Amarillo Sandies edge Frank Phillips in 8-6 thriller
Amarillo High School’s Golden Sandies beat Frank Phillips Junior College 8-6 at Berger's Huber Park after trailing 5-2 late. Pitcher Dick Pflug carried the first six innings with one hit allowed, while standout prep athlete Stanley Bull drew praise from Odessa coach Joe Coleman and impressed in track and football prospects.
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Golden Sandies
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Stanley Bull
Nixson Junior High
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Fort Worth
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Graham
John Cavileer
Austin
Smith
Cavileer
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Carvileer
Bull
Joe Coleman
Odessa
Coleman
G. Sanders
Ray Bingham
Letterman
Yannigan
Myrle
Price College clinches undefeated Intermediate title in city finals
Price College finished an undefeated season by defeating Maverick Club 32 to 25 to win the Intermediate Division championship. Don Stump led with 14 points and Dick Nemechek added 12 as Price used a two-one-two zone to stifle Maverick’s criss-cross attack.
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Price College
Maverick Club
Mavericks
Youth Center
Globe News
Kids, Inc
Amarillo
San Jacinto
Price
Crown Price College
Wily Price College
Brother Regis
Don Stump
Don
Dick Nemechek
Wayland Girls Advance to National AAU Quarterfinals
In St Joseph Missouri Nashville three teams reach the quarterfinals of the 22nd National AAU tournament. Goldblumes defend title by routing Marshalltown Gasoline Alleys 40 19. Nashville Business College edges Wayland College 35 32 in overtime. Nashville Generals beat Denver Hudsonettes 43 23. Other results include Hanes Hosiery over Martin Bombers 40 30 and Des Moines AIB over Okmulgee 44 24.
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ST. Joseph
Nashville
Goldblumes
Generals
Nashville Business College
Marshalltown
Wayland
Texas
Nashville Generals
Denver Hudsonettes
Hanes Hosiery
Winston- Salem
Baltimore
AIC
Atlanta
Sports Arena Blues
St. Joseph Goetz
Pittsfield
Mass
Denver Winer Chevrolets
Dallas Regal Beer
Y Softball Program Expanded This Year
Amarillo YMCA sponsorship expands to five eight team leagues for church groups civic clubs and firms. Contact Homer Cowan to join or form teams with idle players eligible for placement. Umpire calls welcome for paid positions as City Park Department and Veterans Administration aid expansion. Play planned to start around May 1 at Tri-State Fair Park Veterans Hospital and Thompson Park lighted diamonds.
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Amarillo Ymca
Homer Cowan
YMCA
Cowan
City Park Department
Veterans Administration
Tri-State Fair Park
Veterans Hospital
Thompson Park
CC Golf Meet Honors Mrs Huenergardt At Amarillo Club
A net 30 won first place in the Amarillo Country Club Women's Golf Association weekly tournament for Mrs. O. K. Huenergardt yesterday. Her scorecard read 42 12 30.
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Amarillo Country Club
O. K. Huenergardt
Milwaukee Brewers Defeat Dallas Eagles 7 2 in Exhibition
Milwaukee Brewers beat the Dallas Eagles 7 to 2 in an exhibition game. Moose Womack hit a home run for the Brewers as they handed Dallas their fifth defeat.
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Austin
Milwaukee Brewers
Dallas Eagles
Moose Womack
Mavericks Cup Senior Title Clinched in Lopsided Victory
Wayne Werrick John Wade and Bob Gittrich powered the Mavericks in a 36 16 Senior Division final over Youth Center after a tight start. Joe James Way led with eight points, Tommy Crutchfield seven, while Freddy Bryant topped the new champs with 11. Jackie Hodges and Claude Buddy Jones added eight each. Jones bombed free throws six times. Cal vin Pringle led Youth Center with five. Elden Langford and George Mellon had three each.
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Brother Regis
Wayne Werrick
John Wade
Bob Gittrich
Mavericks
Joe James Way
Tommy Crutchfield
Tommy
Maverick
Freddy Bryant
Jackie Hodges
Claude
Buddy” Jones
Jones
Hodges
Calvin Pringle
Elden Langford
George Mellon
Hogan and Snead In Texas Tourney
Bantam Ben Hogan and Slammin Sammy Snead joined the field for the $15,000 Colonial Country Club Tournament set for May 25 28 in Fort Worth Texas. Alongside them Byron Nelson of Fort Worth E J Dutch Harrison of Little Rock Tonny Penna of Cincinnati and Ray Gafford of Dallas were invited.
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Fort Worth
Ben Hogan
Sammy Snead
Hogan
Snead
Byron Nelson
E. J
Dutch” Harrison
Little Rock
Tonny Penna
Cincinnati
Ray Gafford
Dallas
Buffs Top Missions 6 1 In Texas League Exhibition
Three Houston pitchers limited San Antonio to three hits as the Buffs defeated the Missions 6 to 1 in a Texas League exhibition. Only 365 fans attended the game in San Antonio on March 22.
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San Antonio
U.P
Houston
Buffs
Missions
Price Boxing Meet Heading to Friday and Saturday Nights
Price Memorial College holds its annual intramural boxing tourney Friday and Saturday in the college gym. 28 contestants listed with 12 bouts each program. action starts at 8 pm. Coach Hap Rogers has focused on the hopefuls, featuring entrants from Amarillo Umbarger Clovis Hereford and other local towns across weight classes.
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Price Memorial College
College
Hap Rogers
Garry Kelly
Midland
Jerry Neehan
Amarillo
Mike Murphy
Lewis Raef
Umbarger
Bill McGinnis
Clovis
Richard Martinez
Rotan
Garry McKenna
Phillips
Bill Paetzold
Herefora
Don Radder
Vega
Jimmy Rice
Sunray
Jim Beasley
Joe Martinez
Vincent Teichman
Amar
King wins 1950 collegiate scoring title but DeLong claims career mark
George King of Morris-Harvey WV set a 967 season points record to win the 1950 NCAA scoring crown. He trails Nate DeLong of River Falls WI in career totals, as DeLong finishes with 2,592 points to King's 2,547. Paul Arizin leads major colleges with 735 points. Dempsey and Cope follow. King, with the Dayton All-Stars, scored 42 in a Cincinnati tourney. DeLong earlier added 310 disputed wartime points to his career total.
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River Falls
Wis
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DeLong
Associated Press
Dayton All-Stars
Denver
Cincinnati
Paul Arizin
Villanova
George Dempsey
Kings
Del
Bob Cope
Montana
Bob Lavoy
Western Kentucky
Hap Huey
Davis-Elkins
Wva
Delayed Welterweight Fight in Philadelphia Tonight
In Convention Hall Ray Sugar Robinson and George Sugar Costner meet in a ten round non title bout. Expected turnout climbs toward 15000 with about 70000 in gate revenue. The outcome could decide Costner's shot at the title in a New York outdoor bout this summer.
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Philadelphia
Convention Hall
Ray “Sugar” Robinson
George “Sugar” Costner
Sugars
Robinson
Costner
New York
Chicago
Jake Lamotta
Lamesa Acquires Dallas Pitched duo in league sale
Edward Arthur and Roman Lokyo were sold from Gladewater of the East Texas League to Lamesa of the West Texas-New Mexico League. Dallas, Gladewater's parent club, announced the transactions on March 22.
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Lamesa
Dallas
Edward Arthur
Roman Lokyo
Gladewater
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