Amarillo boxers draw favorable semi final matches
Amarillo's Pete Perez and James Wortham drew easier semifinal opponents in the state Golden Gloves. Perez meets Rex Maxwell of Odessa and Wortham faces Ed Castillo of Austin, with both favored to win and advance to finals tonight. The scene features other tough semi matches including Joe Vasquez and Raymond Riojas, while Domebo and Cooper loom as possible pre finals hurdles.
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Glovers
Harry Gilstrap
Crttely News-Globe
Fork Worth
Amarillo
Pete Perez
James Wortham
Perez
Rex Maxwell
Odessa
Wortham
Ed_Castillo
Austin
Joe Vasquez
Waco
Raymond Riojas
Fort Worth
Maxwell
Little Pete
Castillo
Eugene Cooper
Wichita Falls
Andy Domebo
Oklahoma
Palmer
Maverick Club
Beaumont
Cooper
Texas
Domebo
Mejion Guana
James
Panhandle
Wheelchair Exibition basketball match draws fans
The Flying Wheels of Birmingham Hospital travel to face Amarillo College Badgers in a wheelchair basketball game at 8 o clock on February 46. Admission is free for wheelchair users. 50 cents for others. Coach Bob Carter urged wheelchair fans to notify early for seating.
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Badgers
Flying Wheels
Birmingham Hospital
Long Beach
Cal
Wheels
New York City
Richmond
Boston
Mass
Vets
Wheelchair Wizards
Louis “the Clown
Palmer
Lee Barr
Gene Haley
Gil Ortiz
Tony Arredondo
George McReynolds
Badgers On Wheels
Corbett Bridges
Albert Hutchison
Jim Burris
Merle Denny
Art McKay
Tech Facing West Texas In NAIB Bid Crucial Clash
West Texas State and Texas Tech meet in Lubbock with NAIB playoff hopes on the line. Tech relies on Paul Nolen, Verdell Turner, Jack Alderson as they chase victory after a 96-55 win. Bill Price leads the Buffaloes with back-to-back 21-point games as a three-way NAIB race with Hardin-Simmons looms.
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Texas Tech
Lubbock
West Texas Buffaloes
Tech
Red Raiders
Raiders
NAIB
Tech Basketeers
Buffalo
Canon
Texas
Texas Western
Herd
Canyon
Paul Nolen
Nolen
the Pole
West Texas
Verdell Turner
Jack Alderson
Alderson
Flagstaff
Buffaloes
Bill Price
Price
Briscoe Teme
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys
Cowboys
Brazil Prepares Multi-Million Drive to Foster Wheat Browning
Brazil aims to invest several million dollars to advance wheat browning research and development, seeking improved grain quality and agricultural efficiency through enhanced processing and crop protection initiatives.
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Brazil
Toscanini Retires Temporarily Over Old Knee Injury
Arturo Toscanini, age 83, has entered temporary retirement after a knee injury relapse. His final season performance was Saturday at Carnegie Hall with the NBC Symphony Orchestra, with two more NBC engagements and overseas appearances cancelled. He said he regrets being unable to fulfill his scheduled season.
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New York
Arturo Toscanini
Carnegie Hall
National Broadcasting Co. Symphony Orchestra
NBC
Toscanini
Experts value Britain's king stamp collection at over 1.4 million
Experts estimate the stamp collection of Britain's king at more than 1,400,000 dollars, highlighting its historic value. The assessment underscores the rarity and significance of the stamps as a major philatelic asset.
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Britain
Borger Bulldogs hold edge as district title bid looms
Borger faces Childress in a must win District 2-AA realignment to reach the state meet in Austin March 1-3. Lane led Borger with 31 points in a 63-42 non conference win while McDowell and Wartes shine for Sandies in college play.
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Bill Defoe
Kiwanis
Col
E. A. Simpson
Thad Ansley
Am Am
Sandies
Borger Bulldogs
Tex Hanna
Childress
Borger
Austin
Bulldogs
Bobcats
Keith Lane
Joe Golding
Wichita Falls
Lane
Coyotes
Jewell McDowell
Sandie Star
McDowell
Texas A&m
Neutral Site Showdown Sets TJCA Playoff Bid
Amarillo College and Howard County meet at 8 pm in Texas Tech gym Lubbock to decide the West Zone TJCA entry. Both clubs hold 7-1 league marks with past meetings split, Jayhawks led by Harold Davis and Badgers by Bob Carter, tickets 90 cents.
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Amarillo College
Howard County
Texas Junior College Athletic
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Amarillo
Badgers
Jayhawks
Jayhawkers
Harold Davis
Bob Carter
Clarendon
Delmar Turner
Bill Fletcher
Badger
Turner
Fletcher
Corbett Bridges
Eddie Lee
Bridges
Lee
Bribe Scandal Rocks CCNY Basketball World
Five players including CCNY stars Ed Roman Ed Warner and Al Roth face arrest on $11,000 bribe scheme charges. Details cite bribes for throwing games against Missouri Arizona Boston College Washington State and St Johns with other schools NYU LIU and a jewelry owner tied to the case. Legal actions include grand jury investigations and bail set at 15000 with one held without bail.
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Earl Wright
New York
U.P
Ed Roman
Ed Warner
al “Fats” Roth
City College of New York
CCNY
Costello
Frank Hogan
City College
Missouri
Madison Square Garden
Arizona
Roth
Roman
Boston College
Boston
Hogan
Warner
Washington State
St. John’s
Schaff
NYU
Jim Brisco
Brisco
Manhattan
Henry “Hank” Poppe
John Byrnes
John M. Murtaugh
Sollazo
Klein Captures Rio Grande Valley Open Championship
San Antonio's Charles Klein won the Rio Grande Valley Open at Harlingen with a 269 total, claiming $2,000 first prize as Marty Furgol earned $1,400 with 271. Al Brosch finished third at 272 for $1,000, while Lloyd Mangrum and Jackie Burke Jr. earned smaller totals in the 55-player field.
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Harold V. Ratliff Harlingen
Gollf
Houston
Charles “Chuck” Klein
San Antonio
Texas
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
Mangrum
Jackie Burke, Jr
Henry Ransom
Dallas
St. Andrews
Klein
Harlingen Municipal
Bacon
Chuck
Marty Furgol
Long Beach
Cal
Furgol
al Brosch
Garden City
Burke
Phillips Mixes Work and Play in Bartlesville Ball Club
In Bartlesville Oklahoma Phillips Petroleum and its Phillips 66ers blend careers with basketball. Boots Adams founded the team in 1921 and rose to president as many players stayed with the firm. The 66ers train after hours without extra pay, balancing business duties with sport.
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Bartlesville
Oklo
Phillips 66
Phillips Petroleum Co
Phillips 66Ers
K. S
Boots” Adams
University of Kansas
Boots Adams
Phillips Petroleum
Phillips 66ers to face Texas Tech at Sports Arena
The Phillips 66ers meet Texas Tech of the Border Conference at the Sports Arena on Wednesday night. Advance tickets are sold at Henry Blackburn Sporting Goods and Vance Hall Sporting Goods. Ticket prices are 1.25 dollars for reserved seating and 1 dollar for general admission.
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Phillips 66Ers
Texas Tech
Henry Blackburn Sporting Goods
Vance Hall Sporting Goods
Phillips 66ers Rise of a Legendary Amateur Team
A legacy from Boots Adams to Frank Phillips built the Phillips 66ers into a premier amateur basketball program. From 1936 to 1950s, they tallied 806 wins against 73 losses, with last season at 52-1, marking one of history’s most remarkable records in the sport. The team’s roots trace back to 1921 and the vision of early organizer Meadesbels.
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Phillips 66Ers
Phillips
Boots Adams
Frank Phil Company
Meadesbels Silt Wincnbatasini Te
Weidner to Meet Schultz in Semifinal Wrestling Card
Amarillo’s Billy Weidner the full nelson expert faces Dutch Schultz of Houston in a one fall or 30 minute semifinal. Schultz uses the step-over toe hold as a finisher and has not won a fall in Amarillo. Weidner recently showcased a powerful nelson on Ivan Kalmikoff in a junior heavyweight bout.
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Cory Detton
Amarillo
Billy Weidner
Dutch Schultz
Houston
Schultz
Whitey Walberg
Minneapolis
Weidner
Ivan Kalmikoff
Weidner-Schultz
Walberg
Kalmikoff
Cigar output in the Netherlands falls to sixty percent
The Netherlands stages show cigar production now at about 60 percent of prewar levels, signaling a slow recovery from wartime disruption. Industry observers note continued supply constraints and adaptations in production lines as firms recalibrate to postwar demand.
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Netherlands
PGA Dispute Nearing Head for Golf Stars Split
Harlingen reporting on golf's clash over nine players who joined the Mexican National Open. The Rio Grande Valley Open remains central as the PGA prepares to announce fines or suspensions tomorrow. Mexican officials may join discussions as Valdes arrives. players plan arrivals in Houston and Brownsville for the next steps.
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Harlingen
Houston
Mexican Golf Association
Raul Valdes
Lawson Little
PGA
Valdes
Horton Smith
Detroit
Mexico City
Pan American Airways
Brownsville
Vic Ghezzji
Long Island
Mexico
Jimmie Demaret
Ojai
Cal
One More Shot At Pin Records For 1951 Amarillo Bowling
The Amarillo Men's Bowling Tournament opens another weekend with a chance to beat Frank Johnson's 702 in singles or the W. H. Poncelet E. P. Jones 1354 in doubles and National Shirts 3105 in team. Top contenders include Johnson, Ernie Moore, Glen Evans, Bob Gibbs, Toby McGrew, and others in individual, two man, and five man events with teams like National Shirts, Hicks Better Homes, Mull Tanes, Oakes Fyfe Insurance, American Business Club, and Rotary Club fielding strong scores.
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Amarillo
Frank Johnson
W. H. Poncelet
E. P. Jones
Skee
B. F. Shemwell
Bose
Siewete Nea
Ewing-Prugh
Schecher-Cernohouz
Pite-Garrett
Ces Cues
National Shirts
Hicks Better Homes
Mull Tanes
Oakes-Fyfe Insurance
American Business Club
Prescription Laboratory
Rotary Club Ic Bie Glsie Abo Cee
San Jacinto Kiwanis
JSOR
Garver
Civics
Cece
Dowell's Schedule Tuesday Night Tilt
Dowell's Cafe AAU basketball team will meet Phillips Chemical of Dumas at 8 o'clock tomorrow night at Sam Houston Junior High School gymnasium. The Dowell's team recently picked up two new players in Bill Abbott of Canyon and Dick Overcast. There will be no charge for the game.
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Dowell
Phillips Chemical
Dumas
Sam Houston Junior High School
Bill Abbott
Canyon
War cemeteries hold thousands in New Guinea graves
In three major Pacific war cemeteries in New Guinea Australian soldiers who fought with American troops are buried in Port Moresby Lae and Rabaul totaling 4000 3200 and 2200 graves respectively across the sites The figures reflect the shared sacrifice of allied forces in the Pacific theater.
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New Guinea
Port Moresby
Lae
Rabaul
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