Texas Track Hopes Rise With 14 Lettermen Returning
The University of Texas track program enters 1951 with 14 returning lettermen as conditioning begins at Memorial Stadium under Coach Clyde Littlefield. Key losses include Charlie Parker and Bob Walters, while leaders such as Carl Mayes, Bill Milburn, Ralph Person and Ray Marek anchor the squad. Freshman prospects include Charley Thomas and Joe Carson among others in sprints and distance events.
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University of Texas
Memorial Stadium
Clyde Littlefield
Charlie Parker
Ace Springer
Bob Walters
Randall Clay
Perry Samuels
Richard Brooks
Bobby Whisenant
Don Sparks
Ed Salling
Tom Rogers
Rogers
Salling
Carl Mayes
Parker
Bill Milburn
Charles Meeks
Lowell Hawkinson
Ralph Person
Ray Marek
Bobby Dillon
Ray Womach
Walter
Broemer
Carl Coleman
Bob Eschenberg
Morris Johnson
Floyd Rogers
Joe Runnels
Kieth Tompkins
Joe Carson
C. A. Rundell
Gib Dawson
Bud McFadin
Bobby Riess
Ricardo Garcia
Early Whitesides
C. M. Gustafson
Gerald Scallorn
Don Klein
James Dowies
Kerrville
S. M. Meeks
San Antonio
Jim Carlton
Houston
Allan Killam
Lufkin
Tomie Ward
Galveston
Pat Cooper
Jack Hollister
Beaumont
Marvin Marek
Gwynn Teague
Brownwood
One-Point Triumphs Highlight City Basketball Night
A seven game slate featured two one point victories. Austin High Reds edged Charlie's Liquor Store 30-29 on a 12 point Horace Lin burger effort. The Sets beat the Tramps 18-17. George Swenson scored 15 as Central Methodist beat St Paul Lutheran 33-24. Austin National Bank defeated Austin High B 41-24. Austin High Whites topped Austin High C 40-31. Tarrytown Methodist crushed University Methodist 31-15. John Amey led winners with 15 points in Salvation Army win over All Saints 22-19.
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Austin High School
Reds
Charlie’s Liquor Store
Horace Lineburger
Tramps
Walter Sankey
Kermit Schmidt
Central Methodist
George Swenson
St. Paul Lutheran
Tarrytown Methodist
University Methodist
John Amey
Ronny Spillar
John Page
Salvation Army
All Saints
Mutual Insurance Dividend Offer for 1951 Returns
In 1950 some policyholders did not receive cash dividend checks. The notice advises insureds to consider Mutual Insurance to receive payment in 1951 and promote Mutual as sound business.
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Mutual Insurance
Mutual
Famechon Rallies For Split Decision Over Riley
In St Louis on Wednesday night Ray Famechon of France, cut and battered in round one, recovered to beat Charley Riley in ten rounds. No knockdowns occurred as Famechon earned a split decision.
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ST. Louis
France
Ray Famechon
Charley Riley
College Scores Snapped Across Major Matches
A scrambled list shows numerous college basketball outcomes with teams such as Princeton State Seton Hall Iowa Colgate Clarkson Navy Maryland Army Villanova Rider Penn State Siena Creighton Muhlenburg Lafayette Brown Rhode Island State Midwestern Trinity Arlington State Tarleton State Tillotson College Fort Hood Samuel Huston College Southwest Business College Houston Oklahoma City Edward's Texas Lutheran Texas Wesleyan Sam Houston State Corpus Christi St Marys Misra Borige Rollins Southern Indiana Lauraville Savier Ohio Midwest Balgit Wallace Ohio Wesleyan Phillips Oilers Hamline with varied results including Missouri and Texas teams in a dense score rundown.
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Princeton
Wesleyan
Francis
Earn Tech
Bittebureh
Geneva
Seton Hall
Iowa
Colgate
Clarkson
Navy
Maryland
Army
Buteers
Villanova
Rider
Penn State
Lehigh
Siena
Creighton
Muhlenburg
Lafayette
Brown
Rhode Island State
Midwestern
Trinity
Arlington State
Tarleton State
Tillotson College
Fort Hood
Samuel Huston College
Southwest Business College
Dallas
Houston
Oklahoma City
Edward's
Texas Luthern
Texas Wesleyan
Sam Houston State
Bryant contract extends Kentucky coaching through 1962
Paul Bryant signed a new contract to coach at Kentucky through the 1962 season retroactive to January 1. The extension comes as a second renewal since 1946, with salary details undisclosed though reports place him between 12000 and 15000 dollars.
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Lexington
Paul Bryant
Kentucky
Bryant
H. L. Donovan
Bernie A. Shively
Daffer Leaves Dallas for Knoxville
Tennessee star guard Ted Daffer leaves Dallas after the Cotton Bowl game and heads home to Knoxville. He was hurt in the New Year’s Day matchup and returns to Tennessee for recovery.
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Dallas
Ted Daffer
Tennessee
Seven NCAA Members Singled For Sanity Code Violations
The NCAA council named seven institutions as possible violators of the sanity code and cleared three. no names released. Four previously targeted schools remain on the list, including Villanova and Virginia institutions. The convention may suspend non complying members while considering constitutional amendments.
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Dallas
Council
The
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Villanova
University of Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech
University of North Carolina
North Carolina State College
University of Richmond
NCAA
Hugh C. Willett
Southern California
Willett
National Collegiate A.A
Sam Houston Defeats Fort Worth Quintet in College Hoops
Sam Houston College won its third basketball game in five starts at Dorie Miller Auditorium, defeating Southwestern Business College of Fort Worth 67 to 45. James Perry led Sam Houston with 17 points after a 13-13 halftime tie. Tillotson College beat Fort Hood 63-47, led by Mitchell Payne with 16 points and a 38-14 halftime advantage.
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Sam Huston College
Southwestern Business College of Fort Worth
Dorie Miller Auditorium
James Perry
Sam Huston
Austin
Bishop College
Tillotson College
Fort Hood
Mitchell Payne
Tillotson
Hilltoppers Defeat Bulldogs 66 to 43 in Seguin
St Edward's University Hilltoppers surged to a 66-43 road win over Texas Lutheran College Bulldogs. Center Ed Neu led with 20 points in the first half, powering a 17-6 start as the Edsmen moved to a 5-5 season mark.
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Ed Norris
St. Edward’s University Hilltoppers
Texas Lutheran College Bulldogs
Austinites
St. Ed's
Ed Neu
Edsmen
Hilltoppers
Doak Walker Named Pro Football Man of the Year
Doak Walker of the Detroit Lions is named outstanding in pro football by Sport Magazine as part of an 11 man list. The feature honors leaders in baseball boxing golf tennis and more with Vic Janowicz George Mikan Ben Hogan and Ezra Charles among those recognized.
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Nat Holman
City College of New York
Sports
Sport Magazine
Grantland Rice
Phil Rizzuto
New York Yankee
Ezra Charles
Doak Walker
Detroit Lions
Vic Janowicz
Ohio State
George Mikan
Minneapolis Lakers
Dick Schnittker
Ben Hogan
John Marshall
Yale
Joe Culmore
Art Larsen
Mechler Named New Seguin High School Matadors Coach
Seguin high school selects Floyd Mechler to lead the Matadors for the 1951 season replacing Lawrence Vetter. Mechler, previously of Elgin High School, guided Elgin to eight wins in ten games in 1950 and served in the Navy during World War II. Seguin competes in District 24AA with Fredericksburg Gonzales Lockhart and San Marcos. Elgin moves to Class AA but will drop to Class A.
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ANS
Floyd Mechler
SegUin High School
Mechler
Elgin
Wildcats
Lawrence Vetter
Vetter
Kenedy
Mechier
Brenham
New Braunfels
Fredericksburg
Gonzales
Lockhart
San Marcos
Baugh Hints Hawaii Coaching After Playing Career
Slinging Sammy Baugh of the Washington Redskins says he would settle in Hawaii after his playing days with Washington end. He adds he would like to coach football there, noting no offers have come yet during his Hawaii visit for the Hula Bowl series featuring a mainland college all star group and a Hawaii pro team.
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Honoluluu
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
Hawaii
Redskins
Baugh
Leon Hart
Army's 47 Captain Wounded in Korea
Lieutenant Joseph B. Steffy former Baylor prep star and husband of Ann Brown Steffy from Chattanooga was wounded in Korea near Pusan. He sustained a foot wound and frostbitten toes while serving with the Army football team’s 1947 captain.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Army
Joseph B. Steffy
Korea
Steffy
Baylor
J. B. Steffy
Ann Brown Steffy
Pusan
South Korea
Fair Catch Rule Return Asked and Substitution Debate
The Football Coaches' Rules Committee urged the return of the fair catch rule and retention of the 1950 free substitution rule based on a poll of about 1,000 coaches. They proposed four principles to improve play count and timing while keeping current equities.
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Football Coaches’ Rules Committee
American College Football College Coaches Association
Lou Little
Columbia University
Coaches Association
NCAA
National Football Rules Committee
Galveston
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