Panhandle Cagers Take Most Honors
Wilbur Martin reports from Austin on the 30th Texas High School Basketball Tournament. Gruver and Canyon led all teams with multiple players on the all tournament teams across three divisions. Unanimous selections included Gruver’s Leslie Cator and Cayuga’s Kelly Jim Duncan with standout scoring records set in Class B and overall tournament play.
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Austin
Gruver
Leslie Cator
Kelly Jim Duncan
Cayuga
Canyon
Lynn Hart
Norman Miksch
Waelder
James Hatton
Warren
Southwestern Regional Junior College Tourney set at Sports Arena
The third annual Southwestern Regional Junior College Tournament will be played Friday and Saturday at the Sports Arena. Host is the Badgers with Howard County, Carnegie JC, Southwestern Oklahoma A&M, Murray Agricultural, Sayre JC among entrants. Carter and Baucum out. Bridges and Hutchison to suit. Tyler and Lon Morris cited as strong opponents. Badgers aim for national tourney via win.
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Badgers
Howard County
Big Spring
Carnegie JC of
Carnegie
Okla
Southwestern Oklahoma A&m
Miami
Murray Agricultural College of
Tishomingo
Sayre JC of
Sayre
Hutchinson
Kan
James Kile
Jimmy Carter
Bill Baucum
Carter
Bob Carter
Wharton
Tyler
Amarillo
Lon Morris
Amarillo College
Badger
Sports
Baucum
Gerald Rogers
Badger Crew
Corbett Bridges
Clovis
Albert Hutchison
Bridges
Hutchison
Howard County Junior College of
Carnegie Junior College of
Northeastern
Oklahoma A&m
Oklahoma
Murray State School of Agriculture of
Sayre Yellowjackets
Kentucky Out Of NCAA Meet For Basketball Titles
New York dispatch reports coach Baron Adolph Rupp and Kentucky Wildcats will not pursue a playoff with North Carolina State for NCAA or NIT titles. NC State earned the NCAA nod. Kentucky accepted the NIT bid after the decision. Kentucky (25-4) argues its superior record justified playoff chances, while eastern and western brackets set for March 23-28 at Madison Square Garden and Kansas City.
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New York
Baron Adolph Rupp
Kentucky Wildcat
North Carolina State
Kentucky
Dixie
Rupp
Carolina State
Baron
Carolina
Cage
Bradley
Peoria
Ill
Braves
Wsery
Eurnament
Holy Cross
Ohio State
NCAA
Kansas City
Madison Square Garden
Mrs Colby Davies Wins RA Tourney
Mrs Colby Davies captured first in the Amarillo Women's Municipal Golfers Association Handicap Tournament at Ross Rogers Course with a net 70. Her scorecard read 84-14-70. Mrs Elmer Tucker and Mrs Chet Robertson tied for runnerup with 78s.
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Colby Davies
Amarillo
Ross Rogers Course
Elmer Tucker
Chet Robertson
Turtle and Iguana Eggs Favored in South American Diet
Turtle eggs and iguana eggs are commonly consumed in parts of South America as staple foods. The practice reflects regional culinary traditions and wildlife use, with local communities incorporating the eggs into everyday meals and celebrations.
Rickert Stars in Intra-Squad as Pirates Hurl Homer Burden
In San Bernardino on March 6 Marv Rickert temporarily took over Ralph Kiner's homer hitting role for the Pirates. Rickert smashed two homers and a single in yesterday's intra-squad game while Kiner recovered from a cold.
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San Bernardino
Marv Rickert
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kiner
Rickert
Baucum and Carter To Miss Regional Meet
Amarillo High wrestling faces a setback as Baucum and Carter are ruled ineligible for the Southwestern Regional Junior College tournament at the Sports Arena. Bridges and Hutchison step in for Clovis area standouts, with Amarillo aiming to defend title hopes despite final two-spot losses.
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Amarillo High School
Albuquerque High School
Amarillo
First US Ice Machine Invented by Doctor Gorrie in 1850
Dr. John Gorrie of Apalachicola Florida pioneered the first ice making machine in 1850, marking a milestone in industrial cooling technology. His invention laid groundwork for modern refrigeration and artificial ice production.
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United States
John Gorrie
Apalachicola, Fla
Panhandle teams sweep to state basketball titles
Bill Lee notes West Texas dominance in the 30th annual Texas Intercollegiate League tournament. Canyon wins Class A, Grover takes Class B, Vernon reaches Class AA finals but Corpus Christi prevails. Panhandle teams claim eight wins and two state titles with one loss. A final wish: Sandies win Class AA as well.
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Amarillo High School
West Texas
Amarillo College Badgers
University of Texas
Porger
Vernon
Canyon
Grover
Corpus Christi
High Texas
Golden Sandies
Y Ff
Bill Lee
Austin American Sports
Amarillo
Texas Panhandle
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Sandies
McDowell Tops All Star In Southwest Conference Basketball
Jewell McDowell of Texas A&M is named a first team All Star in the Southwest Conference after a close vote. Tom Hamilton of Texas led scoring, with George McLeod of TCU runner up. Don Heathington of Baylor and Jack Brown of SMU also on the first team.
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Arkansas
Tom Hamilton
Texas
Don Heathington
Baylor
Jack Brown
SMU
George McLeod
TCU
Jewell McDowell
Texas A&m
United Press
A&m
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Hamilton
McLeod
Heathington
McDowell
Brown
Amarillo
Rice
Joe McDermott
Jim Cathcart
Bob Ambler
D. L. Miller
Paul Mitchell
Charlie Lutz
Walt Davis
John DeWitt
Harvey
Gene Schmidt
McDermott
Warren Switzer
Odell
Bill DeWitt
Bill Srack
Burke Moves Into Ryder Cup Contention At St Pete Open
Burke rises to top Ryder Cup hopefuls after winning the St Pete Open with 70 Ryder Cup points and $2,000 prize. Snead leads money list with $8,158 and 238 points while Demaret stands third in both standings. Cooper remains outside top Ryder Cup contenders as others dominate the money and points race.
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F. T. Macfeely
Petersburg
Fla
Jack Burke
Sam Snead
Ryder
Burke
Dazzling J Y Demaret
Snead
Demaret
Demarket
Jim Ferrier
Johnny Palmer
Pete Cooper
Chandler Harper
Ellsworth Vines
Henry Ransom
Skip Alexander
Ben Hogan
Peter Cooper
Chick Harbert
White Sulphur Springs
Wva
White Plains
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Cal
Cary
Big Ormond Beach
Fila
San Francisco
Fred Haas, Jr
New Orleans
St. Andrews
Ill
Portsmouth
Los Angeles
John Palmer
Badin
Cathedral of El Paso Wins State Catholic League Title
In San Antonio on March 6 Cathedral of El Paso beat Central Catholic of San Antonio 39-36 to claim the seventh State Catholic Interscholastic League basketball championship. Jesuit of Dallas finished third by defeating St Edwards of Austin 38-32, while Kirwin of Galveston beat Academy of Corpus Christi 56-46 for the consolation. Kirwin later beat St. Joseph's Laredo 69-29 in consolation play. Academy defeated St Gerard's San Antonio 44-39. Seven players named to the all-state team include Larry Hefferman Kirwin Galveston top scorer with 82, Don DeCoster, Price Amarillo, Bill Clark St Thomas Houston, James Juen Cathedral El Paso, Joe Cortez Central Catholic San Antonio, George Pappas St Edwards Austin and Al Faber Jesuit Dallas.
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Doyle Brunson
Sweetwater
Johnny Crouch
Vernon
L. G. Dupre
Texas City
Billy Ward
Austin
el Paso
Ronnie Sizemore
Corpus Christi
Hart
Burrus
Sizemore
Sparkplug
Bucs
Gruver
Waelder
Canyon
South San
Duncan
Cayuga
San Antonio
Httle
Armando Herrera
Central Catholic of
Jesuit of
Dallas
St. Edwards of
Kirwin
Galveston
Academy of Corpus Christi
St. Joseph’s
Laredo
Academy
St. Gerard’s
Larry Hefferman
Don DeCoster
Price
Amarillo
Bill Clark
St. Thomas
Houston
James Juen
Cathedral
Joe Cortez
Central Catholic
George Pappas
St. Edward’s
al Faber
Jesuit
West Texas State Playoff Tomorrow
West Texas State, third in the Border Conference, meets Texas Wesleyan College of Fort Worth in a first round playoff for Texas’ NAIB berth in Kansas City. The TWC winner faces East Texas State Thursday to decide who advances to the Kansas City tourney. East Texas State defeated Abilene Christian College in the other first round game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
East Texas
Abilene Christian College
Texas
Abilene
Eggs Prove Nutritious Food For Daily Meals
Eggs are praised as nutritious and plentiful. Suggest omelets with tomato sauce for lunch and cheese souffles for supper as tasty versatile options.
Louis to Exhibit Across South Extended Tour
Joe Louis announced an extended two week boxing exhibition tour through the South with four round shows in Houston on March 14 Amarillo March 15 Lubbock March 18 and Odessa March 20.
White Sox fail to show for mechanical pitching drill
TRY MACHINE PASADENA March 6 The Chicago White Sox were set for a lone batting drill today against a mechanical pitcher from a nearby playground. Iron Mike the White Sox pitching machine failed to appear for practice at the training camp.
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Pasadena
U.P
Chicago White Sox
Iron Mike
White Sox
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