Badgers Host Hutchinson in Key Kansas Battle
Amarillo College Badgers, at seven wins and four losses, face Hutchinson Blue Demons in a tough road test. Hutchinson sits six and two, boasting two all tournament picks from Garden City and a veteran double pivot. The game tips at 8 p.m. with $2 admission for adults and 75 cents for students.
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Bill Coffee
Amarillo College Badgers
Kansas
Hutchinson Blue Demons
Badgers
Sunflower State
Hutchinson
Garden City
Ene
Blue Demon
Kansans
Amarillo
Jimmy Carter
Badger
Amarillo College
Leroy Esau
Tex Williams
Esau
Williams
Bob Garner
Glen Smyth
Bob Lees
Smyth
Tyler
Tex
Texas Bunch
Blue Demons
C. EF. Lesher
Kansas State Teachers’ College
Pittsburg
Bob Carter
J. Carter
Gerald Rogers
Bud Travis
Art Schickram
Bill Bybee
Travis
Rogers
Garner
Lees
Carter
Schickram
James
Henry” Kile
Whit Pate
Pat Babb
Skeet Gibson
Bert Ballengee
North Gridders Outplay South in Shrine Charity Game
In the Shrine charity game at the Orange Bowl, a northern squad defeated the southern collegians 37,378 fans watched as Yale coach Herman Hickman led the hefties to erase a 0-7 deficit with two third quarter TDs and another in the fourth. Lee Nalley sparked Miami's Rebels with an 80 yard run, but Kansas' Forrest Griffith added a pair of extra points. The Yankees dominated with 22 first downs and 350 rushing yards to South's 73.
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Miami
Fla
Southern Collegians
Yankees
Yale
Herman Hickman
Rebels
Andy Gustafson
Bob Woodruff
Baylor
Vanderbilt
Lee Nalley
Whitey Campbell
Forrest Griffith
Kansas
LSU Heads Into Sugar Bowl Final Practice With Sooners
Louisiana State University moves into final practice for the Sugar Bowl as the Oklahoma Sooners prepare to travel by plane from Baton Rouge to Biloxi, Mississippi, eighty six? miles away, to complete training.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Oklahoma Sooners
Sooner
Biloxi
Miss
Here
Cotton Bowl Earns Trust With Open Dealings and Fort Worth Football
Dallas columnist notes the Cotton Bowl upholds transparency in its operations, sharing decisions and blame honestly. It details generous net gate payouts to schools, a $160,000 State Fair tie, and a 60,000 dollar conference fund, plus Fort Worth hosting the state high school final amid ticket friction with Wichita Falls and Austin officials.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Dallas
State Fair of
Texas
Southern Methodist
Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce
Wichita Falls
Austin
Cagers Begin 14th Annual College Tournament in OKC
Eight teams opened the 14th annual all college basketball tourney in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City University, rated No 1 darkhorse, faced Baylor in the opener while Arkansas met Alabama. Defending champions Oklahoma Aggies were set to play a strong Vanderbilt sophomore team as Missouri Valley and Southeastern Conference squads began play after a Wyoming Texas clash.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City University
Baylor
Arkansas
Alabama
Oklahoma Aggies
Vanderbilt
Missouri Valley
Wyoming
Texas
Maryland and Missouri Prepare for Gator Bowl Clash
On the Florida training grounds in Jacksonville Maryland and Missouri football teams drill ahead of the Gator Bowl meeting set for next Monday.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Maryland
Missouri
Florida
Santa Anita Gate Is Biggest Ever
Santa Anita opened its 13th winter meeting with a record inaugural crowd of 66,090, surpassing 1947’s 62,440. The pari mutuel handle reached $2,250,394, second to the 1947 total of $2,726,433. The day’s feature California Breeders Champion Stakes went to Your Host, owned by William Goetz, with Johnny Longden riding.
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Arcadisa
Cal
Santa Anita Racetrack
William Goetz
Johnny Longden
Littlefield Captures Class A Schoolboy Football Title
Littlefield Wildcats defeated Mexia 13 0 to win the Class A schoolboy football championship on the High Plains. Bailes and Gage spearheaded a dominant ground game accounting for most of 285 rushing yards, with Gage scoring from the one yard line and Bailes adding a 25 yard TD run. Mexia managed 17 rushing yards and 93 passing yards as Littlefield’s defense stifled drives and Texans benefited from key interceptions.
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Wilbur Martin
Abilene
Littlefield
Wildcats
High Plains
West Texas
Mexia
Sommy Bailes
Frank Gage
Gage
Bailes
Blackoat
Garland Cain
Lawrence Davis
John Fowler
Cain
Charles Askew
Wildcat
Ted Williams Tops the List
Ted Williams of Boston is named the American League slugging champion for 1949 with a .650 slugging percentage. Vern Stephens of Boston trails at .539. Williams and Stephens tie for 159 RBIs, with Vic Wertz 133, Bobby Doerr 109, and Sam Chapman 108 reaching 100. Doerr also hits into 31 double plays. Williams led in walks with 162, while Dick Kokos tops strikeouts with 91.
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New York
Ted Williams
Boston
Williams
Vern Stephens
Red Sox
Chunky Stephens
Eddie Joost
Athletics
Dick Kokos
Browns
Kokos
Larry Doby
Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson Wildcats stumble in road trip loss at Alva
Woodrow Wilson of Dallas fell 44 to 23 at Alva Oklahoma amid fatigue from travel. Henry Thevenet led scoring with 18 points as coach Howard Kitchens fields a young squad. The Wildcats face Golden Sandies Friday and Saturday at the Sports Arena after tonight’s Alva rematch and a road swing to Shattuck and Ashland.
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Woodrow Wilson Wildcats
Dallas
Alva
Okla
Howard Kitchens
Henry Thevenet
Woodrow
Wildcats
Golden Sandies
Woodrow Wilson
Shattuck
Ashland
Kitchens
Letterman
Melvin Work
Jack Stotts
Wrestling Bear on Thursday Mat Card at Sports Arena
A 400-pound wrestling bear named Gorgeous Gus offers $500 for ten minutes in a 20-foot ring without a fall, facing Gene Blackley of Anson. Gus’s trainer Billy Fox of Cleveland says he’ll take other challengers. The card includes George Overhuls versus Bob Cummings, and a tag team bout Rod Fenton with Pat O Dowdy vs Pierre LaBelle with Gust Johnson.
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Gus
Gene Blackley
Anson
Billy Fox
Cleveland
Ohio
Fox
Detton
George Lopez
Tampico
Mexico
George Overhuls
Amarillo
Bob Cummings
Seaside
Ore
Bowl Predictions Stir Up 1950s Peachy Bowl Hype
Pasadena bowls loom as Cal and Oklahoma remain unbeaten in the four major games. Ohio State favored in Rose Bowl, LSU trusted in Sugar, Rice favored over North Carolina, Santa Clara seen ahead of Kentucky, Maryland edged by Missouri, Stanford vs Hawaii in Honolulu, East-West game tipped to the East. The piece notes star players and coaches including Watson, LeBaron, Tobin Rote, Hart, and Mason amid a crowded Bowl season.
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Pasadena
Cal
California
Oklahoma
Ohio State
Louisiana State
New Orleans
Rice
North Carolina
Choo Choo Justice
Dick Bunting
Art Weiner
Dallas
Stanford
Hawaii
Honolulu
San Francisco
Kezar Stadium
Buckeyes
Tournament of Roses
Pacific Coast Bears
Tulane
Sooners
Wade Walker
Stanley West
Jim Owens
George Thomas
Darrell Royal
Joe Watson
End Williams
Tobin Rote
South
Ern Methodist
Kyle
Charlie Justice
Kentucky
Wildcats
Georgia
Santa Clara
Eddie LeBaron
College of the Pacific
Babe Parilli
Leon Hart
Bob Celeri
Parilli
Miami
Hart
Justice
Rice Owls
Thomas
Rizzuto Coleman Top Keystone Combo of 1949
Yankees stars Phil Rizzuto and Gerry Coleman were named the American League’s premier keystone combination for 1949. Coleman led second basemen with 12 errors in 625 chances for a .961. Rizzuto posted a .971 fielding percentage over 792 chances. Cleveland set league-wide defense with 103 errors and a .983 team fielding mark.
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Milton Richman
New York
Phil Rizzuto
Gerry Coleman
New York Yankees
Duzzuto
Coleman
Bobby Doerr
Boston Red Sox
Joe Gordon
Cleveland
Rizzuto
Eddie Joost
Philadelphia
Billy Goodman
Red Sox
Yankees
Floyd Baker
White Sox
Dale Mitchell
Indians
Walt
Hoot) Evers
Tigers
Zeke) Zarilla
al Evens
Senators
Mel Parnell
Goodman
Parnell
Boston
Jim
Mickey) Vernon
Vernon
Dom DiMaggio
Sam Chapman
Babe Ruth hit 40 or more home runs eleven times
Babe Ruth achieved at least forty homers in eleven seasons, marking a dominant era in baseball history. The note highlights Ruth's prolific power hitting across his storied career.
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Babe Ruth
Dandruff Vanishes After Baker's Hair Tonic Ad
Mrs E J Chenault of Clarendon Texas reports four years of use with Baker's Hair Tonic ending in clear dandruff relief. She advises Baker's for dandruff and itchy scalp and promotes Baker's Lathe rnist Shampoo for clean scalp and shiny hair.
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Clarendon
Texas
E. J. Chenault
Baker’s
Beauty Sho
Adyvy
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