Dory Funk Ready for title bid against Verne Gagne
Dory Funk trains daily at Boys' Ranch and at the Sports Arena as he readies for Thursday’s junior heavyweight title match with Verne Gagne. Funk weighs about 187 188 and seeks to match or beat Gagne, the youthful champion. promoter Cory Detton reports tickets selling fast.
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Dory Funk
Yesterdday
Verne Gagne
Boys’ Ranch
Funk
McGuirk
LeRoy
Amarillo
Ivan Kalmikoff
Kalmikoff
Gagne
University of Minnesota
Cory Detton
Crucial Stage In SWC Race Tonight
United Press reports the Southwest Conference chase tightens as Texas and Texas A&M duel on the road. Texas meets unbeaten Texas Christian in Fort Worth while Texas A&M visits Arkansas with Baylor and Rice playing at Waco. A loss by Texas or win by Texas A&M could reshape the standings and NCAA push.
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Texas
Texas A&m
Fort Worth
Texas Christian
Aggies
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Southern Methodist
Baylor
Rice
Waco
Horned Frogs
TCU
Longhorns
Horn Frogs
Jack Gray
Boys Ranch schedules and scores recap weekend games
Weekend results show Sam Houston 37 Boys Ranch 32 in an Intermediate League makeup with Bennie scoring 18 for Sam Houston and Bill Price leading Boys Ranch with 13. Other reports note several Ranch games postponed or unreported and a schedule correction involving Youth Center and Margaret Wills.
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Boys Ranch
Cactus Plant
Sam Houston
Rannia
Peruwy
Hollingsworth
Bennie
Bill Price
Ronnie Smith
Sanborn
Maverick Club
Texas
Amn
St. Mary’s
Wilson
Humphreys Highland
Forest Hill
DeWitt Weaver Named Tech Head Coach and AD
Associated Press reports DeWitt Weaver is the new head football coach and athletic director at Texas Tech in Lubbock, succeeding Del Morgan. Weaver, a former Tennessee football star and ex line coach at Tulsa, takes over duties.
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Associated Press
DeWitt Weaver
Texas Tech
Lubbock
del Morgan
Weaver
Tennessee
University of Tulsa
Referees named for 15th Texas Golden Gloves opening
Fort Worth February 12 opening night stars Oliver Ball of Fort Worth as chief referee along with J. C. Oakley from Amarillo Ed Deverly of Brownwood Jimmy Neace and J. C. Kitchens from Fort Worth as officials for the tournament slated to begin Wednesday.
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Fort Worth
Oliver Ball
J. C. Oakley
Amarillo
Ed Deverly
Brownwood
Jimmy Neace
J. C. Kitchens
Auburn Fires Head Football Coach Earl M. Brown
Earl M. Brown was dismissed as Auburn's head football coach after three losing seasons. The faculty athletic committee and President Ralph B. Craughon terminated his contract effective immediately, with full pay through January 31, 1965. SE Tigers posted a 22 loss 4 tie record, including a winless last season, marking Auburn's worst football team. Brown, 35, was a former Notre Dame star brought to Auburn from Canisius College in 1948.
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Auburn
Ala
Earl M. Brown
Ralph B. Craughon
Tigers
Brown
Notre Dame
Canisius College
Freshmen Eligibility Vote Nears for Border Conference
In Lubbock on Feb 12 ballots are being collected from Border Conference schools to decide if freshmen may be eligible for varsity play this spring. Conference president T. M. William Davis aims to announce a majority vote late today. A majority requires six votes, two thirds of members.
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Lubbock
Border Conference
T. M. William Davis
Grand Slam Is Possibility for College Basketball in 1952
New York report notes CCNY's 1950 grand slam as a guide and cites Kentucky, St John’s, Villanova, Louisville, Cincinnati, and others as top contenders for a double bid. With NCAA field enlarged to 16, a slam would require eight post season wins for an unseeded team. Kentucky leads SEC with 11-0 regular season and aims for another NCAA berth. St John’s rides a 12 game streak and seeks NIT and NCAA at large spots. Additional independents Villanova Louisville Hammine and Cincinnati also figure as dual bid candidates. CCNY could defend both titles if circumstances align.
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New York
U.P
City College
CCNY
Kentucky
St. John’s
NCAA
Wildcats
Redmen
Villanova
Louisville
Hammine
Cincinnati
Beavers
Columbia
Carolina
Brigham
St. Louis Cardinals
Fred M. Saigh
Cardinal
Saigh
Redbirds
St. Louis
Marty Marion
Marion
Cardinals
Marty
Don Bollweg
Steve Bilko
Bollweg
St. Petersburg
Fla
Eddie Sawyer
Phillies
Robert Carpenter
Sawyer Iu
Rote Road Trip Highlights Big Day In Amarillo Basketball
Kyle Rote traveled from Dallas to Amarillo in a single day to play in a late afternoon game. He teamed with White Benners and Champion for Dallas as Graham Hoeme featured Dunn Mayfield and Cross for West Texas State talent. The match ended 51-49, with Rote creating the decisive play that set up White’s winning shot in a dramatic finish.
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West Texas State
Bill Cross
Gene Mayfield
Roy Lee Dunn
Vance Hall
Hubert Kitchens
Graham Hoeme
Vandergriff
Motormen
Vandergriff Graham-Hoeme Hall
Rote
Hall
Salmon
Mayfield
Haynes
Kitchens
McKnight
Cross
Penn
Cross Rote
Kitchens Haynes
Enn
Vaughn White
White
Mayfield Rote
Dunn
Dunn Young
Champion
Hall Salmon
Foster Young
Sanders Poorer
Oyeres Oyer Fg Ft Pf
Foster Sergee Benners
McKnigt
I Kitchens
Young
Dunn Penn
Salmon Q
Kyle Rote
Dallas
San Antonio
Hooker-Vandercriff
Rote &Co
Graham-Hoeme Plowboys
Amarillo
Thomas Jefferson
el Paso
Greenville
Fred Benners
Johnny Champion
Pontes
Benners
Leon Hart
Notre Dame
Leroy Dunn
Quarterack
Pin Scores Stand In Amarillo Bowling Meet
The Amarillo Men's Bowling Tournament at Peerless Lanes hits half distance with doubles totaling 1354. Bill Palmer and Don Wood were 1264 behind the leaders, while National Shirt’s 3105 team score tops the field. B F Shemwell leads singles with 677 handicap, and Joe Webb and Dick Askew stand third in doubles with 1289 as event resumes next Saturday.
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Monk Owens
Amarillo
Bill Palmer
Don Wood
B. F. Sherwell
Shemwell
C. M. Ross
T. M. Mays
Dlown
Mays
Farmer
Wood
Joe Webb
Berger
Dick Askew
Webb
Askew
Dumas
Glove Champs To Leave Tomorrow
The Panhandle Golden Gloves champions head to Fort Worth for Texas Golden Gloves eliminations at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. Amarillo Regional champions will travel tonight and undergo medical exams and weigh ins at 11:10.
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Panhandle
Fort Worth
The
Star Telegram
Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum
Amarillo
Panhandle Golden Gloves Heading to Fort Worth for Tourney
Panhandle boxing hopefuls led by Edward Andrada Leon Palacio Pete Perez Claude King Wilbur Earl Smith James Wortham Calvin Pyle and Donald Giles prepare for five night state championship events in Fort Worth with semifinal and final rounds to follow. Duke Nally notes Smith's injury doubt while Amarillo and Wellington competitors loom as top contenders. training at Fort Worth's Worth Hotel and table setup ahead with special train and tours planned.
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Duke Nally
Globe News
Chicago
Edward Andrada
Leon Palacio
Pete Perez
Claude King
Wilbur Earl Smith
James Worth
Texas
Amarillo
James Wortham
Pampa
Eugene Cooper
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Cooper
Wortham
James
Wallace Willard
Houston
the Worth
Marion Guana
Guana
Borden
Manchus
Golden Gloves
East Lanaster
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Factory
Wbap-Tv
Denver
Nally
Harry Gilstrap
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Open playoff pits Ford against Harrison for Texas title
In San Antonio on February 12, Doug Ford and E. J. Harrison prepared for an 18 hole playoff to determine the Texas Open first prize of 2000 dollars and a share of gate receipts after finishing tied at 265. Ford shot 68 to beat par by three, while Harrison seeks his seventh playoff with one prior win. The field notes other golfers traveling to Harlingen and Mexico City for related events as well.
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San Antonio
Doug Ford
E. J
Dutch
Harrison
Ford
Briarcliff
St. Andrews
Henry Poe
Pinehurst
Harlingen
Mexico City
Jimmie Demaret
Ojai
Cary Middlecott
Memphis
Tenn
Busy Week for College Teams Signals Conference Scrambles
New York reports a hectic week across major leagues with Ivy League contenders, Sun Belt races, and postseason implications. Columbia eyeing a possible Ivy share after 15-0 run, NC State and Brigham Young poised to secure titles, while Indiana loses and Kansas State and Texas pursue leads in their conferences.
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Columbia
Yale
Harvard
Lions
Cornell
North Carolina State
North Carolina
Brigham Young
Utah
Cougars
Skyline
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Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Minnesota
Oklahoma A & M
St. Louis
Bradley
Kansas State
Kansas
Texas
Texas A & M
TCU
Southern California
Washington State
Washington
Oregon
Y Invitational Opens Tonight at High School Armory
The YMCA Invitational Basketball Tournament starts a four day run tonight with six of ten teams in action. Defending champion Graham Hoeme, after a 51 49 win over Hooker Vandergriff of Dallas, faces Polk Street Methodist in the nightcap at 8 30. Meyers Motors may challenge Plowboys in the lower bracket while Phillips Petroleum meets Gunn Brothers at 6 30 and San Jacinto faces the Jaycees at 7 30. The event concludes Thursday night with championship and third place games.
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Gunn Brothers
San Jacinto
Jaycees
Fireman Joe Page Signs His Contract
New York Yankee pitcher Joe Page signed a provisional 1951 contract for about $25,000. The big left hander weighed 213 pounds and said he was ready for another big year after a $5,000 cut from 1950, with a potential extra $5,000 bonus for performance.
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New York
U.P
Joe Page
New York Yankee
Big Midwestern Showdowns Highlight Tonight's College Slate
Are scrapping for Northern division honors. Tonight's leading games include Ohio State at Illinois, Indiana at Iowa, Wichita at Bradley, Kansas at Missouri, and Villanova at Seton Hall.
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Ohio State
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wichita
Bradley
Kansas
Missouri
Villanova
Seton Hall
Senate party balance in early Congresses
In the 39th Congress 1865 67 the Democratic Party held only 10 seats the smallest Democratic representation in Senate history. The 34th Congress 1855 57 saw Republicans with 15 seats the smallest Republican representation in Senate history.
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