Regional Meet Saturday At Canyon Completes Schedule
West Texas eyes focus on Canyon for Region One track and field events with preliminaries at 10 15 Saturday and finals starting 1 45. Nicklaus and officials announced trophies medals and event order for Class AA A B teams across relays sprints hurdles discus and field events.
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West Texas
Canyon
WOW
Nicklaus
W. A. Miller
Milton Morris
Kenneth Glascow
R. L. Knox
Johnnie Wilson
George Black
Arthur Folsom
Neale Jennings
J. C. Brannon
Merle Dickerson
Billie Ray Boling
Jack Riley
David Batty
Louis Hinder
Wallace R. Clark
Donnie Denman
Charlie Duval
Joe Cerle
John Gillis
W. G. Sanderson
H. V. Stanton
Bill Mac Gibson
Skeet Gibson
Floyd Murray
Patt Powell
Terry Edwards
Regional Meets For Texas Set This Week
In Austin Roy Bedichek notes regional meets next weekend will qualify about 1,000 schoolboy and girl contestants for the 34th annual state meet on May 4. He reports 118 conference meets completed and area meets held Friday and Saturday. The state meet will attract over 1,000 aspirants in literary and athletic events across track and field debate declamation commercial drama writing and more.
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Austin
Roy Bedichek
Bedichek
Texas
Pro League Meet Sparks NFL Rule Change Talk
Philadelphia reports busy sessions at the NFL annual meeting with rule changes and drafts on the agenda. An executive committee session is planned behind closed doors as discussions include Thayer proposal allowing a coach to roam sidelines and signal players, a move likened to baseball signaling.
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Philadelphia
Harry Thayer
Philaelphia Eagles
Record Set At Americas Racetrack Five Winners
Seodulo Espejel, formerly apprentice bullfighter to Derome a jockey, set a new record at the Americas racetrack in Mexico City on April 15 winning five races including the feature event.
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Ides
Mexico City
Seodulo Espejel
Derome
Americas
Abernathy Takes Top Honors In Athletics
Abernathy led Tri County Grade School Conference events with 24 points to 22 for New Deal in track. Shallowater earned 12.8 points with several firsts in tennis and volleyball as New Deal swept volleyball and top boys honors.
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Abernathy
New Deal
Shallowater
Frenship
Cooper and Pettit
Shallawater
Cooper
Mile Relay Margin of Texas Track Win
Texas defeated Texas A&M 61 to 56 in a dual meet after winning the final mile relay. Hargraves and Culberson led Texas in the sprints, Umstattd and Crow won middle distance and distance events, while A&M shooters claimed several titles. Wind affected most times outside relays.
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College Station
Texas University
Texas Aggies
Culberson
Jordan
Thompson
Ludwick
Frank
King
Peters
Deere
Aggie
A&m
Shira
Aggies
Warren
Krass
Terrell
Wiley
Rider
Hargraves
Crow
Umstattd
Smith
Kuyper
National League umpire assignments named in openers
National League debutant Dusty Boggess from Muskogee Oklahoma joins Pittsburgh at St Louis opener replacing Al Barlick now Coast Guard. Umpires for Tuesday games include Ralph Babei Pinelli and Ballanfant at Pittsburgh St Louis. Reardon Goetz Dunn at Brooklyn Philadelphia. Magerkurth Stewart Jorda at Boston New York. Barr Sears and Cunlan at Chicago Cincinnati.
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Lynton
Dusty’ Boggess
Lee Ballanfant
Boggess
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
John (Beans) Reardon
Larry Goetz
Thomas Dunn
Boston
George Magerkurth
William Stewart
Lou Jorda
Chicago
Cincinnati
George Barr
John ‘Ziggy’ Sears
John ‘tJocko Cunlan
Wartime Baseball Receives FDR Blessing For Season
Washington April 15 President Roosevelt approved the continuation of Major League baseball during wartime via his secretary Stephen Early. Clark Griffith presented the American League passes to the President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Early said the President was pleased because sports support is valued. The Senators and Athletics start the season here Tuesday with Vice President Wallace throwing the first ball.
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Roosevelt
Clark Griffith
Washington Ball Club
Stephen T. Early
Washington Senators
Philadelphia
Wallace
Henderson High Lions Win District 12-AA Track Meet
Henderson High School Lions captured the district 12-AA track and field title with 76 points in Jacksonville Texas. Nacogdoches placed second with 51 points, Jacksonville took third with 11, while Lufkin Livingston and Palestine did not enter.
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Tex
Henderson High School Lions
Nacogdoches
Lufkin
Livingston
Palestine
Dodgers Receive Trio of Players To Report Soon
Brooklyn reporters announced Ed Head pitcher Lievad Waner outfielder and Pat Anken infielder will report to the Dodgers within a few days. The trio is expected to join spring workouts and bolster the club's roster.
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Brooklyn
Ed Head
Lievad Waner
Pat Ankenman
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tech Gridders Close Up Camp Detailing Detoxed Red Raiders Draft Losses
Texas Tech coach Morgan reviewed the spring camp as 23 players finished and 73 looked set to be cut for fall. He named 13 likely to be lost to the draft including Bechtel Dudley and others, with replacements uncertain. The Whites beat Reds 13 to 7 in the final scrimmage, and a dinner at the Hilton will present 1943 awards.
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Doleful Dell" Morgan
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Red Raider
Morgan
Hubert Bechtel
Don Dudley
Red Raiders
Polk
Waterboy
Dudley
Bechtel
Tom Pirtle
Calvo Bovydston
K. ¢C Gray
Tex Wallis
Jay Kerr
John Miller
Floyd Clawhorn
Clyde Black
Jim Taylor
Reds
Arthur Sheehan
Ed Robertson
Harry Riley
Hilton Hotel
Harridge Predicts Open Scramble in Wartime Season
President Harridge contends the 1945 American League season will be wide open as clubs juggle players in and out of service. He expects a close pennant race with no clear favorite, citing past battles like Detroit versus Cleveland and New York as benchmarks for a competitive campaign. Attendance reached nearly 5.5 million in that war year.
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Will Harridge
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Parker Smashes Two Records In Meet At Alamo Heights
In San Antonio Parker of Thomas Jefferson set two records at the fourth annual Alamo Heights track meet with 9.8 seconds in the sprint century and 21.4 in the 220-yard dash. Teammate Charley Parker led a high scoring night as eleven records fell in the event.
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San Antonio
Thomas Jefferson
Charley Parker
Alamo Heights
Parker
James Southworth
Brackenridge
Jefferson
Austin
Desmond Kidd
Lytle
Dickie Brooks
Fred Baxter
Edison
Tom Watt
Newsom Signs With Mack's Athletics
Connie Mack signed Bobo Newsom to a contract with the Philadelphia Athletics. Newsom’s indifferent exhibition work yesterday cost him the opener’s mound assignment against the Washington Senators. Lynn Clarris will likely start for the Athletics against the Senators.
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New York
Connie Mack
Bobo Newsom
Philadelphia Athletes
Bobo
Curtis Bay Coast Guards
Washington Senators
Lynn Clarris
Wall
Senators
Indians Triumph 5-0 as Seerey Homers in Eighth
In Cincinnati on April 15 the Indians broke a scoreless game with a three run eighth inning highlighted by Pat Seereys homer to left. The outburst produced a 5-0 win over the Reds, Cleveland first win in four games of the five game series.
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Reds
Cincinnati
Pat Seerey
Cleveland Indians
Cincinnati Reds
Major League Baseball Set to Open 1944 Season
Major League Baseball readies to start the 1944 season on Tuesday despite wartime shortages. The National League centers around the Cardinals with a strong lineup including Musial and Walker Cooper, while the American League features the Yankees, White Sox, and Senators in a wide open race.
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Major League Baseball
New York
White House
Abner Doubleday
Bobby Dochr
George Case
Cooper Boys
Bill Nicholson
Greg Clarke
Ed Busch
Gene Mauch
Luis Suarez
George Hausmann
St. Louis Cardinals
Washington
Chicago
Billy Southworth Stuull
Mort
Walker Cooper
Max Lanier
Harry Gumbert
Stan Musial
Danny Lilwhiler
Lou Klein
Emil Verban
Columbus
Spud Chandler
Ernie Bonham
Rollie Hemsley
New York Yankees
Charley Keller
Bill Johnson
Bill Dickey
Yankees
Probable Opening Day Pitchers Across Leagues
Major League teams announced Tuesday's probable starters. AL features Philadelphia at Washington with Lyman Harris against Johnny Niggeling, and New York at Boston with Spurgeon Chandler facing Emmett ONeill. NL matchups include Boston at New York Alva Javery versus Bill Quinselle and Brooklyn at Philadelphia Whit Wyatt against Dick Barrett, plus Chicago at Cincinnati Henry Wise against Elmer Riddle.
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Boston
Alva Javery
Bill Quoiselle
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Whitlow Wyatt
Dick Barrett
Chicago
Cincinnati
Henry Wise
Elmer Riddle
Washington
Lyman Harris
Johnny Niggeling
Spurgeon Chandler
Emmett O'Neill
Cleveland
al Smith Tey Ye Orval Grove
Lance
Detroit
Jack Kramer
Va, Paul
Fizzy
Eg Poe
Intrasquad SMU Drill Spurs Red Blues Scrimmage
In a Dallas intrasquad scrimmage on April 15 SMU freshmen fullback Ivan Cunningham sparked the Red team to a 196 victory over the Blues. Athletic Director Jimmy Stewarts led the university gridiron drill as players pounded heads in a spring scrimmage. The Pores concluded spring drills with another scrimmage Thursday.
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Dallas
Ivan Cunningham
Red
Blues
Jimmy
Frick Sees National League Carry On In Wartime
National League president Ford C. Frick predicts a difficult but feasible third war time season for baseball. He notes many players serve in the armed forces and replacements include 4-Fs, older men, and young recruits. He expects lower overall play but strong competition and resilience to continue baseball.
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Ford C. Frick
National League New York
Sherman Wins 7-AA Track Championship
Sherman captured the 7-AA track title at Denton Texas with Highland Park and Dallas teams high in the standings. Sherman’s Hightower and Weakly led individual scoring with nine points each while Denison Arlington Gainesville and others followed. Boston Red Sox beat Braves in city series to complete two straight wins.
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Tex
Sherman
ST Pean
Highland Park
Dallas
Seond
Denison
Arlington
Gainesville
Llane Penton
Hightower
Weakly
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Boston Braves
Plainview Grid Prospects Bright After Spring Drill
Plainview High School posts 49 candidates for spring drill as coach Finis Vaughn and assistant Leslie Clary develop a deep backfield. Key names include Jack Williams and Jack Weldon, with standouts at fullback Frank Standifer and guard John Stoneham, while backs, ends, and tackles show strong depth. The 30 day session aims to gauge district title potential this fall.
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Plainview
Finis Vaughn
Leslie Clary
Bulldog
Jack Williams
Jack Weldon
Davis Horne
Frank Standifer
Bulldogs
Lawrence Martin
Billy Roach
Felis Kelley
Billy Payne
Glen Rainer
Donny Meyers
Milton Tucker
John Hendrix
Gerald Johnson
John Thompson
Floyd Robbs
Thomas Fields
Claud Blair
Allen James
Bill Morgan
Talmadge Price
Emmett Myers
Henry Fisher
Cletus Savage
Arvin Thompson
Billy McDaniel
Don Bullock
Kenneth Echols
John Stoneham
Jimmy Graham
Doyle Malone
Billy Weeks
Logan Morrison
Billy Fields
Lon Cartwright
Clayton Settles
James Russell
Claud May
Harold Oden
James Webb
Tom McClanahan
Jerry Whitacre
Gene Weldon
Baseball Teams For SAAF Start Drills
Three baseball teams at Lubbock Army Air Field begin drills as the Women's Army Corps forms a softball squad and officers and enlisted men line up hardball prospects. The officers include Second Lieut. Michael Feduniak a former Red Sox farm player on deck as catcher. First Lieut. Donald Fe Conner. Second Lieut. R. A. Wilde Jr.. Second Lieut. Frank Y. Creaey. Capt. Albert G. Arnold. Second Lieut. James L. McDonald. and Lieuts J. D. and R. E. F. Tankersley as outfielders. The WAC softball lineup features Cpl. Frances W. Anderson at first. Cpl. Elizabeth M. Waddicar at third. Pfc. Lila L. Warrenfeltz. S/Sgt. Lucille E. Cleven ger. Pvt. Esther A. Flan Jews. Sgt. Rosemary E. Marshall. Cpl. Lorraine E. Mulvaney. Pvt. Bertha J. Michalski. Pvt. Mildred J. Kooistra. Cpl. Jean I. McGinty. Pvt. June J. Pearson. and S/Sgt. Maple R. Kox. The teams plan to play Texas Tech sororities and others including Slaton Shallowater Lorenzo Sweetwater and Balls. A colored enlisted team with a similar lineup awaits a schedule.
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Women's Army Corps
Michael Feduniak
Boston Red Sox
Ohio
New York
West Virginia
LAAF
Donald FE. Conner
R. A. Wilde, Jr
Frank Y. Creaey
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Albert G. Arnold
James L. McDonald
J. D
R. EF. Tankersley
Robert P. Bower
S/Set
Sam West
WAC
Frances W. Anderson
Elizabeth M. Waddicar
Pfo
Lila L. Warrenfeltz
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Chicago
Lucille BE. Clevenger
Esther A. Flan
Jews
Rosemary FE
Marshall
Lorraine FE
Mulvaney
Bertha Fo Michalski
Outfield
Jean I. McGinty
Pxst
June J. Pearson
S Set
Maple RK. Cox
Texas Tech
Slaton
Shallowater
Lorenzo
Sweetwater
Balls
Ramblers Top Longhorns 5 1 In San Antonio Test
In San Antonio on April 15 the Ramblers defeated the University of Texas Longhorns 5 to 1 as both teams collected eight hits. Texas loaded the bases in the seventh but could not push across more runs in a windy service-team showcase following Kelly Field’s win over the collegians a day prior. A separate note from Little Rock reports war conditions forcing cancellation of the annual invitation golf tournament set for April 26-30, drawing top amateurs.
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Randolph Field
Ramblers
University of Texas Longhorns
Texas
Kelly Field
Collegians
JLL
Little Rock
Ark
Little Rock Country Club
Seminole Juniors Win Close Junior Track Meet
Seminole topped Lubbock Whites by a narrow margin 84½ to 82⅓ points at Chapman Field Saturday. Bowers led eighth graders with 18½ points, Hood added 16½, while McCabe led seventh graders with multiple wins and Hilton Strong in jumps for Wellman.
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Chapman Field
Russell Wimberley
Lubbock Cowboys
Lubbock
Bowers
Hood
McCabe
Lubbock Whites
Hilton
Wellman
Ussery
Levelland
Kennedy
Curtis Barrett
Lubbock Blacks
Idalou
Sla
Tno
Giobock
Semingie
Luibeck
Buaboock
Lubbock Black
Daiou
SMU announces ten game football schedule for 1932 season
Coach James H. Stewart lists one intersectional opponent Tulane and five Southwest Conference games. Dates include North Texas Agricultural College in Dallas October 7 Southwestern in Dallas October 14 Randolph Field San Antonio October 21 Rice in Houston October 28 Tulane in New Orleans November 4 Texas in Austin November 11 Texas A and M in Dallas November 18 Arkansas in Dallas November 25 Texas Tech in Lubbock and Texas Christian in Dallas December 2.
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James H. Stewart
Southern Methodist University
Mustangs
Tulane
North Texas Agricultural College
Southwe-term
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Rantupt
North Texas Agricultural Copiece
Southwestern
Dal
Raundolph Field
San Antona
Rice Nine Scores Four In Eighth To Win
Rice Institute baseball erased a two run Aggie lead with four in the eighth and held on to win 4-3 at College Station. Hopkins limited Aggie hits and struck out five as Rice improved with the late rally. Fretz took the loss despite 11 strikeouts and a scattering of hits.
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Pio Rice Institute
Aggie
Hopkins
Bob Fretz
Rice
Dryden
Fretz
Johnson
Galfione
Cubs Hope Rise As Mad Russian Reports On Deck
Chicago Cubs gain optimism with Lou Novikoff joining the lineup as they prepare to resume their spring series with the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park tomorrow. Today's game at Wrigley Field was rained out with the Sox leading two games to none.
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Lou Novikore
Chicago Cubs
White Sox
Comisky Park
Wrigley Field
Sox
Veteran umpire retires from Fort Worth task
Umpire Rothe Naylor will not join the American Association this season and will stay at his Fort Worth position. The announcement confirms a continued local assignment for the veteran official.
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Forty Worth
Appy
Waco AAF Defend Championship Versus 7-Up Battlers
The Waco AAF semi pro team defends its championship today against the Austin 7-Up Battlers at home. With manager Lieut Birdie Tebbetts away for a six week course, Lieut Buster Stills names Lanky Sid Huden to pitch over Mike Popovic. Team lineup includes Pat Predaget Rab Stone Lou Batterson Hit Evers Gil Turner Pill in the outfield.
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WACQ
Army Air Field
Battlers
Austin
Wolves
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Army Special Service School
Tebettys
Buster Stills
Sid Huden
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Mike Mandjack
Pat Predaget
Rab Stone
Lou Batterson
Evers
Gil Turner
Pill
Tola Rose Wins Bowie Cap as Four Beaten
Bowie April 15. Tola Rose defeated four younger rivals to win the Bowie race reclaiming the silks of A J Sackett of Jacksonville Fla. He earned 5875 to boost lifetime winnings to 79045. Ridden by Warren Mehrtens the Hyperion colt ran the mile and 70 yards in 1 45 2/5 with Pensive second and Green Tree Stable's Victory Max third.
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Tola Rose
A. J. Sackett
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Fla
Few
Whitlaway
Ben A. Jones
Calumet Farm
Pensive
Hyperion
Greentree Stable
Max Marmerstein
Chaldon Heath
Warren Mehrtens
Aggie Court Squad Trims Rice Netters
Texas A M Aggies edged Rice in a 4 3 tennis match in College Station. Franklin McCarter and Bill Walker of Rice split sets, while Paul Campbell of A and M defeated Marion Boggs 6 3 7 5 and Jearl Crowder beat DeWitt Redgraves 8 6 6 1. Rice's George Witte and Ellis Darling ton won two matches including 8 6 6 3.
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Franklien McCarter
Ben Bill Walker
George Witte
Ellis Darlington
Paul Campbell
A and M
Marion Boggs
Jearl Crowder
Dewitt Redgraves
John Phenicie
Emory Grandstaff
Walker Witte
Crowder
McCarter
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