Tarwater Seen as Arizona's Top Small-School Football Back
County juvenile officer Johnny Walker praises Chandler High School star Bobby Tarwater as potentially the best breakaway runner in Arizona last year. He notes Tarwater’s lack of state-wide recognition due to small-school status, while comparing career paths to past Chandler standout Rudy Larish and others who excel in college and pro football.
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Bobby Tarwater
Chandler
Mr. Walker
Bob Tarwater
Arizona
Tarwater
Johnny
Noble
Rusty) Riggs
Arizona State College
Tempe
Border Conference
Rudy Larish
Jerome
Flagstaff
Sauer
George Sauer
Naval Academy
Ernest Sauer
Phoenix
George
California
Russia
United States
Gavilan Stabbing Won’t Delay Chicago Title Fight
Kid Gavilan, Cuban welterweight, says he will be fit for the September 30 bout with Beau Jack in Chicago after a Harlem stabbing. Police say two suspects were arrested. a third fled. Gavilan and private detective Philip Anderson were treated and released with minor injuries.
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Kid Gavilan
Harlem
Beau Jack
Chicago
Gavilan
Angel Lopez
Philip Anderson
Anderson
Wilber Heath
Theodore Smith
Heath
Smith
Edgemere Handicaps at Hawthorne in photo finish
Racing at Aqueduct features Edgemere Handicaps a Stunts finishing second by a nose in a photo finish over Wisconsin with favored Curticeth in the 24 550 Juvenile Handicap at Hawthorne. Del Mar Bay sets track record 1.48 percent for a mile and a furlong winning the $10 000 added Mar Nite feature.
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Curticeth
Hawthorne
del Mar
Califoes Bay
Bae Io
Ferrier Wins Kansas City Open in Four-Stroke Margin
Husky Jim Ferrier, now based in San Francisco, won the Kansas City Open at Swope Park with a 277 total, 11 under par, earning $1,000. Dick Metz took second with 281 and $700, while Dave Douglas and Cary Middlecoff tied for third at 285 and each received $350.
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Kansas City
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Swope Park
Dick Metz
Arkansas City
Kan
Ferrier
Dave Douglas
Newark
Del
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Towncats Set Kickoff Fete in Phoenix Dinner
University of Arizona officials led by Head Coach Bop Winslow will attend the Towncats kickoff dinner in the Round Up Room at Hotel Adams. Athletic Director J. F. McKale and others plan brief talks about the coming football season. dinner at 7 p.m. Tucson Towncats boosters and local members are expected to attend.
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University of Arizona
J. F. McKale
Charles Tribolet
Max Henkel
Lee Lowery
Phoenix Towncats
Hotel Adams
Winslow
Dave Wynn
Wally Clark
Towncats
Tucson Towncats
Yankees Clinch Pennant Chase With 15 Victory Margin
New York leads Boston by 1 game with 15 wins or 15 losses needed to clinch as Detroit and Cleveland fight for remaining spots. Yankees dominate with two wins, including a record 11 walks in a 12-run third inning, while the Red Sox stumble against Philadelphia. Musial powers, Peewee Reese injures as Dodgers win.
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New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
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Red Sox
Detroit
Cleveland
Bombers
Senators
Athletics
Ed Stewart
Sam Dente
Roberto Ortiz
Eddie Robinson
Joe Page
Clyde Vollmer
Robinson
Clyde Milan
Eddie Yost
Phil Rizzuto
Page
Sam Chapman
Pete Suder
Joe Coleman
Carl Scheib
Chapman
Eddie Jorst
White Sox
Chicago
Hoot Evers
Connie Berry
Bob Swift
Virgil Trucks
Browns
Indians
Jack Graham
Paul Lehner
Cardinals
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Reds
Stan Musial
Marty Marion
Howie Pollet
Jerry Staley
Giants
Peewee Reese
Reese
Carl Furillo
Carl Erskine
Phils
Braves
Ken Heintzelman
Russ Meyer
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh
Cubs
Billy Mann to Lead North Phoenix Cage Team Next Season
Billy Mann, ex Wildcats guard and last season's defensive standout, will become head coach of North Phoenix high school's basketball squad this winter, succeeding W. R. Caldwell who resigns to focus on physical education and intramural duties. Caldwell's 10-year coaching tenure included state basketball and track success, while Mann's Arizona pedigree and prior coaching roles at North Phoenix position him to lead the Mustangs. Link Richmond also moves to West Phoenix basketball, rounding out major sport staff changes at the district.
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Rolly) Caldwell
Mustangs
Arizona
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Prescott
Tucson
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Link Richmond
West Phoenix Basketeers
Colorado A and M
R R. Robinson
Phoenix Union High
Tom Black
Don Pace
Clare van Hoorebeke
Flier Football Opens Season Against Gila Junior College
Major L D Simonn etti Flier coach says team shaping up for season opener with Gila Junior College on September 17 at Williams Air Force Base. Squad has few returnees and has been practicing in inter squad games. Proceeds from the Flier Gila College Monster game go to the Chandler Community Chest.
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L. D. Simonetti
Gila Junior College
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Chandler
Ingleside Turf Club Seeks Stock Issuance Plan
Ingleside Turf Club Inc seeks state approval to issue 2,750 shares of common stock at 100 dollars each to liquidate debt and 2,000 more to boost working capital. Shares not to be sold publicly. H J Hughes signs as president with H C Crittenden as secretary. Patterson steps down as president. Hughes elected president, Patterson becomes chairman as investors convert claims into stock.
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East Thomas Road
State Corporation Commission
Racing Corporation
H. J. Hughes
H. C. Crittenden
Hughes
J. H. Patterson
Patterson
Dr. Patterson
College Football Scores and Fragments
Partial college football scores list shows Texas at Abilene zero, Dakota seven, San Jose State zero, New Mexico zero, with multiple garbled entries and missing full game details. The readable items indicate small score lines and incomplete team names from a historical ledger.
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Pes Abilene
Sopa Dakota
Ate
San Jose Tate
Mexico
Ramblers Amy Peralta No-Hits for PBSW in Portland Opener
Amy Peralta pitched a no hit game for the PBSW Ramblers as they defeated St. Joseph Missouri 7 0 in Portland. Dottie Wilkinson contributed three singles while Doris Barrett shut out Pat's Plasterers Orlando Florida 0 in the nightcap as Roberta Mulkey hit a key homer for the Florists.
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Amy Peralta
Goetz Girls
St. Joseph
Amy
Dottie Wilkinson
Doris Barrett
The
Florists
Betty Evans
Orange
Calif
Boise, Ida
Baltimore
Ryder Team Delights In Ganton Course For Ryder Cup
The United States Ryder Cup team praised the Ganton course as ideal for the international series to be held Friday and Saturday, even as they groused about bathless hotel rooms. Non-playing Captain Ben Hogan called it wonderful, with players Mangrum Snead Harbert Palmer Haefner Hamilton Harrison Alexander Dudley among those listed.
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Eng
America
Britain
United States
Ben Hogan
Lloyd Mangrum
Sam Snead
Chick M Harbert
Johnny Palmer
Clayton Haefner
Bob Hamilton
Dutch Harrison
Skip Alexander
Ed Dudley
Alexander
Lake Mead Weather Report From INS
Lake Mead is listed fair today tonight and Tuesday with a cooler trend. High near 90 and low tonight. Southerly winds at 103 mph today shift to gentle variable tonight and Tuesday.
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International News Service
Lake Mead
Death takes Pete Sauer mat veteran
Pete Sauer a former Phoenix wrestler known as Ray Steele died of a heart attack at a Warm Lake resort near Boise Idaho. He was 49 and long linked to Phoenix Madison Square Garden appearances. Sauer had retired from wrestling two years earlier after poor health and planned to enter the restaurant business before turning toward Nevada.
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Ida
Pete Sauer
Ray Steele
Sauer
Warm Lake
Phoenix Madison Square Garden
John Contos
Nevada
Lauer Ted
Phoenix
Eighth Street
Jimmy Landos
Yanks Bring Up Jim Delsing and Houk Recall
The New York Yankees announced the purchase of outfielder Jim Delsing and the recall of catcher Ralph Houk from Kansas City. Delsing batted .320 in Kansas City and Houk hit .294, with both to report immediately.
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New York Yankees Today
Jim Delsing
Ralph Houk
Kansas City
Delsing
Chicago White Sox
Houk
Scribes Coaches Meet Tomorrow in Phoenix Sports Circle
The Phoenix Press Box Association opens its first weekly meeting of the 1949 football campaign at Gene Doyle's Steak House 806 North First Street tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. Writers radio men Valley football coaches and officials are invited to attend.
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Phoenix Press Box Association
Gene Doyle
North First Street
Browns, Yankees Win. AAC Grid Season Moves Forward
The All-America Conference standings show Cleveland Browns crushing the Baltimore Colts 21-0 and Brooklyn-New York Yankees edging Buffalo Bills 17-14. Edgar Jones scores twice for Cleveland, Otto Graham assists, while Harvey Johnson boots a deciding field goal for Buffalo. The Browns and Yankees meet next Sunday in Cleveland as Baltimore travels to Chicago Friday and Los Angeles visits San Francisco.
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Brooklyn
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Edgar Jones
Otto Graham
Graham
Yankees
Browns
Harvey Johnson
Bills
Chet Mutryn
George Ratterman
al Baldwin
Night Drills Set For Sun Devil Gridiron Work
Arizona State College Sun Devil football opens a new week with night drills planned by Head Coach Ed Doherty to avoid the heat. Only casualty from Saturday’s scrimmage is sophomore end Bob Kelly of Prescott with a fractured wrist, sidelining him this season.
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Ed Doherty
Bob Kelly
Prescott
Kely
Doherty
Ted Budynkiewicz
Sun Angels
USC
Stadium Field
Death by own action schedule faces Huskies
Seattle sports writer Mike Donohoe notes Washington’s 1949 football schedule pits the Huskies against Utah Minnesota Notre Dame and other major PCC teams in a tough opener market. Coach Howie Odell builds a young squad around QBs Don Heinrich and Don O’Leary with standout backs Hugh McElhenny Fritz Apking and Bryan Zurek and a mix of juniors and frosh talent aiming for a rebound season.
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University of Washington
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Utes
Rockies
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Odell
Don Heinrich
Bremerton High
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Hood River
Ore
Notre Dame
Remai
Northwest
Hugh Mc
Fritz Apking
Fullerton
Calif
J. C
Chuck Olson
Bryan Zurek
Compton
McElhenny
Henry Tiedemann
Kenny Dunn
Camas
Wash
Jack Seth
Roland Kirkby
Sophs
Jim Wiley
Bremerton
Gene Norton
Snohomish
Mel Davis
Don Coryell
Huskies
Odell Bac
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