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Newspaper

Phoenix Gazette

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1951

Page

16

Sun Devils Hire Larry Siemering As New Football Coach

Arizona State College officials alumni and Sun Angels welcome Larry Siemering as the Sun Devils new football coach. The selection follows Ed Doherty’s Tempe surge to power and references Heisman Trophy prospects from the Far West, with Kennedy noting regional representation and past winners like Walker and Janowicz.

Arizona State College Sun Angels Larry Siemering Sun Devils College of the Pacific Ed Doherty Tempe

Ferrier Maintains One-Stroke Lead In St Petersburg Open

Jim Ferrier of San Francisco clung to a one-stroke edge over Skee Riegel of Tulsa as the third round began in the $10,000 St. Petersburg Open. Riegel cut the margin to a stroke with a 67 while Ferrier shot 69, leaving Ferrier at 133 through 46 holes. Lou Worsham and Glenn Teal tied for third a shot back, with Lloyd Mangrum fifth at 136.

ST. Petersburg Fla Big Jim Ferrier San Francisco Skee Riegel Tulsa Okla Riegel Ferrier Lou Worsham Oakmont Glenn Teal Jacksonville, Fla Lloyd Mangrum Chicago Davis Yaeger Bobby Hank

Rich Derby Ends Season at Louisiana Derby

New Orleans March 3 The $20,000 Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds closes a successful racing season Light Broom is favored to sweep over seven other contenders in the 26th annual run for the orchids.

New Orleans Fairgrounds Light Broom

Racing Highlights Show Mixed Results At Tracks

In Miami racing mixed bylines include the Black Helen Handicap where a head win goes to Justa Tiger at Sunshine Park. Oaklawn results feature Silk Fia and a head margin victory in the Baimaber Purse.

Roman Teat Ita Ita Oakawn Olds S Fia Justa Tiger Sunshine Ark

Southeastern Conference Tourney Results Snapshot

Georgia Tech beat Tulane 63 to 61 in a tense SEC tournament game. Kentucky edged Auburn 84 to 62, while LSU defeated Mississippi 70 to 60. Vanderbilt won 70 Georgia 60. North Carolina State 54 Maryland 45. Duke 71 William and Mary 69. Other notable scores include LaSalle 83 Muhlenberg 55 and UCLA 59 USC 53.

Georgia Tech Tulane Kentucky Auburn Louisiana State Mississippi Vanderbilt Georgia North Carolina State Maryland Duke William and Mary LaSalle Muhlenberg New York AC Boston College Midwest Baldwin Wallace John Carroll Marshall Anes Uthwest Texas A&m Houston Arkansas A&m Southern State Austin (Tex A&i ST Wyoming Utah State Utah Tenem Young UCLA USC New Mexico Aa Hardin-Simmons

Yanks In Finals For Bermuda Invitation Tennis

Top seed Vix Seixas of Philadelphia meets Hamilton Richardson of Baton Rouge La in the Bermuda Invitation men’s championship final today. Seixas is the top seed and Richardson is a rising star from Louisiana as the two vie for the title.

Hamilton Bermuda Vix Seixas Philadelphia Hamilton Richardson Baton Rouge

Scottsdale Vandals Look Tough For Class B Title

Scottsdale Thumped 104 to 51 as Miami’s scoring machine hinted at potential to face Nogales or Carver for the State Class B championship. Clifton upset Wickenburg 51 to 45 while Nogales beat Williams 47 to 31 and Carver defeated Pima 42 to 34 in earlier games. Eli Lazovich scored 33 for Miami, Lupe Acevedo 22, Fito Trujillo 15.

Tucson Miami Nogales Carver Scottsdale Clifton Phoenix Vandals Eli Lazovich Lupe Acevedo Fito Trujillo Bill Wanless Apaches Williams Danny

Class B Tournament Semifinals and Results Summary

Today's schedule features Clifton vs Miami at 9 a.m. and Carver vs Nogales at 10:30 a.m. Consolation semis set Casa Grande vs ie and Winslow vs Ajo. Yesterday results include Consolation games: Casa Grande 60 Willcox 42, Holbrook 57 Bisbee 40, Winslow 39 Chandler 27, Ajo 52 Coolidge 51 in overtime. Championship games saw Clifton 51 Wickenburg 45 and Miami 104 Scottsdale 51, Carver 42 Pima 34, Nogales 47 Williams 31.

Clifton Miami Carver Nogales Casa Grande Winslow Ajo Willcox Holbrook Bisbee Chandler Coolidge Wickenburg Scottsdale Pima Willams

Consolation action unfolds in Arizona high school tourney

Schnell scored 11 for the losers in a game where Clifton overcame Wickenburg by rallying in the second half behind Lujan 16 points. Redd and V. Rus sell paced Carver with 16 and 15 as Holbrook beat Bisbee and Winslow defeated Chandler. Consolation results include Ajo down Coolidge 52 51 in OT and Casa Grande 60 42 over Willcox. Winslow faces Ajo at 1 30 pm with the consolations title game at 7 30 pm.

Schnell Hadie Redd Bertrand Russell Carver Monarchs Lujan Clifton Wickenburg Gene Marquess Wranglers Ajo Jim Cordy Frank Nogales Coolidge Casa Grande Willcox Holbrook Bisbee Winslow Chandler

Windhorn Leads NP Victory In Season Opener Meet

Windhorn starred for North Phoenix High School with wins in the 100-yard dash, 120-yard highs, 120-yard lows, broad jump and a winning relay as NP defeated West High 8042-32% in the opening track meet at North High. Yuma Phoenix Union Coyotes edged Crimin als 57-55 to open their season. Lionel Daniels set school marks in hurdles and jumps while Gene Hall and Dwight Chambers won sprints and the pole vault.

Gordon Windhorn North Phoenix High School West High Thunderbirds Yuma Phoenix Union Coyotes Windhorn Thunderbirds North High Wayne Haley Watson Fred McFeeters Norman Brown Lionel Daniels Coyotes Puhs Tinclads Coyote Gene Hall Dwight Chambers

Lake Mead Weather Report Partly Cloudy Today and Sunday

The International Service report notes partly cloudy weather today and Sunday with clear tonight. Continued cold with a high near 50 and a low around 25. A gentle wind accompanies the conditions.

International Service Lake Mead

Parade to Post for $100,000 Santa Anita Handicap

Fourteen horses enter the Santa Anita Handicap with no clear favorite. Next Move, Bewitch, All Blue, and Great Circle figure prominently while Coaltown sits out. Moonrush and Bernbrook also loom as possible upsetters. Other contenders include Sudan Frankly Iron Duke II Repeluz Vino Fino Mocopo and Last Round.

Arcadia Calif Noor Hill Prince Bewitch All Blue Calumet Farm Great Circle Coaltown Moonrush Bernbrook Sturdy Sudan Frankly Iron Duke II Repeluz Vino Fino Mocopo

Attlesey Favored In Pan American 110 Meter Hurdles

Dick Attlesey of Bell California led a strong U S sprint group into the Pan American Games 110 meter hurdles final as fellow American Don Halderman Cuba’s Samuel Anderson and Argentina’s Estanislao Kokurek completed the field The U S held a clear lead in the unofficial team standings with 129 points Argentina 93 Brazil 50. Jim Fuchs earned his second gold with shot put 56 feet 7 inches Rafael Fortun of Cuba joined him as a double title holder in the 200 meter after beating Arthur Bragg of Baltimore in the 100 meter. The U S baseball and basketball teams remained unbeaten Wake Forest defeated Columbia 7 5 in 12 innings Don Barksdale led the U S basketball with 29 points. Maureen O Brien won the women 100 meter backstroke in 1185. Allen Stack Bowen Stassforth and Richard Cleveland helped the U S win the men 300 meter freestyle relay.

Sam Mal Whitfield Columbus Ohio Hugo Maiocco New York John Voight, Jr Baltimore Curtis Stone Philadelphia John Twomey Roseville Ill Browning Ross Gloucester N. J U. S Argentina Brazil Jim Fuchs Rafael Fortun Cuba Arthur Bragg Harron Floyd Norfolk Wake Forest Columbia Don Barksdale Uncle Sam Maureen O’brien Red Bank Sheila Donahue Lafayette

Cager Lipman Tells How Fixers Ordered In Dressing Rooms

Louis Lipman, ex LSU star held on bribery charges for fixing a 1949 game, described how racket men invaded dressing rooms to give orders and signal play. He aided an investigation that sought two more former LSU players and a third fixer, aided by details from an arrested ex-cager. Lipman recalled threats and double crosses as he testified about bribes and game manipulation linked to Duquesne and a Garden victory over Southern California.

New York INS Long Island University Frank S. Hogan Lipman Duquesne Madison Square Garden Hogan LSU Southern California the Garden Nathan Miller Lou

NCAA Warns TV Ban Will Stay In Effect

Chicago March 3 The NCAA policy council warned colleges that violating the convention ban on live football television would bring immediate bad standing and possible expulsion. It authorized leaders to declare violators in bad standing and move to expel them at the next convention. The council also urged boycotts of games on non college floors and signaled future NCAA tournament games won’t be on such sites.

Chicago NCAA

Garcia Cleveland Officials Convene On Holdout Talks

Pitcher Mike Garcia of the Cleveland Indians, listed as an official holdout, will meet with General Manager Hank Greenberg today for a contract discussion. Infolders Roberto Avila and Orestes Minosa have not reported to spring training. Avila is detained at Juarez border, Minosa awaits immigration clearance in Havana.

Sport Magazine Phoenix Interest Tom Henrich New York Yankees Casey Stengel Eddie Stanky New York Giants Hank Greenberg Cleveland Indians Tucson Grantland Rice Yankees Giants Phoenix Boston Braves Harold Kaese Stengel Braves Mel Ott Tucion Mike Garcia Roberto Avila Orestes Minosa Avila Juarez Mexico Minosa Havana Cuba

Riley and Anderson Meet In South Atlantic Women Final

Ormond Beach Florida March 3 Polly Riley of Fort Worth Texas faced Edean Anderson of Helena Montana in the 18 hole final round of the South Atlantic Women's golf championship. Riley advanced by beating Carol Diringer of Tiffin Ohio 5 and 4 after Diringer upset Betsy Rawls of Austin Texas earlier in the week.

Ormond Beach Fla Polly Riley Fort Worth Tex Edean Anderson Helena Mont Miss Riley Carol Diringer Tiffin Ohio Miss Anderson Grace DeMoss Corvallis Ore Miss Diringer

McEwen Bids For Twin Win In Big Ten Indoor Meet

Champaign March 3 Don McEwen Michigan ace cinderman bids for the mile and two mile titles in an ironman effort to lead the Wolverines to the Big Ten indoor track and field championship. He holds the conference two mile record and faces no serious opposition in the longer race. His principal mile rival is Ohio State's Les Truex.

Champaign Ill Don McEwen Michigan Ace Cinderman Wolverines McEwen Ohio State Les Truex

National Association All Stars Beat West 111 94

East All Stars defeated West All Stars 111 to 94 in the National Association game. Anderson scored 79 and Evansville 70 for the winning side.

Associated Press Anderson Evansville

Robinson's Miami Fight Postponed

Illness forces postponement of the Sugar Ray Robinson Holly Mims world title bout in Miami Stadium. Robinson arrived and requested the delay saying he is ill. Dr. James J McCormick of the Miami boxing board says the middleweight champion has Virus X and should rest three to five days. No new date was set.

Miami, Fla Miami Stadium Robinson James J. McCormick Miami Boxing Board

Boxing Roundup From New York and Beyond

Report lists fighters and results in various locales including New York Seattle San Diego Phoenix Los Angeles Hollywood Stockton and Mexico City. Notable bouts mention Matthews outpointing Murphy and Davis outpointing Yeager with scores in the teens and teens plus percentages.

Associated Press NEW Tork Erty Matthews Seattle Rish Bob Murphy San Diego Phoenix Hank Davis Bob Yeager Los Angeles Hollywood Tate Martinez Stockton Calif A Chu Chu Jiminez Mexico City

Mize's 38 and 100 games shaping Yankee plans

Veteran slugger Johnny Mize trains at Phoenix Municipal Stadium and Buckhorn Mineral Wells as Casey Stengel paces a strategy to field 100 New York Yankee games in 1951. Mize, 38, posts a .317 lifetime average with 341 homers, proving a durable asset for wartime roster challenges.

Johnny Mize Casey Stengel Stengel Mize Phoenix Municipal Stadium Buckhorn Mineral Wells Big Dawn Big Cat Detroit Arizona Sun Big Jawn Red Kress New York Giants John Casey Joe Collins Johnny Hopp Hank Workman Cuba

DiMaggio Signals Retirement Plan After Season

Joe DiMaggio hinted this could be his last year with the New York Yankees saying he feels this may be his final season. The Yankee Clipper denied a desire to stay in baseball as a manager or executive and said injuries have not hastened his decision.

Joe DiMaggio Yankee Clipper New York Daily Mirror Ben Epstein DiMaggio

UCLA Sophomore Ridgway Leads PCC Scoring Pace

UCLA star Dick Ridgway tops Southern Division scoring with 186 points in 10 PCC games, averaging 18.6. Ed Tucker trails with 171 points, while Eddie Sheldrake holds a strong shooting percentage. In the Northern Division Bob Peterson leads with 181 points, and Oregon posts the top team average in the division.

Los Angeles Dick Ridgway UCLA Hoopalong Stanford Ed Tucker Ridgway California Billy Hagler Jim Ramstead Eddie Sheldrake Bob Peterson Peterson Washington Bob Noubreys Oregon

Kid Davis Hart Cop Victories

A couple of Phoenix youths show boxing promise with wins. Hank Kid Davis, 19, beat veteran Bobby Yaeger in a 10 round decision, while Johnny Hart, 18, defeated Dick Rivers in six rounds. Promoter Paul Clinite plans more Phoenix cards with Davis and Hart headlining prospects.

Phoenix Hank Kid) Davis Los Angeles Bobby Yaeger Davis Johnny Hart Dick Rivers Nogales Hart Phoenix Madison Square Garden Paul Clinite Charlie Salas California Clinite

Battle Morn Heads 15 Starter Flamingo Stakes Field

Miami Florida March 3 UP a near record field of 15 three year olds led by Cain Hoy Stable's Battle Morn was set to parade postward in the $50 000 Flamingo Stakes Florida's big Derby prep. Battle Morn the betting favorite despite a recent loss carries 120 pounds while Away Away and Put Sang top weight at 123 under allowance conditions.

Miami Fla Cain Hoy Battle Morn Florida Put Sang

Madison Square Garden to yield control or NCAA tourney loss

NCAA policy makers warned MSG must give colleges effective control or risk losing the NCAA tournament next season. Lippman, 26, a Long Island star from the 1948-49 team, was arrested as part of a fixed games probe in New York. Pan American action saw Fuchs throw the shot 7% inches at track meet in Buenos de. Army took Heptagonal Games with 52% points to Yale's 39% in New York. Ferrier of San Francisco led halfway after a round with a 64 at the Petersburg Open in St Petersburg, Fla.

Chicago NCAA Madison Square Garden New York Louis Lippman Long Island Star Buenos de Fuchs New Y York Army Yale ST. Petersburg Fla Jim. Ferrier San Francisco

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