JC Basketball Will Get Boost From Tourney Here
Aunt Ida Shibe, widow of Connie Mack era Athletics head Tom Shibe, backs the A's with passion. She attends games nightly and on Sundays, travels with the club on eastern and western trips, and Pray for a pennant win for Connie Mack. Junior College basketball grows as a national scene, with Jacksonville and Tyler touting the sport, and Amarillo urged to join in the rising trend.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Ball Park
Ida Shibe
Tom Shibe
Philadelphia Athletics
A’s
Connie Mack
Athletics
Mr. Mack
A's
Jerry Kolander
Amarillo
Jacksonville
Tyler
Amarillo Women’s Bowling Leads and Local Tourney News
The Amarillo Women’s Bowling tournament closes this weekend at Banner Bowl with Ruth Byers leading scratch all-events at 1 441 and Alice Gentry top in handicap all-events at 1 744. In singles Willomay Wicker leads with 615. Oley Wilson and Gladys Page head doubles at 1 142. Mann’s Bakery team leads tem event with 2 701. High scratch series includes Ruth Dorris 582 and Ruth Byers 564. Amarillo sends four teams to the American Transportation Tournament in Utica, NY April 22 representing Santa Fe Railroad. El Capitans Chicagoans Caverns and Chiefs join from here. The national event draws 239 teams and a prize pool of 7 185.
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Amarillo
Banner Bowl
Ruth Byers
Alice Gentry
Willomay Wicker
Oley Wilson
Gladys Page
Mann's Bakery
Utica
Santa Fe Railroad
el Capitans
Chicagoans
Caverns and
Chiefs
Banner Bowl leads Metropolitan League bowling scores
Metropolitan League bowling scores list multiple teams with top figures: Banner Bowl Lunch 2-Ed wards 493 Zion 538 Moore 549 Kersten 527. White Motor Co 1-White 490 Wogan 467 Mays 497 Thomas 442 Byers 518. Oakes Pyfe 2-Novak 540 Fil areski 461 Raef 496 Merchant 498 Scott 475. Aristocrat Cafe 1 Smith 433 Hasley 543 Stone 425 Seiberling 507 McCafferty 467. Lone Star Beverage 2- McClendon 500 B. McClendon 420 Ziegler 518 Krol 473 Smith 465. Diamond Shop 11-Caplan 502 Barnes 421 J Maddox 447 Stock 514 B Maddox 497. Panhandle Insurance 3- Womble 428 Smith 432 Glasco 471 Moore 547 McCartney 454. Reed Sheet Metal 0-Johnson 441 Bradford 428 Mitchell 394 Beaver 403 Reed 483. Southwestern Drug 2- Butterfield 454 Webb 361 Dewn 510 Moore 469 Owens 435. Whiteway Foods 1-Young 427 Beckum 482 Patrick 413 Poun 432 Nunn 444.
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Edwards
Zion
Moore
Kersten
White Motor CO
White
Wogan
Mays
Thomas
Byers
Oakes-Pyfe
Novak
Filareski
Raef
Merchant
Scott
Aristocrat Cafe
Smith
Hasley
Stone
Seiberiing
McCafferty
Lone Star Beverage
McClendon
B. McClendon
Ziegler
Krol
Diamond Shop
Caplan
Barnes
J. Maddox
Stock
B. Maddox
Panhandle Insurance
Womble
Glasco
Dyer Eyes Tight NL Race With Brooklyn and Cards
St. Louis skipper Eddie Dyer says the National League battle will be close with Brooklyn, Boston, and the Cardinals all capable. He notes Boston’s power with Gordon and Marshall, and says pitching should improve with Lanier and Martin. Dyer recalls last fall’s slump and discusses Nippy Jones and Stew Bilko's health and Kazak’s ankle injury.
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Jack Hand
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Eddie Dyer
Brooklyn
Boston
St. Louis
Sid Gordon
Willard Marshall
Max Lanier
Fred Martin
Dyer
Pard
Eddie
Nippy Jones
Stew Bilko
Bilko
Rochester
Eddie Kazak
Kazak
Tyler Apaches to Lead Seventh Region Playoffs Start
Playoff action opens in Lake Charles with Tyler Apaches, 1949 national champions, facing Hinds College after Allen Academy Bryan Texas appears in the region, opening game at 6 30 o clock.
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Lake Charles
Texas
Tyler Apaches
Allen Academy
Bryan
Tex
Tyler
Hinds
Change Site Of Tourney In Catholic Intercollegiate Meet
The second annual National Catholic Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament will not be held in Baltimore next week. Albany, New York, is the most likely site after hotel officials indicated Negro players would not be billeted with white athletes. The event, with fight teams entered, was to run March 15 through Sunday, but has been moved to avoid embarrassment.
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Hutchinson
Kan
United States
Amarillo College Badgers
Howard County Junior College
Big Spring
Sayre and
Carnegie
Oklahoma
Badgers
Sayre
Howard County
Kansas
Tyler
Apaches
Texas
Lon Morris
Jacksonville
Texas A & M
Amarillo
Jimmy Carter
Bill Baucum
Corbett Bridges
Albert Hutchinson
Washington
Bert Levy Clothing
Henry Blackburn Sporting Goods
Maxor Drug
Amarillo College
Baltimore
Albany
George Koenig
Denver
Koenig
Meet To Plan Baseball Loop In Amarillo
Organization of an Amarillo city independent baseball league will be discussed Sunday afternoon at 2 30 o clock in Room 203 Herring Hotel. The proposed local circuit would play two nights weekly. All interested persons are invited to attend.
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Amarillo City
Herring Hotel
Motorcars End Belfast and Down Railway’s Run
The spread of automobile travel has left the Belfast and County Down Railway financially ruined as motorcars replace train services across Ireland.
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Ireland
Belfast & County Down
Baylor Bears In NCAA Meet
Baylor University will represent District 6 in the NCAA Western Regional Tournament in Kansas City March 24 25. The Bears tied Arkansas for the Southwest Conference title after a late season surge and were chosen over Arkansas Arizona and Houston by a unanimous district selection committee. The committee cited Baylor's two wins over Arkansas and Houston's comparatively weaker schedule as reasons for the decision.
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Waco
Baylor
Bears
Kansas City
Arkansas
Arizona
University of Houston
Jack Gray
University of Texas
Emil Larson
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist
New York
Lone Star Loop Names All Stars
Six men named to the Lone Star Conference all conference basketball team with Southwest Texas State and Sam Houston State each placing two players. Stephen F. Austin and East Texas State each had one representative. The list includes J. C. Maze, Vernon McDonald, J. B. Collins, Dean Lloyd, Charles Whitten, and James Johnston.
Old Mickey Back Behind Plate in Exhibition Comeback
Oscar Farley profiles Mickey Cochrane, now 47, returning as a coach for the Philadelphia Athletics and volunteering to catch in exhibition games after a long career on the sidelines. The piece recalls his 1929 to 1937 peak with Connie Mack’s teams, his 1934-35 Tigers pennant and World Series, a 1936 nervous breakdown, a 1937 near-fatal injury, Navy service, and his surprise 1940s return to catching gear for nostalgic fans.
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Oscar Fraley
New York
U.P
Mike Cochrane
Mickey Cochrane
Philadelphia Athletics
Mike Guerra
Mickey
Cochrane
Mike
Boston University
Connie Mack
Detroit
Tigers
Cubs
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Bump Hadley
Navy
Great Lakes
Pearl Harbor
Guam
A's
Black Mike
Activity at AHS Beats Back Scheduling Shuffle
Amarillo High canceled the track meet with Golden Sandies at Amarillo Stadium and instead schedules time trials or a new booking. The Golden Sandies wrestle Geary at 8 PM, with Boys Ranch facing Geary II. admission 50 cents adults 25 cents students. Prin Norman’s golf team meets Pampa Harvesters at 10:30 AM at Amarillo CC. Williams tennis team enters Odessa meet.
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Phillips
Golden Sandies
Amarillo Stadium
Amarillo High School
John Whinnery
Geary
Boys Ranch
Prin. R. B. Norman
Pampa Harvesters
Amarillo Country Club
Jane Williams
Odessa
Peso League Seeks Affiliation In Cross Border Baseball
In El Paso on March 9 Mexican League president Dr Eduardo Quijano Pitman pressed US officials over players leaving for the peso circuit. He named two Class C leagues Arizona Texas and Sunset for signing about a dozen players. US reps Mullorey and Tingley heard the protest but deferred findings to George Trautman. A truce and possible affiliation with organized baseball were hinted.
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EL Paso
United States
Eduardo Quijano Pitman
Quijano
Arizona-Texas
Sunset
Juarez
Mexicali
Walter Mullorey
A. B
Columbus
Ohio
George M. Trautman
National Association
Dalhart Girls Advance to State Quarterfinals
Dalhart, Seagoville, Dimmitt, Avery, Rogers, Denton Valley, East Chambers, and Cotton Center won to reach the State High School Girls Basketball League quarterfinals. Seagoville beat Lockney 46 15 led by Madge Sorrels 18 points. Rogers edged Meridian 32 29 as Joyce Niven scored 19 for Meridian. East Chambers defeated Meadow 48 26. Dalhart beat Seeny 39 16. Cotton Center rallied past Aledo 45 32. Denton Valley topped Bullard 41 33. Dimmitt upset Bynum 35 28. Avery defeated Lawn 42 31.
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Waco
Seagoville
Dallas County
Lockney
Madge Sorrels
Dimmitt
Avery
Rogers
Denton Valley
Clyde
East Chambers
Dalhart
Cotton Center
Meridian
Joyce Niven
Meadow
Seeny
Aledo
Bullard
Bynum
Lawn
Coach resigns at Weslaco High School in Texas
Weslaco High School head football coach M. N. Buck Henson has resigned to pursue more time for his master's degree studies. The resignation follows his statement last night about focusing on further education.
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Weslaco
M. N
Buck” Henson
Weslaco High School
Henson
Miami Beach Open Draws 225 Pros and Amateurs
One of the largest fields in the region lines up for the $10,000 Miami Beach Open in Miami Beach Florida. The competition starts today on the Bayshore and Normandy Isle layouts with a cosmopolitan mix of professionals and amateurs totaling about 225 players.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Bayshore
Normandy Isle
Buffs Leave For Playoff Clash In Commerce Texas
West Texas State travels to Commerce to face East Texas State in NAIB playoff finals with 11 players, aiming to reach the National tournament in Kansas City. East Texas, led by Darrell Tully, beat Abilene Christian 61-51 to reach the final as West Texas owns an 18-8 season record.
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Kansas City
Miller
Naib Presi
West Texas State
East Texas State
Abilene Christian College
NAIB
Darrell Tully
Lions
Dwaine Stewart
Big Canyon
East Texas
Texas Wesleyan
Price
Commerce
Buffs
Ematch Tops Bill At Arena In Junior Heavyweight Show
Promoter Cory Detton pits Billy Weidner of Boston against Frankie Hill Murdock of Waxahachie in the main event at the Sports Arena. The bout restages last week's draw to determine a challenger for Cory Funk, who holds the Southwest junior heavyweight title. Three supporting bouts feature Herb Parks vs Buck Weaver, Whitey Walberg vs Johnny James, and Pat O'Dowdy vs George Drake with ringside tickets at Maxor Drug.
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Ematch
Bill
Arena Tonight
Wayne Martin
Cory Detton
Billy Weidner
Boston
Frankie Hill Murdock
Waxahachie
Sports Arena
Cory Funk
Boys Ranch
Funk
Martin
Hereford
Weidner
Detton
Murdock
Herb Parks
North Bay
Ontario
Buck Weaver
Indianapolis
Big Spring
George Drake
Catalina Island
Cal
Maxor Drug
Fisk Building
Eighth and
Polk
Gammas edge Kappas in close girls intramurals score
In a two minute shorted game the Kappas beat the Gammas 25 to 24 as Carmen McGee and Virginia Smith led scoring with 17 and 11 points respectively. Officials and captains discussed replay but no decision made. Next up volleyball intramurals.
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Bill Coffee
Gammas
Kappas
Carmen McGee
Kappa
Virginia Smith
Gamma
Betty Williams
Marshala Schlotz
Hounddogs
Tau Delta
Jack Fuqua
Pat Kurten
Fuqua
Wayne Brown
Bobby Brown
Bill McArthur
Bill Tinkle
Richard , Hogan
Raymond Beck
Scotty Witt
Buddy Wells
Jerry Middleton
Douglas Husbands
Arthur Lamb
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