The New York Yankees Visit Austin in Uncertain Baseball Plans
In a wary column, John Q. Fan notes the expected showdown between the Pioneers and the New York Yankees drawing up to 10,000 fans. He questions seating, lineup certainty, and the risky practice of buying tickets without guaranteed rosters while comparing it to car shopping amid recession fears.
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Page
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Grand Orks
Greenville
Fan
Scribes Go Elsewhere in Postwar Sports Confusion
The piece questions a rumor that eight Western Union wires have been reserved by New York writers for Greenville while none are ordered at Disc Field. It argues miscommunications and the front office’s errors in sports reporting and promotions mark the postwar boom as fading, urging scrutiny of domestic sources for answers.
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Greenville
Disc Field
Net Stars Enter River Oaks Tournament
The River Oaks tennis tournament begins April 18 with entrants including Richard Pancho Gonzales and Earl Cochell already listed.
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River Oaks
Richard (Pancho) Gonzales
Earl Cochell
Brewers Rally Austin in Disch Field Tilt
Milwaukee's Brewers beat the Austin Pioneers 13 to 9 at Disch Field. Howie Moss and Roy Hartsfield homered for Milwaukee as Eddie Armendariz allowed five Brewers to reach base early. The two teams meet again Thursday at 2 30 p m before Milwaukee heads to Waxahachie and Fort Worth on a road swing.
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White Sox Trounce Pirates 7-1 In Exhibition Clash
Allen Gettel pitched a three hitter for Chicago as the White Sox routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 in San Antonio. Other results: Phillies beat Atlanta 7-5 in Georgia. Hatten blanked Tulsa 10-0 for Brooklyn. Birmingham edged Detroit 2-1. Cubs rallied to beat St. Louis 8-5 in Dallas.
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Longhorns North for Three Southwest Conference Tests
Texas Longhorns travel from Austin on Thursday for three road games in four days. They face TCU in Fort Worth Friday and Saturday, then meet SMU in Burnett Stadium Monday night. After sweeping Rice Institute Tuesday, the squad carries an 11 game win streak over TCU and a 13 game streak over SMU into the trip.
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Ed Kneuper
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Charley Munson
Jack Webb
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Dan Watson
Don Cavness
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Syracuse Names Schwartzwalder as Coach
Floyd B Schwartzwalder named gridiron mentor at Syracuse University. Appointment follows ouster of Reaves Baysinger and staff. Schwartzwalder led Muhlenberg to 25 wins and 5 losses in three years after Army service.
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Fusari Defeats Guido in 10 Round Showdown
New York fight scene at Manhattan Center featured Charlie Fusari pounding Al Guido of New York across ten rounds as he tunes up for a looming bout with Vince Foster.
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Vince Foster
al Guido
Manhattan Center
Maroon Golfers Reverse Brackenridge Victory
Austin High golfers defeated Brackenridge 17 1 2 cat 1 2 at the Austin Municipal Golf Course to overturn a previous loss to Brackenridge of San Antonio. Edwin Kizer Tommy Rice Oland Harris Dan James Walter Guttman and J T Seaholm played for Austin. match details show mixed foursomes results with two Austin players pairing against San Antonio and the Maroons plan a return trip to San Antonio to face Thomas Jefferson.
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Tommy Rice
Oland Harris
Dan James
Walter Guttman
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Thomas Jefferson
Betting Odds and Boxing Talks Highlight April Sports
Whitney Martin surveys baseball hopes for players like Johnny Mize and Luke Appling amid World Series talk. The column moves to boxing, praising Ray Arcel and Tommy Yarosz as a promising pair with Yarosz favored by skill over weight limits and a recent win over Dave Sands marking him as a contender.
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London
Three Shutouts at Butler 1 Diamond Wednesday Night
In Butler 1 Diamond action on Wednesday night three shutouts were recorded. Lassie Burgdorf pitched for Paris Cafe to a 9-0 win over the Austinettes as they were blanked in five innings. Robert Ligon allowed one hit in a 3-0 win for Checker Front over NCO Club. Lefty Kreig allowed three hits with no runs as Bob's Garage beat the Merchants in Major A.
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Merchants
Shorthorns Fall to Wharton Nine 7-6 in Wharton
Texas freshmen led 6-0 through five innings but Wharton Junior College rallied for five runs in the eighth and two in the ninth to win 7-6. Dean Jordan stole home for the decisive run after an error and a later infield out.
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Exhibition Schedule Nave in Texas and South
Exhibition schedule lists games in Beaumont Fort Worth Memphis Ala Dallas Houston Atlanta Macon Savannah with teams including Chicago New York Detroit Philadelphia Birmingham St Louis Pittsburgh Brooklyn Boston and local affiliates across multiple venues during the period. Matchups pair visiting and home teams in cities across Texas Florida Georgia Tennessee and Georgia.
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St Edward's Fite Nite Friday Card Promises Local Matchups
The St Edward University E Club hosts Fite Nite at 8 p m Friday in the university gym featuring a twin main event. Maurice Quigley of Austin faces Tony Novelli of Galveston in the first headliner, with Richard Griener of Galveston against Jose Garcia of San Diego in the other main bout. Additional bouts pair Dick Fry of Corpus Christi with John Hebert of Abbeville Louisiana John Hannon of Taylor Texas against Joe Perrett of New Orleans Jim Lachess of Austin against Larry Weber of Evansville Indiana Don Feak of Toledo Ohio against Jerry Martin of Oklahoma City Ed Cunningham of Beaumont versus Lou Peters of Taunton Massachusetts and Bob Nesbit of Pittsfield Massachusetts versus Joe Martin of Oklahoma City.
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St. Edward’s
Austin
Maurice Quigley
Tony Novelli
Galveston
Richard Griener
Jose Garcia
San Diego
Dick Fry
Corpus Christi
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