El Paso Tigers Lead Class AA In State Tourney Bid
El Paso Hirshs Tigers enter the Texas state AA tournament in Austin with the best record among eight qualifiers. They have lost only one of 22 starts, a blowout to an alumni team after clinching the District 4 title, and boast strong margins against New Mexico Arizona and Texas prep squads.
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Jeff Davis
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17 Bout Ring Program at Fair Grounds Arena
The Maverick Club faces Wichita Falls Boys XIs in a dual meet with 17 three round bouts and two extra local matches. Notable pairings include Beché Martinez versus James Wortham and Bebe Bitela against Kenneth Hamilton. Seven district titleholders from the Golden Gloves era appear, led by Jimmy Hamilton and Clifford Bradley. Advance student tickets are 60 cents with general prices at 85 cents to 1.75 dollars.
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Wichita Falls
Beché Martinenz
James Wortham
Bebe Bitela
Amarid
Kenneth Hamilton
Jimmy Hamilton
Stenton Neal
Leon Palacio
Buster Holman
J. H. Vaughan
Sammy Simms
Clifford Bradley
Bradley
Sandie
Cotton Martin
Coyote
Dale Palmer
Maverick Chile
Maxor Drug
Fisk
Pirates Lure Lefty Pirates Boost with Seven Right Handers
A garbled Miami Beach era item notes Pirates ownership shift shedding light on a roster dominated by right handed sluggers. It highlights Art Herring as a veteran reliever and lists hitters like Kiner Greenberg and Herman among others while mentioning Eddie Basinski Culley Rikard and Stan Wentzel in a crowded right hander heavy lineup.
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Pittsburgh
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Forbes
Billy Cox
Rus
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Greenberg
International League
Per- Herman
Fletcher
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Kluttz
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Hm Russell
Montreals
Jeft
Lee Howard
York
Gigantie
Ralph Kilner
Dewey Soriano
Manuel Perez
Henry Green
Buccaneers
Detroit
Klutte
Bil Selkeld
Alhambra
Leroy Jorn
Jimmy Bloodworth
Carl Cox
Billy
Albany
Eddie Basinski
Hank Greenberg
Jeep Band
Jey
Vic Barnhart
Gene Woodling
Culley Rikard
Walden Westlake
Frank Billy
Herman
Such
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Real
Ostermueller
Bahr
Bonham
Frank Frisch
Bithorn
Bagby
Regulcahy Claiims
Corsairs
Al Southwest Conference Basketball Team Named
The 1947 Al-Southwest Conference basketball squad includes four unanimous choices Al Illams Arkansas, John Har Texas, Tomm Tom nson SMU center, and Jackie Robinson Baylor guard. Sophomores Williams Robinson and Harms Tomlinson also land on the team. Williams leads with 384 points then Hares 316, Robinson 256, Madsen 181.
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Alice Hes
Deus Puisin
al Illams
Arkansas
John Har
Texas
Tommie Tom
Nson
Southern Methodist
Jackie Robinson
Baylor
Suard
Onother
Williams
Robinson
Harms
Tomlinson
Shest
Hargis
Madsen
Hares
Les
Tom Msen
Wind Snags Ten Dollar Bill During Grocery Run
H H Gerharter hands his son Allen a ten dollar bill to buy groceries. A gust of wind carries the bill across the yard and into a corral where a calf swallows it. Allen retrieves the bill from the calf’s throat, and the incident occurs amid 1946 sugar beet crop projections totaling about 73.6 million dollars.
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O. H. Gerharter
Allen
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Gerhardt
Country Club Tourney Committee Meets Tonight
Amarillo Country Club golf tournament committee holds its first meeting at the clubhouse tonight at 7 30. Harry Daily chairs the committee with members J. F. Prawn John Munn Fred Fyfe Carl Cutwell Jim McKnight R. H. Edly WW Headrick Arc Querry Roy Cloninger and Dr E. W Cain.
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Amarillo Country Club
Harry Daily
J. FR. Prawn
John Munn
Fred Fyfe
Carl Cutwell
Jim McKnight
R. H. Ed+ly
WW. Headrick
Arc Querry
Roy Cloninger
E. Ww. Cain
Tartars Set Tourney Record in Victory Over Amarillo Badgers
Compton College basketball team the Tartars crushed Amarillo College 64 to 32 in the Western States Tournament, breaking the event scoring record with 63 percent shooting. Guard Bob Crowe led with 20 points, while Glyndor Riley starred for the Badgers.
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Franklin, Inc
U52-pounder
Decker
Compton Rooters
Amarillo
Glyndor Riley
Globe-News
Glyndon
Badgers
Educators To Gather Here in Northwest Texas Conference
The Northwest Texas Conference for Education will convene in Ama Villa Friday with about 2300 attendees. Sessions occur at Municipal Auditorium and several schools and churches, with registration 9 to 10 in the high school main corridor. Notables include Dr Tinwood Chase and Dr John A Furby among speakers. theme is Education of Tomorrow's Citizens. Public schools close for the day.
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Polk Street
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Boston University
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Kansas City
Air-World
Trans-World Airlines
Lg. L. McCaskill
Washington
George Hutson
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
EB. A. Wooten
Canyon
Dorinda Bond
West Texas State College
Police Turnpike Feast Casts Starling Tale
A bizarre report recalls police actions against a starling infestation turning into a makeshift feast for residents. Officers shot about six thousand birds while locals collected carcasses, one woman requesting a batch for herself and a policeman noting residents could gather them.
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Lamad
Local Netters Vie for State Honors
James Garner Dick Hardin and Ernest Northcutt depart Amarillo Friday for San Angelo to compete in the statewide Junior Development Journey in Austin March 15 16 Area 4 entrants will play singles with Garner and Northcutt also entering doubles The article notes Texas tennis lags behind other states and urges broader development programs and more coaches and clubs to raise standards.
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B. F. Bussard
Amarillo
Vacket Wranglers
San Angelo
West Texas
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Texas
James Garner
Dick Hardin
Ernest Northcutt
Garner
Northcutt
Lone Star
Wilmer Allison
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Tennnis
Mark
Red Broyles Signs For Baylor Staff
Baylor head coach Bob Woodruff announces Frank Red Broyles a Georgia Tech star and former assistant backfield coach will join Baylor. Broyles must obtain his release from a cabinet to play for the Chicago Bears before spring practice opens.
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Red) Broyles
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Sixty Pros Slated For El Paso PGA Championship
Sixty professionals are set to compete in the Texas Professional Golfers Association championship at El Paso Country Club May 19 to 25. I Morabuckle, Pga vice president and tournament chair, announces $6,000 in prize money for professionals and additional prizes for amateurs, the largest ever for a sectional PGA meet.
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Aventures Ptofessionals
Texas Professional Golfers Association
el Paso Country Glub Course
I. T. Morabuckle
Odassa Pga
Laurney
River Road Edges St Marys in last minute burst
Glasgow star Buddy Glasgow sparked River Road Juniors to a 29 24 victory over St Marys last night at Cathedral Hall. He scored five points in the final minute to break a 24 24 tie as River Road claimed the Kids Inc feature. Bob Gottrich and Bob Berg led the losers with seven points each.
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River Road
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Bob Berg
Avecene Winter
Wilson
McKinley
Frank Webb
Hale
Sample
Gerald Sprity
Dennis Smith
San Stncinto Peewees
Summitt
Spray
Smith
Bert Golsingh
Worthy
Celts
Margaret Wills
Panhandle Peewee
Janes Christopher
Bobby Thatcher
Hancock
San Incinto
Youth Center
Saul Jacinto
Margaret Willis
Price College
Something New For Mat Fans In Australian Tag Match
Jack Pappenheim teams with Ken Mayne to face Hy Sharman and Pat O'Dandy at Fat Grounds arena tomorrow night. Pappenheim, a Navy veteran and Brisbane wrestler, says the in ring style will be more scientific and new, captaining his side for a likely decisive victory.
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Jack Pappenheim
Ken Mayne
Hy Sharman
Pat O'Dandy
Fat Grounds
Wil
Pappenheim
Brisbane
Australia
2Pueh Sharman-O'Dowey
Texas University Basketeers Defeat All Stars 64 to 52
In Austin on March 5 the Texas University basketeers beat the All Stars 64 to 52. Long John Hargis led Texas with 17 points, followed by Roy Cox with 16. The All Stars were led by Tommy Tottlinson and George Kok with eight points each.
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Texas
Roy Cox
Tommy Tottlinson
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George Kok
Arkansas
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