Buffalo Cagers Will Play in New York Tourney
Buffalo basketball team to compete in a New York tournament as part of a busy schedule. The article highlights local sports activity and mentions other teams and venues around the state.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1942
Page
4
Buffalo basketball team to compete in a New York tournament as part of a busy schedule. The article highlights local sports activity and mentions other teams and venues around the state.
West Texas State College earns a berth to the Metropolitan Tournament along with Rice Institute as coach Al Baggett’s Buffaloes pursue a return clash with Long Island. The Rose Bowl of basketball showcases top programs, with Colorado, Rhode Island among sought teams as March 17 kickoff approaches.
Pro bowling mega event looms with nearly 175000 dollars on the line and 98000 for pins. High school star Bob Feller era noted. several boxing and track figures highlighted including Alsab and Tokle. Legion event to bolster defense stamps and bonds also covered.
Wyoming stuns Colorado 40 to 39 as fans storm the floor after a late clash with Kenney Sailors. Colorado, still top in the league, eyes a showdown at Utah State as revenue notes follow.
Across Florida California New York and Havana reports detail players from the Phillies Yankees Pirates Browns Senators and Cubs in camp. Highlights include Bill Baker’s homer for Pittsburgh and Don Padgett rejoining Brooklyn after back issues as managers push workouts and rosters toward exhibition season readiness.
In a Southwestern Golden Gloves match, 16 year old Tom Davis stopped his 15 year old brother Dick by technical knockout after two hard rounds in Atlanta. Dick weighed 124 pounds to Toms 125 pounds and pressed the earlier portion of the bout before tiring. In Buenos Aires Avery Brundage reported the U S plans to compete in the Pan American Games with financing still to be solved.
The Adventures of Marco Polo, a 1942 Junior Programs production by Junior Programs Incorporated, will be shown Friday at 3:30 PM in the Amarillo High School Auditorium. The piece promotes better understanding between American children and Chinese allies and largely unfolds in the Khan's court. Presented under the Association for Childhood Education, the event features a youth theater effort tied to education goals.
Amarillo College basketball players beat the Badgers 53 to 25 last night as Panhandle A M College pulled away in the second half after a 21 to 17 first period. Georgia Tainter of Fargo, N D, opened strong in golf with medal honors in the South Atlantic championship round, posting 42-39-81.
Georgetown College ends intercollegiate football for the duration of the war after a long history since 1893. Union and Transylvania in Kentucky also discontinue football programs.
Last night at Louie’s Alleys Junior League bowlers posted three scores over 600. Crittenden led Haley Furniture with 634, Bleakney added 625, Allison 607 as teams split matches with National Shirt Shop Lee McMurtry Army and Navy Store and Boxwell Brothers. In Amarillo Bowl Business Men’s League Coble led with 581 while Mann’s Cakes won two from Army and Navy Store as several teams posted wins and losses.
Bronx youth Ches ter Rico defeated former world featherweight king Mike Belloise in six rounds before the referee stopped the Carnage Midway bout in the seventh Belloise then announced his 10 year retirement Rico sobbed saying he did not mean to harm his idol and was only a kid trying to get along
In New York Chester Rice stopped Mike Belloise in seven rounds. In Los Angeles Ritchie Lemos stopped Ray Lunny in six. In White Plains George Kochan stopped Augie Angarano in eight. In Brooklyn Petey Scalzo outpointed Nat Litfin over eight rounds.
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