Border conference coaches loom large in 1947 season
A look at nine Border conference grid mentors highlights Dell Morgan of Texas Tech and Warren Woodson of Hardin-Simmons as top figures. The piece traces their careers from player days to head coaching, noting Morgan’s pacing Tech’s success and Woodson’s multiple conference crowns, with mentions of Curtice, Winslow, Doherty, Ladyko, Kimbrough, and Corley shaping the league’s coaching landscape.
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Murray Sinclair
Border Conference
Dell Morgan
Texas Tech
Warren Woodson
Hardin-Simmons
Tech
Hardin- Simmons
Arizona
Wildcats
Bob Winslow
Emil Ladyko
Arizona State College
Flagstaff
Winslow
Ladyko
Woodson
Arkansas State
Ft. Worth
Baylor University
Morgan
St. Louis Browns
Lubbock
Auburn
Rice
USC
Detroit Lions
Lions
Ornia
Tempe
Ed Doherty
Sun Imps
Doherty
Boston College
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Lou Little
Columbia
Philadelphia Eagles
Little
Bert Huffman
New Mexico University
Lobos
Trinity University
Frank Kimbrough
West Texas State
Plainview High School
Wayland College
Amarillo College
Kimbrough
Baylor University Bears
Navy
Baylor
Solons Edge Texans In 11th For 5-4 Victory
Phoenix Senators beat El Paso 5-4 in 11 innings behind Eddie Graham’s relief work. A rain washout affected other games. Tucson and Globe-Mmi n postponed. Graham earned his 18th win as Lou Tamone scored on a double by Harry Eastwood to break the tie in the 11th.
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Phoenix Senators
Juarez Indios
Phoenicians
Senators
el Paso
Texans
Eddie Graham
Indios
Globe-Miami Browns
Claypool
Tucson Cowboys
Douglas
Graham
Harry Eastwood
Eastwood
Phoenix
Lou Tamone
Jim Bynon
Bill Donaghey
Jim Ochoa
Syd Cohen
Cohen
Donaghey
Ochoa
Juarez
Sites
Bacciocco
Rabourn
Tamone
Bynon
Cecil
Mendoza
Baxes
Trower
Newman
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Fracchia
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Mustachia
Davis-Monthan Mustangs No Hits 20-30 Club In Upset
Southpaw John Pearson pitched a brilliant no hit no run game as the Davis-Monthan Mustangs defeated the 20-30 club 4-0 at Santa Rita Park on Monday night in the class AA softball league. The 20-30 club saw its seven game win streak end with the loss and fell from the top of the standings.
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John Pearson
Davis-Monthan Mustangs
Santa Rita Park
Roy Laos
Moundsman
Pearson
Laos
Davis-Monthan
Jose
Ray Sherman
Ed Seidenkrantz
Sherman
Seidenkrantz
Snead Succumbs in Best Ball as Barber Sets 66 at Minneapolis
Jerry Barber equalled the Oak Ridge course record with a 66 to lead a best-ball foursome over 18 holes at the Minneapolis event, defeating Sam Snead who finished 74. Barber won $400 with Ky Laffoon and George Bolesta close behind at 67, while Snead’s 74 left him far from prize money in the 30-player field.
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Minneapolis
Upr
Los Angeles
Sam Snead
Jerry Barber
Oak Ridge
Snead
Barber
Ky Laffoon
George Bolesta
Jim Turnesa
Dutch Harrison
Skip Alexander
Mary Furgol
George Fazio
Wide Open Field In Store For 24th Hambletonian
Goshen New York August 2 wide open field for the 24th Hambletonian Stakes for three year olds at Good Time track August 10. Bangaway the slight favorite after three major wins last month with other contenders including Guy Ambassador Scotch Pal Volume Martha Doyle Miss Tilly Record Express and Atomic Maid. An expected field of 12 to 17 horses will contest the best two of three heats.
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N. Y
Bangaway
Demon Hanover
Harrison Hoyt
Bethel
Railbirds
Saunders Mills Stable
Toledo
Ohio
Ken
Saratoga Springs
Guy Ambassador
O.L. Mears
Scotch Pal
Hayes Fair Acres
du Quoin
Ill
Volume
Coldstream Stud
Lexington
Martha Doyle
Wichita
Kas
Miss Till
Legion Dinner Honors Tucson American Legion Baseball Team
A 6 p.m. Tuesday banquet at the Legion hall honors the Tuc son American Legion baseball team and Coach Chuck Hollinger. Don Bacon Jr. was killed last December in a coast auto crash. Benny Rincon won the Don Bacon Memorial trophy for MVP of the state tournament, but must wait to receive it until graduation. Morgan McDermott post keeps the Bacon plaque and trophy. The state title went to Madison Motors of Phoenix after beating Tucson twice.
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Tucson American Legion
Chuck Hollinger
Legion Hall
Donald H. Bacon
Donald H. Bacon Jr
Morgan McDermott
Don Bacon
Benny Rincon
Tucson
Rincon
Madison Motors
Phoenix
Artie Wilson Leads PCL Batters After Latest Week
Artie Wilson, Oakland infielder, tops Pacific Coast League batting with .370 after last week. He has 135 hits in 365 plate appearances for the Oaks, passing Luke Easter of San Diego who is sidelined with a .363 mark. Other leaders include Max West with 36 home runs and West with 122 RBIs.
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San Francisco
U.P
Artie Wilson
Oakland
Pacific Coast League
Wilson
The
Oaks
Luke Easter
San Diego
Easter
Max West
West
League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE and NATIONAL LEAGUE summary
Batting leaders include Williams of Boston with .349 plus 26 home runs and 97 runs for Boston. Robinson of Boston leads NL with .367, 81 runs, 81 RBI and Hodges 76 RBIs for Brooklyn. Thomson and Jones highlight NL doubles and triples in a dense stat row from the era.
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Associated Press
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Jeost
Philadelphia
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Cleveland
Yale
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T Vale
Robinson
Slaughter
St. Louis
Reese
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Hite—Robinson
Brocklyn
Themson
New York
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Kiner
Pittsburgh
Gergon
New Y
Easter Missing As Padres Invade LA
San Diego's Padres open a seven game series in Los Angeles to test Luke Easter's box office appeal while he recovers from knee surgery in Cleveland. Jess Flores will start for the Padres against Bryan Stephens as the tour continues with other matchups local to Tuesday.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Padres
Los Angeles
Luke Easter
Harrismen
Easter
Wrigley Field
Cleveland
Jess Flores
Bryan Stephens
Hollywood
Oakland
Portland
Sacramento
San Fran
Nabors Named Line Coach for Texas Western Miners
El Paso Aug 2 Roland Tuffy Nabors former All Border Tech has been named line coach of the Texas Western Miners. He succeeds Jack Ellison who resigned in May to enter the hotel business in Tyler Tex. Nabors stood out last year with the New York Yankees in the pro All American conference. He will open the season Sept 1.
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EL Paso
Roland
Tuffy) Nabors
All-Border Tech
Texas Western Col
Jack Ellison
Tyler
Tex
Nabors
New York Yankees
Pratt Sporting Goods Meet 43rd Communications Tonight
In Santa Rita park at 6:30 p.m. class A softball features Pratt Sporting Goods against 43rd Communications followed by Play Mor Arcade Raiders versus Hall Insulators at 8:00 p.m. Also at 9:30 p.m. H R Autos faces Greenwald Druggists in class AA action.
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Pratt Sporting Goods
Communications
Santa Rita Park
Arcade Raiders
Hall Insulators
Santa Rita
H&r Autos
Greenwald Druggists
Packy McFarland Minus Opponent As Clay Breaks Hand
A broken hand will keep Alaskan Lightweight Champion Harry Chico Clay out of his six round fight with Packy McFarland of Davis Monthan Aug 8 at the Tucson Sports center. Clay suffered his first defeat in 19 bouts by breaking his right hand in the fifth round against Billy Henderson last week in Carlsbad New Mexico. Promoter Bill Santos aims to book El Tigre II of Cananea Mexico to meet McFarland who seeks his seventh straight pro win. Heavyweights Hank Thurman of Los Angeles and Lee Hunt of El Paso meet in the 10 round main. Prelims include Freddy Marquez El Paso versus Bobby Sanchez Phoenix. Andy Borrego Davis Monthan vs Agoyo Romero Juarez. Joe Valle Tucson vs Jim Campbell Phoenix.
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Harry (Chico) Clay
Packy McFarland
Davis-Monthan
Tucson Sports Center
Clay
Billy Henderson
Carlsbad
N. M
Bill Santos
el Tigre II
Cananea
Mex
McFarland
Hank Thurman
Los Angeles
Lee Hunt
el Paso
Freddy Marquez
Bobby Sanchez
Phoenix
Andy Borrego
Davis Monthan
Agoyo Romero
Juarez
Joe Valle
Tucson
Jim Campbell
Black Jack Scores TKO Ring Triumph
Lonnie Craft known as Battling Black Jack won a 7th round TKO over Clyde Bowman in a winner take all 10 round main event in Phoenix. The Los Angeles fighter avenged an earlier loss by Bowman and mirrored a previous canvas knockdown. Frankie Serrano stopped Nobel Johnson in the fourth round.
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U.P
Lonnie
Black Jack
Craft
Phoenix Sun
Clyde Bowman
Los Angeles
Bowman
Arizona
Paul Clinite
Frankie Serrano
Juarez
Nobel Johnson
Boxing Fight Results Across Cities Reported
United Press reports results from multiple fights with boxers including Charlie Williams North Adams and Angel Chavez Los Angeles. Luther Rawlings Chi na. Ray Brown Chicago. Hy New York outpointing Willie Leen. Rocky Castellani Luzerne vs Tony Rhee. George Costner Camden cutting Bobby Lee in Philadelphia. Soddy Dykes Miami stopping Jean Walzac in San Antonio. and a note that Ben Hogan won the Western golf tournament today a year.
John Kimbrough Plans To Retire
John Kimbrough 31 year old full back released by the Los Angeles Dons of the All America pro football league said Tuesday he plans to retire from football. Kimbrough, former Texas A&M star, was released Monday and would return to his home in Haskell Texas.
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Los Angeles
John Kimbrough
Los Angeles Dons
Kimbrough
Texas A & M
The
Icene
Haskell
Tex
Amphi Plans Advanced Ticket Sale for 1949 Home Games
Amphitheater announces first ever advanced sale for Panther home games at Tucson high stadium. Reserve seats for five games cost $6, individual games $1.20, general admission 85 cents. Season and single game seats available at AHS or Jones Drugstore. Home games list includes Tucson, Glendale, Superior, Prescott, and Bisbee with away games at Phoenix Union, St. Marys, Douglas, and Mesa.
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Nicholas Paynovich
Panther
Amphi
Tucson High School
THS
Paynovich
AHS
Jones Drugstore
Congress St
Panthers
Tucson
Glendale
Superior
Prescott
Bisbee
Phoenix Union
St. Mary's
Douglas
Mesa
Bauer Favored In Western Jr. Golf
LAKE FOREST, Aug 2. Los Angeles star Marlene Bauer 15 meets Marge Whyte in the opening round of the 23rd Western Junior at Onwentsia. Barbara McIntire Toledo and Bauer shared medalist honors with 80s on a 6466 yard course. Janet McIntosh Cincinnati to face Barbara Jean Hand Portland in later rounds. Virginia Dennehy Lake Forest also competes in first round qualifiers.
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Lake Forest
Marlene Bauer
Los Angeles
Marge Whyte
Kenosha
Wis
Onwentsia Country Club
Miss Bauer
Barbara McIintire
Toledo
Ohio
Miss McIntire
Janet McIntosh
Cincinnati
Miss White
Miss McIntosh
Virginia Dennehy
Barbara Jean Hand
Portland
Ore
BB All Stars Win Softball Tilt At Oury Park
BB All-Stars defeated the B league All-Stars 96 at Oury Park in a Thursday night game. Hal Greg ory went 2 for 5 to pace the winners while Efren Lopez went 2 for 2 for the losers. In the class C All-Star game the A team edged the B club 5-4 with Ray Felix allowing one hit and issuing many walks. Simon Carranza had the A team’s only hit and Gil Reyna went 2 for 3 for the losers.
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Oury Park
Hal Gregory
Efren Lopez
Ray Felix
Simon Carranza
Gil Reyna
Jr College Back To Play With UA
Bob Williams a 150 pound quarterback from Burlington junior college has arrived in Tucson to enroll as a sophomore at the University of Arizona Williams a key ball handler last season at Burlington joins a UA program With head coach Bob Winslow announcing equipment distribution on August 30 31 and practice starting September 1 He expects a varsity squad near 65 and a freshman squad around 40.
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Bob Williams
Burlington
Tucson
University of Arizona
Bob Winslow
Winslow
Amateurs See 1060 Players Enter U S Golf Championship
New York Aug 2 1060 players will compete in the U S Amateur Golf Championship with 210 players in the final field at Oak Hill Rochester N Y Aug 29 Exemptions include five former champions Willie Turnesa Chick Evans John W Fisher Ted Bishop and Robert Skee Riegel Public Links Champion Ken Towns National Junior Champion Gay Brewer Jr and Walker Cup members also exempt from qualifying.
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New York
U. S. Golf Association
Oak Hill Country Club
Rochester
N. Y
Willie Turnesa
Elmsford
Jother
Chick Evans
John JW. Fisher
Ted Bishop
Robert
Skee) Riegel
Ken Towns
San Francisco
Gay Brewer Jr
Lexington N. Y
U. S
VFW Softballers To Hold Practice
The VFW 549 softball team of the city class AA league will conduct a hitting practice session at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Eaglefield, announced by Manager John Menager. An infielder and an outfielder have been named for tryouts. Attendees invited include Scooter Lopez Eddie Galileo Don Moore Bernie Weinstein Joe Rowles Lou Gutierrez Horney Thomas Fred Batiste George Nicholson Marty Leon Phil Soto Mc Fall and Oscar Yrun.
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VFW
Eaglefield
Mgr
John Menager
Scooter Lopez
Eddie Gallego
Don Moore
Bernie Weinstein
Joe Rowles
Lou Gutierrez
Horney Thomas
Fred Batiste
George Nicholson
Marty Leon
Phil Soto
McFall
Oscar Yrun
Top U S Stars In Tennis Meet
Orange New Jersey August report shows America’s top seeded players advancing in the Eastern Grass Courts championship. Billy Talbert beat Gil Shea 63 64 and Doris Hart advanced by default. several other seeds won, while Australia’s Davis Cup stars Bromwich Sidwell Sedgman withdrew to rest for upcoming matches. Gertrude Moran, Beverly Baker, and Patricia Canning Todd posted easy wins for the women.
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N. J
America
Billy Talbert
New York
Doris Hart
Jacksonville
Fla
Adver Talbert
Gil Shea
Los Angeles
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Gardnar Mulloy
Miami
Sam Match
Herbie Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Art Larsen
San Francisco
Bill Vogt
Jack Bromwich
Billy Sidwell
Frank Sedgman
Australia
Mexico
Italy
Miss Hart
Virginia Rice Johnson
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Gertrude
Gussie) Moran
Santa Monica
Nina Irwin
Beverly Baker
Patricia Canning Todd
la Jolla
D M Jets Defeat Farmers in City Class A Baseball
The Davis-Monthan Jets beat the Marana Farmers 7-5 in a city class A game. Center fielder Henry Phillips hit a two run homer in the fifth inning. Pitcher Carl Hunter earned the win with help from Jim Stapleton in the fifth. They allowed only five hits.
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Davis-Monthan Jets
Marana Farmers
Henry Phillins
Carl Hunter
Jim Stapleton
Chamorros Split Softball Series with Cananea-Sonora All Stars
The Chamorros of Tucson split a weekend two game series with the Cananea Sonora All Stars before about 3000 fans. The team dropped the opener 10 5 then won the nightcap 10 9 behind Pete Luera four hit performance. The second game was broadcast across Sonora.
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Chamorros
Tucson
Pete Luera
Sonora
Parnell Completes AL Cycle With Tribe Win
Mel Parnell finally beat the Cleveland Indians to complete a cycle against all American League clubs. The Boston lefthander, once told he might never pitch again after a hand injury, persevered through 12 inning setbacks and a 10th inning loss to reach the milestone. His victory narrows the Yankees’ lead to seven games and tightens the pennant chase for Boston.
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Parnell
New York
Mel Parnell
Boston Soathpaw
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Yankees
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Red Sox
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