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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1946
Page
11
Students from Lubbock elementary schools will compete in their annual Play Days meet at Chapman Field next week with fourth grade events starting at 2 45 p m on Tuesday April 30. Fifth grade events are on Wednesday and sixth on Thursday.
Lubbock nine defeated Petersburg High school 23 to 6 in a afternoon game. York pitched striking out 11, while Bruington logged Petersburg’s only highlight. Lubbock trailed briefly in the third but pulled away with strong hitting and pitching dominance.
Willie Pep of Hartford holder of the featherweight title in New York and nearby states meets Ernie Petrone of Philadelphia in a non title ten round bout in New Haven on May 6. Matchmaker George Sheppard announced tonight.
The All-American waterboy Billy Andrews of Dallas was named UT outstanding senior athlete in Austin announced today.
The schedule lists folk dancing jumping rope stunts and ball relay games as part of the three day meet. Organizers include local clubs and schools aiming to showcase varied athletic and cultural activities within the event timetable.
Bill Sanchez went five hits over seven innings as the Houston Buffs defeated the Shreveport Sports 7 to 1 marking a second straight win for Salty Parker's nine. Louis Ortiz led a 11-hit attack with three of four at the plate, including a steal and RBI.
The Waco Army Air field and its installations and supporting facilities have been declared surplus by the Army Air Forces. Waco citizens urged the War department to retain the field for Air Transport command use and offered to donate the land.
Twenty one riders from Texas and New Mexico race the Red Ramblers Course at 2 30 p m for the season's first Tour ist Trophy Motorcycle race sanctioned by the American Motorcycle Association The meet features three classes no vice amateur and expert with 325 in cash prizes and the association trophy in the 15 lap final Also five elimination races and a consolation event are on the program Local riders include Stewart Champlin Les Myers Bill Anderson and many others from Lubbock Wichita Falls Amarillo Houston and nearby towns The course lies south of Mackenzie State Park on East Broadway Cultivation of the soybean is first recorded in China in the third century B C.
Stylish Tippy Larkin of Garfield New Jersey meets Willie Joyce of Gary Indiana in a 12 round bout for the National Junior Welterweight championship at Boston Garden. The title last held by Barney Ross is at stake amid both fighters strong fighting records.
Hal Newhouser of the Detroit Tigers, chosen by the Baseball Writers' Association of America as the American League MVP for 1944 and 1945, will receive the Kenesaw Mountain Landis Memorial plaque during the Cleveland Detroit game in Detroit.
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