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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
4
Wantan J. Davidson, 71 year old wrestling coach at Syracuse University and former commissioner of One Boy Scouts, died Wednesday in Syracuse New York after a long illness.
Brackenridge and Mustangs brace for a Fort Worth weekend meet. Anticipated clashes focus on sprint relays high jumps and hurdles with Charley Parker of Dallas leading Mustang hopes and James Bodiford August Erfurth James Southworth Mack White Herman Humble Tom Watt fueling Brackenridge’s bid. Grieder Merkel Sparkman and Samuels also key for both teams as officials schedule preliminaries Friday.
Edison host Held announces 21 teams entered for the 13th annual Edison track and field meet set for Saturday. Defending champions Bobby Goff of Kenedy and Dickey Brooks of Lytle return. Schools listed include Kenedy Lytle Uvalde Bandera Seguin and Edison among others as medals and team trophies will be awarded.
Wm Limping or run badly typised. Shaughnessy, formerly at Pittsburgh and Tulane, is en route to take a position with the Washington Redskins in a shinlay advisory capacity. He noted a leg injury from a Los Angeles car back into him last week and denied interfering with Pittsburgh duties.
Piccadilly club defeats YMCA team 17 40 to claim the championship of the tourney that included both the Kelly War Worker and league rivals. Raul Hernandez leads Trevine and Lehman with 15 points in a tight finale. For Trevine, 14 and Trevine’s scoring duo pace a rugged win as Hyd Department claims third via forfeit.
Thirty five dogs, including top state entries, are slated for the East Texas Field Trials association shooting dog stake this Saturday and Sunday. Trophies await first, second and third place. finals set for Saturday. Cpl Ted Haese of Fort Sam Houston reception center, standout in last week's Border Olympics, will run in the Victory division at the Exposition meet in Fort Worth, competing in dashes, broad jump and high jump.
New York city hosts the seventh annual national invitational basketball tournament begun Thursday night at Madison Square Garden with Bowling Green facing St John’s and DePaul meeting Muhlenberg. The eight-team field includes Oklahoma A&M and Canisius with Kentucky meeting Utah.
Eastern seaboard teams prepare for Golden Gloves clashes in Madison Square Garden on March 27 led by Reno Workman of Oak Hill West Virginia a 6 foot 6 inch heavyweight and former Navy motor machinist. Workman halted Salvador Mirabile of Norwich Conn in a Garden bout before 15039 fans. Ian Ott who won Chicago’s Golden Gloves heavyweight title last week will miss the intercity matches March 27 as he is an aviation cadet at Corpus Christi Texas and cannot leave his post to compete.
The season tightens as Boston and Chicago chase the playoff cut with four games left. Montreal eyes the top spot after a title clinch while Detroit and Toronto fight to stay in contention. Strong finish hinges on key matchups against Boston and Chicago, with every point crucial.
Dallas Harpers defend title as they face Irving High School in a key Thursday night match in the Southwestern AAU girls tournament. The slate also features North American Aviation against Gallway and Dr Perperus Gulbees versus Hetut Pincron with more semifinal implications. The Arkansas and Mexican teams also play as the tourney tightens toward the semis.
The Chita High School girls basketball team finished the season with 40 victories and no losses, totaling a 70 game winning streak when combined with last year. Barbara Sell led scorers with 1200 of 2004 team points, as coach C. C. Alexander eyes a state record for consecutive wins.
Odds on Beso Jack to defeat Al Cats in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden. event scheduled Friday or Thursday with weigh-ins around 1421-2 pounds for Jack and 137 for Davis after workouts. Augusta report notes Jack, the Augusta bootblack, briefly held the lightweight title.
Houston dispatch reports Rice back coach Bill Wallace, a former All-America football player, passed his pre-induction call and selected the Navy. The draft board classified him 1-A, with an update noting his home life and family status.
Central Catholic High hosts the Isianis finnuus boxing tournament semifinals Thursday at 7 p.m. with 3 bouts. Final bouts Friday at the same start time. Wednesday saw six fights: Jerry Estes over Charles Rutland, Pete Toudouze over Manuel Flores, John Farley over Walle Peres, Jerry McCarty over Lens Bara, Don Reisinger over Ray Zamora, and Pete Margaro over Andre de Tuga.
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