BYU Eyes Casaba Title as Skyline Standings Favor Cougars
BYU remains atop the Skyline Six with six wins and three defeats as the Cougars eye another championship. Junior guard Randy Clark and sophomores Roland Minson and Dick Jones pace a young BYU squad, while easy games loom against Colorado A and M and Wyoming ahead of a pivotal Denver showdown.
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Braves Rule Over Big-6 Cage League
Nampa upset Caldwell 43 to 23 in Caldwell boosting Boise to undisputed lead in Idaho's Big Six high school basketball. Nampa and Caldwell tie for second as top four remain tightly bunched with Boise atop at five wins and one loss. Pocatello has seven straight conference losses, while Twin Falls and Idaho Falls face weekend road games.
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Cardials Hire Hander Parker as Co Coaches for 1949
Chicago Cardinals appoint Phil Handler and Buddy Parker as co coaches for 1949, both signing two year contracts with a substantial pay raise. Handler will oversee line play while Parker directs the backfield, with assistants to be chosen.
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Davis Cup 27 Nations Vying for 1949 Laurels
The Davis Cup committee announced 27 nations will contest the 1949 event held by the United States, with 4 in the American zone and 23 in Europe. Absent are Brazil Egypt India Pakistan Poland Romania Spain from 1948, while Israel Chile Greece Monaco and South Africa join in 1949. The intra-zone draw will be conducted next Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. at the UN building in New York.
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Louis and Robinson Duped in Beer License Bid
The New York state liquor authority said prizefighters Joe Louis and Ray Robinson were unwittingly duped by a former Al Capone gangster in their bid to obtain a wholesale beer license in New York.
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Gate City squads advance in LDS sub division tourney
Two Gate City teams from Pocatello the LDS Institute and Tenth ward won city titles this week to represent the area in Blackfoot next week. The Institute beat Fourteenth ward 51 32 while Tenth ward defeated First and Third wards. The Blackfoot sub division tourney starts Monday evening with the winner advancing to division finals. The national finals are planned in Salt Lake City in late February. The Institute campus unit rides a 10 game win streak and is coached by Verl Thornock with Eugene Campbell directing the Institute. Players include Aaron Hansen Hal Astle Melvin Painter Jim Johnson George Katseanes Guy Stevens Wally Teuscher Rayay Leeen Dick Nixon and Frank Koeven. The Institute has a 527 to 316 season point total.
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Parnassus Heads to New York for Bolanos Williams Bout
George Parnassus, manager of boxer En rique Bolanos, flew to New York to discuss a title bout with lightweight champion Ike Williams after leaving Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
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Seniles and Wasatch Tie in YMCA League Finish
Official YMCA figures show the Seniles and Wasatch sharing top honors in the Industrial league round robin with 10-1 and 9-2 records respectively. The new double round robin begins at 6 15 pm with divisions A and B featuring clubs like Lounge Seniles Wasatch Freddy s and Hellenics in A and J C Peasants Naval Ordnance Plant Y s Men Marines and Ramblers in B.
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College Basketball Scores From Various Matches
A compiled list shows multiple college basketball results with teams such as Duke over Navy 55 42 Army 58 over Rutgers 46 Siena 51 Iowa 45 and others including Cornell 52 Fordham 42 and Notre Dame 62 Washington 62. The scattered text mentions numerous institutions and scattered scores across regions.
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Newark
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Gannon
Clarion
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Virginia
Intermediate playoffs Tip Off in Church League Tomorrow
The Greek Orthodox team faces the Episcopals at 1 30 p m in the opening match of the Intermediate playoffs. At 2 30 p m the Sixth ward meets the winner. The finals are set for 4 30 p m Thursday with Watts Varsity noting the next week pits the 14th ward Second ward and St Anthony s in contention.
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Polidori to Box Willie Parker in Salt Lake City Show
Re Mo Polidori of Tooele Utah a middleweight who has been inactive is signed to fight Willie Parker of Los Angeles in Salt Lake City Promoter Jim Downing says a strong supporting card is planned.
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Taylor To Remain Head Pilot For St. Louis Browns
The DeWitt brothers new Browns owners said Zack Taylor will stay as manager and no executive personnel changes will occur. They bought controlling interest from Richard Muck erman and praised St. Louis as the Browns' home.
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Elks Readying Bowling Tourney for March in Pocatello
Pocatello BPOE prepares for the state keg tournament March 10 13 with Elks from Nampa Caldwell Boise Moscow Coeur d Alene Lewiston Burley Twin Falls Idaho Falls Jerome and Blackfoot expected to attend. The Idaho Men's State tournament follows March 14 for ten days in Pocatello. Women from Pocatello plan to enter the Twin Falls meet March 11 20 with about 90 Gate City women active in the event.
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Cravath's Helper Named Head Grid Mentor at Arizona
USC assistant coach Bob Winslow will head the Arizona football program, with Gary Mulleneaux as chief assistant. Arizona president J Byron McCormick praised the pairing as the strongest coaching combination the school has had. Board approval was expected as a formality.
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Tucson Open opens with Skip Alexander seeking repeat title
Defending champion Skip Alexander of Southern Pines N C faces a strong field as the fifth Tucson Open tees off at El Rio. Alexander shot a 264 last year to edge Johnny Palmer by one stroke in the 72 hole event.
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Lightweight boxers suspended after Honolulu stadium fracas
Ringmen Robert Takeshita of Honolulu and Rudy Cruz of Los Angeles were suspended indefinitely by the Territorial Boxing Commission after a Tuesday brawl at Honolulu stadium. Cruz’s manager Gus Wilson and promoter Leo Leavitt also face suspensions by the commission and the National Boxing Association.
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Clash Set For 8 15 P M In Local Gym
Local high school basketball headlines a Boise clash as the Braves of the Big Six face the struggling Gate City Indians in a 8 15 p m tip off with a 7 p m prelim. Dick Ulin battles Reed Jensen as Boise eyes another win at home.
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