Football Money Matters Overshadow on Field Rivalries
In Dallas Harold V. Ratliff argues money drives football, citing Rose Bowl conditions and changes in 1951 rules. He notes players and coaches deserve greater consideration amid big business. The piece also discusses Ben Tompkins and tax brag, Gussie Moran’s tennis rise, and a high profile Riggs tour in Los Angeles with Kramer and Segura lineup.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
Dallas
Doak Walker
Kyle Rote
Southwestern
Pro football contact hints at Bob bound for pro plans
The piece notes Bob plans to finish at A&M next year while pro teams contact him due to Tulane summer school timing. He’s been at A&M three years and says he won’t play pro until he winds up at A&M, as editor Bill Glines critiques the 1950 all state team, while Texas realigns baseball into five leagues with 15 fewer clubs next season, aiming for clearer schedules after last year’s upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State
Rote
Walker
Aggieland
Bob
Tulane
A&m
Bill Glines
Wichita Falls Times
Wichita Falls
Wichita Palls
Texas
Texas Baseball
Dowells Run Away In Practice Game
Dowell's Cafe defeated Gunna Brothers 92 to 53 at Sam Houston Junior High School gym in a practice game. Hubert Kitchens, former All- Border Conference guard at West Texas State, scored 32 points on 15 field goals and two free throws.
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Dowell’s Cafe
Gunna Brothers
Sam Houston
Hubert Kitchens
West Texas State
WTSC Boxers Fight Tonight in Roswell Meet
West Texas State Canyon boxing team travels to Roswell to meet the NMMI cadets Tuesday night. Coach J Roy Henry guides a lineup with Posey Lopez Paredes Reeves Booth Doyle Wall Henry and Hubbard across eight weight classes headed by heavyweight hopefuls.
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Roswell
West Texas
Canyon
NMMI
J. Roy Henry
WTSC
Marion Posey
Candi Lopez
Joe Paredes
Chet Reeves
Don Booth
Pampa Harvesters Rebuild After Track Comeback
The 1950 district 1 AA track meet showed limited competition with Amarillo leading at 102 points, Berger second, and Plainview third. Pampa plans a stronger 1951 meet on April 14 at Amarillo Stadium, boasting records held by Mowar Pampa Randall Clay and Darrel Davis along with notable names like Red Mayes and Max Robbins.
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Pampa High School
Harvesters
Pampa
John Whinnery
Amarillo
Berger
Plainview
Amarillo Stadium
DeWitt Weaver Named Head Coach and Athletic Director at Tech
DeWitt Weaver, formerly an assistant at Tulsa, was appointed head coach and athletic director at Texas Tech succeeding Dell Morgan. Morley Jennings moving to an assistant athletic and hammace manager role. Weaver signs a five year contract likely worth 10 000 to 12 000 dollars annually and reports to Tech immediately.
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Lubbock
Weaver
Tennessee
Centre
Mississippi State
Tulsa
Tech
College Basketball Scores From Various Games
A long list of college and high school basketball results shows Wayland defeating Amams State 63 61 and Michigan State 20 leading to a mix of minor and major program outcomes. Other notable results include Oklahoma 49 over Texas 47 and Duke 85 over Geo Washington 70, with several narrow margins and high totals across multiple conferences.
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Wayland
Amams State
West Texas State
Magstaff
Michigan
Minnesota
Florida A&m
Morehouse
Tillinois
Purdue
Colgate
Buffalo
Kansas St
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Rice
Lon Morris
Texarkana
Iowa
Northwestern
LaSalle
Miami
No. Texas
Texas Wesleyan
Dayton
Davis & Elkins
Rio Grande
Seton Hall
John Carrol
Westmar
Loras
Loyola
Duquesne
Westminster
Pittsburgh
Wyoming
Utah
Springhill
Centenary
Washington Col
Towson
Highlands
St. Michael’s
Washington State
Oregon
Arkansas St
College of Ozarks
Little Rock JC
A&m
Rice Fresh
Allen Academy
Ohio
Western Reserve
Denver
Colorado A&m
NM Aggies
Western
Arizona
Hardim-Simmons
Buffs Soundly Defeat Flagstaff 72 to 38
West Texas State’s Buffs rout Flagstaff, 72-38, on the Arizona trip. Austell Burrus dominated inside, scoring 21 with nine field goals as Buffs built a 37-22 halftime lead and pulled clear in the second half.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
West Texas State
Arizona State
Arizona
Gus Miller
Canyon
Buffalo Herd
Texas
Austell Burrus
Big West Texas
West Texas State takes hard-fought win in Flagstaff tilt
Burrus and Dwaine Stewart led with 15 points each as West Texas State defeated Flagstaff 72 to 38 after a halftime 37 22 lead. Price and Hale had hot stretches, Burris to return to Canton Tuesday, and Arizona visits after beating Arizona State in Tempe on this circuit.
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Burrus
Dwaine Stewart
Bill Price
Mose Hale
Burris
Canyon
University of Arizona
Arizona State of
WTS
Flagstaff
Tayet
Stewart
Price
Sengroee
Poteet
Alvarez Hale
Montoya Robinson
Taulita Walling
Garcia
Puente Hinman
Top Texas contenders in Palm Beach women’s golf
Palm Beach Florida hosts the women’s golf championship with three Texas favorites Betsy Rawls of Austin Polly Riley of Fort Worth and Betty MacKinnon of Dallas and Mt Pleasant. Defending champ Marlene Bauer of Midland has turned pro.
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Palm Beach, Fia
Texas
Palm Beach
Betsy Rawls
Austin
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Betty MacKinnon
Dallas
Mt. Pleasant
Marlene Bauer
Midland
Tex
Police Direct Traffic From Elevated Taipei Platform
Police direct traffic from an elevated platform in downtown Taipei, the capital of Formosa, using stop and go lights to manage flow amid busy urban conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Pat O Dowdy Returns to Ring for Amarillo Card
Promoter Cory Detton announces Pat O Dowdy will wrestle Gust Johnson in the one fall opener at the Sports Arena while Dory Funk defends against Ivan Kalmikoff in the main event. The winner earns a shot at Verne Gagne next week as Gagne takes the world title from LeRoy McGuirk. A four man tag team bout closes the program with Billy Weidner and Whitey Walberg facing Dutch Schultz and Jack O Reilly.
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Pat O’dowdy
Cory Detton
Sports Arena
Gust Johnson
Seattle
Wash
Detton
Dory Funk
Boys Ranch
Tascosa
Southwest States
Ivan Kalmikoff
Verne Gagne
Amarillo
Gagne
LeRoy McGuirk
McGuirk
Tulsa
Billy Weidner
Whitey Walberg
Minneapolis
Dutch Schultz
Houston
Jack O'Reilly
Melbourne
Australia
Phillips Oilers Lose Second Straight to Oakland
The Phillips Oilers, National AAU champions, dropped their second in a row losing 53-51 to the Oakland Blue N Golds in Oakland California. The Oilers had their 58 game win streak ended Sunday by the Stewart Chevrolets 56-53.
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Oakland
Cal
Phillips Oilers
Oakland Blue ‘N Golds
Oilers
Stewart Chevrolets
Pleasanton coach named to high school coaches group
Ray B. Martin of Pleasanton Texas high school football named to the executive committee of a new High School Coaches Association. Thirteen others from twelve states were also named as the group vows to act militantly for prep football coaches.
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Chicago
Ray B. Martin
Pleasanton
Tex
New High School Coaches Association
Sandie Borger Tilt At Sports Arena
The Golden Sandie Borger District 1 AA basketball game will be at the Sports Arena after weather rerouted travel from Tri-State Fair Grounds. Borger holds the district title, having edged the Sandies 41 40 in the first meeting, and this is Amarillo High’s final home game.
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Sandie-Borger
Amarillo High School
Amarillo High
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Borger
Bulldogs
Sandies
Badgers Face Odessa Junior College In Evening Tilt
Amarillo College hosts Odessa Junior College in a West Zone clash at 8 pm. The Badgers sit atop the standings with four wins as they seek a 14th victory while Odessa lags as a non-power. Admission is one dollar for adults and sixty cents for students.
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Amerillo College
Odessa Junior College
Badgers
Odessa
Amarillo
Frank Phillips
Borger
Claren
Ege Bulldogs
Big Spring
Howard County Junior College
Price Cardinals Face Canyon In Tough Class A Clash
Price College basketballers travel to Canyon to meet the defending Class A state champions. The Cardinals, 4-5, have lost close games to top local rivals Groom Adrian Happy Memphis and Stratford. The Eagles beat them earlier this season.
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Price College
Canyon
Cardinals
Groom
Adrian
Happy
Memphis
Stratford
Eagles
Bowling scores from Santa Fe Bowls meet span multiple teams
Men from Santa Fe BowLs Die sels Napavs Rangers El Capitans Limiteds Caverns Canyons Indians Scouts Antelopes Tulsans Super Chiefs Flyers Texans Chiefs Locals posted high scores with individual leaders like Richards Washburn Simmons Mack Schecher Henville Gabert Burkhart and others across numerous teams, results shown by team and total points.
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Diesels
Luther
McKirahan
Mann
Gleason
Bartholoma
Navajos
Richards
Washburn
Simmons
Mack
Schecher
Rangers
Whetchel
Oliphant
Chappell
Duncan
Rogers
EL Capitans
Henville
Gabert
Baughn
Holman
Cernohouz
Limiteds
Cook
Judkins
Roberts
Comstock
Brown
Caverns
Burkhart
Sirois
Woods
Gruthridge
Ayers
Canyons
Wallace
Nagey
Johnson
James
Byrd
Indians
Raymond
Curtis
Kennedy
Gately
Rose
Scouts
Smith
Robinson
Broomfield
Martini
Savage
Antelopes
Maybach
Tiehen
Hale
Fr. Wheeler
H. J. Wheeler
Texans
Price
Nesbitt
Grooms
Hankison
Chiefs
Horn
Hill
Veazey
Wilson
McCullough
Locals
Sloan
Berg
Elden
Vandergriff
Seebry
Zeros and Apaches led in team totals and individual scores
ZEROS won 2 with Kirksey 411 Pittman 393 Marcus 372 Whelchel 303 and Kourt 298. APACHES won 1 with White 292 Young 290 Wright 301 Cernohouz 382 Crossland 343. TAOS won 3 led by Harney 400 Zimpfer 351 Wheeler 363 Baummett 338 Price 347. LAGUNAS won 0 with Duke 342 Tie hen 353 Mooring 298 Spencer 349 Well born 231.
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Zeros
Kirksey
Kourt
Marcus
Whelchel
Pittman
Apaches
White
Young
Wright
Crossland
Cernohouz
TAOS
Zimpfer
Harney
Wheeler
Baummett
Price
Lagunas
Duke
Tiehen
Mooring
Spencer
Wellborn
Southwestern Store Fixtures Results Highlight Local Bowling Standings
Peerless Lanes Maples led with 378, Van Webster 336, Hassell 465, Noe 330, Jordan 363 for Elms won 3 1894. Hester 332, Connell 337, Williams 399, Prickett 368, McCann 411 topped Elms won 1 1847. Korians led 4 1894 with Purcell 366, Matthews 306, Lewandoski 223, Hodges 454, Allen 464. Sycamores posted non 0 1763 with Reynolds 348, Hegedges 333, Matthews 344, Baucher 308, McCann 430.
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Southwestern
Peerless Lanes
Maples
Anderson
van Webster
Hassell
Noe
Jordan
ELMS
Hester
Connell
Williams
Prickett
McCann
Korians
Purcell
Matthews
Lewandoski
Hodges
Allen
Sycamores
Non
Reynolds
Hegedges
Baucher
Borger B team edges in tight AAU basketball clash
Borger B defeated a high scoring foe 63 to 57 in an AAU boys game. Key players Abbott Noliner and Jones led with double digit points and free throws. Halftime favored Borger B 32 25 with tight defense and multiple players contributing across the boards.
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Borger
Jones
Sanders
Bishard
Wright
Brooks
Langren
Phillips
Abbott
Elliott
White
Hanna
Fairchild
Noliner
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Gussie Moran
Joce
FBI
Philadelphia Phillies
Ben Tompkins
Tompkins
Bibb Falk
University of Texas
Ben
Hap Morse
Phillies
Bob Smith
Texas A&m
Gussie
Santa Monica
Southern
California
Miss Moran
Perry Jones
Southern California Association
Southern California Lawn Tennis Association
Land of Sunshine
Oranges
Bobby Riggs
Riggs
Southern California
England
Sonja Henie
Pauline Betz Addie
Jack Kramer
Pancho Segura
Bert Levy’s
Polk
Hall Sporting Goods
A Polk
Dowells
Doc's Liquor
Walter
Free Store, Inc
South Fillmore
GLOBE
Amarillo, Texas
Putt Powell
Randall Clay
Darrel Davis
Max Robbins
Clay
Svap
Red Mayes
Lubbock Westerners
San Angelo
Borger Bulldogs
Tex Hanna
Clifton McNeely
Jerry Norton
SMU
Jee
QTC
Aes OY
Jennings
Raiders
Adie
Buffs
Martinez
Pat O'Dowdy
Price Cardinals
Spearman
Santa FE Girls
Adkins
Warren
Buchanan
Dorris
Glasco
Nichols
Atkins
Albright
Mays
Pike
Ewing
West
Word
Bell
Blind
Fisher
Ramey
Russell
Cervin
Hetrick
Drake
Green
Lyles
Pestor
Owens
Melton
McGuire
Andrews
Seiberling
AAU
L Eliott
O Ii
Hanna G. E. Jones
Frosh
Hoeme
Stone
Sullivan
Patterson
Siez
Tucker
Cross
Dunn
Eirhart
College Frosh
Graham Hoeme
Selectos
Melbaite Cigar Supreme
Amarillo Cigar CG
Ree
Battlin
Interstate Theatre
David Brian
John Agar
Honk Lovejoy
Suzanne Deter
June Haver and
William Lundigan
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