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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1955
Page
8
Major league spring training opened across Florida and Arizona with 13 clubs in Florida and three in Arizona. The group includes the New York Giants Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs in Arizona. Managers and players anticipate tougher races and debates over contracts and who will join rosters for exhibition play starting March 20.
Chicago March 1 4 The NCAA TV committee will announce its 1955 football program this week plans to be mailed to about 400 member institutions for approval A two thirds vote is required for adoption Walt Byers executive director said plans submitted to members Wednesday and given to the press Thursday Rumors of revisions after the Feb 18 Chicago meeting are denied no further meetings are scheduled
Alamo Heights will hold its annual basketball banquet Tuesday at 6 30 p m in the high school cafeteria. Lettermen of the 1954 55 cage team receive awards and certificates of appreciation from Principal Virgin Currin. Jim Heiser of St Marys will be featured speaker. Jim Littleton of South San Antonio announced 13 members of this year beobeat team will receive school letters.
The Brooke Army Medical Center Comets and Randolph AFB Warhawks begin a two game basketball series Tuesday at Ft. Sam Houston arena and meet again Friday at Randolph gym. Joe Sankene led the Warhawks with 20 points as Lackland Army Base defeated Ft. Sam Houston 63-61 Monday at Lackland Gym.
BRADENTON Florida March 1 Commissioner Ford Frick cracked down on the Milwaukee club and 14 Braves for violating the March 1 spring training rule by workouts at the Braves camp. Frick fined the club 500 and imposed 625 total on 14 players and hinted others may have violated the rule including Tigers at Lakeland and Dodgers at Vero Beach. He said the office is alert to more camps and may act if violations are found. Frick questioned the rule and favored club control but will enforce the rule as long as it remains on the books. Of the 14 fined, 1 player faced 50 and 3 faced 25 eachrookies Al Facchini Dan McMahan Al Spangler. The rest included Warren Spahn Lew Burdette Gene Conley Chet Nichols Charlie White Joe Adcock Danny OConnell Johnny Logan Bobby Thomson Andy Pafko Henry Aaron.
Notices outline practice times at Concepcion diamond and Alex field, with sessions every Tuesday and Thursday at 5 PM. Tryouts welcomed. several meetings and plans for a parish softball league and a girls basketball tournament are listed, with times around 7 PM and late afternoons.
March 22 set for annual SMU Corral of ex-students association with Head Coach Woody Woodard as guest speaker. Dinner at Sevenoaks Country Club costs 275 dollars per plate. Coit Butler, president, says former students from south Texas invited. contact CAG-3900. Woodard will bring an SMU roundup film.
Wednesday brings partly cloudy cooler conditions with northeast and east winds 12 to 18 mph. Water near shores around 62 degrees with fishing steady for trout and drum in the Intracoastal Canal and surf catches of whiting drum and redfish. Beach driving good. Gulf slightly rough and murky. multiple areas report bait presence and steady angling.
In Sarasota on March 1, Ted Williams promised to decide soon whether to play this season. He will not attend the spring training opening session as GM Joe Cronin said Williams has not caught up with fishing and business matters. Williams is a 36 year old slugger with 1385 runs scored and 1387 RBIs in his American League career.
Chicago hosts Golden Gloves action as big men enter three rings seeking quarterfinal berths in a show stretching into Tuesday. The event opens with 12 to 135 pound bouts and continues with 147 to 175 pound rounds leading to semifinals and finals on March 10 at the stadium. Louisiana Louisville led the team standings after night one with eight points from four lightweights, while Texas fighters like Anastacio Mendoza and Jake Martinez dropped decisions in their early rounds.
DALLAS MARCH 1 Trinity Tiger football coach W A McElreath received the annual sports achiever award at the sports writers dinner. Other honorees included Bowden Wyatt Kansas coach Dickey Moe Rice all American C R Gilstrap Arlington State coach Al Ketola of Houston high school coach and Texas Tech coach Dav Weaver. Weaver urged young coaches to stay close to college coaching teachings as a Tennessee lineman reflected on Neyland's split T evolution and its impact on football.
Fidel Barsd Z. E. Spillers John Cavanaugh Jack Guerra and team B Allen Lloyd Fikes g Foulkes Raymond Reyna and C Allen tie for first place in the Will Springs Pro-Amateur tournament after shooting 7 under par for 643.
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