Lubbock Wins Regional Track Championship at Texas Tech
Westerners under Coach Marlin Hayhurst surged to first place in Region One track and field before about 1,500 fans at Texas Tech stadium. Andrews slipped to second as Amarillo moved up to third with Lefors and Muleshoe following. Pinnell Top Scorer.
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Choc Avalanche-J Reigs
South Plains-Panhandle
Texas Tech
Marlin Hayhurst
Westerners
Andrews
Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
Tech Stadium
Joe Ogden
Lefors
Ed Wilson
Lubbock
Bill Cross
Mike Strueber
Bryant Clark
Ed Moore
Muleshoe
Tom Rogers
Childress
Earl Hutcherson
Charley Pinnell
Jim Johnson
Marlin
Shorty
Hubbers Meet Midland Nine In Exhibition Tilt
Hubbers host Midland Indians in a 1947 West Texas New Mexico League exhibition at Huthee Park weather permitting. Lefty Ernie Nelson starts for Hubbers with Euitt Rosson ready, game set for 3 p.m. Opening-day tickets have sold briskly as Hubbers aim for a large crowd.
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Jackie Sullvan
Hubbers
Midland Indians
Huthee Park
Sullivan
Ernie Nelson
Rubber Moundsman
Indians
Euitt Rosson
Mus. Okla
Pampa Oilers
Hubber Park
Grover Seitz
Oilers
Sam Rosenthal
Hubber
Lames
Clovis Pioneers
Rosenthal
Incomplete OCR Listing of Amarillo Area Track Results
Fragmented OCR item shows track results with multiple names and towns across Texas. Mentions Amarillo Pampa Seminole Lubbock Sundown and other small towns with first second indicators, but most names garbled. lacks clear event, date, or outcomes.
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Clark
Laman
Ecwinnineham
Amarillo
Wilson
Reinird
Wallahs
Youre
Onsen
Lafors
Panhandle
Celt
Useshoe
Borer
Pampai
Seminole
Ramey
Lubbock
Sundown Jena
Phils
Wellngton
Shamack
Oklahoma Lane
Denver City
L. Binten
Crack Poloists Vie in Levelland Match
Levelland hosts an indoor polo match featuring Cecil Smith a top 10-goal player along with George Oliver from Idaho and John Mather from Morton. The game starts at 2 30 p m with admission 1.00 for adults and 0 50 for minors.
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Levelland
Cecil Smith
George Oliver
Salsion
Idaho
Florida
Miami
John Mather
Morton
Coun
Young Mather
New York
Meadowbrook
Tub
Mather
Stanley’ Taylor
Long Juana
N. Y
Harry Evenger
Detroit
Raider grid outlook for 1947 urged by Holmes
The piece notes a 1947 Raider grid forecast is seen as weak and invites attendance at a tennis clinic by Bruces Barnes, a former world tennis champion, to instruct youths. It mentions public-school access to more courts as aiding development of top players and references Tate league results in preliminary rounds.
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Bruces Barnes
Holmes
Tate
Totaaltic
Lawler Upset Victory At Kansas Relays In Raw Weather
Lawrence April 19 The twenty second Kansas Relays faced a soggy track and drizzle as favorites faltered. Allen Lawler of Texas upset Parker finishing about three yards ahead in the 100 yard dash while Baylor’s Martineson was disqualified early. The Texas team also swept the 880 yard and quarter mile relays with Lawler and Parker among the winners.
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Associat
Parker
Allen Lawler
Lawler
Stoney Cotten
Baylor
Harry Guth
Missouri
Texas
Longhorns
Perry Samuels
Charley Tatum
Charley Parker
Martineson
Jerry Thompson
Oklahoma A
Nebraska
Kansas
Babe Didrickson Zaharias Wins 15th Straight Title
Mrs Babe Didrickson Zaharias of Denver won the North and South Women’s golf championship after a 20 hole duel with Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs Ga Suggs in a hard fought final round at Pinehurst, North Carolina.
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Babe
Pinehurst
N. C
Babe Didrickson Zaharias
Denver
Louise Suggs
Lithian Springs
Bidwell Dies in Chicago Hospital
Charles W. Bidwell owner of the Chicago Cardinals football team died of pneumonia today at St George's hospital in Chicago.
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Bidwell
Chicago
Charles W. Bidwell
Chicago Cardinals
St. George's Hospital
Sports Outscore Lamesa 20 18 in hectic second inning collapse
Lamesa Loboes led 11 3 after three innings but allowed 11 runs in the decisive second as Sweetwater Sports rallied to win 20 18. Lamesa outhit 17 15 but made 5 errors and 12 walks aided the visitors. Parl Fowler hit a second inning homer for Lamesa.
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Lamesa
Sweetwater
Parl Fowler
Loboes
Big Spring
Joe Lucio
George Sturdivant
Lamesans
swerTwa
Sims
Wi Abell
Condon
Lee
Jones
Ferguson
Johnston
Two Softball Tilts Slated Here Today at Jumbo Webster Field
Two exhibition softball games are scheduled at Jumbo Webster field this afternoon. Blue Bonnet Laundry of the South Plains league faces Whitey’s Cafe of Lubbock County league in the 2:30 p.m. opener, followed by Thomas Jewelers and Sunbeam Laundry in the 4 p.m. tilt. No admission charge for officials.
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Jumbo Webster Field
Blue Bonnet Laundry
Whitey’ Cafe
Lubbock County
Thomas Jewelers
Sunbeam Laundry
Chicubs Down Cards Pirates Win Again
The Cubs beat the World Champion Cardinals 7 1 as Phil Cavaretta and Bill Nicholson doubled in a four hit attack to break a pitching duel with Bob Chipman. The game was in St Louis with Chipman and Scheffing. Bresle took the loss.
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Chicubs
Pirates
Cardinals
Bob Chipman
al Brazie
Cubs
Oklahoman
Phil Cavaretta
Bill Nicholson
Chicago
ST. Louis
Chipman and Scheffing
Bresle
Dickson
Burkhardt
Rice
Williams Powers Red Sox Past Athletics in Ninth
Ted Williams homered in the ninth inning with a man aboard and Dom DiMaggio delivered a ten inning RBI double as Boston defeated Philadelphia 4 to 2 before about 9 000. Williams added a double and a single in five plate appearances.
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Philadelphia
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Dom DiMaggio
Philadelphia Athletics
Williams
Black Hubbers Travel To Odessa In Second Tilt
The Lubbock Black Hubbers travel to Odessa for their second game of the season against a strong Odessa colored nine. Game time is 2 30 o'clock.
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Lubbock
Odessa
Boston Marathon Won by Korean Ace Yun Bok Su
Yun Bok Su a 24 year old student at the University of Korea won the Boston A A marathon by two thirds of a mile in a new course record of two hours 25 minutes 39 seconds. Finnish runner Mikko Hietanen placed second with Taft college star Ted Vogel taking third.
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Associated Press
Boston
Abel
Wiry Yun Bok Su
University of Korea
Boston A. A
Finland
Mikko Hietanen
Newton Hills
Ival
Taft College
Ted Vogel
Gerry Cote
Montreal
Ab Morton
Galt
Ont
Athanasios Agatos
Greece
Sevki Koru
Sandie Golfers Win Regional Golf Title
Amarillo High players led regional action as Art McKay edged Ross Mitchell 9 8, John Evans beat Wayne Kuy Kendall 2 up, Don McCormick won 1 up over Billy Tatum, and Gene Klein defeated George Cannon. McKay shot 76 to win low medal as Lamesa’s Frank Freer posted 77 as individual runner up.
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Amarillo High School
Art McKay
Amarillo
Ross Mitchell
John Evans
Lubbock
Wayne Kuykendall
Don McCormick
Billy Tatum
Gene Klein
George Cannon
McKay
Lamesa
Frank Freer
Gooden Johnson Lead Field at Lubbock Ganlab Events
Lubbock Ganlab members prepare for Sunday traps at the club range with opening events at 2 PM. Si Gooden led skeet in last week’s matches while Art Johnson topped regular trap performance in weekly percentages.
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Lubbock Gan
Si Gooden
Art Johnson
Gooden
B.C. Zeb
Toe Harman
Curis Mansel
Devis Wranes
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Newell Loveless
Berard Keele
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Arthur Ram
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J. Qa ‘Warnick
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Tommy Cooper
Johnny Kipp
Don Decker
Charley Williams
Dick Schmidt
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Norman Dean
W. J. Blake
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Jack Alderson
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Aggies
Bill Mack
Drake University
Mack
John Johnson
Notre Dame
Texas A
M. Aggies
William Napier
E. G. Bilderback
C. R. Holbrook
A. H. Harnden
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
GE Ten
Lubbock, Tex
BUCS
REDS
Pittsburgh
Jim Russell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Nick Strincevich
Con- Strincevien
Jarvis
Giants
Johnny Mize
Billy Rigney
Bill Voiselle
New York Giants
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Interborough
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Sandie
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