Golden Gloves Action Bout by Bout at City Auditorium
The 16th annual Golden Gloves tournament crowned 18 champions amid gritty displays and crowding in Amarillo. Pampa dominated the high school division with eight weight-class wins as stars like Jim Thompson and Bobby Wilhelm defended titles. Open-division bouts featured keen clashes as Dick Murray claimed the 175-pound title and others like Duckworth and Salazar suffered tough finishes.
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City Auditorium
Eddy Clemmons
Lefors
Pampa
Billy Branch
Wellington
Clemmons
J. N. Wright
Border
Gene Baird
Sunday News Globe
Clifford Holt
Baird
Wright
Durward Lynch
Plainview
Dick Murray
Murray
Lynch
Amarillo
Jim Thompson
Bobby Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Wellington High School
John Lee
Lee
Dan Jameson
Harry Stoner
Glen Duckworth
Jessie Salazar
Duckworth
Alpert Bouter
Pampa District Dominates High School Wrestling Open
In a regional meet, Wellington and Pampa district wrestlers sweep wins across weight classes. Gary Phillips and Eddie Clemmons take titles in 105 and 112 pounds, with Kenneth Wood and Jim Thompson earning decisions for Shamrock and Wellington respectively. Open division sees Pat McCarthy and Jessie Salazar win in 112 and 118 pounds, while Gene Cooper and Sammie Sims prevail for Amarillo bases.
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McCarthy
Andrada
Eddie
Pat
Gary Phillips
Wellington
Pampa
Johnny Cruz
Amarillo Borden's
Eddie Clemmons
Lefors
Billy Branch
Kenneth Wood
Shamrock
Ko'd Scotty Davey
Jim Thompson
Donald Poindexter
Borger
Bobby Wilhelm
Bobby Davis
Plainview
Gene Baird
J. N. Wright
Floyd Hood
Ko’d
Oscar Sargent
Harry Stoner
Amarillo
Buck’s
Dan Jameson
Dick Murray
Durward Lynch
Tip Jeffcoat
Lockney
Nacho Gonzales
Amarillo Borden
Pat McCarthy
Amarillo Blackwell's
Edward Andrada
Borden's
Jessie Salazar
Glen Duckworth
Amarillo Buck's
Candi Lopez
Abel Samora
Pete Perez
Bill Chandler
James Forbes
Brownfield
Claude King
Gene Cooper
Amarillo Air Force Base
Albert Sawyer
Sammie Sims
Blanchard McManus
James Wortham
Donald Giles
Hamilton Brothers Honored With Amarillo Trophy
Kenneth and Jimmy Hamilton were honored posthumously in Amarillo during the Golden Gloves finals at City Auditorium. Marine corps members and the Amarillo High Sophomore Choir participated as Bobby Wilhelm of Pampa received the Kenneth and Jimmy Hamilton trophy for outstanding high school competitor light weight. The trophy will reside in Amarillo High for five years before going to the Hamiltons' parents.
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Kenneth
Jimmy Hamilton
Amarillo
City Auditorium
Golden
Wellington
Plainview
Berger
Buck's Sporting Goods
Borden
Manchus
Can
Golden Gloves Thriller Caps Panhandle Showdown
The 1952 Amarillo Globe-News Golden Gloves finals drew a capacity crowd despite a weak season for attendance and some eligibility glitches. Local champions emerged as strong representatives for a possible state meet in Fort Worth next month, with profits returning to fund more sports. Also noted were Buffaloes basketball rankings at West Texas State College and Childress High's ongoing post season discussions despite league rules.
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Panhandle
Fort Worth
Brooklyn Dodgers
Two repeat champions crown Amarillo regional meet
The 16th annual Amarillo Globe News Regional Gold Gloves ended with a packed City Auditorium. Two champions in the high school division repeated their titles Bobby Wilhelm light weight and Dick Murray light heavyweight both from Pampa.
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Harry Gilstrap
Sunday News Globe Sport
Amarillo Globe News
City Auditorium
Bobby Wilhelm
Dick Murray
Pampa
Jimmy Thompson
John Lee
Wellington
Pete Perez
College Basketball Scores From Various Games
Kansas State beat Kansas 81 to 64 while DePaul toppled Illinois 69 to 65. SW Texas edged Lamar 48 . West Michigan defeated Ohio 65 to . Kentucky won 71 Alabama NC State 58 . College results include Duke 90 Wake Forest 69 and Cincinnati 36 Toledo 54.
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TCU
Morningside
Iowa
St. Tehrs
Dartmouth
Army
Hofstra
Bridgeport
Lafayette
Rider
Clemson
Citadel
St. John’s
Temple
St. Anselm's
Bates
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Texas Westevan
MH. Payne
Navy
VMI M
Michigan
Purdue
Colgate
Connecticut
Penn
Bainbridge Nas
Om St . Clarion
Fenn & Leeks
Oklahoma
AGM
Drake
Wichita
Mentama
Cehetede
Denver
Seattle
Waebington & Neereske
Lowteeene
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Boree
Phillips
Cruz Phillips
Cruz
Johnny
Branch
Little Fellows
High School
Wood
Davey
Scotty
Thompson
Poindexter
Janky Poindexter
Jim
Davis
School Hood
Agent Hood
Sargent Tree
Storer
Jameson Wellestone
Cam
Salazar
Jessie
Glen
Lefty
Glenn
Lopez
Samora Lopez
Samora
Candi
Perez
Chandler
Champs
Hamilton Boys
Hamilton
Gadd
Wincke
Penge
You
West Texas State College
Buffaloes
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Buffs
Dwaine Stewart
Childress
Texas Interscholastic League
Coaches Association
Baylor University Well Corduct
Pnoat Colege
Yuan
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