Sandie Cagers Aim To End Losing Streak Tonight
The Sandies of Amarillo travel to Childress for a key clash as T G Hull seeks a third win of the season. After losses to Portales Grover Phillips and Classen they face Pampa Borger and a busy week including Lubbock. Team stars include Winter Jenkins Swindell Sullivan Hudson Linkenhager Settles and Withers. Local win over the Bobcats 52 45 and an Odessa victory highlight a promising yet challenging start.
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T. G. Hull
Childress
Sandies
Portales
Grover, Phillips
Classen High School
Oklahoma City
Pampa
Borger
Hull
Grover Greyhounds
Grover
Rams
Phillips
Classen
Comets
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Bill Winter
John Jenkins
Harold Swindell
Joe Sullivan
Bobby Hudson
Gayle Linkenhager
Jim Settles
John Withers
Jerry Manning
Melvin Wright
Toby Dowell
Darrell Bains
Bobcats
Odessa Bronchos
Odessa
Lubbock
South All Stars Triumph In Shrine Charity Classic
In the Shrine Bowl at the Orange Bowl, the South All Stars edged the North 14 to 9 with Dean Davidson scoring the decisive late touchdown. John Ford of Hardin-Simmons and Davidson starred as the South overcame a halftime deficit behind strong plays from Mississippi’s Dottley and Duke’s Youmans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Fowler
Miami
Fla
Vanderbilt
Dean Davidson
South All Stars
North
Andy Gustafson
University of Miami
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Yale University
Herman Hickman
John Ford
Davidson
Mississippi
John Dottley Ae
Jim Stanton
Wake Forest
Dick Gabriel
Lehigh
Army
Gil Stephenson
Jim Cain
Jack Martin
Purdue
Jim Janosek
Pat Fields
Georgia
Martin
Drake
Dick Steere
Bishop Strickland
South Carolina
Duke
C. P. Youmans
Fields
Ford
Hardin-Simmons College
John Carroll
Carl Taseff
Cleveland
South All-Star Team Is Winner
Frank A. Godsoe Jr. previews Amarillo’s high‑profile junior college basketball clash with Phoenix Bears. Hoy’s Phoenix, strong in speed and playmaking, faces Amarillo with Buddy Travis’s legacy in mind as Coach Hoy pushes for a win and a regional title bid. Admission tonight is $1 for adults and 60 cents for students.
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Frank A. Godsoe, Jr
Phoenix Bears
Reg Brennan
America
Phoenix
Arizona
Far West
Compton
Cal
Dutch Hoy
Amarillo
Bears
Badgers
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
BeNeEs
Diances
Il Bouoce
Bvivces
Vaddeches
Cctiacaeuwaues
Badger
Hutchinson
Buddy Travis
Texas Western
el Paso
el Reno
Okla
Carnegie
Lamar
Colo
Cisco
Tex
Pratt
Kan
McCook
Neb
Dodge City
San Angelo
Sayre
Beavers
San Angelo Rams
Dodge City Conquistadors
Bob Carter
Corbett Bridges
Eddie Lee
Albert Hutchinson
Art McKay
Leon Dowie
Morris
James Gilbert
Gilbert
Bruins
Arizona State of Tempe
Dixie College
Grand Canyon College
Glendale City College
University of Arizona
Fullerton
Los Angeles City College
Garden Games Shy at Gate
In a holiday week analysis by Hugh Fullerton Jr from New York, sparse crowds threaten next winter’s basketball plans as Utah’s three game tour yielded little payoff. The piece notes broader sports attendance dips tied to Korea news, cites boxing exec Harry Markson’s TV moment, and adds punchy snippets about coaches praising Long Island WA, Green Bay Central Catholic’s undefeated season, and baseball outfield challenges, concluding with Kay Riggs’ accident history as advance man for pro tennis tours.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Utah
Orden
St. John’s
Utes
Hank Iba
Oklahoma A&m
West Coast
Leo Seltzer
Korea
Leo
Long Island
Kay Riggs
Royal Slated For Thursday Wrestling Royal Rumble
Promoter Dory Detton announced an eight man wrestle royal at the Sports Arena for Thursday night. Participants include Don Keene Birmingham Tommy Martindale Milwaukee Pat O Dowdy Big Spring Amarillo Billy Weidner plus veterans Mike London El Paso Bill Sledge Thornton Bob Cummings Seaside Ore and Jack O Reilly Melbourne Australia. London's first appearance in 15 years and O Reilly recovering from a knife wound highlight a stacked card ending 1950 with a likely wild main event.
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Dory Detton
Sports Arena
Don Keene
Birmingham
Tommy Martindale
Milwaukee
Pat O'Dowdy
Big Spring
Amarillo
Billy Weidner
Mike London
el Paso
Bill Sledge
Thornton
Bob Cummings
Seaside
Ore
Jack O'Reilly
Melbourne
Australia
O'Reilly
Lubbock
London
Cummings
O'Dowdy
Michigan State boxers prep for opener amid returning NCAA runners-up
Michigan State's boxing squad, led by Hank Amos Chuck Speiser and Gabby Marek, prepares for the January 5 opener. The piece notes a repeated crash in the same place and conditions as a prior incident and mentions others including Charles Cookie Cookson a National Baseball Congress figure with a reserve infantry captain commission.
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Michigan State
Hank Amos
Chuck Speiser
Gabby Marek
Charles “Cookie” Cookson
Ray DuMont
National Baseball Congress
Big Sandiot
Tony Bahros
New Hampshire
Tony
Women Picket Eisenhower Home During Holidays
Denver dispatch reports three women identified as Mrs. Baila Lindenauer Mrs. Lee Wood and Mrs. Susan Clute picketed General Eisenhower's holiday residence to protest Western Germany re armament. They opposed arming Germany while praising Eisenhower. Mrs. Wood cited her drafted 19 year old son and fear of allied action. Eisenhower declined to meet them saying he could only follow instructions.
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Denver
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Baila Lindenauer
Lee Wood
Susan Clute
Fisenhower
Wood
Lindenauer
Eisenhower
Wharton Is Class A Champion of Texas
Wharton defeats Kermit 13 9 to win the Class A Texas high school football title and end West Texas dominance. Jackie Thompson 85 yard TD run secures the victory as Treldon Cutbirth adds the extra point. Rice Spinks sparks Kermit early with a 69 yard kickoff return. Wharton becomes Southeast Texas’s first Class A champion in the playoff era, finishing 14 0 1 with 438 points to 140 for opponents.
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Sweetwater
Tex
West Texas
Wharton
Kermit
Jackie Thompson
Sammy Woods
Treldon Cutbirth
Thompson
Southeast Texas
Monahans
Littlefield
Texas
Rice Spinks
Bill Cline
Cutbirth
Yellow Jackets
Spinks
Marvin Felder
Felder
W. P. Pendleton
Hansel Mangum
Neal Dillman
Hire Office Help for International Army
Paris dispatch reports recruiting under Gen Eisenhower for an international army headquarters with secretaries hired for multilingual fluency. An American planning staff surveys potential sites while final decisions rest with Eisenhower.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
International Army
Esenhower
Cotton Bowl Week Opens With Football Build Up
Dallas December 26 Tennessee arrives to open Cotton Bowl Week. Texas coach Blair Cherry and Tennessee mentor Gen Bob Neyland discuss public workouts. Both teams seek a rare Cotton Bowl win with strong defenses while ticket seekers flood personals columns and the stadium nears sellout.
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Dallas
Tennessee
Wichita Falls
Austin
Texas
Bob Neyland
Vols
Blair Cherry
Longhorns
Oklahoma
Cotton Bowl Stadium
Cherry
Tourney Set For Portales Sunshine Tournament Preview
Portales New Mexico hosts the third annual Sunshine Tournament starting Thursday with seven conferences across six states. Southeastern State meets Abilene Christian in the opener, Arizona State faces Southwest Missouri State, Culver Stockton takes on Colorado College, and Central State Oklahoma plays ENMU in the nightcap. ENMU is New Mexico Conference champion.
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Portales
Oklahoma
Texas
Arizona
Missouri
Colorado
New Mexico
Southeastern State
Okla
Oklahoma Collegeiate
Abilene Christian College
Arizona State
Flagstaff
Southwest Missouri State
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Culver Stockton
Missouri College Athletic Union
Colorado College
Central State
OCC
ENMU
Boxer Loses Sitting Battle in Christmas Eve Bout
New York December 26 Rob ert Allen Barker aged four months known as The Kid scored a technical knockout of Frankie Neve in a Brooklyn babysitting bout fought in Neve s four room flat after Neve agreed to watch the child until midnight Neve who has fought over 200 times said the baby s speed and clinch frustrated him and that the infant rose each time he was knocked down.
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Neve
Robert
New York Foundling Hospital
Harold Flynn
Brooklyn
Barker
New York
Robert Allen Barker
the Kid
Frankie Neve
Momma
Petey Herman
Tony Canzoneri
New York to Host Communist Party Biennial Convention
The Communist Party of the United States opens its 15th biennial national convention in New York with public rallies planned in Manhattan The Bronx and Brooklyn. National committee and leaders from across the country will hold closed sessions starting tomorrow at an undisclosed location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Communist Party of the United
Sacrifice Marked Sudan Generator Launch
In Khartoum Sudan the Sudan Light and Power Co installed a new generator after a ram was sacrificed and its blood marked on the engine in keeping with local custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khartoum
Sudan
Sudan Light & Power Co
Emmett Rountree Up With the Greatest
Dallas based recap notes Emmett G. Rountree of Houston, 79, a former San Marcos pitcher, later sang with Metropolitan and Chicago Opera companies, and came from a newspaper family. The piece also surveys Texas sports honors, NCAA debates, and a misquote tale involving Sam Snead at Fort Worth.
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Harold V. Ratliff
United Press
Dallas
Texas Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame
Tris
Lone Star State
Emmett G. Rountree
Rountree
Houston
Naoungil Ucdtud
WY Lil Vait Liseal Tho
San Marcos
University of Texas
Southwestern University
Metropolitan
Chicago Opera
Kyle
Lee J. Rountree
Star-Vindicator
Texas
Lee
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Eisenhower Home
Bill Veeck
Star Now
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Groza
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Kentucky
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NCAA
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Fort Worth
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