Southwest All Conference Cage Team Names 1942 Honor Picks
United Press selects 1942 All-Southwest Conference basketball team with two Rice players, plus Arkansas Baylor and Texas A&M representatives. R C Pitts, Robert Kinney, Dwight Parks, and Chester Palmer are named starters. Gordon Carpenter, Bill Tom Close, John Hargis, Bob McHenry, Mike Cokinos, and Johnny Sebeck receive honorable mention.
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Billy Henderson
Houston
Tex
R. C. Pitts
Arkansas
Forrest City
Robert Kinney
Nice
San Antonio
Chester Palmer
Rice
Fik City
Okla
Dwight Parks
Baylor
Fikhart
Gordon Carpenter
Ark
United Press
Rice Institute
University of Arkansas
Baylor University
Texas A
M. College
Arkansaz
Pitts
Kinney
Guarda
Parks
Palmer
Henderson
Bill Tom Close
Carpenter
Closs
John Hargis
Texas
Bob McHenry
Texas Christian University
Mike Cokinos
Aggies
Johnny Sebeck
Southern Methodist
Parks and Kinney
Arakasas
Badger Cagers Host Goodwell Tonight in Hempstead Arena
Amarillo College Badgers meet the Panhandle Aggies of Goodwell Oklahoma at 8:15 PM in the college gym. Admission 2 for adults and 17 cents for students. Badgers aim to even the series after a 43 30 loss at Goodwell. Kinney known for scoring and defense leads Aggies. Badgers miss Cooke and Bigelow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo College Badger
Panhandle
Ageles
Goodwell
Oklo
Amarillo College
Badgers
Aggies
Oklahomans
Amarillo Collegians
Carl Wooten
Heckhart
Jones
Bribery
R. P. Carter
Buffs Close Season With Stellar Win Over Texas Tech
West Texas State Buffs finish Border Conference play with a 450 to 39 victory against Texas Tech Red Raiders before 3,000 fans. All-America Price Brookfield and Franck Stockman spark a late surge as Brookfield leads with 20 points.
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Lubbock
West Texas State Buffaloes
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Nghter Raiders
Buffs
Price Brookfield
Franck Stockman
Brookfield
Chuck Johnson
al Bagertt
Overlin vs Charles Ends In Ten Round Draw In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on March 2, former world middleweight king Ken Overlin drew with local schoolboy Charles in a ten round bout. Charles led early with a sharp left jab, but Overlin rallied in the seventh and finished strong, landing more punches though not as many as his opponent. No knockdowns occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Edgard Charles
Ken Overlin
Charles
Washington Scrapper
Overlin
Fight ends in draw with slight Charles edge
The bout left two judges scoring the bout a draw while a third gave Charles a narrow advantage. Overlin weighed 16714 pounds to Charles 162 pounds, both under light heavyweight limits.
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Ther
Charles
Overlin
New Midwestern Plant Produces M-4 Medium Tanks
A new midwestern plant has begun mass production of M-4 medium tanks, superseding the M-3 with welded construction for strength and a lower silhouette. Production aims at 45,000 tanks for 1942 as part of Roosevelt’s program, with several plants converting to M-4 and more tank plants planned. The army shifts to more medium tanks to boost division firepower, while other plants prepare to produce light tanks.
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Washington
War Production Board
William H. Harrison
Roosevelt
Harrison
Army
Herring Hotel Keglers Set Pace for Local Lanes
Keglers from Herring Hotel lead with 2762 pins at Louie's Alleys in the Metropolitan League meet. Panhandle Insurance 2752 and Regan Insurance 2581 follow as the Santa Fe League also reports top totals including Antelopes 2501 and Locals 2396.
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Amarillo Bowl
Herring Hotel
Panhandle Insurance Agency
Herring Quintets
Regan Insurance
Panhandle Insurance
Zero Lockers & Cold Storage
Louie's Alleys
Antelopes
Santa Fe League
Santa Fe
Scouts
Fl Capitans
Texans
Caverns
Navajos
Rangers
Chiefs
Amarillo Garage & Storage
Amarillo National Bank
Southwestern
Blackstone Cleaners
Texas Zephyrs
Troy Laundry
Panhandle
Leeway Motor Freight
Usda League
Dusters
Sailers
Draft Appeals Action Reports I A and III A Across West Texas
The selective service appeals board for West Texas and the Panhandle reports action on 19 appeals by counties. Names listed include Potter County I A cases Ralph Yantis Lemons and Jack Miller I A. Miller’s status awaits attorney general opinion due to claimed conscientious objector status.
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Selective Service Appeals Board For
West Texas
the Panhandle
Appeals Board
Potter County
Ralph Yantis Lemons
I-A
Jack Miller
Miller
U. S
Cottle County
Lee Harrison Bayne
James Benjamin Bearden
Wylie Malone Burns
Orval Lewish Cash
III
A. Donley County
Harold Kay Logan
Gray County
Cicero J. Witherspoon
I-A. Hall
Berteall Porter Degan
J. B. Ledford
A. Jones
James Wallace
Kent County
Loyal Ben Harrison
Knox County
L. J. Snelson III
John Crawford Hart
ITI
Bailey County
Orval Carter
I. D. Rodgers, Jr
Joseph Bailey Gilbert
Lubbock County
George Ray Wood
Carl Marx Harper
Harper
Lynn County
George Deavards McCracken
Motley County
C. M. Barton
Sherman County
Walter Mahan Pendleton
Gus Howard West
Earl Frederick Berryman
Stonewall
Garret Lawrence Hecht
Howard Glenn Bruce
Yoakam
Winburn Benson McAlister
Guy Harrison Creigh
Wartime overhaul reshapes 1942 American League schedule
The American League adopts a wartime program with expanded night games and lifted light restrictions. Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland St Louis each to 14 night home games while Washington schedules 21. New York Boston Detroit play road nights. Sunday doubleheaders loosened. all star games planned for July with sites in New York and Cleveland.
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William Harridge
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
St. Louis
Washington
New York
Boston
Detroit
Harridge
Marco Polo Play for Amarillo Students March 6
Senior High School in Amarillo to stage the play Marco Polo on March 6. Sponsored by Asseton Grant Willis and Willis claims to be a conscientious objector in the draft era.
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China
Amarillo
Asse
Ton, Grant Willis
I-A. Willis
Ciation of
Junior Programs, Inc
Ruth's record safe for long duration
Ruth’s feats are compared with Jimmy Foxx and Hank Greenberg as near echoes of Babe Ruth 60 home runs in a season. Foxx, 34, argues future sluggers may miss the pace due to wartime ball composition and pitching strategy. he expects to remain Boston’s regular first baseman in 1942 amid rookie competition.
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Sarasota
Fla
U.P
Babe Ruth
Jimmy Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Ruth
Boston
Jimmy Double-X
Red Sox
Bosox
Jimmy
al Flair
Louisville
Ulysses J. Lupien
Ciney Reds Hopeful Spirit Turns Key for Pennant Fight
Manager Bill McKechnie says the Cincinnati Reds show a new spirit and stronger pitching this year at Plant Field in Tampa. He notes hitting must improve after a .247 mark last season and outlines lineup decisions at third base and outfield as the team aims to erase a World Championship hangover.
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Tampa
Cincinnati
Bill McKechnie
Plant Field
Reds
Cininnati
McKechnie
Alread
Little Rol Hemsley
Bert Haas
You Church
Bill Werber
Jim Gleeson
Ernie Kay
Son
Buck) MiCormick
Lonnie Frey
Eddie Joost
Nelson orders Great War Output Speed Up
War Production Chief Donald M. Nelson ordered around the clock production to boost output 25 percent and launched a four point campaign for labor management cooperation. He urged joint plant committees quotas day by day scoreboards merit awards and reports from soldiers and sailors. He warned hard months ahead and said nothing could delay production in the fight for victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Washington
Roosevelt
Donald M. Nelson
Blue Network
Productio
United Nations
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Philip Mathews
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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Hans Lobert
The
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Jeane
Robert
Florida
Zales Jewelry
Steffens
Zale
Builders Supply
Lucille Shoppe
Ohio National Life Crew
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Saul Lancourt
Ruth St. Denis
America
Margaret Carlisle
Ciney
Blackburn Bros
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