Texas Tech Fire Damages Stands and Equipment
Dell Morgan notes loss from a Friday night blaze at Texas Tech destroying west stands and equipment. Army air fields offer gear to keep the Red Raiders on schedule, with total losses placed around 5 590 dollars and stands repair awaiting material and labor.
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Dell Morgan
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Dell
Lubbock Army Air Field
South Plains Army Air Field
Army
Tech
Southwest
Sporting Goods
Red Raiders
SAAF
Oklahoma Aggies
Southwestern
West Texas State Teachers
New Mexico
Southern Methodist
Tech Stadium
Lubbock Westerners
College Field
Ed McKeever to Take Notre Dame Coaching Reins
Ed McKeever, a former Texas Tech star and Notre Dame assistant, named successor to Frank Leahy as Notre Dame coach. Leahy disclosed he would be commissioned a Navy lieutenant, with McKeever set to lead the Irish for the duration.
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South Bend
Ind
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Navy
Ed McKeever
Leahy
Boston
Trish
Texas Tech Red Raider
Lubbock
McKeever
Red Raiders
Texas Tech
West Texas Gas Company
Pete Cawthon
Boston College
Angelo Bertelli
Bertelli
Gramps Image Wins Chesapeake Stakes At Pimlico
Gramps Image a slim Derby chance defeats top contenders in the 24th Chesapeake Stakes at Pimlico. He beats Calumet’s Pensive by a head in the mile and a sixteenth race before 9,930 fans. Pensie and Gax Bit race behind. Stymie finishes fourth as wagering tops 1.23 million dollars.
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Gramps
Baltimore
A. J. Abell
Gramps Image
Pimlico
Calumet Farm
Pensive
Pensie
Stymie
Gay Bit
Chisox Traveling Secretary to Quit After 12 Years
Chicago White Sox traveling secretary Jove Barry will resign June 1 after 12 years due to ill health. President Mrs. Grace Comiskey announced the appointment of Frank H. McMahon of Chicago as the new traveling secretary, also connected to Mrs. Comiskey.
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Chisox
Chicago
Jove Barry
Chicago White Sox
Grace Comiskey
Frank H. McMahon
Barry
Comiskey
Pre-War Status Of Athletics Forecast
Replies from about 150 college presidents show 106 expect intercollegiate athletics to return to pre war status after peace with 21 predicting no such return. Twenty two report special committees studying athletic subsidization ships and over emphasis. Six institutions in the Midwest four in the Mid Atlantic and three in the South are conducting studies. Some heads foresee greatly expanded sports postwar.
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Nashville
Tenn
United States
Arthur L. Brandon
Vanderbilt University News Office
American College Publicity Association
Mid-West
mid-Atlantic
South
Yale swimmer Alan Ford wins first race at age six
Alan Ford a Yale swimmer won the first race he competed in while at his Balboa Canal Zone home at age six The prize was a small bar of chocolate reflecting a simple local contest memories from youth.
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Alan Ford
Yale
Balboa
Canal Zone
Local four team schoolboy league forms in Lubbock
A four team schoolboy baseball league will play in Lubbock this week with Cooper Idalou Shallowater and Frenship. All games at Adams and 32nd streets diamond start 3 45 pm. Each team supplies one umpire and one new ball per game. A playoff will be set if standings tie.
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Lubbock
Cooper
Ihalow
Shallowater
Frensiip
Adams
Roy Boyd
S. G. Anthony Idatow
J. N. Denning
B.T. Rucker
Frenship
Idalou
Illinois Freshman Claude Young Stars At Drake Relays
Illinois freshman Claude Buddy Young paced the Drake Relays with four wins including the 100 yard dash in 9.8 seconds and the broad jump at 22 feet 4 1 4 inches. Teammates David Best Richard Young and Marco Gonzalez contributed to four relay victories. Ensign Cornelius Warmerdam set the pole vault mark at 14 feet 7 3 4 inches and Kenneth Wiesner won the high jump.
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Des Moines
Illinois
Claude
Buddy” Young
Young
David Best
Richard Young
Buddy
Marco Gonzalez
Bob Steuber
Iowa
Daniel Ferris
AAU
Steuber
Ferris
Chicago Bears
Ensign Cornelius Warmerdam
Kenneth Wiesner
Marquette
Three Grade School Teams Remain Unbeaten in Lubbock Leagues
Three grade school softball squads in Lubbock stayed undefeated at week’s end as standings show two boys teams and one girls team with perfect records. Norman Lindsey, ace of the Central Ward Spurs, leads the boys league while Christine Toles of the Dupre Dogies tops the girls circuit. standings list the teams to date.
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Lubbock
Norman Lindsey
Ace Moundsman
Central Ward
Scott to Fight Finan ce at New Orleans
Scott, 27, from Electra Texas, and Buddy Scott once regarded as Souths heavyweight champion by state boxes meet in a 12 round return bout in New Orleans on Monday night. The 1940s era clash pits two top promoters favored heavyweights since Bully Stribling and Marty Burke.
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New Orleans
Globe ‘Frotte
Buddy Scott
South
Scott
Electra
Texas
Bully Stribling
Marty Burke
Brooklyn Dodgers to Train in Abilene This Summer
Brooklyn Dodgers of the National Professional Football League will train in Abilene at Hardin-Simmons University from August 5 to 10 and play an All-Star service team on August 26. The event, sponsored by the Abilene Reporter-News and Hardin-Simmons, will fund the team and sponsors with a 50 50 split. The stadium seats 11,000.
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Abilene
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tom Gallery
Hardin-Simmons University
Southwest
Dodgers
Texans
Pete Cawthon
Austin College
Texas Teen
Frank Bridges
Baylor University
Hardin-Simmons
St. Mary's
Gallery
Brooklyn
Camp Barkley
Abilene Air Base
Brooklyn Dodgers edge Giants in first meeting of season
New York April 29 The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants 9 to 0 as Curt Davis pitched a complete game allowing nine scattered hits. Davis supported by fielding miscues from the Giants and timely hitting from Luby Rans and Bordagaras led Brooklyn to the early victory.
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New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Curt Davis
New Yorkers
Brooklyn Goll
Davis
Owen
Adams
Pett
Seward
Jombard
Bordagaras
Luby Rans
Walker
Galan Dat
Galan Davis
Werntraub
Tubs Honemin
Nasser
Schultz
Dases
Po Waner Doubie
Olivia Tart
Sehuire
Olivia Lefton
Brooklyn Jr
Luby
Goetz
Reardon
Dunn
Washington
Washington Senators
Senators
Joe Kuhel
Rollie Hempsley
George Myatt
Myatt
Oscar Grimes
Donald
Johnson
Lyons
Hemsley
Leonard
Canini
Ferrell
Torres
Etten
Grimes
Germark
Kubel
Case
Metheny
Candin
Savage
Candini
Sullivan
Kuhel
Candint
Johnson J
Innnings
Summers
Rue and
Boyer
Detroit
Russ Peters
Mickey Rocco
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Joe Heving
Cleveland
Calvert
Gromek
Post
Heving
Susce
Gentry
Hogsett
Beck
Orrell
Newhouser
Swift
Richards Miller
Keltner
Hesing
Calvert Swift
Heath
Peters
Rocco
Hostetler
York
Boudreau
Mayo
Richards
Outlaw
Rorco
Rocco Beek
Hoover
Gromek Heving
Beek
Orrell Newhouser
Calvert Gromek
Chomek
Port
Heying
Mitcher Hey Ing
Weafer
Grieve
Rommel
Rain postpones second game in Texas Southern baseball series
Georgetown April 29 rain halted the second game of a Texas Southwestern baseball series after Southwestern won the opener 5 3 yesterday.
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Georgetown
Texas
South‘sestern
Southwestern
Texas Anglers To Cast Out First Bait After Midnight
The 1944 fishing season opens at 12:01 a m Monday despite gas rationing limiting trips. Red Bluff Lake Kemp and Lake Pecos area facilities are listed with cabins boats and rentals as anglers anticipate a busy opening day along area waters.
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Texas
Lubbock
South Plarms
Sporting Goods
Red Bluff
Pecos
Carlsbad
N. Mex
Lake Kemp
Seymour
Wichita Falls
BE. L. McCorkle
Red Bluff Dam
Orla
Robertson
Roberson
DeVaney
Fouad
Gila
Harms
Kiser
Olds
Deaney's
Spud Chandler Awaits Army Assignment After Swearing In
Spurgeon Spud Chandler ace pitcher for the New York Yankees is awaiting assignment to an Army training post after being sworn in at Fort McPherson. He joined a draftee group from St Petersburg Florida and appeared in one game this season for the champions. Army officials said he will be assigned to a training post next week.
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Atlanta
Spurgeon
Spud
Chandler
New York Yankees
Ft McPherson
St. Petersburg
Fla
Yankees
Army
Texas Trackers Top Triangular Tourney
Texas wins the Little Southwest Conference meet at College Station with 88.5 points, Aggies 55, Rice 30.5. Terrell and Raineri duel in the two mile, Groves leads a mile relay win, and Texas dominates events from sprints to field events led by Ellsworth in the 100, Culberson in the 220, and Newson vaulting 12 feet.
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College Station
University of ‘Texas
Rice
Texas
Aggies
Terrell
Ao End M
Raineri
Groves
Parker
Warren
Wing
Ralph Ellsworth
University
Culberson
Umstattd
Hardgrave
Burrus
Newson
Smith
Porter
Crow
Klein
Filsworth
Army Dartmouth Lead At Penn Relays Two Mile Relay
Army and Dartmouth beat Michigan in the two mile relay at Penn Relays, with Dartmouth’s Don Burnham turning in a 1:56.7 half mile to help secure a 7:57.7 victory. John Prudue’s late substitution caused a mixup aiding Army as George Berger’s late burst clinched Carats’ win. Bill Hulse nearly set a three quarter mile mark with a 3:04 effort.
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Philadelphia
Army
Dartmouth
Michigan
Penn
Franklin Field
Wolverines
John Prudue
Bob Ufer
Ufer
Bill Hulse
Hulse
America
Paul Moore
Track Star Davis Leaves Sheppard Field for Army Flight School
Southern Conference record holder Marion A. Davis departs Sheppard Field for a civilian pilot training program with the Army Air Forces in Los Angeles. While at Duke University he set a 220 yard low hurdles record and a 4 foot 3 inch broad jump. He has served as a physical training officer.
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Wichita Falls
Laeut
Marion A. Davis
Sheppard Field
Army Air Forces
Los Angeles
Duke University
Davis
Castino Helps Chisox Stop St. Louis Browns Rampage
In Austin on April 29 1949 the Chicago White Sox rallied to defeat the St Louis Browns 8 to 4 ending a win streak by the Browns. Castino drove in the decisive runs as Chicago overcame an early 3 0 deficit with ten hits and late scoring.
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CUBS
ST. Louis
Paul Derringer
Stan Musial
Walker Cooper
Ray Sanders
St. Lous Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Louis
Derringer
Holm
Brecheen
W. Cooper
Meralla
Pafka
Kurowski
Foxx Crandman
Verban
Hopp
Sanders
Mustal
Wo Cooper
Johnson
Cavarretta
St Louis
Bhasis
Brecheer
Conlan
Scare
Castino
Chisox
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis Brown
Chicago White Sox
Sox
George Caster
Jimmy Webb
Vern Stephens
Myril Hoag
Hal Trosky
Guy Curtright
Custer
Webb
Browns
Lee
Buck” Ross
Vince Castino
Hollingsworth
Caster
Ross
Gordon Maritzberger
Johnny Humphries
Heyworth
Maltzberger
Humphries
Tresh
Stephens
Gutteridge
Hoag
Trosky
Cast
Wid
Rogs
Pipgras Stewart
McGowan
Aggie Tank to Host State Schoolboy Swimmers Meet
Aggie Tank will stage the annual state schoolboy swimming meet on May 13 at Downs Natatorium Texas A and M. preliminaries start 2 30 p m finals 7 30 p m. medals trophy awarded to top places. entrants from Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio and other schools across the state.
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Aggie
Houston
San Antonio
Brackenridge
Hughlanet Park
Cathy
Lamarth Hotustern
Texas League Keeps Dallas Office Open
Dallas April 29 The Texas League office remains open as there is no baseball race this season. Owners voted unanimously to keep the office to maintain contact with the National Association and to have a working organization ready to resume operations.
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Dallas
Texas League
Lasiess
Cuit
National Association
Lucky Draw Out of Derby After Colic
George D. Widener's Lucky Draw, a Wood Memorial winner at Jamacca, is withdrawn from the Kentucky Derby after trainer Bert Mullholland reports a bad case of colic in the horse.
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New York
George D. Widener
Jamacca
Bert Mullholland
Mullholland
Jack High
Tulsa to Meet Iowa Seahawks on November 4
The University of Tulsa announced a November 4 game at Skelly Stadium against the Iowa Seahawks, described as one of the toughest opponents in school history. Coached by Henry Frnka, the Seahawk squad beat four Big Ten teams last season and only lost to Notre Dame in a 14-14 deadlock.
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Notre Dame
McKeever
Frank
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Irish
Georgia Tech
Wisconsin
Stanford
Bernie Bierman
Iowa Seahawks
Illinois
Miss Gail Quinlan
Tulsa
Ohia
University of Tulsa
Henry Frnka
Seahawks
Golden Hurricane
Skelly Stadium
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Fred Baxter
Edison
Rhea Nichols
Adamson Dallas
Rickie Brooks
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Goose Creek
Charles Tatum
Woodrow Wilson
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Joe Bowman
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Lowis
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