Mikan Plans Law Career While Starring in Basketball
PARKERSVILLE, N. Y. June 13 George Mikan hopes to pass his bar exams in October while continuing to play pro basketball. The 6-foot star of the Minneapolis Lakers says exams won’t interfere with basketball, aiming to be a few more years in the pros. He led the Lakers to the BAA title last spring despite a wrist cast and splits between the gym and summer golf.
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Sullivan County
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Henry Ransom
Ben Hogan
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Indian Head
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Pittsburgh
Atlantic City All American Handicap purse raised
The Atlantic City Racing Association has increased the All American Handicap to 25 000 in added money for the season. The meeting opens August 11 and ends October 1.
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N.J
Atlantic City Racing Association
Fines Levied By A T League Head After El Paso Brawl
Arizona Texas league president Riney Salmon fined participants in a Thursday El Paso ballpark incident. Don Trower, Ray Cady, Don Fracchia and Phoenix players Eastwood, Erickson, Graham received penalties ranging from 10 to 25 dollars after a protest led to police ejectments. A separate note recalled the 10 year old Yankees trade of Joe Gallagher to St. Louis for Roy Hughes and cash.
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Salmon
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Phoenix
Ray Cady
Don Fracchia
Harry Eastwood
Lanny Erickson
Eddie Graham
Cady
Fracchia
Trower
New York Yankees
Joe Gallagher
St. Louis Browns
Roy Hughes
Cash
Tucson Horse In Silver Park Win
Red Skin owned by J R Jelks of Tucson and Ed Heller owned by R Killard of Douglas Wyoming will run in the Silver Park futurity next week after winning the 440 yard trials. Heller clocked 22.8 seconds in heat one and Red Skin 23 flat in heat two. Ten horses advance to the post with Red Skin paying 2 50 2 20 2 10. Arizona horses win three of five furlong races with Provocation C H Reed Coolidge Ariz Creep ing Bear Mrs M Smith Tucson and Silver Mist R G Michelena Nogales Ariz among the winners.
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N. M
Red Skin
J. R. Jelks
Tucson
Ed Heller
R. Killard
Douglas
Wyo
Will Jrun
Silver Park
Arizona
Provocation
C. H. Reed
Coolidge
Ariz
Creeping Bear
Silver Mist
R. G. Michelena
Nogales
Spavital Signs With Dons In Pro Football Deal
Los Angeles Dons sign fullback Jimmie Spavital ex-Oklahoma A&M star, announced by Don coach Jimmy Phelan. Also sold quarterback Dick Ottele to the Chicago Hornets for an undisclosed sum.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Jimmie Spavital
Oklahoma A&m
Los Angeles Dons
Jimmy Phelan
Dick Ottele
Chicago Hornets
Easter May Get Knee Operation
Luke Easter, Pacific Coast League home run leader with 23 homers, may have an injured knee operated on within two weeks. San Diego manager Bucky Harris says Easter is needed in the Padre lineup full time, and the operation would bench him about six weeks. The injury is old and worsened by a collision in a spring game.
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Luke Easter
San Diego
Bucky Harris
Padre
Harris
Easter
State Great East Lansing Coach Kircher Rated One of MSU's Great Athletes
June 13 in East Lansing MichiganAl Kircher new Michigan State basketball coach is praised as one of the university's greatest all around athletes. Kircher starred in football basketball and baseball and graduated in 1934.
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al Kircher
Michigan State
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State
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