Sandies Face Westerners in Lubbock Showdown
Putting Around notes Golden Sandie baseball team travels to Lubbock to meet the Westerners this afternoon, with the Hub City squad seen as strong. Also states Sandstorm tracksters will not face Odessa Bronchos at the Big Spring Relays, Odessa entering District 3-AA instead, plus upcoming meets at Greenbelt Relays in Childress and District 1-AA in town.
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Amarillo Junior Baseball Leagues plan Saturday meeting
The Junior Baseball Leagues of Amarillo will convene next Saturday at 10 in Horace Mann Junior High auditorium to register players aged 9 to 17 for the 1950 season. The event features Pete Knapp and Bob Leeds of the Amarillo Gold Sox, a baseball film, and details for forming two eight team leagues across four age divisions. No entry fee. YMCA budgets support the program. contact Homer Cowan at 31716 for more information.
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City College Favored to win NCAA title over Bradley
City College of New York enters as a two point favorite to subdue Bradley for the NCAA basketball championship at Madison Square Garden. CCNY aims to complete the sport’s first double crown after recent upsets defeating Ohio State and NC State to reach the final. Bradley, led by Forrest Anderson, vows to contest, while Nat Holman’s CCNY squad says they can win.
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Cubs Began Homeward Trek After Poor Spring Attendance
The Chicago Cubs left California after a poor exhibition run, drawing 39 971 fans in 15 games, the lowest attendance since 1922. Bad weather also affected gate receipts as the club started its homeward journey from San Bernardino on March 28.
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Musial Leads NL Batters as Robinson Trails by 34 Points
Frank Eck notes Stan Musial of the St Louis Cardinals remains the top National League hitter with a .346 lifetime average across eight seasons. Jackie Robinson stands second at .312, with Carl Furillo and Enos Slaughter also near the top. The piece highlights Robinson and Furillo as the NL’s two new .300 hitters and mentions Walker’s unusual return to the Cardinals forming a trio of three .300 hitters in the Cardinals outfield this season.
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Harry Walker
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Two Minute Rule Under Fire At Meeting
New York March 28 coaches debated the two minute rule in a closed session. They urged its removal, citing longer games and advantage to the leading team. The National Basketball Committee will study substitutions, basket standards, and time-out rules, while high schools consider eliminating extra time in late quarters.
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Canada
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Yankees Injury List Lengthens With Key Names
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. March 28 The Yankees list includes Dick Wakefield with a sprained right shoulder Jack Jensen with a pulled muscle in the right leg Gene Woodling with a sprained left ankle Gerry Coleman with a charlie horse in the left leg Bob Porterfield with a strained tendon in the right knee and veterans Tommy Henrich and Johnny Mize Henrich has a strained left knee and hasn’t played since March 13 Mize suffers a shoulder ailment and cannot throw
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Dick Wakefield
Jack Jensen
Gene Woodling
Gerry Coleman
Charlie Horse
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Tommy Henrich
Johnny Mize
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Mize
Browns Poised For Improvement In 1950
Burbank, March 28. The St. Louis Browns, after a rough 1949 season finishing seventh, project a stronger 1950 showing. Manager Zack Taylor hopes the Browns finish no worse than seventh, with White Sox and Athletics stronger, despite the loss of infielders Bob Dillinger and Gerry Priddy. The club relies on a host of youngsters who show eagerness to play and may lift the team despite financial constraints.
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Badger Boss Named To National Office
Amarillo College Coach Bob Carter was reelected treasurer of the national junior college association by acclamation during the Hutchinson Kansas event. Fellow officers named include Reed Swenson Ogden Utah G D Hoy Phoenix Aziz and Charles Lesher Hutchinson Kan.
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Ogden
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Phoenix
Aziz
Charles Lesher
American Legion Post
Quigley Eyes American Golf Advantage Over Britain
Norman Quigley argues US golfers would dominate Ryder Cup and Walker Cup if given similar foods, equipment, and easier courses. He praises American stamina and practice, notes Britain’s tough winters and lower pro pay, and recalls Har mon and Stranahan on the practice tee during a visit.
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Browns face strong prospects with promising pitching crew
Taylor or perhaps Dr. David Tracy has inspired the Browns to believe they can dominate the citrus circuit. Co-Owner Charley DeWitt warned they will cause more trouble than expected. Several regulars in the pitching staff may have winning seasons, and Taylor’s freshmen appear promising for the current year or next. Notables include Cliff Fannin, Dick Starr, Ned Carver, Tom Ferrick, Louis Kretlow, Stubby Overmire, and Bob Kennedy, with Lefty Kennedy potentially winning 15 to 18 if he gains control.
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Louis Kretlow
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Flores Shines As Indians Top Pirates 3-1 In Spring Game
Phoenix report notes relief pitcher Jesse Flores, 33, a former Athletics castoff from Philadelphia, allowed only one scratch hit in six innings. He held Pittsburgh to a lone hit as Cleveland won 3-1. Flores’s performance suggests potential as a starting pitcher if he unlocks his early spring form.
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Newcomer Johnny James Opens Wrestling Show in Amarillo
Thursday’s program at Sports Arena features Johnny James from Houston facing Tarzan Zimba of Vancouver in a one fall 20 minute bout. Promoter Dory Detton announced the card topped by Dory Funk versus Frankie Hill Murdock in a return tilt. The semiwindup includes Curtis and Whitey Walberg versus Alex Kasabosi and Gus Eddt in a tag match.
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Sheldon Jones Nudged In Third In Exhibition
In Burbank California Sheldon Jones failed to complete seven innings as the New York Giants beat the Baltimore Browns while he allowed three runs and four hits in the third inning after an 18 inning scoreless stretch. The game was played as an exhibition.
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