Matson of Auburn Appointed Rice Institute Line Coach
Meagher's add to help Neely Auburn line coach Matson will assume the Rice Institute post this fall per Houston Post dispatch from Clemson. He built Auburn’s forward wall after coaching at Texas Tech and played at Austin College. Rice staff includes Grigg, Davis, Neely, and Wallace with Meagher previous coach.
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City League action leaves Union Stockyards atop standings
Union Stockyards defeated JAMBCO 31 to 14 to retain leadership in the City Basketball League second half. Roy Lowe Wok led scorers with 15 points as Station Hospital topped A. Praternity for second place. SAMBCO slipped to third after Nation Hospital beat A. Fraternity 2. A busy week near Wednesday schedules two key clashes.
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Pirates bid $35,000 for Lenny McCoy in 1930s talks
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says Pirates president William Benswanger offered $35,000 for rookie Lenny McCoy, a former Detroit Tiger, with a week of negotiations. The price topped last offers from Senators and Dodgers by $5,000 as Pittsburgh also acquired Ray Harrell, 27, from the waiver route for $7,500. Harrell, from Byers, Texas, has been in the majors since 1933.
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Mule Haas Nearing White Sox Coaching Role
CHICAGO January 23 Mule Haas former AL outfielder appears to lead for a White Sox coaching post succeeding Billy Webb Webb recently named director of farm operations Haas and manager Jimmy Dykes longtime friends from the A's and White Sox are both in Florida on a baseball school faculty Haas is seen as virtually certain to receive the job unless the team chooses to leave the position vacant.
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Cool Rookie Spurns Offer on Snowy Tech Field
Executive VP Guy Abreu of the San Antonio Missions offered a contract to a mysterious stranger on the snowy Tech field, who refused a blank document defying Judge Landis. Groundkeeper Dick Dunnavan identified the man as a night league player, while Airey hoped to thaw him with sun and a bold promise of a Browns farm in Alaska.
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Eaglets Triumph In Brackenridge League Clash
The Brackenrig Eaglets beat the Terri Billygoats 22 to 18 in a Brackenridge gym game that was postponed last week. Dickens Watt and Villareal starred for the Eaglets. The Peacock Lamer game was canceled. The team will face Lanier Vokites at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Brackenridge gym.
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College Basketball Upset Text Represents Unclear Names
Ambiguous OCR text shows scattered team names and scores including Rice 52 and SMU 26 with fractured fragments like Washington State, Grinnest, and others. Many garbled proper nouns and stray phrases prevent a coherent game report or identifiable event.
Kitts Coaching Saga Sparks Oil Move After Rice Debacle
Harold Scherwitz discusses Jimmy Kitts’ uncertain coaching future after being ousted at Rice Institute. The Athens reception shown in the Athens Review highlighted support from local officials and Texas coaches. Kitts reportedly may switch to an oil industry job, with praise and criticism following his Rice tenure.
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Big 10 000 Guarantee for Baylor Villanova Clash in Alamo Stadium
A football promotion in San Antonio backs a $10,000 guarantee to lure Baylor and Villanova to the new Alamo stadium. Villanova seeks a two year deal offering 8500 for the return game, Baylor counters with 8500 to bring Villanova south. The arrangement aims to profit the football committee amid hopes of a top early season intersectional matchup. Milton Crain and Mack Wilson named as key players, with strong expectations for an exciting contest that could boost the promotion fund.
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Golf honor system may be changed in modernizing push
San Francisco January 23 A growing movement argues the golf honor system should become optional replacing the fixed rule. The proposal allows the player holding the honor to hand it to the opponent, or not, affecting play on windy or critical holes. Pro golfers and officials see potential impact on strategy and tournament outcomes.
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Southwest coaches named for Texas High School Coaches school
Norton of the Texas Agbies and Led Dutch Meyer of Texas Christian were named as coexperts for the annual Texas High School Coaches association coaching school in Athens. Tilden Still Plenty Fast. San Diego January 23. William Tiden, veteran tennis player, got a ticket for speeding six miles over the limit in a 45 mph zone and posted bail.
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Light's Palo Cup Play Waits on Finals
The championship game of the annual Light's Palo Cup polo tournament will be played at noon once the field dries after Monday's snow. The San Angelo Rainbows and the jreown army team reached the finals, defeating their rivals in the semi finals set by school officials for the re matches.
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Invitations Out for Pleasanton Relays
Invitations to the Atascosa track relays at Pleasanton were mailed this week to a large number of Souls Texas class A and B light lenhnele.
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Whitney named Youngstown manager in Middle Atlantic loop
Rodney Whitney, San Antonio native, is appointed manager of the Youngstown club in the Middle Atlantic league. The promotion follows strong performance in the Evangeline league where he led Lafayette to a playoff win and moves him toward a 21st year in organized baseball. Bill Osley, Corpus Christi president, now heads Youngstown as Browns system talent transfer rumors surface. Red Whitney, Brackenridge product, opens spring training at Belleville around April.
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Wednesday's golf tourney put off at Brackenridge Park
The Brackenridge Park Women's Golf Association postponed their weekly handicap tournament set for Wednesday due to cold weather. Also, the Edison Beara game with San Marcos High was canceled for Monday night in San Marcos.
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Sugar Bowl Dream and Local Hoops Turnaround Tale
A quirky tale from Mark Twain era sports notes recalls Doc Sowell’s junior high squad and their North Side championship near miss with Jamny Tugger’s Poe Tigers. Texas Aggie guard Bub Reeves teased a Sugar Bowl gift while the team’s finances produced pennies and notes from each player to support Doc. Nemo Herrera’s Lanier coaching reshaped practice, cutting foul shots focus, leading to Brackenridge clash where the Voks pulled ahead by eight with eight straight free throws in a 20-22 win.
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Barthan Bart Withdraws From School Ranks In City News
Ed Elmendorf reports on Lawrence Bart, star guard and top scorer of the city basketball team, withdrawing from Apostolic School due to an injury. Oswald Rocquez returns to bolster Lan ter lineup as coach Herrera seeks a third city title. Rodrigues rehired midyear. Harry Fouke watches as E basketball vies for success. Bart’s high school work completed, experts note his left handed push shot as a skill.
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Washington Senators 1940 roster shows no major upgrades
The Washington Senators released the 1940 roster in which no new talent appears to threaten last year’s sixth-place finish. Training starts soon with rookies February 15 in Orlando and veterans March 1, as Bakersfield. Gerald Walker is the only clear potential starter, with George Washington Caze at right field if healthy. Four catchers, thirteen infielders, and a new coach Bennie Bengough join Clark Griffith’s club, named the Nationals by mistake.
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