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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1949
Page
20
Luke Sewell signed a two year contract to manage the Cincinnati Reds. Sewell previously led the St. Louis Browns to a pennant in 1944 and later faced a seventh place finish in 1946. The announcement included a warm sendoff from supporters and club officials.
Frisco High School has produced a string of top athletes over two decades led by Galileo high school figures. Bobby Brown of the Yankees cites Galileo’s legacy as a pipeline to major sports, with stars Lawson Little Angelo Luisetti Dominic DiMaggio Grover Klemmer Patsy Elsener Grant Butcher among alumni.
In Rafaela Santa Fe province Argentina a 500 mile auto race turned deadly when Italo Bizio lost control after a steering link failed his car spun into a wire fence killing him and 10 spectators instantly Eight others were injured The crash ranks as one of Argentina's worst road racing disasters and it followed the death of Alonso Scandroglio during qualifying hours earlier.
The Seattle Ironmen routed the Los Angeles Monarchs 5 to 3 in a northern division game. George Senick scored twice for Seattle as the Ironmen exploded for four goals in the second period. The Monarchs rallied with two late goals in the final period, and no other games were on the schedule. The league resumes Tuesday.
Drayab a seven year old brown gelding trained by Melville Haskell and ridden by Manny Figueroa won the five furlong feature at Tucson Rodeo grounds carrying 121 pounds. The stakes paid 3.20 2.80 and 2.40 with Ariel Lady taking the 250 yard quarter horse allowance. Comeréay reported pari mutuel payouts across six other races with times and winners listed.
Sunday results include Quincy over Loras 14 13 St Bonaventure over Niagara 41 6 St Ambrose over St Josephs Ind 20 12 San Francisco over St Marys Calif 41 14 Santa Clara over Loyola Calif 27 19 Canisius over Scranton 32 0 Professional leagues show Philadelphia 49 Washington 14 Pittsburgh 24 New York Bulldogs 13 Giants 35 Bears 28 Detroit 24 Cardinals 7 Los Angeles 35 Green Bay 7 All America Conference New York Yankees 24 San Francisco 3 Chicago Hornets 17 Baltimore Colts 7 Buffalo Bills 17 Los Angeles Dons 14 High school scores St Marys 28 Tucson 14 El Paso 14 North Phoenix 7 Globe 13 Tolleson 6 Wickenburg 45 Ajo 6 Compton Calif 27 Yuma 12 Safford 31 Nogales 6
Border Conference action centers on Abilene as Hardin-Simmons and Texas Western clash for potential title contention. Texas Western relies on power passing from ace John Ford while HSU leans on ground games but can air it out when needed.
The University of San Francisco Dons defeated St. Marys Gaels 41 to 14 at Kezar Stadium before 40000 fans. Ollie Matson did not dominate as expected but SFU used multiple backs to surge past the Gaels after trailing 7 0 at halftime.
Safford high school's Bulldogs defeated Nogales 31 6 as three key players injured. Bob Bingham and Dick Bingham scored two of five Safford touchdowns with George Grossi also contributing. Nogales' lone score came on Marcel Bachelier's six yard run after penalties pushed the Apaches forward.
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