Kid Gavilan Predicts Victory in Gulf League Clash
Baytown Junior High men push ahead to a sixth straight win, topping Jackson of Pasadena 43 48 in Gulf Coast League action. Cameron Gates and Donald Walker led with 16 points each as Gates dazzled from all areas and Walker fueled the win with hustle and timely shooters. Jerry Smith showed potential with a hook shot and teammates Winston Porter Bobby Sanders and James O Sullivan supported the win as Baytown JH seized first place.
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James O'Sullivan
Gavilan predicts knockout of Davey in seven or eight
Welterweight champion Kid Gavilan, training near New York, predicts his February 11 title defense at Chicago Stadium will end Davey’s challenge in seven or eight rounds. The Cuban fighter hones a countering straight right and sharp left jabs while boasting confidence as he approaches his peak at 27.
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Gavilan Davey Title Fight Draws Record Indoor Crowds
Chicago January 30 UP welterweight champion Kid Gavilan and challenger Chuck Davey head to a February 1 15 round title bout at Chicago Stadium expected to break attendance and revenue records. Sponsors guarantee 22 160 seats. gross gate about 398 545 plus 100 000 video rights. Gavilan earns 40 percent of net plus 100 000 TV fee. Davey 20 percent.
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Hull Turns Texas Into Surprise Top Flight Cagers
Longhorns opened the season with modest preseason ratings but rose to first in the Southwest Conference. Coach Thurman Hull, in his second year, has built a smaller, quick lineup led by Clay-Leon Black Cecil Morgan and George Scaling. Texas aims to maintain momentum as Gib Ford returns from injury and mid term exams pause play.
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Dallas
Leon Black
Cecil Morgan
George Scaling
Black
Southwest
Chien Shines On Court And In Class At TCU
At Fort Worth Hank Chien averages 17 points per game for TCU yet showcases standout performance in the classroom and at the dining table. In a recent win over Rice Owls he scored 12 two‑pointers and 7 free throws to reach 31, tying a Frog single‑game record. Through 12 games this season Ohlen averages 17.7 points per game, despite being regarded as slow by contemporary standards.
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Henry
Hank
George McLeod
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Einstein
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Paschal
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Auk
Tebbetts Takes Indianapolis Manager Job In Spring
Tebbetts, 43, named new manager of the Indianapolis team in the American Association. He plans to coach on the lines and may continue playing if in good shape, hoping to develop a young catcher for the big leagues. He respects former managers but aims to be himself and believes one club can win the championship. Tebbetts will head to Daytona Beach for pre season drills and to assemble a modestly rebuilt squad including two former major leaguers, Stimwells and Ferrick. He also notes possible players returning from service and youth additions as the season nears.
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Détroit
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Tom Ferrick
Joe McCarthy
Steve O'Neil
Joe Cronin
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Cochrane
al Lopez
Group Studies TV Problems In Baseball
The major minor television committee will survey TV effects on baseball attendance and prepare a formal report for baseball executives at the July Boston meeting. Sen Edwin Johnson warned unrestricted radio and TV could destroy the minors. the outcome hinges on antitrust cases and Brownell policy. He noted FCC has over 1,000 applications and warned how televised reach could devastate regional leagues as 1952 attendance reached 26,305,328 across 444 clubs in 59 leagues.
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Federal ‘ Communications Commission
Harrison Tops Pro Contest In Tucson
In Tucson Arizona Jan 3 pro Harrison staged a steady round at the Tucson Open on El Rio course firing a 71 for a one stroke lead over a team of challengers Jed the 335player pack fell away as Harrison used his putter to pace the field after a 34 first nine and 30 back nine. elsewhere in Boston Charles W Allen Brink s treasurer faced a continuing jewelry of a robbery case as the investigation into the 000 heist persisted.
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el Rio
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Okla
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Boston
Charles W. Allen
Brink's Inc
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North Carolina May Be At End Of Reign
North Carolina State faces a turning point as Wake Forest looms in Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack, long dominant in the Southern Conference, show new challenges from Wake Forest and George Washington while suffering two conference losses by one point and two nonconference upsets against St John’s and Villanova.
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