West Texas Boys Gather for Region One Meet at Tech Stadium
West Texas athletes from Oklahoma to New Mexico border regions converge on Texas Tech in Lubbock for the Region One Interscholastic League track and field meet. Defending marks and recent improvements highlight heavy competition, with standout performers like Randall Clay of Pampa and Hammond of Vega aiming to push regional records. Records may fall across events from discus to relays as crews from Amarillo, Lubbock, Pampa, Vega and others chase new bests.
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West Texas
Mack Turner
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Oklahoma Line
Childress
Dickens
Spur
Girard
Andrews
New Mexico
Texas
Compton
Medeeth
Seiskell
Pampa
Jones
Medley
Kirkland
Demes
ren—Lambert
Muleshee
Lewrey
Sher pet—Wilkerson
Teil
Imphee
Pampe Ace
Randall Clay
Ropesville
Hammond
Vega
Richard Winningham
Amarillo
Sandies
Sandie
Clay
Troop, Gooch
Mayes
Amarito
George Etz
G. W Hensley
Earl Hutcherson
Rhea Bradley
Jack Seale
Seale
Heiskell
Tmne Darkhorse
Hubbers Close Spring Ex annoyed Exhibition Schedule
The Lubbock Hubbers head to Amarillo for an exhibition with Bob Seeds' Gold Sox, aiming to showcase rookie Gene Tumelson and a pitching staff led by Lefty Nelson as they prep for the West Texas New Mexico league. Clovis Pioneers beat Lamesa 7 3 in an afternoon exhibition at Clovis with Dick Mix homering and Marion Holcomb going the distance.
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Lubbock
Chapman’ Field
Hack
Dallas
Miller
Lefty Nelson
Clovis Pioneers
Abilene
Nelson
Pioneers
Paul Cook
Tulsa
Lubbock Pilot
Frank McAlexander
Phil Kuykendall
Greenville
Sherman
Tyler
Dallas Rebels
al Carr
Boyd Watkins
Carr
Watkins
Navy
Blues
Harry Faulkner
Ernest Terry
Detroit Tigers
Bengals
Detroit
Rebel Park
Jack Wendroth
Indiana
Austin
Dan Loverich
Bob Moses
Tumnelson
Powell Pickering
Arkansas
Dan Sinclair
George Sutphen
Vic Stephens
Wally Ard
Tumelson
Clovis
N. M
Lamesa Lobos
Texans
Dick Mix
Bunker
Mix
Gitchens
Frank Baker
Marion Holcomb
Lamesa
Harry Light
Holcomb
Deering
Amarillo Gold Sox
Roosevelt County All-Stars
House of David
Seagraves
Vancoutren
Githens
Baker
Hampton
Greenbelt Golf Tourney Set for Electra Hosts
The Electra Golf Association announced the semiannual Greenbelt tournament will be held here on April 8 and 9 with Electra acting as host club.
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Electra
Electra Golf Association
Crowds May Set New Records as MLB Reopens Show
Major League Baseball returns to the big show Tuesday with a homecoming parade for ex-GIs including Joe DiMaggio Ted Williams Johnny Vandermeer and Terry Moore as crowds are expected to set new attendance records in New York.
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Major League Baseball
Associated Press
New York
Main’ Street
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Johnny Vandermeer
Terry Moore
Texas Loop Set For Big Openers
The league opens its second half century after a three year delay with new classication, seven new managers and new owners in half the cities. Opening games feature Dallas Fort Worth Houston and other matchups with sizeable crowds expected across cities. Two new managers Eddie Dyer and Billy Southworth take charge while night play arrives at Braves Field as teams launch a new season amid rising attendances.
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Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Shreveport
Tulsa
Forth Worth
Rebels
South
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
New York Yankees
Eddie Dyer
Cardinals
Billy Southworth
Billy
Kid
Sam Breadon
Braves Field
Larry MacPhail
The
Yanks
Bronz
Fenway Park
Briggs Stadium
Wrigley Field
Danny Gardella
New York Giants
Mexico
Vernon Stephens
St. Louis Browns
Mickey Owen
Benny McCoy
Athletics
Rip Radcliff
Chubby Dean
State Boxing Championship Carded for Petersburg Arena
Petersburg April 13 Special The Texas state high school boxing tournament will be held in Petersburg April 25 26 and 27 announced by Supt. Sidney Reeves state director A three foot silver trophy will go to the team champion Individual class winners receive Gruen and Bulova wrist watches High school boys only two entry classes novice under five fights and seasoned boxers Housing will be provided during their stay Entries should be sent to Sidney Reeves Petersburg High School.
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Petersburg
Sidney Reeves
Petersburg High School
Sunbeam Softball Pair Returns for Doubleheader
Sunbeam Books, Texas Tech student team Sunbeam Laundry, seeks a rematch after a 16 to 12 loss to Blue Bonnet Laundry last Sunday. Troy Caldwell, manager, announced the 1:30 p.m. game on the diamond north of the boys dormitories. Henry Moran to pitch with C V Leonard catching.
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Sunbeam Laundry
Texas Tech
Troy Caldwell
Blue Bonnet Laundry
Sunbeam
Henry Moran
C. V. Leonard Catching
Harry Burrus
Lamesa Hosts Seagraves In Oil Belt Clash Sunday
Lamesa Loboes meet Seagraves in a Sunday 3 pm game at Lobo field to open a series in the Oil Belt League. Lamesa plans a Tuesday trip to Post, then Friday to Levelland to face the Refiners. New players include Jack Wilcox and Van Coutren from St Louis and R G Dearing from Madison, all recent baseball school attendees. Tex Hart departs. Pey ton Ashton from Marmaduke, Arkansas joins on the road. Business manager Olan Wise announces concession details.
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Lamesa
Seagraves
Lamesa Loboes
Lobo Field
Levelland
Loboes
Abilene Blue Sox
Abilene
Jack Wilcox
van Coutren
St. Louis
Lobo Quad
R. G. Dearing
Madison
Farmington
Missouri
St. Louis Browns
Tex Hart
Spearman
Hardin-Simmons Player to Turn Pro After Sunbeam Game
Hardin-Simmons end, slated for pro football next year, is set to accept the bill when Sunbeam meets Lorenzo after the Blue Bonnet game. Bill Kelley will catch.
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Hardin-Simmons
Army
Sunbeam
Lorenzo
Blue Bonnet
Bill Kelley
High Low Play Ends First Round At Lub bock Country Club
First round matches in the Lub bock Country Club high low golf tournament conclude with seven ties. Ted Tipps and C O Campbell defeated John Wilson and Al Townsend 3 and 2 while Guy Brown and Jimmy Yates won 1 up over Charlie Young and W F Dean.
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Lubbock Country Club
Ted Tipps
C. O. Campbell
John Wilson
al Townsend
Guy Brown
Jimmy Yates
Charlie Young
W. F. Dean
Roy Howard
Kyle Rousseau
J. B. McCauley
J. O. Reykindall
Bill Tatum
C. C. Caldwell
Jack Markham
Tom Hamm
Raymond Marshall
Robert Maxey
Earl Miller
Tom Lemond
T. N. Russell
E. H. Armstrong
F.L. McRee
A. E. Miller
Wright Kerr
Walter Granberry
Chick Trout, Jr
R. L. McAllister
Senators defeat Orioles as Lewis delivers bases-loaded triple
Washington beats Baltimore 5 to 1 behind Buddy Lewis who cleared the bases with a triple in the International League game played today in Washington.
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Sens
Orioles
Washington
Buddy Lewis
Washington Senators
Baltimore
Remarkable Growth in US Car Registrations Since 1896
The record notes that 16 cars were registered in 1896, contrasting with today’s figure of 25,500,000. Separate item reports lions at the local baseball park have been sold to John Barron of Lamesa.
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United States
John Barron
Lamesa
Westerners Erie Sandies To Top Schoolboys Buffs Win College
In a twin meet at Tech stadium, the Buffaloes of West Texas State Teachers outpointed Texas Tech 89 to 62 in college scoring while high school athletes supplied key drama. Lloyd Johnson led WTSTC with multiple firsts in sprints and the broad jump, as Hensley and Etz topped the high school tally with strong showings.
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Erie Sandies
Buffs
West Texas State Teachers, College Buffaloes
Texas Tech
Tech Stadium
Shorty
Hayhurst
Amarillo Goldies
Amarillo
Hardin - Simmons University
Panhandle
Hereford
Lloyd Johnson
Buffalo
Farmer and Robertson
G. W. Hensley
George Etz
Scooter Marvell
Alexander Hamilton Lived On Wall Street in New York
The note places Alexander Hamilton at Wall Street in New York City highlighting his residence in the area. It emphasizes the historic link between Hamilton and early New York commerce and politics.
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Alexander Hamilton
Wall Street
New York City
Westerners Set For Opening Of Spring Grid Sessions
Eleven lettermen and 13 squad men from last year's Westerner football team report for spring practice at Chapman field. About 160 candidates expected when equipment is issued tomorrow. Head Coach J. G. Goober greets the returning players.
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Bill Chick
Avalanche-Journal
Chapman Field
J. G. “Goober
Keyes
Westerners
Army Air Forces
Westerner
L. D. Pierce
Stony Wall
Paul Waters
Bill Carter
Wayne Cobb
Dick Schmidt
Jack Alderson
Don Austin
Bobby Booker
John Lanham
Diddy Pearson
Donald Brand
Billy Max
Henry
Jim Johnson
Wilburn Leon
Bob McKelvey
Clifton White
Jackie Davis
Royce Ellison
Gordon Hilton
Earl Hutcherson
Sherrell Lindsey
Dwight Moore
Parker Stuart
Gene
Silas Ussery
Dixie White
Howard Price
Navy
George Philbrick
Marlin Hayhurst
Bob Parker
Records Fall at Lubbock High Junior Track Meet
Eight records were shattered and five new marks set at the Lubbock High School invitation junior track and field show at Chapman field. Lubbock Juniors dominated the seventh to ninth grades, with the Yankees topping the ninth and eighth divisions and the Rebels winning the seventh grade. Strickland led ninth grade individuals with 124 points, while multiple new records surfaced in both eighth and seventh grade events.
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Lubbock High
Chapman Field
Lubbock
Yanks
Yankees
Rebels
Seminole
Lamesa
Plainview
Minute
Strickland
Decker
Carpenter
Individu
Wilson
Williams
Stroud
Carter Takes On Gus Edd In Rematch At Slaton Highway
Local followers await a main event at Slaton Highway arena next Wednesday night as Gus Edd of Beaumont challenges popular New Zealand born Jack Carter in a two out of three falls bout with a one hour limit. Edd weighs 195 pounds and Carter 190. The semifinal matches feature George Curtis at 195 pounds from Mississippi facing Walter Stratton, a 190 pound Detroiter and former weight lifter.
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Slaton Highway
Gus Edd
Beaumont
Big Jack Carter
New Zealand
Carter
Gus
Edd
Handsome George Curtis
Walter Stratton
Stratton
Records Fall in Midland Area Track Relays and Field Events
Sprint relay and 880 yard relay records fall as North team led by Strickland Wilkerson Williams and L Reed clock 50.2 in the 440 relay to beat Seminole’s 52.1 from 1944. Lamesa’s Corbett Hughes Rose and Helms post 1 46.3 in the half mile to surpass Lubbock’s 1944 mark. Seminole’s Stanfield wins junior discus with 133 3 to erase Gene Assery’s 118 2. The day’s records highlight strong performances across events.
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Laesa
North
Strickland
Wilkerson
Williams
L. Reed
Seminole
Lamesa
Gene Assery
Lubbock
Plainview Caps two Net Titles
Plainview Bulldogs dominated the singles play while Brownfield Cubs and Lubbock Westerners split doubles honors at the Class AA area tournament in Lamesa. Royce Peterson won boys singles and Mary Connelly captured girls singles for Plainview. Brownfield took boys doubles and Lubbock won girls doubles.
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Lamesa
Plainview Bulldogs
Brownfield Cubs
Lubbock Westerners
Royce Peterson
Mary Connelly
Plainview
Joe Wheatley
Oscar Jones
Brownfield
Betty Tyson
Mary Nelson
Lubbock
Grover Hope
Dan Terry
Walter Ferkins
Phillip Bennett
Vernon Bradley
J. C. Owen
Clayton McMillan
Jones
Wheatle
Waresa
Louise Rea
Librock
Rea
Connelly
Ruth Marie Brown
Audina Chapman
Dorothy Rook
Louise Sims
Tyson
Nelson
Jack Gibson
Jerry Worsham
Bo English
Teddy Sheen
Helen Merritt
Marjorie Cone
Patricia Pope
Sybil Absher
Roberta Couch
Betty Rhodes
Lobo Trackmen Take Tops In Dual Meet
New Mexico University edged Arizona State 68 to 63 in a tight dual track meet. The victory earned New Mexico the first possession of the silver spear trophy donated by Tempe coach Donn Kinzle.
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Lobo
Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico University
Arizona State Today
Tempe
Donn Kinzle
Local Ring Rivalry Promises High Energy Wrestling Night
The card features the strongest wrestler in the local ring in a two out of three falls, 45 minute limit bout. Jackie Nichols faces Tuffy McMullen in the curtain raiser as Abilene strongboy. Manse Alien says extra bleachers will be installed this week for Wednesday's matches.
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Jackie Nichols
Tuffy McMullen
Abilene
Manse Alien
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Truman
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Mrs. Truman
Cat
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Sunbeam Books
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Farmer
Dyer
Tech
McKnight
Mayfield
Flowers
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Johnson
Bremer
Hedges
Roe
Reynolds
Pruitt
Cruser
Leach
Moore
Evans
Robertson
Pool
Hodgin
Fool
WTSTC
Hawkins
Averyt
Kelly
Allison
Lewis
Futsch
Polk
Hutchins
Myers
Stein
Ford
Tidwell
Willams
Hensley
Brown
Marvell
Keele
Huckerson
Etz
McIntyre
Davis
Mereford
Flanikan
Pyeatt
Jackson
Winningham
Bauman
Wright
Ward
Buchman
Sasser
Turner
Alderson
McNeill
Waller
Fisher
Koonce
King of Orton
Vernon
Allen
Brdown
Penrod
Lubbock Whites
Adair
Bell
Claude
Omas
Henderson
Galey
Teer
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