Deutsch and Kavanaugh Lead In Diamond Singles Sweep Stakes
Harold Asplund set a new all time high, leading the Diamond Singles Sweep Stakes after the first weekend. Gus Deutsch and Joe Kavanaugh are among rivals returning for the final weekend at Wallies Bowl with Irwin Gore and Merle Middaugh among notable entrants. Leo Rollick heads a Pacific Coast five for the American Bowling Congress World Championship Tournament in Buffalo. The Rag Time Doubles at Victory Alleys features J C Lopez and Glenn Berry atop the standings as play resumes Friday for a final weekend ending Sunday.
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Harold Asplund
Denver Kegler
Asplund
Gus Deutsch
Denver
Deutsch
Mile High City
Joe Kavanaugh
Irwin Gore
Charlie Lyles
Amarillo
Merle Middaugh
Tulsa
L. Kasanky
M. E. Paul
Wichita
Amarillo High to Host Annual Intramural Boxing Tourney
Ninety Amarillo High School boxers are entered for the intramural event at the High School Armory next week. In the experienced division are Buddy Wilkinson, Don Mulkey, Dave Dickson, Roy Chism, Jimmy McDaniels, Bill Attebury, Bobby Rue, Mike Streuber, Bobby Brown, Norman Lieberman and J. R. Vaughan. Novice entrants include Clifford Bradley and Frank Buchanan. Opening bell is 7:30 each night. Admission is $1 ringside, 75 cents adults, 50 cents students. W. H. Gordon handles ticket sales.
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Amarillo High School
High School Armory
Buddy Wilkinson
Don Mulkey
Dave Dickson
Roy Chism
Jimmy McDaniels
Bill Attebury
Bobby Rue
Mike Streuber
Bobby Brown
Norman Lieberman
J. R. Vaughan
Clifford Bradley
Frank Buchanan
W. H. Gordon
Mavericks Triumph in City Intermediate Championship Thriller
The Maverick Club Intermediates edged Price College 22 to 19 to win the city championship after a tight playoff battle. Wayne Holloway led Price with early offense, while Kenneth Brown sparked a late Maverick rally and Jack Newby and Howard Land smothered Price star Joe Guide.
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Maverick
Maverick Club
Kids Incorporated
Price College
Ralph Dokeman
Price
Kenneth Brown
New England
Brown
Jack Newboy
Joe Guide
Newby
Howard Land
Guide
Mavericks
Manuel Fluentes
Charley Wilson
Denver
Bill Hilden and Fred Perry to Play Exhibition in Houston
Tennis veterans Bill Hilden aged 52 and Fred Perry will headline an exhibition match at River Oaks Country Club in Houston on March 30, announced today. The event spots two era legends trading shots in a bid to draw crowds and publicity for the club.
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Bill Hilden
Fred Perry
Houston
Bill Tilden
River Oaks Country Club
Dallas Rebels rookie suffers broken arm in intra squad game
Chick Neal a young outfielder from Mohank broke his left arm during an intra squad Dallas Rebels game played yesterday in Dallas.
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Dallas
Chick Neal
Mohank
Dallas Rebels
Schaffer Lopez Open Tomorrow's Ring Show
Tomorrow nights wrestling program at the Tri State Fair Grounds Automobile Building features Tarzan Lopez vs Lerty Schaffer in the curtain-raiser. Main event re match between Dean Detton and Jack Carter, plus Pete Barty vs George Curtis in a two of three falls semi. Tickets run 85 cents to 1.75 with 1,000 extra seats arranged.
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Tarzan Lopez
WiIl
Lerty Schaffer
Racine
Wis
Tri- State Fair Grounds
Dean Detton
Jack Carter
New Zealand
Pete Barty
Chicago
Amarillo
George Curtis
Vicksburg
Miss
Detton
Lopez
Barry
Atkinson
Maxor
Kentucky Wildcats Face Rhode Island Rams In NIT Finale
New York March 20 The Kentucky Wildcats meet the Rhode Island Rams in the 1946 National Invitational Basketball Tournament final at Madison Square Garden. Edward J. Kelley trophy winner is uncertain, with bookies uneasy as Rhode Island, a 20 to 1 long shot, again carries 8 point underdog status.
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New York
Kentucky
Wildcats
Rhode Island State Rams
Madison Square Garden
Edward J. Kelleher
Frank Kearney
Rhode Islanders
Mc's Hacks Rout Thumb Busters In Interscholastic Hoops
In the High School Armory yesterday the Mc's Hacks defeated the Thumb Busters 45 to 9 in the only game played as the intra mural tournament began. Jewel McDowell coaches the Hacks and Boone Pickins was appointed to direct tournament play by John Whinnery.
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Sandies
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Bulldogs
Hot Rods
Pirates
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Worry Waites
Hi-Y
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Leathernecks
Rail Splitters
Former Tiger shortstop tops Maples with hook shot
Jack Tavener once a Detroit Tigers shortstop now bowls in Fort Worth. He teamed with Wilbur Young to take sixth in doubles and ranked 21st in a 10 game sweepstakes. Tavener runs a bowling alley and recalls his early Fort Worth Cats pennants under manager Jake Atz.
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Jack Tavener
Detroit Tiger
Fort Worth
Jackie
Peewee
Rabbit
Tavener
Wilbur Young
Jake Atz
Cats
Cowtown
Dayton
Jack
Possum Moore
Lefty Johns
Joe Pate
Lil Stoner
Ziggy Sears
Clarence Kraft
Dutch Hoffman
Jack Calvo
Stump Folington
Walter Johnson
Lefty Grove
Benny Carr
Cleveland
Indians
Amarillo Seeks American Legion Baseball Team Sponsor
Amarillo officials and E C Nelson seek a qualified head for the American Legion athletic committee to sponsor a youth baseball team this season. Nelson urges local volunteers to contact him immediately as practice may start soon. Stoney Wall in Lubbock will forward information from H J McCabe on the national circuit.
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American Legion Post
E. C. Nelson
Amarillo
Nelson
Stoney Wall
Lubbock
American Legion
H. J. McCabe
Fourth Annual Diamond Singles Sweepstakes at Wallie's Bowl
Weekend bowling events include the fourth annual Diamond Singles Sweepstakes at Wallie's Bowl with competitions on Saturday and Sunday. The schedule lists the second annual Ragtime Doubles Tournament at Victory Alleys across Friday through Sunday and the Annual District 1-AA Invitational Track meet at Lubbock on Saturday. A Price College intramural boxing event is set for Price Gym Friday night, while Amarillo High School hosts an intramural boxing tournament at the High School Armory on April 25 27 29 and a West Texas State Texas Tech Dual Track Meet is planned for Canyon on April 29.
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Lubbock
Price College
Price Gym
Amarillo High School
High School Armory
West Texas
Westerners Favored In District 1 AA Track Meet Preview
Lubbock Westerners are favored to repeat logistically in the District 1 AA Invitational Track Meet set for Saturday in Lubbock. Times from the Southwestern Exposition Meet show top marks by Lubbock and Pampa athletes, including state champions from past years, with local hopes hinging on current talent and rising stars.
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Lubbock Westerners
South Plains
Amarillo
Pampa
Borger
Plainview
Brownfield
Lubbock
Sandies
Fight Sandies
Fort Worth
Court Match Included In Lubbock Tournament
Region 1 AA schools will add a tennis division to the Lubbock invitational on Saturday. E J Lowrey announces a 10 am start and a one day finish. Amarillo entries include James Saunders Nell Quattlebaum Addison Appelby Billy Jenkins Carman McGee Mary Lynn Bell and Neil Quattlebaum with Bell beating Matney and McGee securing the other doubles post.
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E. J. Lowrey
Lubbock High School
Amarillo
James Saunders
Nell Quattlebaum
Saunders
Mrs Quattlebaum
Addison Appelby
Billy Jenkins
Carman McGee
Mary Lynn Bell
Miss Bell
Doris Matney
Miss McGee
Neil Quattlebaum
Favorites Hold in AAU Tourney as Third Round Opens
Denver March 20 Despite stiff tests from weak challengers, the original favorites in the National AAU Basketball Tournament remained alive as the third round began. Sixteen of 64 teams advanced after a tense second round with several midlevel clubs forcing near upsets. Fleet Marine Force Honolulu was set to meet Phillips Lee Tires Bartlesville and Miramar Pendleton Marines Oceanside favored to challenge Alpine Dairy Seattle. Fort Sheridan Illinois faced San Francisco Dardis in a tough pairing for the service teams.
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Fleet Marine Force
Honolulu
Phillips Lee
Bartlesville
Okla
Oceanside
Cal
Seattle
Wash
Fort Sheridan
San Francisco
Javery To Be on Spot When He Pitches for Braves
Fort Lauderdale March 20 Billy Southworth plans to decide how to use Al Javery after watching him face the Athletics He hopes for a strong showing from Javery and says it would please him if the pitcher delivers something worthwhile for the Boston Braves
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Braves
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
al Javery
Athletics
Southworth
Pharmacists Plan Handicap Golf Tournament in Amarillo
West Texas Pharmaceutical Association will sponsor a handicap golf tourney for its members at Amarillo Country Club tomorrow afternoon. Tee off is at 2 o clock. Fifty dollars in merchandise prizes will be awarded. Don Holman of Steffen Ice Cream Co. leads the event as organizer.
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West Texas Pharmaceutical Association
Amarillo Country Club
Don Holman
Steffen Ice Cream Co
Price College to Host 16 Bouts in Intramural Boxing
Boxing tryouts fill the week at Price College ahead of finals in the intramural program. Brother Liguori, athletic director, says the event will feature sixteen bouts and aims for annual revival after a four year lapse. Matches were held last night to pair fighters. The gong sounds at 8 o'clock Friday.
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Price College
Brother Liguori
Amarillo High Intramural Boxing Tournament Dates
Amarillo High School hosts intramural boxing at the High School Armory from March 25 through March 29, featuring student contestants in a series of weight classes and bouts.
Keglers Score Big in ABC World Championship Doubles
Bill Farmer and Frank Milligan totaled 1,107 pins in doubles at the American Bowling Congress World Championship in Buffalo. Farmer posted 528 and Milligan 579. In singles each bowler had notable scores with Farmer at 546 and Milligan 456.
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Buffalo
Bill Farmer
Frank Milligan
Farmer
Milligan
Borger Bowler Breaks Into Fifth At ABC Meet
Borger bowler Mette Standish rose to fifth in the singles with 662 at the 43rd American Bowling Congress world championship in Buffalo New York. Ralph De Vito of Brooklyn posted the day’s high all events total 1809 from 591 singles 628 doubles and 590 team. Gene Fedo Michael Siekierkaduo of Carteret New Jersey led doubles with 1182 and Frank Benkofic of Dallas topped singles at 872.
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Buffalo
N. Y
American Bowling Congress
Mette Standish
Borger
Ralph de Vito
Brooklyn
Carteret
N. J
Gene Fedo
Michael Siekierkaduo
Frank Benkofic
Dallas
Mikan Debuts with Chicago Gears in Pro Basketball
Former DePaul star George Mikan played his first pro game for the Chicago American Gears, scoring 17 points in a 68 to 60 win over the Anderson Chiefs. He signed a 60,000 dollar five year contract but fouled out in the third period. a second exhibition game against the Detroit Mansfields followed.
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Chicago
George Mikan
DePaul
Chicago American Gears
National Basketball League
Anderson Chiefs
Indiana
Gears
Mikan
Detroit Mansfields
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