USGA Cancels All National Tournaments for 1942
The United States Golf Association canceled its 1942 national championships to support the war effort. Four events were called off and by laws resold prizes as defense bonds, with plans for holiday medal play across member clubs and proposed war relief exhibitions. George W. Blossom Jr. was elected president to succeed Harold W. Pierce.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
New York
United States Golf Association
USGA
Interlachen Country Club
Minneapolis
del Monte Golf and Country Club
Pebble Beach Course
del Monte
Calif
Southern Hills Country Club
Tulsa
Wellshire Municipal
Denver
Colo
John B. Kelly
Professional Golfers’ Association of America
PGA
Association
George W. Blossom, Jr
Onwentsia Country Club
Lake Forest
Harold W. Pierce
Country Club
Brookline
Mass
Abilene Wins Bid For World’s Largest Coaching Clinic
The tenth annual high school coaching clinic will be held in Abilene August 3 to 8 with head instructors to be named by week’s end. Jack Sisco and Marty Karow will lead line play and backfield work, respectively, as five Texas cities competed for the event amid West Texas bid strength.
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Associated Press
Athens
Abilene
Texas High School Coaches Association Board of Directors
Jack Sisco
North Texas State Teachers College
Marty Karow
Texas A. and
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Waco
Abilene’s
South Texas
West Texas
J. D. Sandefer, Jr
Breckenridge
Hardin-Simmons University
Jack Simmons
Abilene Chamber of Commerce
Hal Sayles
Abilene Reporter-News
Houston
Austin
Lubbock
Coaches Association
Golden Bauble Of $3,500 Top Money Awaits Winner
Harry Cooper and Benny Hogan led the Los Angeles Open as Horton Smith faded on the Hillcrest course. Hogan carded 70 twice to reach 140, Cooper followed a 69 with 71 to tie for lead, Snead stood at 141 and Smith at 142 as play continued.
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Cooper
Hogan
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Harry Cooper
Benny Hogan
Horton Smith
Hillcrest Country Club
Sammy Snead
Sportometer Plenty Of Sports Here
Wartime editors urge full promotion of athletics for physical fitness morale and fundraising. Louder sports events abound with Texas Tech and Lubbock High school season openers and Golden Gloves shaping up on the South Plains.
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Collier Parris
Local Golden Gloves Opens As District Tourney Looms
South Plains district boxers prepare for the opening at Post High School gym Thursday. Weigh in by 7 pm with prelims Jan 19-21 at Tohoka High and Littlefield events. Brownfield sponsors Terry County tourney Jan 27-28 before Cotton Club/Lubbock District finals Feb 2-4. Tickets sale midweek at Lubbock drugstores and Avalanche-Journal office. Eight gold wrist watches and trophies attract strong entry interest. Quotes note Buddy Baer 2:56 weigh in.
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Terry County
Tennis Tour Sees Top Players Seek Victory in Barnstorm
New York reports the four top touring tennis stars Bobby Riggs Frank Kovacs Don Budge and Fred Perry on a five month 80 match swing across the country. Riggs leads with six wins three losses Kovacs five and three Budge four and four Perry sidelined by a recent arm injury has two matches to make up. The tour allocates profits with first place earning 36 percent and second 28 percent while organizers call the venture financially mixed.
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Associated Press
New York
Alexis Thompson
Bobby Riggs
Frank Kovacs
Don Budge
Fred Perry
Perry
South Orange
N. J
Midwest
Riggs
Kovacs
Budge
Archie Foster
Thompson
Tech Westerners Face New Mexico Foes in Lubbock Showdowns
Lubbock High and Texas Tech brace for Border Conference action as Tech hosts two New Mexico squads in a pair of 8 15 p m games. The Golden Sandies of Amarillo travel to town as District 1 A A leaders and seek to extend a perfect season. Coach Bert Huffman resumes duties as Tech coach after pneumonia.
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Tech
Red Raiders
Arizona
University of New Mexico
New Mexico Aggies
Lubbock Westerns
Amarillo Sandies
Lubbock
Lubbock High
Texas Tech
New Mexico
New Mexico University
Aggies
Sandies
Goober Keyes
Texas
Amarillo
Golden Sandies
Brownfield
Cubs
Westerners
Lubbock Lads
Border Loop
West Texas State Teachers College
Middle East
Madison Square Garden
New York
Borger
Price Memorial College
Childress High School
South Lockitt High
Vernon
Honus Wagner Signs With Pirates for Next Season
Jan 10 report confirms veteran Pirates coach Honus Wagner rejoined Pittsburgh to complete the pitching staff and prepare for the upcoming pennant race. The veteran employee is noted as Henus Jans in some OCR variants.
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Honus
Pittsburgh
Henus
Jans
Lubbock High Beats Brownfield 50 to 14 in Nonconference Tilt
Lubbock High Westerners, led by J. A. Blackwell and Max Walthall, defeated Brownfield High 50 to 14 in Lubbock. Blackwell and Walthall each scored 13 points with multiple field goals and free throws. A B team win followed 26 to 12 as the teams meet again Wednesday. Benton led Brownfield with three field goals.
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Brownfield
J. A. Blackwell
Max Walthall
Lubbock High School
Brownfield High
Lubbock
Blackwell
Walthall
Benton
Lubbock High
Nabors
Fi McCurry
Duval
Bechtel
Milner
Thorne
Brewer
Allison
Sullivan
Bunford
Stephens
Bennett
Hodges
Klasinger
Cotton Neety
Jeff Davis Panthers retain Houston Invitation title
Houston's Jeff Davis Panthers beat El Paso five 25 to 22 to win the Houston Invitation basketball championship in the Jaycee state invitation tournament finals. John Reagan of Houston won third over Lufkin 31 to 27. San Jacinto of Houston beat Sam Houston 29 to 27 after two overtimes for consolation.
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Houston
Jeff Davis
el Paso
Jeff Davis Panthers
John Reagan
Lufkin
San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Arkansas Drops SMU Cagers 36 34 in Slim Narrow Win
Arkansas Razorbacks edged SMU 36 to 34 to seize the opening Southwest Conference series. Razorbacks led by four in final minutes as SMU fouled late and missed a tying free throw before R C Pitts sealed with a foul shot.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Southern Methodist Mustangs
SMU
Johnny Sebeck
Sabin to Meet Kramer in Dixie Net Finals
Wayne Sabin from Portland Oregon will face Jack Kramer of Oakland California in the finals of the 12th annual Dixie tennis championships in Tampa Florida. Sabin defeated Francisco Segura 6 3 6 4 6 4 to reach the final while Kramer beat Gardnar Mulloy 6 4 0 6 2 6 3 in four sets.
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Tampa
Fla
Wayne Sabin
Portland
Ore
Jack Kramer
Oakland
Calif
Sabin
Francisco
Pancho) Segura
Kramer
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Cage Card Cancelled Because Of The War
Fredericksburg High School cancels its basketball schedule due to wartime tire scarcity. The program relied on private cars for transport, with no school buses available, says Superintendent S. H. Smyre.
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Fredericksburg
Supt
S. H. Smyre
Minor League Players Lost Total Over 600
Durham N C January 10 Baseballs minor leagues lost a net total of 607 players from October 1 1940 to December 30 1941 announced by President W G Gramham of the minors The total averages about two players per club About half joined the armed forces the rest left by retirement or ineligibility The period’s inactives reached 7435 reduced by reinstatement of 188 players
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Durham
N. C
W. G. Gramham
Louis to join Army after Baer win next Wednesday
Joe Louis will be inducted into the U S Army next Wednesday at Camp Upton Long Island after a final physical and will likely fight again in late March for an Army relief fundraiser Promoter Mike Jacobs has lined up potential opponents including Bob Pastor Gus Lesnevich Metio Bettina and Abe Simon The gate from last night s bout totaled 189700 55 to benefit Navy relief fund
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
New York
Navy
Joe Louis
Uncle Sam
Army
Brown Bomber
Buddy Baer
Camp Upton
Long Island
Mike Jacobs
Bob Pastor
Joe
Pastor
Lem Franklin
Cleveland
Gus Lesnevich
Lou Nova
Metio Bettina
Abe Simon
Army Draft Board
Joe Louis Barrow
Jacobs
Max Schmeling
Cauliflower Alley
Navy Relief Fund
South Plains Fives Facing Busy Week
South Plains high school basketball teams begin a busy week with roughly 50 games across conference and non conference play. District 3 A leaders Floydada Spur, Crosbyton, Matador and Paducah games highlight a packed schedule as districts push toward mid February state playoffs.
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South Plains
Texas schoolboy cage race nears five year plan
Texas schoolboy basketball enters a five year growth plan with over 10 000 players across Panhandle to Gulf regions. National supremacy forecast as R J Kidd outlines divisions Class AA A and B with state titles. District and regional deadlines run through February ahead of March Austin finals. Livingston El Paso High and Thomas Jefferson lead Class AA while El Paso High defends the title with a near perfect record.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
Texas
Painted Court
Panhandle
Gulf
Piney Woods
Plains
R. J. Kidd
Generalissimo
Austin
Johnson
Livingston
el Paso High
Thomas Jefferson
San Antonio
el Paso
Tigers
Houston
Shallowater Tourney Draws 15 Cage Teams
Fifteen teams will enter the South Plains Invitation Basketball tournament at Shallowater High School gym Jan 15 16 17. Boys have light entries from Bula New Deal Idalou Smyer Cooper and Shallowater. Girls bracket lists seven teams including Bula New Deal Idalou Smyer Cooper and Shallowater. Awards include first second third in both divisions plus ten all tournament players. Contact Coach McClung to enter.
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South Plains
Shallowater High School
T. O. McClung
Shallowater
Bula
New Deal
Idalou
Smyer
Cooper
McClung
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