Badgers hammer Amphi Panthers in Tucson league clash
Skibo M'Kay reports Tucson Badger five routed Amphitheatre 61 to 25 on home court. Darnall led with 18 points, Kimmeries 8, while Amphi’s Hart topped Panthers with 9. Cubs beat Amphi B 36-28 in prelims as Darnall sparked late surges.
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Michigan Feted By NM Indians Before Rose Bowl Trip
Michigan arrived in Albuquerque ahead of the Pasadena clash with Southern California. Coach Fritz Crisler praised the Wolverines effort and planned contact work as he noted the team’s need for sharpness. Jemez Pueblo dancers impressed Crisler and Chappuis as both tried on feathered war bonnets.
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Tournament of Roses
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California
Tony White Cloud
Southwest
Bob Chappuis
Lujack to Turn Pro After Notre Dame Ambition
Notre Dame star Johnny Lujack said he will play professional football next year while keeping college eligibility. He did not reveal whether to join the Bears or Rockets, as both hold his draft rights. He noted wartime rules could allow one more college season, but stated he has four years of football already. He added that his East West game acceptance in San Francisco made him a pro.
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Committees Named for Tucson Open Golf Tournament
H S Hi Corbett president of the El Rio club announced the Tucson Open committee lineup for the January 28 to February 1 event with Corbett as chair. Members include George Stonecypher Max Klinger Ralph Bilby H C Tovrea Bud Merillat Don Fogg Leon Levy R W Stambaugh Roy Drachman and Alex Jacome.
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Max Klinger
Ralph Bilby
H. C. Torrea
Bud Merillat
Don Fogg
Leon Levy
R. W. Stambaugh
Roy Drachman
Alex Jacome
Fogg
Bilby
Joe McCrea
Chet Vasey
Tex Oliver
Stambaugh
al Miner
Barry McKeown
Drachman
Ricki Rarick
Leo Diegel
Stonecypher
Jacome
Levy
H. S. Corbett
Henry Leiber
James Donnelly
Calcutta
H. C. Tovrea
Merillat
Robison Captures Welterweight Crown In 15 Round Win
A year ago Ray Robinson defeated Tommy Bell on points over 15 rounds to win the world welterweight title.
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Tommy Bell
High School Basketball Scores From Tucson to St. David
A string of high school and college basketball results shows Tucson heavy on wins with Tucson 61 Amphitheatre 25 and Safford Holbrook 38, plus other Arizona matchups like Willcox 18 St. David 36 and Patagonia 26. College games include Waynesburg 61 over Lock Haven and Abilene Christian 60 over Loyola Louisiana, among many scattered totals.
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Snow
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Tempe
Nogales
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Lock Haven
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Mississippi College
Eastern Kentucky
Villanova
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Central
Missouri
Utah
SS Hemans
Eerste
Eis. Christian
Columbia
Dickinson College
Giants, Indians to Play 17 Games in Arizona Texas League Schedule
The New York Giants announce a 39 game spring exhibition list including 17 contests with the Cleveland Indians. The team will barnstorm from Phoenix with early season stops in Tucson Los Angeles and other cities before Army at West Point. Bisbee-Douglas to form a new class C club with Mel Steiner as manager and Del Webb in talks on players.
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Tulsa
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Globo
Higuera Leads City League Scorers In Close Contests
Ernie Higuera scored 40 to top city class A scoring as Jim Borboa and Gilbert Ruelas trail with 34 and 30 points for 22nd Street Lumberjacks and Oury Park Tigers. In class B Al Jacobs led with 30 for Ochoa Center Alley Cats and Bob Ramirez added 29 for Oury Park Chargers.
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al Jacobs
Ochoa Center Alley Cats
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Marana Narrowly Beats Tombstone 34-33
In Tombstone on Dec 19 the Marana Yellowjackets rallied to a 34-33 victory over Tombstone. Carl Newey scored 15 points and Ernest Escarcego added 14 as Marana trailed 20-15 at halftime before a strong final period. Murray led Marana with nine points.
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Daily Citizen
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Marana
Mangrum Shares Open Lead In Montebello Golf
Lloyd Mangrum 1946 National Open champion tied for first with two local pros in the Montebello Open. Clark of Fox Hills and Robinson of Virginia Country Club posted 68s, with Vines Thompson and Eaton close behind at 69.
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Ellsworth Vines
Jimmy Thompsson
Zell Eaton
Cozen
Sugar Ray Robinson stops Chuck Taylor in dramatic KO
Sugar Ray Robinson knocked out Chuck Taylor in the sixth round at Olympia Stadium before 16,975 fans. Taylor was taken to Woman's hospital with a possible left kidney contusion as the referee stopped the bout after Taylor's towel was thrown in by his manager.
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Woman's Hospital
Jimmy Doyle
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Olympia Stadium
Patagonia Team Defeats Willcox
The Patagonia high quintet defeated Willcox 26 to 18 in a Southern Small school loop game. The winners led 13 to 9 at halftime as Willcox missed many shots, and Billy Combs paced Patagonia with eight points.
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Daily Citizen
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Billy Combs
Douglas Bulldogs Top Safford High In Season Opener
The Douglas Bulldogs upset Safford high 38 to 23 in Safford last night. Douglas trailed at halftime but rallied in the second half to secure the season-opening victory.
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Daily Citizen
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Bulldogs
Ortiz Retains Bantam Crown in Manila Title Fight
Manuel Ortiz defeated Tirso Del Rosario in a 15 round bout to retain his world bantamweight title. Ortiz held the edge in reach and ring generalship delivering sustained blows after a solid cut eye. Gate receipts were estimated around 150000 pesos with Ortiz guaranteed 25000 dollars or 37.5 percent of the gate.
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LA, Phoenix Fight For Invitational Title
The Phoenix college invitational ends with Los Angeles City College vs Phoenix to decide the title. Compton and Long Beach City College contest consolation. Pasadena vs Snow College features in the early game. Juergens scored 23 as Pasadena fell 56 47 to Long Beach.
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Ten Thousand Dollar Stake Attracts Attention At Tucson Track
The Westward Look Inn special race offers a $10 000 added purse with a possible $11 000 winner’s share for a 440 yard dash featuring B Seven with Fred Hardy aboard and Pelican ridden by Pat Castillo. The meet enters its 12th day as pari mutuel wagering and a large crowd are anticipated.
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Fred Hardy
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Enke to Start Same Arizona lineup vs Loyola Lions
Loyola Lions face Fred Enke led Arizona Wildcats at Bear Down gym after a 57 51 loss to Tempe. Lineups likely include Enke Jr Mann Padelford Udall at forward and Crum center for Arizona. Loyola to start Donovan Perich Appel Gioa Witock at guards.
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Bob Perich
Roy Appel
Joe Witock
Goe Gioa
Service Teams To Play In Grid Tilt
The Quantico Marines and Alameda Naval Air Station Hellcats meet in San Diego for the first All Navy football championship at Balboa Stadium. A crowd of about 25 000 is expected with high ranking officers from both services in attendance.
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Frederick C. Sherman
Harry Schmidt
Belloise Beats Bell in Ten Round Welterweight Showdown
Steve Belloise, a 29 year old Bronx middleweight, defeated Tommy Bell in a unanimous ten round decision at Madison Square Garden. Bell was knocked down three times as Belloise maintained a powerful right hand throughout the bout in New York on December 20.
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Tommy Bell
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Low Scores Mark Junior High Loop Games
In two D league junior high games the St Peter Paul Midgets beat Mansfeld Mighty Mice 17 to 3 with Gene Morales scoring all but one of his team’s points after halftime. Albert Kessel and Bob Warren scored the losers’ points as Mansfeld led 5 to 1 at intermission.
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Bob Warren
Mansfeld Cobras
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Charles Archer
Peter Castolon
Eber Glendening
John Barnett
Tommy Hill
Pro Teams Draft Enke And Pollard In NFL Selections
Fred Enke of Arizona Wildcats was picked by the Detroit Lions while Art Pollard a former Arizona half was drafted by the Washington Redskins at yesterday's NFL meeting in Pittsburgh. Enke led the nation in total offense this year and has one more year of college play remaining.
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Detroit Lions
National Football League
Art Pollard
Arizona
Washington Redskins
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Enke
Baylor Bears top Bruins in three-way college hoops clash
Baylor beat Wisconsin 73 to 61 at Berkeley as Andy Wolfe and Chuck Hanger scored 18 each to pace the Bears. UCLA fell 45 to 42 to Baylor while Minnesota defeated Washington 47 to 37 and Oregon State beat Oakland 73 to 63. Crandall and Peterson led Oregon State with 16 points.
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Sun Devils Rally to Defeat Loyola 57 51 in Tempe
Arizona State Sun Devils toppled Loyola University Lions 57-51 in Tempe. Tempe led 32-20 at halftime as Verl Heap scored 19 and Bill Donovan led Loyola with 16 points in the loss.
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Giants Take Skippy Minisi In Draft
New York Giants won the first pick in the NFL draft and chose Tony Skippy Minisi of the University of Pennsylvania, with other teams including the Boston Yanks Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears making early selections. The draft saw a mix of top college players and lesser known backs as teams filled rosters ahead of the new season.
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