Sixth Plainview Country Club Javitatene Golf Tournament Invited
Area golfers are invited to enter the sixth Plainview tournament as West Texas Pro-Amateur event details note a Wednesday qualifying. The writer looks forward to covering the event and remarks that this is the last year for the City Conference of the Texas Interscholastic League, outlining enrollment-based class alignments and proposed reorganization affecting Amarillo Lubbock and nearby districts. Season tickets go on sale Saturday for San Die football practice at Bob Seeds Hardware.
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Westexas
Fort Worth
Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Amarillo
Odessa
Austin
Beaumont
Phillips
Canyon
Coleman
Ballinger
Grover
Happy
Sandies
Pampa
Borger
Plainview
Lubbock
Abilene
Brownfield
Sandie
Bob Seeds Hardware
Ribbons award in park arts and crafts display
Ribbons were awarded across 405 classes in the city recreation department summer playground arts and crafts program. North Heights Park led with the most prizes including the arts and crafts trophy for the second year, while Memorial and other parks earned multiple top placings in plaster work leather work and more. Total attendance exceeded 9,000. Miss Marjorie Jean Schulze directed the program.
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Southwestern Public Service Company
North Heights Park
Sanborn Park
Memorial Park
North Heights
San Jacinto Park
Alamo Park
Ellwood Park
Woodcraft
Will Rogers
East Park
San Jacinto
Ellwood
Sam Houston Park
Sam Houston
Alamo
Marjorie Jean Schulze
Junior Olympics Open in Houston Event
More than 1,000 youngsters from five states begin competition in the second annual Southern Junior Olympics. Entrants aged 10 to 17 will contest titles in track swimming fence baseball and boxing. Out of state competitors hail from Oklahoma New Mexico Louisiana and Maryland.
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Houston
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Louisiana
Maryland
North Texas Open Tennis champs claim titles in Wichita Falls
Kenneth Crawford and Nancy Armour of Dallas won the men's and women's singles and the mixed doubles at the North Texas Open Tennis Tournament for the second straight year. Crawford defeated Johnny Hernandez 6-2 6-3 7-5 for men’s singles and paired with Red Sledge to win doubles. Armour beat Peggy Vilbig 6-4 6-3 in women’s singles and teamed with Sally Poe to take doubles. Crawford Armour beat Vilbig Ewton for mixed doubles 6-2 6-3.
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Wichita Falls
Kenneth Crawford
Nancy Armour
Dallas
Crawford
Johnny Hernandez
San Antonio
Red Sledge
Bernard Gerhardt
Jim Peterson
Austin
Miss Armour
Peggy Wilbig
Sally Poe
Bobby Gilchrist
Miss Vilbig
Crawford-Armour
Guy Ewton
Shawnee
Okla
Oil Bowl All Star clash looms as Oklahoma fans predict win
Reporter Frank A Godsoe Jr notes Oklahoma may end a long Texas stretch in the Oil Bowl game. Oklahoma coaches Miskovsky and Bartlett assemble a strong Oklahoma squad with players from Capitol Hill, Wynnewood, and other schools. Texas backs Newby Ward and Pace shine at Austin. line strength may decide. Publikum crowds reach 15,000 to 17,000 as charity funds rise.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Oklahoma
Maskat Temple
Shrine Charities
Sooners
John Miskovsky
Capitol Hill High School
Oklahoma City
Tex Bartlett
Wynnewood
Miskovsky
News-Globe Golden Gloves
Billy Briedsoe
Cushing
Bill Walker
Tulsa Webster
Jack van Pool
Capitol Hill
Charles Murdock
Oklahoma City Central
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Clinton
John Koch
Kenneth Lawson
Vinita
Harry Tipps
Ardmore
Haskell Graves
George Elliott
Muskogee
Yom Miner
Checotah
Jerry Wilks
Ross Asburn
Tulsa
Will Rogers
Darrill Christian
Hollis
Roger Nelson
Birch Rose Norman
Raymond Jantz
Pat Fitter
Altus
van Pool
Newby
Ward
Pace
Austin
Bridges
Archibald
Radford
Knowles
Seaholm
Rivalry to Be Resumed at Sports Arena Wrestle Royal
Dory Funk of Tascosa and Dick Lever of Nashville set to reignite their rivalry in a three-bout card at the Sports Arena on Thursday night. Promoter Dory Detton will add three more wrestlers to the wrestle royal. The event leads to a title rematch between Frankie Hill Murdock and Henry Harrel after last week's no contest and an injury to referee Vic Weber.
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Dory Funk
Tascosa
Dick Lever
Nashville
Waxahachie
New Orleans
Henry Harrel
Vic Weber
Harrel
Nelson and Wininger Win Odessa Pro Am Golf Title
Byron Nelson of Roanoke Texas and Bo Wininger of Oklahoma A&M captured the Odessa Pro-Amateur Golf Tournament with a 72 hole total of 254 and fired a final round 65. The event marked the second annual edition and was decided yesterday.
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Nelson
Odessa
Byron Nelson
Roanoke
Tex
Bo Wininger
Oklahoma A&m
Alpine Cowboys and Weimar Truckers Face Third Semi-Pro Clash
Alpine Texas August 14 The Alpine Cowboys meet the Weimar Truckers in Weimar for the third game of the state semi pro playoffs. Alpine won the previous game here yesterday 17 to 16 as the series tightens with both clubs aiming to advance.
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Alpine
Tex
Alpine Cowboys
Weimar Truckers
Weimar
Cardinal Castoff Becomes Giants Sensation in Brief Span
Oscar Fraley reports on Jim Hearn, once waived for 10,000 by St Louis, finding success with the New York Giants after joining from Rochester. In a month he’s won four games, three shutouts, a five-hitter and a one-hitter, crediting steady work and his natural pitching form. He credits effort, not bitterness, for his transformation.
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New York
Jim Hearn
Georgia
St. Louis Cardinals
Georgia Tech
Hearn
Mississippi Mudcats
Cards
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Giants
Cardinals
Big Jim
Cardinal Chain
Jim
Columbus
Rochester
Cardinal Brain Trust
Favorites named to dominate Midlands football season
Aug 14 report from Kansas City states Oklahoma of the Big Seven and Detroit and Tulsa of the Missouri Valley Conference are favored to dominate Midlands football this fall. Coaches from both conferences picked their favorites at a meeting tied to publicity clinics and the Midwestern Officials Association. The vote was conducted by secret ballot.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Detroit
Tulsa
Midlands
Midwestern Officials Association
Charles Fight Is No Sell Out In Buffalo Title Match
Ez zard Charles Freddie Beshore and box office men rested as training for tomorrow night’s 15 round heavyweight bout at Memorial Auditorium ended. Promoter Dewey Michaels worried advance sale was so slow the gate may fall below $60 000 a new low for heavyweight title bouts in 31 years since Dempsey won the crown.
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U.P
Ezzard Charles
Freddie Beshore
Charles
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Memorial Auditorium
Dewey Michaels
Prizes Posted For Many Women Entrants In Golf Championship
Amarillo hosts the annual Women's Municipal Golf Championship at Ross Rogers Course with $100 in awards. Qualifying starts tomorrow, match play begins next day and runs to Friday. Entry is $2. Chairman Mrs Curtis Gilbert notes $25 per flight in prizes plus three special events including a driving contest tomorrow, a journey on Wednesday and a putting meet on Thursday.
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Amarillo
Bat Frenzy Flare in Mexican League Game
In Mexico City a violent brawl erupted after Cuban Adolfo Cabrera of Jalisco was hit by a pitch. Cabrera attacked pitcher Rufus Lewis, a USC recruit, after Lewis struck him in the neck. Both teams charged the field as officials restored order. one player was knocked unconscious and another needed eight stitches plus a fine.
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Mexico City
Jalisco
Adolfo Cabrera
Rufus Lewis
USC
Lewis
Cabrera
Texas Grid Action Starts In State Campaign
Less than a month remains before the Texas schoolboy football season opens across five divisions of the Interscholastic League. Top teams include Lamar Houston Port Arthur Miller Corpus Christi Highland Park Dallas and New Braunfels with district battles shaping up in District 14 led by Highland Park and Kerrville challenger candidates. Coach Bob Golding in Wichita Falls features key returnees while Austin eyes a strong push as usual.
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Associated Press Sports
Lamar
Houston
Odessa
Highland Park
Dallas
Port Arthur
Miller
Corpus Christi
New Braunfels
Mt. Vernon
Dalhart
Andrews
Littlefield
Reagan
Sunset
Crozier Tech
Paschal
Fort Worth
Thomas Jefferson
San Antonio
John Tomlin
Joe Coleman
Floyd Hightower
Hightower
Herman Morgan
Southern Methodist
Grady Hester
Miller High
Hester
Pampa
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Vernon
Lubbock
el Paso High
Abilene
San Angelo
Breckenridge
Cleburne
Sherman
Denison
Jim Self
Ed Beach
Austin
Sooner Swimmer Sets Four Records At AAU Meet
Bill Stovall of Norman's Sooner Swim Club topped the Oklahoma AAU open swimming meet with 21 points to win the men's title. He set records in the 100 yard freestyle, 150 yard backstroke, and the 50 yard freestyle plus 100 yard backstroke. John D. Crawford of Texas Aquatic Club also set two records in the 100 yard breaststroke and 200 yard breaststroke.
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Ponca City
Okla
Bill Stovall
Norman
Sooner Swim Club
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
John D. Crawford
Texas Aquatic Club
Austin
Crawford
Finals Set In State American Legion Junior Baseball
In San Antonio Aug 14 the finals of the state tournament are scheduled after four inches of rain paused play yesterday. St Thomas remains undefeated in the double elimination format. Waxahachie must win twice to claim the title by defeating St Thomas.
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San Antonio
American Legion
St. Thomas
Waxahachie
Kiner Set to Challenge All-Time NL Homer Mark
Pittsburgh August 14 Ralph Kiner moved toward the NL career homer mark by hitting his 200th in 705 games. He could surpass Mel Ott’s 511 by season’s end and likely reach Babe Ruth’s five season pace before completing five full seasons, as Ruth ended with 714 career homers.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Ralph Kiner
Mel Ott
Ott
Kiner
Babe Ruth
Ruth
Record Field of Women Tee Off in Chicago
In Chicago on August 14 a record field of 219 women from 23 states begins the 50th Women's Western Golf Association Amateur Championship Tourney. World champion Dot Kielty leads the field with Defending Champion Helen Sigel, as Peggy Kirk Polly Riley and Betty MacKinnon challenge for the title.
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Chicago
Dot Kielty
Helen Sigel
Western Golf Association
Miss Kielty
Long Beach
Cal
Tom O'Shanter
Miss Sigel
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Ohio
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
Betty MacKinnon
Mt. Pleasant
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