Week one high school football opens with wide league results
The 1950 season kicked off with multiple games across divisions. Forest Hill, St. Mary's, San Jacinto, Dumas, and Wolflin posted decisive victories while Margaret Wills, Will Rogers, and Panter struggled. Notable performances came from Forest Hill's Ray Ruffin and Johnny Birge, St. Mary's Johnny Walsh and Kevin Kay, and San Jacinto's Ernest Whitworth.
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Peewee
Red Townes
Forest Phantoms
Margaret Wills
Townes
Ray Ruffin
Mar Wills
Max Yates
Bobby Hensley
Forest Hill
Hensley
Ruffin
Scott Cantine
Don Ellerbee
Margaret Ills
Jimmy Warren
Phantom
Johnny Birge
ST. Mary’s
Wolflin
Johnny Walsh
Keven Kay
Carl Poirot
Johnny
Kevin
Carl's
Toby Priolo
Kevin Kay
Sanborn
Billy Joe Shell
Larry Moore
Jerry Stewart
Moore
Stewart
Barney Sinclair
MAVS
SAN Jacinto
Mavericks
Doug Veazey
Don Bramall
Dale Sorrells
Ernest Whitworth
Whitworth
Dumas Blanks
Will Rogers
Will ‘Rogers
Toe Holds Due For Workout
Bob Cummings of Sea Side Oregon faces Dory Funk of Tas cosa in a one hour feature at the Sports Arena in a toe hold battle. Cummings defends no title this week while Funk returns from weeks away due to football coaching duties at Boys Ranch. Cummings is known for knee action binds and toe holds, and Funk uses a step over toe hold that can injure knees.
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Bob Cummings
Sea Side
Ore
Dory Funk
Tascosa
Cummings
Southwestern States
Funk
Southwest
Boys’ Ranch
Punk
Wayne Martin
Tulsa
Women golfers clash in inter-city match tomorrow
Ross Rogers Course linksters hold a big edge over Amarillo Country Club players as the second and last inter-city match takes place at the Country Club. The Muny team led by 38 strokes in the first meet last May. First nine holes begin at 10 o clock with luncheon served and the remaining holes to be played.
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Maverick
Winfred Kelly
Joe Tim Way
Bobby Hutto
San Jacinto
Harry Condren
H. Mann
Will Rogers
Horace Mann
Jimmy Warren
Troyce Austin
Troyce
Gene Arrington
Kenneth Holder
Norman McGill
Dumas
Sam Houston
Mavericks
Bruce Randolph
Billy Tiner
Bobby Joe West
Tiner
Clovis Boren
Larry Reardon
Larry
Jimmy Brewer
Sam H
Benny Hollingsworth
Pinky Pinkston
Tony Riddle
Wesley Dowty
Pinkston
Bill Dunlap
Riddle
Max Manley
Ronnie Smith
Bob Way
Highlanders
Bo Bates
Jorge Johnson
Mustard
Sanborn
Gary McKenna
Gary
Price
Lynn Hunt
Pete Polk
Clifford Romero
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Country Club
Yankees Made Own Breaks
Yankees ride hustle to 1950 World Series title with key contributions from Woodling Brown and Coleman while DiMaggio and Page slump. Eddie Ford, rookie, wins final game as 68,098 fans watch. Telegraphed as a season of opportunistic play, overcoming injuries and slumps.
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Jack Hand
NEW York
New York Yankees
Philadelphia
Tommy Henrich
Henrich
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Joe Page
Phil
Gene Woodling
Bobby Brown
Gerry Coleman
DiMaggio
Joe
Robin Roberts
Yanks
Eddie Ford
Giants Defense Drawing Notice From Three Straight Wins
New York Giants, unbeaten in 3-0, beat Washington 21-17 as Cleveland and Philadelphia win to stay atop their conferences. Bears Lions Yanks also 3-1 after wins. Layne shines in Lions Frisco clash with 15 of 32 for 205 yards and two TDs.
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New York
New York Giants
Cleveland Browns
Philadelphia Eagles
New Yorkers
Washington
Redskins
Browns
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Los Angeles Rams
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
New York Yanks
Bears
Chicago Cardinals
Detroit
San Francisco
Yanks
Green Bay
Bobby Layne
Texas
Eyes Right Again in Las Cruces Glasses Mix Up
For two weeks the public works commission official Walter M Swietlik and deputy John W Tanghe complained of headaches dizziness and spots before their eyes. They discovered the cause they had been wearing each other’s glasses.
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Las Cruces
Public Works
Walter M. Swietlik
John W. Tanghe
Boy Take Moonlight Cruise But Returns to Station
Donald Anderson, 17, borrowed a 40 foot launch and sailed on the Missouri River toward his uncle in Plattsmouth Nebraska. A sandbar and local authorities halted the trip several miles from Omaha and returned him to police.
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Omaha
Huck Finn
Donald Anderson
Missouri River
Plattsmouth
Neb
Tough Week For SW Gridders Ahead Of Key Showdowns
Southwest Conference faces its toughest week as SMU Rice and Texas seek to preserve undefeated records. SMU and UT clash with ranked foes while Baylor, A&M and TCU pursue wins. The division sees high offensive totals led by SMU and A&M with strong passing and rushing leaders across the circuit.
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Wilbur Martin
Associated Press
Southwest Conference
Southern Methodist
Rice
University of Texas
AOA Vn
Dallas
Texas A&m
Mighty Methodists
Fred Benners
Rusty Russell
Russell
Bennie White
Johnny Champion
Robert Smith
Aggie
Oklahoma
Bill Tidwell
A&m
Kyle Rote
Glenn Lippman
Aggies
Rote
Gil Bartosh
Christian
Mapmakers Define Kansas as Part of the Great American Desert
Historical notes describe mapmakers until around 1860 labeling Kansas as part of the Great American Desert and unsuitable for cultivation, reflecting early 19th century geographic assumptions.
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Kansas
Great American Desert
Sharpies Take Football Fans for Parking Scam
In Chicago yesterday a crowd arriving for the Bears Cardinals game was told by street hawkers that $1 parking in driveways alleys and sidewalks was allowed. After leaving cars, the hawkers vanished and each motorist received an illegal parking ticket. Police labeled the act as sharpie theft.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Cardinals
Wrigley Field
Glass Content for TV Tubes Includes Lead Additive
A historical note states that glass used in television tubes can contain up to 30 percent lead by weight to raise electrical resistivity and improve light dispersion, reflecting mid century material science ideas.
Animals with soft steps boast keen hearing
The saying notes that animals that walk softly tend to have sharp ears, while those with heavy footfalls are said to possess a dull ear.
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Mike Sheridan
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