Sandies Seek Revenge in Canyon Clash Tonight
The Canyon Eagles host the Sandies tonight in Canyon's gym at 8 o'clock after beating Amarillo last district year. Tomorrow the Eagles visit Amarillo as the high school band and pep squad prepare for a capacity crowd and 25 cent admission. The Sandies, coming off a rough schedule, aim to rebound with guards Williams and Wiggins providing scoring support. Players listed include Von Noy Gibson Walker Purtell Travis Larsen Bufkin Doebler as possible trip members.
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Canyon
Amarillo
Williame
Wiggins
Borger
Liberal
Kansas
Roswell
N. M
von Noy
Gibson
Walker
Purtell
Travis
Larsen
Bufkin
Doebler
City League Meeting Tonight Precedes Second Half Start
Managers of City Basketball League teams will meet at 8 00 p m tonight at Clements and Young Sporting Goods to discuss plans for the league s second half. The new schedule begins tomorrow night at 7 30 with a double header at the Amarillo Athletic Club gym featuring two teams.
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Clements and Young Sporting Goods Company
Amarillo Athletic Club
Forty Colleges Invited To Meet In Indoor Track Meet
Forty colleges have been invited to compete in the annual indoor track meet of the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America to be held at the 102nd Engineers Armory on March 2.
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United Press
New York
Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America
102Nd Engineers Armory
Reforming a Pitcher for the Giants Aims at New Role
Tony Kaufmann, a veteran pitcher with a 402 batting average in Rochester last year, is being tested by John McGraw as a potential right field hitter for the New York Giants. If he fits McGraw’s plan, Kaufmann could join Mel Ott in the outfield, extending his baseball career beyond the mound.
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Jay R. Wessels
New York
Baba Ruth
Tony Kaufmann
Goose Goslin
Sam Rice
Tony
Babe Ruth
John McGraw
Giants
McGraw
Lefty O'Doul
Lefty
Phillies
Fred Leach
Kaufmann
Cubs
Cardinals
Rochester
Napoleon
Mel Ott
Dempsey Resumes Road Work Amid Boxing Buzz
United Press reports in Miami that former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey has begun road work again jogging along the beach with Jerry Luvadis as he remains a busy promoter. He says he is just keeping in shape with no immediate plans to fight Sharkey or Stribling though interest in a potential return lingers. Young Stribling plans to travel to Miami Beach, while Dempsey comments on keeping fit and handling promoter duties.
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Frank Getty
United Press
New York
Miami
Jack Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Young
Dempsey
Florida
Jack
Jerry Luvadis
Sharkey
Stribling
Paulino Uzendun
Young Stribling
Miami Beach
New Orleans
Mehlhorn Wins Texas Open to Defend Title at San Antonio
Bill Mehlhorn of Fennimore New York captured the Texas Open at Brackenridge Park with a 277 total over 72 holes, tying then breaking the course record. Horton Smith finished second with 281, Willard Hutcheson third at 282, followed by Frank Walsh and Danny Williams as the money winners in the field of migratory winter golfers.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Bill Mehlhorn
Brackenridge Park
Bobby Cruickshank
Mehlhorn
McDonald Smith and
Cruickshank
Patt
Smith
Bobby
Wild Bill
Gruickshank
Fennimore
Hot Springs
Ark
Wild Bill Mehlhorn
N. Y
Horton Smith
Joplin
Hutcheson
Willard Hutcheson
Pasadena
Calif
Frank Walsh
Appleton
Wis
Danny Williams
Shackamaxon
N. J
Joe Kirkwood
Albany
al Watrous
Detroit
Sonnnenberg to Wrestle Hanson in Kansas City Tonight
Gus Sonnnenberg the world heavyweight wrestling champion meets Charley Hanson of Omaha in Kansas City with a two hour time limit. Hanson recently lost to Joe Stecher. Other matches feature Pete Sayers versus Clarence Jenkins and Charley Fisher against Gus Clem.
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United Press
Kansas City
Gus Sonnenberg
Ed Strangler Lewis
Chariey Hanson
Omaha
Hanson
Joe Stecher
Pete Sayers
Clarence Jenkins
Emporia
Kaw
Charley Fisher
Gus Clem
American Legion
Stribling Declines Heavy Training for Sharkey Bout
W L Young Stribling arrives from New Orleans saying he will skip rigorous training for the Miami Beach challenge against Jack Sharkey on February 27. He promises light road work and boxing to stay sharp with sparring partner Martin Burke from New Orleans in the lineup.
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Associated Press
Macon
W. L. (Young
Stribling
Jack Sharkey
Miami Beach
New Orleans
Ralph Smith
Battler
Martin Burke
Borotra Brothers Win French Title in Tennis Finals
In Paris on January 28 the Borotra brothers captured the French courts championship by beating the Torralva brothers 6-2 6-3 3-6 10-8. Mme Kleinadel won the women's singles title over England's Mrs Golding 6-4 6-1. Jean Borotra and Mme Bordes took the mixed doubles 6-4 4-6 5-4 in a close final.
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France
Torralva Brothers
Mme. Kleinadel
Mrs. Golding
England
Jean Borotra
Mme. Bordes
Christian Boussus
Mlle. Gallay
Hugh Nichols vs Billy Edwards Tonight in City Hall Mat Card
Local wrestling idol Hugh Nichols meets Kansas City specialist Billy Edwards in a two out of three falls bout at City Hall auditorium on promoter Bert Willoughby's card. Nichols relies on the double Japanese toe hold while Edwards resists banning his chiropractic headlock.
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Dy United Press
Dallas
Hugh Nichol
Billy Edwards
Kansas City
City Hall Auditorium
Bert Willoughby
Nichols
Edwards
East
Chicago
Indianapolis
Columbus
Minneapolis
Sooners and Tigers Meet This Saturday Big Six race
In a key Big Six clash Oklahoma visits Missouri in Columbia to decide the conference title contention. Both teams carry undefeated league records with Oklahoma favored. Kansas State and Iowa State battle for standings as Kansas faces Kansas Aggies and Drake elsewhere. Tom Bishop of Kansas tops scoring with 15 against Iowa State.
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University of Oklahoma
University of Missouri
Columbia
Sooners
Iowa
Kansas
Iowa State
Cyclones
Drake
Kansans
Missouri
Des Moines
Ames
Oklahoma
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Nebraska
Lawrence
Lincoln
Tom Bishop
Buffs Face Hill Billies In TWU Cage Clash Here
Canyon fans prepare for two TI A A games Wednesday and Thursday at 8 pm as Buffaloes host Daniel Baker Hill Billies. West Texas State Teachers College seeks a title shot after beating North Texas State Teachers. coach Sam Burton may debut a new system against the rival Hill Billies.
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Buffaloes
Daniel Baker Hill Billies
Buffs
North Texas State Teachers
Daniel Baker
West Texas State Teachers College
Sam Burton
Braves Still Struggling Over Joe Dugan Contract
Boston Braves President-Manager Emil Fuchs negotiates with Joe Dugan here after a conference with the judge. Dugan, still unsigned, seeks a flat salary and no bonus while Fuchs offers a lower base with a partial bonus to bridge the gap.
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New York
Emil Fuchs
Boston Braves
Joe Dugan
Joe
Fuchs
New York Yankees
Dugen
25th annual St Valentine golf tourney opens at Pinehurst
The 25th annual St Valentine golf tournament began at Pinehurst North Carolina with qualifiers including William C Fownes Jr Pittsburgh Halbert J Blue Aberdeen Norman Maxwell Philadelphia and A J Higgins Yonkers.
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United Press
Pinehurst
N. C
William C. Fownes, Jr
Pittsburgh
Halbert J. Blue
Aberdeen
Norman Maxwell
Philadelphia
A. 3. Higgins
Yonkers
N. Y
Longhorns Face Rice and TCU in Key Conference Tests
In Dallas on January 28, Southwestern Conference leaders Arkansas and Texas await leverage as SMU beats Texas A&M 28 15. Baylor earns first league win 41 37 in overtime over Rice. Rice visits Texas to open a two game week for Texas Longhorns who host TCU next Saturday.
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Dallas
Eircuit
Arkansas Razorbacks
Texas University Longhorns
M. U. Wine
Southern Methodist University Cagers
Texas Aggies
College Station
Rice Owls
Austin
Fred Walker
Longhorn Loopers
Texas Christian University Cagers
Matty Bell
Texan
Rice
Lankhorn Basketeers
Mteers
ATK
Texas
Baylor
Sesevsees
Exams Stop Activities in Big Ten Circles
Midyear examinations halt most athletics in the Big Ten with only one basketball game scheduled this week. Iowa is set to play the lone contest as exams disrupt the schedule in Chicago.
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Iowa
Chicago
Michigan Leads Big Ten as Season Nears Midpoint
With the season half complete Michigan holds four wins and no losses. Purdue and Wisconsin each have five wins and one loss, tied for second as the title race narrows. Ohio State beat Chicago 40 to 30 in the lone conference game, while Northwestern edged Notre Dame 27 to 24 and Iowa defeated Creighton 24 to 26 in non conference play.
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Chicago
Michigan
Purdue
Wisconsin
Ohio
Obicagoo
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Iowa
Creighton
Women Stars Tee Off in Go Today
More than 100 women golf stars led by Glenna Collett national champion will tee off in the annual Women’s open tournament at Pinehurst North Carolina midweek with the event starting Wednesday.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Glenna Collett
Fields Set for Welter Title Shot Bid in Chicago Bout
Jackie Fields real name Jakie Finkelstein, aims to secure a welterweight title bout by defeating Jack McCarthy in Chicago. Fields has already beaten Young Jack Thompson and Sergeant Sammy Baker, gaining championship consideration. Dundee must face the title pressure as the NBAA deadlines loom, with a two month limit or surrender of the belt.
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Chicago
Jackie Fields
Joe Dundee
Fields
Jakie Finkelstein
Jack McCarthy
Jakie
Jack Thompson
Sammy Baker
Thompson
Dundes
McCarthy
Dundee
National Boxing Association
Nt.a
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