Lee Gander Tracksters Open at Freeport Saturday
The Robert E Lee Gander track team opens the season Saturday at the Freeport Invitation Meet. Only three lettermen return James Beavers David Johnson and Charles Blasingame. Coach Beverly Rockhold hopes newcomers answer questions as sprinters and the broad jump lead as Beavers sets the pace in the dashes and jumps. The district meet is April 23 at Freeport with Houston Relays on April 6.
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Popeye) Beavers
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Rosse) Johnson
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Austin
Nacogdoches
Beaumont
Burke’s Rookie of the Year Bid Shines on Winter Tour
Jack Burke Jr the Texan golf prodigy and son of a famed pro emerges as the winter season’s sensation at 27, challenging veteran stars like Sam Snead and Byron Nelson. Burke wins the Bing Crosby championship tie and the St Petersburg open, rising to second in earnings and solidifying rookie of the year potential while funding his tour with backers or personal earnings.
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Dutch Harrison
Jim Ferrier
Briddlecoff
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Snead
Dave Douglas
Smiley Quick
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Harlingen
Texas
St Petersburg
Florida
Metropolis Country Club
White Plains
Rayborn Johnson Agency Insurance Ad
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Boston Red Sox eye fast start this season
Manager Joe McCarthy declares the lineup ready for opening day with no rookies, aiming to end pennant droughts after two near-misses. Ted Williams, Pesky, Doerr and Tebbetts lead a veteran club planning a strong Fenway start to launch a renewed bid.
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Training Camp Briefs From Various Spring Sites
In St Petersburg Florida various MLB camps report salary tensions and player moves. Yogi Berra balks at 526000 offer as George Weiss negotiates with the Yankees. Bob Lemon signs for 27506 at Cleveland after 22 wins. Vern Stephens holds out with Boston while Ellis Kinder injured. Ed Mierkowicz eyed as right handed power for St Louis. Steve Ridzik out with broken kneecap in intra squad. Frank Schellenback notes Clint Hartung may alter pitching. Jack Graham mulls latest Browns offer amid contract clause changes. Bennie Groeschel electrocuted in New Jersey while working on a transmission line. A white tailed deer and a shaggy colt are seen at a Mass animal farm operated by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Chandler Sees Banner Baseball Year Ahead in Health
TAMPA FL March 7 Commissioner A B Chandler predicted a banner season for baseball and said the game is in the healthiest condition since he took office five years ago. He asserted he runs the sport with full authority, noting he settled prior threats from Mexican League jumpers and a Justice Department probe into broadcasting and anti trust issues. He now moved to unify minors by arranging a pact between Albany in the Eastern League and Schenectady in the Canadian American League.
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Lew Jenkins Comeback Falls in Split Decision Fight
Syracuse dispatch reports former lightweight champion Lew Jenkins of Sweetwater Texas lost a 10 round decision to Carmen Basilio in a Syracuse arena before about 2700 fans. Basilio won one judge and the referee, Jenkins another, with no knockdowns recorded in the bout. Jenkins weighed 140 pounds and Basilio carried two pounds more.
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Texas
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Red Korea Demands Withdrawal of UN
North Korea urges UN withdrawal from Korea as the Supreme People’s Assembly convenes in Pyongyang. A broadcast claims Koreans alone can unify the peninsula and denounces the UN commission as an imperialist tool, with attacks on UN delegates in Seoul.
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Prison Lawyer Appeals Sentence in Ohio Death Case
Cecil Yanker of Hillsboro Ohio, a 41 year old who avoided a life term and faced the electric chair, appealed to the China Supreme Court after receiving an indefinite stay of execution for his landlord case.
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Intra Squad Tilt At Memorial Stadium Practice Summary
Intra squad session at Memorial Stadium led by Robert L. Les Gander with Dan Stallworth announcing an upcoming grid drill for junior high prospects. Coaches George Perkins and Gibson plan spring drills and a Friday scrimmage next Saturday. Stallworth says lineup could change. emphasis on evaluating spring practice, with further sessions for upcoming players.
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