Baptists, YMCA Leaders Upset in Local Basketball Night
Line Avenue Baptist toppled league leader Sacred Heart 46 to 30 and Tenth Avenue Methodist defeated San Jacinto Baptist 37 to 24. Seth McFather led Line Avenue with 9 baskets and 3 free throws, boosting him among top scorers as the three way tie for first emerged.
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Ymca Church
Line Avenue Baptist
Sacred Heart
Tenth Avenue Methodist
San Jacinto Baptist
Seth McFather
Line Avenue
Mooring
B. Basil
Tenth Avenue
Robert Norman
Theo Noble
San Jacinto
Norman
Ave. Baptist
Na Mather
Bass
Phillip
Morrow
J. Leding
Wora
Austin Ee
Jones
P. Hopk
Morrow Ee
Price Splits Two Games With Hereford
Price College Cardinals split a double header vs Hereford Whitefaces. A game won 34 32 led by Reuben Knox with 17 points while Mark Matthews had 12 for Hereford. In B game Price lost 44 20 as Burt Murdock added 11 for the Cards.
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Hereford
Price College Cardinals
Mark Matthews
Burt Murdock
Buddy Corbitt
Junior McGee
Herd
Reuben Knox
Debbrecht
Price
Big Six to Big Seven nickname change in MVIAA
Sports editors in the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association vote to rename the league from Big Six to Big Seven after Colorado joined on December 1. The change reflects the seven member schools and ongoing discussions in newspapers across the region.
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Kansas City
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Big Six
Big Seven
University of Colorado
MVIAA
Lamar Grid Coach Resigns for Advertising Job
J. E. Stoop Dickson, Lamar High School Houston grid coach and former Rice Institute star, resigns from the Lamar staff to join a Houston radio station’s advertising sales. The item notes acts to irrigate 75 000 acres by Columbia and a Globe News Want Ads section.
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Houston
J.E “Stoop” Dickson
Rice Institute
Lamar High School of Houston
Columbia
Globe News
Golden Sandies facing Phillips in key home game
In Amarillo this morning the Golden Sandies chase their 13th win as they host the Phillips Blackhawks at the Amarillo High School Armory. Coach Hull’s squad aims to extend a recent hot streak after a prep underdog win over Plainview and Borger.
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Phillips
Blackhawks
Phil
Plainview Bulldogs
Plainview
T. G. Hull
Tri-State
Amarillo
Borger
Amarillo High School
Lubbock
Berger
Howard Lynch
Sandies
Globe News
Thomas
Sam Attebury
Sam
San Antonio
Bill Andrews
Golden Sandie
Old Metro Park
East
Stanley Mauldin
Sandie Center
Orite
Golden Sandies
Phillips Blackhawks
Phillips High School
Tim
Rua
Sandstorm
Carl Bad
Austin
el Paso
Bowie
Brownfield
Badgers Defeat Kiowa 59 to 31 in Narrow Win
Amarillo College’s Badgers beat Kiowa Junior College 59 31. Pat Babb scored 19 to lead Amarillo while the defense held Kiowa in check after a close first half. The game followed a prior contest against Mangum Junior College.
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Harley Reddon
Wayland College
Amarilo College
Badgers
Kiowa Junior College
Hobart
Okla
Sooner
Kiowa
Pat Babb
Blue and Gray
Mangum
Amarillo
Petto
Ousley
Carley
Williams
SS Blanton
Babbo
Labdrum
Myers
Laughlin
Pate
Lawrence
Martin
Oo. Watkins
Merrick
Dinkamp
Llogers
Kile
Roark
Haltime
Blanton
Watkins
Brotherton
Babb
Bell
Stina Cain
Ray McSpadden
Jack McGee
B. Chesshir
Charlie Osgood
Regional 66 Tourney Opens in Wichita Falls Texas 1948
The Golden Gloves elimination program goes regional tonight in Wichita Falls Texas as 20 district tournaments begin across the state. Winners advance to the 12th Annual State Tournament February 11 to 16 in Fort Worth. The Texas team then faces Chicago and Eastern champions for national titles.
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Globe
J. R. Vaughn
Buster Holman
Fort Worth
Vaughn
Holman
Hobby House
West Sixth
Texas
Wichita Falls
Golden Gloves
Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum
el Paso
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Amarillo
Odessa
Austin
Paris
Brownwood
Abilene
Temple
Dallas
Lufkin
Harlingen
Lubbock
Beaumont
Houston
Tyler
Waco
Chicago
New York City
Harrell Named Lamesa High School Coach
R. C. Bob Harrell was named head coach of the Lamesa High School Tornadoes. A Texas Christian University graduate and former coach at De Leon Odessa and Greenville, he replaces Jim Neill and begins a three year contract.
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Municipal Auditorium
Texas Tech
Dell Morgan
Bob Feller
E. H. Aderton
J. R. Brown
Ross Rogers Course
D. x. Bible
University of Texas
Blair Cherry
Amarillo High School
Bible
Lamesa
R. C
Bob) Harrell
Lamesa High School
Tornadoes
Harrell
Texas Christian University
DeLeon
Odessa
Greenville
Jim Neill
Boxer To Face Charges In Massachusetts
Gov Beauford Jester signs extradition papers for Bronislaw Nowakiwski a 26 year old prize fighter arrested in San Antonio on a fugitive warrant to be returned to Massachusetts to face criminal charges. He competed in 19 Texas professional matches with 15 in 1947 and four in 1946.
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San Antonio
Beauford
Bronislaw Nowakiwski
Massachhusetts
Nowakinski
Texas
Giants Acquire Conerly in Draft Rights Trade
The New York Giants obtain draft rights to Charley Conerly from Washington after trading halfback Howie Livingston and an unnamed player. Conerly, a versatile back from the University of Mississippi, is noted for his multi role potential.
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New York
New York Football Giants
Howie Livingston
Washington Reedskins
Charley Conerly
University of Mississippi
Amarillo College hosts three AAU basketball games
At Amarillo College gymnasium three AAU tilts start 8 30 p m and 9 45 p m The opening game features Amarillo Flying Service against Carpenters Equipment with Flying Service 2 wins in seven and Carpenters yet to win The second game has Amarillo College Junior Varsity vs Meads Bakery Both College players Dean Caldwell and James Click each sit on 69 points this season and are expected to battle to extend the scoring duel
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Mavericks
St. Marys
Dale Hulsey
Maverick
Hulsey
Bobby Hudgins
St. Mary
Wayne Wetrick
Ronald Englebrecht
Pleasant Valley
B. Ginn
Gene Arnold
Kenneth Wilson
Boyce Love
Jimmy Litle
St. Mary's
Wilson
Peewees
Margaret Wills
San Jacinto
Summit B
McKinley
Panhandle Peewee Loop
Amarillo College
Amarillo Flying Service
Carpenters Equipment Five
Flying Service
Mead’s Bakery
Collegians
Dean Caldwell
James Click
College Basketeers
Panhandle Laundry v Graham Hoeme in late contest
Panhandle Laundry challenges Graham Hoeme in the final game of the evening with the Hoeme five favored to pull away by about ten points. Both squads boast speed, but the Plowmen counter with strong offense and rebounding edge.
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Panhandle Laundry
Graham Hoeme
Hoeme
Billy Phillips
Panhandle
Laur
Bo Graham
Grah Hoeme
Truitt Coffman
Santa Fe
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Ymca Leaders
Ine Avenue Baptist
W. E. Berry
Vance Mall
10Th Ave
Methodist
Deckard
Vance Hall
Crowley
Kimbreh
Dovie
Matthews
Knox Murdock
McGee Parris
Durham
Gal
Hamilton
Fermann
Moore
Rob'secht
Corbett
Tien
Cariye
Mereford
Ce Hereford
Lamar
Powell
Amarillo News
Jack Glasgow
Gene Wright
Clifford Bradley
Jim Biggs
Ed Hagan
Arthur Lamb
Supt
Chas. M. Rogers
Hull
John Whinnery
Rudy Gamblin
Rupert Taylor
Lewis Jobe
Lynch
R. P. Parcells
Dick Bivins
Jinks Mode
George Waddill
Ee HK
Dutch Fehring
University of Oklahoma
Denny Willis
Tugboat Jones
Hardin College of
Texas A&m
Hardin
Aggieland
James “Tate” Oakes
Oakes
Oakes-Fyfe Insurance Agency
Clarence Newkirk
Maverick Club
Kids, Inc
Edward van Sloan
Paramount
Frese
Seafood
Romer Rice
ROYAL
U.S
ACA
Polk
No. 2
Mart Hudson
Jim Hudson
Gene Chapman
Steve Hudson
Thom VncAn
Massachusetts
Giants
Conerly
A. P
Skeet" Gibson
Paramount Recreation Club
Pilots
Dart
Oxford
Dale
Gordon
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