Derby Nomination List Expected to Exceed 110 Entries
Nominations for the seventieth Kentucky Derby close at midnight Tuesday as track speculators predict a larger list than last year's 110 thoroughbreds. Names include Platter and Lucky Draw from Erdenheim Farm, with Occupy, Helmont, and several other standouts rumored in the hopper. The Derby Trial and other major stakes have increased to $5000, aiming to attract top horses for the Louisville event.
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Louisville
Jockey Club
Platter
Occupy
George D. Widener
Philadelphia Reportaman
Erdenheim
Helmont
Pensive
Black Badge
Alerter
Jezzahel
Roduty Stane
Kope Kona
Honolulu
Downs
Janary
Lanier Beats Central 32 to 16 in prep win
The Lanier Voks overwhelmed Central Catholic 32-16 at Central gym, led by 11 points from all state guard Benny Escobedo and eight by Rev Gonzales. The crowd set a gym record as Lanier prepared for regionals, while Central faced a tough beat from rivals in the late season tilt.
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Lanier Voks
Central Catholic Gym
Central
Voks
Benny Escobedo
Rev Gonzales
Lanier -B
Cette
Lanter
Austin
Maroons
Vokes
Central Catholic
Jeffers
Marriage Poised For New Orleans Handicap Challenge
New Orleans handicap field includes eight-year-old Marriage among 17 nominees. Co-owner Ron Coward notes Marriage struggles with sleep and night interruptions yet has earned about $200,000 under his ownership. Past performances include upset wins at Washington Park and the Fair Grounds, with betting odds around long prices. Race distance a mile and a sixteenth offers room to roll, alongside contenders Rounders First Fiddle Amber Light and Jack S L.
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New Orleans
Feo
UPI
Coward
Dupuy
Ron Coward
San Antonio
Tex
Mark Tingt
Washington Park J
Fair Grounds
Marriage
Charles Hamdi
Amber Light
Jack S. L
Black Badge Set for First Distance Test at Miami
MIAMI Fla Jan 16 Black Badge the swift three year old from trainer Frank Childs will race Midnight in the Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah Park. The colt has won 12 of 24 starts and earnings surpassed 420000, with wins over Pukka Gun and Platter in sprint features. If he handles the mile and one eighth distance, he could be a Kentucky Derby contender.
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Henes
Frank Childs
Hialeah Park
Jhuids
Miami
Flamings
Childs
Black Badgers
Speeder
Pukka Gun
Ines
Platter
Black Tadge
Horace N. Davis
Kentucky Bluegrass County
Churchill Downs
Ethel V. Mars
Saratoga
Abe Buschberg
Racing Notes From Tracks Mention Selections And Injuries
Racing notes report George Fields and others as jockeys in various meets with injuries and improving conditions. Outrider Kenneth Force remains in uncertain condition after a motor cycle crash near Cora Gahirs. Lions Memorial events and odds are noted with Crassi Bowl, Skytracer, First Padre and other horses and jockeys including Eddie Haplett and others.
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Kenneth
Cora Gahirs
Remaina
Bex
Ce Jackson Memorial Noaphal
Mia
Army Intramural Champs to Meet in Feb Basketball Play
The Service Recreation council plans intramural basketball games starting February 28 among champions from Randolph field Kelly field Brooks field Cadet Center and Medical Services school loops. The top two teams from each league will advance to the meet.
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Servence Recrestion Council
Randolph Field
Kelly Field
Brooksfield
Cadet Center
Medical Services School
Wanna Bet Texas Can't Beat This
Maryland selects an all time home grown baseball team led by Babe Ruth and Lefty Grove in an Associated Press poll. The lineup includes Ruth, Keller, Nichatten, Foxx, M. Bishop, Baker, Matsell, Grove and Phelps with several notable players left off the list.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Itayer
Babe Ruth
Lefty Grove
Teat
Associated Press
Ruth
Charley Keller
Bill Nich
Alten
Lef
Niokay Foxx
Max Bishop
Frank
Baker
Fritz Matsel
Grove
Bate Phelps
Hill Werber
Joe Kelley
Jack Bentley
Eddie Rammel
Johnny Neun
Chick Fewster
Dick Yorter
Jake Flowers
Buck Herzog
Goat or Antelope Debate Echoes through Wildlife Terms
A playful note questions common names in zoology, asserting mountain goats are not true goats but antelopes in casual usage. It adds that pronghorns are misnamed goats, highlighting linguistic twists in animal classification.
Henry Shoots For Record In Austin Game
In Austin on Wednesday night Rice faces Texas as Rice center Bill Henry chases the all time Southwest Conference scoring record. He needs one more free throw to surpass Dwight Parks of Baylor who scored 214 points in 1542, while Arkansas leads the conference with Baylor remaining.
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Austin
imRice Land
Texas
Arkanibas
Rice
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Texas A
Bill Henry
Dwight
Parks
Baylor
Fort Worth players abandon Texas league bid amid war aims
The Texas league is doomed by Fort Worth owners and Rogers Hornsby to suspend operations for the war. Hornsby plans to join the Vera Cruz project, while Fort Worth and Oklahoma City clubs withdraw. Private Charlie Casper visits Fort Knox and meets Capt Manor Puckett. Brackenridge alumnus Fred Evans, now a Cleveland printer, returns to town with his son. Northwestern notes Dave Thompson, 6 foot 7, as the league’s sole civilian on the squad.
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Harald the Light
Fort Wort
Rogers Hornsby
Fort Worth
Hornsby
San Antonio
St. Louis Browns
Texas Jeague
Oklahoma City
Charlie
Casper
Fort Knox
Manor Puckett
Puckett
Brackenridge High
Har~ Fandale High
Lan Krall
Fred Evans
Port Worth
Dimmy
Hee
Cleveland
YMCA League Schedule Notes and Opponents
A scrambled report outlines YMCA league plans for an Alamo Heights gym event with the Eyyeamnsy team listed and a 7 o clock game against the San Antonio Military Police. Other entries mention Piecamiy club New Wellsfield War Workers at 8.00 and junior college seeking a second opponent.
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Eyyeamnsy Suo Ses Gouney
Alamo Heights
Ig Kelly
YMCA
San Antonio Military Police
Piecamiy Club
New Wellyfield War
Golfers Endure Tough Winter Conditions In Texas Open
Winter golf trips grow harder as players juggle uneasy travel and accommodations in San Antonio. MeSpaden leads 68.75 for four rounds while Nelson shoots 62.06. Draft delays and travel restrictions disrupt routine, with players sharing rooms and relying on private homes.
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Wurdy Janes
San Antonio
Professional Golfers
Avalle
Mespaden
Ing MeSpaden
Bsron Nelson
Fazio Joins Navy Before Texas Open Start
George Fazio, renowned golf professional, was called to Allentown Pennsylvania to a graft board and left San Antonio the day before the Texas Open began after passing a Chystex examination and being accepted by the Navy, per an Allentown Associated Press dispatch.
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Fazio
George Fazio
Allentown
San Antonio
Navy
Associated Press
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