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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1951

Page

9

Texas Edges SMU 42 39 in Comeback at Gregory Gym

Texas Longhorns overcome a 23 20 halftime deficit to defeat SMU 42 39 before 7 000 fans. Scaling Dowies and Falk each score 12 as Texas ties TCU for conference lead at 3 0. Smith guard Brown hampered by stomach illness.

University of Texas Longhorns SMU Gregory Gym Jack Gray TCU Texas A&m Gray Longhorns Texas Steers Mustangs Fred Freeman Pony Guard Steels Frank Womack George Scaling Dowies Methodists Charles Galey Falk F. Bmu Johnny Morrow Cliff Pree Vous Womack Brown Holm Murph Lutz Mitewell “H Gale Owen Wheeler

UT Swim Team Heads to Houston for Relays Meet

The University of Texas men travel to Rice University for the Southwest Conference Relays in Houston. Texas, Texas A M Baylor and SMU compete across six events including freestyle relay, breast stroke relay, back stroke relay, sprint medley and double medley events plus diving. Longhorn coach Hank Chapman fields a strong team seeking the conference title defense.

University of Texas Rice Texas Texas A&m Baylor SMU Longhorn Hank Chapman Bill Hoffer Tolar Eddie Gilbert L. C. Montgomer Winant Wilson Johnny Crawford Fonse Ragland Charlie Perrott Bobby Crawford Gilbert Hugh Grover Hoff Tolar Wilson Grover Ragland John Crawford Montgomer Skippy Browning Milton Davis Herold Lyders

Lockhart Edges San Marcos 47 42 In Tight B Game

Lockhart beat San Marcos 47 to 42 in a close Friday night contest after a 24-24 halftime score. Scoring details list Lockhart players Smith Schresder Schu Lancaster Williams Igebeae Pappas and Moreno with points, while San Marcos contributors include Ready and others.

Lockhart San Marcos

Texas Yearlings Defeat Schreiner 45 28 at Gregory Gym

Unbeaten Texas Yearlings led by Gilbert Ford 13 points defeated Schreiner 45 28 Friday at Gregory Gym in a preliminary game before the SMU Texas contest. Officials listed Sam Harshaney and Carl Bredt.

Texas Marshall Hughes Schreiner Gregory Gym Smu-Texas Gilbert Ford Amarillo Courtman

Undefeated TCU Aggies Clash In College Station Tonight

Undefeated TCU Horned Frogs visit Texas A&M in DeWare Field House to test fast break vs slow control. A&M rides four game win streak after beating Rice and Baylor, while Arkansas and Rice duel at Little Rock as coach Presley Askew defends the slow system and rejects calls to change.

College Station TCU Horned Frogs Texas Aggies DeWare Frogs Aggies Rice Owls Baylor Bears Allen Academy Aggie Fish TCU A&m Rice Owls Baylor Arkansas Little Rock Ark Razorbacks SMU Presley Askew Askew

District 19AA Track Meet Set For April 13

Alamo Heights High School stadium will host the District 19AA track and field meet on April 13. Schools in the field include Alamo Heights Harlandale of San Antonio Austin and Kerrville. Announcement came from Athletic Director J E Martin after a Wednesday meeting of 19AA officials.

San Antonio Alamo Heights Harlandale Austin Kerrville Alamo Heights High School J. E. Martin

Taylor Cagemen Romp Past Rosebud Quintet

Taylor High School Ducks beat Rosebud Panthers 60 22 to open District 21A play. Taylor B team won 46 14. Key Taylor scorers included Lemley Ward Ilin and Moegle with balanced offense.

Taylor Taylor High School Ducks Rosebud Panthers Taylor Ciemae Ae Ruse Moegle Evosad Oilitiand Gcharidi Janedowsky Bradford Richards Osebud Beach Liteman Ward Ilin Lemley

St Edward's Tops Javelinas 65-48 In Weekend Opener

St Edwards University Mighty Mites built an 18-8 first half lead and rolled past Texas A&I 65-48 at the Hilltopper gym. Don Roeder scored 25, while Eddie Neu limited Harlan Huibregtse to two field goals as A&I faltered. The teams meet again Saturday at 8 p.m. on the Hilltopper court.

George Breazeale Texas A&i's Javelinas St. Edward's Ed Norris St. Edward’s University Mighty Mites Kingsville Hilltopper A&i Roeder Indiana Eddie Neu A&l Harlan Huibregtse Huibregtse Jim Fougerourse Bill Mattingly Billy Clark Neu Bob Brandt Bob Klein Javelina St. Ed's

Maroons blow past Kerrville 48 to 32 to seize district lead

Austin's Maroons sprinted to a 33-14 halftime edge and cruised to a 48-32 win over Kerrville in District 14AA action. Billy Banks and J L Smith each scored 14 for Austin while Morris Stone topped Kerrville with 10 points as the Antlers failed to close the gap.

Kerrville ANS Austin Maroons Troy Antlers Billy Banks J. L. Smith Smith Ebanks Morris Stone The Antlers Corpus Christi Ray Miller

Close Tilts Rule City Cage Play

In Friday night action from the City Recreation Department basketball program two games required overtime. Central Methodist edged First Southern Presbyterian 36-34 in a Church Men's League affair with Arthur Bell scoring 19 for First Southern and O T Greer adding 18 for University Baptist in the Intermediates. Other results listed include Hyde Park Baptist 37-18 over University Methodist and First Baptist 31-27 over St. Martin's Lutheran.

Church First Baptist First Southern Presbyterian St. Martin's Lutheran East Avenue Baptist Hyde Park Baptist University Methodist Salvation Army Texans Comets Austin National Bank Charlie's Liquidr Gethsemane Lutheran Central Kistian Arthur Bell Central Methodist T. Greer University Baptist Intermediates

Conference Scores and Upsets Across Colleges

A scrambled list shows several college basketball results with teams such as Texas Freshmen edging Southern Methodist 45 to 28 and Texas Tech beating Texas State 58 to 64. Other scores include Arizona State over McMurry 68 to 66 and Brigham Young defeating Utah State 59 to 56.

College Southwest Jesus Southern Methodist Exas Southernethodist Pree Edward's Fee A&i Jone Texas Tech Texas State Austin College Exas Wesleyan North Texas State Mexico Arizona State Tempe Far Brigham Oung State Utah Wyoming Uh Cne A&m Idaho Washington State

Handy Andy Keeps Unbeaten League Run In Volleyball

Handy Andy girls volleyball remains undefeated in city league play after a 15-9 15-5 victory over Milky Way. Red Bull routed Walter Tips 15-0. Games at the Austin Athletic Club, with Handy Andy scheduling several out of town matches ahead.

Handy Andy Milky Way Red Bull Walter Tips Austin Athletic Club Fina Handy Andy

Sanity Code Vote Shifts Control To Conferences

The NCAA convention backed the Southern amendment by 130 to 60, stripping the power to regulate athletic financial aid from the association and returning it to conferences and institutions. The vote followed a clash between conservative East and progressive South blocs, with 127 needed for the two thirds. The assembly kept recruiting rules while deleting the entire financial aid section. Eastern Conference aided the Southern bloc over retention of recruiting provisions.

Dallas Ince Tom Hamilton Pittsburgh Southern Conference Eastern College Athletic Conference

Crosby Golf lead as Harper, Ferrier, Cooper, Elworthy shoot 70

PGA champ Chandler Harper Jim Ferrier Pete Cooper and Sherm Elworthy posted two under par 70s to lead the Bing Crosby Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. Others at par or better included Earl Stewart Al Zimmerman Joe Kirkwood George Fazio and Byron Nelson with 71.

Chandler Harper Jim Ferrier Pete Cooper Sherm Elworthy Bing Crosby Pebble Beach Calif Earl Stewart Dallas al Zimmerman Joe Kirkwood Jr George Fazio Byron Nelson

Bertram Invitation tournament finals set after Friday games

Bertram hosts the Bertram Invitation with St. Edward's Concordia Austin Llano San Marcos Academy and Liberty Hill advancing. Friday results saw Llano edging St Marys 60 32 while Concordia beat Bertram B 51 39 and San Marcos Academy topple Georgetown B 56 44.

Bertram St. Edward's Concordia Austin Llano San Marcos Academy Liberty Hill Liano St. Mary's Georgetown Leander Briggs Hutto Florence Lefty Peery Texas School For the Deaf Georgetown Gate

Elgin’s Scott Seeks rematch for gloves title

Elgin’s Deccard Scott, a 17 year old 160 pound fighter, enters the 1951 Austin regional Golden Gloves tournament at City Coliseum February 6 7 and 9 aiming to win the high school middleweight title. Last year he lost to Benny Littlepage in a hard fought bout and vows improvement. James Dixon 133 pounds from Austin High and John Burke a welterweight newcomer are among contenders aided by Tom Attra and local gyms.

Elgin Deccard Scott Austin Scott City Coliseum Benny Littlepage Austin Maroon Texas A&m Littlepage James Dixon Austin High School Tom Attra John Burke Lefty Speed East Ninth Austin Athletic Club Louie Munoz East Sixth

Charles Halts Oma in Tenth

Ezzard Charles stopped Lee Oma at Madison Square Garden 1:19 into the 10th round of their world heavyweight title defense. Referee Ruby Goldstein ruled a technical knockout amid low blows and boos from 11,504 spectators who paid $54,185. Oma showed a late rally but could not withstand Charles's right leads and left hooks.

New York Edgard Charles Lee Oma Buffalo Gina Charles Lee Oma Goldstein Charley Shortell Frank Forbes Ezzard

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