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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1950
Page
13
Amarillo and other 1-AA teams finished non conference play with mixed results as SMU at Texas drew national attention. Pampa and Amarillo posted wins and losses while scoring tallies and individual leaders are noted. upcoming district games and coverage plans are outlined.
Banner BowL EL won 3 games with Leard 528 and A Leard 460 leading. MOPUPS failed to score a win as Bichsel and Brown posted 360 and 348 respectively. KEGLERS took 2 with Brown 348 Domer 402 Harris 394. PENGUINS won 3 behind Wilson 452 Lewis 529 Pondet 498 and Sparrow forfeited.
In a merchant league recap, Dettman Electric won three events with 2364 points led by W Dettman 463 Phillips 410 Kam pen 539 D Dettman 449 Kreutziger 505. Borden's No 1 tallied 2129 led by Jacobs 494 Kolar 405 Dillon 377 De Witt 387 Maggard 400. Fire Chiefs won two with Kile 442 Johnson 469 Andrews 407 Mayfield 414 Seiberling 548. Auto Interior won one with C Kay 425, D Kay 435, B Kay 503, Harms 453. Sky Chiefs won three at 2223 with Pyeatt 466 Brashears 316 Raleigh 479 McGuire 463 Smith 439. Baker Paint no wins at 2125, Glovier 441 Colclasure 406 Baker 406 Corbell 399 Ziegler 439. Amarillo Gas two wins at 2226, Johnson 471 Bittick 380 Walden 318 Gibbs 466 Fletcher 591. Borden's No 2 won one at 2079 Martin 405 Robertson 382 Howard 387 Collins 375 Mithelman 410. Bert Levy won three at 2115, S Bivins 453 Majors 480 Hunnicut 336 W Bivins 417 E Majors 399. Plains Creamery no wins at 1982 Williams 413 Caldwell 325 Armstrong 317 Harden 279 Van Dyke 423.
League standings show CITY LEAGUE VFW leading with wins and high scores by Davis 401 Reese 514 Gwyn 453 and Car gill 513. Multiple teams report partial scores with top marks from Kam merer 531 Ezell 582 Bouknight 567 and other players across clubs such as Crowe Gulde Cement Navajo Freight Gibbs Clothing and Coffey Pontiac.
Wooden elephants from 1% to inches high ebony and rosewood carvings ash trays made of brass with inlaid silver and copper are among the Ceylone handicraft articles now being offered for export by the nation s Cottage Industries.
Britannica notes medieval French troubadors typically composed their own tunes to accompany their verses, blending lyric poetry with original music. The claim underscores the integrated poetic musical practice in troubadour culture of the era.
Amarillo High School Yannigans prepare to meet Price College Cardinals Friday night at Amarillo Stadium. Yans crushed Plainview B team 40 0 and Wellington B 39 0 over the weekend as they seek to halt the Cardinals potent backfield led by Hap Rogers backfield stars Ackerman Gathright and Moore.
The column praised a top game where Margaret Wills defeated San Jacinto 6 to 5 by first downs in a scoreless overrun, drawing nearly 1,000 spectators. Predictions fared unevenly with two correct, two very wrong, and one correct but poorly placed odds.
In Peewee action Forest Hill led 19-13 near the end of the third as Ray Ruffin starred for the Phantoms, scoring multiple times and connecting on a conversion. Wolflin’s Wollin, Clements, Sudbury, and Cadenhead produced touchdowns for a 0-0–like slate, while St. Mary’s routed Maverick Club 41-0 with Carl Poirot scoring and assisting on passes. Dumas beat Humphreys Highlands 46-0 with Woodman and Edwards multi-scorers, and San Jacinto edged Margaret Wills 6-0 as Reeves and Eads anchored the defense.
Will Rogers juniors secure their first win, 12-7, overpowering the Mavericks. Edward Mills scored on the opening kickoff return and again on a 75 yard run. Tony Thomas missed both drop kick conversions. Kenneth Holder and Johnny Woodward starred on defense, with Woodward exiting after a cut lip. Jackie Williams added solid gains in the backfield.
The Linton Pirates clinched the District 29 A championship and sit two non conference games from the five week playoff starting Nov 24. They crushed most district foes, 10 to 26, with strong performances from Danny Daniels, David Culwell, and Pat Pollard shaping a title run. The article also notes mounting district games, Mount Vernon hosting Sulphur Springs for a possible district crown, and Shamrock eyeing a 2 A tie. Wilson defeats Amarillo College 28 0 as Amarillo’s small squad struggles. Horace Mann Juniors and Intermediates both win big under Coach Windy Nicklaus.
Horace Mann dominated Humphreys Highland 60 to 0 with Horace Mann players Tony Riddle Bill Dunlap and Jimmy Morrison sharing scoring honors. Center Bob Way starred defensively for Horace Mann as Sanborn forfeited a 2-0 win after Maverick Club players failed to show for practice. Pantex and Dumas also failed to report games. Price College upset Sam Houston 20-7 with Wayne Wierick and Pete Polk key in the scoring. Multiple state contenders battled for district leads across classes as Lehigh Rutgers and national college games produced several standout performances by Vic Janowicz Rufus Barkley Babe Parilli and others.
Carl Culwell and Bill Baker shared first place laurels with net 64s in the Amarillo Country Club Week end Handicap Golf Tournament. Their cards show Culwell 74 10 64 and Baker 80 16 64. Other ball winners include Charles Fisk 88 23 65 Boots Jones 78 11 67 Don McCullough 78 10 68.
OSCAR FRALEY reports on a college football weekend where extra points decided many key games. Dave Skrien tied Michigan for Minnesota at 7 all, Johnny Coatta kicked two TDs and added conversions for Wisconsin in a 14 13 win over Northwestern, and Johnny Bush delivered two crucial extra points for Yale rivals Holy Cross in a 14 13 victory.
Wake Forest fell to Clemson 13-12 after End Dreher Gaskins blocked a key shot. Reynolds added three points as Nebraska rallied to defeat Kansas 33-26 in a tense basketball clash.
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