Tucson And Nogales Clash For District Crown
Tucson High School advanced to the state tournament in Phoenix after beating Benson 50 15 in the district final while Nogales edged Willcox 25 23 to clinch the other berth. The day featured consolation rounds and tight finishes including a late free throw tie by Cruz for Nogales and a dramatic finish debated by officials.
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Tucson High School
Phoenix
Badgers
Nogales
Seventh Ave
Bud Doolen
Benson
Nogates
Willcox Cowboys
Douglas
Bisbee
Amphitheatre
Tombstone
Arizona State School For Deaf and Blind
Marana
Panthers
Doolen
Tucson
Neil Goodman
Bobcats
Goodman
Batiste
Reyes
Fred Batiste
Raul Reyes
Dell Haverty
Ralph Cruz
Bob Rameriz
Box Cowboys
Cowboys
Willcox
Cruz
Hassey
TP Crawford
Haverty
F. Hughes
Naegle
Faunce
Post
G. Thomas
Treu
Mendivil
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Avoc
Gadillas
Fenn
Ae Manriquez
E. Bertoglio
McGee
S. Bertoglio
Cook
Renee
Nnon
Claunch
Gutierrez
Mullins
Morales
Huish
Fields
R. Honea
Lillyw
Maynard
Col- Claunch
C. Lins
Siek
Tannous
Soob
G Douglas
Rabago
Ledford
A Frealy
Nogales Fields
Emibinees
Espinoza
L. Lilywhite
Lopez
Do Cruz
Ramirez
Baldenegro
Stoller
Hewlett, F
Miskovich
Wien
Fulton
G Upchurch
Penn
G Kirby
C Higgins
Johnson
Hewlett
Preston
Pablo Cota Tops District Tourney Scoring Lead
Douglas' Pablo Cota leads the Southern Arizona district tournament with 47 points through 5 games, despite a six point day at Amphi. Wayne Huish trails by two. Oscar Gast sits third with 34 as Tucson gym total points reach 1025 with sixteen players at 19 or more.
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Douglas
Pablo Cota
Wayne Huish
Bulldog
Oscar Gast
Tombstone
Cota
Huish
Gast
Claude Reynolds
Tucson
Jim McKissick
Reynolds
McKissick
Tucson High
Deaf and Blind School
Consolation Race Narrowed To Four Teams
Douglas Bulldogs extend their favorable odds by advancing to the consolation final and eyeing third place to reach the state finals in Phoenix next week. They defeated Amphitheatre 35-18 after a 43-23 win over Bisbee, with Cota and Huish leading scorers.
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Douglas Bulldogs
Phoenix
Bulldogs
Douglas
Bisbee
Deaf School
Panthers
Marana
Tombstone
Arizona State School For the Deaf and Blind
Tucson
Cota
Huish
Roger Mullins
Frm
Marana Marauders
Marauders
Maynard
Jack McDuff
Cole
Arizona School For the Deaf and Blind
Reynolds
E. Bertoglio
Gast
Albert Montez
Soviet decorated tractor team and Dynamo goalie loss noted
Sports Roundup reports the tractor team in the USSR championships received Stalingrad defense medals while Kiev Dynamo lost goaltender Trussevich to German firing. It adds Parson Giles could post a 4 03 5 mile pace and Citadel bids for Navy in the Eastern NCAA tourney with Duke and Army in play.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Mar
Tractor
U.S.S.R
Stalingrad
Kiev “Dynamo
Trussevich
Parson Giles
Navy
N.C.A.A
Middies
Army
Duke
Bold Dallas coach jokes about a tackle
Dallas Times Herald recalls a high school football coach venting over a lack of tackles. A fan asks why the big B team tackle struggled. the coach quips that the boy is so dumb he was the only student given a passing grade at mid term.
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Louis Cox
Dallas Times- Herald
Dallas
Shorts and Shells and Tennis Revival Dominate Campus News
Podesto and Klopstein, both discharged Marines, return to College of the Pacific with Podesto possible to play at St. Mary's. East West tennis matches to be revived at Forest Hills this summer. Fort Worth and Tulsa clubs plan amateur and semi pro baseball locally, signaling a shift from the Texas League. Luke Johnson declines Boston NFL entry to rejoin the Bears as co coach per Halas, hinting Boston may skip playing next fall.
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Presto Podesto
Earl Klopstein
College of the Pacific
Marines
Podesto
St. Mary’s
Big Bill Tilden
Little Bill Johnston
Forest Hills
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Luke Johnson
Boston
Bears
Cocoach
George Halas
Sharkey signs Cerdan to fight under management
Jack Sharkey reports he signed Marcel Cerdan to fight under his management if he comes to the United States after the war. Pete Reilly claims a contract with the French middleweight. The French boxer is expected to be well managed.
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North Africa
Jack Sharkey
Marcel Cerdan
United States
Pete
the Fox) Reilly
West Coast
Marcel
Tournament Schedule Consolation and Championship Games
Consolation finals at 7:30 p m feature the winner of the Willcox Douglas game against the Tombstone Benson winner. The championship game at 8:30 p m pits Nogales against Tucson.
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Tombstone
Benson
Nogales
Tucson
Jug McSpaden Sets Pace In Gulfport Open
Jug McSpaden shot a 68 three under par to lead the Gulfport Open after the first round. He stands one stroke ahead of a six man group including Sammy Byrd Ed Dudley and Jimmy Hines as Byron Nelson tied for ninth after a 73. The 72 hole event ends Sunday.
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Gulfport
Miss
Mar
Harold “Jug” McSpaden
Philadelphia
Sammy Byrd
New York Yankee
Ed Dudley
Professional Golfers Association
Jimmy Hines
Amsterdam
N. Y
Harry Cooper
Minneapolis
Tony Penna
Dayton
Les Kennedy
Saylesville
R. I
McSpaden
Nelson
Byron Nelson
Dave Clark
Galveston
Tex
Leonard Dodson
Kansas City
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Joe Burch
Mobile
Ala
Elmer Reed
Atlanta
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
Ill
Fred Haas
New Orleans
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
Pete Cooper
Gainesville
Fla
Light-Weighted Outsiders Threaten Widener Handicap Field
In Miami Florida on March 4 outsiders with low weights eye trouble for farm favorites in the seventh Widener Handicap at Florida's richest race. Sun Again leads with Ted Atkinson while Coward Marriage and Bolingbroke attract big bets. top weight 124 pounds and incentives include a $21 000 purse.
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Fla
Calumet Farm
Florida
J. J. McIntyre
Townsend B. Martin
Milbrook
Alex Barth
Poacher
T. D. Buhl
Circle M. Ranch
Copperman
Sun
Ted Atkinson
Coward and Dupuy
Marriage
New Orleans
Martin
Bolingbroke
A. C. Ernst
Derby Draws 148 Nominated for 70th Kentucky Run
Churchill Downs president Matt Winn announced 148 leading three year olds were nominated for the May 6 Kentucky Derby. The field includes winter favorites such as Pukka Gin, Platter, and Occupy plus 13 filly entries led by Miss Keeneland Twilight Tear and Durazna. International entries include Kope Kona Seeing Eye and Don Jose II with two imports, Olympic Zenith and Valdina Perion.
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Louisville
Matt Winn
Churchill Downs
Winn
Warren Wright
Calumet Stable
Miss Keeneland
Twilight Tear
Brownell Combs
Louis B. Mayer
A. B. Hancock
A. C. Ernst
Aletter
E. K. Bryson
J. E. A. Hirschberg
Black Badge
Alfred Parker
Jimming
Crispin Oglebay
Boy Knight
George Widener
Lucky Draw
T. Christopher
Bel Reigh
G. Z. Carranza
Seeing Eye
Bruno Pagliai
Don Jose II
Hellis
Olympic Zenith
C. A. Yaeger
Valdina Perion
Arizona Girls Rifle Team Wins Two Falls One
The University of Arizona girls rifle team, ten members strong, defeated the Air-Wacs 433 to 422 in a telegraphic match while losing to the Georgia team 491 to 433. With a 100 handicap from the men’s team they beat them 996 to 933 and will schedule a return match per Lt. H. W. Kasten. Top shooters include Peggy Andrews, Rosalie Morse, Sue Norton, Chloe Sandefur, and Orkney Waits.
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University of Arizona
University of Georgia
Davis-Monthan Field
Universy
Georgia
H. W. Kasten
Peggy Andrews
Rosalie Morse
Sue Norton
Chloe Sandefur
Orkney Waits
Red Cross Tourney Opens at El Rio Country Club
Firing begins today at El Rio Country Club for the Red Cross medal play-handicap tournament open to the public with a $1.50 entry. All proceeds go to the Red Cross Camp and Hospital Fund. Players may start today or tomorrow. the final 18 holes are set for Saturday or Sunday March 11 and 12.
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el Rio
Red Cross
Hogan and Sarazen Win International Four Ball Title
Three years ago Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen defeated Sam Snead and Ralph Guldahl to win an international four ball tournament by four and three.
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Ben Hogan
Gene Sarazen
Sam Snead
Ralph Guldahl
Montgomery Regains N. Y. Championship
Philadelphia’s Bob Montgomery toppled Beau Jack in a 15 round split decision to reclaim the New York lightweight title. The bout drew 19,066 fans at Madison Square Garden for a gross of 111,954, with Montgomery landing sharp rights and body blows, despite Jack’s left jabs and strong uppercuts.
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Ted Meier
New York
Mar
Philadelphia
Bob Montgomery
al “Bummy” Davis
Monty
Beau Jack
Montgomery
Beau
Joe Louis
Madison Square Garden
Augusta
Jack
Arthur Susskind
Young Otto
Bill Healy
Tucson Rifle Club Schedules Shoot
The Tucson Rifle Club will shoot the Army E course tomorrow at the Dr. A. G. Schnabel Rifle and Pistol Range west of St. Marys hospital. The public is invited. The event includes five sitting, five kneeling, and 10 prone shots with no time limit, plus 80 seconds for 10 prone rapid fire and 10 sitting rapid fire.
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Tucson Rifle Club
College and regional basketball tournament scores
Loyola defeated Catholic University 48 to 45 while Mt. St. Marys beat American University 37 to 27 in the Mason-Dixon Conference tournament. Tulane topped Georgia Tech 66 to 55 in the Southeastern Conference tourney and Kentucky defeated LSU 55 to 28. Illinois routed Minnesota 50 to 32 and Iowa beat Northwestern 45 to 39. Camp Grant won 63 to 47 over Notre Dame, DePaul 48 to 35 over Wisconsin, and Iowa State 47 to 25 over Kansas. Phillips 66 Oilers won 51 to 43 over Norman Navy as Fort Warren beat Camp Kearns 55 to 40 and Montana 55 sharing a 46 to 46 tie with Montana School of Mines while Idaho defeated Washington 52 to 55.
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Tulane
Georgia Tech
Kentucky
Louisiana State
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa
Northwestern U
Camp Grant
Notre Dame
Depaul
Wisconsin
Iowa State
Kansas
Phillips
Oilers
Norman Navy
Fort Warren
Camp Kearns
Montana
Montana School of Mines
Idaho
Washington
Eleven Races On Rillito's Sunday Card
Rillito Race Track offers eleven races on Sunday with a postponed Pas rejoining the card. A match race features Painted Joe versus Cowboy, plus added events including Claber Texas Lad Idleen and a five-eighths mile handicap in a full six-entry field. Post time for race one is 1 p.m. at North First Avenue location.
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Rillito
Painted Joe
Cowboy
Claber
Texas Lad
Idleen
Billito
Tio
Proud Son
Seaggle
Rincon Buck
Bogota
Silver Static
Chicaro
Arizona Girl
Rumpus
North
First Avenue
Domino
Babe
Bartender
Little Joe Hancock
Mala Rega
Andre
Encircle
Wayward Girl
Neo Music
Cherokee Chief
National Park
Zapata
Field Meddler
Lee Walker
Lady Bug
Black Bear
Escela
Buster Brown
Bay Flower
Clabber
Billito Entries from a Stock Race Card
A list of race entries across ten races with multiple horse names per event. Notable horses include Chicaro Rumpus and Cherokee Chief in various grades and distances, along with several race-by-race lineups and a match race between Painted Joe and Cowboy.
Chandler Wolves Meet Mesa In District Semifinals
Chandler's surprise upset over Tempe Buffaloes 28-26 earned a semifinal meeting with Mesa in the East Central Conference. Mesans beat Florence 23-16. Coolidge and Superior advance with wins over Casa Grande 65-20 and Gilbert 29-27. Finals set for 8 pm.
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Mesa
Mar
Chandler
Wolves
Tempe Buffaloes
Coolidge
Superior
Mesans
Florence
Casa Grande
Gilbert
Fleming Leaves Indians To Take Shipyard Job
Today marks one year since first baseman Les Fleming of the Cleveland Indians quit baseball to keep a shipyard position, balancing his sport career with wartime work.
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Les Fleming
Cleveland Indians
Five Years Ago Kayak 2nd Won Santa Anita Handicap
The note recalls C. S. Howard's Kayak 2nd securing victory at Santa Anita in the Handicap five years past, earning a purse of 91 thousand dollars.
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C. S. Howard
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