Westerners Face Injury Safe-Guarded Spring Drills
Westerners football practice at Chapman field runs with contact scrimmages to speed up drills after several injuries from easy work. Bert Nelson, Bill Carter, Rhea Bradley, Wayne Cobb, Lloyd Stevenson and others suffer fractures and back or head injuries while the squad plans to resume full contact this week.
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Mack Turner
Oach
Dixie White
Chapman
Bert Nelson
Bill Carter
Rhea Bradley
Wayne Cobb
Lloyd Stevenson
Cobb
Two National High School Records Set at Aberdeen Relays
Burl Thompson of Minneapolis Southwest High set a national high school discus record with 176 feet 4 inches at the Aberdeen Relays, surpassing Howard Debus of Lincoln 1940. Howie Carlson of Minneapolis West High won the shot put with 52 feet 3.75 inches, breaking the meet mark 48 feet 8.5 inches.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Burl Thompson
Minneapolis Southwest High School
Thompson
Howard Debus
Lincoln
Neb
York
Aberdeen Relays
Howie Carlson
Minneapolis West High School
Local Junior Baseball Drama Ahead of World Series
In town chatter notes another team joining the Junior baseball scene as San Angelo teams push toward the playoffs. The World Series lure should spur strong play, and the writer doubts Lubbock will reach the state tournament withoutGEN NEA Pes' decisive hit.
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National American Legion
San Angelo
Ray
Coman
Lubbock
Genne
Regional stars head for Austin track meet photos
Camera highlights from last Tuesday show high school photographers Juanita Thomas Willie Odom and others among crowds at the regional meet. W. C. Johnson Hale Center won the 100 yard dash with George Brewer of Lubbock close behind. Randall Clay set a regional discus record at 142 feet 3 inches and Cliff Dean cleared 12 feet to a regional best. Jim Lowrey of Lubbock tied Lambert of Muleshoe at 2 minutes 4 seconds for the half mile. W. C. Harrison of Denver City also featured as the event heads to the state meet in Austin.
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West Texas
Austin
Lubbock Westerners
Pampa
Vega
Cliff Dean
Lubbock
Randall Clay
Dean
Jack Simpson
Adamson High
Dallas
Clay
Jim Lowrey
Lowrey
Jay Hammond
West Texan
Harrison
Johnson
W. C.harrison
Denver City
W. C. Johnson
Hale Center
R. W. Moyers
Charles Funk
Army of Photographers
Juanita Thomas
L. D
Pup” Thomas
Main
Willie Odom
H. H. Odom
Hale
George Brewer
Miss Odom
Lambert
Muleshoe
W. C. Harrison
M. F. Peters
Haegg Loses Farewell Run At Penn Relays
Gunder Haegg finished fourth in a special handicap mile at the Penn Relay carnival as Michigan squads captured two major relay titles and Army led with a top mile performance by James W. Howe. Haegg sailed for home that night aboard a Portuguese freighter after a 4:12.7 clocking. Haakon Lidman also appeared in a 120-yard high hurdles race, winning by a foot in 15.3.
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Philadelphia
Gunder Haegg
University of Michigan
Penn
Michigan
Ross
Bob Hume
Army
Wolverines
University of Pittsburgh
Haegg
West Point
James W. Howe
Phil Stilwell
Camden
N. J
C. Fischer
Stilwell
Fischer
Haakon Lidman
Morris Wilson
Delaware State College
Records Expected To Fall At State Meet This Week
Three hundred fifty track and field contestants come to Austin for the Texas Inter scholastic League meet. Brackenridge of San Antonio eye the title against Thomas Jefferson. Records likely to fall include 120 yard high hurdles 440 yard dash and mile relay with San Antonio athletes prominent. Desmond Kidd and August Erfurth chase state marks while Dallas stars like Jack Simpson challenge in multiple events.
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Austin
Brackenridge
San Antonio
Thomas Jefferson
WACs Plan For A Strong Softball Season At LAAF
The Lubbock Army Airfield WACs start practice for a potentially strong softball season. Lt. Joe B. Holmes, Physical Training director, invites competitive games with independent West Texas teams and notes several new WACs have joined since last season. Infield strength is highlighted.
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Lubbock Army Airfield
Wacs
West Texas
Joe B. Holmes
LAAF
Jim Wilson
Sam West
Oscar Wilhite
Wilhite
Floyd Courtney
Curtis Elwood
Joe Lilly
Dean Pascoe
John Pershouse
Mickey Campbell
Frank Vecchio
Denny Gartrell
Hooks Army
Lubbock
Pampa
Chandler Talks With Truman On Baseball Commission
Senator A. B. Chandler announced after meeting with President Truman that the president supports a continuing professional baseball. Chandler said Truman is friendly and that Landis’s shoes are a tough standard. He favors using 4-F registrants in baseball and plans to give Truman a gold pass to major league parks.
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Washington
U.P
A. B. Chandler
Truman
Chandler
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
LAAF Moundsman Don Safely Shines In Opener
Don Safely, a key moundman for Lubbock Army Air Field, leads the Fliers as they beat the LAAF negro team 13 to 4 in Friday action. The club, preparing for a hopeful season, shows strong pitching and offense in the early game.
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LAAF
Lubbock Army Air Field
Don Safely
Texas Longhorns win three way track meet at Rice
Guy Groves won two quarter mile races to lead Texas to 80 points and claim the conference meet at Rice. Texas A and M edged Rice Owls 47 to 45 for second, with Ken Curley narrowly losing a high hurdle point that could have tied the Owls and Aggies.
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Houston
Guy Groves
Roy Holbrook
Aggiestar
University of Texas
Ricefield
Longhorns
Texas A
Owls
Ken Curley
Owl
Aggies
Babe Zaharias tops Betty Jameson in charity golf match
In San Antonio on April 28 Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias defeated Betty Jameson to win a scheduled 72 hole charity golf exhibition. Zaharias led four up after the first half at Los Angeles and completed the final 36 holes at the local country club. Contests focus on air field opponents with home and home agreements. Sergeant West and Sergeant Wilson assist the team during training.
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Mildred
Babe” Didrickson
Zaharias
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Miss Jameson
Los Angeles
Holmes
Sergeant West
Sergeant Wilson
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Philadelphia
Rex Cecil
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
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Scheth
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Steiner
Hall
Johnson
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Metkovich
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Knerr
Scheib
Balk
Wyse Loses No-Hit Bid in Chicago Victory
Hank Wyse and the Chicago Cubs shut out the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 as Wyse allows no hits through eight and a rookie Bill Salkeld breaks the no hit bid with a eighth inning single. Cavarretta leads Cubs with three singles and two walks in five plate appearances.
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Bill Salkeld
Pittsburgh
Hank Wyse
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Wyse
Cubs
Phil Cavarretta
Cub
Butcher
Gerheauser
Ostermueller
Salkeld
Livingston
Hughes
Nicholson
Sauer
Lowrey
Cavarretta
Gerhauser
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Joe Mack
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
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Dick Culler
Butch Nieman
Mack
Sprouel
Kennedy
Karl
Mancuso
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Earley
Hutchings
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Schemo
W. Hamner
G. Hamner
Adama
Dinges
Wasdel
Gillenwater
Nieman
DiMaggio
Culler
Adams
Wasdell
Sproull
Early
Karlin
Winening
Paul Derringer Targets Third Comeback With Cubs
Veteran pitcher Paul Derringer, 39, returns to big league action hoping to spark the Chicago Cubs toward the National League pennant. He has won three straight decisions this season as the Cubs sit atop the standings, following earlier comeback patterns with the Reds in 1934 and 1938.
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U.P
Paul Derringer
Chicago Cub
Derringer
Cubs
Big Paul
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Bangert and Fisher Dominate Drake Relays
Des Moines April 28 Bill Bangert a Missouri starrer and Harold Fisher of Miami Ohio led in the 36th Drake Relays. Bangert won the discus and shot put while Fisher defended the 120 yard high hurdles and helped Miami win the half mile and sprint medley relays. Illinois swept three relay titles. no Drake records were set. Crowd of about 8000 watched as sunshine blessed the event.
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Des Moines
Bill Bangert
University of Missouri
Harold “Whitey” Fisher
Miami University
Oxford
Bangert
Fisher
Horseshoe Stadium
Azteca to Meet Zivic in May 7 Title Bout in San Antonio
Kid Azteca the Mexican welterweight champion will face Frazie Zivic former world welterweight champion in a 10 round main event at San Antonio on May 7 promoter Frankie Edwards announced today.
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Zivic
V8 Azteca
San Antonio
Kid Azteca
Frazie Zivic
Frankie Edwards
Softball League Meeting Planned at American Legion Hall
H. J. McCabe announces a Wednesday 8 PM meeting at the American Legion hall to organize a City Softball league. The league will have up to 10 adult men and women teams operated as last year with Recreation department providing officials and equipment.
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American Legion Hall
H. J. McCabe
Recreation Department
Toledo 6 Indianapolis 0 in Exhibition
Scoreless early game final shows Toledo defeating Indianapolis 6 to 0. Other notes reference teams Columbus Louisville Minneapolis Kansas City and a Southern Association schedule, but readable details are limited.
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American Association
Toledo
Indianapolis
Alumbus
Louisville
Cold We
Minneapolis
Kansas City
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