State Golf Tournament Slated Here December 12 15
The Arizona State Golf Association announces the amateur championship at El Rio Golf and Country Club from December 12 to 15. Tim Bannister of Phoenix defends his title. Seventy is par. 16 players qualify for the championship flight after a December 12 qualifying round.
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Arizona State Golf Association
el Rio Golf and Country Club
J. Knox Corbett
Tim Bannister
Phoenix
Corbett
el Rio
Leon Levy
Tucson
H. S. Corbett
Don Fogg
Harold Torren
Calcutta
Roy Drachman
Jim Vease
Max Klinger
Tribe To Stage Tryout School In Arizona
John Angel west coast scout for the Cleveland Indians announces a four day baseball school in mid November to identify players for the Cleveland farm system and a new class C league team Buzz Wetzel will run the camp Angel who played for the Tucson Espees in 1929 invites Southern Arizona players to attend Signed players choose farm clubs based on ability Angel is president of the Cleveland Bakersfield club in the California State league.
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John Angel
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Cleveland
Buzz” Wetzel
Angel
Tucson Espees
Arizona
Clevelan
Bakersfield
Dusette and Shapiro Clash in Armory Feature
Dusette of Toronto and Max Shapiro of Chicago meet in the feature event of the armory program. Both are clean grapplers with two prior decisions against each other. Shapiro recently defeated Ted Christy, mauling the Van Nuys challenger into a leg injury. Semifinal pits Torchy Smith, released from Davis Monthan field, against Ace Freeman of New York. Alabama Jimmy Lott, last week’s winner here, faces Joe Lyman of Portland in the opener at 8:30 p.m.
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George Dusette
Toronto
Max Shapiro
Chicago
Shapiro
Ted Christy
van Nuys
Torchy Smith
Davis- Monthan Field
Ace Freeman
New York
Tucson
PGA Criticised By Dick Metz Over Tournament Setups
Dick Metz a 21 year PGA veteran and 1939 leading money winner criticizes the PGA tour for sponsor protections saying contracts should guarantee 18 of the top 25 players. He urges the tour bureau to secure commitments and impose fines for nonappearance to protect sponsors.
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Richmond
Professional Golf Association
Dick Metz
Arkansas City
Kas
PGA
Metz
Ft. Worth
Montgomery
Ed Dueley
Charles S. Ball
Rillito Facilities Greatly Improved
Tucson turf fans enjoyed the fall opening of the improved Rillito race track on North First Avenue. A paved forecourt and grandstand area, plus better boxes and roads, created a sociable, less rough atmosphere. Several box holders are listed including K. Holbrook J. E. Nordin Roy Gill H Merryweather Santa Rita hotel Dink Parker J Goodman T Barrett Tex Wheeler Clayton Yates El Corral Chief Powhatan Dick Wilson Walt Coburn M Mansfield Mrs Martha Shoenhair Arnold Gillat Harold Steinfeld Howell Manning Lewis Place O C Gillham Roy Adams Silver Bell Ranch Wirt G Bowman Rancho Nezhone Tanque Verde Ranch Mrs L B Brooks A T Clark M B Currie R C Allen Gib Hazard Mrs Lucille Nichols.
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Tucson
Rillito
North First Avenue
K. Holbrook
J. E. Nordin
Roy Gill
H. Merryweather
Santa Rita ‘Hotel
Dink Parker
J. Goodman
T. Barrett
Tex Wheeler
Clayton Yates
el Corral
Chief Powhatan
Dick Wilson
Walt Coburn
M. Mansfield
Martha Shoenhair
Arnold Gillat
Harold Steinfeld
Howell Manning
Lewis
Pro Basketball Teams Form National Association
Fifty two professional clubs across the country join the National Association of Professional Basketball Leagues forming a major league farm system. Ward Lambert leads the move as commissioner, with hopes of harmony and future cross affiliations despite Arena Managers' Association absence.
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Charles
Chicago
New Basketball Association of America
Arena Managers’ Association
New York
Boston
Providence
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Washington
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Toronto
Ward “Piggy” Lambert
Arena Managers
Wily Lambert
Knights Next Hurdle In Badger March To Title
The Tucson high Badgers, after a 14-13 win over the Mesa Jackrabbits, set their sights on the St. Marys Knights as the next obstacle in pursuing a fifth straight state football crown. Coach Gridley praised the squad while noting center Ted Fellows might have limited Mesa if he stayed in. The Badgers showed no lingering injuries from the Mesa game as the B, C, and D teams Scrimmaged with Don Rhee and Howard King leading the B team to two quick scores over the C team.
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Mesa Jackrabbits
Tucson High Badgers
St. Mary’s Knights
Gridley
Ted Fellows
Mesa
Badgers
Don Rhee
Howard King
Panthers Set For Ajo Showdown Amid Quiet Improvements
The Panthers prepared for Friday's game with Ajo after a tough 8-0 loss to Superior. Coach Chauncey McDaniel noted improved passing and a return of Walter Keliner, while Wally Franze misses the rest of the season. Ajo, 31-13 to Coolidge early, has shown steady gains, including a 19-7 win over Chandler and a 13-0 loss to Yuma, setting up a hard-fought clash at Ajo.
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Panthers
Ajo Red Raiders
Ajo
Chauncey McDaniel
Walter Keliner
Wally Franze
McDaniel
Red Raiders
Coolidge
Raiders
Yuma
St. Mary’s Knights
Casa Grande Cougars
Cougars
Chandler
Foothills Club Schedules First Open Horse Show
The Foothills Roundup Club announces its first annual open horse show at 1 30 p m on November 23 at Lower field Foothills boarding stables River road. Events cover Western and English classes plus hunt jump exhibition with no entry fee and nominal spectator admission.
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Foothills Roundup Club
Lower Field
Foothills Boarding
River Road
St Marys Knights Seek State Title Run With Big Game Looming
St Mary's Knights boosted by a 19 7 win over Las Vegas and a 7 0 opening, face a pivotal clash with Mesa on November 22 as coach Bouchard plans two weeks of prep. Tucson High principal C A Carson announced 500 tickets for Friday's Phoenix game at the high school book store. The Badgers brace for a crowded schedule through rivalries with Mesa Glendale Phoenix Union and Yuma Crim inals as the state championship race tightens.
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C. A. Carson
Tucson
St. Mary’s
Phoenix
Gridley
Badgers
St. Mary’s Knights
Knights
North Phoenix
Las Vegas
Wildcats
Sid Woods
Yuma
Mesa
Jackrabbits
Douglas
Gib Dawson
Frank Lancet
Phoenix Union
Glendale
Manuel Aja
Phi Delta Theta Beats Cochise in Freshmen Intramurals
After a two day break the University of Arizona freshmen intramural basketball tournament resumed in the gym Phi Delta Theta defeated Cochise Hall 37 to 26. Delta Chi topped Coop 34 to 22 Sigma Chi defeated Lambda Chi 36 to 8 and Yavapai Hall fell to Kappa Sig 35 to 21.
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University of Arizona
U. of A
Phi Delta Theta
Cochise Hall
Delta Chi
Coop
Sigma Chi Wen
Lambda Chi
Yavapai Hall
Kappa Sig
Army Retains Top Grid Post
Army holds the No. 1 spot in the AP weekly college football poll for the third week of the 1946 season. Notre Dame and Texas follow, with Tennessee UCLA Penn Georgia Michigan Northwestern and North Carolina also among the leaders after week three.
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New York
Associated Press
Texas
Arkansas
Notre Dame
Army
Columbia
Lou Little
Lions
Villanova
Oklahoma
Cornell
Mic
Irish
Longhorns
Quakers
Pennsylvania
Volunteers
Tennessee
Alabama
University of California At Los Angeles
Bama
Vols
UCLA
Penn
Virginia
Georgia
Oklahoma A & M
Michigan
Northwestern
North Carolina
Tarheels
Carnegie Tech Students Fund for Better Football Players
Five years ago Carnegie Technical Institute students gathered one thousand dollars as a nucleus to build a larger athletic endowment aimed at attracting higher quality football players for the school.
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Carnegie Tech
Arizona Wildcats Prepare for Marquette Clash After Injury Roundup
Arizona's football squad resumes drills ahead of the Marquette game with several players nursing injuries from COP and Texas Mines. Key names include Pollard out with a separated shoulder, Henson likely out for the season, Black and Copinger nursing knee issues, Enke nursing a pulled tendon, and Peterson and Richardson ready to go after minor injuries.
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Arizona Wildcats
Marquette
College of the Pacific
Texas Mines
Art Pollard
Harry Henson
Tom Black
Jim Coppinger
Fred Enke
COP
Bernie Raman
Jim Lochner
Texas
Bill Peterson
Hal Richardson
Bud Robinson
Mike Casteel
Apostoli Beats Egan In Ten Round Comeback Victory
In San Francisco on October 22, Fred Apostoli the Navy veteran and former world middleweight champion scored his fifth straight win with a unanimous decision over Tommy Egan in ten rounds before 10 000 fans at the Civic auditorium Apostoli used a sharp uppercut to wear down Egan who became a father hours before the fight A cut opened over Egan’s left eye in the final round as blood spattered both fighters Apostoli weighed 155 pounds Egan 149.
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San Francisco
Fred Apostoli
Tommy Egan
Civic Auditorium
Apostoli
Egan
Phoenix Ready To Work With Giants
Phoenix officials led by Harry Nace Jr. said a working agreement with the New York Giants could be reached to operate the Phoenix entry in the Arizona Texas baseball league. They would offer Giants control and share profits, while backers keep partial say. Nace planned to visit New York around November 6 to discuss terms with Horace Stoneham. Giants scout Mickey Shader, at a Tucson meeting, insisted on complete ownership.
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Phoenix
Harry Nace, Jr
New York Giants
Henry Goodman
Municipal
Giants
Nace
New York
Horace Stone
Ham
Tucson
Mickey Shader
Babe Didrikson Zaharias Wins Texas Women’s Open
One year ago Mrs Babe Didrikson Zaharias defeated Mrs Albert Beschen of Englewood New Jersey 7 and 6 to win the Texas Women’s Open golf tournament.
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Babe ‘Didrikson Zaharias
Albert Beschen
Englewood
N. J
Stagg May Retire As Pacific Coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg, 84, plans to announce retirement after the 1946 College of the Pacific season. The move, reportedly urged by his wife, was to be revealed at halftime of the Northwestern clash in Evanston. Stagg has 338 victories in a 57-year coaching career across Chicago, Springfield, and College of the Pacific.
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Hal Wood
United Press
San Francisco
U.R
Amos Alonzo Stagg
College
University of Chicago
Maroons
California
Stockton
College of the Pacific
Knothole Gang Plans B Squad Tilt This Saturday
The Knothole Gang returns for a B squad game when the Wildcats meet the Williams Field Fliers Saturday night. Admission is free for all Knotholers, 50 cents for high school students, and one dollar for the general public with no reserved seats.
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Knothole Gang
Wildcats
Williams Field
Wilkinson sets unofficial 50 yard freestyle mark in exhibition
Monty Wilkinson Jr swam the 50 yard free in 24.4 seconds during Saturday's Mother and Dad's day exhibition. The time is unofficial as it exceeds the conference record of 24.6 seconds.
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Monty Wilkinson, Jr
Wilkinson
Bullets Win In Touch League Close Call
In a close five contest day of city recreation touch football, the 6 0 Class B game at Mansfeld saw the Dunbar Bullets topple the SS Peter and Paul Knights, 6 0, on a late second quarter score after Richard Ford and Tommy Kelly collided for the winning points. The Safford Sharks blanked the Dunbar Skyliners 25 0 in a Class C clash at Estevan with Valdez and Campos connecting for two TDs apiece. The Roskruge KTUC Flames surged to five touchdowns against the Eagles from Mansfeld, led by Huerta and Moreno with key plays sealing a 31 0 victory.
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Mansfeld
Dunbar Bullets
Knights
SS Peter & Paul
Richard Ford
Tommy Kelly
Moreno
Estevan
Safford Sharks
Dunbar Skyliners
Alex Valdez
Billy Codd
Bobby Campos
Valdez
Roskruge Ktuc Flames
Eagles
Flames
Johnny Huerta
Huerta
Wilbur French
Joe Moreno
Albert Leon
Seven Hearts Joins Laurel Stakes Winners Circle
Seven Hearts won the Washington handicap at Laurel Park in the Brown hotel stable colors of Louisville. The mile Laurel Stakes and Washington double had only three prior winners: Dark Secret in 1933, Jacob in 1938, and Pictor in 1941.
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Associated Press
Seven Hearts
Laurel Park
Brown Hotel
Louisville
Washington
Laurel
Dark Secret
Jacob
Pictor
Widener entry tops field in Jamaica mile and a half
G W Widener's Lucky Draw carries 129 pounds as top weight for Saturdays 75000 added mile and five furlongs Gallant Fox handicap at Jamaica. J B Campbell assigns Stymie 126 second, Pavot 125, Gallorette 119, and Polynesian 116 among the contenders.
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G. W. Widener
Jamaica
J. B. Campbell
New York
Ethel D. Jacobs
Stymie
W. M. Jeffords
Pavot
W. L. Brann
Gallorette
P. A. B. Widener
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Jim Gentry
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Phi Delta Down
Cochise
Cagemen
E. Toole
By Sid Feder
The
American Legion
Morris Shapiro
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Joe Lyman
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