Amaro high school trio honored at district banquet
Globe-News All-District 1-AA Banquet at Herring Hotel celebrated Amarillo High School athletes led by Jo Ann Ivy Maria Dene Hook and Paula Smythe with Beverly Lemmon. praise for organizer Able Curtis and officiating return noted. Nearby items recap Golden Sandies football and basketball results and upcoming matches including Sandies against Albuquerque Bulldogs and Canyon Eagles. Lubbock High announces captains Don Rawls and Dick Cobb for 1950 season.
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Amarillo
Globe-News
Herring Hotel
Jo Ann Ivy
Mariadene Hook
Paula Smythe
Beverly Lemmon
Joe Parkey
Golden Sandie Matmen
Albuquerque Bulldogs
Sunshine State
Albuquerque
Curtis
Classen
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Comets
Sandstorm
Pampa
Berger
Lubbock
Sandies
Canyon Eagles
Texas
Canyon
Austin
Don Rawls
Dick Cobb
Pattison
Westerners
NAIB Tournament Opens Wide Open After First Round
Kansas City March 14 Sixteen teams clash in the NAIB tournament first round at Municipal Auditorium with many close games. Defending Hamline stumbles as top seeds falter. notable results include David and Elkins beat St Thomas 79 55 and Murray State upset by Central Washington 61 58.
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Kansas City
Municipal Auditorium
NAIB
National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball
Hamline University
David and Elkins
WVA
St. Thomas College of St
Brooklyn
Appalachian State Teachers College
East Texas State Teachers
University of South Dakota
Baldwin-Wallace
Ohio
Kalamazoo
Mich
Morningside
Arkansas Polytechnic College
Mississippi
Delta State College
Indiana State Teachers
Kansas Wesleyan
East Central State Teachers
Okla
Southwestern Title Holders Play Here
The Hooker-Vandergriffs, champions of the Southwestern AAU cage tournament, may meet Graham-Hoeme of the Plains AAU in Amarillo this week in an exhibition. The game would be at Amarillo College gym Thursday or Friday, with a definite plan to be announced Tuesday. Vandergriffs head to the national Denver meet after stopping in Amarillo.
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San Antonio
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Amarillo
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Plowboys
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Denver
Colo
Amarillo College
Holden
Vandegriffs
Plowmen
National Bank of Houston
Graham Hoeme
Dallas
Tom Hamilton
Slater Martin
Texas
Baylor
Southern Methodist
Monk Ford
Welton Sorgee
Garland Head
Sammy Malone
J. W. Malone
J. T. Woodard
Charles Barnard
Bill Phillips
Billy Abbott
Hank Decker
Douglas Groom
Wrestlers Drake Curtis Team Up On Promoter Detton Card
George Drake of Catalina Island and George Curtis of Vicksburg join Promoter Cory Detton’s Sports Arena card in a one fall 20 minute tag match against Alex Kasaboski of Hammond Ontario and Pat O’Dowdy of Big Spring. Kasaboski aims to challenge Dory Funk, while Funk meets Frankie Hill Murdock in the headline bout.
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George Drake
Catalina Island
Cal
George Curtis
Vicksburg
Miss
Cory Detton
Sports Arena
Alex Kasaboski
Hammond
Ontario
Pat O’dowdy
Big Spring
Drake
O'Dowdy
Curtis
Detton
Dory Funk
Kasaboski
Texas
Tiger
Funk
Wayne Martin
Frankie Hill Murdock
Waxahachie
Lubbock Owner Buys Donna Club
Oil man M. L. Wilkinson owner of the Lubbock Hubbers bought the Donna club of the Class C Rio Grande Valley League after depositing a 1600 player guarantee and purchasing the local park from T. R. Avila. Avila and others tried to reorganize the Donna team which had dropped out the previous year.
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Donna
Tex
U.P
M. L. Wilkinson
Lubbock
Wilkinson
T. R. Avila
Avila
Interstate Play For Girl Champs Clash In Waco
The Girls Basketball League champions of Texas Dimmitt and Iowa’s state titlist meet in Waco on Saturday night. This marks the third meeting between the two state champions, with history noting Mesquite's 1948 series loss to Iowa and Seagoville’s 1-1 split with Waterloo last year.
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Waco
Texas
Dimmitt
Iowa
Mesquite
Seagoville
Waterloo
Maverick Club, Cactus Plant win on Peewee tourney day
Maverick Club overwhelmed Pleasant Valley 29-9 while Cactus Plant beat Wilson 24-9 in Peewee Division action. Arman Hewitt led Cactus with 10 points, while Bobby Jones and Bob Elliott topped Maverick with 10 and 9. Later, Sam Houston faced Wilson in the Junior Division at 5:30, as Humphreys Highland and Horace Mann met Humpreys Highland in the other Junior game.
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Vile Lirse Reenet
AVI Vadavel
Bobby Neal Jones
Bob Elliott
Maverick
Bobby Rollins
Richard Baird
Pleasant Valley
Cactus Plant
Wilson
Arman Hewitt
Cactus
Jerome Porter
Eddie Parson
Eddie
Mervin Rogers
Bobby Stewart
Maverick Club
Sam Houston
Wilson Boys
Horace Mann
Humphreys Highland
Ronnie Smith
David Hunt
Earl Mason
Baird Purviance
Boys Ranch
Mavericks
Highlanders
Don Fox
Hershel Smith
Otis Gollihugh
Jim Dobbins
Tony Oakley
Bob Murff
Tony
Bob
Billy Fred Jones
Eagles Prepare For Exhibition With Beaumont Roughnecks
Dope Roy Lanner and newcomers Tim Tunner and Dave Sheehan will pitch for the Dallas Eagles in an exhibition against the Beaumont Roughnecks at Cuero. Manager Charlie Grimm limited practice to a half hour due to cold weather at the New Braunfels spring training camp.
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Cuero
Tex
Roy Lanner
Tim Tunner
Dave Sheehan
Dallas Eagles
Beaumont Roughnecks
Eagle
Charlie Grimm
Braunfels
Juke Box Men Fight Claims of Racketeers Control
Chicago based juke box operator Ray Cunliffe dismisses racketeers as myth, saying he can place boxes freely and profits average $8 to $9 weekly per machine. He notes rising costs since the war, discusses a 74 cent coin proposal, and reveals TV’s impact on business. Operators at a 500-delegate convention discuss policy and public perception of the word juke.
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Chicago
Ray Cunliffe
The
Music Operators of America
Cunliffe
New York
Rupp Still Steaming Over NCAA Snub
Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp denounces NCAA snub and praises the NIT as a better event. He cites Kentucky’s strong sophomores Led by Shelby Linville and Read Morgan and guards Bob Watson and Bill Spivey as the core of a club he believes will rival the Groza era in two years. Rupp argues the NIT offers teams recognition and contends the NCAA misses a true champion by excluding his 1949 defending NCAA title squad.
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Oscar Fraley
New York
Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Rupp
North Carolina State
NCAA
NC State
NCCA
Loyola
Alex Groza
Ralph Beard
Wah-Wah Jones
Dale Barnstable
Cliff Barker
Groza
Perts
Shelby Linville
Read Morgan
Bob Watson
Bill Spivey
CCNY
Locust Fight Urged At Karachi Anti Locust Conference
International aid to combat locusts was debated at a conference in Karachi. Delegates urged sharing research worldwide and emphasized that locusts have caused famines before and will again if unchecked. International cooperation seen as key to reducing or preventing losses.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Afrikander cattle thrive in Belgian Congo says cattleman
P B Vanner who just returned to Elisabethville with six bulls from the Orange Free State notes Afrikander and South Devon cattle perform better in the Marungu high veld of the Belgian Congo. He reports about 120 000 head of improved cattle in the area, mostly Afrikander and South Devon crosses.
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Belgian Congo
P. B. Vanner
Elisabethville
Congo
Orange Free State
Free State
Marungu
William West switches three ways to Calvert Reserve
Three men named William West, a public accountant from Lafayette Indiana a Chicago salesman and a Manhasset musician each switch to Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey 86.8 proof 65 percent grain neutral spirits from Calvert Distillers Corporation New York City.
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Calvert
William Wests
Calvert Reserve
Lafayette
Cal
Chicago
Manhasset
N. Y
Calvert Distillers Corporation
New York City
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