League
Soviet Swamps Being Drained
The Cholchides subtropical swamps along the Black Sea coast in Soviet Georgia are being drained after historic failures. A long term scientific project reclaims land for citrus and other subtropical crops as western winds flood the coast.
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Moscow
Soviet Georgia
Black Sea
Eire Plans Cattle Exports to Italy for Fertilizer Trade
Ireland proposes sending cattle to Italy to obtain superphosphates as part of a trade deal. The arrangement aims to secure phosphate fertilizer for Irish farmers while strengthening economic ties between the two nations.
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Eire
Italy
Batters Rating Questioned in 1948 Baseball Averages
New York Jan. 12 The 1948 major league averages list Stan Musial and Ted Williams as league leaders while several notable sluggers are ranked lower. Dale Mitchell Al Zarilla Barney McCosky Bob Dillinger appear high in the American League. In the National League Mike McCormick Bob Scheffing Johnny Mize and Ralph Kiner feature among top batters amid discussion of a revised rating system favoring on base and runs scored.
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New York
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Dale Mitchell
Cleveland Indians
al Zarilla
St. Louis Browns
Barney McCosky
Philadelphia Athletics
Bob Dillinger
Browns
Joe DiMaggio
Vern Stephens
Tommy Henrich
Joe Gordon
Bobby Doerr
Stephens
Gordon
Doerr
Mike McCormick
Boston Braves
Bob Scheffing
Chicago
Johnny Mize
New York Giants
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ed Stanky
Braves
Endurance Debate Sparks from Stagg on Modern Gridders
Amos Alonzo Stagg, at a NCAA Rules Committee meeting in Palm Springs, argues modern college football players lack the stamina of players from 20 to 30 years ago and often cannot finish a full game. He notes better passing and kicking but insufficient endurance and recalls Army vs Notre Dame in 1943.
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Palm Springs
Cal
U.P
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Stagg
College of Pacific
Notre Dame
Irish
Colle
Ye & Oe
Alvin Sprad
Clayton
Leon Hart
Johnny Lujack
Chicago Bears
Detroit Tigers
Hal Newhouser
Clayton High School
Raton
Jimmy Carter
Golden Sandies
Plainview Bobcats
Pete Shotwell
Abilene High School
Texas
Texas A&m
Plainview Bulldogs
Boone Baker
Lewis Yarborough
Amarillo College Badgers
Eastern New Mexico College Greyhounds
Jack Chevigny
University of Texas
District 1 A A hoops preview pits Amarillo Pampa Lubbock
Amarillo Lubbock and Pampa battle for district supremacy with four games on Friday and Saturday. The piece reviews rosters, heights, 1948 experience, and key players like Harold Henry Darrell Davis and Red Hooper as the district race tightens.
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Amarillo
Pampa
Lubbock
Harvesters
Sandies
Borger
Bulldogs
Plainview
Brownfield
Cubs
Harold Henry
Bobby Garner
Bill Franklin
Letterman
Jack Little
Gib Ford
Art McKay
James Garner
James
Jack Newby
the Harvesters
Stratford
Darrell Davis
Bill Bond
James Gallemore
Jimmy Howard
Malcolm Douglass
Howard
Morris Turner
Bob Rooker
Turner
Berger
Red Hooper
Jerry Glass
James Brown
Tommy McCord
Homer Hampton
Johnny Roberts
Gene Meek
Bill Blair
Bobby Kay
Saquadman
John Long
Armstrong stars as Engineers rout Worcester Poly 28 6
Dean Armstrong of Rensselaer Poly 192 pound fullback ran 100 yards for a touchdown after an interception. He scored seven touchdowns in five games guiding the Engineers to a 28 6 win over Worcester Poly. He totaled 494 yards on 75 rushes at 6.6 yard average. Texas beat Baylor 24 23.
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Lubbock Westerners
Amarillo
Pampa
Borger
Hull
Sandstorm
Tex Hanna
Borger Bulldogs
Clifton McNeely
Harvesters
Roy Morris
Lubbock
Faris Nowell
Brownfield
Henry Loter
Plainview
Morris
Nowell
Ralls High School
Dean Armstrong
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
Worcester Poly
Armstrong
Fighting Engineers
D. X. Bible & Co
Joe Coleman
TCU
Wellington
Odessa
Texas
Baylor
Bruins Edge Mustangs To Go 3-0 In Conference Play
Baylor upset the Mus tang sharpshooters 44-37 to stay unbeaten in league play. After a 24-14 halftime lead the Mustangs tied it 33-all with seven minutes left before Baylor closed out with an eight point run.
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Bears
Baylor
Mustangs
Methodists
Stumbling Block Marshall Faces Merger Push in Pro Football
George P. Marshall, owner of the Washington Redskins, is labeled the stumbling block in wartime pro football peace talks as Dan Topping of AAC blames him for delays. A Jan 19 meeting is expected to set a 14 team league, cancel several AAC franchises, move Boston Yanks to New York, and merge Los Angeles Rams and Dons.
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Oscar Fraley
United Press
New York
U.2
George P. Marshall
Washington Redskins
Cvence
Dan Topping
New York Yankees
Washington
New York Yankee
Brooklyn Dodger
Chicago Rocket
Boston Yanks
Yankee Stadium
Los An- Rams
Los Angeles Dons
Topping
Marshall
Philadelphia
NFL
Baltimore
AAC
Boston
Polo Grounds
New York Giants
Trial of James O Hill on Child Desertion Charge
James O Hill of 201 North West Fifth faced three counts of child desertion in 47th District Court. Proceedings opened this morning with jurors not yet sworn as recess came at noon.
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James O. Hill
North West Fifth
47Th District Court
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