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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1949
Page
16
In Border Conference play Pepperdine under coach Ray Richards steamrolled BYU 47 to 6 while Arizona State prepares for a clash with Pepperdine in Los Angeles. Pepperdine stars Hyduke Drager Hayes and Bell stood out as the new season opens with surprise offensive punch.
Pepperdine, led by coach Ray Richards, impressed with a deep line and strong passing ground game after smothering Arizona State 39 0 in Flagstaff. Ed Doherty warned of a tight, break dependent game in Inglewood Saturday as Pepperdine plans two to three platoons and carries several injured backs toward full strength.
Commissioner A B Chandler started his deposition in Danny Gardella's 300000 dollar lawsuit by outlining the major and minor leagues structure. The deposition precedes a November trial over the Mexican League raid on 1946 major league players.
Alma Wilson of the Oklahoma City Downtown Chevrolet Sooner Queens pitches tonight at 7 45 in the NSC championship phase at Phoenix Softball Park. Lottie Jackson of New Orleans opposes, with Miss Jackson’s 44 strikeouts in 28 innings highlighted. the winner advances to face the All Queens in a best of three series, as Wilson seeks a 11th straight start and 11 hits at the plate. Carolyn Morris leads tournament pitching with a 1.000 average, taking the mound for A 1 Queens against tonight’s victor. further finals may follow tomorrow night.
Bisbee and Douglas split over control of the Bisbee Douglas baseball club in the Arizona Texas League. Douglas officials say Bisbee insists on domination, ending mutual ownership and voice in management. eight Bisbee and six Douglas directors were elected. W F Hershidy named president of the new setup.
Cecil Isbell resigns as head coach of the Baltimore Colts. Walter Driskill succeeds him, taking over a winless club. Driskill previously coached at Colorado 1936 41 and later at Wyoming Oklahoma and Maryland. Isbell took the job in 1947 after a career with Purdue.
At 7 o clock tomorrow University Park hosts Em ploye League final between Telephone Company and Madison Motors for the title. At 8 15 Waddell Farms meets Arizona Awn ing for the Phoenix Athletics Association tournament championship.
The Yankees and Cardinals pushed toward pennants as both led by 2 1/2 games. Yankee ace Hank Bauer filled in for Joe DiMaggio amid a 7-3 win over Cleveland while St Louis crushed Philadelphia 15-3. Boston beat Chicago 11-5 and Brooklyn won 7-1 over Chicago as both leaders edged closer to titles. Ted Williams homered twice for Boston, Vern Stephens also went deep, and Vic Raschi and Hal Newhouser delivered wins for New York and Detroit respectively.
North High and Mesa meet at Montgomery Stadium to headline a seven game Class A opening week. North High coach Tom Black brings 12 returning lettermen against a well-staffed Mesa squad. Other Class A games include Prescott at Glendale and Yuma at El Centro, with Phoenix Coyotes traveling to San Bernardino.
Lake Mead weather from International News Service notes fair today and tonight with a slight warming trend. Daytime high near 103, low around 58, south winds 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
The PBSW Ramblers of Phoenix defeated Portland Lind Florists 2 to 1 in seven innings to win their third consecutive USA championship. All-Star pitchers Amy Peralta and Margie Law allowed one hit, as Robbie Mulkey drove in the deciding run in the sixth. The Florists battled to tie late, but Law closed out the victory before 6,300 fans in Portland.
Chuck Basney of Los Angeles tops all motorcycle contenders at Anderson Speedway on Sunday scoring the best time close to the track record held by Ernie Roccio. He wins three of four races including the 10 lap main event leading from the third lap. Basney also holds three Lincoln Park cycle records and competes in midget autos.
Danny Wood of Tucson suffers a brain concussion and arm burns after his midget auto race car overturns on the 11th lap of a 25 lap feature. The crash comes when his car skids and locks wheels with Cliff Hendricks of Las Cruces, N M, pinning Wood as it flipped and scorched his arm on the exhaust pipe.
All Border Conference football teams prepare for a week of play after a mixed opening weekend. Notable results include Texas Western 47 Brigham Young 6 with Harvey Gabrel scoring thrice, Hardin-Simmons 13 North Texas State 7 on a 62 yard run by Wilton Davis, and West Texas State 41 East Texas 7. Pepperdine routed Arizona State 39-0 and Texas Tech fell to Texas 43-0.
Richard Pancho Gonzales, a rising tennis star from Los Angeles, will announce turning pro after a four set Southwest Pacific title win over Ted Schroeder. The move could bring upwards of 100000 dollars with Bobby Riggs promoting a Kramer led pro group at Madison Square Garden debuting Oct 27. Schroeder was favored to win the national hardcourt title, but Gonzales opted out of the pro event.
Readers learn the bow is a vestigial carry-over from old leather hats with a back knot. The bow has no current meaning, just a relic of traditional tailoring. Hart Schaffner & Marx is praised for preserving traditional garment-making from fabric weaving to final detailing.
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