Baseball and football clash in high schools debate
Coach Lambert of Lamar Junior College voices strong views in Interscholastic Leaguer on baseball’s return to high school sports. He argues scouts push football players toward pro baseball, risking football futures and inflaming tension with coaches. He urges restraint and urges scouts to wait until eligibility ends.
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Austin High School
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Yanks Post Half Million Pay Plans For Yankees
New York Yankees general manager George Weiss mailed 39 pay envelope notices as the world champions prepare to raise salaries for next season. Joe DiMaggio figures to top the list near $100,000 after his 73 games. Tommy Henrich, a $40,000-a-year veteran, is also expected to sign quickly. Pitching staff and stars like Joe Page, Vic Raschi, Allie Reynolds, Tommy Byrne, Ed Lopat, Jerry Coleman, Phil Rizzuto, Yogi Berra, Hank Bauer and Red Smith look for raises as the club anticipates salary adjustments to retain a championship roster.
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Joler
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Joe Page
Vice Rasehi
Allie Reynolds
Tormmy Byrne
Ed Lopat
Jerry Coleman
Phil Rizeuto
Baby Brown
Yogi Bera
Banke Bauer
Tennis Club Elects Officers for 1950 Meeting
The San Antonio Tennis Association will hold the election of officers for 1950 at Lions Field at 8 p.m. Tuesday. President Bill Bennett announces the session with refreshments to be served.
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Lions Field
Bill Bennett
St. Gerard's Defeats Jefferson in 61-38 High School Game
St. Gerard's High School, led by Ferdlé Burkett with 16 points, defeated Jefferson Basketball 61-38 at St. Gerard's Gym on Monday night. The Royal Blues held a 3222 playoff-like lead as the game progressed.
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Lackland Fives Rally to Beat Randolph 73 65 in Warmup
Lackland AFB’s Warhawks defeated Randolph AFB 73 to 65 at the Lackland field house in a Wednesday warmup. Tom Britton led with 14 points including 8 field goals and 3 free throws, while Randolph’s Shepard scored 17. Lackingland trailed 24 24 at halftime before pulling away in the second half.
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Pace Lack
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Gibbs
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Tucker
Rutledge
Tatum Signs with Ft Worth Cats as Player Coach
Tommy Tatum, 34, a right handed slugger who led the Texas league in hitting in 1948, signed today with the Fort Worth Cats as Player coach. Johnny Reeves reports Cats president. Bob Jones departs to become Brooklyn Dodger farm GM in Elmira. Walter Lessi released. Manager Bobby Braggay plans to rotate Tatum as player coach per Texas League ruling. Tatum bought from Birmingham of the Southern Association.
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Baseball News
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Elmira
Women’s Golf at Oak Hill Country Club Nine-Hole Event
Oak Hill Country Club hosts the women’s golf association event with Aoki leading the best half foursomes. Play begins at 9 30 am for nine holes, with the group starting at 4 0 am.
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Durocher Replaces Power With Pep for Giants in New York
Leo Durocher reshapes the New York Giants by adding speed and defense. He trades solid but slow hitters like Gordon and Marshall for Alvin Dark, Jack Harshman, Henry Thompson, Wes Westrum, Don Mueller, and Eddie Stanky, hoping to forge a quicker, sharper lineup. Young infielders and pitchers, including Dark, Stanky, Mueller, and Thompson, vie for spots as the team seeks a more dynamic, balanced attack at the Polo Grounds.
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Jack McGuire
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Dick Adal
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Lou Sleater
Oswald Kolwe
O'Dwyer Bet Plan Embalmed in N Y
Albany report notes Mayor O Dwyers proposal to end legal gambling on all sports was shelved in the New York legislature after Governor Dewey denounced it as shackling and immoral. Dewey accused it of promoting crime and poverty while campaign politics framed the issue ahead of the fall elections.
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Writer Advertises Quick Solving Tips In Light Want Ads
Light Want Ads item F-12381 lists a writer offering rapid problem solving services. The brief notice invites readers to submit questions and promises quick, practical answers for everyday challenges.
Hogan and Snead to duel in Los Angeles Open playoff
Bantam Ben Hogan and Sam Snead meet in an 18-hole playoff Wednesday for the Los Angeles open crown with a $2600 purse plus one fourth net receipts. The loser earns $1900 second money and a fourth of the gate. Hogan returns to action after a near fatal crash, while Snead seeks a second straight year of top honors. A crowd of 10,000 is expected.
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Trinity Plays Denton in Gulf Coast Conference Clash
Trinity University basketball travels to Denton to face North Texas State College in a Gulf Coast Conference game Friday night. The matchup features region teams with stakes for conference standings and potential postseason implications.
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Trinity University
North Texas
State College
Denton
Ohio State Football Funds Run Big Budget Figures
Columbus report shows fiscal year 1942 athletic receipts at 826,528 and expenditures at 4,396,036 for Ohio State University per state auditor data. November 1949 payroll totaled 16,898 with Wesley E. Tester named as top football coach earning 1,125 for the month.
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Sporting News
Ohio State University
Wesley E. Tester
Alamo Triangles Clash With Moonglow In Local Game
Alamo Triangles face Moonglow Swagsmeviee numelic Club of the City League at St Philip's College gym at 8 15 p m Tuesday in a preliminary where Boys Glib No 3 and the YMCA juniors also compete. Moonglow plans trips to Monterrey for Thursday Friday and Saturday night games.
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