Amarillo High teams vie in intramural and big spring events
Amarillo High School girds for a busy week as baseball, track and volleyball face rival squads. The AHS intramural boxing tourney opens at 8 pm at the Sports Arena with Lewis Palmer matched against Garner Barnett. Coach Whinnery’s tracksters eye the Big Spring Relays while baseball faces Lubbock Westerners. Girls volleyball meets Canyon then Phillips Tourament. golf and tennis undecided. The Golden Sandie basketball banquet is Saturday night at the high school cafeteria.
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Odessa
Frank Phillips
Stratford
Memphis
Claude
Laredo
Fort Worth
Whinnery
Robert Whiddon
Galen Fowler
Gonzales Triumphs Over Kramer In Philadelphia Final
Richard Pancho Gonzales, aged 21, defeated Jack Kramer in straight sets to win the Philadelphia Inquirer indoor pro tourney worth $10,000. The result capped a series of victories for Gonzales in this event held yesterday.
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Richard “Pancho” Gonzales
Big Jack Kramer
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Dodgers Enter 1950 With Loaded Depth And Confidence
Brooklyn mentors Burt Shotton and Branch Rickey project the Dodgers to win the National League pennant again. A deep pitching staff led by Don Newcombe and Preacher Roe anchors a rotation of five, while Roy Campanella backs a strong catching duo and an infield boasting Hodges Robinson Reese and Morgan Cox battle for third. Outfielders Furillo Snider Hermanski head a five man unit with Brown and Abrams in the mix.
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Clarance Podbielan
Willard Ramsdell
Roy Campanella
Blue Edwards
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Johnny Jorgensen
Eddie Miksis
Gil Hodges
Jackie Robinson
Pee Wee Reese
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Bill Antonelli
Baylor Bears and Bradley Braves Reach NCAA Finals Round
In a Western showdown Bradley guard Forddy Anderson leads the Braves toward New York for a shot at the national title while Baylor battles NC State for consolation. Henderson’s Baylor upset Bradley to a 68 66 result as Bradley earns a rematch with City College of New York after an NIT loss.
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Resigned US amateur king shines in Davis Cup comeback
The former US amateur champion, who last year quit to turn pro, defeated Jack Kramer 7-5 6-3 6-4 yesterday. His dominant play helped the United States regain the Davis Cup, and he has faced Kramer 91 times with 71 losses in their long rivalry.
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Jack Kramer
Big Jack
Unemployment Compensation Paid In Minnesota In 1949
Minnesota reports 1.53 billion dollars paid to workers under state unemployment compensation laws during 1949. This reflects benefits issued by the state program to those unemployed amid postwar labor shifts and rising jobless claims, with distributions supported by state funds and federal cooperation.
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Charles Wins Wind-Down Training for Title Bout
Ezzard Charles and Freddie Beshore ended heavy training in Buffalo to taper for their 15 round heavyweight title bout Wednesday. A delayed Feb 28 start moved to March 27 allowed Charles to sharpen with roadwork and weight down to about 184 pounds. Charles weighed 189 and Beshore about 185 as they wrapped four rounds in the ring and six rounds on the floor, planning rest and lighter loosening tomorrow. Milwaukee Brewers beat Houston Buffs 5 4 in Corpus Christi in a spring exhibition with the decisive run set up in the ninth.
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Beshore
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Mintz
Brewers
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Houston Buffs
Oilers Top Pelicans Behind McMillan Two-Run Homers
Roy McMillan slugged two home runs as Tulsa Oilers defeated New Orleans Pelicans 9-7 in an exhibition. New Orleans took the series opener 13-8 on Saturday, with the two teams renewing play yesterday in Alexandria.
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Roy McMillan
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Oilers
New Orleans Pelicans
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