Westerner Exes to clash with Westerners on Chapman field
The Lubbock Westerner Exes meet the Westerner squad in a 1945 spring game at Chapman field. Coach Curtis Barrett and Dixie White prep starting lineups as veterans Moyers, Davis, Wall and Foster anchor the Exes line with heavy reserves and a healthy crowd expected for a 4 30 kickoff.
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Lubbock Westerners
Chapman Field
Thay
Curtis Barrett
Westeerner
Johnny Davis
Johnny Johnny Trout
Uncle Sam
Stoney Wall
Stumpy Hamilton
St. Joe Holmes
Dixie White
Westerners
White
Ward Wall
Gerald Davis
O. C. Foster
Robert Collier
Lewis Hawkins
Dickidt
Ike Mcdewell
Davis
Wall
Kemper McGowan
Paul Waters
Foster
Pressley Named As Grid Captain
Charles Pressley, a hard driving fullback and leader of the Westerner line, was named captain of the 1945 Lubbock Westerners by Coach Dixie White. He missed one game last season but led in play, with spring practice showing leadership as he moved to the backfield, creating a reshaped lineup.
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Noel Sikes
Don Austin
Sikes
John Paul Jones
George Brewer
Charles Pressley
Westerners
Joe Wofford
Arthur Rampy
Gene James
Orlando Moyers
Orlando
R. W. Moyers
R .W
Barrett
Moyers
Billy Bob Harris
Angelo Bobcats
Charles Funk
Ben Womack
Johnny
Pearson
Harless
Borger
Lubbock Westerners
Dixie White
Pressley
San Angelo Bobcats
White
Cotton Bowl Leaders Elect Jordan Ownby President
The Cotton Bowl Athletic Association board elected Jordan C. Ownby of Dallas as president to fill the unexpired term of J. R. Parten of Houston. A new ten year contract with the State Fair association sets rent at 15 percent of gross up to 75000 and five percent thereafter. A meeting with Southwest Conference faculty will discuss profit sharing for non participants. Pre game ceremonies begin at 1 pm as 2500 to 3000 Lubbock students start Play Day activities featuring folk dancing rope skipping track volleyball and softball.
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Dallas
Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
Jordan C. Ownby
J. R. Parten
Houston
State Fair Association
Southwest Conference
Patten
University of Texas
Ownby
John Kennedy
Lubbock
Browns Romp To Win Over Sens
The St. Louis Browns defeated the Washington Senators 10 to 2 in St. Louis. Vernon Stephens hit his fourth homer of the season as Jack Kramer allowed only five hits over six innings. Pieretti and Roche shared pitching duties for Washington, while Browns fielded 15 hits in the contest played in frigid mid May weather.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Washington
Vernon Stephens
Senators
Jack Kramer
Brownie
S. Washington
Louis
Pieretti
Roche
Guerra
Kramer
Hayworth
Rrors
Torres
Mye Schulte
McQuinn
Kubel
Martin
Gutteridge
Kreevich
Stephens
Standings update from baseball leagues
International League Montreal defeated Syracuse 4 to 1 while other games were rained out. Southern Association Atlanta beat Memphis 7 to 1 and Mobile won 7 to 5 over Nashville. New Orleans routed Birmingham 32 to 7. Little Rock at Chattanooga postponed by rain. American Association games all postponed.
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International League
Montreal
Syracuse
American Association
Southern Association
Atlanta
Memphis
Mobile
Nashville
New Orleans
Birmingham
Little Rock
Chattanooga
St Louis
Washington
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Wenn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
Beaults
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Stemmer and Rosen Convicted in Brooklyn College Bribe Case
In New York on May 10, Harvey Stemmer and Henry Rosen were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the public by bribing five Brooklyn College players to throw a game against Akron University last January. Judge Louis Goldstein sentenced Stemmer to one year in prison and a $500 fine, while Rosen’s sentence was postponed for background review after a clemency recommendation by the Kings County court jury.
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New York
Brooklyn
Harvey Stemmer
Henry Rosen
Louis Goldstein
Stemmer
Rosen
Kings County
Goldstein
Akron
Ohio) University
Texas Leads Southwest Conference Golf After 36 Holes
The University of Texas tops the SWC golf standings with a 668 team total after 36 holes. Carl Rice leads Texas with 165 and four Longhorns fill the top scores as Texas A and M trails by 25 strokes. The tournament opens the SWC meet with track prelims and golf finals pending, while tennis also gets underway.
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Dallas
University of Texas
Carl Rice
Longhorns
Texas A
Rice
Texas
Allen Humphrey
Joe Ruby
Sterling Browning
Texas A. and
Mack Stewart
Jerry Fesperman
Walter Juliff
Johnny Henry
Southwest Conference
Ken Crawford
Southern Methodist
Jake Setser
Baylor
Bill Sayres
M. D. Oates
Franklin McCarter
Jack Blanton
Roger Mills
Charles Ottinger
Seasons Get Mixed New Orleans Scores May 6 8 9
The column reports football season mixups with baseball style scores from May 6 New Orleans 32 Nashville 0 and May 8 Baltimore 25 Buffalo 3, followed by May 9 Wilmington Del 33 Hagerstown Md 13. It asks who’s next.
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New Orleans
Nashville
Baltimore
Buffalo
Wilmington
Del
Hagerstown
Tilden Plays War Loan Exhibitions Across NY Base Tour
Tennis great Bill Tilden, calling himself a 52 year old fossil, hosts a seventh war loan exhibition in Fern dale New York with partner Vinnie Richards from 27 years ago. He then starts a tour of 35 Army and Navy bases.
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Tilden
Ferndale
N. Y
Bill Tilden
Vinnie Richards
Tennis Stars Cleared By Usta In Expense Probe
Bill Talbert and Francisco Pancho Segura ranked No 2 and No 3 were cleared by the USTA of charges they were paid excessive expense monies. President Holcombe Ward announced the decision today.
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New York
Bill Talbert
Francisco
Pancho) Segura
U. S. Lawn Tennis Association
Holcombe Ward
Convoy Plan Holds NY After VE Day
Despite the end of the war in Europe there is no change in the convoy system for sending supplies abroad, according to Navy and shipping officials.
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New York
Europe
Boys Club Fights In Semi Finals Tonight
The Lubbock Boys Club advances to the semi finals of the club championship fights at the club gym with ten bouts on tonight’s card. The tournament runs four weeks, with finalists to be named after tonight and finals set for next Friday. Bo Sexton referees. Kiwanis judges slated. pairings not announced.
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Lubbock Boys Club
Bo Sexton
Kiwanis Club
Maryland Tracks Plan 11 Day Pimlico Spring Meet
The Maryland Racing Commission approved an 11 day joint spring meeting to be held at Pimlico by Maryland’s four major tracks beginning next Wednesday.
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Baltimore
Maryland Racing Commission
Pimlico
Maryland
Longhorns Edge SMU 5 4 In Southwest Clash
In Austin on May 10 the Texas Longhorns defeated SMU 5 to 4. Smu batters Wayne Shaw and Harry Teal fueled the rally with four and four hits respectively, while Johnny Miles drove in two runs. Texas pitcher Dave Philley notched the victory as Skelton Napier took the loss.
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Austin
Bert Batts
Skelton Napier
Texas Longhorns
SMU Mustangs
Mustangs
Texas
Wayne Shaw
SMU
Harry Teal
Shaw
Teal
Johnny Miles
Dave Philley
Napier
Derby Date To Be Announced In Louisville
Col. Matt Winn of Churchill Downs said the date for the 71st Kentucky Derby will be announced in Louisville this Saturday. The event marks the Derby at Churchill Downs in Kentucky with expectations of a formal schedule release.
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Chicago
Louisville
Matt Winn
Churchill Downs
Rice Owls Stay In Race Beat Aggies
Rice Institute defeated Texas Aggies 6 to 3 in eight innings to sweep their two game series. A wild seventh inning produced four runs off one hit for Rice as coach Jess Neely’s team kept an outside chance at catching Texas in the upcoming Austin games on May 25 and 28. Ken Carley started, wildness plagued him, Van Dusen finished with four hits allowed and two runs.
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Houston
Rice Institute
Texas Aggies
Jess Neely
Texas Longhorns
Austin
Rice
Jim Kucera
Ken Carley
Owls
Wildness
van Dusen
Aggies
College Station
Barrow Celebrates Birthday as Yankees Director
New York Yankees board chairman Edward G. Barrow marked his birthday in New Rochelle by attempting to blow out 77 candles on his cake. Barrow has served with the club since the fall of 1920.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Edward G. Barrow
New York Yankees
Barrow
Yankees
Arlington Invitation golf meet opens with 100 entries
Arlington May 10. Qualifying rounds start tomorrow in the Arlington Invitation golf tournament with about 100 entries. Match play, 18 holes, is set for Saturday and Sunday. Contenders come from Houston Fort Worth Dallas Austin Grand Prairie and Arlington. A barbecue supper is planned tomorrow night at Meadowbrook Golf Course at 7:30.
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Arlington
Houston
Fort Worth
Dallas
Austin
Grand Prairie
Meadowbrook
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