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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1949
Page
9
The University of Texas meets TCU in Gregory Gym at 8 p m with champions on hand to lift sagging fortunes. The 1924 Steel team members will hold a reunion luncheon earlier in the day and attend the game.
Texas struggles after a 12-3 start as height deficit and thin bench hinder the Longhorns. Phillip George at center, Tom Hamilton and Wilbry White provide scoring while sophomores Taylor and Womack gain experience. Arkansas leads the Southwest, with Texas facing TCU and SMU as final games loom.
Texas track squad loses Walter Broemer to a back injury and Wayne Hanson to ineligibility. Charley Coates and Dick Harris praised as top Longhorn centers. R L Buford among top skeet shooters. 1949 national skeet in Dallas. John Connell leaves UT for Lamar JC. three Austin-area boys shine in spring training. Tom Hamilton improves free throw rate. Dixon Osborn expected to lift TCU tennis. All America M basketball picks list Mikkelsen Hamline McIntyre Macauley Melchiorre Martin.
New York Feb 25 Not a single death from boxing injuries this year. In 1948 eight American deaths occurred in professional bouts and amateur contests, with six foreign fatalities split evenly between professionals and amateurs. Notable American deaths include Joe Nunez in Santa Ana February 13 and Sam Baroudi in Chicago February.
Nat Rogers, longtime matchmaker for the Twentieth Century Sporting Club, coping with multiple cancellations and injuries that threaten his planned arena cards. Fighters Vince Foster Charley Fusari Jake Lamotta Bernie Reynolds Joe Baksi are affected as he scrambles to salvage gate draws.
Cleveland February 25 Mickey Vernon arrived in town and after a conference with president Bill Veeck signed his contract with the World Champion Indians. Vernon was acquired in a winter trade that sent Eddie Robinson to the Nationals. He won the 1946 AL batting title at .353 but hit .242 with Washington last season. Front office has not signed 10 players while Rearden Hegan and Allie Clark agreed to terms. Gordon and Lemon remain in negotiations and training opens March 1 in Tucson. Other infielders Berardino Avila Reich and outfielder Herman Reich are not heard from.
Dinner Gong, a four year old West Coast colt, tops the possible field for Santa Anita Handicap with fifteen runners named. The race could be affected by a muddy track with post time around 7 p.m. CST and lineup includes Rose Beam Danad Gift Aalablue Manyunk Fast and Fair On Trust Stepfather Miss Grillo Autocrat Shim Malone Dinner Gang Solidarity War Trophy Ace Admiral Vulcan's Forge.
A full slate features Texas Christian at Texas and Indiana at Iowa among many others. Pairings include UCLA at California, Duke-like showdowns and regional clashes across the country with teams eyeing key conference position and rivalries.
Michigan State enters the 28th IC4A indoor championships at Madison Square Garden as the team to beat with 19 athletes and an expected near 25 points. Yale Army Manhattan NYU and Cornell loom as challengers while 46 colleges compete. favored Slykhuis of Holland and a deep mile field spotlight a tense meet.
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