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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1947
Page
12
Herman Keiser takes the lead in the Spokane tournament as competition tightens. Local circles note his steady play and early advantage over rivals in Saturday action.
A partial sports brief notes Lindbergh Atoms favored to win a local tournament. It lists scattered results including Rose defeating Webster and mentions participants like Joseph Cole with unclear affiliations. Names and places are partially legible, typical of a midweek high school round up.
A fragmented sports brief notes that Optimists maintain a lead in junior and pee-wee circuits. Details are incomplete due to OCR damage, but the optimistic teams are highlighted amid local youth league play.
Local fans feel Mel Ott’s Giants will challenge for the National League title as Whitey Lockman and a potent hitting attack draw attention. Dodgers’ surge adds drama while Brooklyn’s Kersheru? rivals loom. speculation extends to Tennis Davis Cup fears and Jackie Robinson MVP chatter amid a noisy season.
Fragmented text lists players and numbers across teams in a chaotic recap. Names like Sturdivant Duarte and Borger appear amid garbled phrases, suggesting a summary of batting averages and game notes with multiple players and scores obscured by OCR errors.
Al Getz and Sailor Tex Watkins collide in the main event of Sled Allen's show at the Sixth and Texas arena Wednesday night. The card also features Walter Stratton vs Art Brady in a two out of three falls match and a rough bout between Tex Cates. Openers include Olan Boynton and George Brickman in a one fall 20 minute bout at 8 30. The standings list Stratton first with six wins, Wayne Martin second, and Billy Weidner third.
WICHITA Kas Au 9 P- Clayton T. Miers of Decatur UL businessman was elected nation president of the American Roque tonight. Miers replaced J Roberts Pryor Okla Other national officers chosen included W W Nobell Lubbock Tex secretary treasurer Campbell moves into a first section playoff in the tourneys first division with J W Manley Lubbock who has five wins and one defeat. Manley has six straight victories. Bobitt Hillsboro Tex defending champion and Lytle Malott Indianapolis Ind co leaders idle Friday. B C McGowan Dallas defeated Charles Pearson Simpson Kas 32-19.
The Dixie Negro semi pro baseball tournament begins in Dallas tonight with the Dallas Green Monarchs facing the Fort Worth Black Cats. The event runs through August 17 and will send the winner to the Congress competition at Kansas. Other entrants include the Nashville Red Sox Spartanburg Sluggers Port Gibson Vicksburg Adds Shreveport Blacksports Mexia Black Cats.
W R Bill Carmichael named new athletic director of Texas A and M college at College Station. The 40 year old Stephen F Austin high school principal will replace J W Rollins who becomes dean of men at East Texas State. Carmichael, former executive secretary of the Texas High School Coaches Association, said he would stay until a successor is chosen.
Two midwestern state champions the Golden Colorado Coors and the Wichita Cessna Bobcats will clash in the opening game of the 1947 National Semi Pro baseball tournament next Friday the National Baseball Congress announced today in Kansas City Kas Aug 9.
In Long Beach Stadium Pat Scanlon outpointed Peter Manchio in a 136 to 131 decision. In Worcester Bobby Zollo stopped Leo Sawicki after 6 rounds. In New York Billy Fox stopped Georg Kochan in Madison Square Garden.
Gardnar Mulloy of Miami overturned a poor start to defeat Bob Falkenburg of Beverly Hills in the Eastern Grass Courts semi final at Orange Lawn. Mulloy won 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-0 6-3 after dropping the first two sets. the Schroeder Talbert match was halted by a thunderstorm.
London Aug 9 The British Boxing Board of Control said it would recognize a bout between Hawaiian Dado Marino and Maurice Sundeyron as the world's flyweight championship contest.
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