District Basketball Eliminations Start Today ad Tucson Will See Action Tonight
Last night at Cleveland the Lee Bivins Murray fight drew 13 000 fans at the Cleveland Arena. The duration heavyweight title bout produced a gross gate of 61496 50, a state all time high and marked promoter Bob Brickman s local ties and efforts to bring top boxing to the Midwest.
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Daily Citizen
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Lee Q. Murray
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Murray
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Uncle Sam
Cleveland Gang
Gotham City
Bivins Dominates Murray In Cleveland Verdict
Jimmy Bivins outpointed Lee Q. Murray in a 10 round bout in Cleveland. A ninth round knockdown sealed the win as Bivins extended his streak to 15 and prepares for military induction. the show grossed a record $61,495.50 at the arena.
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Jimmy
Arena
Murray
Lee
Armed Forces
Ohio
Davis Monthan Mustangs Named All Opponent Team
Davis Monthan's 1943 44 basketball season ends with the Mustangs praised as the best service club in the state. Under Lieut John White they rose from an uncoordinated GI squad to a high scoring unit. Players on the all opponent team include Dermody Loroski Ballantyne Genung Frealey with Arizona and Williams Field the only teams to best them.
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John White
Mustangs
Williams Field
University of Arizona
Mustang
Tis
Dick Dermody
Walt Loroski
Willams Fliers
Tim Ballantyne
George Genung
Ben Frealey
Douglas Air Base
Davis- Monthan
Idaho to not retain Francis Schmidt as head coach
Francis Schmidt will not be retained as University of Idaho head football coach after his contract expires March 16. Schmidt came to Idaho in 1941 after coaching at Texas Christian and Ohio.
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Francis Schmidt
University of Idaho
Schmidt
Idaho
Texas Christian
Ohio
LDS Juniors Clinch Church League Title In 26 14 Victory
The LDS Juniors undisputed champions after a 26 14 win over Trinity Presbyterian. Morris Busby led scoring with 10 points while Al Crawford added Presbyterian points. In other results First Methodists beat First Christians 46 34 with Larry Lusk scoring 15, and University Methodists defeated First Southern Baptists 31 26. The team heads to face St John’s LDS for state representation in Salt Lake City.
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St. John’s Lds
Salt Lake City
St. Johns
Morris Busby
al Crawford
Presbyterians
Methodists
University Methodists
Southern Baptists
Larry Lusk
Hagan Denies Rumor Of Shaughnessy Leaving Pitt
Pittsburgh March 1 James Hagan Pitt athletic director called reports that football coach Clark D Shaughnessy plans to join Washington Redskins silly He dismissed the speculation as unfounded and unfounded in his view.
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Shaughnessy
Pittsburgh
James Hagan
University of Pittsburgh
Pitt
Clark D. Shaughnessy
Washington Redskins
Southern District Cage Tourney Opens This Afternoon
The Southern Arizona basketball tournament begins this afternoon in the high school gym with Tucson high’s Badgers facing Tombstone at 8 p m after a 4 p m start for the Deaf and Blind versus Benson Bobcats. Amphitheatre Willcox Bisbee and Nogales drew byes and will play tomorrow.
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Tombstone
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Benson Bobcats
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Patagonia High
Bulldogs
Douglas
St. David
Amphitheatre
Willcox
Bisbee
Nogales
Arizona high school basketball schedule with multiple games
Today features four games at 4 5 7 and 8 pm with Deaf School Benson Patagonia Marana St David Douglas Tombstone Tucson Tonight and tomorrow lists eight games including losers brackets and winners brackets with Willcox Bisbee and Nogales among matchups.
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Patagonia
Marana
St. David
Douglas
Tombstone
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St. David-Douglas
Badger basketball faces Douglas in district semi final
Season ticket packages are on sale with student season books excluded from the championship game. Douglas and Tucson sit as top seeds in the bracket with Tombstone and St David also rated, while the Badgers aim for a district crown after finishing 15 3. The starting lineup includes Al Ivel Dick Bowen Bill Hassevy Lowell Balley Jim McKissick and substitutes Kaye Bertoglio Frank Maldonado Joe Bertoglio Oscar Gast Gene McGee.
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Douglas
Tombstone
St. David
Yellowjackets
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Badger
Alivel
Dick Bowen
Bill Hassevy
Lowell Ballev
Jim McKissick
Aemane
Kaye Bertoglio
Frank Maldonado
Joe Bertoglio
Oscar Gast
Gene McGee
Cardinals and Browns Postpone Spring Training to Mar 20
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Browns delay spring training to March 20 to better assemble their rosters. Browns pitchers and catchers report March 10 at Cape Girardeau with others March 13, while the Cardinals begin March 15 in Cairo Illinois. Presidents Breadon and DeWitt cite uncertainty over player availability and aim for a compact 19 day southward camp before a seven game exhibition slate.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Cardinals
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Breadon
William O. DeWitt
DeWitt
Toledo
Marana Hosses Over Florence Quint In Local Hoop Victory
The Marana Hosses beat the Florence Blue Devils 54 to 38 at the Marana Army Air Base gym. Daetwyler led Marana with 10 points while Williams topped Florence with 11. Howe and Adams added nine apiece for the Hosses.
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Straub
Circle M. Ranchs Big Pebble Wins Widener Handicap
Three years ago Circle M Ranchs Big Pebble carried 16 to 1 to a surprise victory in the Widener Handicap at Hialeah.
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Hialeah
Cornelius Warmerdam Receives Navy Ensign Commissions
A year ago the pole vault record holder Cornelius Warmerdam was commissioned as an ensign in the United States Navy. The notable athlete joins the service, marking a cross over from track to military duty.
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Navy
Dodgers face bid rumors from radio equipment magnates
Two wealthy radio and communications equipment manufacturers from Boston and Chicago are gathering information for a possible bid to purchase the Dodgers. The story notes the potential interest in Leo Durocher as a broadcasting figure without a microphone. Auburn may sign Pete Cawthon as grid coach soon, and is the only Southeastern Conference school to lose its entire football staff to the armed forces.
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New York
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Chicago
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Auburn
Pete Cawthon
Armed Forces
Battling Nelson's Naming Echoes Through Genevea Memory
C G Abbey recalls a 1905 bout where Oscar Mathew Battling Nelson defeated Jim Britt. The elder Nelson explains in Danish that the infant Nelson flailing arms foretold a battler, inspiring the nickname Battling. The moment coincided with a knockout just after Abbey's question.
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Oscar Mathew
Nelson
C. G. Abbey
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Abbey
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Ott Granted Release to Manage Giants Again
The one line note says Mel Ott, after working in a New Orleans shipyard since 1943, has been granted his release to return to managing the New York Giants. Also mentioned is Carl Snavely reportedly quitting Cornell to resume his former North Carolina coaching post. Additionally, coverage notes Beau Jack vs Bob Montgomery for a lightweight title fight amid debates over a Montgomery knockout duration as Nat Fleischer stopwatch claims a 25 second down.
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New Orleans
Giants
Carl Snavely
Cornell
North Carolina
Beau Jack
Bob Montgomery
Bob
al Davis
Nat Fleischer
Montgomery
Canadeo Transfer Sparks Family News From War Front
Tony Canadeo, Green Bay quarterback, moved from Fort Sheridan to Camp Eustis as he learned his younger brother Danny, in an anti-tank battalion, was seriously wounded in Italy. Pvt Ted Murata, a Filipino golfer at Camp Shelby, played barefoot in the pro-am of the New Orleans Open, noting feet felt better than in army shoes after 18 holes.
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Green Bay Packers
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Ill
Camp Eustis
Danny
Italy
Ted Murata
Camp Shelby
Miss
Last Half Drive Wins For Marana Service 5
The Sunset Dairymen fell to the Marana Service Squadron 45 to 35 in the only game of the city league. Marana rallied from a 13 point halftime gap, tying the score at 28 late in the third and pulling away. Walter Tick led the soldiers with 14 points. Ray Farmer had 12 for the Dairymen.
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de Molay
Convair
Convair Chargers
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Soldiers
Milkman
Ray Farmer
Giants Sign Ken Brondell of Los Angeles
The New York Giants announce the signing of Kenneth Brondell 22 from Los Angeles a right handed pitcher medically discharged from service He was found on the west coast by Ike Danning and played in the club’s farm system in 1941 1942 for Salisbury Md and Ft Smith Ark posting 16 6 and 11 10 records respectively.
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Los Angeles
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West Coast
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Giant
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Salisbury
Ft. Smith
Ark
Armstrong Knocks Out Byrd in Four on Comeback Trail
Des Moines report says Hammering Henry Armstrong stopped Jackie Byrd of Blytheville Arkansas in the fourth round of a scheduled ten round bout. Armstrong continues his comeback with the victory.
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Henry Armstrong
Jackie Byrd
Blythesville
Ark
Small Field Entered In AAU Tournament
Phoenix March 1 The State AAU Basketball tournament tonight has been postponed to Thursday 7 p.m. due to a small field of eight teams Frances Crane meet director said Two players ineligible keep Williams Field Fliers from defending their Phoenix Metropolitan League title Marston quintet seeded No 1 Thunderbird Field No 2 Entries include Marstons Thunderbird 2 Thunderbird 1 Peoria Goodyear Aircraft Gila Bend Gunnery Airearch and Duncan Winners earn the right to represent the state at the National AAU tourney in Denver.
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Amateur Athletic Union
Frances Crane
Williams Field
Marston
Thunderbird
Marstons
War Admiral Withdraws From Widener Challenge Cup Race
Five years ago War Admiral was declared out of the Widener challenge cup race due to fever.
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War Admiral
Irning Thursday Radio Schedule Listing Arizona
Neighbors Irene Beasley Pan American Hour Campus Explorer Pima County Schools Portia News American Women Lochner Normal Values Victory Time Vieant Sade Today music on d Artega Andersen Easy Rhythm Heart Hour Movie Mies Superman Waltz Time Arizona scheduled afternoon segments and programs across stations and times.
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Campus Explorer
Pima County
Portia
Ee Lochner
Vie Ant Sade
D’ Artega
Andersen
Alten Aoe
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Ducks Unlimited Talks To Tucson Group For Duck Habitat Plan
Ducks Unlimited President Will J. Reid spoke to about 250 members of the Tucson Game Protective Association on restoring breeding areas and boosting the duck population. He said at least 3,000 acres of marsh land must be controlled to sustain the ducks. Reid showed films and will address the Old Pueblo club today.
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Will J. Reid
Ducks Unlimited
Tucson Game Protective Association
Reid
Duck Unlimited
Old Pueblo Club
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