Award of Merit Medal for Navy officer Dowell at escort carrier ceremony
Ivy announces the Award of Merit to Lt Gwyn C Dowell USNR for meritorious service as an escort carrier officer in the Southwest Pacific. Dowell, Texas Tech football star and later athletics administrator, served from 1939 to his Navy duty, with family in Lubbock, Texas.
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Shallowater Defeats Lubbock Sandletters In Pitching Duel
The Shallowater High School nine defeated Lubbock Sandletters 4 to 1 in a South Plains league game. Dean Galey bested Mickey McCollum, allowing two hits for seven innings while McCollum yielded three hits as Shallowater claimed the win.
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Demaret Leads In PGA Tourney
SAN ANTONIO May 16 Sailor Jimmy Demaret of Corpus Christi Naval Air Station and a former national linksman led the Texas PGA Championship after the first round at Fort Sam Houston with 70. Four strokes back were Sammy Schneider Raymond Gafford Milton Demaret Tod Menefee Todd Houck and Lefty Stackhouse. Over seas vets and convalescents posted scores with Pfc Rowe H Hart an 81 and Sgt C Hall and Sgt R J Labrie 94 and 99 respectively.
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Fort Worth
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Houston
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Cliff Dean Prepares for San Antonio Track Trials
Lubbock High pole vault champion Cliff Dean leaves today for San Antonio to enter the state AAU track and field tryouts Saturday. A strong showing could lead to the National AAU meet in New York. Dean has cleared 12 feet six inches at the state meet, two feet above Southwest conference winning height. Burl Gene Moore, last year’s 440 yard dash star, advanced to the New York meet and earned All-American honors from Look magazine.
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Baseball plans for American youth by Chandler
Baseball Commissioner A B Happy Chandler proposes a nationwide program to supply sandlots with balls bats and gloves funded by diverting baseball funds. He envisions cooperation with the American Legion YMCA and other groups and may use surplus Army gear postwar. He wants to keep the game clean and ban gambling by players.
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Boxing title bid for Eddie Bertolino in Galveston
Galveston crowd will see Eddie Bertolino, popular lightweight contender, meet Proctor Heinold of Oklahoma City for the Texas state lightweight crown in a ten round bout. Also noted, Mark Christman of the St. Louis Browns drove in 63 runs last season, his best in 11 years in organized baseball.
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Dodgers extend win streak with 3 to 1 victory over Pirates
Brooklyn Dodgers continue with their eleventh straight win, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 3 to 1 as Hal Gregg earns his fifth win. Dodgers rally in the fourth and fifth on Olmo, Hart, Basinski and Stanky, with Galan hitting a triple in the seventh to seal the score.
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Homer Norton To Be Operated On Friday
Homer Norton athletic director and football coach of Texas A and M. college will enter a Dallas hospital for a major operation delaying a planned May 25 trip to Europe to lecture on athletics. Norton called it the biggest disappointment of his life but said the operation is not serious and he hopes to receive visitors after the first days.
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Cooper quits Cardinals amid salary dispute in May 1948
Boston May 16 Mort Cooper left the St. Louis Cardinals over a salary dispute with club president Sam Breadon. Manager Billy Southworth said Cooper planned a trip to New York to join his wife, then return as the team prepared for a doubleheader against the Braves. Cooper had demanded 15 000 dollars while Walker Cooper had joined the Navy. Breadon had offered 13 500, and Cooper briefly returned after conference with Breadon.
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Everett dies of wounds in Europe fighting
Johnny B. Everett son of Mrs Gracie Everett of Seminole died of wounds suffered in European combat. He was a star fullback on the 1943 Seminole High School regional championship team, known for offense and defense. The Indians won bi district honors against Levelland and regional finals versus Wink.
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Quies Es Wins Baltimore Handicap at Pimlico
Morris Wexler’s seven year old gelding Quies Es staged a long neck victory by a length and a quarter over Jimmie in the $5,000 Baltimore spring handicap inaugural feature. The National Association of Basketball Coaches says away games from college campuses have generally aided basketball improvement.
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