Badgers Beat Phoenix 52 46 In Amusing College Clash
Amarillo College Badgers defeated Phoenix College Bears 52 to 46. Leon Dowie led with 14 points while Albert Hutchinson and Eddie Lee added 12 and 10 respectively as Amarillo used height and a late stall to hold off a Phoenix rally. The win improves Amarillo to 8-3 overall amid a strong early season showing.
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Skeet” Gibson
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Kentucky Cagers Remain No 1 in AP Poll
Kentucky's unbeaten Wildcats stay atop the nation as No 1 in the second AP poll of the season. Bradley trails with strong showings from Long Island University and Oklahoma A&M as Sugar Bowl contenders. LSU climbs, while other top teams exchange positions amid early-season battles and upcoming matchups.
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Sooners Begin Double Daily Drills Ahead of Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma coaches push two workouts daily in Biloxi pre Sugar Bowl training, while Kentucky drills in Baton Rouge prepare to face No. 1 Oklahoma. Wilkinson says team aims to shape up for a third straight Sugar Bowl win as Bryant’s Wildcats, riding a strong season, also prepare with two-a-day sessions and a turkey-fueled recovery.
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Bud” Wilkinson
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Dallas Tourney In Full Swing
The Cotton Bowl High School Basketball Tournament reaches the second round in Dallas with Canton facing Bowie, Sherman meeting Plano, Woodrow Wilson Dallas versus Crozer Tech Dallas, and other pairings. Results from yesterday include Sherman over Waco 59 to 46 and North Dallas beating Carrollton 50 to 18. Sunset Dallas downed Waco, 44 to 31, Tyler beat Arlington Heights, 48 to 40, and Highland Park Dallas over Henrietta 45 to 18.
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Woodrow Wilson
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Sunset
Polytechnic
Fort Worth
Slidell
Highland Park
Laneville
Waco
Carrollton
Waxahachie
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Grapevine
Crozier Tech
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Jesuit
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Pattonville
Henrietta
Adamson
Paper mill to use 50 million gallons daily
Portland Maine reports a large paper mill will demand 50 million gallons of water each day to support steam generation. The plant’s coal burning rate implies 600 to 1 000 tons of water used per ton of coal, signaling heavy regional water needs.
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Store Melted Away By Two Day Closing
Kansas City report describes a downtown art and stationery store suffering extensive damage after a two day Christmas shutdown. Candles melted, table legs separated, tropical plants wilted, leather items warped, and lamps fused to surfaces as interior temperatures reached 150 degrees due to the master thermostat being turned off. The sprinkler system would have activated if temperatures rose another fifteen degrees.
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Neyland Blames It on Players for Press Ban
Dallas December 27 Coach Bob Neyland of the Tennessee Volunteers blames his players for banning newspapermen from the Dal-Hi Stadium workouts ahead of the January 1 Cotton Bowl against Texas. He says skittish players worry about strange faces and alibis if they are spotted, noting he has long practiced such secrecy to protect surprise plays. He claims he has faced this issue before and expects no change.
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Joe Culmone Finds Gold at Race Track
Miami Tribune reports Joe Culmone, 19 in 1950, becomes nation leading jockey with 75,000 earnings and 375 firsts to 373 of Willie Shoemaker. Born Sicily May 14 1931, he learned racing in New Jersey and Florida as a youth, joined Brookmeade Stable, and faces war draft as he eyes more wins.
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Dick McLaughlin
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Jimmy Purser
Willie Cook
Joe Culmone
Johnny Nazareth
Gene Plowden
Miami
Fla
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Brookmeade Stable
Willie Shoemaker
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Sicily
Garden State Park
Tony Mazzeo
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Television Contract Set
Cincinnati December 27 reports the signing of a six year six million dollar contract for baseball television rights to World Series and All Star games with Gillette Safety Razor Co. Baseball Commissioner Chandler announced the deal as owners react with praise caution and one strong criticism from Fred Saigh of St. Louis. The arrangement excludes radio rights and adds more revenue to players insurance plans.
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Warren Co. Giles
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Mules Edge Horace Mann in 58 54 Victory
Muleshoe Mules beat Horace Mann Junior High 58 to 54 at Muleshoe. Ed Nickels led scorers with 19 points while Don Rogers and Kenneth Hutto each added 14 for Horace Mann. Horace Mann visits Groom High on Wednesday.
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Horace Mann Junior High School
Amarillo
Don Rogers
Kenneth Hutto
Ed Nickels
Horace Mann
Groom High School
Groom
Pampa Stars Triumph Over Meyers Motor in 86 to 67 Win
Pampa Stars, led by Clifton McNeely with 29 points, defeated Meyers Motor Co. 86 to 67 in Clifton, Texas. Ken Simpson added 18, Garland Head 13, and J W Malone 12 for Pampa. Gilbert Ford led Meyers Motor with 20 points. Officials were Vance Hall and Windy Nicklaus.
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Pampa
Meyers Motor Co
Amarillo
Clifton McNeely
Ken Simpson
Garland Head
J. W. Malone
Gilbert Ford
Motormen
Bob Henry
James Kile
Noblett Pontiac
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Moore
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Mathews
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Kile
Vance Hall
Windy Nicklaus
Eskimo Open Set For This Week End
The Eskimo Open, a two day golf event in the Panhandle, attracts 209 players despite brutal weather. Harry DeLashmutt, a local amateur, won last year as pros and amateurs compete for prizes across three flights with entry fees of 2 and 3 dollars.
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John Munn
H. L. Bradley
Amarillo
Borger
George Ausbach
Gene Root
Chuck Klein
Jim Milwood
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Milwaukee
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Joe Houck
Vern Farquhar
Phillips
Johnny Austin
Pampa
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Plainview
Dick Turner
Ross Rogers
Dick Julich
Amarillo Country Club
Keith Montague
George Aulbach
Jack Earle
Childress
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McMillin Doubts Return to College Football
Detroit December 27 United Press McMillin former Detroit Lions coach and general manager says he doubts returning to college football after being dismissed. He credits the NFL for pulling him toward pro play and cites a policy dispute as the board’s reason for buying out the rest of his 30 000 a year contract.
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National Football League Clubs Board of Directors
Wheat supplies rise to six year high in Winnipeg
Winnipeg Canada reports largest wheat stocks in six years with carry over 113,200,000 bushels and 1950 crop about 465,300,000 bushels. Total supplies exceed 1949-50 by roughly 109,000,000 bushels, marking a substantial rise since 1944 levels.
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Joe Louis Falls in National Boxing Association Ratings
The aging world heavyweight champion Joe Louis slips to outstanding boxer in the NBA year end ratings. Ezzard Charles is rated champion with no clear heavyweight challenger, while Louis receives honorable mention alongside Rex Layne Joe Walcott Lee Oma Rocky Marciano and others. The NBA considers vacating lightweight and light heavyweight titles unless champions defend by March first and Richards Robinson may become middleweight champ if La Motta fails to defend.
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Cincinnati
Lee Savold
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Saddy
Ike Williams
Trenton
Joey Maxim
Cleveland
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Middlewight King
Sugar Ray Robinson
Robinson
Rex Layne
Utah
Joe Walcott
Lee Oma
Michigan
Rocky Marciano
New York
Roland la Sarta
Bob Baker
Pennsylvania
Jack Gardner
SWC Teams in Tourney Today
United Press reports Baylor Oklahoma A&M Arkansas Tulsa Texas Vanderbilt in the Oklahoma City Invitational first round. Arkansas and Texas tied for last place, Baylor aims to rebound after a bad West Coast trip. Cotton Bowl and other conference games follow with TCU SMU North Texas Texas Tech Rice S. Austin Trinity and A&M on schedule.
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Kilgore names new mayor to fill unexpired term
City Attorney Foster T. Bean is appointed mayor of Kilgore to fill the unexpired term of the late Roy H. Laird, who died December 19. The appointment was announced December 27.
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Gorgeous George Legally Adopts Professional Name
In Los Angeles on December 27, the wrestler formerly known as George Raymond Wagner had his legal name changed to George Wagner, or Gorgeous George, in court. His wife Betty notes the children recognize the name George as the family surname.
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