Lee Carey Named Captain Of Badger Gridiron Eleven
Tucson's Lee Carey, a top all around athlete about to graduate, was elected captain of the 1946 Badger football team at the annual banquet. Coach Urasey praised Carey's punting and noted the 46 squad's unbalanced depth but hopes for stronger pass receivers and deeper lines next year. Receipts for five home games totaled 22,780 with expenses 14,132.26. Casteel urged sportsmanship and noted Tucson's status as a premier sports center while joking about an automobile gift.
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Lee Carey
Tucson
Badger
Kolm J. Urasey
Carey
Douglas
Glendale
Yuma
Pumas
Gridley
Hank Slagle
Cubs
Slagle
Jason
Red” Greer
Hank Egbert
Elbert Brooks
Ray Stephens
Art Nehring
Joe McKee
Mike Casteel
University of Arizona
Casteel
Towncats
Kappas Edge SAE In Final Second For League Win
Pi Kappa Alpha edged SAE 34-33 on a last second shot by Vance Cornell in the U of A intramural league. Phi Delts led by Leo Voyles with 21 points beat Yavapai Hall 46-40. Lambda Chi crushed Stray Greeks 44-17 and Theta Chi defeated Aggie House 39-18.
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Vance Cornell
Pi Kappa Alpha
SAE
Phi Delts
Leo Voyles
Yavapai Hall
Lambda Chi
Theta Chi
Aggie House
Five Years Ago East West Game Moved in Wartime Ban
Five years ago the East-West football game was canceled in San Francisco due to wartime assemblies ban and shifted to Sugar. Three years ago Count Fleet was named horse of the year in the turf and sports digest annual poll.
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San Francisco
Count Fleet
Turf and Sports Digest
El Paso Juarez Deposits for Arizona Texas League Entry
El Paso and Juarez checked in with mailing deposits to join the Arizona-Texas baseball league, bringing the six clubs tally with Phoenix Tucson Bisbee and Globe Miami already posted bonds. Acting president Cleon Knapp of Tucson said a firm announcement hinges on received bonds before the league meeting on January 5, with El Paso Phoenix and Globe Miami seeking major league sponsors.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Mex
Cleon Knapp
Tucson
Phoenix
Bisbee
Globe- Miami
Huskies Rout Catalina Five In After School League
Safford Huskies dominate Catalina Copperheads 57 12 led by Robert Hughes with 17 points. Roskruge Shadows open season 39 28 over Dunbar Invaders with Carlos Casillo racking 15. Roskruge Flames beat Mansfeld Flashes 67 4 team strong Jim Shaar 22. Catalina Sea Hawks 30 8 over Mansfeld Daredevils. St Peter Paul Wildcats beat Roskruge Gremlins 24 15 Ronnie Hollow 10 points.
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Safford Huskies
Basketball
Huskies
Robert Hughes
Catalina Copperheads
Hughes
Safford
Kent Lynn
Copperhead
Roskruge Shadows
Dunbar Invaders
Carlos Casillo
Themast Bell
James Aiken
Invaders
Roskruge Flames
Mansfeld Flashes
Jim Shaar
Bill Buntin
Bob Butler
Catalina Sea Hawks
Mansfeld Daredevils
Wildcats
St. Peter & Paul
Roskruge
Safford Gremlins
Ronnie Hollow
Gremlins
Renie Bordeau
Rouble Contract Considered Today
The Phoenix Union high school board meets this afternoon to decide on renewing football coach Larry Rouble’s contract. His Coyotes finished last season with one win, one tie, and nine losses. Rouble joined Phoenix Union in 1937 after three years in the Army.
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Phoenix
Phoenix Union High School Board
Larry Rouble
Rouble
Coyotes
Phoenix Union
Bisbee High Names Hamrick Captain At Banquet
Bisbee Arizona December 18 Guard Ben Hamrick elected captain of the 38 man Bisbee high school football squad after a banquet at Copper Queen hotel to honor 24 lettermen and 15 seniors. Toastmaster John Kelly praised the team and noted semifinal season highlights while Coach Waldo Dicus awarded letters and acknowledged coaches yell leaders and guests.
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Bisbee
The
Daily Citizen
Bisbee High School
Copper Queen
Ben Hamrich
Yuma
Morenci
John Kelly
Ross Thompson
Hamrick
Martin Gentry
University of Arizona Star
Grid
Gentry
United States
Waldo Dicus
Pumas
Duan
Adcock
Edmund Aguilar
Dushan Balich
George Gugen
Jack Dickinson
Ben Dominguez
Ralph Echave
Jim Hallsted
Ben Hamrick
Bob Holland
Bob Hopson
Sam Kitterman
al Marusich
Bill Nell
Joe Quintanares
Rod Reppe
Gilbert Ruiz
Pete Vucurevich
Bob Watkins
Paul Wood
George Wright
George Yard
Stanley Hunn
Ed Shafer
Dicus
Stanley Chunn
Rob Holland
Bill Neel
Tom Taylor
Pete Vancurevich
Harry B. Warren
al Ridgeway
Jack Miller
John Caldwell
C. A. Hall
C. W. Wilcox
Hal W. Rice
J. C. Wertz
Ralph Brandt
Kenn Kelly
A. M. Reppe
Junie Shafer
Shirley McGuire
Helen Peccolo
Pro Loop Asks Fifth Official
New York Dec 18 The National Football league moved to curb unnecessary roughness by backing a faster whistle and adding a fifth official to spot infractions opposite the head linesman. It did not yet push overtime sudden death in regular season nor drop the extra point.
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New York
National Football League
Bert Bell
Bell
Assembly
Luke Johnson
Chicago Bears
Knights Win In Sudden Death Over Gophers
The St. Marys Knights defeated Florence 51-49 in overtime after a 46-46 tie, with guard Sammy Hart scoring the winning basket in sudden death. The win ended Florence’s unbeaten run and capped the final pre Christmas high school basketball week in Arizona.
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St. Mary’s Knights
Arizona
Florence Gophers
Sammy Hart
Knights
Glendale Cardinals
Phoenix Tech
Glendale
Globe
Gilbert
Tucson Badgers
Giants and Indians Set For Arizona Spring Games
The New York Giants will train in Phoenix and host 12 spring games in Arizona with eight against the Cleveland Indians. Tucson will host three games and several matchups list dates from March 8 to April 4 including encounters with the White Sox and Cubs at Phoenix.
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New York
New York Giants
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Cleveland Indians
Tucson
Cleveland
Bisbee
White Sox
Cubs
Weird Verdict in Armory 40 and 8 Feature Wrestling
Referee Howie Smith awarded Mystery Man a controversial third fall over Morris Shapiro of Chicago as Shapiro’s leg snagged the ropes. Nazarian unmasked the Masked Marvel, Chester Hayes of Illinois, in the semifinal after two out of three falls. Alabama’s Jimmy Lott defeated Australian champ Tommy Nilan as injuries flared and refs were struck. last night’s card closes until Jan 7.
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Howie Smith
Mystery Man
Morris Shapiro
Chicago
the Armory
Smith
Shapiro
Mike Nazarian
Marvel
Chester Hayes
Ofllinois
Nazarian
Jimmy Lott
Alabama
Tommy Nilan
Nilan
Lott
Don
Ray Garcia
Illini to play Army in two game gridiron series
University of Illinois will host Army in 1947 and decide 1948 site for a two game football series. The Cadets travel to Champaign next fall with date for 1948 to be set. Last meeting was 1934 when Illinois won 6 to 0 in a rain storm.
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San Francisco
U.P
University of Illinois
U. S. Military Academy
Douglas Mills
Illini
Champaign
Ill
Mills
Army
Nogales Bisbee high school athletic relations end
Nogales and Bisbee high schools have terminated athletic relations for now after Bisbee director Waldo Dicus said no teams would play Nogales. The move follows a spectator free for all at a Bisbee Nogales football game this fall, though players were not involved.
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Nogales
Ariz
Bisbee
Waldo Dicus
Dicus
H. L. de Nogales High School
Illini Mentor Bemoans Rose Bowl Odds Against UCLA
Illinois coach Ray Eliot voiced frustration over the Rose Bowl matchup with unbeaten UCLA on New Year’s Day. He criticized west coast chatter, defended his team’s effort, and pledged not to travel to Pasadena to lose, while citing the Illini’s 10-game undefeated run and concerns over practice time and matchup size.
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Jerry Liska
Champaign
Ill
Ray Eliot
Illinois
UCLA
Eliot
Illini
Army
Glenn Davis
Doc Blanchard
Bruins
Mike Kasap
Les Bingaman
Bob Prymuski
Ill Franks
John Genis
Sunshine
Northwestern
Strong field to play in Tucson open event
An outstanding field will compete in the Tucson $10,000 open golf tournament at El Rio Golf and Country Club January 30 to February 2 with a pro-am event January 29. Notables include Ben Hogan Jimmy Demaret Frank Stranahan Sammy Snead Ed Oliver Dai Reis and many more among over 150 entrants. Stranahan headlines a strong amateur and pro contingent following a successful year including Western and Mexican amateur titles.
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Tucson
el Rio Golf and Country Club
C. “Spec” Hammond
PGA
Ben Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Frank Stranahan
America
Evans’ School
Sammy Snead
Ed “Porky” Oliver
Herman Barron
George May
Dai Reis
Charles Ward
Clayton Haefner
Chick Harbert
Dick Talbot
Harold “Jug” McSpaden
George Peyton
George Fazio
Jimmy Thomson
Ellsworth Vines
Jimmy Turnesa
Tony Tiso
Ted Kroll
Dick Govern
Johnny Burke
Joe Kirkwood, Jr
Johnny Revolta
Armand Farnina
Ed Furgol
Ralph Hutchinson
Little
Jimmy” Thompson
Harry Todd
Rod Monday
George Schuox
Alexander
Ken Peterson
George Buck
Joe Earhardt
Tommy Bolt
Chris Tardoff
Marty Furgol
Will Polumba
Richard Barnes
Jim Ferrier
E. J. “Dutch” Harrison
Lew Washam
Leland Gibson
Sammy Byrd
New York Yankee
Kansas City
Ft. Worth
Badgers Lose Two Players for Mesa East Clash
Badgers will be short two forwards Roger Johnson who sprained an ankle in practice and Brad Tolson who left to attend a Red Cross convention in San Francisco. Chet Vasey and Dick Miller or Grant Howard or Bob Judson will fill the forward posts as they face unbeaten Mesa Jackrabbits led by Wilford White. A 7 p.m. preliminary game pits the Badger Cubs against the Mesa Bunnies. Johnson and Tolson will also miss Saturday’s St Marys game here.
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Roger Johnson
Brad Tolson
Tucson High
Red Cross
San Francisco
Badger
Badgers
Mesa Jackrabbits
Chet Vasey
Dick Miller
Grant Howard
Bob Judson
Mesa
Wilford
Whizzer” White
Badger Cubs
Mesa Bunnies
Johnson
Tolson
St. Mary’s
Coaches Meeting Set In Bear Down Gym
Southern Arizona coaches convene at 7:30 p m today in room 110 of the University of Arizona Bear Down gymnasium to discuss team plans and schedules.
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Southern Arizona
University of Arizona
Bear Down
Children Abandoned Worldwide Reach Half Million Annually
A global figure estimates that about 500000 children are deserted or left on doorsteps each year. The statistic highlights widespread abandonment across nations and prompts calls for stronger child protection measures and social support.
Mrs Leiber Wins El Rio Golf Meet
Mrs Henry Leiber wife of a former National League player won the flag tournament yesterday at El Rio Golf and Country Club with a score of 97 7 90 Mrs Boyd Morse was medalist with 87.
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Henry Leiber
el Rio Golf and Country Club
Boyd Morse
Sun Devils Tame Hardin-Simmons In Exhibition Showdown
Arizona State at Tempe defeated Hardin-Simmons 57 to 47 in an exhibition game between Border Conference teams. The Sun Devils JV fell 60 to 32 to the Phoenix Webbcos, marking the Webbcos’ return of Chet McNabb and Earl Jones after AAU eligibility issues.
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Tempe
Hardin- Simmons
Sun Devils
Phoenix Webbcos
Chet McNabb
Earl Jones
Webbco
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