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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1950
Page
6
Stings of Texas City and Beaumont Highs Royal Purples clash tonight at 8 in the Stingaree gym to open a three game district championship series for 11-AA and 12-AA. Both teams favor strong records after easy district wins.
Texas City dominated District 31-AA with a 9-1 conference mark to seize the district crown. They also won the Houston Invitation Tournament while Beaumont captured the Texas City Tourney earlier. A packed Texas City gym hosts tonight's opener with KREL radio set to broadcast all bi district games and Byard Sooy on the mike. If a third game is needed, it would move to Friday at Texas City. The Sting are led by Lt. Dupree and center Charlie Brown after losing stars Jack Mosher and John Welch.
Hollywood reports Hogan life story to be adapted into two pictures by 20th Century Fox. Hogan, famed for a dramatic comeback after a fatal auto crash, returned to top form at the Los Angeles Open then tied in a playoff with Sammy Snead, signaling renewed championship pace.
Duquesne 60 Long Island University 53 at Madison Square Garden. Iron Dukes claim 20 victories in 21 games. Holy Cross also undefeated at 21 games, likely to win District One. both teams未 meet this season. Historic Egyptian artifacts noted from British Museum as background.
The Corps reports improved lake fishing on Texoma with big black bass biting across the area. Roy Rowe of Denison caught an eight pounder, and a party of three landed seven bass totaling 40 pounds. Ben W. Greig of Austin found two plugs in a bass’s mouth, left by earlier anglers. The piece also notes cooperative radiation research on marine life by the Atomic Energy Commission and US Fish and Wildlife Service, including the vessel US Hugh M Smith sailing from Seattle for fishery studies in the Central Pacific Ocean.
Palm Beach February 17. Marlene Bauer at sweet sixteen met her sister Alice in a championship golf match. Marlene teamed with Reginald Boardman to defeat Pat Devany and Lynn Creason 5 and 4 in the Everglades Mixed Foursome semifinal while Alice with Clarke Hardwick beat Betty Busch and Robert Sweeny 3 and 2 in the other. The crowd sang Happy Birthday as Marlene teed off and Everglades Pro Jack Ross joked with her after the round.
New York Feb 17 Mel Ott failed to reach the 126 votes needed for Hall of Fame election in the Baseball Writers poll. Ott led New York Giants figures with 115 votes from 167 ballots. Bill Terry and others followed, while 125 players received votes across the field. Show must go on in Rochester as Diamond Lil continues with performances despite illness.
George Fazio of Conshohocken pa tops the field in the Rio Grande Valley Open Golf Tournament at Harlingen municipal course. Fazio shot 31 33 64 seven under par as 20 players trailed within three strokes. Notables absent include Sammy Snead Ben Hogan B J Harrison and Toney Penna.
In San Francisco on February 17, a comic duel unfolded as team owner Paul Fagan surrendered to a peanut in a humorous battlefield inside the stadium. Fagan admitted defeat claiming Mr. Peanut wins and noted the public outcry over shell cleanup costs.
HARLINGEN Feb 17 A Monterrey Mexico delegation joined the gallery at the Rio Grande Valley Open golf tournament hoping to stage a similar event next summer. Justo A Ordiogola head of the Monterey Country Club told PGA Tournament Manager George Schneiter he hoped an international 5000 or 10000 dollar event could be held in his city. Schneiter said no decision until Monterrey officials submit more plans.
HARLINGEN Feb 37 Celebrities Bing Crosby and Bob Hope are credited with boosting golf along with Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret. George Schneiter, PGA associate, said Crosby Hope and others have given the game a strong lift through public attention and entertaining exchanges. He stressed the two stars helped draw crowds while pros like Demaret and Snead work hard.
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