Lee Ganders Rally Past Eagles For Second-Place Tie
Dan Lee Ganders beat Pasadena Eagles 55 to 44 in a district 12-AA contest to secure a second-place tie. Poage led with 16 points, Beavers and Nettles added key inside scores, while McGowan's 19 highlighted Pasadena. The win keeps Lee in contention for sole possession of the standings with one game remaining.
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Dan SE
Lee Gand
Lee Gander
Lee
Jackie Poage
Zagies
Pasadena
Posse
Ter Poage
Beavers
Poage
Barry Nettles
Bubba Choate
Gogney Novesed
Paul McGowan
Ganders
Texas City Bingerees
Texas City
Frank Games
Deavers
Fonge
Nettles
Novosad
Choate
Pasadene
Nellies
Anther Br Choate
McGowan
Leon Sefton
Wagles
Don Daeschner
MacGowan
E- Choate
James Braze
Eagles
Sefton
Suns
Choate Cade
Novesad
Ward
James Beavers
Gilder
Balligh
Galena Park
Freeport
Gilena Park
Fishing Facts And Fiction By Jim Nelson Grand Sport Dies Babe Harbour
Fishing Facts And Fiction notes the death of Babe Harbour a grand sportsman who enjoyed hunting ducks and fishing, with reminiscences of his life. The Salt Water Report reports two salt water fishing notes about speckled trout and redfish near Matagorda and Sargent, with Caney Creek described as salty two miles from the mouth. Trinity River rising near Liberty prompts hope for back-water trot line catfish. A hot note mentions F A Richardson returning from deer hunting with many bass in a pond on their deer lease, describes the pond as packed with bass and easy to catch by tossing rocks. Ol Floyd Hamburg notes 278 days 16 hours until deer season opens.
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Babe
Bebe
Big Marsh
Hamburg
Ermencedar
Matagoria
Sargent
Trinity
Liberty
Uncle Joe Issacks
Lost River
F. A. Richardson
Old Rich
Ol’ Fleoyp
Floyd Hamburg
Satch Paige Granted Release by Cleveland Indians
Cleveland announced waivers for Satchel Paige and unconditionall y released him after a 4-7 record in 1948. General Manager Henk Greenburg credited Paige with six team victories toward the pennant and said the veteran would seek Negro league play, returning to his roots. Crowds stayed loyal, highlighted by a record night at Comiskey Park where Paige shut out the White Sox 1 0 before a 78 342 attendance.
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Cleveland
Satchell Paige
Indians
Henk Greenburg
Paige
Comiskey Park
White Sox
Blue-Eyed Bauer Sisters Reach Palm Beach Golf Final
In Palm Beach, the blue-eyed Bauer sisters Marlene and Alice met in the Palm Beach Women's Golf Tournament final after both winning semi finals. Marlene defeated Marjorie Lindsey 4 and 3, while Alice topped Mary Agnes Wall 2 up on the 18th.
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Palm Beach
Fila
Bauer Belles
Marlene
Alice
Midland
Saga
Marjorie Lindsey
Decatur
Sinosis
Mary Agnes Wall
Prenominee
Michigan
Merlene
Polly Riley
Miami
Hollywood
Florida
Steer Pitching Staff Among Best in Baytown History
Texas Longhorns baseball faces rebuilding after key losses as pitcher Mur ray Wall leads a strong staff with Jim Wicrner Charney Gorin and Frank Womack. Sophomore John Adams rising as top hurling prospect while catcher Dan Watson departs for pro contract. Cavness and Benson compete to fill catching role with additional infield and outfield options.
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Steer
Baytown
Adams
Murray Wall
Jim Wicrner
Charney Gorin
Frank Womack
Womack
Wall
John Adams
Longhorn
Huntsville Merchants
Milt Deason
Luther Scarborough
Falk
Dan Watson
Watson
Philadelphia ‘Phillies
RBI
Wat
Harvard Dean Warns Against Major Football Scandal
Harvard Dean Wilbur J. Bender labeled college football a major scandal and urged de-emphasis of the sport. He spoke bristlingly at Phillips Exeter Academy, saying no college should be an annex for a football team and stressing the threat to American higher education's integrity.
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Exeter
N. H
Wilbur J. Bender
Harvard
Bender
Phillips-Exeter Academy
Jackets Stings Upset Texas City 58-43 in District 32-AA
Galena Park Ladies the Yellow Jackets upset Texas City Stingarees 58 43 to claim a big District 32 AA win. Jim Dickey and Bill Jackson led with 14 apiece while John Smurl tallied 27 for Texas City. Freeport Exporters beat Ball High 61 49 and Lee Ganders edged Pasadena 55 44 in other district games.
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Galera Park
Texas City
Freeport
Galveston
Lee Ganders
Pasadena
Eagles
Galena Park
Yellow Jackets
John Smurl
Jim Dickey
Bill Jackson
Jackets
Ball
Tomie Ward
Dan Gilder
Jack Coller
Otis Skinner
Gilder
Bell
Richard Proud
Ward
Spring football practice opens at Robert E. Lee with mixed notes
Sport Shots by Ban Shults reports spring drills at Robert E. Lee where Fullback Bob Stout stands out in specs and several players, including Eddie Gray and Buck Garland Orien, debut at higher levels. Coaches Smilis and Arstrong modernize the field with a cable-tipped tackling dummy while Glenn Jones returns from Baylor for the weekend.
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Robert EH. Lee
Bob Stout Jacks
Bob
Tommy Brundrett
Tommy
Gordon Kellogg
Eugene Fayle
Eddie Gray
Buck Garald Orien
Pete Smilis
George Arstrong
Big Jawn
Paul Parkinson
Darrell Stroud
Dan Stallworth
Memorial Stadium
Dormer Gander
Glenn Jones
Lee
Baylor
Glenn
George Sauer
Bruinlend
Mose Sumner
Gander
College Basketballs In Homestretch
New York February 11 college basketball teams push toward NCAA and NIT bids as intra conference action heats up across the nation. Reading results include LIU 95 over Quantico Marines 59, Georgia Tech 69 Florida 38, North Carolina 59 Furman 53, Maryland 67 Duke 57, Davidson 88 over WME 47, Texas A and M 56 over Baylor 54, Colorado 66 over Iowa State 46, and Utah State 52 over Utah 52.
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New York
Long Island University
Spring Training Adds Two Prospects for Texas UT
ADSTIN Feb. 13 With spring training underway the University of Texas football team added two new prospects. White of Denton an outstanding high school quarterback informed coaches he will enroll in freshman classes next September. Bobby Joe Cross a 24 pound tackle from Kilgore Junior College also enrolled but won’t be available for the team until 1951.
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Adstin
University of Texas
Tse
Longheim
White
Denton
Bobby Joe Cross
Kilgore
Annual Grid Game To Climax Rice Football Clinic
Rice Institute hosts its Third Annual Football Clinic from March 2 to 4 inviting 650 members of the Texas High School Coaches Association. Head coach Jess Neely leads the faculty with Joe Davis Cecil Grigg Red Bale Charles Moore Hal Stockbridge and Eddie Wojecki guiding sessions on practice, technique, scouting and athletic injury care. The weekend culminates March 4 with the annual spring intersquad Blue vs Gray game at 2 p.m.
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Houston
Jess Neely
Rice Institute
Texas High School Coaches Association
Rice
Joe Davis
Cecil Grigg
Red Bale
Enty
Charles Moore
Hal Stockbridge
Eddie Wojecki
Grige
Davis
Haas Leads Field At Alamo Tourney
Haas, the fifth money winner on the winter tour, shot 64 yesterday at Brackenridge to move to 133 total in the Texas Open Golf, as Jimmy Demaret 66 and Wally Ulrich 71-63-136 trailed. A newcomer Skee Rigel posted the day's best 66, while Metz and Hawkins shared fifth at 138 amid a high scoring field of 57 under par.
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San Antonio
Freddie Haas
Haas
Brackenridge
New Orleans
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
California
Wally Ulrich
Minneapolis
Dick Metz
Virginia Beach
West Virginia
Fred Hawkins
el Paso
Metz
Hawkins
Skee Riegel
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Graham Upsets Kid Gavilan in New York Win
Billy Graham stunned Kid Gavilan with a split decision at Madison Square Garden. Trish Billy of New York won 10 rounds over Gavilan, earning a potential title shot and sparking postfight debate on referee Goldstein's officiating.
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Graham
Kid Gavilan
Billy
New York
Billy Graham
Gavilan
Sugar-Ray Robinson
Trish Billy
Havana
Madison Square Garden
East Side
Robinson
Ruby Goldstein
Jan
New Yorking Commission
al Weill
Gavilah
Philadelphia
Geavilan
Goldstein
Arthur Aidala
Simailar
United Press
Herold Barnes
Padres Ordered To Pay Player During Illness
Cincinnati Feb 11 Baseball Commissioner ABL Chandler ordered the Saumas ifernie cmp of the Sunset League and the San Antonio club of the Texas League to pay player Robert Bowles $500 salary for a month he missed because of illness during the 1948 season. Chandler ordered the San Antonio club to pay Bowles $300 and the Salinas club was ordered to pay 3200.
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Cincinnati
Abl Chandler
Saumas Ifernie, Cmp
San Antonio
Robert Bowles
Chandler
Bowles
Salinas
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Mayfair Jewelry
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Ball Freeport
Celc- Fado
Towa State
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