Mavericks Spotlight As City League Action Opens
Amarillo College Badgers wait for conference play while the Maverick Club and Panhandle V-8 quintet duel tonight at 7 30. Admission is ten cents, with 1935 cardholders free. Windy Nicklaus to referee. Canyon hosts West Texas Buffs vs Central Teachers in Burton Gym tonight.
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Amarillo College Badgers
Golden Sandies
Levelland
Maverick Club
V-8
Panhandle
Maverick
Nicklaus
Canyon
West Texas Buffs
Burton Gym
Buffs
Pat Taylor
Revolta Leads Golden Tourney at San Francisco
Johnny Revolta of Milwaukee and Bob Pinnell of Everett Wash led the 36 hole trials to determine 29 qualifying places in the San Francisco match play open tournament at Presidio Club. Revolta shot 70 two under par. Pinnell matched for a share of top honors as Jimmy Hines Byron Nelson Sam Parks Jr and Henry Picard trailed by one stroke. The par 72 field included Harold McSpaden Clarence Clark Jim Demaret Verne Torfin and Joe Nevi.
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San Francisco
Pacific Northwest
Johnny Revolta
Milwaukee
Bob Pinnell
Everett
Wash
Presidio Club
Pinnell
Revolta
Jimmy Hines
Timber Point
L. J
Byron Nelson
Texarkana
Tex
Sam Parks, Jr
Pittsburgh
Henry Picard
Hershey
Harold McSpaden
Kansas City
Kas
Clarence Clark
Bloomfield, N. J
Jim Demaret
Galveston, Tex
Verne Torfin
Tacoma
Joe Nevi
Basque Giant To Face Carnera Bid In Havana Talks
Paris January 25 Isidoro Gas Tanaga a powerful 200 pound Basque heavyweight has drawn attention by nine knockouts in ten fights and will tour in February seeking a match with Primo Carnera Negotiations are proceeding for a Havana staging of the bout
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Paris
Isidoro Gastanaga
United States
Primo Carnera
Havana
Chicago Boxing Promoters Push Baer Lasky Plans
Chicago promoters Nate Lewis and Jim Mullen push for a Baer Lasky bout in Chicago with February targets. Talks span Louis, Carnera, and Braddock showdowns. Louis to Los Angeles for a Feb. 21 return, with two March bouts lined up including Detroit.
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United Press
Chicago
Nate Lewis
Jim Mullen
Lewis
Max Baer
Miami
Art Lasky
Mullen
Louis
Detroit
Primo Carnera
Carnera
South America
Twenty Grand Returns in Bay City Handicap
In Los Angeles Twenty Grand trials back after three years away to race in the Bay City Handicap at seven furlongs with Mate High Glee and Teralice in the field. Mrs Payne Whitney's 1931 Kentucky Derby winner seeks a turf comeback while rivals prepare for Santa Anita's big race.
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Los Angeles
Payne Whitney
Mate
Greentree Stables
High Glee
Teralice
Daniel Baker Team Beats Trinity on late baskets
In Waxahachie on January 25 the Daniel Baker basketball team rallied with two late field goals to defeat Trinity. The victory came in a closely contested game as both teams traded leads before the decisive final minutes.
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Waxahachie
Daniel Baker
Set Dates for Cage Meet of Federation
The Texas Amateur Athletic Federation state basketball tournament will be in Galveston March 8 and 9. State vice president J M Nash announced a record entry is expected for the tourney held during Mardi Gras week. Trinity University lost its Texas conference game in the final minutes for the second straight time.
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Texas Amateur Athletic Federation
J. M. Nash
Nash
Trinity University
Texas
Trinity
Pylkowski risko set to fight Lazzaro at Madison Square Garden
Henry Pylkowski known as Babe Risko faces Vincenzo Lazzaro, Vince Dundee, in a ten round NYC bout at Madison Square Garden. Risko gained fame after a New Year’s Day knockout of Teddy Yarosz, who defended the title by weighing in over the limit. Betting odds list Dundee 8 to 5 favorite as Garden officials plan a title shot for the winner.
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New York
Henry Pylkowski
Vincenzo Lazzaro
Madison Square Garden
Babe Risko
Syracuse
N. Y
Vince Dundee
Newark
Risko
Teddy Yarosz
Pittsburgh
Yarosz
Dundee
the Garden
Littlefield Seeks SMU Post If Bell Unaffected
Clyde Littlefield, former University of Texas coach, said he is a candidate for the Southern Methodist University vacancy if it does not impair Madison Bell's chances. Returning from Dallas, Littlefield noted his name was added to SMU's applicant list at the request of SMU officials. Littlefield directed Texas teams for seven seasons, winning two Southwest Conference titles and finishing twice as runner up. he has 15 years coaching track in Austin with nine championships.
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Dallas
Madison
Matty) Bell
Southern Methodist University
Abilene
Hardin-Simmons
Methodist School
Charles C. Selecman
Southern Methodist
Ray Morrison
Vanderbilt
Bell
Cecil Grigg
Rice Institute
Mavericks Clash Panhandle V8s Tonight at High School Gym
Maverick Club plans a 7:30 pm basketball game against the Panhandle V-8s at the High School Gym. Admission 10 cents, Mavericks free. Election day notes promise a big turnout with runoff in two days. Jimmie Taylor to speak, Will Rogers nickname cited, CCC medals awarded to club champs, and plans to bring Will Rogers to Amarillo.
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Dut Wanzer
Maverick Club
Panhandle
CCC
Capt. Hager
J. T. Young
Clarence Flanagan
G. P. Johnson
E. J. Counts
Ray Richardson
Pete Wheeler
J. D. Bishop
Charles Chestnut
Gene Rayburn
Jimmie Taylor
Texas Aggies to Play Cubs in SWC Tilt
Texas A&M and Baylor renew their Southwest Conference clash in College Station after a rest period. The Aggies, 2-1 in league play, beat Baylor 46-25 in Waco, and a win would move them within one game of leader Arkansas. Other league action includes Baylor at Rice Institute and mid term exams affecting schedule.
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Texas Aggies
Baylor University
Baylor
Aggies
Waco
Arkansas
Rice Institute
Sam Langford Faces Eviction From Harlem Tenement
New York January 25 1930 Blind destitute and forgotten Sam Langford the Boston Tar Baby faces eviction from his shabby Harlem room He lost an eye to Fred Patton and is nearly blind from cataracts He relies on a municipal food station but fears losing his only shelter next week and wonders how to stay warm in the cold streets
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New York
Sam Langford
Boston
Harlem
Fred Patton
Vega Kiwanis Rabbit Drive Opens Amid Plentiful Crop Rabbits
The Vega Kiwanis Club launches its second rabbit drive with hunters from across the Panhandle on the lines. Rabbits are abundant and some hunters plan to continue after the official end time of 4 o'clock. The hunt takes place southwest of the field used in a prior drive.
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Vega
Vega Kiwanis Club
Panhandle
Second University Planned for Ankara Turkey
The new university in Ankara will open this year and include faculties of history and geography, science and law, plus a Fine Art section with an Academy of Music and Drama.
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Ankara
Turkey
U.P
Jacksonville Wins Junior College Go
Jacksonville College defeated Lon Morris College 34 to 25 in a Texas Junior College Conference basketball game. The teams meet again tonight.
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Jacksonville
Tex
UPI
Jacksonville College
Lon Morris College
Relief grants aid Eastland and surrounding counties
The Texas relief office announces an eight project work program for Eastland County employing 325 men for 221 days at a total cost of 21 548 dollars, including 13 880 funded by the state. Benefits include water system improvements, street markings, feeder road grading and graveled routes to Cisco Eastland and Ranger, and Cisco sewage disposal upgrades.
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Austin
Eastland County
Texas Relief Office
Eastland
Cisco
Ranger
Anderson County
Dallas County
Galveston County
Gonzales County
Harris County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Fort Worth
Williamson County
Resignations Reduce Buckingham Constable Force to One Deputy
Resignations leave Constable A Buckingham with a single deputy. Three deputies named on January 1 have presented their resignations and stepped down from office.
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A. Buckingham
Buckingham
Waiter Held in Potter County Theft Case
Dick Jennings about 26, a waiter, was jailed on a theft over 50 charge for allegedly stealing 48 in cash and cigarettes from Paramount Lunch Room at 914 Polk Street. Officer John Sader filed the charge in Justice Bob Clark's office. Jennings requested no bond hearing until consulting a lawyer. Police found money in his room after a lunch room burglary reported while he worked there. L. F. Ham Horton resigns. deputies Sid Jones and E F Timmons resignations cancelled January 11. Buckingham will not replace deputies. he and chief deputy Wachtendorf handle office affairs.
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Dick Jennings
Potter County
Paramount
Polk Street
John Sader
Justice of the Peace
Bob Clark
Jennings
L. F
Ham) Horton
Sid J. Jones
E. F. Timmons
Buckingham
H. H. Wachtendorf
Towns Honor at Stake in Winter Weather Evidence
Worcester report notes Fred Blanchard found a living grasshopper near the street and brought it to a police station claiming it proves June in January, challenging the idea of winter norms and highlighting a quirky urban incident.
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Worcester
Mass
U.P
Winsted
Conn
Fred Blanchard
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