Freeman Dominates Ex-Champ Getz In Slippery Semifinal
Freeman defeats ex-champ Getz in a tense semifinal on promoter Dory Detton's wrestling show. The 28 minute first fall stretched as both wrestlers fought through ropes and outside the ring before Freeman secured the match after the second fall. The Mask then claimed victory over Dr. Gil Knutson in the night’s main event.
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Getz
Freeman
Getz Tir
Detton
Billy McEuine
Mask
Gil Knutson
Plainview
Mask and Knutson Wrestling Match Attracts Crowd
The mask used a knee drop to floor Knutson in the first round leaving him stunned. Knutson evened the score by knocking The Mask down in six minutes. The hooded fighter surged back to life and knocked Knutson after returning to the mat. Eddie Gideon defeated Johnny Garlin after a 14 minute exchange with an abdominal stretch. RodThe was paraded by a rattled crowd, leaping atop the KGNC announcers table before Truesdell controlled the alligator.
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Knutson
Eddie Gideon
Johnny Garlin
Gideon
Tuffy Truesdell
Ney VII
Rodney
KGNC
Truesdell
Kentucky Rated Over Holy Cross in NCAA East Final
Kentucky and Holy Cross met in Madison Square Garden as the NCAA East final. Kentucky dominated Columbia 76 53 while Holy Cross defeated Michigan 63 45 to set up a clash with Holy Cross riding a 19 game win streak and Kentucky holding a strong season record.
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New York
Kentucky
Giants
Holy Cross
New Englanders
Crusaders
Team of Destiny
Madison Square Garden
Columbia
Michigan
Pro Golfers Start Greensboro Open
Pro golfers gather for the Greensboro Open opening round at the 6,720 yard par 70 course. A field of 168 includes Sam Snead Skip Alexander Lloyd Mangrum Vic Ghezzi and amateur Frank Stranahan with Limmy Demaret among pre-tourney leaders.
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Greensboro
Golfdom
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
W. Ya
Skip Alexander
Arlington
Lloyd Manegrum
Chicago
Vic Gherzi
Kansas City
Kan
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Nite’ Co
Limmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Dallas AAU Boxing Meet Ends Tonight
Sixteen champions will be crowned in open and novice divisions of the Southwestern AAU Boxing Tournament. Last night produced four knockouts twelve technical knockouts ten unanimous decisions two wire split verdicts and two defaults in round two. Advancing are Tommy Barron Denison middleweight Hugh Garland CareWell Air Base heavyweight Bobby Smith Kilgore lightweight and Jackie Gunter regional Golden Gloves winner from Temple. Winners and runners-up in the pen classes proceed to the Junior National Tournament in Kansas City Missouri.
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Waalad
Tommy Barron
Denison
Hugh Garland
Care- Well Air Base
Bobby Smith
Kilgore
Jackie Gunter
Temple
Kansas City
Texas judge dies longtime UT athlete friend
Griffith longtime friend of University of Texas athletes died yesterday. Affectionately known as Judge. Griffith was the husband of Mrs. Griff, housemother for the universitys athletic dormitory for many years.
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Texas
Judge
Austin
Griffith
University of Texas
Dodgers Kids Coming of Age in Poolside Notes
Dodgers manager Leo Durocher praises a rising crop of young players led by Tommy Brown as a key to retaining the pennant. He recalls 1944 shifts away from aging stars and notes Brown, at 26, has grown into a potential regular at third base while still a “big kid” at heart.
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Oscar Fraley
United Press
Ciudad
Trujillo
Leo Durocher
Dodger
Dodgers
Durocher
Branch Rickey
Dolph Camilli
Ducky Medwick
Whit Wyatt
Jake Patter
Newport News
Leo
Laraine Day
Brown
Ebbets Field
Preacher Row
Tommy
Harold Parrott
Bears Get Nod Over Washington In Western NCAA Opener
Kansas City March 19 The Western Division NCAA playoff opener features a slowdown style led by Kansas State Baylor Wyoming and Washington with Baylor favored to win if form holds. Kansas State relies on a disciplined offense and has 21 4 record. Washington aims for fast break play led by Jack Nichol.
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Kansas’ City
Oklahoma A&m
Hank Iba
Midwest
Kansas State
Tba
Aggies
University of Wyoming
Baylor
University of Washington
Missouri Valley
Arizona
Wyoming
Washington Huskies
California
Jackie Robinson
Bill Johnson
John Pileh
Washington
Jack Nichol
NCAA
K-State
Washingto
Beard Named Best Cager Second Time
Ralph Beard of the University of Kentucky earned national MVP honors for the second straight year as the National Association of Basketball Coaches named its 15 man all star squad for True Magazine. Beard was on the first team with Macauley of St Louis O Shea of Notre Dame Lavelli of Yale Ferrin of Utah Slater Martin of Texas appeared on the third team
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Mares
Ralph Beard
University of Kentucky
National Association of Basetball Coaches
Beard
True Magazine
Fd Macauley
St. Louis
Kevin O'Shea
Notre Dame
Tony Lavelli
Yale
Arnold Ferrin
Utah
Slater Martin
Texas
Talbert Favored in Indoor Tennis Meet
NEW TORUS March 19 Billy Talbert of New York is favored to beat Frank Shields of New York and then meet Sidney Belt of Coral Gables Fla in the men's finals of the National Indoor Tennis Championships. Schwartz seeded fifth reached the finals after an sustained attack defeated Eddie McGrath of Brooklyn 8 6 5 1 6 3.
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New Torus
Billy ‘Talbert
New York
Frank ¢ Shields
Sidney ¢ Belt
Coral Gables
Fla
Schwartz
Eddie McGrath
Brooklyn
McGrath
Yankees Beat Red Sox In Low-Scoring Baseball Clash
In a tense game, New York defeats Boston 4 to 0 behind strong pitching by Lopat Rasch and late runs. Cooper, N Schwamb, Widmar contributed to the offense as the Red Sox struggled to mount a rally.
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Cooper
N Schwamb
Widmar
Pans
Jordan
Rasch
Drew
Mont Dobson
Dorish
Tebbetla
Harold Crites
Downfield
Toby Greer
Cub
Tulsa University
Brownfield
Sandie
Boston Red Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Philadelphia An
North Texas State Adds Games with Canyon and Randolph
North Texas State College announced additions to the 1948 schedule. The squad will host West Texas State on October 2 in Denton and play Canyon on September 25, with Randolph also added to the Denton slate.
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North Texas
West Texas State
Denton
Fall State College Canyon
Randolph
North Texas State
38 Schoolboys Seek Coveted Fifth Titles
Nineteen Amarillo High School boxing champions will be crowned tonight at the Sports Arena as the annual tournament proceeds. Opening bell is at 8 oclock with one exhibition bout to complete the card for a total of 20 fights. Ten novice and nine experienced championships are on the slate with trophies and gold gloves awarded to winners and runners up. General admission is 50 cents. advance is $1.00 at Maxor Drug.
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Amarillo
Maxor Drug
Pat Gerald
West Texas
Sweetwater
David Rasco
The
Globe News
Grady Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Jim “Pud” Tolleson
University of Tex
David
University of Texas
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Steers
J. T. Eisner
Don Bagot
Leonard Nussbaum
Cleonard Hass
John Britt
Dean Oldfather
Nelson Page
Beachum Toler
Willie Pep
Sammy Angott
Connecticut
Golden Sandie
Bill Thompson
Alvin Lemons
George Rutledge
George Overhuls
Joe Louis
Max Schmelin
Westers
Edwin Garrett
Ted Travis
Otis Clingham
Travis
Boxing Card with Ten Pairs and Weights Listed
Tonight's card lists novice and experienced bouts across multiple weight classes. Matches include 135 pound novice Wiley Mix against Ray Hays and 160 pound experienced Kent Hodges versus Morris Estess, with additional pairings among Eugene Wooten Doc Williams and Kay Baird Jack Fuqua, plus Chandler Warren Freeman Jetty Martine Bobbie McCrary in various novice and experienced divisions.
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Wiley Mix
Ray Hays
Kent Hodges
Morris Estess
Eugene Wooten
Doc Williams
Lonship
Uspound
Bobby My
Ken
Arthur Martinez
LI Pound
Novi Kay Baird
Jack Fuqua
Ray
Arabalo
OUND
Chandler
Warren Freeman
Vamiui
Hack “Jetty
Martine
Bobbie McCrary
UND
NOVIC
Alfonso Guana
Mack Gordon
Bobby McCrary
al Smith
Jack
Davis
Bill Chandler
Ray Arebalo
Wayne Parsons
Melvin McClung
Art. Sharp
Ray Baird
Skeeter Haggerton
Earl Chaim
Eddie Elliott
Thad Ansley
Bobby Brown
Kenneth Hamilton
Claude King
Charles Haggerton
Harold Fleming
Charles Short
Sammie Sims
John Hernandes
Tommy Grover
James Wortham
Billy Duncan
Jack Rodgers
Morris Estes
Wiley Hix
Novici
Raymond Reynolds
Harold Orr
Clifford Bradley
Gene Sanders
Cards Pick Probable Batting Lineup In Early Spring
In Bradenton, Fla Cards lineup shows Marty Marion Whitey Kurowski Enos Slaughter Terry Moore Ron Northey Del Wilber as probable batting order. Reds beat them 3 1 behind early runs off George Munger then held to two hits.
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Stan P
Marty Marion
Whitey Kurowski
Enos Slaughter
Terry Moores
Ron Northey
del Wilber
Reds
George Munger
Munger
al Brazile
Tom Hughes
Harry Gumbert
Cincinatti
Favorites in AAU Tourney Semifinals In Denver
In the AAU tournament Denver semifinal action sees Phillips Oilers of Bartlesville leading the field with five straight titles in recent years. The Denver Nuggets and the Bitters join the Oilers and Graybeards in the final four after quarterfinal wins, withUpsets and standout performances highlighted by Robert Gurenig’s 42 points for the Graybeards and Don Barksdale's driving layups for Kokomo. The Oilers blanked Eckers 58 41, while the Bitters defeated Kokomo 64 46 as semifinal pairings are set for tonight. The field advances toward the championship and third place game with finals planned for tomorrow night.
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Phillips Oilers
Bartlesville
Ohio
Oilers
Denver Nuggets
Oakland
Cal
Bitters
Denver Graybeards
Bittners
Nuggets
Graybeards
US Navy Blues
Annapolis
Robert
Gurenig
Gal Bishop
AAU
Salt Lake City
Eckers
Utah
Kokomo
Ind
George Kok
Arkansas Versity
John Stepler
Indiana
Don Barksdale
UCLA
Wood
Neus
Alex Hannum
Nelson Halts Wilson in AHS Tennis Race
In March wind at AHS Nelson defeats Bobby Wilson 3 sets to none to lead the boys tennis squad toward the District 1-AA meet at Canyon. Nelson dominates the first two sets 6 3 and 6 2 before winning the decisive third set in the tenth game.
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Nelson
Wilson
Tommy Nelson
Bobby Wilson
AHS
Canyon
Duece
Secon
Texas Longhorns Renew Prewar Baseball Tradition
UT baseball under Bibb Falk defeats Milwaukee 9 6 after wartime pause, reviving a custom led by Uncle Billy Disch. San Antonio Missions also beat Milwaukee 3 1 as Texas prepares for Ohio State and Oklahoma games. Return of Milton and Zomf err adds strength. lineup unsettled with six outfielders vying.
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Austin
University of Texas
Longhorns
Texas
Billy Disch
Bibb Falk
Milwaukee
San Antonio Missions
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Tommilton
Chick Zom‘efer
New York
Falk
Bowling Scores and Player Totals From Local Meet
A fragmented bowling score listing shows players and scores such as West Pitcock 449 Mann 420, others including Niet surcey 3m Alban 3 ha wind weny to Mann 881, Wagner 42, Dore 308, Mahler 433, Melton 468, Murray 385, Parkinson 47h. The text reads as an internal ledger with partial names and numbers, indicating individual frame totals and team or match references.
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Stock
West Pitcock
Mann
Bors Ong Atkinson
Niet Surcey
Jacobson
Swift
Rearer
Mit
Gaines Tah Ana
Merry
Fe Merry
Dore i
Landers
Mahler
Pat Cage
Wr Daingte
Thomas
Murray
Rons Ass
Atiller
Parkinson
Melton
Intramural Boxing Finals Near in Amarillo High Event
Final bouts set at the Amarillo High School Intramural Boxing Tournament at the Sports Arena with predictions and notes from reporter Ted Freeman. Several weight classes feature novice and experienced fighters, including Alfonso Guana over Mack Gordon and Bobby McCrary edging Arthur Martinez in 95 pounds.
Sandie Track Men Specified For Fort Worth Meet
Sandie track team lists six entrants for the Southwestern Exposition Track and Field meet in Fort Worth. Competitors include Hubert Ralson, Jimmy Clifton, J. R. Vaughan, Galen Poster, Charles Sieber and Bob Hoefer. Coach John Whinnery and student manager Lewis Jobe accompanied the squad departing yesterday.
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Golden Sandie Wuncas
Fort Worth
Hubert Ralson
Jimmy Clifton
J. R. Vaughan
Galen Poster
Charles Sieber
Bob Hoefer
John Whinnery
Lewis Jobe
Cowtown
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