Sewell Seeks Red Year After Cincinnati Overhaul
Tampa report notes Lake Sewell as Reds manager in a rebuilt camp. Key question is the outfield with nine in camp and a four way fight for second base. Veterans Grady Hatton and Ted Stallcup secure spots, while Joe Adcock battles Kluszewski for first. Walker Cooper shows improved form as catcher.
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Badgers to Meet Dodge City Five in NC JC Tourney
Amarillo College Badgers advance to the National Junior College cage tourney in Hutchinson Kansas starting March 21 and face the Dodge City Conquistadors in the first round. Garden City swept Independence to win the Kansas playoff and will represent the Kansas-Nebraska-Missouri area.
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Amarillo College
Sayre
Border Olympics A Credit to Backers
Harold V. Ratliff notes the Border Olympics in Laredo show civic support, absorbing losses of 2000 to 2500 yearly to promote the nation’s big track meet. The 1947 event set 30 records, highlighted by Charley Parker’s 9.4 seconds in the 100 and 20.0 in the 220, signaling Parker’s comeback and peak form amid praise for improvements like a new press box and straight road.
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Charley Parker
University of Texas Track
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Southwestern
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Thomas Jefferson High School
Bill Martineson
Baylor
Charley
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Fort Worth Punch Board Sharper Charged With Swindling Stranger
A filling station operator bought a punch board for 60 cents from a stranger and then was told to pay a fine to let officers arrest the seller. Another stranger entered and punched the board winning $300, leading the operator to seek arrest of the con artists.
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First Christian League Winner Defeats Pierce Street 30 23
First Christian won the YMCA Boys Church League game 30 to 23 over Pierce Street Baptist after a late 3 minute rally. Jackson led with 16 points, McCarty had 7 for the losers in a best two out of three series with First Christian winning the first game last week.
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McCarty
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Raines
Rio Grande Valley Baseball League seeks new secretary
Secretary sought by the Rio Grande Valley Baseball League after Kelly Nemeck quit. Nemeck cited policy disagreements with league president Bill Byrd as the reason for leaving.
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Kentucky Is Due Tonight
Kentucky faces CCNY in the National Invitation Tournament as coach Adolph Rupp predicts his sophomores may form Kentucky’s best quintet. Ed Warner leads CCNY after a rout of San Francisco. Kentucky is the favorite to advance from the NIT quarterfinals with semifinal and final games set for Thursday and Saturday.
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New York
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Ed Warner
Cony
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Wildcats
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Duquesne
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Peoria
Ill
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Walcott Wins on Comeback Trail
Jersey Joe Walcott, aiming for a fourth heavyweight title shot, defeated Baltimore’s Johnny Skhor in Philadelphia. Walcott landed an overhand right at 1:34 of the first round, sending Skhor to the canvas and forcing retirement.
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Baltimore
Johnny Skhor
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Pasteurization Process Defined for Milk
The pasteurization method heats milk to 143 degrees Fahrenheit and maintains that temperature for 30 minutes to ensure safety and quality.
Seminole Pro-Amner Meet At Palm Beach Round Two
Palm Beach Fla March 14 Touring golf professionals join amateurs for the second round of the 54 hole Seminole Club event with Henry Ransom of St Andrews Ill leading 42 pros after 18 holes at three under par 69 Four other pros sit one behind including E J Harrison Lew Worsham Jimmy Demaret and Roberto Di Vicenzo A pair of 71s anchor the rest while Ben Hogan makes his Florida debut scoring 79 in round one In the 36 hole event today 32 pros team with 64 amateurs with team and individual pro medals kept entries include business leaders across the nation
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St. Andrew’s
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Conshohocken
Jack Burke, Jr
White Plains
Bob Hamilton
Landover
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Florida
Breaks Come Too Fast For Fort Worth Youth
Robert Lloyd Green age 18 entered a Fort Worth hospital for the eighth time after overturning a motor scooter near his home and breaking his leg.
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U.P
Robert Lloyd Green
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