Amarillo High School Basketball Banquet Highlights
The Amarillo High School Basketball Banquet honored Bobby Wilson as The Globe News Most Valuable Player. The event celebrated the Golden Sandies’ past season and featured remarks from M. L. Matherly and Gus Miller. Vignettes covered key games, players like Doyle Watson and Jimmy Sharp, and memories from past teams including the 1947 and 1948 squads.
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Amarillo
Cager
Globe News
Bobby Wilson
Jewell McDowell
Allsafe
M. L. Matherly
Amarillo High School
Doyle Watson
Joan Ivy
Paula Smythe
Mariadene Hook
Beverly Lemmon
Howard Lynch
Wilson
Jimmy Sharp
Dick Bivins
Calumet Nominates Derby Contenders at Lexington
Calumet Farm names Citation Free America Bewitch Coaltown Beau Dandy and Whirl Blast for the Kentucky Derby May 1 at Churchill Downs. Free America, by Blenheim I out of Columbiana, has earned 29441 in six juvenile starts. Bewitch likely runs in the Oaks. Citation and Free America prepared for Derby but kept from heavy testing.
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Nea
Calumet Farm
Citation
Coaltown
Free America
Bewitch
Whirl Blast
Ben A. Jones
Churchill Downs
Calumet
Washington Park
Blenheim I
Whirlaway
Columbiana
Plain Ben Jones
Jones
Dodgers Hold High Exhibition Loop Average
Brooklyn Dodgers win spring exhibition circuit title with a 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees in front of a record crowd at Yankee Stadium. Dodgers finish with a 31-2 record, while Reds and Yankees, Indians, Tigers, Pirates, Browns, Braves, Cubs, White Sox, Athletics, Phillies, and Baltimore/Jay teams also logged results in the day’s exhibition action.
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United Press
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Dwain Sloat
Harry Taylor
Yankees
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Karl Drews
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Bucky Harris
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Forbes Field
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Cardinals
Nelson Potter
Cliff Fannin
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Warren Spahn
Red Sox
Yesteray
Chicago Cubs
White Sox
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Phillies
Billy McCahan
Luman Harris
Baltimore
Washington
Badger Netters Fall To Tennis Club Team
Amarillo College falls to the Amarillo Tennis Club in a dual meet 6 4. Harry Bozeman outlasted Dick Hardin in a three setter 4 6 6 4 14 12. Hayden Hardin edged B S McClendon 14 16 8 6 6 0 in a marathon opener.
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Tennis Club
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Jimmy Utterba
Utterbac
Johnny Allen
Rnllo Tennis Club
Alle Lethal
Collegian
Smith
ATC
Harry Bozeman
Dick Hardin
Bozeman
Amarillo College
Hayden Hardin
B.S
Steers and Aggies Battle for SWC Lead in Baseball
The Southwest Conference race tightens as Texas and Texas A and M share the lead after twin wins over SMU. Baylor and SMU chase in third place with six wins combined. Weekly schedule features Texas facing Rice, TCU vs Baylor, and SMU against Arkansas in Dallas.
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Southern Methodist University
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Ies
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A&m
SMU
Texas Chrristian
Owls
Prince Sold by Lamesa in West Texas League
Jim Prince who hit 429 for Midland last season in the Longhorn League has been sold to Lamesa's club in the West Texas New Mexico League. President Dan Davis says Prince was purchased by the Loboes several weeks ago. The piece notes Manx still spoken by some of the Isle of Man residents.
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Lamesa Lamesa
Jim Prince
Midland
Dan Davis
Lamesa Club
Loboes
Oilers Rally to Rout Dallas and Set League Marks
Tulsa’s Oilers overwhelmed Dallas 31-1 in a standout Texas League win. Dave Jolley and Russel Burns fueled the barrage with multi hit games while Tommy Tatum drove in seven runs. Beaumont and Houston also won as Fort Worth fell early. next games set for Tulsa Oklahoma City Shreveport and Houston.
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Oilers
al Vincent
Beaumont
Shrewport
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Houston
San Antonio
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Rebels
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Russel Burns
Tulsa
Tommy Tatum
Sammy Dibias
Bud Kimball
Shreveport
Carl Ray
Ray
Cats
Dane Pries
Indians
Tulsa Oklahoma City
State Track Meet To Be Largest
Austin April 19 The nation s biggest high school track field and literary meet will triple in size this year Roy Bedichek director of the Interscholastic League said he expects 1 700 boys and girls to compete in the May 6 8 meet In track and field alone there will be 600 schools compared with 202 last year All of this s because of the new league plan under which there will be meet championships in three separate classes AA A and B.
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Austin
Roy Bedichek
Worsham Tops Cavalier Specialists Golf Tournament
Lew Worsham from Oakmont Pennsylvania posted rounds of 68 and 658 in a three round Cavalier Specialists event to win $1,000. Gene Sarazen struggled after leading with a 63 and finished third while Jimmy Demaret earned second money with a 67 67 68 202. Sarazen’s all-star Specialists beat Walter Hagen’s team 5 and 3.
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Oakmont
Cavalier Specialists
Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
Jimmy Demaret
Worsham
Walter Hagen
Munn fires 70 to win at Amarillo Week-end Meet
John Munn shot 70 to win low gross honors in the Amarillo Country Club Week-end Sweepstakes. W. R. Burkhalter had a high score of 109. Low net went to Elliott with 87-19-68. Other ball winners included T. B. Blanchard 82-1270, F. L. Roberts 16-16-70, and Charles McAfee 81-71. rton.
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John Munn
Amarillo
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