Sandies Seek Tonight's District 1-AA Tie as Borger Clash Looms
Amarillo Golden Sandies square off with Borger Bulldogs at Borger tonight at 8 in a pivotal District 1-AA hoop clash. A Bulldog win would claim the crown, a Sandies victory could force a tie and keep ties to next Friday's title bout against Pampa. The Sandies trail history but seek momentum after past meetings with Borger.
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Amarillo Golden Sandies
Borger Bulldogs
Borger
Coma
Oemery
Pampa
Amarillo
Berger
Sandies
T. G. Hull
Bulldogs
Slick Ellis
Bobby Wilson
Kenneth Howard
Wilson
Bill Bybee
Dick Hill
Little Jack Little
Gib Ford
Ford
Little
Jerry Glass
Hull
Newcomer Walberg Wins Main Event on Arena Card
Whitey Walberg a husky Swede from Minneapolis upset Wayne Martin a Tulsa officer in the headliner at the Sports Arena last night. Walberg also marked his Amarillo debut with a second victory as he used a powerful full nelson to claim two of three falls while Martin fought back in a lengthy double fall bout.
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Tulsa
Sports Arena
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Amarillo
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Joe Miller
Loeacefully
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Seattle
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Catalina Island
Cal
Albuquerque
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Dale Haddock
Wayne
Mich
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Dusette
Boston
Martin
George Lopez
Tampico
Mexico
Vic Weber
30 More Teams Set To Roll This Week Bowling Tournament Opens Saturday
Amarillo hosts a month long city bowling tourney for men with 30 more teams competing at Banner Bowl on Saturday. Singles and doubles launch Sunday with defending doubles champs Langley and Smith, while Bert Levy's Men's Wear leads team standings from last week.
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Enemas Petroleum
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Definition of a British thermal unit
A British thermal unit measures the heat needed to raise one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
Midland Girls Still in Race
Palm Beach Florida February tense semis in the 40th annual women’s Palm Beach championship. Mary Agnes Wall of Menominee Michigan faces Alice Bauer of Midland Texas in the upper bracket while Marjorie Lindsay of Decatur Illinois meets Marlene Bauer of Midland Texas in the other match. Wall set a new course record with 69 and upset Peggy Kirk yesterday.
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Fla
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
Alice Bauer
Midland
Tex
Marjorie Lindsay
Decatur
Ill
Bauer
Marlene
Miss Wall
Chamion
Peggy Kirk
Findlay
Ohio
Palm Beach Golf Club
Claire Doran
Cleveland
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Miss Doran
Marlene Bauer
Carol Diringer
Tiffin
Helen Hampton
Chattanooga
Tenn
Betty Dodd
Fort Sam Houston
Miss Kirk
Winnng
Edean Anderson
Helena
Mont
Betty MacKinnon
Mt. Pleasant
Miss Lindsay
James D. Platt, Jr
Miami
SMU Sets Two Pool Records in Win Over Baylor
Dallas February 10 SMU defeated Baylor 46 to 29 in a dual meet. SMU set new pool marks in the 12 length medley relay at 2 49.1 and in the 16 length freestyle at 3 27.1.
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Southern Methodist University
Baylor University
Formosa Cliffs Stand Tall Among World Tops
The National Geographic Society notes Formosa has the highest cliffs in the world on its northeast coast rising about 6,000 feet, nearly five times the Empire State Building’s height in New York.
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National Geographic Society
Empire State Building
New York
High-Pointers Set To Face Odessa On AC Floor
Amarillo College Badgers host Odessa Wranglers at 8 pm with Buddy Travis chasing the team season scoring lead from Estelline. Travis trails Gerald Rogers who has 260 points. effort aims to close the gap as the Badgers seek more West Zone supremacy in the Southwestern Junior College Conference.
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Amarillo College
Amarillo
Badgers
Odessa Wranglers
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Gerald Rogers
Waea
Odessa
Travis
Roger
James Giles
Wranglers
Bob Carter
Southwestern Junior College Conference
Dwain Craig
Herman Smith
John Hall
Kenneth Griffin
Burr Reynolds
Rex Phillips
High School Basketball Scores Across District and Tournament
Sumnerwood defeats Panhandle 41 to 23 in a 3-B playoff while Dimmitt tops Kress 60 to 17 and Nazareth beats Hart 49 to 44. Wheeler shuts out Kelton 43 to 33. Mobeetie 38 Briscoe 31. Miami 35 Allison 20. Hockley girls tourney Smyer 41 Sundown 18 Whitharral 25 Levelland 23 Anton 26 Ropesville 20. District 5-B North Summerwood 41 Panhandle 23 3-B Playoffs. College results Wake Forest 74 VMI 57 Howard Payne 64 Texas A&I 54 Arkansas Tech 95 Hendrix 33 Auburn 7 Georgia 54 HSU 52 Tempe 46 Tyler JC 51 SMU Fresh 50 Arizona 57 New Mexico 53 Manhattan 80 NYU 55 Western Kentucky 103 Bowling Green 87.
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Panhandle
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Nazareth
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Gussie Moran Engagement Still On Despite Rumors
CALCUTTA February report confirms Gussie Moran remains engaged to Tony Davenport with no wedding date set. A joint statement cites her tennis tour and Davenport senior’s advice delaying marriage. Moran won the all-India singles title and mentioned Wimbledon and Forest Hills plans before marrying.
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India
Gussie’ Moran
Tony Davenport
California
Davenport
Gussie
Tony
Nicholas Davenport
Britain
Forest Hills
Howard Payne eyes third straight Texas Conference win
Brownwood Feb 10 Howard Payne College hosts Austin College aiming for a third consecutive conference victory after edging Texas Act II 64 54 last night. The Yellowjackets built on two straight wins in the Texas Conference schedule.
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Howard Payne College
Austin College
Texas Act&ii
Top-Flight Girls Teams Here Tonight at Sports Arena
Two leading AAU women’s teams meet tonight at the Sports Arena as Harvest Queens of Wayland College face the AIC Stores of Davenport Iowa at 8 o’clock. The series continues tomorrow and moves to Plainview Monday and Tuesday. Davenport is 10 18 this season with one win over Nashville Goldblumes. Wayland is 20 9. Tippie feeds Wales Whatley Pickett Hobbs as Davenport’s Marjorie Gast leads scoring. Admission 30 cents students 60 cents adults.
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Mexico
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Stones
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Cocaptain
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Asee
Bobby Riggs to star in doubles with Kramer here next week
The touring tennis stars will perform at the Sports Arena Wednesday night with Bobby Riggs pairing with Jack Kramer to face Pancho Gonzales and Segura in the doubles. Mrs. Riggs reported the tour, now in Amarillo, has drawn brisk advance interest and tickets are on sale in local shops.
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Jack Kramer
Mrs. Riggs
Amarillo
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Kramer
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Segura
Frankie Parker
Bobby
Little Segura
Big Pancho Gonzales
Amigo
Pancho
Big Pancho
Parker
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Downstate Texas
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Polk
Henry Blackburn
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East Seventh
Texas Open Race Is Tight
San Antonio February reports a tight Texas Open after second 18 holes with Fred Haas Jr. of New Orleans and Johnny Palmer of Badin NC leading by one stroke over seven pursuers at Fort Sam Houston course. Haas and Palmer shot 68s in windy conditions to top a 308-player field in the 23rd Texas Open.
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Sam Houston
Simon Pyres
San Antonio
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Haas
Dwight Weir
Harold B. Ridgley
Lackland Air Force Base
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Gardner City
Long Island
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Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Cal
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Fred Haas, Jr
New Orleans
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