PUTTING AROUND with PUTT POWELL AND LOCAL NOTES
Night at the Golden Gloves features Lewis Palmer's TKO win. A basketball finish with a double foul and free throws altered the score. Local sport coverage cites Coyote baseball hopes and past district outcomes. Political mention includes Dr. Parcells and Bob Cole's sports notes. Texas Tech coaching chatter frames state hopes for Borger and Amarillo.
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Lewis Palmer
Eo B. Hear
R. P. Parcells
Bob Cole
Wichita Falls
Coyote Baseballers
Coyotes
Amarillo
Sandies
Austin
Scheduling woes hit Prairie Peewee league teams
Complaints arise over unorganized teams in the Prairie Peewee League causing delays for organized teams with parent supporters. Coaches agree to post ponements rather than forfeit wins. Wolflin and Wilson face possible forfeits if players cannot be gathered. new Wolflin coach hunts for players today to field a team before the next game.
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Wilson
Wolflin
Mannie
Marvin Rubin
Forfeit threats loom over St Marys and Pleasant Valley
In a light slate only two games were played Sanborn beat San Jacinto 21 to 8 with Jerry Stewart scoring 13 and Barney Sinclair anchoring defense In a Texas Junior League match Sam Houston beat St Marys 28 to 16 Halftime 14 8 Budd Karr led with 12 points Nemechek top scorer for St Marys with 7 Pol lard stood out on defense Aikens and Billy Thompson shared honors Jim Nemechek led St Marys in scoring and the Horace Mann Wolfin game was postponed to Friday.
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Margaret Wills
St. Mary's
Pleasant Valley
Sanborn
San Jacinto
Jerry Stewart
Barney Sinclair
Sam Houston
St. Mary’s
Buddy Karr
Pat Pollard
Jim Nemechek
Andy Aikens
Billy Thompson
Tickets for Buff Banquet Honor West Texas State Champions
Tickets for a Buffaloes banquet honoring West Texas State College 1950 Border Conference and 1951 Sun Bowl champions are selling fast. The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce event at 7 pm on Jan 30 in the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel will feature Frank Kimbrough and assistants, films of the Sun Bowl win over Cincinnati, a Dixie Dice floor show, and toastmaster Leo Wilmeth of Shamrock Oil. Marvin Andrews reports Canyon businessmen request 25 tickets. banquet expected to sell out.
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West Texas State College
Amarillo Chamber of Commerce
Herring Hotel
Frank Kimbrough
West Texas State
University of Cincinnati
Kimbrough
The
Buffaloes
Hardin- Simmons University
Leo Wilmeth
Shamrock Oil and Gas Company
Marvin Andrews
Canyon Iusinessmen
Nurses shortage leaves 50 000 British hospital beds idle
A severe nurse shortage results in about 50 000 hospital beds in Britain remaining unused. Hospitals report staffing gaps across wards, delaying admissions and limiting patient care capacity during peak periods. The crisis highlights workforce gaps and pressures on the National Health Service.
Umpire Bill Klem Near Death at 78
Umpire Bill Klem, 78, in Miami Beach, is in critical condition with heart and kidney ailment. He has been bed-ridden for over three months and has stopped talking about baseball, a sign his physician cited as significant. He is famed for clashes with John McGraw and spoke last of Chandler’s wartime remark, calling it a boner.
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Frank Ridge, JR
Miami Beach
Fla
U.P
Bill Klem
Klem
Kiem
Bill
Ss. D. W. Light
Klein
John McGraw
New York Giant
St. Petersburg
A. B. Chandler
Chandler
George
High school scores and college results across several games
Pampa led by Berger and Tulia beat Hollis and Floydada while Canyon defeated Dumas in boys action and girls contests saw splits. Negro high school Carver bested Pampa 54 25, with Pampa taking a girls rematch 38 34. Oklahoma City U edged Baylor 52 48 in college play, and El Conscripto won a 10 round decision over Freddie Herman in Los Angeles as Mexican boxing star seals win at Olympic venue.
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McLean
Shamrock
Dimmitt
Springlake
Stratford
Stinnett
Miami
Pampa
Canadian
Happy
Price
Los Angeles
Mexico City
el Conscripto
Freddie Herman
Herman
Tech to Name New Coach Soon
Texas Tech may announce its next football coach within days as President D M Wiggins said progress favors a selection. Dick Todd of Texas A M, Eck Curtis of Texas, and Abe Martin of Texas Christian University are seen as leading contenders after recent council interviews.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
D. M. Wiggins
Athletic Council
Dick Todd
Texas A&m
Dell Morgan
Wiggins
Eck Curtis
University of Texas
Abe Martin
Texas Christian University
Pros Tee Off in Phoenix Open Curtain Raiser
The nation’s leading golfers began the pro am at the $10,000 Phoenix Open at Phoenix Country Club. The 6,698 yard par 71 layout hosted the event with opening rounds today and championship play set to begin Thursday.
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Phoenix
Phoenix Country Club
Golden Rule 114 Points Aid NC State Victory
NC State, ranked eighth, crushed Virginia Tech 114-66 as Sam Ranzino scored 47 to set a new NC State single game scoring mark. The Tar Heels climbed to 18-2 overall and 9-0 in the conference while NC State also matched conference scoring records. Other college results include Lawrence Tech beating DePaul 65-63, Vanderbilt 58-57 over Tennessee, Beloit 89-71 over Lawrence, Oklahoma City overcoming Baylor in double OT 52-48, and Seattle topping Central Washington 67-66 in overtime.
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New York
Everett Case
North Carolina State
Virginia Tech
Case
Raleigh
NC State Athetes
Virginia
Tar Heels
Sam Ranzino
George Glamack
North Carolina
NC State
Furman
Associated Press
Lawrence Tech
Detroit
DePaul
Dave Kardakus
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Beloit
Lawrence
Oklahoma City
Baylor
Seattle
Central Washington
Carver Dragons topple Pampa 54-25 in boys game
The Carver Dragons defeated Pampa 54-25 in a Negro high school basketball game last night. Hardy Thrower and Adolph Ed aington each scored 12 points for Carver. In the girls game, Pampa beat Carver 38-34 as Dragonettes star Alga Brinkley led with 14 points.
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Carver Dragons
Pampa
Hardy Thrower
Adolph Edaington
Carver
Dragonettes
Alga Brinkley
Handball meet advances with round three at Maverick Club
Third-round matches will be run today at the Maverick Club in the Plains AAU Handball Tournament. Four contestants remain undefeated in the double-elimination event. Yesterday's winners' bracket results include Boyter over Linn 21-8 and 1-6, Newby over Cearly 21-19 and 1, Peterson over Standifer 21-17 18-21 21-11, and Cazzell over Sharp 21-19 21-7. In the losers' bracket Turner over Marsh, Kruser over Neubauer 21-16 21-17, Benedict over McLaughlin by forfeit.
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Maverick Club
R. A. Boyter
J. B. Linn
Jack Newby
Jess Cearly
John Peterson
J. W. Standifer
Nard Cazzell
Darrell Sharp
Joe Turner
C. B. Marsh
Forest
Shelby Kruser
William Neubauer
Bro. J. Benedict
Joe McLaughlin
Seed production under way in several western states
Commercial production of saf flower seed is underway in Nebraska Colorado Montana and North Dakota according to the National Geographic Society.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Montana
North Dakota
National Geographic Society
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Hollywood
Berger
Gruver
Grover
Spanky Shrader
Borger
Red Hooper
Red
Shrader
Hooper
Joe
Vernoon
Pete Cawthon
Dallas
Alabama
Houston
Moose” Womack
Gold Sox
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Purdue
Lafayette
Ind
Boilermaker
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Red Feather
Community Chest
Bob Foight
Browning Blue Print Co
Taylor
NEA
Omelio Agramonte
Clarence Henry
Madison Square Garden
Agramonte
Joe Louis
de Luxe
Webster
Wiki de Lac
Hiram Walker
Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria, Ill
Dietitian
San Jose
Cal
Wis
Beloit Buccaneers
Lou Proctor
Ron Bontemps
Spartans
George Clark
Charlie Crampton
Tech
Carver Topples
Eagle-Picher
Eagli Picher
Thomas
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