Arizona Faces Border Conference Title Test This Week
Arizona, favored for a fifth straight undisputed title, leads Border Conference basketball with height speed and scoring depth. West Texas State rivals loom as Arizona plays Texas Western and New Mexico A & M in Tucson this week and Tempe later. Leon Blevins and Vince Cisterna top the Wildcats scoring in the latest loss to Northern Arizona.
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Murray Sinclair
Associated Press
Arizona
Texas A
Leon Blevins
Wildcat
Vince Cisterna
Fairground Race Honors Split Over Weekend Meet
Pajara with Howard Conley led the ninth race at the Mari copa Turf Club winter meet on the mile oval as Extra Mileage won the fifth and Sonny Carmelus captured the eighth. Hy Polly denied Rala in the feature, and a fatal spill during Fal lie's Son race claimed jockey Don Rettele.
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Dick Lee Gazette
Pajara
Fairground
Maricopa
Scotch Pert
Red Counselor
al Ornone
Hi-Con
Sonny Carmelus
Rala
Fallie
Don Rettele
Billy Sackett
Scango
Sing Sweet
Cecil Wells
Rail Blizzard
Tankestroyer
Forest Wilcox
Hy Polly
Carapellese Wins Phoenix Rifle Tournament at South Mountain
Domenic P. Carapellese scored 797 of 800 to win the Phoenix Red and Gun Club monthly smallbore event at South Mountain Range. Glenn Taylor and Gilbert Rhyner tied at 796 for second, with Taylor taking runner up on bull’s-eyes. Fourteen year old Charles Rodgers took fourth, ahead of his father and brother in a 793 tally. medals went to Carapellese Class A Rhyner Class B Marihugh Avondale 778.
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Kinky) Carapellese
Phoenix Red and Gun Club
South Mountain Range
Glenn Taylor
Gilbert Rhyner
Taylor
Charles Rodgers
L.C. Rodgers
Charles DeBarr
Charles
Carapellese
Rhyner
J. D. Marihugh
Avondale
Racing at a Glance Santa Anita San Pasqual Handi
Solidarity ($14.80) won Santa Anita's San Pasqual Handicap by a length over Noor with Ponder third. IAMI Loriot ($5.60) captured Tical Park’s race at a distance of si furlongs in 1 09 2/5, nearing a track record. Bornbeam set a new New Orleans track record 1 NEW OR FANS Thwarted led all the ways to win the Old Hickory Purse at Fair Grounds.
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ACIN
Arcadia
Calif
Solidarity
Home
Cycles Take Spotlight At Local Car Speedway
South Mountain Speedway hosts motorcycle races on a new fifth mile oil track with Ernie Roccio and Jay Abney leading entries. Art Bisch sets stock car records in qualifying and heat as Dutton tops the 30 lap event. Leas ties heat mark and claims early heat, with racing on January 22 for stock cars.
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South Mountain Speedway
Ernie Roccio
Los Angeles
United States
Jay Abney
Arizona
Art Bisch
Ford
Kenny Dutton
Gwenn Leas
Jay Baker
Bisch
Art
Baker
Jay
Dutton
Rocky Rockwell
al Jaquith
Busch
Roy Creach
Stan Zagorski
Ermie Immerso
Tom Hensley
Immerso
Ernie
Bruin Cagers To Play UA Fresh Quint
Phoenix College basketball aims for a win over Arizona freshmen after a 77 55 victory over Central Junior College. Coach Dutch Hoy uses 18 players as Roy Thompson Dave Schaff and Larry Marcuson lead scorers in a strong home stand before next trip to Flagstaff to face Arizona State College.
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UA Fresh Quint
Phoenix
University of Arizona
Wildkittens
Tucson
Bruins of
Phoenicians
Kittens
Flagstaff
Bill Kemmeries
Bruins
Central Junior College of
el Centro
Calif
George
Dutch) Hoy
Arizona
Bears
Compton College
Taylor U. of
Phoenix College
Hoy
Dave Schaff
Thompson
Larry Marcuson
Axebabes
Arizona State College
Women's Golf Meet Opens in En canto Club Championship Play
Round one matches of the En canto Women's Golf Association handicap championship take place Wednesday with a flag tournament as a side event. Pairings list players by handicaps and include several head-to-head matches across championship flights.
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Helen Kreyer
Chute Prather
J. F. Dodson
T. C. Wilmoth
Leo Mudd
Bertram Haynes
William Arnold
Robert Lew
Eew
B.wright Ad
Roper
Grant
Hal "Shultz
Pager
Joe Ree
John Concise
Leod. Sesobey
3 Hale
L DeCiss
Leonard Nvlund
Itenen’ Y Sutherland
Famen
Loy Henson
Joe Wood
van Weaver
Victor Chambers
Wed Stofer
Cox tops Valle Del Sol rifle match at Papago Park range
Simon Cox shot 159 to lead a Valle Del Sol Rifle Club .30 caliber 200 yard practice match at Papago Park range yesterday. Elmer Brown scored 153, Armour Wittsell 150, Ed Ruch 147, John Learn 146, Jack Freeman 144, Charles Stern 140, Charlies Young 133, R L Ship jley 126, and Eddie Bousher 111.
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Simon Cox
Valle del Sol
Solidarity Wins San Pasqual Handicap at Santa Anita
Solidarity, ridden by Ralph Neves and owned by Mrs Nat Goldstone, won the $50,000 added San Pasqual Handicap at Santa Anita by one length over Noor with Ponder third. Bolero, Miche, Manyunk and Olympia followed. Powder and Fervent paid show. Noor paid 6.50 to place and 4.10 to show. Solidarity paid 14.80 6.20 3.90.
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Calif
Solidarity
Pride of California
Santa Anita
Ralph Neves
Nat Goldstone
Neves
Charles S. Howard
Noor
Ponder
Bolero
Miche
Manyunk
Olympia
Colosal
Autocrat
Fervent
John’s Joy
the Poet
Papa Redbird
Old Rockport
Calumet Farm
Powder and
1950 Outlook for Sports Attendance Predicted
AP poll of 90 sports editors and writers forecasts football gains for 1950 with pro and college football seen rising. Baseball attendance likely flat to down, basketball steady, horse racing down. Boxing could boom if Louis returns. overall, box office trends vary by sport and region.
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New York
Sports Today
Associated Press
All-America Conference
NFL
AAC
Joe Louis
Sun Imp Team Defeats Sun Imps for Split Series
In Tempe Gila College Monsters split games with Sun Imps of Arizona State College. The Imps won 50-40 Friday while Saturday’s 58-52 victory featured Bill Barney Pete Brawley and Frank Hughes keying the second win. Melvin O'Dell scored 17 and Lester Dean 14 for the Imps. They face Palo Verde Junior College in Tempe Tuesday before the ASU Texas Western game.
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Phoenix Gazette
Thatcher
Gila
Sun Imps
Arizona State College
Tempe
Imps
Bill Barney
Pete Brawley
Frank Hughes
Melvin O'Dell
Lester Dean
Palo Verde Junior College
Blythe
George Rhee
Arizona Prep
Home Town Honor To Bucks Hag ue Hague
Ohio State's Jimmy Hague, rose to hometown fame after the 1950 Rose Bowl winning field goal. More than 2200 friends and neighbors greeted him in suburban Rocky River with a parade, band, and photo opportunities. He rode in an open convertible through downtown to Rocky River High School, accompanied by his parents.
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Cleveland
Ohio State
Jimmy Hague
Buckeyes
Jimmy
Rocky River
Rocky River High School
Cleveland Terminal
Senior Bowl Succeeds And Fails
In Jacksonville the Senior Bowl produced a crowd of about 17 000 and a $20 000 loss while delivering top level football. Travis Tidwell led the South All-Stars to a 22 13 upset over the North. Weiner, Tidwell and Owens starred, with strong showings from Campbell LeBaron and Justice. Players earned modest shares as promoters hope for higher pay next year and a bigger venue.
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Lynn Chandnois
Michigan State
Jacksonville
Fla
Art Weiner
North Carolina
Carl Capp
Vanderbilt
Weiner
Travis Tidwell
Rebels
Yankees
Charles N. Rolfe, Jr
Nashville
Cittes
Rolfe
Tidwell
Auburn
Jim Owens
Oklahoma
Paul Campbell
Texas
Eddie LeBaron
College of the Pacific
Doak Walker
Southern Methodist
Charlie Justice
Troy UCLA Deadlocked In PCC Race
USC and UCLA share first in the Pacific Coast Conference Southern Division after USC beat California 61 to 45 and UCLA defeated Stanford 71 to 55. Eddie Sheldrake led UCLA with 21 points in their 19th straight home win while Bill Sharman struggled for California.
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University of Southern California
UCLA
USC
California
Stanford
Indians
Bruin
Eddie Sheldrake
Uolans
Bill Sharman
Trojans
Fliers Lose Twice to Davis-Monthan at Davis Monthan
Williams AFB Fliers dropped both games to Davis Monthan AFB basketball, losing 45 to 43 despite guard R. Erickson's 16 points in the Saturday game. The Tucson contingent had won Friday night 54 to 51.
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Williams Air Force Base
Williams Afb
Davis-Monthan Afb
R. Erickson
Tucson
McShain Curtis Top Garden Event In Wrestling Show
McShain from Hollywood faces Bud Curtis of Tempe in a two fall out of three wrestling main event at Madison Square Garden billed to start late. Curtis earned a title shot by beating Bob Corby, with Masked Cowboy making a semifinal appearance against Billy Corona. prior close bouts with Miguel Torres and Toyo Laemon are noted among lively action.
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Madison Square Garden
Danny McShain
Hollywood
Bud Curtis
Tempe
McShain
Miguel Torres
Curtis
Torres
MecShain
Bob Corby
John Contes
T. R
Lefty) Mofford
Cowboy
Billy Corona
Gene Autry
Corona
Actress Nan Grey to end marriage with Jackie Westrope
Screen actress Nan Grey announced plans to divorce jockey Jackie Westrope after ten years of marriage. They wed in Phoenix in 1939 when Grey was 17 and Westrope was two. they separated last August and Grey said they were too young to make it work.
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Los Angeles
Nan Grey
Las Vegas
Jackie Westrope
Phoeni
Westrope
Complete Harmony Seeking second win in three starts
Complete Harmony, a fast breaking greyhound, aims for his second win in three nights at Greyhound Park tonight. Smokey Ball trails in Saturday’s feature, Faultless Rube possible contender, field includes Melstone Reward and others, with prior night Ros West and Honest Joe posting notable wins.
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Billie Lumm
Complete Harmony
Greyhound Park
Smokey Ball
E. L. Wittner
Com
Plete Harmony
Rube
K.C. Stoss
Melstone
Ros West
Chester Hinshaw
Honest Joe
Greyhound Park Entries and Picks Overview
Greyhound Park entries are listed with picks for round one and half rounds. Notable dogs and runners include First Aces, Dais sie Knight, Waybill Ladison, Master at Sea and Isleta Art Thou, with multiple fields showing odds, positions, and notable pairings across early racing heats.
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Keley ‘Bu Dude
Melksham Will
Zukie
Betty's
Chafon Linda
Adobe Buster Gallant
Bonnie Blossom
Ae Lucky Caeser
Simmy Hall
Delpha Pe K.C. Stoss
Ball Heterone Sewnelstor
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