Amarillo Sandies open district basketball slate
Amarillo's Golden Sandies open District 1-AA play in Plainview against the Bulldogs tonight then face Portales Rams tomorrow at the Sports Arena. Portales, coached by C. S. Brown, has six wins and one loss. Plainview hosts with Billy Banks guiding the Bulldogs.
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Patt Powell
Amarillo
Golden Sandies
Plainview Bulldogs
Plainview
Portales Rams
New Mexico
Portales
Sandstorm
C. S. Brown
Rams
Lovington
Lightweight Is Ready Again
Johnny Hernandez, a top Texas lightweight, faces a tough Amarillo Regional bracket Jan 24 28 as he seeks another Golden Gloves title. The 20 year old has controversial losses to Dallas ace Johnny O Glee, a 40 fight veteran with 1 heart murmur scare in earlier seasons. Hernandez trains at 1600 Cleveland and has long shown late career resilience.
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Frank A. Godsoe, JR
Johnny Hernandez
Texas
Johnny O’glee
Dallas
Johnny
Amarillo
Sammie Sims
Jimmy Hamilton
Fort Worth
O'Glee
Sims
O’glee
Winston Lackey
Hernandez
Golden Gloves
Lackey
Dallas Star
Claude King
King
Amarillo College
Claude
Pampa
Eugene Cooper
Badgers Seek North Texas Win At Big Spring
Amarillo College Badgers aim for a second straight West Zone Southwestern Junior College victory tonight at Big Spring, facing Howard County JC Jayhawks. Howard County brings Norris Turner Dunn Grigsby Stallings. Amarillo counters Rogers Carter Bybee Travis Schrickram.
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Big Spring
Southwestern Junior College
Amarillo
Jayhawks
Howard County
Bill Fletcher
Odessa
Fletcher
Melvin Norris
Delmar Turner
Frank Dunn
Cain Grigsby
Sousa Stallings
Gerald Rogers
Jimmy Carter
Bill Bybee
Buddy Travis
Art Schrickram
Tack Newby on HS All-America
Dallas January 13 Four Texans gain top recognition in national high school All America football selection by Mose Simms Center J T Seaholm of Austin High is on first team others include Waggoner Duncan Ward on honorable mention list details list of 1204 players six teams and 12 Texans named among honors
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Austin High School
J. T. Seaholm
Mose Simms
Simms
Wigwam Wisemen of America
Bill Waggoner
Wichita Falls
James Duncan
Marshall Center
Sam Ward
Laredo
Frank Eidom
Port Arthur
Roy Pace
Temple
Billy Polson
Alice
Jack Newby
Amarillo
Joe Brock
Lubbock
Major Leaguers To Appear Here At Coaching Clinic
Coaches Claude Dietrich of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Clyde McDowell of the Washington Senators will instruct at a baseball coaching clinic at the American Legion Hall on Monday and Tuesday nights January 23 and 24. The event welcomes coaches from all local teams.
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American Legion Hall
Claude Dietrich
Pittsburgh Pirates
Clyde McDowell
Washington Senators
Bob Cummings Wins Wrestling Tourney
Bob Cummings of Seaside Oregon defeated George Lopez of Tampico to win the two falls in a one hour final at the Sports Arena. Promoter Dory Detton’s quickie tourney filled seven entries to decide a challenger for Dory Funk next week in the Southwest states junior heavyweight division. Lopez and Cummings each defeated multiple opponents, with Cummings clinching the final two falls in seven and four minutes after a back-and-forth match that showcased inside toe holds and knee thrusts.
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Bob Cummings
Seaside
Ore
Savage
George Pez
Tampico
Lopez
Cummings
Dory Detton
Dory Funk
Southwest States
Pierre LaBelle
Portland
Gust Johnson
Seattle
Wash
Buck Weaver
Indianapolis
Ace Abbott
Abilene
Lopez-Cummings
Oregon
Bob
Dixie Foes Threaten NCAA Code Clash in South Bloc
The Citadel and Virginia leaders press to block expulsion as Virginia Tech VMI and others face possible removal for code violations. Southern conferences mobilize votes while Karl Leib warns of a showdown over the two year old NCAA code at the January convention.
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New York
Citadel
Virginia
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Dixie
NCAA
Clae
Robert R. Neyland
Tennessee
Virginia Tech
VMI
Karl Leib
Iowa
VPI
South
Uch
New Baseball Park in Doubt in Amarillo
Gold Sox president Bob Seeds said financing obstacles make a new park unlikely for next season and possibly never built. Owners Leeds and Buck Fausett warned remodel or enlargement of old Gold Sox Field at the Tri-State Fair Grounds may be the alternative given funding gaps and unkept promises.
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Amarillo
Bob Seeds
Gold Sox
Leeds
Buck Fausett
Tri-State Fair Grounds
Johnny Hernandez Seeks Big Night At Municipal Auditorium
Johnny Hernandez the boom boom man draws thousands to Municipal Auditorium January 24 28 for a boxing showcase. He praises Georgie Stevens of Albuquerque as the best boxer he has met and recalls Stevens as 1944 lightweight open champion and a top amateur for eight years. Hernandez promises a thrilling performance with high drama and cautious optimism about judging decisions.
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Georgie Stevens
Albuquerque
Stevens
Hernandez
Johnny Hernandez
Municipal Auditorium
Ipsa
Air Speed Edges Jay Vees In Amarillo League Tilt
Air Speed stayed in title contention by beating Amarillo College Jay Vees 46 to 42 at Amarillo College gym. Dale Russell led with 19 points, Carroll Clark added 16 as the Oilers won their fourth of five. Dowell's Saratoga topped the Sandie Sophomores 42 to 29 to move to 3-3, led by Roy Burnett with 14. Action resumes tonight with Plains Chevrolet facing Panhandle Laundry and Graham Hoemeling vs G E Jones Electric.
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Dowell
Saratoga Cafe
Amarillo
Amarillo College
Air Speed
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Saratoga
Sandie
Sophs
Panhandle Laundry
Oilers
Dale Russell
Carrol Clark
Roy Burnett
Dowell’s
Don Hill
Plains Chevrolet
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G. E. Jones
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Novak
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Cook
Link
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Kline
Rook
Burnett
M'N
Li Levine
Wilkire
Manning
Irvin
AHS Wrestlers to Meet Boys Ranch in Dual Tonight
Amarillo High School braces for a wrestling dual with Boys Ranch at the high school armory tonight at 7 30. Coach Joe Parkey leads a squad through weight-class matchups from 103 pounds to heavyweight with an exhibition at 118 pounds. Admission costs 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
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Bob Harbin
Golden Sandie
Charles Peterson
Amarillo High School
Boys Ranch
Joe Parkey
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Dean Collins
Joe Kearns
Eldon Lewis
Bobby Hassler
Jack Boyett
Bill Helms
Richard Kelly
Eddie Baker
Gus Montes
Earnest Sleeth
Charles Cook
Bobby Aycock
Pete Aboytes
Bill Baker
Tom Edwards
Chester Ramsey
Clarence White
Troy Black
Hogan to play in Houston Open February run
Bantam Ben Hogan is scheduled to compete in the Houston Open from February 23 to 26. Houston Golf Association president Art Gharrett said Hogan will skip the Texas Open at San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley Open at Harlingen.
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Ben
Houston
Ben Hogan
Art Gharrett
Houston Golf Association
Hogan
San Antonio
Harlingen
Girl babies most wanted for adoption in Auckland NZ
Auckland authorities report a high demand for girl babies for adoption in New Zealand. Agencies note cultural and family reasons influence preferences and cite consistent patterns across recent intake data.
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New Zealand
Auckland
Panhandle Pin Meet Opens in Amarillo Saturday
The Panhandle Open Bowling Tournament for Women begins Saturday night at Peerless Lanes with singles and doubles to follow. Amarillo teams Reager's Market Herring Hotel Peerless Lanes Ash ford-Reynolds Contractors Santa Fe Reddy's Nichols Paint & Wallpaper Al's Pit Bar-BQ compete among 60 teams from Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma across two weekends featuring eight local clubs and entrants from Albuquerque Tucumcari Clovis Los Alamos.
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Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Amarillo
Reager’s Market
Herring Hotel
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Ashford-Reynolds Contractors
Santa Fe
Reddy’s
Southwest
Public Service
Nichols Paint & Wallpaper
Al’s
Los Alamos
Albuquerque
Tucumcari
Clovis
West Texas State narrowly downs New Mexico 37 33 at Burton Gym
West Texas State College defeated the University of New Mexico 37 to 33 at Burton Gym in Canyon, earning their third straight Border Conference win and tenth victory in 13 games. The Buffs withstood a late New Mexico stalling tactic and benefited from a late 8 1/2 minute scoreless drought by the Lobos to seal the win.
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Globe-News
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University of New Mexico
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Lobos
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Flagstaff
Tempe
Tucson
University of Arizona
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Dick Brett
Neil Spurlock
West Texas
Regional city list features Texas panhandle and Oklahoma towns
A compilation of cities from Hobbs New Mexico through Amarillo Texas and Shawnee Oklahoma spans numerous towns including Dallas Plainview Wichita Falls Lamesa Lubbock San Angelo Borger Pampa Dumas Amarillo and neighboring Shawnee.
Lavern Roach Earns Unanimous Eight-Round Win in Philly
Lavern Roach of Plainview Texas scored a unanimous eight round decision over George Larover of Philadelphia in a feature bout at Philadelphia. Roach, in comeback after losing to Marcel Cerdan, did not land his usual power punches but won all judges cards. Larover was knocked down once in round one on a left straight to the midsection.
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Lavern Roach
Plainview
Tex
George Larover
Roach
Marcel Cerdan
Larover
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