Georgia Tech speeds up athletics to aid war effort
Bluff W. A. Alexander announces a broad summer program to accelerate graduation and intensify athletics at Georgia Tech. The plan includes baseball games with amateur and semi pro teams, intramural contests, calisthenics, swimming, life-saving classes, football and basketball instruction, and a softball program. The move contrasts with schools cutting sports.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Bluff W. A. Alexander
Tech
Army
Navy Ro.t.c
Alexander
Nelson Clings to Oakland Open Lead as Mangrum Ties
Byron Nelson shot 69 to hold a four stroke edge at 205 after three rounds in the Oakland Open. Lloyd Mangrum matched Nelson with 69 to reach 209, while Ben Hogan and Lawson Little were tied at 210. Final round set for today with 64 professionals and ten amateurs advancing.
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Byron Nelson
Nelson
Lloyd Mangrum
Monterrey Park
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Little Ben Hogan
Hershey
Hogan
Lawson Little
San Francisco
Sequoyah
Byron
Larry Brazil
E. J. Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Chandler Harper
Portsmouth
Man In The White House Stems Hysteria For 1942 Sports Year
United Press columnist credits Franklin D Roosevelt with calming national hysteria and saving baseball in 1942 by guiding sportsmanship and wartime morale. He cites Roosevelt’s letter as a beacon guiding athletes across golf, racing, track, and college programs amid wartime cutbacks.
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Abner Doubleday
Abner
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Stadium
Hyde Park
Missississippi Or
White House Field
Sports supplies adequate despite rubber shortages says Spalding executive
C F Robbins of A G Spalding and Brothers told AP in New York that rubber rationing threatens various athletic goods but golf and tennis balls should meet normal demand until early summer. Baseballs are reported in the clear. He noted total rubber use for athletic goods is only a small fraction of national consumption and urged fair allocation among producers.
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Associated Press
New York
C. F. Robbins
A. G. Spalding and Brothers
Pastor Sub For Injured Lou Nova In Madison Square Garden Bout
Promoter Mike Jacobs announced Bob Pastor will fight Light Heavyweight champion Gus Lesnevich at Madison Square Garden after Lou Nova withdrew with a training injury. Pastor is also set to face Lem Franklin in Cleveland on February 23. manager Jimmy Johnston said Pastor can handle both bouts. Nova suffered a coastal cartilage injury and will rest for at least three weeks.
Tourney Cancelled by Southern Women's Golf Association
Mrs. Dan Chandler announced that the Southern Women's Golf Association tournament set for May 11 to 15 at Sea Island Georgia has been cancelled.
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Dallas
Dan Chandler
Sea Island
Service Teams Are Dynamite
Norfolk naval training station invites strong athletic talent from pro and college ranks. Pitcher Bob Feller and boxers Fred Apostoli and Billy Conn may join, with Dan Hill and Don Vossberg among potential enlistees. The post basketball squad has a stellar 66–12 record last season and a 33-game win streak.
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Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
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Don Vossberg
New York Giants
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Duke
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Ed Jucker
Dick Powell
University of Cincinnati
Don Blemker
Clayton Reckenback
Purdue
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Golden Gloves Spotlight revs up in Lubbock area
The Golden Gloves program in Lubbock grows on the winter sports calendar with district tournaments at the Cotton Club February 2 to 4 and state trip prizes. Local sponsors Anderson Brothers jewelers Baker Company and Benrus watches back trophies and prizes, while Sled Allen coordinates promotions and Doc Spears leads the Tech gym training program.
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Frogs Edge Texas In Wild TCU Conference Win
In Fort Worth on January 17, TCU defeated Texas 33 to 31 for its first Southwest Conference win since 1940. The rough game drew about 1,000 fans as fouls mounted to 36 with five players fouled out.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
TCU
Hub McQuillan
University of Texas Longhorns
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Christians
Bob McHenry
Kansas
Steers
Hargis
McHenry
Max Humphries
Idaho
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Texas
Arkansas Razorbacks Beat Rice Owls 55 to 47 Road Tilt
Razorbacks won 55 to 47 over Rice, after a slower opener. Captain R C Pitts scored 22 points to lead Arkansas in Houston. Owls suffer two setbacks as they face a tough schedule to meet preseason hopes.
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Arkansas Razorbacks
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Glenn Rose
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Owls
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Razorback
Arkansas
Texas Relays to Return as Major Track Carnival in March
Austin officials announce the Texas Relays will be held March 28 at Memorial Stadium. UT coach Clyde Littlefield adds a new high school 440 yard relay event, bringing the meet to fifteen relay events with seven in the university division.
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Associated Press
Austin
University of Texas
Texas Relays
Memorial Stadium
Clyde Littlefield
Texas Tech Close On Buffs Heels In Border Cage Race
The Buffaloes of West Texas State Teachers lead the Border conference with six straight conference wins. Texas Tech Raiders hold five wins against one loss after two recent victories. Arizona State Teachers sits third after beating Tech once. Elvis Erwin leads Tech scoring with 173 points. Next week Hardin-Simmons visits and Tech plays there the following night.
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Texas Tech
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USLTA Extends Wartime Tennis Push in 1942
The United States Lawn Tennis Association announced plans for more tournaments and fewer exhibitions in 1942, with ten national events led by the Forest Hills championships on August 27. President Holcombe Ward urged sport growth for fitness as players Parker, Schroeder and Kramer were censured for excess expense payments from Jackson Heights NY Seminole Forest Hills and Spring Lake clubs.
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United States Lawn Tennis Association
Holcombe Ward
Forest Hills
Frank Parker
Fred Schroeder
Jack Kramer
Jackson Heights
Seminole
Spring Lake
N. J
Jubilee Cage Games Loom At Plains High School
Plains high school hosts a double header cage bill to mark basketball’s golden jubilee. Seagraves meets Plains in the first non conference tilt and House of David faces Plains Independents in the second. Admission is 38 and 22 cents per Shelby Jobes.
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