Wrestling Action At Sports Arena Headlines A Night Of Holds
Wayne Martin of Tulsa defeats Tampico's George Lopez in a 2-1 fall boxing style wrestling match in front of 1,509 fans. Lopez opened with a sleeper hold, while Martin rallied with body slams and a leg lock to seize the final fall in three minutes. Buck Weaver outslug Ace Abbott in the semi. Whitey Walberg debuted, beating Dale Haddock in 17 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monk Owens
Dory Funk
Wayne Martin
Tulsa
Tampico
George Lopez
Sports Arena
Martin
Lopes
Lopez
Indianapolis
Buck Weaver
Ace Abbott
Abilene
Abbott
Weaver
Whitey Walberg
Dale Haddock
Haddock
Walberg
Cor
Sandie Mothers Club banquet honors Lynch and Newby
At the Sandie Mothers Club Football Banquet in Amarillo the praise centered on Howard Lynch head coach of Amarillo High School with Matty Bell lauding his work and Jack Newby winning the Globe-News MVP. Newby presented belts to Lynch T G Hull and John Whinnery and credited his teammates for the season. Bell reflected on Amarillo football history and clarified Texas A&M firing rumors while Coach Lynch praised future Sandie teams and noted a 47 7 loss to the Westerners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matty Bell
Lynch
Patt Powell
Jack Newby
Globe-News
Sandie Mothers Club
First Presbyterian Church
SMU
Howard Lynch
Amarillo
Newby
T. G. Hull
John Whinnery
Jack
North Fort Worth
Bell
Texas A&m
Athletic Council
Beil
Here
Lubbock
Westerners
Frank Kimbrough
West Texas State
Sandies
Banqnet
Pete Knight
J. C. Alexander
Vilas Newby
W. T. Mosely
Bob Anthony
Sandie Mothers Club Banquet honors Negley and more
Jack Negley wins top honors at the Globe-No Most Valuable Footage event during the Sandie Mothers Club Banquet at First Presbyterian. Rusty Russell may alter SMU policy on married players. Newby named to Texas High School All-Star game in Austin next August. Sandies face Odessa and Pampa in key games. Odessa aims to beat Amarillo. Graham Hoeme's Plowboys crush Rusty Gates 110-49 to reach YMCA Invitational final against San Jacinto Methodist, who beat Dowell's Saratoga Cafe 55-36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L& Me
Jack Negley
Sandie Mothers Club
First Presbyterian
SMU
Matty Bell
Rusty Russell
Newby
Austin
Pampa
Fin
Odessa
Lubbock
Amarillo
Graham Hoeme
High School
San Jacinto
Amarillo Men’s Bowling Meet Opens at Banner Bowl
The Amarillo annual men’s bowling tournament begins at Banner Bowl with three squads of five man teams. Defending champions include R C Martini for singles, Vic Langley and Vic Smith in doubles, and Diamond Shop as team winner. The event runs over four weekends with entries already matching or exceeding last year’s totals. The schedule lists Saturday’s three squads at 3 PM, 6 PM, and 8:30 PM across multiple lanes and clubs, followed by singles and doubles competitions. The article also notes local teams from the YMCA Methodist and Plowboys facing Saratoga and Rusty Gates in decisive matchups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Banner Bowl
A. E. Womble
Womble
R. C C. Martini
Vic Langley
Vic Smith
Diamond Shop
Bobcats
Moose Lodge
Hay Tools
Combines
International Harvester
Tenth Street
Amarillo Lions Cubs
Builders Supply
Blackburn Electric
Paio Duro Motors
Bottlenecks
Texas Gopoepy TZ
Anderson Dairy Foods
V. . Baker
Paint Contractor
Amarillo Lions Club
Budweiser
Elks Club I
Plains Implement Company
Kiwanis Blues
Borden Company II
Elks Club II
Borden Company I
Dock Coffey
Pontiac
Butter Cream Bakery
Southwestern Drug
Metropolitan
Coca- Cola
White Motor Company
Bowling Scores and Winners Sloaned Across Local Stores
Bowling scores listed with store names Atlas Life Price Food Store Liquor Mart Bob Lars Drive Inn and others. Winners include Byers Langley McNemar Vogel Haile Pletcher Lyles and more with high scores up to 636 in a local league tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seee Nee
Moe
Atlas Life
Forrister
Pyonpsuigh
Ves
Byers
Langley
Price Pood Store
McNemar
Johnson
Smith
McMinn
Allen
Liquor Mart
Selberling
Erchant
Whitaker
Preeman Flowers
Weatherwax
Brown
Boxwell
Mongold
Higgas
Fbiystem
Vogel
Price
Neely
Bechtold
Budweiser
Haile
Moore
Pearson
Ersten
International ae awe a Ban Bowl grain ilis event results
Grain millers and equipment teams dominate the placings with Parsons, Bean, Butler and McLaveol among top scorers. Refrigeration and Til Lage Tools post strong showings as rivals claim multiple event wins. Tractors and combines finish with notable entries including Roberts, Jennings and Weiland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womble
Parsons
Bean
Butler
Team One
Tull
Sachse
McLaveol
Chase
Packer
Clement
Lott
Smith
Molyneaux
Crites
Loxde
Paschal
Glasco
Jones
Lawson
Christman
HAY Tools
Cupp
Davis
Bowling
McCartney
Roberts
Peas
Wedgworth
Carter
Simpson
Stone
Ford
Hill
Magine
Jennings
Weiland
Clevenger
Argo
Ayer
Painter
Oden
Bowler Sets New City Game Record
Jim Fletcher, a one armed bowler for Budweiser, set a city record with 277 in the Classic League at Banner Bowl Amarillo. He missed a perfect 300 by seven pins in the fifth frame, then scored 177 and 155 for a 609 series. Charley Lyles led Owens Furniture with 236 176 and 224 for 636 as Fletcher’s Budweiser team totaled 1012 for a season high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Fletcher
Budweiser
Banner Bowl
Amarillo
Fletcher
Charley Lyles
Owens Furniture
Flying Wheels Dominate Paraplegic Basketball Night
The Flying Wheels from Birmingham Hospital at Van Nuys defeated Amarillo College 38 to 20 in a wheelchair basketball game before over 1,000 spectators. The Badgers, led by Gerald Rogers and Gene Haley, extended their season to 11 victories in 14 starts as they tour 6,000 miles in 17 days to Boston, New York, and back to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Gilstrap
Globe-News
Flying Wheels
Birmingham Hospital
van Nuys
Cal
Amarillo College
Sogamazin Ly
Bas ‘CankleHnowles
Century-Fox
Grea Eamithe Aetna Ac
Bob Carter
Collegians
Badgers
Gerald Rogers
Gene Haley
The
Wheels
Soldiers
Marines and Sailors
Boston
New York
California
Carter
Frank Phillips
Air
Panhandle Junior High Cagers Lead Tied Standings
Panhandle Junior High basketball sits at halfway, with four of eight teams tied for first. Borger, Pampa, West Texas, and Canyon posted fifth wins. Borger needed overtime to beat Sam Houston 26 25 as Dean May tied it late. Elizabeth Nixson, Phillips, and Horace Mann trailed in a crowded 3 4 and 2 5 clusters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medio
Sam Houston
Rangers
Dean May
Borger
Pampa
Big Reapers
Elizabeth Nixson
ESA Ee Lpo
Ee FC
Pernal Scoggins
West Texas
Horace Mann
Canyon
Bill Phillips
West
Texas
Philli
Garner
Tommy Middleton
Goa
Naveasavecenus Wccaeeccwecs
Puta Chaewenes
Ixson
Phillins
Buffs Edge Cowboys In Border Loop Clash
West Texas edged Hardin-Simmons 53 47 as both teams relied on 18 field goals but the Cowboys outshot the Buffs at the line 17 to 11. Malone led HSU with 12 points, Golson and Wartes 10 each, while Burrus and McMillan traded early scores. Halftime stood 27 26, then Wartes key baskets pushed the Cowboys clear, with HSU shooting 30.9 percent for the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowboys
Buffs
West Texas
Canyon
Sammy Malone
Pete Golson
Auster Burrus
John McMillan
Larry Wartes
Hardin-Simmons
Malone
Hubert Kitchens
Wartes
Gus Miller
Golson
Hsu
Colson
Allen
Cox
Preston
Hale
Hart
O/Malone
Birdwell
H-Su
West Texas State College
Shorty Lawson
Curly Hays
Frosh
Roberts
Buck
Nail
Rice
Smith
Hubbs
Rapp
Booth
Green
West Texas Buffs lose to Hardin-Simmons Cowboys in Abilene
In Abilene on February 2 West Texas State failed at the free throw line and dropped a Border Conference game 53 to 47 to Hardin-Simmons. The Cowboys also swept the twin bill with a 41 to 5 win by their yearling squad over West Texas fresh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
West Texas State Buffs
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys
Cowboys
Phillips Coaches Get Crying Towels
Phillips Lions Club hosted a banquet honoring 1949 District 1-A champions with a spoof on Chesty Walker the Gray Fox of Phillips. Guest speaker Billy Stamps highlighted Midwestern University history as a tribute to local football culture and a mock interview featured an impersonating Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. Godsoe, JR
Texas
Gary Thornton
Phillips
Walker
Paul Forman
Wilson Garret
Billy Drennon
Robin Arthur
Gary Glasgow
Adeline
Joe
Joe Hayes
Billy Stamps
University of Wichita Falls
Hardin College
SMU
Stamps
Oklahoma
Cameron Agricultural College
Pasadena
Wichita Falls
Decisive Game for Sandies Up Tonight
The Golden Sandies and Harvesters meet at 8 15 tonight in Pampa for a crucial District 1 AA matchup. Both teams seek revenge after last season’s playoff defeats, with Pampa aiming to break Amarillo’s 3 0 district start and push toward a three way tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Sandies and Harvesters
Pampa
Lubbock
Amarillo
The
Harvesters
Sandies
T. G. Hull
Cagers
Burton
Canyon
McNeely
Borger
Plainview
High School and College Basketball Scores Snapped
Scores from high school and college games show McLean over Lefors 36 to 24 and Panhandle 19 to 18 in girls action. College highlights include Holy Cross 53 over Loyola Chicago 48 and Niagara 51 over Buffalo 49 with numerous other results across divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLean
Lefors
Panhandle
White Deer
College Scores Reported From Regional Meet
Results from regional college basketball matchups list Valparaiso 67 over Manchester 51 and Austin College 66 over Southwestern 38. Texas A&I 54 defeated St Mary's 42, while George Washington topped Virginia Military 83 to 172. NPAA women's meet at Cactus Keys in Oklahoma saw General Office Amarillo 17 and Dumas 27 Panhandle Amarillo a.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Manchester
Austin Coll
Southwestern U
Peewee and junior games populate Panhandle league results
In Prairie Peewee action Maverick Club beat a non existent San Jacinto 1 0 by forfeit while Sanborn showed up short handed and lost 36 5 to Cactus Plant Eddie Lee Parson led Cactus Plant with 11 points and Jerry Stewart Billy Shell Albert Henry Wayne and Jimmy Lee plus Barn ey Sinclair stood out for Sanborn In St Marys B topped Margaret Wills B 20 8 Kenneth Nusbaum led St Marys with eight points and David Culwell topped Margaret Wills with three Highlanders secure their first win under coach H D Brunson blanking Humphreys Highland 37 0 Bobby Rollins led Pleasant Valley with 12 Richard Baird had 10 Wilson beat River Road 18 10 with Bobby Chilton scoring eight and Marvin Rogers six River Road led Western Junior League 27 10 over Pleasant Valley Larry Reid 10 Miles Childers 9 led River Road while Jimmy Litle had five for Pleasant Valley and Cecil Gilbreath anchored defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maverick Club
San Jacinto
Sanborn
Cactus Plant
Sanborn Boys
Eddie Lee Parson
Jerry Stewart
Billy Shell
Albert Henry
David Eady
Wayne
Jimmy Lee
Wayne Cades
Barney Sinclair
Stewart
Shell
St. Mary’s
Margaret Wills
Kenneth Nusbaum
David Culwell
Highlanders
Humphreys Highland Peewees
Humphreys Highland
H. D. Brunson
Brunson
Pleasant Valley
Humphreys
Higl
Bobby Rollins
Richard Baird
Wilson
River Road
Bobby Chilton
Bobby
Marvin Rogers
Jerry Dean Miller
Dusty Ham
Chilton
Miller
Larry Reid
Miles Childers
Jimmy Litle
Cecil Gilbrieth
Open invitation golf field includes Palmer Middlecoff and Hogan
In Houston, February 7, 87 golfers entered the Houston Open invitation tournament. Bright names include Jon Palmer and Cary Middlecoff along with Hogan. A separate note mentions a new oil refinery project in Reynosa, Mexico, using equipment from Belle Vista refinery near Tampico to be dismantled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Entiie Clude de Pion
Jon Palmer
Onatagerd
Ghpier
Cary Middlecoff
Hogan
Reynosa
México
Belle Vista
Tampico
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Lovez
Supeey Pan Uteer
Rand Alley
JAD— Jaycees II
Knights of Columbus
Bert Levy's
Merchants
Duke Electic
Kenny's Shoe Star McCue Pharmacy
Bosh
THC
On Plaine Machinery & Hill Motor Freight Lines
Kiwanis Golds
SQUAD
International Association of Achivists
Beven-Up
West Texas Shoe Shop
Veterans of Foreign
J. Morrow
Joe Jones
L. Anderson
B. Greenhouse
Bill Batson
Mahon
H. Haimen
W. W. Holden
Monk Ford
Rufus Graves
J. W. Malone
Farnce Bruce
Manuel Esquibel
San Jacinto Methodist
Methodists
Wimpy Hill
Steve Cantrell
Saratogas
Dick Tadlock
Wayne Richardson
Seth McFathers
Hank Decker
Doug Groom
Dowell
Saratoga
Rusty Gates
Plowboys
Armory
Wilshire
Lasser
O Tadlock
Cantrell
Wiggins
Eubanks
Rich’son
Novak
M’path's
Cook
Wright
Burnett
Lewis
Posey
Kelley
Man
Soraceme
Graves
Esquibel
Crouch
Sarge
Bruce
Olden
Nelson
Ginger
Monroe
Columbus
Great Western Dist. Co
Madisone
C.m
Adelph Coors Company
Goldes, Colorado
U.S.A
New City
Tex Frieland
Seymour
Kansas City
Notre Dame
South Bend
John Old
Sam Schnitzer
Los Angeles
Marquette
College
Hope
Pla
Bybeeg
Bridees
Schmelda
Umcg
Barr
Knox
iGrissom
Rogers
Sur
Wee
ilTotals
Thurman
Ladd Vincent
San Antonio
Betty Jameson
Florida
Martin Simmons
Arnie Card
Jack Dillion
Hialeah
Fla
Mintaer
Midwestern
University of Houston
Oklahoma City University Chiefs
Oklahoma City
Hardin
OCU
Blackhawks
Gray Fox
Dalhart
Paul Jones
Old Thompson
Stetson
Syracuse
Fordham
St. Lawrence
Champlain
Duquense
Cincinnati
Randolph Macon
Virginia Medical
Middle Tennessee
Cumberland U
Canisius
St. Bonaventure
Marietta
Wooster
Wittenberg
Otterbein
Cedarville
Wilberforce
Capital
Denison
Arkansas Tech
Magnolia A&m
David Lipscomb
Beth
By Bob Foight
Cheea
Horace Manh
Taylor & Taylor
Captain Tanner
Bond
South Fillmore
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