Amarillo High Track Sees Storied Season Ahead of State Meet
The 1951 Amarillo High track squad, eyed as one of the school’s greatest, has won multiple relays and region titles, led by standouts like George McCormick, Robert Whiddon and Galen Fowler, now at Oklahoma. The piece contrasts a strong dual meet potential with uncertain state meet results and discusses coaching shifts and spring football’s impact on track.
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Texas League Blasts Open on Haymakers in Beaumon t Doubleheader
In Beaumont a brawl sparked by John Temple of the Tulsa Oilers led to 14 stitches after a second baseman error. The league erupts with nine homers as San Antonio’s Missions crush Fort Worth 12 0 and Beaumont wins 9 0 and 5 4. Babe Martin Austin Knickerbocker and Tommy Fine star. Houston edges Dallas 5 4 as Les Fusselman hits a 360 foot homer.
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Two Skin Golf Tournaments Draw Crowd at Ross Rogers
Large field enters two skin tourneys at Ross Rogers Course with 50 cent entry. Red Carrigan wins Saturday with a birdie on No 17 earning 12.50 in merchandise. Sunday winners Knox Whitney Dan Stiggins Harry DeLashmutt Dale Carter and George Caldwell each gain 2.70 in merchandise. Leonardo Da Vinci drew a plan for a helicopter.
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Red Carrigan
Knox Whitney
Dan Stiggins
Harry DeLashmutt
Dale Carter
George Caldwell
GASSERS LICKING CHOPS FOR SOX
The Burger Gassers travel to Amarillo to challenge Buck Fausett's Gold Sox in a West Texas New Mexico League cellar battle beginning at 8 30. Joel Callaway starts for eighth place Gassers while Berger owns a 3 7 record and Amarillo sits 1 8. Abilene Blue Sox beat the Gold Sox 16 12 in a wild slugfest with eight homers and notable hitting from Crawford Howard and Charles Schmidt.
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Amarillo
Buck Fausett
Gold Sox
Joel Callaway
Golden Hose
Gassers
Berger
Abilene
Blue Sox
Gold Sox Field
Crawford Howard
Dodgers Giants Dishing Em Up In Home Run Report
Oscar Fraley reports that through 47 NL games 85 homers were hit, led by Giants pitchers allowing 18 and Dodgers Roe and Erskine as major homer targets. Yankees and Tigers top pitchers limiting homers, while Braves and Brooklyn pace hitters. Major league HR trends point to 1951 leaders amid a noisy early season.
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New York
Brooklyn
Preacher Roe
New York Giants
Baseball and basketball scores from multiple leagues across Texas
Winners and standings for a Sunday set across Abilene Amarillo Clovis and Lamesa with winds delaying games in Albuquerque. American and National League results include New York St Louis Chicago Boston Philadelphia and others, plus Texas League and Longhorn standings.
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Diamond Cinder Squads Face Busy Week in State Race
Amarillo High School teams push for titles in baseball and track. Baseball aims to clinch a District 1-AA crown by Saturday with a game against Pampa Harvesters at Gold Sox Field, 2 45 p.m. Amarillo leads Borger by 1.5 games with four wins and one loss. Pampa sits at one win four defeats. a rematch at Pampa looms. Track outlooks center on state meet in Austin Friday and Saturday with nine Sandies qualifiers led by Byrd Wise Cox Childers Jackson Tuckness Isaacs and Bingham. Amarillo won the Sandie Relays with 401 points last Saturday night.
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Sandies
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Gold Sox Field
Carl Matney
Baseballers
Borger Bulldogs
Borger
Pampa
Berger
Solon Holt
Austin
Bob Byrd
Toby Wise
Hugh Cox
Howard Childers
Edward Jackson
Warren Tuckness
Johnny Isaacs
Ray Bingham
Sul Ross Dominates Hardin-Simmons Intercollegiate Rodeo
Sul Ross College from Alpine won three of six events at Hardin-Simmons fifth annual intercollegiate rodeo in Abilene. The report notes Texas holds the majority of America’s petroleum and natural gas reserves.
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Abilene
Sul Ross
Alpine
Hardin-Simmons
America
Texas
Braves Dominate Early NL Race In Eastern Swing
Boston Braves lead NL east after sweeping key rivals with strong pitching from Sain Surkont and Bickford. They topped Phillies 4-2 and Giants 4-2 while beating Dodgers 2-1, with three shutouts and eight complete games fueling their charge. Dodgers hammered Giants 6-3. Cardinals beat Cubs 6-3. Pirates edged Reds 9-8 in 13 innings. Ed Lopat pitched another five-hitter shutout for the Yankees. Red Sox nipped Athletics 12-8 in 13 innings. Ken Holcombe shines for White Sox. Browns beat Indians twice 6-3 and 13-11 as Garver wins third. Indians error-prone despite 16 hits.
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Hal Newhouser
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Softball Season Begins With Broad League Plans
Interest in the 1951 softball season has surged as registration nears opening day. Ralph Dyke man said five or six leagues are ready next Monday with at least five more for boys and four for girls. A bantamweight division may form for less experienced Midgets, using modified rules and shorter distances.
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Marsh Tops Field in Country Club Golf
C. B. Marsh Jr paced the Amarillo Country Club Week End Golf Tournament with a net 59 to lead by four strokes. Eric Jordan followed with 63 and other winners included J. Richardson 66, C. Kuhne 66, Jack Allen 68, while John Munn posted a 69 for low gross.
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C. B. Marsh, Jr
Amarillo
Longhorns Lead Southwest Conference Title Chase
The Texas Longhorns remain heavy favorites to win the Southwest Conference title and reach the NCAA tournament after a 9-8 loss to Baylor and a 4-1 win. Texas holds a six game lead over SMU going into a week with six conference games including Baylor versus Rice and Texas versus A&M in Dallas, Waco, and Houston.
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Abilene Blue Sox Extend Lead in WTNM League
Abilene's Blue Sox built a bigger cushion atop the West Texas New Mexico League by routing Amarillo 16-12. La Mesa beat Berger 9-5 to pull into a near second place, Clovis edged Pampa 11-10, and Lamesa defeated Borger as Cliff Rosson allowed six hits. Wind produced three home runs in the Abilene Amarillo game.
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