Poage Choate Spark Ganders Past Ball High In Gander Victory
Galveston February four in the evening. Poage and Choate each scored 17 points to pace the Ganders to a 56-48 district victory over Ball High at Tourenberg Gym. Tommie Ward led Ball High with 18 while Beavers and Nettles added nine or more for Galveston.
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Py Dan Schults
Galveston
Robert EH. Lee
Jackie Poage
Bubba Choate
Tovenberg Gym
Ganders
Ball High
Han
Prignuc
Poage
Choate
Tve
Tomie Werd
Tavice
James (Popeye
Gilder
Iir
Peare
Lee
Poige
Cho
Asehander
Bail
Ward
Feroy
Tors
Pos
Gander
Beavers
Barry Wettles
Nettles
Lea Fe
Wovesad Nettles St
Wright
Collier Tones
Richard Goodman
Collier
King Dietzel
Future Lee Grid Star Makes Debut
Thomas Alvin Derryberry Jr born Sunday at 2 33 am in Baytown Hospital. He is the first child for Thomas H and his wife. Grandparents are TY A Derryberry Sr and Mr and Mrs Ji Hilanak. The family notes he may follow his father’s football legacy.
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Gander
Baytown Hospital
Beyl
Thomas H
F. A. Derryberry, Jr
Houston Lamar
Thomas
Derryberrys
Birs
Derryberry
Lee
TY. A. Derryberry
East Gulf
Mirs
Jae Hilanak
Missouri
Sub-juniors Will Shoot Tomorrow in Baytown
Four sub-juniors, all about HL years old, will compete in skeet and trap events at 2 p.m. at the Humble Gun Club in Camp Reber. They travel from Houston at the invitation of Charlie Dyer, an insurance man, brought by Gillette Hill. The lads have set splen- did records, and a separate sub-junior shoot is planned for early March inviting Baytown youths to watch.
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Humble
Camp Reber
Houston
Charlie Dyer
Zestoxn
Baytown
Gilette Hill
Operaor
Trans
Dyer
News Commentator Reports Tibet Fears Communism
Lowell Thomes writes in Collier's Magazine that Tibet fears communism as the top topic in Lhasa and amid Chinese Reds loom. He notes Tibet’s small army and possible gains for China, plus uranium deposits, and denies a U.S. plot to turn Tibet into an Anglo American colony.
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New York
Tibet
Lowell Thomes
Thomes
Collier's Magazine
Lhasa
Dalsi Lams
Iddia
Asia
Thomas
New Times
China
Washington
Truman
Dalai Lama
America
Middlecoff Sets Pace At Tucson
In Tucson at the El Rio Country Club, Cary Middlecoff and Manuel De La Torre led the $10,000 Tucson Open after 36 holes with 151, besting a field of 102. Ulrich faded to 135 after a 73 final round. 46 players were under par for the first two rounds.
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Tucson
Arviz
Cary Middlecoff
Ormond Beach
Florida
Manuel de la Torre
Chicago
el Rio
Middlecoff
de la Torre
Wally Ulrich
Minneapolis
Ulrich
Reese And Spahn Ink New Contracts For $35,000 Each
New York report says Pee Wee Reese Warren Spahn and Del Ennis signed 1950 contracts at 35000 each tying the magic pay figure for top salaries. Reese’s boost plus Robinson’s recent agreement keeps Brooklyn’s stars among the league’s best. Spahn gains a two year deal after Boston scrapped part of his prior contract and Ennis becomes the Phillies’ highest paid player with a 35000 salary and strong 1949 line.
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New York
Pee Wee Reese
Brooklyn
Warren Spahn
Braves
del Ennis
Philies
Reese
Dodgers
Jackie Robinson
Robinson
Louisville Rulu
Spahn
Boston
Leu Perini
Ennis
Philadelphia
Phils
LaMotia Ready For All Comers After Ninth Round Stop
Detroit February report says Jake LaMotta vows frequent tuneups to stay sharp for time title defense. He battered Dick Wasner in a nine round stoppage before 11,440 fans, declaring his timing is back and inviting challengers.
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Jake LaMotia
Dick Wasner
Oregon Cowboy
LaMotta
Clarence Rosén
Parkers Aggies Tied For SW Lead After Key Wins
United Press reports Arkansas and Texas A and M moved from a four way tie to sole lead in the Southwest Conference basketball race after victories. Arkansas beat Texas 52 to 27, A and M edged Baylor 56 to 45, TCU defeated SIU 51 to 45. Baylor’s result tonight could shift the top spot again.
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United Press
Arkansas
Texas A
Aggies
Arkansas Southern Methodist
Baylor
Texas
TCU
SIU
Waco
Deer Head In Tree Puzzle Baffles Experts
Kent Ohio February 9. Davey tree experts examine a deer head embedded in an aspen trunk with antler and skull inside the tree. X rays confirm the skull and teeth. Experts conclude hunters likely hung the deer high in the tree for safety and never retrieved it, explaining how the head remains fixed as the tree grew.
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Kent
Ohio
Davey Tree
Hu W. Suess
Mecker
Colorado
Suess
Davey
W. C. Lauck
Boxing and wrestling duel for heavyweight crown grows
In New York boxing and wrestling headlines compete for dominance as speculations rise that a fighter adopting a combination of Ezio Pinza and Gorgeous George flair could claim boxing’s heavyweight title. The era shows more champions in wrestling than ever, heightening the race for the top spot.
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New York
Ham
George
Big Boy
Fishing Facts And Fiction By Jim Nelson In Baytown
In Baytown fishing notes Jim Nelson mocks tall tales by Rev Aden Jordan while detailing local catches. Co G (Red) Baird and Wallace Dunks report two specks and six eels at Offats Bayou as fish move back toward bays. Johnny Otrube and Rint catch six white perch at Old River. Chuck Martin and Ernest Davenport fish Highlands Lake with a single bass. The column mocks boxing lore, riffing on champions and imagined personas, finishing with a playful jab at current sports clamor.
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Age Ton Jordan
Baytown
Bottm
Co. G
Red) Baird
Wallace
Selso
Corpus Christi
Corpus
Otrube
Rint
King’s Ramp
Old River
Chuck Martin
Ernest Davenport
Highlands Lake
Chuck
Arkansas Awards 47 Letters To Gridders
The University of Arkansas presented 47 football letters the largest in its history. Leon Campbell John Lunney and Alvin Duke headed the list of lettermen last night with 24 seniors 12 juniors and sophomores making up the rest.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Rich
University of Arkansas
Leon Campbell
John Lunney
Alvin Duke
Turner High School Tourney Set With Eight Teams
Eight teams compete in the Turner High School Invitation Basketball Tournament on Saturday February 11. Participants include Horace Mann Baytown Junior High Woodland Acres Gelena Park Jackson Galena Park Junior High Texas City JH Channelview and Dayton. Games begin around 9 am at Baytown and Lee gyms with first round matchups listed and finals slated for 8 pm at Lee gym.
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Dan Stallworth
Horace Mann
Baytown Junior High
Woodlanderos
Gelena Park
Jackson
Pasadena
Galera Park Junior High
Texas City JH
Channelview
Dayton
Beytown JH
Lee Gym
Lee Am Bere
Baytowr
Woodland Acres
Baytown JB
Lee
Texas City
Baytown
Galena Park
Paw
Mann Cagers Can Sew Up North Zone Title Monday
Mann Junior High faces Galena Park JH at 7 30 pm Monday in Gerena Park gym aiming for their ninth straight win and the north zone crown. Channelview visits Mann’s gym for a 7 50 pm game, as both teams near the end of the schedule with two games left.
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Beg
Joop
Galena Park JH
Gerena Park
Aytexn Junior High
Channelview
Mann
Mann Hoopsters
Weodland Acres
Gelena Park
Séuth
Buntwig
Scotch Foursome Play is Tomorrow at Beavtown CC
A noon start at Beavtown Country Club kicks off a Scotch foursome with a large field expected despite weather concerns. Beaumont city ladies champion Mrs Anes will participate, per manager Kyle Alford. A weeklong Blind Bogey Tournament opens Monday. In Houston Golfcrest play, a Baytown foursome tied for second with a 51 score, featuring Bill Ozsky, John Howard, Joe Clayton and Alford.
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Beavtown Country Club
Kyle Alford
F. E. Anes
Beaumont
Alford
Houston
Golfcrest
Baytown
Bill Ozsky
John Howard
Joe Clayton
District 12-AA Cage Standings and Tight Playoff Race
District 12-AA title chase tightens as Texas City Stingerees reach at least a tie with four victories three losses. Pasadena Eagles and Sea Gander chase second, while Ball High and Lee stumble. Stings eye next Tuesday home tilt versus Galveston Ball to seal crown chances. Pasadena leads scoring with Aston Land 16, Ball’s Tormie Ward has 18 in shift to top district scoring. Beavers holds second in points, while McGowan slips to third with 103 points.
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Sea Ganders
Pasadena Eagles
Texas Citys
Stingerees
Freeport
Stings
Galveston
Ball
Lee
Pasadera
Pasadena
Galena Park
Yellow Jackets
Texas City
Galena
Pai
Aston Land
Galens Park
Eagles
Tormie Ward
Paul McGowan
Gander
James Beavers
Awit, Ant
SMU Gains PA Guard and Midterm Rush Stars Ending
SMU lands Port Arthur guard Darrell Leffite and Halfbeck Gait Mills alongside George Hendall of San Angelo and Louis Miller from St Louis as part of a midterm surge into the Southwest Conference. Texas Christian adds Bubba Jones and others. Texas centers add Dan Page, Bobby Rogers, and Billy Porter. Baylor faces coaching changes amid trimester scheduling uncertainty.
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Jack Winesoller
United Press
Tee
Texas Christian
Bubba Jones
Fort Worth
Paschal Fullbeck
Wis
Southern Methodist
Darrell Lefitte
Halfbeck
Gait Mills
Port Arthurs
George Hendall
San Angelo
Louis Miller
St Louis
Missouri
Texas
Rusty Russell
Bill O'Brien
Shermen
Dan Page
Tyler JC
Bobby Rogers
Panola
Billy Porter
Tyler
Texas A&m
Lermard Lemmons
Arkenses
Rowan Shands Elected 1950 UT Football Co-Captains
Breckenridge figure Canter Richard Rowen and halfback Shands of Lurkins named co captains of the 1950 University of Texas football team. Three-year letters players elected last night as spring training, delayed by rain, begins soon.
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Austen
Richard Rowen
Breckenridge c
Hubbe
Shands
Lurkins
University of Texas
Cedar Bayou Beats Cleveland Five 41 37
Cedar Bayou Bears edged Cleveland 41 to 37 for another district basketball victory. Lawrence Blanscot led with high points as Cedar Bayou hosts Webster next Tuesday night.
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Cleveland
Sters
Bruins
Lawrence Blanscot
Ceder Barou
Webster
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