Tucson Crowded by Spring Training News and Golf Pros
The 1947 Tucson season drew heavy publicity from Cleveland Indians spring training activities. Notables like Rogers Hornsby, Bill Veeck, Lou Boudreau, Bobby Feller, Tris Speaker, and Ty Cobb boosted attention, with the $10,000 Tucson Open golf tournament and Fred Enke’s football fame adding to the spotlight. Enke’s national statistical leadership and the NY Times coverage connected Arizona sports to a broader national audience.
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Phoenix
Skyhawks Fall To Shamrocks In Overtime
Roy Evans the Shamrocks star wing slams the game winner at 4 54 of overtime to lift San Francisco past San Diego 2 1 in a Pacific Coast league Christmas night clash. Standings note Southern Division.
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Davis Cup Recount and Boxing Ban Recalled
Today marks the anniversary of the United States reclaiming the Davis Cup from Australia led by Kramer and Schroeder in a doubles win over Bromwich and Quist. The note also recalls a three year old Coast Guard ban on light heavyweight Gus Lesnevich challenging Phil Muscato.
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Kramer Faces Riggs in Madison Square Garden Pro Debut
Jack Kramer begins his professional career with a Madison Square Garden debut against Bobby Riggs in a showy opener for a cross country tour. Dinny Pails and Pancho Segura also appear, with Kramer and Pails facing Segura and Riggs in the doubles. The 18 000 seat crowd is expected, tickets $4 to $7, and Kramer has a minimum $50 000 tour guarantee.
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Art Lilly to Manage Mexican All Stars in Winter Classic
Art Lilly, veteran Pacific Coast League second baseman from Hollywood, is elected playing manager of a Mexican All-Star team facing an American Cuban squad in the Mexican winter PCL All-Star game at Casa Del Pueblo stadium in Hermosillo on January 10. The Mexican roster includes Joe Valenzuela Arnold Riesgo and Andy Sierra, while the American Cuban side is led by Manolo Fortes and features Charley Metro Lou Stringer Gene Bearden Al Waylan Clint Courtnay and Theolic Smith among others.
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Joe Valenzuela
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Andy Sierra
Los Angeles
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Lou Stringer
Gene Bearden
Oakland
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Clint Courtnay
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Basketball Scores From Y United Press
Southern University 46 Fort Valley College 0. Montana University 28 Olympic Club of Honolulu 14. Local scores from daily roundup report.
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Bosby Riggs to duel Wack Kramer in New York tour
No. 1 pro Bosby Riggs begins a series of matches against Wack Kramer in New York starting December 26. The outcome will settle who is the world’s greatest tennis player as this tour unfolds.
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New York
Wildcat Cagers Reach NY Today
The University of Arizona basketball team, set to play St. Francis tomorrow at Madison Square Garden, arrived in New York today. Hard workouts and rest dominated the schedule, with Henry Hudson Hotel serving as team headquarters. The next game is Tuesday against St. Joseph in Philadelphia.
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Kentucky to build field house and trim basketball schedule
University of Kentucky plans a 12 000 seat field house and hopes to play there by the 1948 49 season. Coach Adolph Rupp says the Wildcats will likely move to 22 game seasons to showcase more games for students. They return to Lexington for Christmas after 18 years away from home. Upon resuming, they face De Paul Notre Dame Alabama Washington University Saint Louis and Vanderbilt on the road.
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Texas referee license links trio of fighters
Communique from Artie Dorrell a former welterweight and actor notes he now holds a Texas referee license. He recalls working a state championship and being the third man to Buddy Garcia and Henry Marcher, all of whom have been or are managed by Governor Eddie Walker.
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Halas Poised for Speeches as Cardinals and Eagles Battle
The NFL title tilt between the Cardinals and Eagles on Sunday draws George Halas into the spotlight as he contemplates speeches about Jimmy Conzelman. Two former Indiana University distance stars Don Lash and Fred Wilt train for Olympic 10 000 meter trials, both linked to the FBI Lash in northern Indiana Wilt on the west coast. Archer a four year old nag at Hialeah eschews hay for ham sandwiches muffins oranges and soft drinks.
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Holy Cross NC State Sugar Bowl drill in New York
Holy Cross pursues holiday workouts in New York before facing North Carolina State in the Sugar Bowl doubleheader. NC State chose Cincinnati for its drills to be near home during Christmas. The piece reflects on the notion of home for college players.
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Sugar Bowl passing marks and noted players from history
The record notes Bobby Layne completing 11 of 12 passes for Texas in the 1946 Cotton Bowl and Harry Gilmer going 8 for 8 for Alabama in the 1945 Sugar Bowl. It also mentions Neal Large as the smallest Nuggets player at six feet one inch and 150 pounds.
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Bobby Layne
Missouri
Alabama
Harry Gilmer
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Neal Large
Final drills start today for 12 plus bowl games
Long holiday practices opened for more than a dozen Jan. 1 bowls with Michigan and Southern California slated to meet in the Rose Bowl. Coach Fritz Crisler uses alternating offense and defense units as Detroit and California heat tests continue.
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Jeff Cravath
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Bob Higgins
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John Noland
Walker Palmer
Donnie Hoggard
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San Francisco
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Herman Wedemeyer
St. Mary’s
Virgil Eikenberg
Rice
Cal Rossi
UCLA
George Connor
Notre Dame
Glen Treichler
Colgate
George Savitsky
Pennsylvania
Larry Olsonoski
Minnesota
Bernie Bierman
Simpson Offered Football Coach Job by Colorado
Chauncey Simpson, Missouri backfield coach, said he had been contacted by the University of Colorado as a potential successor to Jim Yeager as head coach. He stated he is interested but would not comment further.
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Alabama and Texas to settle training after Sugar Bowl
Alabama faces Texas in the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans while Kansas meets Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl at Miami. The holiday events will wrap up and teams will return to serious training today.
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Tucson Badgers Face Safford In Thursday Night Clash
Bud Doolen's Tucson high Badgers aim for a seventh win as they host Safford on their home court led by Roger Johnson and Ned Darnall. The lineup averages over six feet one inch, with key reserves sharing late-game duties.
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Bill Kimmeries
Rudy Castro
Gale Smith
Ed Fender
George Nicholson
Ed Money
Dick Matteson
Ray Elson
Chuck Freeland
Bob Borodkin
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Ten Races On Tap Tomorrow At Tucson Track
The Tucson race track enters its 13th day with ten races led by a six furlong ninth card for three year olds and up. Royal Hi seeks a fourth win in five starts with rider F Burrows at 113 pounds, while rivals Valley Rumpus Notoi and Sky Shoot loom. The program includes first through fifth races detailing maidens allowances and claiming events across 350 to 6 furlongs, with a notable note on Sam Snead’s Miami Open score from ten years ago.
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Indians set major league fielding record with .977
Cleveland, led by Lou Boudreau, set a new major league team fielding mark of .977 with 104 errors in 157 games in 1947. Boudreau posted a .982 fielding percentage at shortstop and Rosar extended his errorless games streak to 775. Budd Rosar and Aaron Robinson also notable in fielding feats.
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Jim Hegan
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Eddie Joost
Larry Berra
Utah Cagers Begin Eastward Barnstorming Tour
Utah university's Redskins depart Salt Lake City for a six game road trip to prep for the Mountain States conference schedule starting Jan. 1 with Utah State at Logan. They open at Buffalo against Canisius and play St. John's in New York next week with further stops at La Salle Westminster College Cincinnati and Western Michigan.
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Panthers Face Globe In Tilt After Short Prep
Amphitheatre high prepares to meet Globe high in a key tilt after a 3-3 start. Coach George Genung plans Billy Smith Al Gerard forwards Tom Matlock center Chuck Gibbons Larry Hart guards with a B squad game before the 2 p.m. departure. Globe beat St Marys of Phoenix 38 25 while Amphitheatre beat the Knights 53 39 in the opener.
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Ted Schroeder Tops Sugar Bowl Seedings
Davis Cup star Ted Schroeder of Glendale California is the top seed in the Sugar Bowl tournament in New Orleans starting Sunday. Gardnar Mulloy of Miami is second, with Victor Seixas of Philadelphia third and Irvin Dorfman of New York fourth. Schroeder faces Wade Herren of Tulane in round one, while Mulloy meets Richard Mouledous of Tulane. Additional first round matches include Seixas against Hal Suface and Dorfman versus Roland Barbieri.
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Philadelphia
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Chile
Herbie Flam
Los Angeles
Narcourt Waters
Robert Curtis
Houston
Tex
Richard Gonzales
Herbert “Buddy” Behrens
Fort Lauderdale
Enrique Buse
Peru
Trapshooters Led By Bill Utzinger
William Utzinger Jr led a Tucson Gun Club trap shoot with 187x200. Shotgun Snider announced a 1 pm Sunday event for the public. Scores included L. White 164x200, W. Utzinger Sr, and D. Fogg 118x150, and Robinson family members with low scores.
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J. Trimble
Snider
R. Mason
V. Ennis
Football Bowls Grow Into a $2 Million Business
The AP reports post season gridiron bowls total about 534000 attendees with roughly 2.097 million dollars in receipts. The Big Five bowls Rose Sugar Orange Cotton and East West Shrine account for most crowds and money with Rose expected at 93000 attendance and about 400000 in receipts. Other bowls list attendance and gate estimates including Sugar 72000 360000 Orange 58700 300000 Cotton 45500 205000 Shrine 60000 200000 Dixie 35000 150000 Delta 28800 110000 Gator 22300 100000 North South 22500 60000 Sun 18000 50000 Salad 17000 33000 Cigar 16700 32000 Harbor 18000 27000 Pineapple 15000 25000 Raisin 15000 25000 Tangerine 10000 20000 All others end January 2.
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