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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1948
Page
13
Bowling news ties intramural champions to trims and tournaments. Charlie Lyles earns Peterson Classic entry for Chicago ride while high scores by Jaque West and others highlight a busy Bowling scene across Peerless Lanes and Panhandle Open events.
The piece endorses Coach Hull as a future full time basketball coach at Amarillo High School and notes basketball’s expected rise with a new Tri-State Fair Grounds arena. It lists players and discusses revenue and scheduling, including the 1947 football schedule and open dates. It also covers the Globe-News All-District 1-AA Football Banquet attendees and past sports notes.
About 500 fans packed the High School Armory for two championship basketball games. The Sharpshooters beat the Invincibles 30 27 to win the Junior-Senior title while the Lady Mars defeated the House Flies 38 27 to take the Sophomore crown. Nancy OBrien led the Sharpshooters with 17 points and Barbara Gravestock scored 24 for the Lady Mars. The event raised about 75 for the Amarillo High School girls physical education department to buy trophies.
The Bob Seeds AAU team hosts a doubleheader at Sam Houston Junior High School gym tonight. The opener at 7 15 features Magnolia, another AAU squad, followed by a clash with the Painters Decorators and Paperhangers of America from Berger. No admission charged. Chicago survey notes 595179 seats in 702 area theaters with 302 inside city limits.
Scores list shows multiple college games with results such as Loyola Chicago 51 over Duluth 59 and Texas teams like Oklahoma A&M 47 Kansas 35. Junior High results include Elizabeth Nixson leading Hereford 30 to 29 and B19 over Hereford B18. AAU league standings feature Amarillo Flying Service 63 over Carpenters Equipment 31 with Junior Varsity 75.
The Whirlwinds travel to White Deer for a twin bill with two local clubs this afternoon. Box score fragments show Hereford and Nixson squads with players such as Spiller, Hopson, and Brock contributing scoring and free throws in a tense matchup.
The Nixson Whirlwinds won two close games against Hereford in the Nixson gym. In the B game Hugh Cox led with three field goals and a free throw for seven points as the hosts won 19 to 18. In the main game Bill Carter stole a pass and scored on a break to seal a 30 to 29 victory with less than ten seconds left. Darrell Bains scored 12 for Nixson and Eng man added 11 for Hereford.
The schedule lists games at Maverick Club St Marys River Road and Boys Ranch through Thursday Friday and Sunday. Matchups include Margaret Wills Juniors vs Wilson Juniors Maverick Juniors vs Wolflin Juniors Summit Juniors vs Pan tex Juniors and more with Peewees Juniors and intermediates also on the slate.
A preliminary A and B Peewee game at 7:30 p.m. precedes the featured interleague basketball match between AAU and YMCA league teams at Cathedral Hall 1161 Washington. Admission is 25 cents.
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