Sandies and Gruver In Arena Tonight
The Amarillo Golden Sandie cagers seek revenge against Gruver Greyhounds in the Sports Arena at 8 pm. Gruver, defending Class B champions, beat Sandies 49-41 earlier. Gruver also faces Stinnett in the North Plains Tourney semis at Claude before visiting Amarillo.
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Pierce Street Beats Polk Street in YMCA Boys League play
Pierce Street Baptists defeated Polk Street Methodists 49 to 31 while First Christian crushed the First Baptists 60 to 4. All games were at Horace Mann High School gym. First Christian now has two wins after forfeit last week.
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Alker
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Bradley Wins After Scare
New York January 5 Bradley's Braves, ranked atop the nation by the United Press coaches, faced a real test in a Missouri Valley Conference game against Detroit. They had to show resilience after falling behind, proving once more they are true champions who can come from behind.
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Phillips 66 Cagers Defeat Dowell’s Cafe 63 to 35
Phillips 66 of Bartlesville, national AAU champions, routed Dowell’s Cafe of Amarillo 63 35 before a capacity Frank Phillips Junior College gym crowd. The Sixty-Sixers extended their 39 game winning streak as Cudy Kitchens and Don Loyd each scored 10. Dowell’s battled to the half, but Phillips pulled away in the second period.
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Daily Worker scoop on uranium firm sale to America
The Daily Worker in London reported a government sale of shares in a uranium mining firm and claimed all shares would be remitted to the United States, a detail other papers credited as a scoop.
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America
High School and College Basketball Scores Summary
High school scores report Lefors 39 Wheeler 16 in boys and Wheeler 23 Lefors 9 in girls. Vega edges Bovina 37 24 in boys while Vega 35 Bovina 33 in girls. Abernathy tops New Deal 32 30 in boys and New Deal defeats Abernathy 21 12 in girls with Abernathy B 27 New Deal B 14. College results list Garden City 47 Amarillo 39 Texas A and M 51 Rice 39 Pittsburgh 68 Westminster 62. Plus various other college games including Lincoln Memorial 72 Emory and Henry M4 Tampa 120 Patrick Air Base 22 Beloit 86 San Jose St 57 Long Island 69 Bowling Green 63 Muskingum 71 Case 69 Bradley 69 Detroit 65 DePaul 53 Cincinnati 52 San Francisco 64 John Carroll 41 Fairmont State 57 Glenville State 56 DePaul 53 Cincinnati 52 Missouri 66 Houston 48 Midwestern 52 East Texas 49 NYU 66 No Carolina 60 East Central Okla 58 Okla Baptist 47 Gorham Teachers 67 Bates 52 NM Western 62 Phoenix College 51 New Mexico A&M 64 Texas Tech 5 New Mexico 57 HSU 55.
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East Central
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Gatica set for historic title bid against Ike Williams
Jose Gatica, aiming to become South America’s first world boxing champion, meets lightweight king Ike Williams in a 10 round non-title clash at Madison Square Garden. The Argentine challenger, a heavy underdog, brings support from General Peron and the Argentine consulate, while Williams weighs near 140 pounds and faces weight questions.
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Ike Williams
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Terry Young
Luis Firpo
Jack Dempsey
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Puerto Rico
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Garden
Juan Peron
National Council of Physical Education
Delfor B. Fanton
Wayne Martin Triumphs Over O'Reilly at Sports Arena
Wayne Martin defeated Jack O'Reilly in 39 minutes before 1,953 spectators at the Sports Arena. O'Reilly, Melbourne native, used sneaky punches and hair grabs as refs struggled to control the bout. Martin won the first fall in 15 minutes with drop kicks and a double-leg nelson, then took the second in 17 with hammerlock and knee jabs.
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Jack O'Reilly
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Dory Funk
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Thornton
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Pat O’dowdy
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Bob Cummings
Amarillo
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Weidner
Spinks Tops All State Class A Grid Selection
United Press reports Texas sports writers named Rick Spinks of West Texas as the sole unanimous Class A All-State selection, leading a 1949 roster that includes Kermit, Wharton, Arlington, Mount Vernon, and New Braunfels among others. The West Texas star, at 175 pounds and six feet, scored around 200 points, called signals, and handled kicking, running, and some passing.
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Kermit
New Braunfels
Texas Sports Writers Association
Rick Spinks
West Texas
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Brady
Dalhart
de Kalb
Arlington
Mount Ver
Littlefield
Mineola
la Vega
Slaton
Georgetown
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Uvalde
Rusty Gunn
Bill Jack Meredith
Mount Vernon
Bill Cline
Weldon Dacus
Charles Schriever
Dacus
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Don Koepple
Lawrence Kalmus
Don Terrell
Tommy McCoy
McCoy
Don Kay Brown
Eugene Pope
Bennie Sinclair
Dickie Hopping
Bill Williams
Leon Moore
Carl Shannon
Bill Green
Gene Renfro
Billy Davis
Pasco Parker
Jimmy Harrell
Garden City Tops Amarillo College Badgers 47-39
Garden City Busters held off Amarillo College Badgers 47 to 39 as Harold Patterson scored 17 and Don McGillivray added key baskets late. Garden City led 25-19 at halftime and stretched their advantage in the final period despite Amarillo’s 13 free throws.
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Charles Tucker
Rumor Trade On Williams From Boston Post Report
Boston Post dispatch from Miami says Ted Williams could be traded to the Philadelphia Athletics for a first baseman and three pitchers. Athletics may send Ferris Fain and pitchers Lou Brissie Bob Schantz and Joe Coleman. a $5,000 bet on a Williams trade is noted. Boston has talked with St. Louis Browns about Fain for Les Moss while owner Tom Yawkey denied any Williams trade.
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Aggies Defeat Rice 51 to 39 in opener
Globe Staff reports Texas A&M defeated Rice 51 to 39 to open the season. A&M led 22 to 18 at halftime and controlled the ball, limiting Rice to four shots in the first 12 minutes of the second half. Jewell McDowell led with 16 points as Rice’s Joe McDermott scored six. The win puts A&M in a three way tie with TCU and Texas atop the Southwest Conference.
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Bob Seeds Sporting Goods Ad Notice
Local storefront at 906 A Polk advertises upcoming announcements from Bob Seeds Sporting Goods with a phone contact 2 6658 and a prompt to watch for news soon.
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Polk
Carver Fives Plan Opener at Home Saturday Night
Carver Dragons and Dragonettes meet Childress squads in a twin bill at Carver gym Saturday night. The boys bring five returning lettermen led by captain Paul Young and Edgar Johnson. the girls have one returnee from last year’s 22 game win streak. Game time is 7 30 with 50 cent adults and 25 cent students admission.
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Bo McMillin clash over Layne staining Lions bid
Bo McMillin drew heat after Bobby Layne blasted the resigned Detroit Lions coach. Layne said in Dallas he would be Detroit’s quarterback if not for McMillin, while teammates Doak Walker and Cloyce Box joined Layne in protesting his personnel decisions. McMillin defended his methods and noted several players disagreed.
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Cloyce Box
Pitcher Del Duca Signs With San Francisco
Art Del Duca signed with San Francisco after posting a 12 and 6 record for Beaumont in the Texas League last season.
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Art del Duca
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