Entries Open for Amarillo Golden Gloves Roundup
Amarillo gears up for the 15th annual Globe News Golden Gloves with stars like Raymond Doc Williams Sandie co captain and Johnny Hernandez in the field. Open and School divisions prize 32 trophies while eight Open winners head to Fort Worth for the Texas tourney.
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Amarillo
Globe News
Raymond
Doc” Williams
Johnny Hernandez
Pat McCarthy
Gene Cooper
Duke Nally
News-Globe
Panhandle
Fort Worth
Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum
Canyon
Shamrock
Borger
Amateur Athletic Union
Texas
Southwestern Association
AAU
Maxor Drug
Fisk
Eighth
Polk
Municipal Auditorium
Jack Vincent
W. A. Powell
Francis Graham
Golden Gloves
Amarillo Globe-News
Amarillo, Texas
Vacation Notes From a Sports Fan Across Oklahoma City
A columnist shares a two week trip ending last Thursday visiting Oklahoma City Elk City and Dallas. He cites meetings with Bauman and Riley, reports on the All College Basketball Tournament Oklahoma Aggies loss to injury, officials Morrow and Wilson, Baylor's Darrel Davis, and a Dallas Cipango Club visit. Kentucky beat Oklahoma in all papers read at Globe News.
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Oklahoma City
Elk City
Joe Bauman
Jack Riley
Bauman
Gold Sox
Riley
Pampa Oilers
Oklahoma Aggies
Bob Seymour
Hank Iba
Bradley
St. Louis
Johnny Morrow
Waco
Ab Curtis
Southwest
Ronnie Wilson
Darrel Davis
Pampa
Baylor
Bears
Austin
Dallas
Coyotes
Maroons
Cipango
New York
Chicago
Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
Pappies Showland
Blair Cherry
Texas
Tennessee
Vols
Andy Kozar
Henry McLemore
Kate
Oklahoma
Bill Porter
University of Oklahoma
Moore High School
Sooners
The
Globe News
Kentucky
Dead Officer Man of Year From Korea Hero
Lt. John Trent, former Army captain and 1949 Army football team leader, has been selected as the Football Writers Association of America Man of the Year. He died November 15 in Korea while alerting his exhausted unit by crawling between fox holes. An AP report noted he warned his men as Communist fire raged, embodying football spirit in battle.
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Des Moines
John Trent
Korea
Trent
Football Writers Association of America
Bert McGrane
Ag Mg
West Point
Associated Press
Gran Chaco of Paraguay in the Wild West stage
The Gran Chaco region of Paraguay remains unsettled and unsettled frontier conditions persist as authorities and settlers navigate ongoing tensions and development in a rugged, sparsely populated area.
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Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Arizona Favored Over WTSC in Border Conference Tests
Arizona the heavy favorite faces its first major Border Conference test this week with road games at West Texas, Texas Tech and Hardin Simmons. A win on consecutive nights could push Arizona toward a sixth straight undisputed title as West Texas battles to defend the league lead. Arizona stands 9-2, West Texas 7-5, while Tempe and Flagstaff teams travel to New Mexico, New Mexico A and Texas Western.
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Associated Press
Arizona
West Texas
Texas Tech
Hardin- Simmons
Texas
Arizona State College
Tempe
Flagstaff
New Mexico
New Mexico A & M
Texas Western
Babe Zaharias Wins Ponte Vedra Club Open Title
Babe Zaharias captured the first Ponte Vedra Club Open with a 54 hole total of 228 in Ponte Vedra Beach Florida. The victory came under pressure from 17 year old Marlene Bauer of Midland Texas who closed to within two strokes before fading over the final nine holes. Betty Jameson of San Antonio finished third at 234 after a final round 77.
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Ponte Vedra Beach
Fin
Babe Zaharias
Marlene Bauer
Midland
Tex
Miss Bauer
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Coaches converge in Dallas for NCAA meetings
In Dallas, an estimated 900 to 1,000 college coaches, faculty athletic representatives and publicity officials gather ahead of the NCAA convention. Baseball coaches lead off with a two day clinic and an association protest against recruiting raids, as football coaches and AFCA rule committee prepare for advance sessions.
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Dallas
American Association of College Baseball Coaches
American Football Coaches Association
AFCA
NCAA
Squeeze Artist Faces Dutch Schultz In Amarillo Card
Gust Johnson meets Dutch Schultz in a 30 minute one fall semifinal on Promoter Cory Detton's wrestling card in Amarillo. Schultz hails from Houston and Johnson from Seattle, with the card featuring a six man tag bout and an extra match to be added.
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Gust Johnson
Dutch Schultz
Cory Detton
Schultz
Houston
Amarillo
Johnson
Detton
al Getz
Dory Funk
Billy Weidner
Bill Sledge
Ransom Leads LA Tourney as Snead Plays On
Henry Ransom holds a three stroke edge over Sam Snead entering the final round of the $15,000 Los Angeles Open in Los Angeles. Snead reveals a broken left hand sustained two weeks ago at the Miami Open, yet still trails by four after 54 holes. Ransom 208, Snead 212, with Middlecoff and Ford tied at 211 and Mangrum at 213 as the field contends.
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Los Angeles
Henry Ransom
Sam Snead
Snead
Sam
Ransom
Cary Middlecoff
Doug Ford
Briarcliff
Lloyd Mangrum
Chicago
SWC Cage Race Upsets Form
In one week three dark horses rose to the top of the Southwest Conference standings as Arkansas and Southern Methodist suffered early losses while Texas Texas Christian and Texas A M moved into the undefeated column. Texas Christian beat Arkansas 42 31 Texas beat Baylor 59 58 and Rice 56 54 Texas A M defeated Rice 51 39 SMU topped Baylor 66 37 after an opening loss to T C U Arkansas seeks to rebound in Dallas while Rice faces T C U in Fort Worth awaiting the next conference round.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Southern Methodist
Texas
Texas Christian
Texas A&m
Razorbacks
Horned Frogs
Baylor
Rice
Dallas
Fort Worth
Joe Palooka Actor and Laguna Beach Lifeguard Highlight Story
Two rising figures in entertainment and sport are noted. Joe Kirkwood Jr., famed as the movies’ Joe Palooka, joins a feature alongside Jimmy Clark, a former Laguna Beach lifeguard known for his blond looks and prior coastal appeal. The piece sketches their profiles and public image.
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Joe Kirkwood, Jr
Joe Palooka
Jimmy Clark
Laguna Beach
Cal
Badgers Open Loop Campaign With Clarendon Junior College
Badgers face Clarendon Junior College in their 1951 West Zone title defense opener at the college gym as they begin a Texas Junior College Athletic Conference slate. Eddie Lee leads scoring with 208 points in 14 games. other top contributors include Albert Hutchinson and Corbett Bridges as the team seeks to rebound from recent losses to Garden City and Dodge City.
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Badgers
Clarendon Junior College
Texas Junior College Athletic Conference
Howard County Junior College of
Big Spring
Amarillo
Bob Carter
Clarendon
Garden City Bronc Busters
Dodge City Conquistadors
Garden City
Dodge City
Eddie Lee
Clovis
Badger
Albert Hutchinson
Corbett Bridges
Leon Dowie
Jim Burris
Art McKay
Vern Irwin
Merle Denny
Eddie Stone
LeRoy Sparkman
Joe Sullivan
Bob Patterson
Arthur Seitz
Walton Tucker
Troy Monroe
Leon Doche
Golden Sandies
Amarillo College
Dowie
Irwin
Big Conference Teams Named By United Press
The 1950 Texas Sports Writers Association all state football selections feature Sunset dominating the first team with four players and adding three more on the second team. Reagan, Jefferson, and Arlington Heights each place two men, while Lamar supplies the lone outside guard Kenneth Paul. Non champion schools have only three players across the second eleven, and Sunset’s McNair, Weir, Greenhaw, and Marshall headline the first team with Reed, Boring, and Skidmore on the second.
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United Press
Texas Sports Writers Association
Dallas Sunset
Texas Interscholastic League
Houston
Reagan
San Antonio
Jefferson
Fort Worth
Arlington Heights
Lamar
Kenneth Paul
Houston San Jacinto
Harlandale
Sunset
David McNair
Lonnie Weir
Ivan Greenhaw
John Marshall
Louis Reed
Joe Boring
Fred Skidmore
Larry Graham
H. Moon
Regan
Kitchens Jeff
N D. McNair
F. Varner
L. West
Sunset D
Wilson
San Jac
Ackle C. Roach
E. Knebel
Jeff
Uar
K. Paul
L. Reed
T. Hairston
B. Miller
J. Greehaw
Menossi Gotthardt
Harlac R. Easley
Regan A. Boring
Sunset Ac
Williams
J. Marshall
F. Skidmore
Sunset Back Minkerale
Graham
Jamar
Big college basketball slate features rivalries in Texas
Baylor faces Texas A M in Waco Friday night while SMU meets Texas at Austin. Rice travels to Fayetteville to play Arkansas on Saturday night and TCU visits College Station for a Texas showdown. Rice center Joe McDermott leads the season scoring with 185 points, 17 ahead of Texas runner-up Jim Dowies.
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Baylor
Texas A&m
Waco
Southern Methodist
Texas
Austin
Rice
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Texas Christian
College Station
Joe McDermott
Runnner
Jim Dowies
Europeans Use Lignite for Fuel and Briquet Pressing
Europeans dry lignite and press the residue into briquets for fuel. Montan wax, derived from lignite, is used in phonograph records shoe polish and electrical insulation.
Billiken Coach Says His Cagers Are Tops
Ed Hickey, St Louis University coach, proclaims the Billikens the best basketball team in the country despite losses this season. He praises guard Ray Steiner and argues against center jumps and wider foul lanes while naming Frank Ramsey as Kentucky’s best player and noting Bradley’s speed and defense.
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Oscar Fraley
New York
Ed Hickey
Little Napoleon
St. Louis University
Bradley
Kentucky
Billikens
Creighton
St. Louis
Ohio State
Hickey
Ramsey
Spivey
Phog Allen
Kansas
Ray Steiner
Steiner
Napoleon
Union
Tibet Plateau Rocks Heat Then Freeze in Shade
The National Geographic Society notes Tibet's high altitude air is so thin that rocks exposed to sun reach scorching heat while nearby shaded zones plunge to freezing cold, illustrating extreme diurnal temperature swings in the uplands.
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The
National Geographic Society
Tibet
Babe Zaharias Named Woman Athlete of the Year 1950
Babe Zaharias earns the Associated Press top honor for the fifth time, followed by Marlene Bauer and Gussie Moran in the voting. Zaharias, golf champion, led with 315 points from 188 voters, as Florence Chadwick and others placed behind.
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Iquor Store, Inc
South Fillmore
Billiken
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Bill Spivey
F. T. Macfeely
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Ponte Vedra Club
Mrs. Zaharias
Bauer Sisters
Miss Moran
Florence Chadwick
Beverly Hanson
Margaret Osborne Dupont
Pauline Betz Addie
Louise Brough
Patty Berg
Althea Gibson
Globe-News
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Sporting Goods
Bob Seeds
A Polk
Dial
Boxwell
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