Grid Leagues Vie Over 1947 Football Affiliate Plans
Chicago May 21 The All-America conference and the National league clash over converting American association baseball grounds into a minor grid league. Hamey says offers still open as Crowley calls meeting a success. Halas hints NL affiliate idea with eight cities and Giants seek a Minneapolis farm club venue.
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Seven Frosh Letters Awarded At Tech
The Texas Tech athletic board announced seven freshman basketball numerals to Red Raider frosh. Recipients: Don Dollar Dumas Tom Levay Pocahontas Va. Bob Lofland Lubbock Bennie Tidwell Bowie Garland Findley Big Spring Clayton Roberts Portales N. M. Willard Sutton Waco. Clovis Fowler Vernon was awarded numerals as track manager.
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Parker Catches World Record Pace In 100 Meters
Lt. Charles Parker of San Antonio Texas ran the 100 meters in 10.3 seconds at Yokohama on Sunday within one tenth of a second of Jesse Owens world record. Parker is in the GHQ Adjutant General section and was a member of the Eighth Army track team which defeated the First Cavalry division 76 to 46.
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Locals Power Past Leaders in Doubleheader Style Wins
Lubbock's Hubbers crushed Pampa 18 to 2 as Miller led with two doubles a single and a homer. Kuykendall Watkins and Tumelson also delivered with key hits and Tumelson drew seven free passes in a dominant offensive display. Elsewhere Gassers over Amarillo 9 to 1 and Pioneers toppled Lamesa 11 to 3 in another busy night.
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Standings for East Texas League Matchups
Texarkana 1 and Tyler 6 lead the standings with Lufkin at 7 percent. Greenville trails at 8 with 11 innings Paris 4 and Henderson 5. Jacksonville 11 and Sherman 4 round out the current table.
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Cubs Climb as Chicago Battles for National League Lead
Chicago’s neglected NL champions creep toward first place adding depth with Cavarretta and Pafko powering a 4 of 5 stretch since leaving for the East. Passeau’s homer and double fueled a 6 4 win in Boston as Brooklyn narrowed the gap in the standings with a 4 3 victory over Cincinnati. Washington routed Chicago 10 2 while Cleveland edged the Yankees 4 3 on Kelbine’s ninth inning homer.
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Claude Passeau
Mort Cooper
Bruin
Bob Chipman
Cardinals
Ebbetsfield
Ken Kelbne
Bill Zuber
Nick Etten
Bill Dickey
Newspaper Counts Rise and Fall Across American History
The number of daily US newspapers grew from 909 in 1880 to a 1916 peak of 2,461, then declined to 2,147 by the start of World War II, reflecting shifts in the industry.
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Westerner Coaching Assignments Made
E. J. Lowrey announced the 1946 47 coaching roster for the Westerners with staff returning to full strength. Dixie White resumes as basketball coach. Marlin Hayhurst shifts to track full time. J. G. Keyes becomes head football coach with White as line coach and Admiral Price coaching ends and serving as chief scout. Hayhurst and George Philbrick lead the Cowhand football clubs.
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Howard
Admiral” Price
George Philbrick
J. Mule Davis
Benny McWil
Tulsa Advances To Third Slot Monday
The Tulsa Oilers moved into third place in the Texas league after a 3-1 win over the Beaumont Exporters. San Antonio fell to fourth after an 8-2 loss to the Fort Worth Cats, while the Dallas Rebels stayed runners-up by beating Houston 4-2 and Shreveport climbed to sixth with a 14-10 win over Oklahoma City.
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Los Aztecas Triumph 23 to 12 Over Meadow
Los Aztecas of Lubbock defeated Los Gral of Meadow 23 12 on Sunday afternoon. Gilbert Chavez and John ny Carmona each hit home runs for the Lubbock club.
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Westerners football staff reshuffled and new gear ordered
Roy Morris and Russell Wimberley will remain as Junior High coaches. Bob Parker, who worked with the Westerner staff in spring football training, has re signed as an instructor at Texas Tech. Athletic equipment has been ordered for the Westerners and Cowhands for the coming campaign with color coded outfits planned: Cowhands in black and gold, and Cowhands in White, Red, Purple and Blue.
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Roy Morris
Russell Wimberley
Lowrey
Bob Parker
Westerner
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Westerners
Abilene Beats Black Hubbers 4-3 in Sunday Tilt
Abilene's Black Eagles topped the Lubbock Black Hubbers 4-3 at Abilene Sunday afternoon. The Hubbers stranded five hits and made costly errors, rallying in the fifth to tie before Abilene’s winning run in the inning. Lubbock notched five hits while Johns allowed seven runs with four errors.
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Midget White Sox Top Tigers 11 10 In Lubbock Derby
The Midget White Sox beat the Tigers 11 to 10 at the Lubbock Boys Club diamond as Tiger errors helped the Sox. Dub James fanned six in three innings and Billy Presley struck out three in one inning for nine of twelve outs. Tommy Yelvington and Jack Hawkins had two singles each. The Red Sox and White Sox meet next Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
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X rays discovered by Roentgen in 1895
William Conrad Roentgen discovered the X ray on November 8 1895. The note mentions Johns Granville Hudson and Vaughn in connection to the discovery or discussion of early X ray work.
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