Southwest Baseball Race Opens In 1942 Texas A and M Baylor Series
Texas A and M and Baylor, the preseason favorites in the 1942 Southwest Conference race, open a two game series in Waco to start the quest for the title held by Texas. New Aggies coach Lil Dimmitt shifts Les Peden and John Scoggin to bolster the lineup as pitching headlines the teams' hopes. Baylor counters with Manuel Garcia and Howard Wafer as strong starters. Park and Disch lead Texas with 27 years of conference titles, while Falk's A and M recruits show promise. Texas aims to open conference play next week against Rice in Houston after a bid to beat Oklahoma.
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Richard M. Morfhead
Texas A. & M
Baylor
Waco Teday
University of Texas
Aggies
Lil Dimmitt
Charles Stevenson
Bill Henderson
Dimmitt
Les Peden
Letterman
John Scoggin
Manuel Garcia
Howard Wafer
Garcia
Wafer
Bibb Falk
Billy Disch
Texas
Disch
Park
Canpt
Jack Stone
Grady Hatton
Wilson Deutsch
Bill Dumke
Longhorns
Oklahoma
Falk
Jim Collins
Joe Randerson
W. D
Speedy) Houpt
Collins
Rip” Collins
A & M College
Austin
San Antonio
Randolph Field Fliers
Rice
Houston
Mavericks edge Central Juniors in overtime 30 to 27
Central Junior High Independents trailed through three quarters then rallied to tie 20-20 late in the game and force overtime on Maverick’s court. Jack Hazelwood led Central with 18 points while Clonard Haas, Harvey Johnson and Ladell Pugh paced the Mavericks with 8 and 6 points respectively. Mavericks win ends Junior season at 10-7. Virginia Gold Cup race set for May 2 in Warrenton Virginia.
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Maverick Club
Maverick
Mavericks
Central Lads
Jack Hazelwood
Central Boys
Hazelwood
Clonard Haas
Harvey Johnson
Ladell Pugh
World's Largest Track Meet Opens 20th Run
Fort Worth Texas March 20 The Fat Stock Show and Southwestern Exposition track meet opens its 20th year drawing over 1 000 athletes from high schools colleges and universities. Texas leads with top programs including Texas A and M Texas Christian SMU and Oklahoma. Preliminaries begin today with finals Saturday at 1 PM.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
Clyde Littlefield
University of Texas
Emmett Brunson
Rice Institute
Texas
Armed Services
Defense Industries
Texas A. & M
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
University of Oklahoma
Texas Tech
Baylor
Oklahoma City University
Tulsa University
Fl Paso
Pauls Valley
Okla
Grid Threesome Gets Navy Call
Lieut Jack Sisco former head coach at North Texas State College and three Texas sports figures report for duty with the Naval Air Cadet Selection Board in Dallas. Jim Riley Woodrow Wilson assistant coach Johnny Pierce Corsicana head coach and Charles Hawn Southwest Conference official join the group. All were commissioned in the U S Naval Reserves.
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Dallas
Jack Sisco
North Texas State College
Texas
Naval Air Cadet Selection Board
Barry Holton
Jim Riley
Woodrow Wilson High School
Johnny Pierce
Corsicana High School
Charles Hawn
Athens
Hawn
University of Texas
Riley
Southern Methodist
United States
Smokey Joe Out at Yale
Yale dismisses former big league pitcher Smokey Joe Wood as of June 30 amid wartime budget cuts. Athletic Director Mil ler says Wood will lose his coaching post along with Bill Hinchliff and Ben Thomson. Hinchliff retires on pension. the others receive termination without compensation.
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New Haven
Conn
Smokey Joe" Wood
Eli
Yale
Ogden D. Miller
Wood
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Bill Hinchliff
Ben Thomson Hinchliff
Colorado Buffs Scramble for Practice Before Kansas Clash
The Colorado Buffaloes arrive in Kansas City for NCAA playoff action against Kansas but face limited court time at Municipal Auditorium due to scheduling conflicts and potential missing glass boards. Stanford and Rice also arrive for the other first round, with the winners advancing to the finals in Kansas City.
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U.P
Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
University of Colorado
University of Kansas
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Kansas
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Boulder
Municipal Auditorium Court
Frosty Cox
Mountain
Stanford University of Palo Alto
California
Rice Institute of Houston
Texas
New Orleans
Colorado
Stanford
Rice
Berwanger Sworn as Naval Officer in Navy Promotion
CHICAGO March 19 Jay Berwanger famed 1934 All American from the University of Chicago was sworn in as a naval officer today by Ensign Will J. Gillerlain. Berwanger, 28, joined the naval aviation force and was assigned to procurement duties in flight selection board offices at the Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board. ROYSTON Ga March 20 Frankie Sinkwich 1941 All American backfield star at the University of Georgia joined collegiate Benedicts in a ceremony at Abbeville S C with Miss Adeline Weatherly of Roynton Ga. Both will continue studies at the university. North Carolina cigarette plants produce more cigarettes than the other nine states combined.
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Army Air Force
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
Ken Kavanaugh
Les Croucher
Texas University
Tommy Sheehan
Notre Dame
Pete Layden
Longhorn
Chicago
Jay Berwanger
University of Chicago
Grace
U.S. Navy
Willi J. Gillerlain
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board
Naval Aviation Force
Berwaneer
Duirs
Flight Selection Board
Berwancer
Royston, Ga
Frankie Sinkwich
University of Georgia
Abbeville
S.C
Adeline Weatherly
Royston
Sinkwich
Youngstown
North Carolina
Spring football and track events tied to relief fund drive
The column notes spring football under way in the North and proposes charity games featuring Harvard, Boston College, Fordham, and Columbia to aid army and navy relief. It recalls Cornelius Warmerdam's pole vault at the Chicago relays and credits Mushky McGee and Harry Markson in publicity. Alfred Vanderbilt emphasizes sport serving the nation at the Chicago race meeting.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
Wide World
New York
George Carens
The
Boston Traveler
Army
Navy
Harvard
Boston College
Fordham
Columbia
Chicago
Tigers Coach Proposes March 15 Start For Training
Jack Zeller of the Tigers urges teams not to begin practicing before March 15 citing more than three weeks of rest. two weeks would suffice. Babe Barna earns a reputation for sun field misplays and powerful hits with Giants. Chuck Comiskey plans to own the White Sox and hopes to field the farm team at Wausau Wisconsin next summer. Kenneth Jones notes sports writers quip about Big Ten name changes and paradoxes in sports coverage.
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Jack Zeller
Tigers
Giants
Babe Barna
Babe Herman
Chuck Comiskey
White Sox
Wausau
Wis
Dodgers B team tie series with 4 3 win over Browns
In Daytona Beach the Brooklyn Dodgers B team beat the St. Louis Browns 4 to 3 on three pitchers and 11 hits to even the series. In Anaheim Hollywood edged Philadelphia A's 9 6 as seven run first inning. In Sarasota Indians beat Red Sox 3 2 on erratic defense by Williams and Pellagrini. In St Petersburg Dodgers top Cardinals 4 2 with Augie Galan driving in three runs.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Browns
Anaheim
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Hollywood
Philadelphia Athletics
Sarasota
Ted Williams
Eddie Pellagrini
Ken Chase
Charley Wagner
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
ST. Petersburg
Augie Galan
Dolph Camilli
St. Louis Cardenals
Galan
Cronin
Joe Cronin
Bill Conroy
Frankie Pytlak
Conroy
New York Giants
Louisville
St. Louis Cardinals
Deep South Cage Meet Opens with Elite NCAA Elims
In New Orleans on March 20 the top regional teams Dartmouth Penn State Kentucky and Illinois begin NCAA Eastern eliminations to earn a trip to Kansas City for the title. Dartmouth faces Penn State while Kentucky meets Illinois with winners advancing to a national semifinal night.
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Deep South
Dartmouth
Miinmis
Penn State
Kentucky
Kansas City
Ilinois
Warmerdam Seeks 16 Foot Pole Vault Mark at Chicago Relays
Cornelius Warmerdam, holder of 15 ft 7 1 4 in, eyes a 16 ft world record at the Chicago relays with an extended runway aiding his attempt. Competing rivals include Earle Meadows Milt Padway Bill Williams and Jack De Field among others as Greg Rice faces Gilbert Dodd in the two miles. The bankers mile features Campbell Kane Walter Mehl and Bob Ginn.
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Chicago
U.P
Cornelius Warmerdam
California
Olympic Club
Earle Meadows
Southern
Milt Padway
Bill Williams
Wisconsin
Jack de Field
Minnesota
Bob Kinchloe
Ed Thistlewaite
Northwestern
Greg Rice
Notre Dame
Gilbert Dodd
Nebraska Divinity
Bankers
Campbell Kane
Indiana
Walter Mehl
Bob Ginn
Nebraska
Little Bomber Seeks Kayo No 29 In Ring Tonight
Ray Sugar Robinson the Harlem sensation aims for his 29th straight victory in a 12 round bout at Madison Square Garden against Norm Rubio of Albany. Rubio is known for closing distance and negating Robinsons long range style.
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Little Bomber
Kayo No. 29
New York
U.P
Ray
Sugar” Robinson
Harlem
Madison Square Garden
Norm Rubio
Albany
Robinson
Rubio
Norm
Stiteler Signs As Waco Coach
WACO March 19 Harry Stiteler became football coach of the Waco High School Tigers today by signing a five year contract He replaces veteran Paul Tyson who was relieved of duties Stiteler had a record of success at Corpus Christi including a state championship. DENVER March 20 Bill Murphy’s team in the national AAU tournament loses to the navy to the navy forces Pensacola 45 31 Murphy to become navy physical instructor in Seattle certified by oath Friday. Police seize 200000 in bogus currency from a Mexico City counterfeiting ring.
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Harry Stiteler
Waco High School
Stiteler
Corpus Christi High School
Paul Tyson
Waco High School Tigers
Corpus Christi
Denver
Bill Murphy
Navy
Bill
Seattle
Naval Fliers
Pensacola
Fla
Murphy
Big Schnozz Back With Braves After Reds Exit
Ernie Lombardi reveals weight loss to 220 pounds and aims to catch 100 games for Boston. He hints at a possible batting return over .200 as he trains in Sarasota amid Reds fan nostalgia and renewed spotlight on his comeback.
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Cyrano
Iron Mask
Lombardi
Reds
Lom
Cincinnati
Braves
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