Rival Shreveport Tulsa Managers Test '50 Power Here Next Tuesday
The Tulsa Oilers meet the Shreveport Sports Tuesday at American Legion Memorial Stadium in the Texas League season opener between long serving skippers Al Vincent and Salty Parker. Vincent, in his ninth year, leads the Oilers with a strong pitching staff while Parker, in his seventh season, has steered Shreveport to pennants and high finishes since 1938.
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Tulsa Oilers
Shreveport
American Legion Memorial Stadium
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Salty Parker
Vincent
Beaumont Exporters
Cotton States League
Shipers
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Gold Dust Twins
Detroit
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Oilers
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Fort Worth
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Shreveport Sports
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Shreverport
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Lubbock
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Beaumont
Dick Wakefield
Hoot Evers
Anse Moore
Brut Hamner
Gordon Maltzberger
Doyle Lade
Jack Br
Saxton Wins Unanimous Decision Over Aldo Minelli
New York welterweight Johnny Saxton, 20, remained unbeaten in nine pro starts by defeating Aldo Minelli of Italy in eight rounds at St Nicholas Arena. Saxton weighed 145 facing Minelli at 148, with judges 7-1 and 6-2 and a referee scoring a slight Saxton edge in rounds. A crowd of 2,265 paid 6104 dollars. Coley Wallace, Golden Gloves champ, debuted by beating Willie Brown in the six round semi final.
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New York
Johnny Saxton
Rk Welter
Aldo Minelli
Italy
St. Nicholas Ena
Saxton
Minelli
Jimmy Freeman
Leo Irnbaum
Jaegnello
Coley Wallace
Greenleaf Billiards Champion Ralph Greenleaf Dies in Hospital
Ralph Greenleaf world pocket billiards champion of 13 titles died at 50 in Hahnemann Hospital Philadelphia. He had stayed recently at the St Francis Hotel with wife Amelia Ruth and collapsed after a hem orrhage following a decision to play a New York match that night. Born in Monmouth Illinois, he won his first major title at 16 and the world title in 1919, holding it until 1926.
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Philadelphia
Ralph Greenleaf
Hahnemann Hospital
Greenleaf
Burlington
St. Francis Hotel
Amelia Ruth
New York
Monmouth, Ill
Frank Taberski
Schenectady
N. Y
Gillson Resigns as Colgate Assistant Coach
Robert W. Gillson, Colgate University assistant football coach and PE instructor, resigned Wednesday. A former Red Raider lineman from 1926 to 1929, he joined Colgate's staff in 1933 and served except for three years in the navy during World War II. Coach Paul Bixler said no replacement action has been taken.
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Hamilton
Wwe
Staren
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Robert W. Gillson
Colgate University
Gillson
Red Raider
Colgate
Paul Bixler
Alvin Crowder Goes 327 Innings Without Wild Pitch or Hit
Pitcher Alvin Crowder completed 327 innings in 1932 without a wild pitch or a hit batsman, a notable durability and control feat for the season.
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Alvin Crowder
RIVALS CLASH IN NIT SEMI FINALS AT GARDEN
C C N Y sophomores led by Ed Warner meet Duquesne as Bradley faces St Johns in the 13th National Invitation Tournament semifinals at the Garden. Warner scored 26 points in both recent wins. C CNY and Bradley seek titles amid tough opposition from St Johns and Duquesne.
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Bradley
Nat Holman
Speedsters
Holman
City
City College of New York
Duquesne
Iron Men
St. Johns
Brooklyn
San Francisco
Kentucky
Beavers
Pittsburgh Dukes
St John’s
Ed Warner
Warner
Rupp
Ed Roman
al Roth
Floyd Layne
Irwin Dambrot
Chuck Cooper
Seeded prep boxers fall in opening round
In Lafayette Louisiana two second seeds Gerald Doty of Crowley and Jordan Boudreaux of Scott were upset in the opening round of the Louisiana High School Boxing Tournament. Doty lost a decision to Alvin Breaux of Lafayette while Boudreaux was stopped in 55 seconds of the third by Ibrey Montet of Milton.
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Gerald Doty
Crowley
Jordan Boudreaux
Scott
Doty
Alvin Breaux
Boudreaux
Ibrey Montet
Milton
New Iberia
Opelousas
Plaquemines
Stymie’s First Foal Roams Green Ridge Farm Fields
In Lexington on March 16, the first foal of Stymie, the leading money winning thoroughbred, wandered the fields at Dr. Charles E. Haggard’s Green Ridge farm. The filly’s dam is Mahmoudess, daughter of Mahmoud. Mahmoudess earned $95,312 in races. Stymie, owned by Hirsch Jacobs, has $918,485 in career earnings.
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Stymie
Charles E. Haggard
Green Ridge Farm
Mahmoudess
Mahmound
Hirsch Jacobs
Grapefruit juice and baseball tales from spring training
The column highlights Bill Goodman securing the Red Sox first base role amid shifting rosters with Stan Spence and Walt Dropo moving away. It recalls Yogi Berra and Joe Medwick anecdotes, Musial’s power, weight gains, and comments on rule changes and park nostalgia featuring Dizzy Dean and Casey Stengel.
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Whitney Martin
Tampa
Fla
Bill Goodman
Red Sox
Stan Spence
Walt Dropo
Spence
Browns
Dropo Tas
Louisville
Goodman
Brooklyn Dodgers Doubleheader Bill Moves To Senate
New York lawmakers voted to ban double admission doubleheaders at Ebbets Field. Assembly sponsor Lawrence P. Murphy says the practice charges fans two prices for two games. Affected club owners and managers would face misdemeanor charges if convicted.
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Penn State Booters Name Captain-Elect
Soccer All-American Harry Little of Dover Pa is captain-elect of the 1950 Penn State booters.
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Dover
Penn State
Northwestern State track schedule includes nine spring meets
Northwestern State College announces a nine meet spring track slate led by coaches Harry Turpin and Walter Ledet. The season opens April 1 with the NSC relays in Natchitoches, followed by meets against Louisiana College Southeastern and more at sites including Lafayette Shreveport and Ruston. The Gulf States Conference meet is set for May 13 in Lafayette.
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Natchitaoches
Southeastern
Louisiana College
Northwestern
Pineville
Southwestern
Lafayette
Louisiana Tech
Centenary
Shreveport
la. Tech
Ruston
Corpus Christi Denies Tulsa Players Return
Six Tulsa University football players who left spring training to enroll at Corpus Christi decided to return to Tulsa after university officials said they could not enroll here. The group cited unfulfilled promises and a lack of support from Tulsa as reasons for leaving.
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Tulsa
University of Corpu. Christi
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Smackover
Ark
Floyd Harrawood
Harlan
Kan
J. O
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Golden Hurricane
Eddie Ware
Carthage
Miss
George Coldiron
Tom Hamm
Corinth
Bob Miles
Missoula
Mont
Will Walls
Coldiron
Ware
Walls
Prewitt
Mose Simms
U. Cc. Co
Hamm
Villanova Names Jim Leonard Head Football Coach
Jim Leonard signed a new three year contract as head football coach for Villanova after guiding the Wildcats to eight wins and one loss last season.
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Philadelphia
Jim Leonard
Villanova Wildcats
Azary Picked Lions Captain For Next Season
John Azary named captain of the Lions basketball team for next season after setting a Columbia scoring record this year. The announcement came Wednesday as Azary joins a roster led by coach and university officials at the Columbia campus.
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New York
John Azary
Columbia
Wednesday
Lioncagers
King Aims For 1000 Point Season Mark At Morris Harvey
George King the Morris Harvey College scoring ace pursues the 1,000 point season as he sits at 925 through 343 field goals and 239 free throws. He leads the 1959 scoring race, and will play in the Cincinnati Garden Invitation this weekend with Xavier Ohio and William and Mary also in the field.
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New York
George King
Morris-Harvey
W. Va
King
Cincinnati
Xavier
Ohio
Tigers Favored In Mitt Scrap In Southern Boxing Meet
Virginia adds a last minute entrant as The Citadel drops Dale Matthews into the heavyweights. Bernardo of Miami and Ohlandt of The Citadel draw byes to the semifinals in the Southern Intercollegiate Boxing Association tournament opening Thursday in Columbia.
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Columbia
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Southern Intercollegiate Boxing Association
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Citadel
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Carl Bernardo
Miami
Bill Ohlandt
Ohlandt
Louisiana State
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Matthews
Bernado
Buddy Bourgeois
L.S.U
Eddie Segall
Gordon Peresich
Charlie Hall
South Carolina
Bob Gregson
Maryland
Jim Bernardo
Lloyd Jones
L.S.A
Gene Crosby
Citarel
Bill Torrens
Ed Kelson
Mississippi Southern
Jack Dyer
Blackie Howell
John Donahue
Boots McCormack
College Basketball Scores and Upsets Across Matches
Brooklyn College defeated College of Puget Sound 64 to 47. Central Washington beat the University of Portland 51 to 42. Indiana State topped Arkansas Tech 87 to 79. Davis and Elkins beat Westminster 85 to 75. Baldwin Wallace won 82 to 62 over East Texas State. Tampa 69 Pepperdine 61. Central Missouri 76 Hamline 66. Rochester 93 Washington 64. Minneapolis 96 Baltimore 62. Philadelphia 83 Anderson 80. Scranton 83 WilkesBarre 77. Waterloo 87 Sheboygan 69. New York 88 Boston 84 in overtime.
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Wilkes-Barre
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Golf and Baseball Highlights From 1940s and 1930s Trials
Lawson Little won 15 straight matches en route to consecutive U S Amateur titles in 1934 and 1935. Packers attempted a league high 22 field goals in 1949. Jockey Lester Balaski rode three two year olds in 30 days at Hialeah. Dick Wakefield was the last rookie with 200 plus hits in 1943. Dale Mitchell led the 1949 American League with 200 plus hits. Stan Musial and Jackie Robinson each topped 200 hits in 1949 in the National League. Gil Coan posted a .218 average in 1949 over 100 games. Francis Ouimet Chick Evans Bobby Jones and Johnny Goodman have won both the U S Amateur and Open.
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Lawson Little
Lester Balaski
Hialeah
Francis Ouimet
Chick Evans
Bobby Jones
Johnny Goodman
Referees in Action Tonight in Exhibition Cage Contest
Monroe Recreation Department hosts an exhibition basketball game at Selman Field Gymnasium tonight at 7 30. Director Jack Hesketh notes referees will face Studebaker of the City League in the post season showcase.
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Max Carey on hitting the spitball and pitching strategy
Former Pirates outfielder Max Carey recalls his experiences facing spitball pitchers like McConnell from the Federal League in 1917. He describes trials with the spitter, learning to stand back of the plate, and eventual success in breaking a 11th inning tie with a home run.
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Cubs
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Chicago
Calumet Hope Defeated Again at Fountain of Youth
Kentucky Derby candidate Theory, the odds-on favorite, finished a neck behind Black George in the $5,000 Fountain of Youth Handicap at Calfstream Park. Erosion placed third as Black George paid $20.00, Theory $2.50, and Erosion $2.80 to show. The race drew 12,157 fans on a fast track with Theory carrying 123 pounds. Black George, owned by William H. Veeneman, edged ahead in the final eighth pole after a stretch duel with Ovie Spurlock on Theory.
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Fla
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Illinois Basketball Names Captain for 1950 51 Team
Captain named for 1950 51 Illinois Fighting Illini basketball squad. Don Sunderlage, a junior guard from Elgin Illinois, will lead the team.
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Don Sunderlage
Elgin
University of Illinois
Pennsylvania Sets Ivy League Scoring Record With 95 Against Harvard
The Penn basketball team posted 95 points to break the Ivy League high scoring mark in a game versus Harvard, showcasing a standout offensive performance.
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Harvard
Famechon Pep End Training For Scrap
Ray Famechon and Willie Pep completed final tuneups for their featherweight title bout at Madison Square Garden. Famechon worked six rounds light and plans an easy session Thursday, weighing about 127 pounds. Pep stopped sparring after five rounds and weighed 127 pounds, one pound over the limit, as he prepared to travel to New York for Friday night’s title bout.
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Willie Pep
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Ray Famechron
France
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Wreching
Ortiz to defend bantam title vs Vic Toweel in Johannesburg
World bantamweight champion Manuel Ortiz announced a 15 round title defense against British Empire champion Vic Toweel in Johannesburg with May 13 tentatively set. Ortiz will earn a $21,000 guarantee plus a gate percentage expected to top $100,000, in South Africa's first bona fide world title bout.
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Los Angeles
Manuel Ortiz
Vic Toweel
Johannesburg
South Africa
Max Kanter
White City
Ortiz
Kanter
Toweel
Danny O’sullivan
London
Jack Solomon
Solomon
England
Jack Cappell
Cappell
Luis Romero
Barcelona
Ray Luna
Dado Marino
Honolulu
Manila
Northwestern Heads South for Seven Games
Northwestern's baseball squad leaves Friday for a southern training trip. The Wildcats, led by former major league third baseman Freddie Lindstrom, will play seven games over ten days during the trip.
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Ill
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Wildcats
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