Longhorns Lead in SWC Tennis and Golf Contests
Texas leads the Southwest Conference efforts as four UT singles players and both UT doubles teams advance to tennis semifinals. In golf at Brae Burn, Billy Russell tops the field with 153, James Moore close at 76-78, and Bill Roden 157 for third as Cason and Howell sit tied for fourth.
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Houston
University of Texas Longhorns
University
John Hickman
Tom Mitchell
Walter Driver
Frank Arrington
Mitchell
Bryant Bradley
Rice
Billy Russell
Longhorn
Brae Burn Country Club
Jimmy Moore
Amarillo
Bill Roden
Spud Cason
TCU
Tommy Howell
Texas Aggies
Norton Seeks to Freeze Championships in Southern Conference
Houston May 7 The future of Southern Conference athletics appeared assured as members planned faculty committee talks with the athletic carnival. Baylor only would drop competition. Texas A M athletic director Norton proposed abolishing titles until the Axis is defeated. SMU's Jimmy Stewart opposed Norton's plan citing postwar eligibility issues for service trainees. Tulsa May 6 Coast Guard baseball in Seattle will resume practice and play after Don Stewart aided by Marvin Rickert arranged baseballs for the service team.
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Tulsa
Okla
Coast Guard
Seattle
Wash
Don
Marvin Rickert
Rickert
Wahoo Sam Crawford Named the Triple King
Nebraskan star Samuel E. Crawford rose to baseball fame with Detroit and Cincinnati. A powerful pull and line drive hitter, Crawford formed a famed left field couple with Ty Cobb, stealing 37 to 41 bases in early seasons and hitting 378 in 1911. He began as a pitcher before shifting to batting, later setting a triple record in 2005.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
Samuel E. Crawford
Sam Crawford
Wahoo
Sam
Crawford
Cincinnati
Detroit
Tigers
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Bobby Veach
Ty Cobb
Cobb
John Leonard Lavan
del Pratt
Browns
Cobbs
Dr. Lavan
Ed Barrow
Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Reds
Wahoo Sam
Nebraska
Grand Rapids
Chicago White Sox
E. S. Barnard
League Park
Cleveland
Babeuth
Argentine Meat Trade Blocked by US British Pact
Eitel Sander of New York, representative of the Argentine Corporation of Meat Producers, said in New Orleans that a US Britain pact allowing only the British government to buy Argentine meats is stopping thousands of tons of boneless cured meats from reaching the United States. He urged American permits to ship the stockpile.
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New Orleans
Eitel Sander
New York
Argentine Corporation of Meat Producers
United States
Great Britain
Argentina
Sander
Pampa High Class Stages Army Comedy Benefit Play
The Junior Class at Pampa High School will present I m in the Army Now a three act comedy by Ned Albert to aid soldiers and cadets at Pampa Army Air Field next Thursday night. Ernest Miller stars opposite Jean Chisholm with a seven piece orchestra performing before and between acts at the post gymnasium.
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Ned Albert
Pampa High School
Pampa Army Air Field
Mr. Albert
Ernest Miller
Jean Chisholm
Phils Show Glimmer In Ten Inning Win
The Philadelphia Phillies win 3-2 in ten innings at Brooklyn to halt a four game series skid. John Podgajny allowed five hits while Buck Newsome fanned nine before the decisive hit by Glen Stewart. The club has won four of 11 to begin the season, improving after a rough start.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia Phillies
Phillies
Bucky Harris
Bill Cox
Brooklyn
John Podgajny
Dodgers
Glen Stewart
Buck Newsome
Pigeon Bronzey Achieves 199th Flight Then Paralyzed by Fire
London report tells how Bronzey the RAF Bomber Command pigeon served 199 missions aboard four engined Halifaxes. After a fiery landing she survived but suffered shock and weight loss and is on sick leave, with hopes for a 200th mission. In New York Annunzio Immediateo, 26, heads to Sing Sing for bigamy after confessing in sleep.
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London
U.P
RAF
National Pigeon Service
Bronzey
Germany
New York
Annunzio Immediato
Sing Sing
Bronx
Water Standings and Results in the American League
Results show Cleveland 6 Chicago 3 Philadelphia 7 Washington 0 St Louis 1 Detroit 0 New York 2-5 Boston 1-4. Standings list New York Cleveland Detroit Washington St Louis and Philadelphia Boston. Schedule includes Detroit at Chicago Cleveland at St Louis Boston at Washington Philadelphia at New York.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Detroit
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Oston
Patriotic driving advice urges patience and safety
The message emphasizes conserving fuel and driving at a legal 35 mph until victory. It warns that worn tires beyond the danger point cannot be recapped and promotes cautious, economical behavior during wartime conditions.
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Triple King
Gallagher
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Tri-Way Garage
Plete Mechanical Service
B. Pierce
Ake
Portis
Meyer & Meyer
Polk
Ryry
America
Phillips 66 Service
Muehlebach
George Muehlebach
U.S. War Savings
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