State schoolboy cage finals ready for Austin
Twenty four teams entered the Texas state schoolboy basketball tournament with 1165 originally in the field. AA and A begin Thursday with finals Saturday night. Class AA contenders include Childress Austin El Paso Denton Dallas Tech Waco Lufkin Jeff Davis Robstown with El Paso High and Jeff Davis among early favorites. Class A and B fields feature Laneview Crane Gatesville Van Elkhart Sidney Lanier Aransas Pass Stratford and others as potential champions. Officials named for the event include Abb Curtis Dusty Boggess Ziggy Sears and others.
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Associated Press
Austin
Jeff Davis
South Texas Power
Van
Sidney Lanier
San Antonio
Abb Curtis
Dusty Boggess
Ziggy Sears
Carl Bredt
Bredt
Mike Williamson
Bob Kiersky
Texas Basket Loop Ends This Week in Rush
Texas Wesleyan sealed the 1942 Texas Conference title with road wins over Howard Payne Daniel Baker and Trinity to extend its league winning streak to 41 games. Weyman Cotton led scoring with 205 points while Gus Miller’s Rams set a new defensive record holding opponents to 350 points in 12 games. McMurry and others prepare for regional meets as the season winds down.
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Texas
Texas Wesleyan
Howard Payne
Daniel Baker
Trinity
Rams
Gus Miller
Weyman Cotton
Porter Willis
McMurry
E. F. Parham
Dallas
Kansas City
el Paso
Austin College
Southwestern
Brownwood
Parochial Cage Tourney Opens Friday In San Antonio
Cathedral High School El Paso, defending champion, meets St. Joseph's Academy Laredo in the first round of the Texas Catholic basketball tournament at St. Mary's University. The event starts Friday at 9:30 P M with four teams receiving byes: St Henry's San Antonio St Mary's Port Arthur St Joseph's Victoria and Kirwin Galveston.
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Cathedral High School of
el Paso
St. Joseph's Academy of
St. Henry's
St. Mary's of
Port Arthur
St. Joseph's of
Victoria
Kirwin
Galveston
Big Boys After Detroit Pro-Cage Title
The Professional Basketball League released the a fourth annual tournament pairings. Opening March 7 Detroit Eagles meet Toledo. Harlem Globe Trotters face Cumberland Maryland Oilers. Fort Wayne Zolmners play U S Army ordnance. March 8 Chicago Bruins meet Detroit AA A. Sheboygan Redskins vs Columbus Bobb's. New York Rens vs Michigan City. Oshkosh All Stars vs Davenport. Rockets and Long Island Gruman's vs Indianapolis Kautsky's.
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The
Professional Basketball League
Detroit Eagles
Toledo
Harlem Globe Trotters
Cumberland, Maryand, Oilers
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Zolmners
U. S. Army Ordnance
Chicago Bruins
Detroit
Sheboygan Redskins
Columbus
Ohio
Bobb's
New York Rens
Michigan City
Indiana
Steelers
Oshkosh
Yoakum Joseph's vs St Edwards Semi Final Schedule
The game pairing Joseph's of Yoakum against St Edward's of Austin advances to the second round. Second round games will be played Saturday morning, with the semi finals Saturday night and the finals Sunday afternoon.
Albuquerque Takes Pampa's Spot in WTNM
West Texas-New Mexico League directors approved transferring the Pampa Texas franchise to Albuquerque. Lamesa Texas moves to Big Spring. Big Spring to Lamesa with owners Tate and Riviere. All-star game will be in Clovis in July. schedule revamped due to Albuquerque joining. Season opens April 28 and ends September 7.
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Pampa
Clovis, N. M
Pampa, Tex
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Tex
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Big Spring
Jodie Tate
Tink Riviere
Clovis
Harold Miller
Hal Lucas
Miller
Giant Repair Job by Ott
New York Giants boosted by fresh paint and new bearings under Mel Ott rise as contenders for the National League pennant. Bill Terry shifts to front office and acquires players, signaling a rebuild that could redefine the team’s prestige and push them into a four-club pennant race.
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New York
Mar
New York Giants
Bill Terry
Mel Ott
Little Mel
Terry
Mike
Werber
Leiber
Claude Passeau
Cub
Giants
Billy Southworth
Casey Stengel
Southworth
Cardinals
Dodgers
Reds
Mize
Tom Sunk
Argentina Counts Election Ballots for Lower House Control
Election officials began a preliminary count of votes cast in a Sunday national election to decide control of the Chamber of Deputies. Final results are expected in a week and could signal shifts in Argentina’s foreign policy stance.
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Argentina
Senate
Ramon S. Castillo
Chamber of Deputies
Man o War’s owner guides a legend and a grand return
Samuel D. Riddle, Philadelphia octogenarian, recalls Man o War’s stellar career from birth to stud life at Faraway Farm as the famed chestnut horse nears the twilight of glory. Across the sea in Havana, Giants and Dodgers scrap in an exhibition with Brooklyn winning 3 to 2 in 12 innings after late heroics by Les Burge.
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Quakertown
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Travers
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Havana
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Dodgers
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Brooklyn
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Jim Maynard
Burge
John Hubbell
Giants
Pete Reiser
John Mize
Mel Ott
Leo Casey
Joe Orengo
Joe Medwick
Maynard
Harry Danning
Bowling Standings Highlight Local League Skeds
Williams Brainerd Pavillard faces Amarillo Garage and Storage while Southwestern Printing meets Blackstone Cleaners. Troy Laundry takes on Texas Zephyr as Panhandle Laundry challenges Lee Way Motor Freight in the latest schedule.
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American Wrecking
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G.M. A.C
LE Agee
Diamond Shop
Purr
Crowe Lime & Cement
Pinkney's
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Tragic Jump After Daughter's Death Captivates Widow
Marie Lovas survived a 350 foot fall from a New York hotel window after seeing her deceased daughter Nona’s image. The 42 year old former ballet dancer fractured multiple limbs but remains alive. Her daughter had killed herself in Hungary months earlier and her husband Stephen Lovas led a dancing team. Loud details recount a frantic scene of diaries and phone calls as rescuers arrived.
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Lovas
Roundup of Sports Notes From New York Column
Wide World notes reflect on athletic fame and Sullivan trophy speeches honoring Leslie MacMitchell. Mentions Joe Louis Abe Simon training shifts with Jack Blackburne away for sciatica in Hot Springs Arkansas. Describes Max West baserunning mishap and Paul Waner fouling a ball to hit West on the neck amid Casey Stengel’s presence.
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Wide World
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Abe Simon
Jack Blackburne
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Latimer cites Warmerdam as athletic executive material
A columnist from Greenville notes Cornelius Warmerdam's 15 ft 7 7 8 in vault implies strong leadership. Norman Fertig, Michigan State alum, coaches at Fort Monmouth and schedules games vs Villanova Scranton and Rutgers for next fall. Navy chief McDonald returns to service. Detroit hosts Army Navy Recreation League doubleheader March 14 at Fort Custer Great Lakes. Hank Greenberg aims for MacDill Field ball club to challenge majors. A U Track meet features Tom Carey Camp Edwards Roy Cochrane Great Lakes Allan Tolmich Camp Dix with Al Blazis possibly strong in long range competition.
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Michigan
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Villanova
Scranton
Rutgers
Jack McDonald
San Francisco Call-Bulletin
Mount Vernon
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Detroit
Army and Navy Recreation League
Fort Custer
Great Lakes
Hank Greenberg
MacDill Field
Tom Carey
Camp Edwards
Mass
Roy Cochrane
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Allan Tolmich
Camp Dix
al Blazis
Buffs End Season Against Tech at Lubbock Tonight
The Buffaloes seek their 16th straight win as they close Border Conference play at Texas Tech in Lubbock. Tech, already out of title contention, hopes to cap a rough season with a stronger finish after a 66 43 loss to Texas Miners. Arizona faces Flagstaff in Tucson with little at stake beyond final positioning.
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Albuquerque
N. M
West Texas State
Buffaloes
Texas Tech
Red Raiders
Texas Miners
Arizona University
Flagstaff
Tucson
Arizona
Hardin-Simmons
Arizona State of Tempe
Tempe Bulldogs
West Texas Buffaloes
Abilene
West Texas
Two Killed When Train Quits Rails
Derailment of the Dixie Flyer on the Chicago Jacksonville route near Chattanooga killed the engineer Ed Ballentine, 61, and fireman L. W. Arnold, 46, both of Nashville. Brakeman O. H. West, 60, riding in the engine, survived after the crash.
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Tenn
N. C
Brooklyn Fans Rally Behind Their Bums in Tight Race
Brooklyn Americans aim to climb out of last place in the NHL as they duel with the Montreal Canadiens. After an 8 to 3 loss, the Canadiens move one point ahead in a close six game series where both sides have 13 total goals.
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N. Y
Mar
U.pi
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