Amarillo High Heads to Southwestern Exposition Meet
Fort Worth March 17 Amarillo High School track and golf squads arrived by athletic bus to compete in the Southwestern Exposition Meet preliminaries start at 1 pm at Farrington Field and Meadowbrook Course. Coach Whinnery plans to enter the Greenbelt Relays at Childress on April 7.
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Amarillo High School
Cowtown
Farrington Field
Meadowbrook
Exes
John Whinnery
Bowie
Odessa Bronchos
Oklahoma A&m
Sooners
Arien McNeil
Sandie
Stillwater
Whinnery
Childress
Sandies
Highlanders reach city finals in junior division tournament
Humphreys Highland defeated Wilson 41-21 to advance to the city junior division final at Maverick Club. Sonny Barron led with 15 points, Moon 12, Johnson eight as Highlanders led 32-16 after three periods while Wilson’s Doherty topped with seven. If Humphreys wins finals vs Sam Houston, title decided tonight. an extra game would be played tomorrow if the other outcome occurs.
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Wilson
Highlanders
Sonny Barron
Johnny Moon
Jorgo Johnson
Bob Buchanan
Ray Doherty
Webby Sharp
Charles Surratt
Humphrey
Highland
Maverick
Sam Houston
Maverick Club
Peewee
Cactus Plant
Mavericks
Cactus
Sports Arena
St. Mary's
Sports
St. Mary’s
Price College
Price
River Road
Polk Street Scorpions
Youth Center
Old Nick Sez Cheating Advice Propsed as Advertisement
Cheery boastful ad from Amarillo's Loan Service at Cheater Lane invites readers to seek cash via a humorous warning that if you must be cheated let the best do it. Dial 28339 for service.
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Nick Sez
Amarillo
Impressive Mierkowicz shines for Cardinals in win
IMPRESSIVE ST PETERSBURG Florida March 17 Ed Mierkowicz 25 year old outfielder continues to impress Manager Eddie Dyer of the St Louis Cardinals Mierkowicz made what Dyer called the play of the game when he tumbled headlong to spear Al Zarillos long liner with two runners on base and two out in the eighth inning of yesterday s 6 to 5 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
U.rp
Ed Mierkowicz
Eddie Dyer
St. Louis Cardinals
Mierkowicz
Dyer
al Zarillo
Boston Red Sox
New York Dentist Records Customer Book Signatures
Dr. Charles Goodman, a New York dentist and book collector, frequently sees authors among his patients including Christopher Morley. Visitors must be ready to autograph their books when seeking a filling.
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Charles Goodman
New York
Christopher Morley
Plowboys Tangle With Hooker Vandergriff In Amarillo Showdown
Tonight at Amarillo College Gymnasium the Plowboys clash with Hooker-Vandergriff Motors of Dallas for the unofficial AAU Texas title. Vandergriff, last weekend’s Southwestern AAU champion and state representative, features top Texas players led by Glenn Whites and Denny Rutherford. Admission is 5 and 75 cents. tipoff at 8.
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Graham-Hoeme
Hooker-Vandergriff Motors
Dallas
Amarillo College
Texas
Denver
Hooker-Vandergriff
Vandergriff
Glenn Whites
Howard Payne
Denny Rutherford
North Texas State
Dee Nutt
Abilene Christian
Richard Cozad
Doug Higgins
Texas Wesleyan
Frank Sachse
Motormen
Ambateur
Topnotch
W. W. Holden
Oakland Bitners
Peps World Title On Block Tonight
In Fort Worth on March 17 the Southwestern Recreation Track and Field Meet opens with 780 schoolboys and 76 schools entering prelims. Dean Smith of Graham seeks repeats as a double champion, while North Texas State, Schreiner Institute, and Odessa vie for division titles amid expectations of new leaders.
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Fort Worth
Southwestern Recreation
Dean Smith
Graham
Collegians
North Texas State
Schreiner Institute
Odessa
Joe Childress
Smith
Arkansas
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
Texas Tech
Baylor
Hardin- Simmons
Texas
Texas A&m
Texas Western
University of Houston
Austin College
McMurry
Oklahoma Baptist
Southeastern State of Oklahoma
Phillips
Southern College
Tyler
Decatur
Carl Otsuki
Brownsville Dash Star
Track meet enters 1200 entrants as records eyed
A track and field meet drew almost 1,200 contestants with a key 220 yard record in play. A college freshman class includes Austin College Baylor Hardin-Simmons McMary North Texas State Oklahoma A&M SMU TCU Texas A&M Texas Tech and Arkansas. Golf features 16 universities and 15 high schools in separate classes.
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Austin College
Baylor
Hardin-Simmons
McMary
North Texas State
Oklahoma A&m
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Texas A&m
Texas Tech
Arkansas
Connie Mack Ready Again for Athletes Spring Camp
Connie Mack at 87 returns to spring camp in West Palm Beach with the Athletics. He says he feels they have a good chance and notes infield improvements with Bob Dillinger replacing Hank Majeski. Catchers Joe Tipton and Joe Astroth show promise. Sam Chapman and Elmer Vale in the outfield. pitching staff includes Dick Fowler Joe Coleman Lou Brissie Alex Kellner Carl Scheib Bob Hooper Bobby Shantz and Ed Kleiman.
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West Palm Beach
Fija
Connie Mack
St. Patrick's Day
Philadelphia
Athletics
A’s
Mack
Bob Dillinger
St. Louis
Hank Majeski
Joe Tipton
Joe Astroth
Mike Guerra
Sam Chapman
Elmer Vale
Ben Guintini
Dallas
McCoskey
Dick Fowler
Joe Coleman
Lou Brissie
Alex Kellner
Carl Scheib
Bob Hooper
Bobby Shantz
Ed Kleiman
Luke Apps Poised for White Sox Shortstop Role
Luke Apps, 41, remains in contention for the White Sox starting shortstop job in 1950. Rookie Chico Carrance and Jimmy Baumer provide challenge, as Apps handled chances and collected three singles in a 11 inning loss to Bob Lemon's Cleveland Indians 5 to 4 yesterday.
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Luke
Fullerton
U.P
Luke Apps
Tinane
White Sox
Chico Carrance
Jimmy Baumer
Bob Lemon
Cleveland
Ducks help prompt police car to aid duck pond scene
A Spokane state patrol radio operator reports hearing a southern California police dispatcher order a prowler car to assist another unit. The dispatcher told the operator, There is a car parked in a duck pond and the ducks are raising heck.
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Spokane
Wash
Jerry Teel
California
Riot at Sports Arena Ends with Funk Concussion
Wrestler Dory Funk suffered a concussion after a chair attack by Frankie Hill Murdock during promoter Cory Detton's card at the Sports Arena. Police protected vendors and fans as Murdock faced disqualification though Funk remained unconscious briefly. Weidner and Walberg drew in a later semi with notable attempts at full nelson holds. Johnny James defeated Gorilla Poggi in 13 minutes to open the show.
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Mat
Monk Owens
Dory Funk
Tascosa
Frankie Hill
Murdock
Rapscallion
Waxahachie
Cory Detton
Funk
Boys Ranch
Punk
Joe Miller
Rascal
Dotton
Miller
Billy Weidner
Amarillo
Whitey Walberg
Minneapolis
Weidner
Walberg
Luckiess O'Dowdy
Johnny James
Houston
Albuquerque
Gorilla Poggi
James
Owens Texas Elks Diamond Sweepstakes Opens at Banner Bowl
Owens Texas richest bowling event opens at Banner Bowl with top Southwest bowlers in期待. District railbirds forecast 1750 entrants and top prize 600 dollars. In local action Phil Wilson's 269 aided Owens Furniture to 1062 team game best in Amarillo this season.
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Texas
Banner Bowl
Southwest
Phil Wilson
Owens
Phil
Amarillo
Jim Fletcher
Sam Alexander
Harold Prince
DeWitt Murray
Charley Lyles
Virg
Charley
Lefty
Mark Knouse
Jaque West
Civic Service
Lent luncheon fish on biscuits with eggs
Flake a pound of cooked or canned fish and mix with two cups of medium cream sauce. Season well and heat. Garnish with sliced hard cooked eggs and serve hot on split buttered biscuits or toasted English muffins.
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