New Mexico Tops Texas Tech 56 44 in New Mexico Arena
New Mexico Lobos upset Texas Tech Red Raiders 56 to 44 at Texas Tech gym. Don Grove led with 18 points, Kay Hafen added 15, Charles Underwood 14 as the Lobos built a 32 23 halftime edge and held on in the second half. South Plains Army Air Field beat Texas Drug 34 27 in the curtain raiser.
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Texas Tech
Red
Red Raiders
Lobos
Navy
Grove
Hubert Bechtel
Red Raider
Kay Hafen
Lobo
South Plains Army Air Field
Texas Drug
South Plains Five
Kline
Wilkinson
Tech Fe
New Mex
Ragland
Baham
Hafen
Cooper
Boteler
Wallis
Robinson
Smith
Cocolinsaki
Hoskins
Underwood
Miler
Johnson
Blackwell
OjImroden
Grissom
Gillespia
Bechtel
Kilian
New Mexico
LAAF Cagers Rally past Tech Engineers 54 to 50 in tight win
Lubbock Army Air Field edged Texas Tech Army Engineers 54 to 50 at home. Reece and Elrod tied for team scoring honors with 15 points each, while Bailey and Kaiser added 14 and 12 respectively as the LAAF defense held a late lead to seal the victory. Norman Volz directed plays and Kaiser sparked the Engineers' rally before LAAF stretched the margin late. Halftime stood 23-22 with LAAF ahead.
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Lubbock Army Air Field Cage
LAAF
Texas Tech Army Engineers
Reece
Elrod
Bailey
Southern California
Engineers
Reinecke
Kaiser
Norman Volz
Gineera
Laafmen
West Base
Lubbock Army Air Field
Sellers
GiReinecke
Christensen
Symphony Wrestling Sells Bonds and Sways Crowd
Ellis Bashara, pro wrestler and OU graduate, conducts the Houston Symphony in a wild event billed as the world’s first wrestling symphony concert. About 5,000 fans attend with war bonds purchases totaling $7,135,000 as Bashara fights Levin to a draw then leads the orchestra through Jealousy Tango and Chopin's Funeral March before a chaotic finale.
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Houston
Ellis Bashara
University of Oklahoma
Bashara
Dave Levin
Ernest Hoffman
Houston Symphony
Chopin
Levin
Hoffman
Wage Relief Sought For American Umpires
Chicago January 22 U P Wil Harridge president of the American league said the circuit s attorneys seek War Labor Board permission to exempt umpires from the maximum minimum wage freeze he imposed to organize baseball. He cited injustices as salary increases could not be given due to classification changes and the WLB ruling that froze individual umpire pay for the duration.
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American Umps
Chicago
U.P
Will Harridge
American League
War Labor Board
Harridge
WLB
Indiana Cagers Set 131 Point High School Record
In Yankee town Indiana the Yankeetown Folsomville high school team defeated Folgemville 131 to limited opponents. The Yanks hit 65 field goals and one free throw on Folgemville’s only foul, setting a new season scoring record.
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Yankeetown
Ind
Folsomville
Yanks
Folgemville
Seivin Tind Preps
Shaughnessy Predicts Minor League Baseball Through 1944
New York January 22 The International League president Frank Shaughnessy expressed optimism that minor league baseball would last through the 1944 season He said the league is ready to play the year and that many independent clubs are signing players He noted many discharged veterans with prior baseball experience would see service this season.
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New York
U.P
Frank Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy
International League
Armed Services
Cotton Center and Anton Capture Cage Titles
The Cotton Center girls and the Anton boys won titles at the Abernathy invitation tournament. Cotton Center edged New Deal 17 to 15 after two overtimes to settle a close final. Anton defeated Abernathy 24 to 18 in a fast rough final for the boys title.
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Cotton Center
Anton
Abernathy
New Deal Girls
Westerners aim to clinch Dixie Series with Bulldogs
The Dixie Series 1-AA basketball clash resumes as Lubbock Westerners visit Plainview Bulldogs for game three and the fourth game set for Friday in Lubbock. Key players Marion Manderson Bill Cope R W Moyer Homer Lawson and Burl Gene Moore drive the Westerner offense while Plainview must sweep three straight to claim the south half title.
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Lubbock Westerners
Plainview Bulldogs
Lubbock
Westerners
Bulldogs
Plainview
Manderson
Bill Cope
Cope
R. W. Moyer
Homer Lawson
Burl
Gene Moore
Moore
Arkansas Razorbacks rout SMU to sweep series
Arkansas defeated Southern Methodist 74 to 49 in Fayetteville to complete the two game sweep. The Razorbacks fell four points short of a Southwest Conference season scoring record as SMU stalled late, while Texas holds the new mark at 77.
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Fayettevelle
Ark
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Southern Methodist
Mustangs
Parkers
Texas
SMU
Halsey
GRID
William F. Halsey
South Pacific Area
Washington
Casimir Myslinski
West Point
Knute Bodine
Marine Pfo
Angelo Bertelli
Notre Dame
Walter Camp
Ensign Dick Todd
Town Seahawks
Bob Smith
Sportsman Buck Dies After 40 Years at Turf and Field Club
Henry Augustus Buck aged 79 longtime secretary of the Turf and Field club for four decades and official of the United Hunts Racing Association until 1935 died last night in Miami Florida. Luke Appling used 36 bats to win the American League batting crown.
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Miami
Fla
Henry Augustus Buck
The
Turf and Field Club
United Hunts Racing Asnonciation
Luke Appling
Senator Boss Proposes Curb on Major League Farm Teams
United Press reports Senator Boss outlines a plan to limit farm systems in peacetime baseball. Clark Griffith, Washington Senator figure and AL committee member, would restrict major clubs to three minor league affiliates in upper levels across leagues, with no farm ties below that. The proposal aims to curb wealth dominance and keep talent development competitive.
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Jack Cuddy
United Press
New York
lPiexy Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Yankee
Roosevelt Hotel
Griffith
St. Louis Cardinals
Griffiths
New York Yankees
Newark
Kansas City
The
International
Has
Yankees
Cardinal
South Plains Soldiers Eye District Golden Gloves Title Hopes
SPAAF boxers at Texas Tech gym in Lubbock prep for the District Golden Gloves tourney February 3 to 5. Bob Rings coaches top prospects including Ardus Ward Pfe Multon Papps Sgt Jack Dugan and Clyde Jones with two middleweights and several hopefuls aiming for titles and a strong showing.
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South Plains Army Air Field
Texas Tech
Bob Rings
SPAAF
Rings
Spaaf Post Recreation Hall
Pfc
Ardus Ward
Malta
Idaho
Intermountain Aau
Salt Lake City
Utah
Raft River High School
Idaho State Normal
Pfe
Multon Papps
New York City
New York
Sgt
Jack Dugan
Bristol
Penn
Dugan
Philadelphia
Clyde Jones
Perryton
Texas
Jones
TAAF
Abilene
Air Service Southwestern
Perryton High School
McMurry College
Texas A. and M
Kenneth Young
Jersey City
New Jersey
Ernie McGarrity
Dyersburg
Tenn
Allround
Tennessee University
Tech
Army
Nothing But The Best Says Denison Gridders
Denison High School plans to play only top teams next season. The Yellow Jackets will face defending state champions San Angelo Bobcats in San Angelo on Sept. 29. Denison aims to add a strong home date and seeks an additional standout eleven. Coach Nathan B. Eubank says SPAAF players are ready for warm up matches at the SPAAF post recreation hall if arranged locally.
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Denison
Texas
Denison High School
Yellow Jackets
San Angelo Bobcats
San Angelo
Nathan B. Eubank
SPAAF
Tech To Start Cage Loop Play In Lubbock
Texas Tech Red Raiders enter league play in the Lubbock Basketball League with two games this week. They face Lubbock Army Air Field Tuesday at SAAF and South Plains Army Air Field Thursday, as SPAAF pursues a top spot after a 41 to 27 win last year.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Red Raiders
Army Air Field
Lubbock Army Air Field
Saaf
South Plains
South Plains Army Air Field
McCloud
Kline
Ewards and Company
Winged Commandos
Polk Robison
SPAAF
Raiders
Collegians
South Plains Aaf
Robison
Texas Tech Army Engineers
District Girls Tournament Discussed at Hilton Meeting
A proposed 18 county district girls basketball tournament to reach state competition will be debated next Saturday at 1 30 p m on the mezzanine floor of the Hilton hotel. G L Detrixhe Sundown athletic coach and district chairman announced the plan and anticipated bracket draws and official selections. Sundown will also sponsor an invitation tournament February 4 and 5 with twenty invitations sent and awards planned.
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Hilton Hotel
G. L. Detrixhe
Sundown
Detrixhe
Budge Arrives in New York For War Bond Match
Lt. Budge of the Army Air Corps arrives in New York to prepare for a war bond exhibition against Coast Guardsman Jack Kramer. The event at the Seventh Regiment Armory on January 28 features Alice Marble and others in the 1944 war loan drive with admission by war bonds. Eighteen letter men, including nine starters from 1943, are expected to return.
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Budge
New York
Don Budge
Army Airr Corps
Coast
Longhorn Cagers Race to Fourth Conference Win
Texas led by Jeff Kemp with 23 points and Joe Crowley 16 as the top scorers in a 44 to 32 victory over TCU. Chronister kept the Frogs within reach with six threes while Al Martin fouled out for Texas. It was Texas’ fourth straight conference win with Kemp, Crowley, and Summers leading the charge.
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Austin
Jeff Kemp
Joe Crowley
Texas Longhorns
Horned Frogs
Kemp
Crowley
Joe Wick
Wick
Texas
Zeke Chronister
TCU
Chronister
Frogs
al Martin
Doug Stewart
Bob Summers
Johnson
Cox
Summers
Allen
Helm
QA. Martin
McFarland
Stewart
Smith
Bond
Riegers
Vaughn
Texans
Rice Owls Triumph Over Aggies 63 33 in College Station
Rice Owls dominate Texas A&M 63 to 33 led by Bill Henry with 27 points. Don Luman Rusty Darling each add eight as Rice builds a 24 11 halftime lead and never lets the Aggies recover. Aggies use 14 players, foul trouble limits scoring, while Rice’s defense constrains close shots.
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College Station
Bill Henry
Rice Owls
Texas Aggies
Rice
Aggies
Max Mohnke
Owls
Don Luman
Rusty Darling
Henry
Jag Thomas
Thomas
Tatlas
Galloway
I Elas
Suman
Burditt
Hilton
Ballito
Henrs
Stewart
Sparks
Odeere
Daring
C. Wright
Noonan
Roach
Moncrief. cc
Mackenzie
Smonhake
Weinbaum
King
Eilenberg
Hallmark
Junior High Cagers Begin Work Under Two Coaches
In Lubbock two junior high basketball teams named the Blacks and Whites start workouts Monday under coaches Barrett and Russell Wimberley. Athletic director E. J. Lowrey plans to schedule games with similarly sized teams and seeks opponents for the Lubbock Cowhands.
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Lubbock
Russell Wimberley
Barrett
Wimberley
E. J. “Pinkey
Lowrey
Coaches See Themselves In New Light In Sport Movie
Northwestern coach Arthur Lonborg stars in a Chicago Stadium promotional film that features coaches from the Midwest as he overacts for laughs. Lt Paul Hinkle of Great Lakes, Ed Krause of Notre Dame, Ray Meyer of DePaul, Bud Foster, and Harry Good are named for their on screen quirks. The piece, praised as a harsh comedic look at coaches, may vie for an Oscar.
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Bob Meyer
United Press
Chicago
Arthur Dutch
Lonborg
Northwestern
Sportland
Lon Borg
Midwest
Jrust
lLonborg
Hollywood
Donald Duck
Lt Paul
Tony” Hinkle
Lakes
Hinkle
Moose
Krause
Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Ray Meyer
DePaul
Bud Foster
Wisconsin
Harry Good
Indiana
Favored Teams From Meadow Ropes Take Titles In Cage Meet
Meadow girls and Ropes boys won the Ropes High School invitation basketball tournament crowns. Meadow girls beat Ropes 35 to 16 as Jean Finley scored 16 for Meadow. Truett Barnard led Ropes boys with 32 points in a 54 to 18 final win over Whiteface.
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Ropes
Meadow Girls
Meadowgirls
Jean Finley
Finley
Shirley
Truett Barnerd
Whiteface
Barnard
Hoka
Slaton
Meadow
Meadow Boys
Jones
Price
Barnes
Union
Hudgens
Hanna
Medics Maintain Unbeaten Pace in SPAAF League Action
The undefeated Medics stretch to five straight wins in the South Plains Army Air Field squadron league. With four games on Tuesday and Thursday nights, top rivals 848th and 456th colored squadron contend for third as Squadron One and 370th face key matchups. Lieutenant Robert H. Boyd Jr. and Sgt. William J. Besson pace scoring, while 848th defeats Student Detachment 23 to 17 and the 370th 21 to 20 over Squadron II.
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South Plains Army Air Field Squadron
Sevral
995Th
SPAAF
Robert H. Boyd, Jr
Lieut
Boyd
William J. Besson
Browns mail 33 spring contracts for Cape Girardeau start
St Louis Browns Vice President William O DeWitt announced 33 players will receive contracts as the club plans to open spring training at Cape Girardeau Missouri on March 10.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Browns
William O. DeWitt
Cape Girardeau
Unclear sports scores and venue names from mixed OCR
Fragmented list of scores and institutions includes Drake vs Cieorgia, Marquette, Depaul, Washington, Oregon, Loyola, Norfolk Naval, Purdue, Michigan, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Southwestern, and other military posts. Readable entities are inconsistent and several items are garbled.
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P Dubuque
Drake
Cieorgia
Cieorga
Marquette
Depaul
Notre Dame
Wooster
Geneva
Southwestern
Sheppard Field
Apnetes
Altus Aaf
Bayles
Wtac
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Innes
Keller
Senator Boss
Lubbock Avalanghe-Journal
Lubbock, Tex
Milton Papps
Golden Gloves
Texas Tech College
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Jackets
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Spaaf Squad
Medica
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