Texas Golden Gloves to Kick Off State Meet in Fort Worth
Postwar Golden Gloves activity in Texas opens this week with large entry lists as 18 district centers send champions to Fort Worth for the 1946 state tournament February 13 to 18. Elimination rounds run across Amarillo San Antonio Houston Lubbock Dallas and other cities with Camp Swift finals February 4 and Fort Worth events spanning January 31 through February 4.
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Slow Start Seen For Lubbock Glove Entry Tournament
Morley Jennings, tournament director, says entries are slow for the Texas 3A boxing event held at Texas Tech gym. Amarillo’s Petersburg High School and likely Tahoka boxers plan to enter. blanks must be returned soon to set bouts and divisions, with both championship and high school brackets.
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Troubles For Giant Centers Revealed By New Mexico Miner
SOCORRO New Mexico January 19 UP Elmore Morgenthaler 7 feet 1 inch center for the New Mexico School of Mines leads the state in scoring with 223 points in 13 games averaging 17.2 per game He describes sleeping on road trips by joining two beds and sleeping across them He scored 29 against the Lagunas of Mexico and plans three more years of basketball before entering the oil business Morgenthaler born in Amarillo Texas attended Hobbs New Mexico High School and worked for the Santa Fe railroad during the war He is also the tallest eater on the Mines team and hopes to tire out opponents as he boosts his team’s fortunes.
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New Faces Feature On Wrestling Show At Lubbock Arena
Promoter Pete Hallas announces a weekly grunt and groan event at the Lubbock Horse and Mule arena Wednesday night. Main event veterans Gorilla Poggi and Ted Torres meet in a two out of three falls with a 90 minute limit, while Red Divar vs Diezo starts the card in a two out of three fall semifinal with a 45 minute limit. Campus faces Felix in the opening prelim in a one fall 30 minute bout.
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Ball Sweepstakes At Country Club Carded
An 18 hole ball sweepstakes at Lubbock Country Club will be played Saturday and Sunday. Herb Schroeder announced it as an 18 hole medal with handicap to three divisions Class A up to eight Class B 9 to 14 and Class C 15 and over. Prizes will be balls with a small entry fee.
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Amarillo Honors District All Stars Parade Leaders
Amarillo plans a parade to honor District 1-AA all district first and second team selections. The new paper announced the picks after votes from coaches and sports writers district wide. Notables include George Brewer and Charles Presley from Lubbock, with E. J. Lowrey leading the athletic department in the parade.
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Robertson Idalou Cup Tourney Honors
In Idalou on January 19 the five Robertson boys won the finals 3 to 23 while Roosevelt girls claimed the consolation crown and Robertson boys took the title after beating rival teams. Roosevelt defeated Abernathy girls 21 to 19 in a thriller and Abernathy B struggled. Lubbock boys club entrants claimed trophies as Juniors edged Idalou Juniors and Lubbock Midgets rolled to a 24 to 5 victory.
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Seminole Narrowly Tops Denver City In Thrilling Tilt
Seminole erased an 8 0 first quarter deficit to beat Denver City 25 to 24 in the feature game. Patton scored ten to lead Seminole while Santa had eight for the Mustangs. The Seminole B team won the opener 33 to 5.
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Yankees second baseman Stirnweiss wins Mercer Award
George Stirnweiss of the New York Yankees, who led the American League in batting and stolen bases last season, was named the Sid Mercer Memorial Award winner as the city’s player of the year by the New York Baseball Writers Association chapter.
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McAllen High Coach Resigns. Stewart Offered Post
McAllen High School head coach How ard Gaddy resigns. Mace Stewart, former coach, has been offered the job. Superintendent John H. Gregory announced the change.
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Texas League plans and wartime changes discussed
TheTexas League replays its playoff structure postwar idle period, debating a new pennant format and fan friendly terms. Wartime suspensions, attendance records, and leadership comments from league officials outline aims to restore normalcy while considering a two team or top four club playoff and the President’s Cup concept.
James Tatum Named Oklahoma Coach
James Tatum, 32, named head football coach at the University of Oklahoma, succeeding Dewey Luster who left due to ill health. Tatum, previously at Jacksonville NAS, signs a three year deal on a sliding scale of 5000 to 10000 dollars, and will choose two more assistants. President Cross said present staff may stay on temporarily at current salaries until other arrangements are made.
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Darkhorse Wins Hibiscus Stakes at Hialeah
Darkhorse Pellicle, a Kentucky Derby prospect trained by Hal Price Headley and ridden by Eddie Aboaro, won the $10,000 Hibiscus Stakes at Hialeah. He led a 13 horse field, finishing 1 1/2 lengths clear in a 1:11 flat mile.
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Eddie Aboaro
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Penna Keeps Open Lead In Richmond Open After Third Round
Toney Penna Dayton stylist held a two stroke edge over Jimmy Hines at 207 after three rounds in the Richmond Open golf tournament ten thousand in victory bonds at stake. Ferrier Day and Mark Fry tied for third at 211 with others close behind as many big names faltered ahead of the final 72 holes.
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Ponca City
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Ed Oliver
Taunton
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Denny Shute
Akron
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Jim Demaret
Houston
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Sam Byrd
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Sanford
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Tigers flooded with requests for 1946 working agreements
Detroit General Manager George Trautman said the world champion Tigers have eight minor league clubs already signed for working agreements to supply players for 1946. He hinted more alignments may be made before the season, naming Dallas of the Tex- league among those involved.
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Meadow and New Home Take Cup Tourney Titles
Meadow boys edged Frenship 19 to 14 in the final as Barnes led with nine points. New Home girls defeated Ropes 22 to 16 in the final with Tabor scoring six for the champions. Sundown beat Ropes 24 to 19 in the boys consolation final. Stevenson led Meadow girls in consolation and finals, scoring ten in the decisive 17 to 9 victory.
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Masonic Home Returns to Class A Football District
Fort Worth January 19. The Masonic Home High School Mighty Mites, once mighty Texas football for 26 high school pupils, are back in Class A. The school was voted into district 14 A alongside Lake Worth Keller Grapevine Birdville Diamond Hill and Handley by district officials.
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Athens High Dropped to District 18 A Football Next Season
Athens Texas high school will compete in District 18 A next season after leaving Class AA. The district includes Kaufman Terrell Edgewood Mineola Grand Saline Van Zandt and Wills Point.
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Baylor Defeats Rice 43 to 35 in Houston
Baylor Bears upset Rice Owls 43 to 35 in Houston to snap Rice’s string of wins over Baylor and stay unbeaten in the Southwest Conference. Jackie Robinson led Baylor with 12 points as Bill Hailey and Bill Johnson contributed strong defense and scoring. Don Scharlach led Rice with 16 points before an injury to Rice center Bill Tom.
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New Deal and Cooper Cup Post Tournament Concludes
New Deal boys captured the title with a 35 to 14 win over Post, while Cooper won the girls final 24 to 23. Wyatt led New Deal with 16 points, Wilkie of Cooper had 16 in a fierce girls final, and Jayton claimed the boys consolation 19-14.
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Levelland Lobos Dominate Olton Meet Championship
Levelland Lobos crushed Hart 68 to 22 to capture the Olton High School Invitational title in Olton. They also routed Susan B. Anthony’s squad 78 to 28 in the opening game, with Joe Garrison of Levelland named scoring leader.
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Cowhands Play Here Tuesday Wednesday at Westerner Gym
Lubbock Cowhand cagers have home games Tuesday and Wednesday night at Westerner gym. Howard Price leads the Black team against Anton Tuesday at 7. George Philbrick guides the Gold against Cooper B on Wednesday, with Cowboys Red vs Cooper Juniors. Cowboys Blue from Junior High also plays Wednesday at Frenship.
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Galla Damion Wins San Felipe Stakes In Slot
J Sebastian's Galla Damion dominated a strong three year old field to win the $25,000 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita by three lengths. The favorite clocked 1 01 5 for six furlongs, just two fifths of a second off the track record.
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Kerr And Hartley Lead Tech Cagers In Scoring Race
Odessa’s Jay Kerr leads Texas Tech scoring with 103 points in the first semester, just ahead of Gene Hartley from Hugoton with 102. Jiggs Jackson of Monument, New Mexico, holds third with 90. Multiple teammates contribute to Tech’s 513-point total as the team eyes February games and a 5-5 record.
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Duba
John Thompson
Lubock
Lamesa Cagers Host Midland Five In Local Doppelheader
Lamesa Golden Tornadoes set to host Midland Bull Dogs in a 7:15 pm basketball doubleheader at Lamesa High. Coach Choc Sanders aims to schedule more games before the district tournament in Abilene next month. Orville Neiman, the lone returning letterman, has missed recent contests due to illness.
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Various College and High School Scores Across United States
A compilation of basketball results with numerous schools and teams. Notable scores include Fort Bills 8 at Nardin-Simmoens 86 and Arizona State Flagstaff 48 over New Mexico A and M 38, plus numerous matchups across Oklahoma, Texas, Michigan, Ohio, and beyond. The list covers university, college, and high school programs with inconsistent formatting.
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State Cagers Staff Conference Warfare
More than 10 000 youngsters trek maples as Texas schoolboy basketball moves toward elimination rounds. Over 1000 teams compete for Class AA A and B state titles. Districts end by Feb 23 and regionals by March 2 with eight teams per class advancing to Austin March 7. Prairie Lea eyes a repeat in Class B. Sidney Lanier and Thomas Jefferson are top contenders in their classes. other noted schools include Paschal Reagan Lufkin Goose Creek Pampa El Paso High Waco Brownwood Abilene.
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Houston
Lufkin
Goose Creek
Pampa
el Paso High
Waco
Brownwood
Abilene
Longhorns Rally To Beat Frogs 57-42 In Austin
In a Southwest Conference basketball game at Gregory Gym Texas defeated Texas Christian University 57-42. Roy Cox led with 19 points as Al Madsen sparked a Texas surge that built a 31-17 halftime edge and kept the Frogs at bay.
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Denver City to Host Three-Way 5-A District Playoffs
District 5-A basketball teams split into West and East groups with semifinals in Denver City on February 8 and 9 and in Post during the same week. The top two from each side advance to finals, with the four remaining teams meeting a week later at an unnamed site for the district title.
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Ponte Vecchio: Florence’s famed bridge among world’s most famous
The Ponte Vecchio in Florence stands as one of the world’s most renowned bridges, celebrated for its historic arches and architectural prominence. Its skyline defining presence draws visitors and scholars alike to Italy’s Renaissance city.
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