Longhorns Scrimmage Tightens Texas Offense Ahead of Cotton Bowl
Blair Cherry led a 45 minute Texas scrimmage as the Longhorns sharpen their offense for the Cotton Bowl against Tennessee. Townsend Dawson and Tompkins flashed their running and passing skills while Ochoa impressed in relief. Sowell troubled the first string and knee soreness did not limit Townsend as the team plans further polish after Christmas holidays.
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University of Texas
Texas
Tennessee
Cherry
Ritheu
Byron Townsend
Gib Dawson
Ben Tompkins
Dick Ochoa
Townsend
Sonny Sowell
Ted Daffer
Tompkins
Palafox Leads 15 as Stautz Sporting Tops Butter Krust
Joe Palafox scored 15 points to power Stautz Sporting Goods past Butter Krust 45 to 26 in Major A action. Butter Krust’s Bob Cole had 10 for the losers as Elton Jones added nine for the margin.
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Stautz Sporting Goods
Bob Cole
Elton Jones
Momsen and Miller Named Co captains for North
Ohio State guard Bob Momsen and Northwestern half back John Miller were named co captains of the North squad for the North-South Shrine charity game at the Orange Bowl. Yale Coach Herman Hickman directed a 27-man group through a 90 minute workout ending with a 30 minute bruising scrimmage.
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Fla
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Ohio State
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Northwestern
Yale
Herman Hickman
Wildcats rally past Rice Institute for 70 61 win
Northwestern's speedy Wildcats led by Ray Angelis with 22 points pulled away in the final 10 minutes to beat Rice Institute 70 to 61 on Wednesday night in Houston.
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Wildcats
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Two more eminent football men bow out in harsh season
Morris Williams reports more coaching and player moves. Jeff Cravath of USC Trojans faces contract payment issues as USC endures its worst season with two wins and five losses. Bob Harris shifts to the Boston Celtics after a college career at Oklahoma A&M. St Edward's Hilltoppers note a junior heavy roster with Eddie Neu and others as leading scorers. In golf history, Dallas born Harry Cooper won the Los Angeles Open twenty five years ago, while Harvey Penick of Austin recalls a rough score.
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University of Southern California Trojans
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Boston Celtics
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Don Roeder
Jim Fougerousse
Bill Leahy
Oscar Michellod
Harry Cooper
Dallas
Austin
Harvey Penick
College Basketball Scores Summary Roundup
Northwestern 70 over Rice 61. Arkansas 45 over Mississippi 35. Drake 72 over North Texas State 41. Southwest Texas State 68 over Texas A&I 46. Mississippi Southern 80 over Howard Payne 73. Army 69 over Ithaca College 37. Navy 53 over Rutgers 49. Purdue 73 over Penn 64. Villanova 68 over North Carolina State 61. Illinois 71 over Washington State 43. Detroit 64 over Marquette 51. Seton Hall 66 over Fordham 49. Syracuse 82 over Temple 60. West Virginia 95 over George Washington 66.
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Anderson High crushing Galveston 56 to 46 in basketball
Lawrence Hearne and Ira Black led Anderson High School Yellowjackets to a 56-46 win over Central Galveston in Dorie Miller Auditorium. The Austin team built a 33-20 halftime lead after opening with a 59-19 victory over Waco.
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Lawrence Hearne
Ira Black
Anderson High School
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West in Hospital After Kaye Loss
Sonny Boy West of Washington D C was rushed to St Clare s Hospital in New York after being KO d in the seventh round by Percy Bassett of Philadelphia at St Nicholas Arena A brain specialist was summoned and West suffered a knockout fall to the ring floor during the bout
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Sonny Boy West
Washington, D. C
St. Clare's Hospital
Percy Bassett
Philadelphia
St. Nicholas Arena
West
No Dissension On TCU Squad Brannon Insists
Fort Worth December 20 Coach Byron Brannon of Texas Christian University basketball denied dissension on the team and praised this season’s squad as the best in TCU history. He countered charges that star center George McCleod was playing poorly and urged the players to settle down and play up to their potential to win the conference title.
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Byron
Buster) Brannon
Texas Christian University
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George McCleod
Indiana
Missouri
St. Louis
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Aggies Smith on Georgia's Eleven All Opponent Team
Georgia voters place Texas A M back Bob Smith and Alabama end Al Lary on the 1950 all opponent team. Bulldogs rate Texas A M as the strongest offensive power faced and Alabama as the best all around team. Maryland earns high marks in the first half.
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Texas A&m
Bob Smith
Alabama
al Lary
Maryland
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