Horace Mann Wins North Zone Title in Narrow Victory
Horace Mann Junior High clinched the North Zone basketball crown by routing Galena Park Junior High 63 to 41 at Parker gym. Coach Slick Ellis’ team aims for a district title, facing Channelview at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Lee gym as Jackson leads the South Zone in pursuit of the crown.
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Horace
OU Auanae
Horace Mann
Jackson Junior High
Pasadena
W. D. Hinson
Jackson
Mann
Galena Park Junior High
Ellis
Ken Daw
Jackie Burwick
Gerald Orton
Tommy Gentry
Eddie Gray
Baytown Junior High
Channelview
Baytown
Deer Park
Hogan Wants Clift in His Life Film
Fort Worth report confirms Ben Hogan would like Montgomery Clift to play him in a Twentieth Century Fox film tentatively titled Hollow the Sun. No casting is official, but Hogan says Clift is his personal choice for the star role in a movie about his rise from caddy to top pro. Hogan might act as technical adviser and swing the clubs for the camera.
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Fort Worth
Golidore
Ben Hogan
Montgomery Clift
Twentieth Century-Fox
Clift
Hogan
West Texas
University of Houston Tops Gulf Loop Standings
The University of Houston moved to 4-0 in Gulf Coast Conference play by beating North Texas State College 68 to 53. Lloyd Hendrix of Houston and Ben Weatherford of NTSC each scored 19 points as the Cougars led 19-19 at the half.
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Houston
University of Houston
Cougars
North Texas State College
Lloyd Hendrix
Ben Weatherford
North Texas
Exams Sweep Rice Athletes From Competition
Mid term exams left seven Rice Institute athletes scholastically ineligible, including Bill Howton of Plainview and Sonny McCurry of Wharton, both former football letters. Other casualties: Bill Wilson Ennis, Mike Michon Kerrville, and Gerald Olive San Antonio. Eligible track men: Trevathan Corpus Christi, Doyle McCarther Houston, and Michon. Neely plans light workouts for about 50 football hopefuls on spring training’s first day.
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Houston
Rice Institute
Jess Neely
Bill Howton
Plainview
Sonny McCurry
Wharton
Howton
McCurry
Rice
Bill Wilson
Ennis
Mike Michon
Kerrville
Gerald Olive
San Antonio
John Trevathan
Corpus Christi
Doyle McCarther
Michon
Trevathan
Neely
Trophy Shoot To Be Held Here March 5
The Humble Gun Club will stage a trap and skeet trophy shoot at Camp Rebel on Sunday March 5 with all classes competing. Top skeet scores by adults went to Freamon Pruett 49, Dr H H Duke 46, junior Buddy Duke 40. Sub-junior Jimmie Hill 46. trap winner Charlie Dyer 44. sub-junior tie Hill and Gilbert Gardner Jr 34. About 100 spectators attended. range noted as one of the tougher in the region.
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Humble Gun Club
Camp Rebel
Freamon Pruett
H. H. Duke
Buddy Duke
Houston
Jimmie Hill
Charlie Dyer
Hill
Gilbert Gardner, Jr
Gardner
Jim Welson
Bowling result figures from a Classic Bowling League night
Dr C H Dolph rolled the best single game 215 and high series 586 for Steele McDonald Insurance, which lost to Gipson Furniture 3 to 1. General Tire defeated Humble Esso 3-1, and Weingarten’s split with Joe Huggins Lumber 2-2.
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Dr. C. H Dolph
Keg Jer
Steele McDonald
Gipson Furniture
General Tire
Humble Esso
Weingarten
Joe Hugggins
Lumber
Huggins Lumber
Steele
McDonald
Data Rhodes
Pillow
Ise
Gomer
Worthey
Kubler
Mit
MacDoneld Paints
Gipson Furniture Paints
McClendon
Haisier UT
Shewell
Jackson
Stricklin
Compton
McGiffin
McGuire
Vinson
Kitchel
Humble
Essa
General the Weingarten
Turnham
McCarreil
Winsch
Hagsins
Murrel
Schneider
Shate
Patel
Weingarteen
Hiuggins
Two Church Games Scheduled Tonight In Local League
Two Church Basketball League games are set for tonight. First Presbyterian and Baptist Temple, each 2-1, meet at 7 15 p m. The 8 30 p m finale pairs Baytown First Baptist with Highlands Second Baptist. Wooster Baptist leads the standings with four wins and no defeats.
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First Presbyterian
Baptist Temple
Baytown First Baptist
Highlands
Second Baptist
Wooster’ Baptist
Church Loop
Wooster
McMurry Hospsters Lose Eighteenth Straight Game
McMurry College suffered an 75 to 60 defeat at Howard Payne in a Texas Conference basketball game. Center Glenn Whittis led Howard Payne with 26 points as McMurry again failed to secure a win this season.
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Berowoofood
McMurry College
Howard ‘Payne
McMurry
Texas
Glenn, Whittis
Howard Payne
Baseball Writers Night Parodies War Talk at NY Dinner
Air Force Secretary Symington underscored baseball’s wartime role while saluting stars like DiMaggio and Robinson. The NY Baseball Writers Association event honored Rizento and Casey Stengel as writers lampooned players and managers with tunes and spoof verses.
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New York
Tin Pan Alley
Airforce
W. Stuart Symington
Kremlin
Uncle Sam
New York Baseball Writers Association
Marines
Symington
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Jackie Robinson
Georgia
Phil Rizento
New York Yankees
Yankee
Casey Stengel
Cub
Charley Grimm
Dallas Eagles
U.S
John’ W. Bricker
Happy
Chandler
Bricker
Senate
Strawberry Fonde
Burt
Shotton
Dodger
Robert Andrew
Robert Feller
Cleveland Indians
Leo
Art Lewis Named Coach At West Virginia U
Art Lewis, former Ohio State athlete and coach at Mississippi State, was appointed head football coach at West Virginia University by the board of governors. He succeeds Dudley S. Degreat who quit last month after two seasons. Lewis previously led the Cleveland Rams and coached Washington and Lee, with ties to Partersburg, West Virginia.
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Morgantown
W. Ve
Art Lewis
Mississippi State
West Virginia University
Lewis
Dudley S. Degreat
Muntaineers
University of New Mexico
Ohio State
University Athletic Council
Arvin Stewart
Partersburg
West Virginia
Mississippi State Eleven
Starksville
Mississippi
Greveland Rams
Washington and Lee University
Fishing Facts And Fiction From East Texas Lakes
Jim Nelson notes Jeff Harbour’s hint of a famed East Texas lake where giants bite fast leaving cork holes like Swiss cheese. Report any sighting. Also reports from Black Lake Louisiana and San Jacinto river blue catfish plus bream and goggle-eye catches. January contest winner Louie Kelsey. February adds a fourth prize. register all bass over two pounds.
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Jeff Harbour
East Texas
San Jacinto
A. H. Carroll and Son
F. W
Baker and Wife
Highlands
Texas
Louie Kelsey
A. T. Robertson
Worman Bond
Hemphills Beat Champion 81 to 55 in Baytown clash
Hemphill Pontiac independent cagers defeated Champion Paper of Pasadema 82-55 after leading early and widening the gap. Steve Hollan led Champion with 23 points as Hemphill scorers bolstered by Harvey Bolster 49 Fred Hand 38 and Cotton Watkins 16 helped build a 61-25 edge by end of the third quarter.
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Hemphill Pontiac
Pasademas
Hemphillers
Steve Hollan
Hemphill
Harvey Bolster
Fred Hand
Cotton Watkins
Baytown
Hemphill Pontifeft
Watkins
Thompson
Pittman
Paper
Hellan
Ivy A
Anders
Hacken
Wansau
Clark
Aggies Seek SWC Lead In Dallas Basketball Clash
Texas A M Aggies aim to widen their Southwest Conference lead tonight against SMU in Dallas. The other league game features TCU vs Texas at Austin. In Little Rock, Arkansas overcame Pitt 43 to 36 as Jim Cathcart led Arkansas with 20 points and backboard control proved decisive. Mourning Gonzales school official Jack Bradley dies. schools and courthouse to close at 3 pm today.
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Gunter Press
Texas A
M’s Aggies
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
Texas Longhorns
Austin
Arkansas’ Razorbacks
University of Pittsburgh
Little Rock
Parkers
Presley Askew
Pitt
Askew
Arkansas
Jim Cathcart
G. C McCrossin
Gems
Gonzales
G. B
Jack) Bradley
Bradley
Senators Offer Celperit for Dizzy Trout Trade
The Washington Senators disclosed they have offered pitcher Paul Celperit aged 31, a sinker-ball specialist, to the Detroit Flyers in exchange for pitcher Dizzy Trout. The teams may discuss the potential swap in coming days as talks progress.
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Washington
Feb. T
Washington Senators
Paul Celperit
Detroit Flyers
Dizzy Trout
Lee To Galena Park Tonight Stings Can Sew Up Crown
The Robert E B Lee Ganders face Galena Park Yellow Jackets at 3 pm in Parker gym aiming to seal a 12-AA title by beating Park, while Texas City Stingarees lead the district and can clinch the crown with a win over Ball High, as Pasadena and Lee contest potential ties and top spot in the race. Nearby, Art Shires trial postponed. defense cites self defense, judge notes illness. St. Peter's Rome site notes Constantine era church at 324 A D.
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Lee
Galena Park
Stings
Robert EB. Lee
Ball High
Galveston
Texas City
Ball
Lee Hocasters
Freeport
Pasadena
Lie
Pasadens
Tomie Ware
Tames Beavers
S. Pat
McGowen
Ward
Beavers
McGoren
Erwin
Dallas
Hughes
Shires
Art Valpey Resigns As Harvard Football Coach
STORRS Conn Feb 7 Art Valpey resigns after a disastrous Harvard football season to take the coaching post at the University of Connecticut. The 36 year old Valpey will be released from his Harvard contract effective March 1, with salary details not disclosed though expected to be less than Harvard’s.
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Valpey
Harvard
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Art Shires
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Rome
Art Valpey
Anquet
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