Arizona Wildcats Struggle as Arkansas Tops In Playoff Showdown
Kerns scored 20 and Horton 19 for Arizona while Blevins led the Wildcats with scoring support as Crum added 11. Arkansas built a 29 14 halftime lead and held on, despite Arizona closing to seven. About 1 000 fans attended the final playoff game amid concerns over travel costs. James H Stewart said earnings would not cover expenses for teams traveling to the site.
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Junior Crum
Arkansas
Johnny Campbell
Jim Cathcart
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James H. Stewart
Soboleski Signs with Chicago Hornets
Joe Soboleski the 205 pound guard from Michigan signed with the Chicago Hornets of the All America Football Conference. He played on Michigan’s 1947 1948 Big Nine title teams and joins the Hornets this season.
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Chicago
Joe Soboleski
Michigan
Chicago Hornets
Paschal Favored In First Big City Loop Cage Meet
Paschal of Fort Worth stands undefeated as the first annual Big City Conference schoolboy basketball tourney opens in Houston. San Jacinto and Lanier lead San Antonio as the 2 pm opener pits San Antonio against San Jacinto with Fort Worth Paschal facing Sunset at 3 30 pm. Milby and Polytechnic follow to complete day one’s schedule.
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Lanier
San Antonio
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North Dallas
Brackenridge Eagles
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Polytechnic
University of Texas Interscholastic League
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Dallas
Pb. Behiler
Poly
Florida east coast women's golf finals set after semis
Polly Riley of Fort Worth Texas and Pat Devany of Grosse Ile Michigan won semifinal matches to advance to the Florida east coast women's golf tournament finals in St Augustine. The event progressed with tense play Thursday as the finalists prepared for Friday's championship.
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Fla
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
Pat Devany
Grosse Ile
Mich
Thursie
Vern Mikkelsen Leads Hamline Past Tech In NAIB Semifinal
Vern Mikkelsen scored 28 points guiding Hamline's Pied Pipers to an 80-56 victory over Texas Tech of Lubbock. Hamline built a 28-8 early lead and led 47-22 at halftime. Don Grove scored 24 for Tech as the Texans faltered behind Hamline's strong start.
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Hamline
Tech
Kansas City
Pied Pipers
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Regis College of Denver
Northwestern Louisiana State of
St. Paul, Minn
Don Grove
Cronin gains broader control as Red Sox treasurer GM
Joe Cronin took on wider duties with the Boston Red Sox as President Tom Yawkey named him treasurer in addition to general manager duties for the American League club.
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Boston
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Tom Yawkey
Aggies Favored To Repeat As Border Olympics Opens
Texas A&M seeks repeat title as the Border Olympics open in Laredo with Texas Longhorns predicted to challenge the Aggies in the University division. Key stars include Charley Parker and George Kadera, with Texas aiming to lead in sprints, jumps, and relays.
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Orer
Texas Aggies
Temper flares as Dodgers camp fights disrupt spring games
Dodgertown league scrimmages in Florida erupt with beanballs and taunts between Jackie Robinson and rookie Chris Van Cuyk. Robinson and Van Cuyk clash after a grounder error, prompting a Rickey-mooted staff meeting as intra-squad and training games proceed across Florida and Arizona venues.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Jackie Robinson
Chris van Cuyk
Fort Worth
Robinson
van Cuyk
Tno
George Kell
Jimmy Outlaw
Yannigans
All-America Football Conference Drafts 1949 Schedule
The All-America Football Conference starts a two day meeting Friday in Chicago to draft the 1949 schedule for seven clubs. The league has merged the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees franchises and named a new commissioner O. O. Scrappy Kessing. Each club is expected to play 12 games on a home and away basis.
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All-America Football Conference
National Football League
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New York Yankee
O. O
Scrappy) Kessing
Jonas Ingram
Belloise Will Face Kayo Artist Friday at MSG
J. T. Ross, a veteran California kayo artist, meets Steve Belloise in a 10 round feature at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. Both are among the tallest middleweights in the division and the bout headlines the card.
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Kayo
New York
J. T. Ross
Steve Belloise
Madison Square Garden
St. Louis Beats Missouri In Final Home Game
The St. Louis Billikens defeated the Missouri Tigers 54 to 37 in their home finale. It was the Bills 22nd win in 25 games and marked the last appearance for All-America center Easy Ed Macauley before St. Louis fans.
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Ed Macauley
Worden Leaves UT for Vanderbilt After Chance Meeting
Joe Worden, longtime UT athletic trainer aide, departs to become head trainer at Vanderbilt University. His hiring followed a serendipitous sequence sparked by trainer Frank Medina spotting a trinket in Greenville three years earlier and recruiting Worden after a lecture in East Texas.
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Bill Huffman
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Gillory
Townsend
Joe Worden
University of Texas Athletic
Worden
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Medina
Greenville
Vanderbilt University
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Austin
Joe
Byron
Butts Tells Secret Ally Butts at Southern Banquet Circuit
Blair Cherry is revealed as the source behind a story that fired up the Texas Longhorns before kickoff. The tale is being shared by butts during winter banquets across the Deep South, shaping pregame morale and chatter.
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Deep South
Blair Cherry
University of Texas Longhorns
Orange Bowl clash fuels Texas Georgia hype
Report highlights Georgia roster details and Texas boast as they prepare for the Orange Bowl. The piece notes Blair addressing players and quotes Georgia, Texas and national attention while mentioning potential semi pro players and coaching records at Oklahoma and Texas A&M links.
Arkansas A&M and Henderson Bayou Advance to Semis
Arkansas A M and Henderson County Junior College of Athens Texas moved into the semifinals of the Ark La Tex junior college basketball tournament in Lake Charles Louisiana after Thursday night action.
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Gray Will Start In UT Dallas Tilt
Pete Gray the famed one armed out fielder will start for Dallas against the University of Texas Longhorns at Clark Field in Austin Saturday afternoon. He will play centerfield and lead off the Dallas batting order, joined by Buck Frierson and Ben Guintini in the outfield. Charley Gorin will start on the mound for Texas with possible relief by other hurlers. Admission is 60 cents for adults and 30 cents for children with blanket tax holders admitted free.
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Saul to Play for East in All Star Basketball Game
Frank Saul of Seton Hall was selected Thursday as a member of the Eastern team for an all star basketball game against the West in East New York on April 2.
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Cincinnati Protests Title Fight Designation by Boxing Commission
Cincinnati boxing officials condemned Abe Greene's designation of the Ezzard Charles Joe Walcott heavyweight title fight. The local commission said proper determination should follow elimination bouts, as the successor to Joe Louis is built through a series of eliminations.
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National Boxing Association
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