Amarillo Sandies face looming end to season in basketball
Local fans mourn a late-season slide after a strong start as the Amarillo Sandies drop key District 1 1-AA games and stumble in District 3 2-AA race. The team has 20 wins and six losses, with losses to Borger Pampa and Lubbock due to scoring gaps and free shot disparities.
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Golden Sandies
Price College
T. G. Hull
Hoopsters
Pampa Harvesters
Sports
Vernon
Chidress
Lions
Borger Bulldogs
Borger
Lamesa
Odessa
Lubbock
Amarilllo
Golden Sandie
Sandies
Denton
Abilene
Amarillo
Eagles
Bobby Garner
Gib Ford
Pampa
Plainview
Classen
Oklahoma City
Comets
Tucumcari
Rattlers
Harvesters
Berger
Badgers Seek Sixth Victory in West Zone Showdown
Coach Bob Carter's Amarillo College Badgers aim for their sixth straight West Zone Southwestern Junior College cage win as they host Frank Phillips Plainsmen of Borger tomorrow night at 8. Admission is 75 cents and 1 dollar. The Badgers clinched the loop bunt with a 67-51 win over Howard County Monday, making the league outcome moot for this game.
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Bob Carter
Amarillo College
Southwestern Junior College
Frank Phillips
Jayhawks
Plainsmen
Amarillo
Net Masters Bring Tennis Star Power to Amarillo Arena
The world tour features Jack Kramer vs Pancho Gonzales in singles with Pancho Segura and Frank Parker in opening and doubles bouts. About 20 000 fans have already attended stops, tickets on sale now for 1 20 2 40 3 60 at local shops.
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Texas Panhandle
Jack Kramer
Pancho Gonzales
Pancho Segura
Frank Parker
Bobby Riggs
Kramer
Panchos
Slug-Crazy
Gonzales
Pancho
Parker
Segura
Kramer-Gonzales
Riggs
Forest Hills
Lee Pancho
South America
South Africa
Europe
Houston Boyd
Lubbock
Amarillo
Bob Clyde
Bill Gibson
W. D. Jones
Vance Hall
J. R. Marler
Tom McMahon
George Gollar
Bobby Garner
Neal
Carpenter
Gene Klein
Gobe
Bert Levy
Babe Zaharias Tops AP Poll as Greatest Female Athlete
New York reports Babe Didrikson Zaharias named the greatest female athlete of the first half of the 20th century in the Associated Press mid century poll. She won two Olympic golds in 1932, later claimed the British Women’s golf title in 1947, and accumulated 1030 points from 361 first-place votes.
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New York
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Associated Press
Helen Wills Moody
Stella Walsh
Fanny Blankers- Koen
Babe Didrikson
Mrs. Zaharias
Jim Thorpe
Mildred Ella Didrikson
Port Arthur
Tex
Ole
Norway
Babe
Babe Ruth
Texas
Los Angeles
Noted Athlete Babe Zaharias Life and Records
The article reviews Babe Zaharias's multifaceted sports career from track and field to golf, highlighting world records in the 80 meter hurdles and javelin, a contested high jump, and a later golf rise after a 1931 baseball and track peak. It notes her marriage to George Zaharias in 1938 and early professional status disputes with the Amateur Athletic Union in 1933.
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George Zaharias
Zaharias
Dallas
Track
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Tnan
Golden Gloves Opens Tonight in Texas State Tournament
Fort Worth opens the 14th annual state Golden Gloves with eight division titles and 161 entries. Notables include three-time light heavyweight champ Tom Adams of Abilene moving up a class. The field will be cut to quarterfinals over tonight through Friday, with semifinals and finals Monday night. Winners advance to Chicago nationals and 21 teams compete for the team trophy.
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Fort Worth
Texas Golden Gloves
Toms Adams
Abilene
Adams
Texas
Chicago
Kentucky Derby Favorites Race at Hialeah Park
Two likely Derby contenders Theory of Calumet Farm and Oil Capitol of Tom Gray meet in a seven furlong Crandon Park Purse at Hialeah Park, each carrying 124 pounds, in a program that also features the $7,500 Columbiana Handicap. Both aim for the May Derby.
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Miami
Fla
Calumet Farm
Theory
Tom Gray
Oil Capitol
Hialeah Park
All-Stars Set for Title Run in AAU Tournament
The YMCA All-Stars led by Wimpy Hill and Charles Richardson pursue a strong field at the AAU tourney running Feb 27 to March 4. They own about 50 wins with only three losses, all to Graham Hoeme. Key players include Dick Tadiock and Kenneth Kelly. Entries close at noon in the YMCA office.
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YMCA
All-Stars
San Jacinto Methodist
Graham Hoeme
Plowboys
Turkey
Air Speed Oil
Amarillo
Panhandle Laundry
Bill Phillips
Hereford Independents
Wimpy Hill
Amarillo High
Stanford
Texas Tech
Charles Richardson
Phillips High
West Texas
Seth McFathers
Hill
Carey High
First Round Wins Posted In Amarillo AAU Playoffs
Graham Hoeme and Panhandle Laundry captured first-round victories in the Amarillo AAU Basketball League playoffs at Amarillo College Gym. Hoeme edged Air Speed Oil 47 to 45 as Dale Russell and Bill Fonti sparked a late stand, while Panhandle Laundry defeated Amarillo College Junior Varsity 69 to 54 led by Bill Abbott with 29 points. Action resumes tonight at 7:30 with Jay Vees vs Air Speed Oil and Panhandle Laundry vs Graham Hoeme.
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Graham Hoeme
Panhandle Laundry
Amarillo
Amarillo College
Oilmen
Dale Russell
Borden Price
Amos Watson
Price
Russell
Myron Dorman
Russell Slipped In One On A Slick Pass From Little Bill Fonti
Welton Sorgee
Monk “Ord
Fonti
Bill Abbott
Abbott
Big Carrol Clark
Jayvees
Bill Phillips
Jay Vees
Pan Laundry
Carlyle
Eitz
Carruth
Sullivan
Phillips
Winters
Dick’son
Clark
Gordon
Stone
Kelley
Bosley
Burnett
Graham-Hoeme
Woodar Fe
Raves
Q Watson
Ford
Dorman
Mayfield
Rob'son
Sorgee
Wright
Cross
Thorpe Returns to Pro Football with Eagles in PR Role
Jim Thorpe returns to professional football joining the Philadelphia Eagles. The former world famed athlete, lauded as the greatest of the era, will serve in a public relations capacity with the team alongside his wife Patricia.
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Thorpe
Chicago
Jim Thorpe
Philadelphia Eagles
Jim
Patricas
Associated Press
Eagles
Golf Amateurs and Professionals: 1935 to 1944 Return
In 1935 she was ruled ineligible as a golf amateur due to professional status in other sports. In 1944 she regained golf amateurism at age 32 and began a remarkable run of victories culminating in the British championship. She then turned professional, enticed by a $300,000 movie offer. The AP poll places Gertrude Ederle second, with 76 points, behind Suzanne Langlen, Alice Marble, and Ann Curtis.
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Gertrude Ederle
Suzanne Langlen
Alice Marble
Ann Curtis
Bowling Scores Banner Bowl Winners Across Local Teams
A collage of league results shows Reynolds Ashford, Mann Bakery, Green Dart, and various sponsors scoring well in Banner Bowl action. Top totals include Melton 558 for Reynolds Ashford and Novak 594 for Oakes Fyfe Insurance, with numerous teams posting strong individual games and team victories.
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Banner
Reynolds-Ashford
Baker
Slaton
Beaver
Allen
Melton
Gulf Oil
Page
Duggan
Roberts
Edwards
Byers
Mann Bakery
Saunders
Gentry
Earnest
Carbon
Mann
Service & Supply
Taliferro
Martens
Dowis
Ramey
Green
Bill Freeman
Albright
Wicker
Thomas
Neubauer
Mullin
Troy Jones
Cascarelli
Hall
Sanders
Kroll
Gravestock
Carter & Son
Howell
Adams
Pittman
Elder
Barrow
Green Dart
Wilson
Meadows
Seifert
Osenbaugh
Dallage
Ralph Love Realty
Haile
Koenig
Dennis
Tyndal
Wagner
EL Rancho Cafe
Carlton
Pat Pitcock
Paetzold
McConnell
Peg Pitcock
McCartney
Lone Star Beverage
B. McClendon
Kay
Smith
SW Drug
Butterfield
Dewis
Webb
Moore
West
Oakes-Fyfe Insurance
Novak
Filareski
Miller
Merchant
Scott
Venezuelan fish canners hold surplus of 35 million cans
Venezuelan fish canners report a surplus of 35,000,000 cans valued at 5.4 million dollars. The stockpile reflects broader market dynamics and may affect pricing and export plans. Local industry officials caution about storage logistics and potential future demand shifts.
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Badgers
Dave Bailey
AAA Body Shop
Bowie
Babe Zaharias
Bob Stuart
Sandstorm
Golden Gloves
Ymca Church Men's League
San Jae Baptist
Polk St Meth
Noble
Gam’ons
Laws
Simpson
Gleaton
Johnson
Kenyon
Weaver
Simons
Wash Ave Christ
Mormons
Thoson
Tones
Hunter
Caldwell
Peterson Cra'ford
Rigby
Miers
Mont’ery Little
Schea
Harms
Kelly
I Meee' Son
Coleman
Wi Sia
Butler
Aser
Plains Amateur Athletic Union
Ymca All-Stars
Raymond Oliver
Sam Fenberg
Sam
Fenberg
Nash Automobile
San Jacinto
Carolina Streets
ACME
Eagle Paint CO
Tyler
Kirsch
P.O
Curun
White Way Foods
Young
Beckne
Patrick
Prien
Nunn
Roa McRuLase Een
Wichita Falls
Motorola
Model
Polk ST
McDonald Auto
Co. Amarill
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