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1952 TCIL Baseball: Catholics Meet To Pick Site For Baseball

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 25 (AP) - Officials of the schools participating in the state Interscholastic League basketball tournament here met to pick a site for their baseball tournament, elect officers and form four districts for footballs.

The Rev. Matthew Sheedy of St. Thomas, Houston, was elected president and Bro. Herbert Janson of Central Catholic, San Antonio, was chosen vice president.  Bro. Eugene Gittinger of St. Mary's University was elected secretary-treasurer.

St. Thomas will be host team for the TCIL baseball meet the first part of May.  Other teams planning participating in the tourney are Corpus Christi Academy, St. Louis of Castroville, St. Edward's of Austin, St. Joseph's of Victoria, Jesuit of Dallas, Kirwin of Galveston and Central Catholic of San Antonio.

The eastern division of the football set-up will include Bishop Byrne of Port Arthur, St. Anthony of Beaumont, Kirwin of Galveston, St. Thomas of Houston, and Jesuit of Dallas.  In the southern division will be St. Joseph's of Victoria, Corpus Christi Academy, St. Joseph's of Laredo, St. Joseph's of Brownsville and St. Louis of Castroville.

St. Edward's of Austin and Central Catholic and St. Gerard's of San Antonio will be members of the central division.  In the western division will be Cathedral of El Paso, and Price Memorial of Amarillo.

Source:  Austin American-Statesman, Monday, February 25, 1952, Page 11.

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