This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1950
Page
17
The 17th Annual Aqua Carnival debuts Wednesday night at Gregory Gym Pool with a capacity crowd guaranteed for each of four performances. Ed Olle announced tickets are sold out, ensuring 750 spectators per night.
Baylor's basketball team beat Southwest Texas State 61 to 57 in Waco. The Bears led most of the game and won without scoring leader Ralph Johnson who was injured. Bob Beatty led the Bobcats with 21 points while Johnny Starkey had 19 and Norman Mullins 18 for Baylor.
University of Richmond athletic council announced Karl A. Esleek will be replaced as head football coach next year. The decision will take effect after the current season.
In the Butler Park Pitch and Putt Championship eight teams played 18 weeks into the session. Dobbins-Campion Lumber Co remains top after a 4-3 win over Dr Pepper, with Jimmie Connolly Insurance close behind after a 5-2 result over Dallas Ienee Millworks. McCall-Smith-Hibler Insurance moved to third by sweeping Varsity Inn 5-0. Top pars included Ed Hopkins 50 and Winston Kinser 53 on the par 54 course.
Austin's Maroon basketball team defeated Brackenridge 43 34 at City Coliseum. Banks led with 14 points and Skippingdarted 13 as Austin built a quick 2 0 lead and never trailed after halftime. Brackenridge, paced by Joe Schero and Ed Van Brandt, kept within reach before Austin pulled away in the final minutes.
Rice Owls used a possession game to edge Southwestern Louisiana Institute 63 59. The score was tied four times in the first half, Rice led 35 29 at halftime and held on. SLI forward Bill Moody led with 19 points.
The Hilltoppers beat Texas Lutheran College 57 to 39 to extend their home win streak to four games. They set a quick pace Tuesday night and prepare to host McMurry College in Austin Friday.
Harlingen meets Austin in the state quarterfinals as an unnamed Cardinals squad. Coach Weldon Phillips has built district titles and strong defense with a small, quick lineup and the Phillips Special, while players like Jerry Fitzpatrick and Bill Mattingly lead a resilient Edsmen/Basketball showing against Texas Lutheran and San Benito.
Patrick scored 14 points as Hyde Park Baptist Midgets defeated First Baptist Midgets 29 to 9 without their center Kirk Kuykendall. Kermit Schmidt led the Scots 24-23 over the Comets in a city junior game, Wayne Munson scored 11 as Gethsemane Lutheran beat Tarrytown Methodist 36-22. Other church league and local high school games noted with various players scoring in close scores and upcoming games listed.
Taylor leads Bartlett 53 to 29 at halftime with top scorers Clemmer Richards Schmidt Lesehbur Moegle and Munckowsky for Taylor while Bartlett counts Overd Townsend Ingraham Halliburton Grigs and others.
General Manager Joe Tracey of the New Orleans Pelicans resigned effective on arrival of a successor. Tracey, sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates, had previously been with the Pirates Waco Texas farm system.
Rice 63 over Louisiana Institute 59. St Edward's 57 over Texas Lutheran 39. Indiana 87 over Texas Christian 68. Duquesne 84 over Pepperdine 50. North Texas State 43 over Abilene Christian 40. West Virginia State 76 over Texas State 51. Boston University 81 over Dartmouth 75. Western Kentucky 79 over West Texas State 46. Baylor 61 over Southwest Texas Tulsa 54. Oklahoma Baptist University 57 over De Louis 71. Houston 63 over Kansas 52. St John’s 5. Tomball 33 over Groveton 6 in Class B regional football.
Indiana University defeated Texas Christian University 87 to 68 to drop the previously unbeaten Horned Frogs from the ranks. Guard Gene Ring scored 23 points, including clutch tip-ins before halftime as Indiana surged to a 40 36 lead.
Reserved seats go on sale at 8 am Wednesday for Saturday quarterfinal at House Park between Austin and Harlin gen. Tickets available at Austin High School Gym until 5 pm. Prices: reserved 1.80, general 1, student 0.50.
Tommy Yarosz of Pittsburgh was disqualified for holding after 2:15 of the eighth round in a 10 round fight with Randolph Turpin the British Empire middleweight champion. Yarosz weighed 168 pounds Turpin 163.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.