Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1951 Page: 3 of 16
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WHITE SOX,
iPASAPEKIA-
PIRATES
SAN 0E«MUMNO.
TANkiEES
PHOENIX..
CUPS
SAUT/4 CATALINA ISLAND..
INDIANS
TUCSON.
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PAN-AM PITCHER — Loft-
handed Max Eller is one of the
tePane
M Meet
CHiCaVGO. Alafi.li 1 ,<CRi -
Texas wak out In I'font in the
face jorthe team championship
in the western Golden Gloves re-
tjiotuil tournament today. with
three ..survivors battling their
way into the semifinals March
9. ' .
Flyweight.Pat Kiley.of Dallas,
Bantamweight Fred -Morale, of
Abilene autl Middleweight Eu-
gene Cooper, of Wichita Kails
marched, through last, nights
bouts .without serious trouble,
but three teammates fell by the
wayside.
One of them, John Henry Lew
is of Bryan, won his first boutj
of the evening against Jasper
Colson of Denver, but then lost
a close Quarterfinal decision to
Bobby Jackson ol Cleveland.
Riley decisione'd Irving Tuck
er of ’ Memphis, Tenn . by a
wide margin.
Morales won the first and \
third rounds to outpoint Richard
Payne of port Wayne. I ml.
, Cooper took the decision from
Ed Zaronibn of Grand Rapids.1
Mich.
Ray Riojas tlic Tcxa- Feather
weight, lost a clo.-c decision to
tile boy favored lo win tile chain
pionshij), Ken Davis uf l.os An
geles.
Dunnie liluineiitli.il of Beau
niont lost to Edward Jenkins of
Detroit.
The Fort Worth team has IS
points, compared to Hi for Clev e-
land, Gary, Ind and Great
Lakes.
'Tournament Time'
For Basketball Fans
NEW YORK. March I M’Pi
The month ot March tourna-
ment time to basketball Ians—
was ushered in today by the im-
portant post-season play begin
ning in the Southern Conference
and the Southeastern Conference.
The Southern show, beginning
with an afternoon douiilelteader
in the huge North Carolina State
College Coliseum at Raleigh. N.
C„ was to determine the cham-
pion of that loop who also will \
compete in the N.C.A.A tourna-:
inont.
On tile oilier hand, the big
Southeastern Conference whirl |
will decide only the tpurne.v i
champ. Kentucky already has
won the N.C.A.A. by going un-
defeated through the regular con-;
ference season.
Host North Carolina State was
a heavy choke for its fifth |
sti'aiprit oouutevu inference i
title.
Two leading , ndependent j
teams with tourney hopes ~Cin |
cinnati and St. Bonaventure j
will be at work tonight. Cincin-1
nati meets Miami of Ohio and St. |
Tionuventure piays Siena.
St. John's if Brooklyn, already ,
entered in the N. IT. tourney Inii
also ;i candidati for a “member
at large” berth in the N t’.A.A ,
strengthened its position with a j
73 to 03 v ictory over Fordhan
last night.
Columbia, tile nation s only tin |
beaten major team, breezed t-
its 20tli win oyer the season by
D3-5.'> over Rrirvn. !l was a non
| Sweetwater, Texas. Thursday, March 1. 1051
Ttaining Camp Briefs
PHOENIX, \rtz. Mai -h I
(I l’| Sijiiat Yogi Berta began
u lining today 1 the liigiiest
paid New York Yankee catcher
i. history and the econd high
paid receiver in all baseliall
hi lory.
The 25-year old Si Louis boy
from "the Hill" arrived by plane
last night after suddenly ending
his holdout campaign by agree-
ing to a S.'to.iHio pact That repre-
leading pitchers of the Wake
Forest College team selected to
represent the United States in
baseball in the Pan-American
Games in Buenos Aires. (NEA)
settled *2.000 more Ilian Bill
Dickey evei made with the Yan-
kees and only about $5,000 less
than Mickey Cochrane made fit
hi.- peak with the Detroit Tiger-.
$30,0110 For Lemon
TL'Cfur.s. vnz.. .via roll I ( Ul’l
-General manager Hank Green
berg ol tlm Cleveland Indians
; said tooay that pitcher Hob
! Lemon ha.- agreed to lord eon-
tract terms making him the high-
! est-paid pitcher in baseball
Greenhei a. who talked to
| Lemon by telephone in Long
| Beach, Calif., said the terms al
| most certainly will bring Lemon
; $50,00(1 tins year.
Bob Feller. Lemon's teammate,
'signed a contract several week,,
I ago which may yield him more
| than $50,000 under a bonus sec-
tion believ ed based on atten
j dance, but the base pay is undci j
that figure.
Lemon. 30. ha.- pitched morel
than 20 wins for Cleveland in
leach of the past three ,-easons. !
He turned in 21 v ictories in 101$,
|22 in 1010 and 23 ia.-u .,eason.
MiiTd Okay
i ST PETERSBURG. I-la.. Ike
1 i CPi — The St. Louis Card-1
mils fell bette: abotil their i ■-1
building plans today after watc'i
| ing Stan Mu.sial. their *83,0001
outfielder. lake ids first batting
I lick- of the spring.
Musial look his first workout I
J yesterday and knocked a half
oozen halls over the distant I
! rigllt l iciti feet e
Two Hu Id-Outs
CLEARWATER. Fla.. Much;
I I ( UP i—Pitchers Bubba Church j
land Alilo Candtni were the only
unsigned Philadelphia Phillies
| today after thirii-hasenian Wil
lie Jones came to term
\ Oil I , 1 a"-'"’ \
BRANDE,\ I’ON. Fla.. March I
(L’l’l Four Boston Brave-
breathed easier today after a
| narrow escape from tragedy in
the Gulf of Mexico.
Pit c h e r s Dick Ilonovan and
Norm Hoy and (.'ateliers Ebba
St. Claire and Paul Burris were
; stranded a mile off Brundenton
Beach yesterday when their sail-
ling boat, became water-logged, A
I fishing boat responded to their
call - and lowed them to safety.
league game fir the Lions, who
need only a vvfin over: Pennsyl-
vania on Saturday to clinch the
Ivy League title and an N.C A.A.
spot.
In another game last night
Oklahoma ( ity defeated Wich-
ita, 52-15.
ilVE,STOCK SHIPMENTS
AUSTIN. M a reh I (Dpi
exas livestock shipments in
January showed big increases
over the preceding month and
January a year ago. the Uni-
versity of Texas bureau of Inisi
ness research reported toilav.
Tlte figures: January. 11)51. up
20 per cent over December. 1050.
and up 03 per cent over Janu-
ary, 1950.
We Specialize
in
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0 Greasing
0 Wheel Packing
W'e Pick lip and Deliver
Gulf Service Station
Buck Davis Kav hhnbei'iin
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Protest Made On
Sending 45th To
Japan At Once
IHiraitt. ()kla March I I UPi
A group of citizens today pro
! tested shipment of the loth di-!
vision to Japan before the Okla-
j homa national guard gets ">uffi-!
- dent combat, i raining.”
District judge Sam Sullivan, |
spoke.-man for the group, said •
the 200 wives and parents of men j
in the 15th would try to organ-j
i ize protest meetings in other |
Oklahoma cities.
Sullivan, a World War II vete-
ran, sail the protesting group
unanimously believed the di-j
i vision should not have been i
alerted for duly in Japan. .More
Ilian half of tiie I*.000-odd sol-
I liiers in the division, now she |
turned at Camp Polk, La., are :
tklahoniaii
The judge said relatives would ,
send letters and telegrams to.
Congressmen and Senators urg- '
ing that the division not be sent |
to Korea after it arrives in j
Japan.
Among the historical buildings
which have been re-roofed with
steel is Monticollo. Thomas Jet-
ferson's home in Virginia, a.
well a the White House
Off to A
Running Start!
Engine sluggish? An experl tune-up by our skilled
mechanics will give. you quick starts, powerful per-
formance once again' Save time and money by driv-
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\
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Two Absent
PASADENA. Calif. March I
11 Pi Chico t 'am -quel and
I uis Garcia, both of whom have
agreed to terms, were the only
missing players as the Chicago
White Sox moved into the
second phase of their spring pro-
gram today.
COMEBACK —Bill MeCahan
is attempting to hit the big
league trail again with the
Dodgers at Veto Beach. Fla.
The big right-hander pitched a
no-hitter for the Athletics in
1947, injured his arm that w in-
ter pushing barrels. (NEA)
It’s
A Smart
Spring
And you’re looking your best
wearing your clothes expert-
ly cleaned and pressed here!
Boykin Cleaners
314 Oak........Dial 2342
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more than their tinv price.
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CRISP RAYON
SUITS
Special Purchase!
Sizes 10-18
Choice of Colors
Huge Pockets
Slim Skirts
Fashion excitement at a I rt sthtakingly low
price! Just when you need a crisp new Spring
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burnt sugar, white, gray, navy oi lack. Hurry '
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Exciting! New!
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Charming cottons for the
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Sprit cly two-tones. plaids,
stripes, solids . . . and they
launder beautifully . . . cost
so little. See for yourself!
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Special purenasor rue preirirst
newest hats at a next-to-notii-
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brims, wedding rings, peak caps,
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Ends Saturday....
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Baker, Allen. Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1951, newspaper, March 1, 1951; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth749473/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.