Junior Mat Crowns Up In Amarillo Wrestling Finals
The Amarillo Junior High Wrestling finals start at 7 tonight in Horace Mann Gym with 16 weight divisions to be decided. Last night opened the tourney with results from 73 to heavyweight divisions led by Dwayne Moreau and Neal Collins among others.
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Amarillo
Horace Mann
Dwayne Moreau
Harold Farrow
McKinley
Jerald Brown
Scottie Lewis
Nixson
David Allen
Sam Houston
Bob Jones
Perry Smith
Don Tippen
Troyce Austin
Glenn Milligan
Gerry Warren
Max Manney
Samston
Neal Collins
David Bechtel
Bobby Allen
Weatherford Kelley
Charles Pace
Bobby Patrick
Robert Griffin
Billy McLeod
Jackie Meyers
Stanley Hoefer
Geary Rutherford
Francis Almaquist
Bobby Cooper
Horace
Cloyce Box Recalled to Marines from Lions
Detroit Lions star end Cloyce Box is recalled to the US Marines as an officer from the inactive reserve. Box, a tank specialist, passed his Dallas physical and will depart for Camp Pendleton California. Last season he caught 50 passes for 1009 yards and 11 touchdowns. He previously served four years as a lieutenant in World War II and saw action in the Pacific theater.
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Detroit
Detroit Lions
Cloyce Box
Box
Waco
Tex
Dallas
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Cal
Marines
Wildcats Clinch Big Seven Title in 74 48 Win over Nebraska
Kansas State clinched the Big Seven basketball championship with a 74 to 48 victory over Nebraska in Manhattan. The win secures their third league crown in seven years as they prepare to face Arizona, Border Conference champions, in the NCAA western playoffs in Kansas City on March 21. The story also notes BYU’s near NCAA bid, Oklahoma A&M vs St Louis, and other major conference results.
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Kansas State Wildcats
Wildcats
Nebraska
Manhattan
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Kansas City
K-State
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Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Michigan State
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Wisconsin
New York University
Notre Dame
Madison Square Garden
Abe Becker
Dick Bunt
Jim Brasco
NYU
Boulder
Colo
Clyde Lovellette
Kansas
Colorado
Lovellette
Missouri
Iowa State
DePaul
North Central
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Texas Christian
Arkansas
Denver
Utah State
Texas Tech
Final game set in JC tournament Denton Texas
Howard County meets Cisco Junior College in Denton for the Texas Junior College Conference basketball tournament title. Howard County won Zone 4 by defeating Lon Morris 61 55, while Cisco JC beat Henderson County 69 64 in Zone 3 action.
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Cisco Junior College
Lon Morris
Henderson County
College Flying Wheels
Amarillo
Arizona
Texas Tech
TCU
Arkansas
Missouri
Iowa State
Estepureh
West Virginia
Michigan
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Fordge
Seton Hall
Boston
Collegeachusetts
St. Louis
Detroit
Texas
Stephen F. Austin
NYU
Notre Dame
Bradley
Oklahoma A&m
Kansas State
Nebraska
Minnesota
Michigan State
Louisiana
Bananga
Drake
Creight
DePaul
Bse
Brigham Young
Colorado
ENMU
Panhandle
A&m
Cisco JC
Henderson
Maples leads 4 but unclear final bowling scores
Readable lines show names Maples Webster Hansell Day Jordan Elms Connell Williams Hester Prickett Korinas Purcell Lewandowski Allen Reynolds Hegodeus Mathews McCann among others with scores ranging from the mid 200s to mid 400s. The fragmentary list suggests overall team scoring in a bowling match with multiple players contributing across lines.
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Anderson
Webster
Hansell
Day
Jordan
Elms
Connell
Williams
Hester
Prickett
Korinas
Purcell Car
Lewandowski
Allen
Scyamors
Reynolds
Hegodeus
Mathews
McCann
The Body's Largest Organ Is Skin Size and Weight Fact
The statement notes that the skin is the body's largest organ, weighing about twice as much as the liver or brain. It highlights skin's weight relative to internal organs and underscores its prominence in anatomy.
Rail groups seek cheaper wood cross ties solution
Portland report notes that replacing crossties costs U S railroads 250 million dollars annually. The National Lumber Manufacturers Association and the Association of Railroads join to study more efficient uses of wood for cross ties and related track components to cut expenses and extend tie life.
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National Lumber Manufacturers Association
The
Association of Railroads
AAU Teams To Start Playoffs Tonight in Amarillo Gym
The Amarillo AAU Basketball league’s top four finishers prepare for playoffs at Amarillo College gym. Graham Hoeme, second place, faces Meyers Motors, third, at 7:30 PM. The undefeated Amarillo College Freshmen meet Gunn Brothers in the night’s second game. tickets are 50 cents at the door.
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Amarillo
Amarillo College
Graham Hoeme
Meyers Motors
Gunn Brothers Five
Texas boxers reach rounds in Golden Gloves event
In Chicago February 27, three Texas fighters advanced in the Golden Gloves national tournament but Fort Worth's Johnny O Glee suffered an upset. O Glee won his first bout against Bob Mattison of Los Angeles but lost to Bob Bickle of Kansas City in the second. Texas winners included Pat Riley of Fort Worth who defeated James Martin and then William Wayne by default, Pat Morales of Fort Worth who defeated Lee McCarthy of Los Angeles and Elmer Western of Gary, Ind, and Raymond Riojas of Fort Worth who defeated Nick Heywood of Kansas City and Penn of Rockford Ill in separate bouts.
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Texas
Johnny O’glee
Fort Worth
O’glee
Bob Mattison
Los Angeles
Bob Bickle
Kansas City
O’gee
Bickle
Pat Riley
James Martin
Indianapolis
William Wayne
Fred Morales
Fort Wheat
Lee
Pat” "McCarthy
Elmer Western
Gary
Ind
Raymond Riojas
Nick Heywood
Penn
Rockford
Ill
Globetrotters to play Thomas Tinkers in Amarillo show
The Harlem Globetrotters schedule their first Amarillo appearance on Tuesday March 6 at the Sports Arena with the Thomas Tinkers of Lubbock as the opponents. Tickets range 1 20 to 2 and are sold at Henry Blackburn’s and Vance Hall’s Sporting Goods plus Chamber of Commerce and Amarillo Jaycees. The Tinkers also play in Lubbock March 5, which is sold out. The event features comedy acts and basketball, led by Duke Cumberland with UCLA coach Johnny Wooden praising the team.
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Kilgore
Skeet Gibson
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Pampa Daily News
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Bradshaw Motor Company
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Miller named in widening college basketball bribery case
New York reports another LIU star Nathan Miller, 25, Brooklyn, charged with taking 1500 for fixing two 1948-49 games at Madison Square Garden. Miller linked to Edward Card and seasoned with a growing list including Sherman White LeRoy Smith Adolph Bigos and others from CCNY NYU and multiple games. Hogan’s DA office expands inquiry into a bribery network affecting 12 fixed games over three seasons and involves Cinderella Team in last season’s champions. Miller, a former LIU guard with a Purple Heart, faces felony court appearance after arrest at district attorney’s office update.
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Nathan “Natie” Miller
Brooklyn
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Salvatore Yarto Sollazzo
CCNY
Ed Roman
Ed Warner
Harvey
Connie” Schaff
NYU
Sollazzo
Hogan
Xee
Buffaloes Eyes Tie for Second in Border Conference
West Texas State battles New Mexico University tonight in Albuquerque aiming to join Texas Tech in a second place tie. A win preserves NAIB hopes while the Buffaloes pursue momentum on a three game trip after a 71 68 win by Arizona against Texas Tech.
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West Texas State
Buffaloes
Texas Tech
New Mexico University
Buffs
Herd
Canyon
Arizona Wildcats
Red Raiders
Gus Miller
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el Paso
Texas Western
West Texas
Tech
NAIB
Lobos
A&m
Miners
Borden Price
NMU Wolfpups
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New Mexico Fresh
Jim Bynon Sells to Port Arthur by Gold Sox
Amarillo’s Gold Sox sold center fielder Jim Bynon to Port Arthur of the Gulf Coast League at his request to pursue play on the coast. Bynon hit .339 with 33 homers last season, and was popular with fans. Manager Buck Fausett said the team is negotiating for a replacement outfielder as advance seat sales for 1951 grow.
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Gold Sox
Jim Bynon
Port Arthur
Buck Fausett
Sox
Bynon
South Texas
el Paso
Byron
Crawford Howard
Howard
Fausett
Emu and Kangaroo Stand on Australia Coat of Arms
The emu and the kangaroo appear on Australia’s coat of arms, symbolizing the nation’s unique fauna and a lasting emblem of its identity and heritage.
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Australia
College basketball scores mix with scattered digits and notes
A jumble of college basketball results lists teams and scores such as Arizona 72 over Texas Tech 68 and Oklahoma A&M 2, with many OCR errors and stray lines. The section ends with the note that all Indian states have introduced compulsory education.
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