Embattled Longhorns Renew Baylor Rivalry in Waco
The Baylor Bears host Texas in a pivotal Southwest Conference clash at 8 p.m. in Waco. Texas trails Baylor and Arkansas by one game. Baylor seeks revenge after a January loss. Baylor without Johnson will test Hickman and Stack while Texas relies on Hamilton Martin White and Madsen for scoring.
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Rena Marrs
McLean Gymnasium
Waco
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Baylor Bears
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Shorthorns
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Bill Johnson
Fort Worth
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Houston
Rice Owls
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Oklahoma City
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Bill Hickman
Rice
Tom Hamilton
Hamilton
Martin
Wilbry White
White
al Madsen
Philip George
Madsen
Henderson
Hickman
James Owens
Don Heathington
Odell Preston
Bill DeWitt
Bill Stack
Olympia Leads In 14 Horse Santa Anita Derby Field
Explosive Olympia and Ocean Drive dominate the 12th Santa Anita Derby as 14 colts compete for a 100000 purse. Chief threats to Olympia and Ocean Drive include Count Victor and So La Ci in a tightly matched race card compiled from wire reports.
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Olympia
Santa Anita
Ocean Drive
Count Victor
So la Ci
Sophomore Steer Gridders Set for Texas Scrimmage
Spotlight on sophomores as Texas Longhorns stage spring scrimmage. Blair Cherry divides squad into Whites and Orange with returning 1948 lettermen and promising freshmen. Key players listed at Ends Tackles Guards Center and Backfield plus probable starters for 3 p.m. clash.
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University of Texas
Blair Cherry
Paul Williams
Lufkin
John Adams
Baytown
Bill Wilson
Houston
James Lansford
Carrizo Springs
Howard Hurt
Borger
Joe Arnold
Corpus Christi
Byron Townsend
Ovessa
June Davis
Denton
Ben Tompkins
Fort Worth
Ray Stone
Don Cunningham
Townsend
Stone
Randall Clay
Jimmy Watson
Ben Procter
Stone and Williams
Gene
Vykukal
Kenneth Jackson
Bud McFadin
Errol Fry
Dick Rowan
Paul Campbell
Billy Pyle
Clay
Orange
Rudy Bauman
Watson
James Tatum
Gene Fleming
Charley Sowell
Jim Paxenham
Alfred Miller
Ray Tartt
Bobby Dillon
Red Mayes
Lewis Levine
Louis Offered $400000 to Fight Winner of Charles Maxim
Cincinnati report says promoter Sam Becker offered Joe Louis a $400000 guarantee to meet the winner of the Ezzard Charles versus Joey Maxim bout in Cincinnati on Feb 28. Becker pledged 40 percent of gate and other concessions, with $100000 payable on signing and immediate contract closure.
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Cincinnati
Sam Becker
Joe Louis
Truman Gibson
Anee
Louis
Becked
Ezzard Charles
Joey Maxim
Maneure
Becker
Yankee Slugger Gen Woodling Signs 1949 Contract
New York Yankee outfielder Gen Woodling who led the Pacific Coast League with a .385 batting average last season signed his 1949 contract on Friday in New York.
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Yank Slugger
New York
Gen Woodling
New York Yankee
Texas Squads Player Roster Listed by Numbers and Positions
The document presents two team rosters, WHITE SQUAD and ORANGE SQUAD, with players listed by jersey number and position. It includes names such as Shands and Clay for WHITE and Mayes and Robertson for ORANGE, with positions like hb gb c e and others shown in a compact catalog form.
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Clay
Campbell
Alben
Tompkins
Townsend
Davis
Pyle
Lee
Arnold
Rowan
Wolfe
McFadin
Fry
Hurt
Wilson
Jackson
Vykukal
Lansford
Procter
Adams
Stone
Gentry
Williams
Orange Squad
Mayes
Robertson
Tartt
Raley
Sanders
Quinn
Levine
Simmons
Dillon
Miller
Parker
Menasco
Pendleton
Cunningham
Pakenham
Lowell
Harris
Tatum
Thompson
Bauman
Driscoll
Maddox
Allred
Watson
Coaltown Tops Hialeah Entry In McLennan Handicap
Coaltown, who equaled a world record for the mile and a furlong, heads an 11 horse field for the $25 000 added McLennan Handicap at Hialeah on Saturday Top weights at 124 pounds Coaltown is joined by two Ablest en America and Fault ess The Calumet entry faces Loyal Legion and Shy Guy as principal rivals in the rich Florida race field.
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Miami
Fla
Calumet Farm
Coaltown
McLennan
Hialeah
Florida
America
Calumet
Walter M. Jeffords
Loyal Legion
Dixiana Stable
Shy Guy
Hornets Sign Rose Bowl Star Aschenbrenner in Backfield Addition
Chicago Hornets of the All-America Conference sign Northwestern halfback Frank Aschenbrenner, a Rose Bowl standout who powered a 20-14 win over California. Draft rights acquired from the Cleveland Browns, joining ex-Rose Bowl star Bob Chappuis in the backfield.
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Chicago
Chicago Hornets
Hornets
Frank Aschenbrenner
Northwestern
Wildcats
California
Aschenbrenner
Cleveland Browns
Marquette
Ex-Big League Pitcher Marty O'Toole Dies in Aberdeen
Martin J. O'Toole known as Marty, a noted early day major league pitcher for the Pirates and Giants, was found dead in Aberdeen Washington after apparently falling down stairs Police reported. The 40s era hurler joined the Pirates about 40 years ago and was later sold to the Giants for 11000 a high figure at the time. He faded from major league play when his arm failed.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Martin J
Marty) O’toole
O’toole
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
O'Toole
Rain Delays Second Round of Houston Open
Heavy rains forced postponement of the Houston Open second round. Bob Hamilton, the 1944 PGA champion, posted a 63 before the delay, with 11 birdies and a 29 on the back nine. The round’s scores were discarded and play was rescheduled to Saturday and Sunday to finish all 72 holes.
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Houston
Bob Hamilton
Landover
Schneiter
Pine Crest Country Club
Hamilton
Philadelphia Inquirer
Maryland
John Palmer
Badin
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