Panhandle Women Open Bowlers Hit Seven Year Mark
Fifty one teams from Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma gather for the Panhandle Women's Open at Peerless Lanes. Notable entries include Southern Select Beer led by Billy Simon and Erna Hausler, last year’s top individual and all events winner Bonnie Wright of Clovis with Myrtle's Studio, and Mann's Bakery Amarillo defending last year’s team title.
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Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Jimmy Shane
Southern Select Beer Group
San Antonio
Billy Simon
Erna Hausler
Hardyman
Williams
Hobbs
Bonnie Wright
Clovis
Myrtle
Mann's Bakery
Amarillo
Three AAU Basketball Clashes Card Tonight At Amarillo
Amarillo AAU League hosts three college gym games tonight starting at 7 15 p m The Seeds face Russell Stationery in the opener followed by Santa Fe versus Graham HoemE and a low scoring finale Magnolia versus Carpenters Equipment. Bo Graham seeks 100 points with 92 already.
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College Gymnasium
Bob Seeds Sporting Goods
Russell Stationery
Santa Fe
Graham Hoeme
Bo Graham
Truitt Coffman
Magnolia
Carpenters
Local Keglers Compete in Oklahoma City Bowling Classic
Three Amarillo bowlers Wilson Forister Ted Buccola and John Weeks posted scores as the fifteenth annual men's singles Times bowling classic opened with a 423 entrant field Neal Boyd of Oklahoma City led after day one with 1147 followed by Forister 1055 Buccola 1058 and Weeks 1013 in the six game block scores listed for Porister 13th with 1071 and team leaders set for Sunday.
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Oklahoma City
Amarillo
Wilson Forister
Ted Buccola
John Weeks
Forister
Buccola
Neal Boyd
Porister
Kids Inc Cagers Open Play January Nineteenth
The 1948 Kids Inc basketball season starts January 19 in Amarillo with eight planned leagues for eight teams each. Organizers seek coaches and officials, naming Maverick Club, St. Marys Academy, River Road School, Price College, and Boys Ranch gyms as venues and detailing round robin schedules and playoffs to crown city champions.
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Kids, Inc
Ralph Dykeman
Amarillo
Dykeman
Maverick Club
Plains
Panhandle
Prairie
Texas
St. Mary's Academy
River Road School
Price College
Boys Ranch
Ray Daniel
Plains Peewee League
St. Mary's
Bill Brainerd
North Side
Red Townes
Summit
Pleasant Valley
O. B
Ginn
Humphrey Highlands
Forest Hill
Pantex
Glenwood
San Jacinto
Margaret Wills
Youth Center
Curly Newkirk
River Road
Wilson
Smith
Bill Conner
Bleasant Valley
Golden Sandies face tough road trip lessons and district aim
The piece notes Amarillo's strong past showing and the Golden Sandies three losses on a four game road swing to El Paso opponents. It asserts home and road play differences matter, praises future district chances at Lubbock, and recalls Sugar Bowl legends from Texas.
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Golden Sandies
Lubbock
Frank A. Godsoe, Jr
Amarillo Country Club
Frank
Texas
Davey O'Brien
TCU
Sammy Baugh
Claude Sim
Junior Highs Start Basketball Campaign
The Panhandle Junior High School Conference opens the 1948 cage season with six member schools in action. Elizabeth Nixson Whirlwinds face Phillips, tipoff 7 p.m. Sam Houston vs Horace Mann starts at 4 p.m. at Horace Mann gym. Detailed rosters include returning lettermen Swindell and Sanders and contributors Carroll, Albright, and Allison from the 1947 squad. Jenkins and Bains lead the probable Whirlwinds starting quintet. The day also features Sam Houston freshmen and a seventh/eighth grade team. next game slots Pampa Reapers vs Borger Poodles in Pampa.
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Panhandle Junior High School
Battlee - Soha
Welelilo
Hack Folsom
Elizabeth Nixson
Phillips
Sam Houston
Horace Mann
Rangers
Harold Swindell
F E. G
Sanders
George Carroll
David Allison
Jimmy Albright
Swindell
Carroll
Albright
Bill Teal
Ranger
Bobby Byrd
Leroy Bennett
Sammie Wilson
Kenneth McMillen
Donald Carter
Folsom
Elizabeth Nixson Junior High School
Darrell Bains
John Isaacs
Bill Carter
Ronald Beasore
Larry Cooney
John Jenkins
Bains
Carter
Beasore
Jenkins
Amarillo College
Kids, Inc
Pampa
Borger’s
Poodles
Getz Defends Title Negotiations vs Wayne Martin Reported
Promoter Dory Detton offered Southwestern junior heavyweight champion Al Getz a defend title bid against Wayne Martin of Tulsa. Getz from Pittsburgh considered the proposal with no agreement reached. The proposed match could open the new Fairgrounds arena early next month. Getz faces Jack Kiser Thursday in a windup on the weekly card, a catch weights bout, with a one hour team match preceding.
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Dory Detton
al Getz
Wayne Martin
Tulsa
Pittsburgh
New
Fairgrounds Arena
Getz
Jack Kiser
Kiser
Pacific Coast
Gordon Hessel
Jam Springs
Pierre LaBelle
Portland
Ore
Hassel
LaBelle
George Lopez
Hessel
Gulf AAU Group Sets Houston Meeting on Seasons
Gulf Association of the Amateur Athletic Union meets in Houston on January 12 to discuss plans for the spring and summer seasons, announced President Seymour Liberman.
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Gulf Aau
Houston
Gulf Association of the Amateur Athletic Union
Seymour Liberman
Mangrum Wins Crosby Meet With Sub-Par Performance
Lloyd Mangrum won the 1948 Bing Crosby tournament at Del Monte California with ten under par totaling 205 and a $2,533 prize. Stan Leonard was runner up at 210, with Ben Hogan close behind at 211 in third. Hogan and Johnny Dawson won the pro-am best ball with 197.
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Delmonte
Calif
Lloyd Mangrum
Bing Crosby
Mangrum
Cypress Point
Monterey Peninsula
Pebble Beach
Stan Leonard
Vancouver
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Hogan
Johnny Dawson
Los Angeles
Bobby Locke
Johannesburg
South Africa
Locke
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Lew Worsham
Oakmont
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Martin Pose
Dawson
Bob Simmons
Leonard
T. Suffern
Richmond
Oklahoma Aggies Aim for Third NCAA Title
Oklahoma A&M under Henry Iba relies on tight defense to chase a third NCAA championship. The Aggies beat St. Louis 33-30 to solidify a Missouri Valley title bid and stand among top undefeateds as major conferences shape early season races.
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New York
Oklahoma A&m
Aggies
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Ags
Iba
Texas
St. Louis University
St. Louis
Kansas State
Aggie
Missourians
Hogan To Defend Colonial National Invitation Title
Fort Worth report of Ben Hogan returning to defend his Colonial National Invitation title from June 27 to 30. Hogan seeks a third straight Colonial crown after winning in 1946 with 279 and again last year. Tournament limits set at 24 top pros and 12 leading amateurs.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Ben Hogan
Max Highfill
Bantam Ben
Highfill
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Skeet" Gibson
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