Texas Greats Named by AP Panel 50-Year Poll
The Associated Press surveys Texas sports writers to name the state’s greatest athletes of the last half century. Top picks include Jack Johnson as boxing’s top Texan, Harrison Stafford as football’s best blocker, Babe Didrikson as the top woman golfer and swimmer, Fred Wolcott as track, Tris Speaker and others as baseball legends, and Kyle Rote’s Notre Dame game feat among standout moments.
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Bill Lee
Texas
Associated Press
Harold V. Ratliff
America
Jinx Tucker
Waco News-Tribune
Top O’ Morn
O’ Mora
Jack Johnson
Galveston
Lew Jenkins
Johnson
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Gene Tunney
Harrison Stafford
Texas Longhorns
Stafford
Ben Hogan
Texas Prairies
Byron Nelson
Babe Didrikson
Fred Wolcott
Rice Institute
Wolcott
Wilmer Allison
University of Texas
Tris Speaker
Bibb Falk
Rip Collins
Rogers Hornsby
Dizzy Dean
Pinky Higgins
Jack Gray
Froggie Williams
Rice
Owls
Tomas
Texas Aggie
Aggies
Pete Layden
Kyle Rote
Notre Dame
Bobby Layne
Missouri
Slater Martin
Gregory Gymnasium
Longhorns
Majors Bears Pioneers Tie After Friday In Big State League
Austin Greenville and Texarkana sit tied for the lead as Waco Pirates beat the Bears 5-2. Temple Eagles fell 17-5 to the Pioneers, and Greenville routed Sherman-Denison 14-7. Gainesville edged Wichita Falls 4-3 as Majors also defeated Sherman-Denison 14-7 with next games Saturday set across four cities.
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Greenville
Texarkana
Waco Pirates
Bears
Pirates
Pioneers
Temple Eagles
Sherman-Denison
Gainesville
Wichita Falls Spudders
Greenville Majors
Wichita
Temple
Waco
Temple Waco
Wichita Falls
Sherman-Deniaon
Shreveport Drops Tight Texas League Game
The Shreveport Sports lost 7-3 to the San Antonio Missions in Shreveport dropping in the Texas League standings while the Fort Worth Cats won 4-3 at Tulsa to move into second place.
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Shreveport
San Antonio Missions
Louisiana
Fort Worth Cats
Tulsa Oilers
San Antonio
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Lmouston
Houston Fort Worth
Dalias
Tulsa
Ouston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Pioneers rout Temple 17 to 5 as Austin Prospects surge
In a Big State League game Friday night Austin bombed Temple 17 runs. Key hits came from Jack Wadsworth Fred Campbell and Billy Walker with three each while Al Lawrence and Jim Basso homered. Temple pitcher walk total aided Austin. Temple manager Lou Finney was ejected after a second-base dispute. The Pioneers advance to Gainesville for a three-game series Saturday before Wichita Falls.
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Temple
Austin
Jack Wadsworth
Fred Campbell
Billy Walker
Pioneer
Jim Basso
al Lawrence
Lawrence
Basso
Pioneers
Lou Finney
Gainesville
Hank Dana
Bill Monahan
Tommy White
Canamen
Wichita Falls
Spudders
Noor and Ponder Lead Tanforan Handicap Field
Noor the Irish bred flier and Ponder last year’s Derby winner head a nine horse field for Saturday’s Tanforan Handicap at San Bruno Calif. The list also includes Clifford Mooers’ Old Rockport Mocopo Michie on Trust Esprit De France Under Oath and Boomerang Bay. Ponder carries 129 pounds with Steve Brooks aboard and Noor carries 124 pounds with Johnny Longden riding.
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Noor
Flier
Ponder
Clifford Mooers
Old Rockport
Mocopo
Michie
On Trust
Esprit de France
Under Oath
Boomerang Bay
Steve Brooks
How They Stand Eight Teams Seek Weekend Encounters
Scores show Bailadelphia atop with 11 wins and Etastareon at 6. Bailadelphia faces Etastareon while Etastareon squares off with Elline. Chicago battles Detroit in a high profile clash and Houtteman pursues a top mark. Cleveland hosts St Louis and Fannin clashes load the schedule. Washington plays New York Nagy as Portereld returns.
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Eline
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Fannin
Washington
New York
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Bankhead
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Tee
St. Louis
Washington Hiladephia
Nixon-Clay and Hutto Nines Vie Tonight in Doubleheader
Nixon-Clay's defense minded squad has allowed only one run in three wins as they face the strong hitting Hutto club in a Butler 1 doubleheader Saturday night. First game at 8 p.m. with former Nixon-Clay players Buddy and Carroll Holmstrom aiding Hutto, and Emery Teichleman likely to pitch the second game. Jackie Neel struck out 18 in a 1-0 ten inning win over Texas A&M at College Station Thursday.
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Hutto
Butler
Austin
Buddy
Carroll Holmstrom
Emery Teichleman
Austin College
Jackie Neel
Texas A&m
College Station
Texas Defeats Rice 2-0 to Stay Hot in SWC Race
Murray Wall held Rice to four hits as Texas won 2-0 in a Southwest Conference clash. Risenhoover and Tompkins scored on early walks aided by Segrist’s error, while Ehrler for Texas and Deakin for Rice were set to pitch in Saturday’s rematch. Proctor saved the game with a spectacular ninth inning catch.
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Murray Wall
Rice
University of Texas
Owls
Dick Risenhoover
Ben Tompkins
Texas
Risenhoover
Kal Segrist
Beard
Binat Wells
Dak Dunal Santer
Dvy Dive
LCE
Fielder
Tompkins
Frank Kana
Longhorns
Jim Ehrler
Walter Deakin
Wall
Dave Devine
Rex Proctor
Dave Golibart
Proctor
Bill Leeder
Golibart
Leeder
Joe Newbill
Segrist
Sour Lake
Ray Robinson stops Beckett in Columbus bout
Sugar Ray Robinson world welterweight champion knocked out Cliff Beckett of Sunbury Canada in 45 seconds of the third round of a ten round fight at Memorial Hall Columbus before 2231 fans.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Cliff Beckett
Sunbury
Canada
Columbus Memorial Hall
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