Local Basketball Playoffs Open Across City Leagues
Kids Inc opens the final round as 20 teams enter the opening round of Shaughnessy playoff tilts. Mavericks and Price College surge as favorites in Intermediate action while Western Juniors and Panhandle Peewees push toward finals. National AAU results and pairings follow with city teams facing regional rivals at the armory and San Jacinto Youth Center.
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Mavericks
Price College
Price
Boys Ranch
North Side
Sparks
Maverick Club
Amarillo College
River Road
Wolflin Ponies
San Jacinto
Panhandle Peewee Loop
St. Mary’s
High School Armory
North Bide
Wilson
Western
St. Mary's
Texas
Wolflin Colts
Panhandle Peewees
Summit
Margaret Wills
Brady Next for Hansen in Amarillo Showdown
Bristling with indignation over his surprise defeat last Thursday night the Swede Floyd Hansen returns to the Fair Grounds ring to face young Art Brady the California personality who resembles Van Johnson in the semi final Thursday night Brady has toured from the Pacific Coast to Ohio Michigan Indiana Ontario and Southern California while Hansen recently wrestled a five month Western swing Brady beat Leo Jensen when he first arrived in Amarillo and seeks another win to spark his rise in the spotlight.
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Floyd Hansen
Salt Lake City
Fair Grounds Ring
Art Brady
California
van Johnson
Metro Goldwyn-Mayer
Hansen
Leo Jensen
Brady
Amarillo
Pacific Coast
Leo
Herring Hotel
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Ontario
Can
Huntington Park
Jack Pappenheim
Troutvale
Ore
Floyd
Art
Ace Abbott
Ken Mayne
Senate panel backs Hoover Dam name change bill
A Senate public lands subcommittee approved a bill to restore Boulder Dam to its Hoover Dam name. The House had already passed the measure.
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Hoover Washington
Senate Public Lands
Boulder Dam
Hoover Dam
House
Williams To Get Right by Hitting Left
Ted Williams vows to beat shifts by aiming for left field as he trains with the Red Sox in spring exhibition games. He has bulked to about 198 pounds and believes smarter hitting will lead to one of his best seasons yet after a 1941 .406 effort and a 200 World Series showing.
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Tampa
Fla
Ted Williams
Boston Strong Boy
Ted
Red Sox
Reds
Cleveland Indians
Red
Williams
Mickey Vernon
Mel Parnell
Glen
Rip) Russell
Bill Terry
Whitney and Hardman Share Golf Honors in Ros Rogers Course Sweepstakes
Whitney and Bill Hardman tied for first with net 69s in the Ross Rogers Course Weekend Golf Sweepstakes. Whitney 75 6 69 and Hardman 82 13 69 led a field including Thurman Gholston 89 19 70 Homer Smith 76 6 70 Tom Gilley 88 18 70 J B Harris 78 8 70 E Lee Smith 81 10 71 Harrison Garrett 8 10 71 and others.
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Knox Whitney
Bill Hardman
Whitney
Hardman
Thurman Gholston
Homer Smith
Tom Gilley
J. B. Harris
E. Lee Smith
Harrison Garrett
H. S. Moore
Colby Davies
McCullough and Sikes Tie for First in Amarillo Golf
Mrs F S McCullough and Mrs Walter Sikes shared first place in a blind-bogey tournament at Ross Rogers Course sponsored by Amarillo Women Municipal Golf Association. The winning number was 26. The group resumes weekly handicap play Thursday at 10 am in the Muny layout clubhouse if weather allows.
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F. S. McCullough
Walter Sikes
Amarillo
Greenberg Powers Pirates Past Braves In Spring Action
Hank Greenberg hit two homers in a Grapefruit League game against the Boston Braves boosting Pirates optimism as he battles to prove his form before the regular season. The 1946 coverage notes his past Tigers sale and hopes to show he still wields power while NL curveball play looms.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Hank Greenberg
Boston Braves
Hankus-Pankus
Eiawla
AL Ph
Braves
Hank
Greenberg
ST. Petersburg
St. Louis Cardinals
A.b
Happy) Chandler
Commissioner's Office
al Brazie
Ed Blake
Ray Yochim
Cincinnati Reds
Tampa
Grady Hatton
Boston Red Sox
Redlegs
Pete Layden
Joe Beggs
Ken Polivka
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Pirates
Milwaukee
Lou Test
Seattle
Jim Wallace
New York Yanks
Detroit Tigers
Hal Newhouser
Yankees
Steve O'Neill
Oklahoma Favored Over St. Louis U in NCAA Bid Clash
In Kansas City Oklahoma the Big Six champions hold a slight edge over St. Louis University Missouri Valley titlists to determine the Midwest NCAA finalist. Oklahoma shows a 10 point offensive margin for the season. Friday Texas meets Wyoming and the victors face Oregon State. Winners travel to New York for the final.
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University of Oklahoma
St. Louis University
Missouri Valley
University of Texas
Wyoming
Oregon State
New York
Amarillo Sandies Show Bright Basketball Future at State Meet
Jewell McDowell made the all state first team in Amarillo High School basketball. The Sandies dominated at the Austin state tournament led by McDowell and Cazzell, with historic scoring by Marcus Frieberger but Greenville fell 77 to 53. The article highlights a strong pipeline from junior high and Kids Inc. programs and notes Amarillo’s growing population and facilities.
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Amarillo High School
Jewell McDowell
Sandies
Leslie Cazzell
Amarillo High
Austin
Jimmy Saunders
Guore
Kenneth Travis
Bob Walker
Bill Juett
McDowell
Cazzell
Amarillo
Sandie
Kids, Inc
Jinx Tucker
Waco
Greenville
Amarillo Boys
Carrington
East Mountain
Frieberger
Frieburger
Fort Worth
John Whinnery
A. F. Pyeatt
Lawrence Jackson
Bobby Bauman
Richard Winningham
Golden Sandies
Philadelphia to Host 10000 World Pro Indoor Tennis Tourney
The Philadelphia Inquirer stages the first annual 10000 World Professional Indoor Tennis Tournament featuring Bobby Riggs Don Budge Fred Perry and Frank Kovacs. It marks the first sanctioned event of the World’s Professional Tennis League aimed at equalizing earnings with golf pros.
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Philadelphia
Bobby Riggs
Don Budge
Fred Perry
Frank Kovacs
Philadelphia Inquirer
World’s Professional Tennis League, Inc
PGA
Five Day Week Planned for Nationalized Coal Mines
Britain will introduce a five day week in its newly nationalized coal mines on May 5, starting in May.
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London
Britain
Schecker Leads Opening Weekend in Amarillo Bowling Tourney
Fred Schecker tops the first weekend at Amarillo Bowl with 1 224 in doubles alongside Thornton Blanchard while 629 in singles trails Dude Gentry by three. Builders Supply paces the team division with 2872 as the event closes Saturday and Sunday.
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Fred Schecker
Kegler
Amarillo City
Amarillo
Kentucky faces LIU in hopeful title defense at NIT opener
Defending champion Kentucky meets Long Island U in the first round of the National Invitational Basketball Tournament as LIU seeks an upset. Duquesne also faces Utah with strong bids, while LSU and North Carolina State scored early tournament wins and West Virginia advanced.
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New York
U.P
Kentucky
Long Island U
Duquesne
Utah
Liu
Bob Brannum
al Cummins
Cummins
Brannum
LSU
Utes
North Carolina State
St. John's
Brooklyn
West Virginia
Bradley
Peoria
Phillips Cagers Open AAU Tournament Action
Four seeded teams advance as Bartlesville Oklahoma City San Diego and Denver Nugget play after the first round. Roanoke Sioux City Baton Rouge and Lowry Field Denver face opponents in the second round as 54 clubs started the event in Denver. The finals cap the week with a sellout 7000 at City Auditorium.
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Denver
Milwaukee
Green Mountain
Sioux City
Trinidad
Colo
Salem
Ore
Scottsbluff
Neb
Lowry Field
Towers
Laramie
Wyo
Rahway
N. J
Peoria
Ill
Regis College
Golden
Columbus
Mont
Las Vegas
N. M
Southwestern Tech
Weatherford
Okla
San Francisco
Kokomo
Ind
E. Va
Highlands University
Baton Rouge
San Antonio
Tex
Arizona
Warrensburg
Cleveland
College of Ozarkson
Ft. Benning
Topeka
Kan
Dallas
Adams State College
Denver University
Idaho Southern
Glendale
Cal
City College
Pepperdine College
Alva
Teachers
O’fallon
Panhandle Aggies
Wichita
el Paso
Bartlesville
Phillips Five
Roanoke
Oklahoma City
Denver Nuggets
San Diego Dons
City Auditorium
Oakland
American Basketball League
Salt Lake City
Eckers
Detroit
Jaclowicz
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Alice Landerginse
St. Mary's Ste
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Son
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V. L. Maverick Club
Ewell
Taylor Ee
Western Juniors
Pet Price College
Ste
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McKinley Steen
Pleasant Vall
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San Jacinto Eseeeee
Margaret Willsummit
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Certanes
Employees Loan Service
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N. L. Boykin
Taylor
BOB Seeds Hardware & Sporting Goods
Kinsey
South
Fillmore St
By Oscar Fraley
Weatherstrip CO
Florida
L.N. Pittman
Optometrist
Polk Sr
Will
Amarillo Venetian Blind Co
911 Taylor
Joe Garaciola
St. Louis Cards
George Kell
Tigers
Allie Reynolds
al Lyons
Yanks
SAN Diego
Orval Grove
Chicago White Sox
Gebrian
Gillespie
Harrist
Evans
Reguar
Los Angeles
Eddie Waitkus
Chicago
Cub
Charlie Grimm
Boyes Springs
Calif
Denny Carroll
Waitkus
Cubs
Casey Stengel
Bob Feller
Andy Pafko
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Kansas City
Army & Navy
the Panhandle
Don Miller
West
Schecker
Bee
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle
Southworth Willys CO
Willys Jeep
Panhandle Livestock Commission CO
Smith & Sons
N. FiLlmore
Richard
Cal Farley
Winstop Duzzitt
Fillmore
Consoe
Blackburn Bros
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