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Newspaper

Phoenix Gazette

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1950

Page

20

Lakers Rout Waterloo 80 74 As Mikan Slumps

Lakers extend their winning streak to 11 with an 80 to 74 victory over the Waterloo Hawks despite Mikan’s 2-for-13 night. Vern Mikkelsen and Jim Pollard led scoring with 17 and 20 points respectively as the game stayed close 42-all at half before a strong second half.

Minneapo‘Lakers Mikan Lakers Waterloo Hawks Vern Mikkelsen Jim Pollard Water Rochester Royals Boston Celtics Yals Boston Bob Davies Bob Kinney Celtics

Encanto Wigwam Golfers Set For 34 Player Match

A 34 player Wigwam club team from Litchfield Park meets an equal Encanto Golf Association contingent at Encanto Park tomorrow. Players will play 18 hole matches with handicaps after a 9 a.m. breakfast, with pairings announced at breakfast and four foursomes beginning at 10 a.m.

Wigwam Club Litchfield Park Encanto Park Encanto Golf Association Tom Lambie Encanto Tournament

Hockey A At Glance Pacific at League results

Pacific leads Portland 4 to 1 while Toledo defeats Atlantic City 1 0 in another match. The Atlantic City game ends in a 1 1 tie as reported in the hockey roundup.

Hockey Pacific Portland Toledo Atlantic City

Sixteenths Mile Greyhound Park Entries Picks First Race

Race card shows multiple entrants for sixteenths mile events at Greyhound Park with names like Irma Mae Buddie Curl and Silver Atom Looking Onch Memphis Ros Plucky Sis Honor Rock. The list includes winners and favoured dogs across first to eighth races, with various odds markers and track notes.

Greyhound Park Dan Little Jimmy Isleta Adobe Buster D. D. Honor Rysco

Greyhound Park Feature Race Sets Gallorette Rivalries

Gallorette the track record holder at 30 2/5 seconds faces K C Stoss and Faultless Rube as major rivals in tonight's Greyhound Park feature. K C Stoss starts from box No 1 after a six length win in his last effort while Faultless Rube aims to challenge from behind. The program lists multiple races with notable payoffs and a 7:45 p.m. start.

Gallorette K. C. Stoss Rube Greyhound Park Ampro Beau Nash el Chabasco Instant Start Helen Bojens Rippleby el Casino Roll West Cash Drummer Tar Baby Lady Hutch

Fairground racing results highlight multiple claiming events

Attendance 2,600 as bettors watched nine races at the fairgrounds. Winners included Dominguez aboard a 56.40 one for a 330 yard dash in the special noting Rooster King and Silver Queen among also-rans. Second through ninth races featured six furlong and 11/16 mile claiming events with payouts listed for top finishers such as Otay Comex, Swift Collins, Phantom Town, Von Livery, Surprise, Easy Dia It, Prisa's Pal, and Grenoville, with times noted and further contenders named.

Dominguez Business Silver Queen Roybal Rooster King Duncan Kiels Best Wee Buzz Roly Poly Otay Comex Giacomelli Reway Swift Collins McCown How Jimmy Bomb Bard Icango von Livery Mills Yangtze Rapids Bates Magnusson Quon Queen's Own Nantyview Bala- Fae Leavet Aore Josey Smith Dellana Sunstep Pauline L Loyal Sue Relieto Een Ache Royba Randal Bia Durban Wells Ibe Riggs Miss Alfred Grenoville Carstens Boston D Pauline

Sure Champion Fuchs Heads Big Indoor AAU Clash at Garden

About 300 athletes from five countries contest the National Indoor AAU championships at Madison Square Garden. Jim Fuchs, Yale senior, aims for a third straight world indoor shot put record while Bob Richards seeks a 15-foot pole vault as guarding champions defend titles in most events. The meet centers on the three mile and sprint fields with many familiar names in a competitive field.

New York Madison Square Garden Jim Fuchs Yale Fuchs Richards Cornelius Warmerdam

Encanto Women Golf Round Two Pairings Released

Encanto Meet Pairings for the second round of the tournament led by the Encanto Women's Golf Association list morning tee times from 9 a.m. through 10 a.m. with scheduled groups of three players including Mrs. Edgar Pease Mrs. Huie and Mrs. Tannehill and shifting names across the lineup.

Encanto Women's Golf Association Edgar Pease M. Huie H. B. Tannehill Virgil Brown Cliff Prather T. C. Wilmoth Leo Mudd W. S. Brashear

Tomorrow's Racing Entries from the Horse Meet Card

The racing page lists entries across multiple races including Seventh Race with $300 allowances for 4-year-olds and up at 1 1/16 miles, first quarter horse and second quarter horse specs with 220 and 440 yard events, and fourth race extend and up. It notes various horses and odd values with multiple owners and riders across classes and conditions.

Fairground Picks FIRST QUARTER HORSE CONGRESS

A list of quarter horse names and horse handlers selected for various quarters at a fairgrounds congress. Entries include Silver Queen Donna Breezy Little Sleepy Joe Billy Van Dorn Bonapark School Row Golden Mary McV Swift Vicki Bee Gallant One Susie Quo Ever Pretty All Ornone Paddy tace Lady High Shot Bee Savane Gracito Arduous Fergie's aunt Pretty Swet Mon Songe Campagna's Cal with Gracito favored in seventh place.

Owaress Ion Domo Garza Sarita Joe Frazier Big Sis Roybal Silver Queen Ottie ‘Adams Kook Ranger Hancock Dominguez Flameswept Little Sleepy Joe Green Joe Late Ladd River Bear Mhillock Breezy Billy van Dorn Koyk Gentleman Jim Caratens Silver Bill No Boy Iden Han Ghacorell Alaruc Vernacoyk Swift Coppernell Asie C Rownie Normanair Domingo Giacomeli Duncan Strap Torres Reway Hyacinth Haycock Jones Mik Wels Xi Rapid - Yean Supreme Trobian Ae Boy Josey P Bob Ghoestate Xia Gaia Inguez Xi Boy Copperwell Congress Whizzard Donna Billy_Van Dorn St—Bonapark School Row Golden Mary McV Swift Vicki Bee Tace Galead Savane Gracito Fergie Campagna Cal

Pla-Mar lanes host five 2 pm matches tomorrow

Five team matches are scheduled at Pla-Mar lanes at 2 p.m. Moose Hearts and Moose Ears face two Moose Lodge-Moose Eyes teams, with others including Shaw's Garage versus Evans Tufa Stone, Cleo's True girls against Ray and Howie, and a Legion League visit to Chandler for a 3 p.m. home-and-home opener.

Pla-Mar Moose Hearts Moose Ears Moose Lodge Moose Eyes Moose Hooves Shaw’s Garage Evans Tufa Stone Merchants League Prescott Cleo True Girls Ray Howie American Legion League Chandler Palladium

Fike's Faces VEW Nine In Winter Loop

Fike Plumbing leads the Men's Winter Softball League with three wins and one loss after a four week start. Tomorrow at Phoenix Softball Park two games begin at 2 pm with Fike's vs VFW and Teamsters Union vs Sunnyslope. Free games aim to prepare teams for the spring Major League season.

Phoenix 17Th Avenue Roosevelt Street Fike Plumbing Company Sunnyslope AFL Teamsters Union Veterans of Foreign Wars Fike’s VFW Plumbers Sonny Othon Johnny Boat Nelly Trujillo Teamsters Tony Acker Ed Arthur

Beiser-Jochum Wins Women's World Downhill Title

Austrias Trude Beiser-Jochum captured the women's world downhill title in Aspen. Skip Alexander of Knoxville shot 66 to lead the Rio Grande Valley Open at 131 after 36 holes in Harlingen Texas. Philadelphia's Steve Van Buren was officially named the NFLs leading ground gainer with 1146 yards.

Aspen Colo Trude Beiser-Jochum Austria Golf Harlingen Tex Skip Alexander Knoxville Philadelphia Steve van Buren

Williams disposes challenger in Madison Square Garden bout

Ike Williams, the Lightweight champion from Washington DC, defeated Sonny Boy West in eight rounds at Madison Square Garden. West, substituting for Bernard Docusen, was floored in the seventh and stopped in 43 seconds of the eighth. Williams weighed 141 and West 138 amid a 7000-strong crowd.

New York Sonny Boy West Ike Williams Washington, D. C Battler Ike West Madison Square Garden Williams Bernard Docusen New Orleans Sonny Boy Champ

Veterans of Foreign Wars Softball Tryouts Called

Casper Kallof manager of VFW Post 720 calls an organization practice at 5 p m today at Phoenix College field urging all interested veterans to try out for the team.

Casper Kallof Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No Phoenix College

Cyclists Face Title Events in Daytona Beach

More than 100 motorcycle racers competed for the national amateur 100 mile race with Don Evans not entered, leaving a new champion likely. Eddie Kretz Jr. was among favorites as the field prepared for a 200 mile expert race tomorrow. Dick Klamfoth defends his title against six prior winners, while Jimmy Chann and Pat Boatwright earned popularity honors.

Daytona Beach Fia Don Evans San Bernardino Calif Evans Eddie Kretz Dick Klamfoth Groveport Ohio Jimmy Chann Bridgeton N. J AMA Pat Boatwright Iowa Colony Tex

Lake Mead Weather Report From International News Service

Lake Mead weather forecast calls for fair conditions today tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Highs near 78 degrees and lows around 40, light winds prevalent throughout the period.

Lake Mead International News Service

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