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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
9
A brief sports tease notes Waco and New Braunfels as favorites to capture titles while a separate string reports on Mangum Oklahoma where a hitchhiker was picked up by Sheriff Tom Owen, who faces warrants for bad check charges.
In Amarillo preview notes, Garner is sidelined with a knee cast for three weeks affecting Amarillo High's chance to beat Waco Tigers in Fort Worth. The piece notes other injuries, shifts in lineup, and hopes that remaining players rise to fill the gap.
Voters from multiple Texas papers largely forecast Waco over Amarillo for the Class AA title and New Braunfels over Monahans for Class A. Predictions cite injuries and key players like Kincannon and Garner affecting outcomes in the Fort Worth Odessa area context.
A sweeping look at 1950s U S sports shows clashes across football boxing baseball golf tennis and bowling. The piece notes sharp infighting among leagues conferences and officials with a persistent hatchet ready to bury rivals while tracing disputes over rules prizes and race barriers.
A mixed recap lists multiple college and high school basketball results including Temple over Colorado 51-50 and Notre Dame over Navy 70-62. It notes diverse scores, a strange aside about a Christmas dinner pigeon dish, and a line about cowbirds laying eggs in other birds' nests.
At a YMCA Industrial Basketball League meeting on Monday Mike Carroll of Phillips Petroleum was elected president. Kenneth Glasco of International Harvester became secretary with John Caldwell of Magnolia and Oliver Ewing of Continental Trailways named as council members.
Texas Christian and Texas A&M posted contrasting results in last night’s action. TCU rallied to force overtime but fell 47-46 at Iowa, while Texas A&M defeated Southwest Oklahoma 50-30 at College Station led by Sam Jenkins 15 and Bob Hendricks 12. Jimmy Kirkland added eight of his 17 after halftime.
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