Saigh faces five counts in tax evasion case
St Louis Cardinals president Fred F Saigh Jr. rejects the indictment as he faces five tax evasion charges alleging underreported personal and club income. The counts span 1946 to 1949 with false returns and underpaid taxes. He plans to surrender with bond after conferring with his attorney. Detroit births rise. 32 babies recorded in 1951 with 1,500 more boys than girls.
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ST. Louis
LLP
Fred F Saigh Jr
St. Louis Cardinals
Saigh
National League Club
Cardinals
Detroit
UBI
Kansas relay quartet may set American record at Drake
Des Moines Iowa UP powerful college relay teams aim for records at the 43rd Drake Relays. Kansas led by Herb Semper and Wes Santee targets the 17,162 yard American mark set by Indiana in 1936, near college mile and four mile legs, with Oklahoma also seeking a triple crown. Weather could influence results as Drake attracts Big Ten, Big Seven and Southwest Conference squads, including entries from Illinois and Iowa.
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Des Moines
Kansas
Drake
Texas
Herb Semper
Wes Santee
Indiana
Tom Deckard
Olllahoma
Sooners
Jim Ford
Inois
Jewa
LaBorte Defeated By Best In Nation
Lee High tennis coach Leo LaBorde faced top rivals at River Oaks Tennis Tournament. He lost 6 1 6 3 to seventh seed Charlie Hare and then paired with Bob Bramhall who drew Vic Seixas and Art Larson, losing 6 1 6 1 in doubles.
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Lee High
Leo LaBorde
River Oaks
Charlie Hare
England
Leo
Bob Bramhall
Vic Seixas
Art Larson
LaBoree
Weeknight Baseball Standings and Rain Delays
Standings show Fort Worth 5 Tulsa 0 and other results with rain delays after games in Fort Worth Beaumont Dallas Shreveport and more. Brooklyn beat Boston 2 1 and 3 1 in two games while New York beat Philadelphia 4 1 and 3 1 with Chicago 13 2 Pittsburgh 2 and later 2 1 night. Spokane reports a fire truck trade for 250 after a 59 auction offer, reflecting city sale.
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Fort Worth
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Beaumont
Houston
Shreveport
San Antonio
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St Louis
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia I
St. Louis
Cleveland
Spokane
Wash
Pet
Beaumonts
San Anto
Eight Top Ranked Neters Advance In Oaks Tourney
River Oaks tennis tourney seeds advance to second round as top eight finish first day. Notables Seixas, Mulloy, Flam, Talbert win in straight sets. Savitt, Larsen, Hare, Minecent also progress. Doubles see Mulloy Savitt and Seixas Larsen win easily.
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Houston
E.ri— River Oaks
Wic Seixas
Seixas
Bill Harris
University of Texas Star
Gardner Mulloy
Cora Gables
Fla
Gil Hall
New York
Robert Kamrath
Dick Savitt
Orange
N. TF
Herbie Flam
River Oaks
Beverly Hills
Calif
Roger Young
Rice Institute
Bill Talbert
Jack Turpin
Rice
Savitt
Tulius Heldman
Kemah
Tex
Flam
Howard Startzmen
Talbert
Sidney Marks
Fort, Worth
Art Larsen
San Francisco
D. Ligon
University of Houston
Mulloy
Holtis Young
Charles Hare
Laborde
Bob Bramhall
Cambridge
Mass
Robert Curtis
Denver
Hare
J. Wagner
Ted Boutny
Rice Spring Cage Practice Underway
Rice coach Suman began spring basketball drills with two veterans missing. Key returnees Gene SchWinger and Maurice Teague headline a rebuilt Rice lineup, while Leonard Childs and Ralph Grauwunder depart via diploma route. Freshmen Robicheau, Telligman, Pahmeier, Wohn move up. other veterans report for 18 day session.
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Houston
Suman
Rice
Gene Sch
Maurice Teague
Leonard Childs
Ralph Grauwunder
Don Lance
Bert Dickens
Bill Bailey
James Beavers
Dean Small
Stan Fuller
Alfred Jodiec
Jon Wylie
Monte Robicheaus
Terry Telligman
Norman Pahmeier
Billy Wohn
Allie White Star of TCU Football Earned Early Fame in Highlands
Dan Shults details Allie White's youth in Highlands, his time at Masonic Home in Fort Worth, and rise to fame as TCU's starting tackle on the national championship team of 1938. The piece notes his later coaching role, his contemporaries I B Hale Ki Aldrich and Davey O'Brien, and Gooch White's enduring memory of the era.
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Dan Shults
TCU
Allie White
Highlands
Horned Frog
Allie
Masonic Home
Fort Worth
White
H. N
Rusty) Russell
SMU
The
Frogs
I. B. Hale
Hale
Ki Aldrich
Davey O'Brien
Gooch White
Sory
Baytown
White First To Admit Frogs Were Plenty Lucky
TCU coach White concedes the Frogs were fortunate to win the SWC title last season and predicts tougher personnel next year. He cites Texas Tech’s upset as due to improper mindset, defensive misreads of the split-T, and saving surprises for later opponents, noting Ray Ray Kowen’s late move to tailback.
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TCU
White
Frogs
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Fore
Tech
Ray 3Ic- Kown
Williams Steps In As Giants Second Baseman
The 23 year old Davey Williams from Dallas replaces Eddie Stanky as New York Giants second baseman. He downplays comparison to Stanky while facing a tough transition from bench to everyday duties. Williams shows solid fielding and improving hitting potential, with past minor league marks and a goal of around .260.
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New York
Iupri
Davey Williams
Eddie Stanky
New York Giants
Stanky
Dallas
Davey
Williams
St. Louis Cardinals
Dewey
Bret” Sill
Leo Durocher
Leo
Waycross
Pensacola
Atlanta
Minneapolis
Eddie
Borger Star Invited to North South Basketball Game
Borger high school center Mac Carter, six foot three, earns invitation to the North South game in Murray Kentucky. He is the second Borger player chosen after Keith Lane last year. Carter was an all state selection with 684 points as his team reached the state finals with a 30 win start. An unrelated note mentions a 1915 Nevada earthquake causing a mountain to grow two feet.
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Porger—Upri
Murray
Mac Carter
Borger
Keith Lane
Carter
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