Panhandle teams crown two Texas tourney champions
Three state basketball champions were crowned at the 30th Annual Texas Interscholastic Tournament with West Texas claiming two titles. Class B Grover Greyhounds, Class A Canyon Buffaloes, and Class AA Corpus Christi Buccaneers led the event, as players and coaches returned to school life Monday.
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West Texas
Grover Greyhounds
Lynn Hart
Leslie Cator
Bob Fletcher
James Fox
Dan Shrader
Ted Evans
Charley Broadhurst
DeWayne Sha
Last Steer Intra Squad Grid Scrimmage Saturday At Memorial
Coach Blair Cherry's 1950 Longhorn grid hopefuls close spring drills with a third intrastate scrimmage between Orange and White at Memorial Stadium. Ben Tompkins leads Orange past White earlier, 27-7 and 26-13, before several stars shift to the White lineup. Tickets go on sale Monday with adults $1 and children 30 cents. UT blanket holders free.
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Memorial Stadium
Ben Tompkins
Oranges
Tompkins
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John Adams
Gib Dawson
Tom Stolhandske
Gene Vykudal
Ken Jackson
Bud McFahin
Joe Arnold
Dick Rowan
Bucks Tompkins
Bob Raley
Longhorn Club
Reynolds-Penland
C&s
Co-Op
Gregory Gym
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Ortiz and Fusari Lead Week's Boxing Cards
New York boxing week features Bantamweight champ Manuel Ortiz facing Harold Dade in Los Angeles in a ten round non title bout. Lew Jenkins meets Carmen Basilio in Syracuse while Bob Montgomery faces Don Williams in Worcester. Charley Fusari meets Jimmy Flood in a ten round MSG main event with Fusari riding a six loss record and Flood boasting 16 knockouts.
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Manuel Ortiz
Charley Fusari
Jimmy Flood
Flood
Burke Wins In' St. Pete Open By One Stroke
Jack Burke captured the St. Petersburg Open title with a 272 total after four rounds at Pasadena course. Chick Harbert finished second at 273, Toby Lyons 274, while Sam Snead led the tour. Lyons holed out an ace on the 170 yard 15th, and Burke, 27, overcame late back-nine pressure to seal victory.
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White Plains
N. Y
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Northville
Mich
Pasadena
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Warren
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Ojai
Calif
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Lyons
Pennsylvania
City Playoff Chase Nears Final Games in Local Leagues
Three days remain in city and church league playoffs with state finals set for March 10 11 in Dallas and Lubbock. Hyde Park Baptist Seniors beat St Martin s Lutheran securing a final berth as NCO Club and Chinese Kitchen also reached finals. Other games feature Hobos Blue Devils Pan Am Aces Metz Antlers and Rosedale Baptist teams in double elimination action.
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Tuesday Wrestling Program Cancelled
Herman Grunwoldt’s regular Tuesday night wrestling show at the City Coliseum is cancelled this week due to a conflict with the Travis County Junior Livestock Show. Promoter had announced Irish Timmy Geohagen and Ivan Kalmikoff in the main event before realising the clash. Return of the girl wrestlers to the Capital City is planned for Tuesday March 14.
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Rickert Stars in Intra Squad Showdown in San Bernardino
Marv Rickert led the Goldie Holt squad to a 7-1 victory over a nine captained by Elmer Riddle in an intra-squad game in San Bernardino California. Rickert bashed two home runs and four singles, driving in four runs.
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Calif
Marv Rickert
Pittsburgh Bucs
Rickert
Goldie Holt
Elmer Riddle
El Paso Cathedral Tops Central Catholic for State Crown
In San Antonio at St Marys University gym Cathedral of El Paso defeated Central Catholic 39 36 to win the 12th annual state Catholic Interscholastic League tournament. Jesuit Dallas took third. Kerwin Galveston beat Academy Corpus Christi for consolation. seven players named to all state team.
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Laredo
St. Gerard's
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Don Decoster
Price
Amarillo
Bill Clark
St. Thomas
Houston
Jake Juen
el Paso
Joe Cortez
George Pappas
St. Edwards
al Faber
East Texas Ties STSC for Title in Lone Star Campaign
East Texas State and Southwest Texas State tied for the Lone Star Conference basketball crown. Fast Texas won the NAIB first round 61 51 over Abilene Christian College. Stephen F. Austin slid to last as Sam Houston edged Southwest Texas 47 44 and 67 63.
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Southwest Texas
Texas Naib
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East Texas
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Austin
Sam Houston
Texas
Tena State
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East
Cubs Hold Intrasquad Game in Avalon
The Chicago Cubs staged their first intrasquad game in Avalon California on Sunday a 7 to 2 affair highlighting pitching by Walt Dubiel and rookie Frank Hiller who had been purchased from the Yankees Kansas City club.
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Walt Dubiel
Frank Hiller
Yankees
Kansas City
Eight Class B Records Fall in Texas State Meet
The 30th annual Texas high school basketball tournament drew a record crowd as eight Class B marks fell. Gruver defeated Waelder 43 34 to win Class B, while Cayuga set five new records in third place with a 68 34 win. Kelly Jim Duncan scored 39 in the game and 68 over three games. Corpus Christi won Class AA 40 34 over Vernon, with Canyon dominating Class A by beating Gaston 54 32 Birdville 38 19 and South San Antonio 49 25 to claim the title.
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Amarillo
Grover
Canyon
Corpus Christi
Vernon
West
Gaston
Joinerville
Birdville
South San Antonio
Gruver
Waelder
Cayuga
Kelly Jim Duncan
Abilene Christian College Wins Texas Loop Title
Abilene Christian College clinched the undefeated Texas Loop championship in the ACC with a third straight title. Texas A&I finished fourth after beating Southwestern twice 48 46 and 61 55 as Abilene Christian lost to East Texas State 61 51 in the Texas NAIB playoff.
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Abilene Christian College
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Texas A&i
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A&i
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Texas Naib
East Texas State
Thirty nine junior high grid lettermen at Tivy
Kerrville March 6 ANL Thirty nine junior high school boys received letters in football at Tivy this year. They are: Bobby Stevens Pinky Brown Kenneth Smith Herman Baldwin Frank Hagerty Ben Hyde Donald Bell Bobby Snow Jack Austin Billy Barlow John Gentry Elmer Gray Joel Gregg Gordon Morgan Darrell Shelton Arlen Sturdivant Joe Womac Charles Dechert Phil Carroll Jim Denton Steven Foster David Goldman Edwin Higdon Richard Johnes John Weatherford Hugo Woerner Joe Wilson Charlie Wooten Cecil Plant Harold Dickey Tyrus Hawkins Jerry Juarez J B Kennedy George Kilgore Charles Klein Billy MacDaniel Allen Richardson Allen Curtis Ronny Rutherford
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Donald Bell
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Billy Barlow
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Elmer Gray
Joel Gregg
Gordon Morgan
Darrell Shelton
Arlen Sturdivant
Joe Womac
Charles Dechert
Phil Carroll
Jim Denton
Steven Foster
David Goldman
Edwin Higdon
Richard Johnes
John Weatherford
Hugo Woerner
Joe Wilson
Charlie Wooten
Cecil Plant
Harold Dickey
Tyrus Hawkins
Jerry Juarez
J. B. Kennedy
George Kilgore
Charles Klein
Billy MacDaniel
Allen Richardson
Allen Curtis
Ronny Rutherford
Wilt Pushed to Boards as Barry Captures K of C Mile
Ireland’s John Joe Barry defeats Wilt in the National Indoor Mile at Madison Square Garden with a 4 11.6 time after beating Wilt in Boston in 8 57.9 for two miles. Barry, a Villa Nova freshman, edges Tom Twomey and later wins as Wilt is forced into the boards.
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Cougars Dominate First Gulf Coast Conference Race
University of Houston led the season and Gulf Coast Conference with a 16-7 overall mark and undefeated conference record. Benny Rutherford of North Texas State topped scoring with 438 points, followed by Eddie Recko of Trinity with 409 and Lloyd Hendrix of Houston with 317.
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University of Houston
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Benny Rutherford
North Texas State
Eddie Recko
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NC State Gets District 3 Bid
Defending champion Kentucky bypassed for District 3 selection. North Carolina State chosen to represent District 3, with NCAA names Holy Cross Ohio State NC State. Kentucky received an Invitation bid after declining playoff and last year’s first round exit.
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NIT NCAA bids loom after close Southwest race
Asa Bushnell says the invitation list will be set Monday with Kansas State CCNY Niagara Eastern Kentucky and Toledo among top hopefuls. Bradley leads District Five playoff against the Big Seven winner for a district berth while North Carolina State Kentucky dispute the NCAA bid. Nebraska leads the Big Seven as Oklahoma upset as Holy Cross falls to Columbia.
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Segura Threatens To Quit Pro Tour
Pancho Segura says he will quit the Bobby Riggs tennis tour at month end after saying Frankie Parker earns more money. Segura, who beat Parker 65 times to 12, told reporter Gene Asher the move is definite and he wishes he were still an amateur.
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Pancho Segura
Frankie Parker
Segura
Parker
Atlanta Constitution
Gene Asher
Rupp Questions NCAA Playoff Snub For Kentucky
Adolph Rupp criticized the NCAA for not inviting Kentucky to a District Three playoff with NC State. He noted Kentucky beat Bradley and Villanova, had one fewer loss, and argued a records based playoff would be ridiculous. He demanded clarity on the committee’s basis for selecting NC State.
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