Amarillo Teams Scramble for Weekend Action
Amarillo High School fields baseball, golf, tennis, and track events this weekend with matches against Stratford Elks at Gold Sox Field, a triangular schedule in Hub City, and the West Texas Relays opener in Odessa. Also on deck are intramural boxing and girls volleyball, plus a practice tilt with West Texas State at 4 o'clock. Coach Brown hopes Lubbock thinclads score at the Relays amid praise for Amarillo track talent and lingering debate over spring football. The column notes strong district expectations and recounts scoring rules and a Sandies heritage in baseball and track.
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Sandie Baseballers Open Season At Home
Amarillo based Sandie baseballers open their season today at Gold Sox Field against Stratford Elks coached by Ralph Stewart. Stratford brings eight returning regu lars from 1949 bi district team. Tomorrow Matney's boys host Buffalo Courts from West Texas State College for a free practice tilt at the same diamond east of Gold Sox Field.
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Ray Murray Wins Indian Varsity as Backup Catcher
SAN DIEGO March 24 Ray Murray earns a spot on the Cleveland Indians as a second string catcher after the release of veteran Mike Tresh The Oklahoma native stands 6 feet 3 inches and impressed with power hitting including two home runs a triple and a single in four chances in an exhibition game He will back up Jim Hegan in the catching department.
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Stengel urges Yogi Berra to swing at better pitches
LAKELAND FL March 24 Casey Stengel Yankee manager would love to see Yogi Berra pass up more bad pitches. He believes the regular catcher would hit .350 if he stopped swinging at so many bad balls.
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Fraley Jumps Grand National Without His Horse at Aintree
Oscar Fraley reports Fearless Fraley rode the Grand National course without a horse, sampling the infamous Becher’s Brook and other obstacles at Aintree. He notes the brutal course, odds at 12 to 1, and the ironies of racing while remarking he carried his own brandy. He claims a personal moral victory for negotiating Becher’s Brook unmounted.
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London
Valentine's Brook
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Price College boxing tourney features twelve semifinals
Tonight at Price Memorial College gym an intramural boxing tourney presents twelve semifinal bouts and one exhibition. Eight weight classes finals set for Saturday night, with admission 30 and 80 cents. Exhibition features Fritz Friemel against Joe Gaines. several 1949 victors aim to repeat.
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Joe Walsh
Amarillo Badgers Knocked From Title Hope In NJCAA Tourney
Amarillo College Badgers were eliminated 72 67 by Weber College in the NJCAA tournament here in Hutchinson. Coach Bob Carter’s squad will meet Olympic College of Bremerton for a fourth or seventh place trophy bid after Weber’s upset. Travis tops Amarillo with 17 points while Sewell and Stone add 23 for Weber.
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San Francisco
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Fla
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Bayonne
Conquistadors
Amar Tuck
Rogera
SiDowns
Gold Sockers Ready for Spring Training New Signings
Ama rillo's 1950 West Texas New Mexico League entry adds two infield prospects from Santa Ana California Lyle Christianson shortstop and Ed Brown second baseman both signed and joining spring workouts. Brown played for San Bernardino Sunset League in 1948 and joined as a free agent. Veteran third baseman A B Everett from Pampa will report after negotiating terms.
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Wrestlers Disqualified After Turbulent Main Event
Bearded Waxahachie villain Frankie Hill Murdock and Alex Kasaboski of Hammond, Ontario led a chaotic main event at the Sports Arena. Referees disqualified Murdock and Kasaboski as Martin and Curtis won the tag match. Earlier, Walberg defeated O Dowdy by default in the semi, while Parks pinned Drake after a high energy contest.
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O’dowdy
O'Dowdy
Herb Parks
Boys Ranch
George Drake
Drake
Parks
Upholstered Seats to Ease Danish Church Pews
In Copenhagen a church installs upholstered cinema seats to ease discomfort in pews. The project aims to reduce fatigue and improve attendance by providing more comfortable seating for parishioners and visitors.
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Williams Admits Roberts Is Good
Clearwater report notes Robin Roberts as Phillies ace, with a strong six inning stint easing a 12 to 7 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Ted Williams praised Roberts after the game, saying he had the stuff, while Williams failed to beat him in three plate appearances.
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Ted
Emerson Radio sales jump near doubling in quarter
Emerson Radio and Phonograph president Benjamin Abrams reported that sales for the three months ended January 31 rose by nearly 100 percent compared with the same quarter of the prior fiscal year, indicating strong growth.
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