Stings Edge Purples In Bi District Clash
Texas City led most of the game and beat Beaumont High 31 by keeping the ball late. LG Dupree and John Smyrl sparked the Stings with long range shots as Smyrl topped scoring with 11 points while Walton led Beaumont on the boards. Second game set for Beaumont Armory Tuesday with a possible third in Texas City Friday.
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Reading
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Charlie Brown
Beaumont Boys
Smyrl
Walton
Beaumont Armory
Skip Alexander Leads $10,000 Valley Tournament Fight
Harlingen reports Skip Alexander leading with a two under par 63 opening round in the $10,000 Rio Grande Valley Open at the 6,095 yard municipal course. Pete Cooper mentored him boosting his swing and wrist position, improving his performance after a rough stretch.
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Harlingen
Skip Alexander
I . Smyril
Igtelis US Brown
Nice
Dupree
Walker
Rio Grande Beach
Bolivar C. Dupree
O & O Valley
Knoxville
Essee
Tingen
Ussteter
Clayton Hrefner
Charlotte
North Carolina
Beaumont
Jack Burke, Jr
White Plains
New York
Acres
Alexander
Brown
L. Dupree
Louviere
Touchstone
Yarrow
Roberts
National Capitol Oper
Pete Cooper
Ponte Verda
Florida
George Fazio
Conshohotken
Pennsylvania
Dave Douglas
Newark
Delaware
All-District Basketball Team Picks Stir Debate
The piece weighs the volatile nature of selecting the best players, naming five top district picks from diverse teams. Paul Arcgowan leads scoring with 135, Popeye Beavers and L. G. Dupree shine on offense, Charlie Brown anchors inside, and Barry Nettles or Tomie Ward edge the fifth spot with strong totals.
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Nettles
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Arkansas Defeats TCU Frogs 52-43 in Fayetteville
Arkansas upset Texas Christian 52-43 to tie SMU for the Southwest Conference lead. Home undefeated Razorbacks led early and widened the margin, with Jack Hess and Gerald Hudspeth scoring early bursts. George McLeod kept TCU in it with 21 points. TCU struggled at the free throw line, making 11 of 28.
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Southern Methodist
Horned Frogs
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Gerald Hudspeth
Razorbacks
Hazerback
Pressley Askew
Iussie
TCU
George McLeod
Hess
Kilgore Drillers Hire New Manager For Season
Kilgore Drillers name Al Hubski a rugged three year veteran as new manager in the East Texas League. Hubski leaves Longview Texans to pilot Kilgore, replacing Joe Renker. Hammond Louisiana and Evangeline League connections noted. Kinski previously guided Cristobal team in winter league. Loneview totals from last season cited.
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Severing & Club
Loneview
Hemphill Pontiac Team Triumphs In Open Round
Hemphill Pontiac defeated Crosby 97 to 33 in the Crosby Volunteer Fire men's Basketball Tournament opener. Hemphill advances to face the Shell-East End Cleaner winner at 2 45 p.m. in Crosby High School gym and could reach the finals with a victory. Eight teams compete in the all day event.
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Crosby Volunteer Firemen
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Hoa Mentor Charts Eagles Style for Razorbacks
Fayetteville Arkansas coach Otis Douglas says Arkansas will imitate Philadelphia Eagles defense and offense to win in the Southwest Conference. Eagles figures Neale Thompson Scott Armstrong will assist during spring practice starting March 3 with guiding quarterbacks ballcarriers and ends.
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Tommy Thompson
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Clyde Scott
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Weill Armstrong
Oklahoma A
Young Bauer Girl Captures Mixed Foursome Title
Marlene Bauer of Midland, 16, teamed with Reginald Boardman Jr. to win the Everglades Invitational Mixed Foursome in Palm Beach, defeating her older sister Alice Bauer and Clarke Hardwick 3 and 2. The upset follows Marlene’s win over Alice in the Palm Beach Women’s Tournament finals last weekend.
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Midland
Reginald Boardman
Marlene
Boardman
Alice
Clarke Hardwick
Marione
Hardwick
Mariene
Herduck
Top Drivers in Motorcycle Races
In Daytona Beach Florida February 18 the 1st annual 100 and 200 mile amateur and expert road races drew about 250 riders and an estimated 135000 spectators. Prizes totaling 11000 spurred blistering efforts over a 42 mile beach and highway course. Dick Wiamforth, a Groveport Ohio farmer 21, defends his expert 200 mile title after setting a track record last year. Also racing were Claud Dawson and others seeking laurels. Jack Bobier’s homing pigeons in Homer Nebraska returned late after a test flight with several failing to arrive.
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Dick Wiamforth
Groveport
Ohio
Claud
Dawson
Waco
17 Team NBA sets pace in first season plans Pacific division
Maurice Podoloff leads the 17 club NBA through its debut season with optimism. He envisions a Pacific Coast division as teams from Los Angeles and others join, while Des Moines Milwaukee and Grand Rapids have applied.
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Association
Podoloff
Des Moines
Milwaukee
Grand Rapids
Chicago
Mar
Pro Golfer Art Wall Nets 29th Hole In One Feat
Oscar Fraley reports on Art Wall Sr Pennsylvanian soaring to 29 aces in golf’s history while noting odds of 16 000 to one and recalling other remarkable holes in one feats across eras. The piece blends anecdotes of professionals amateurs and humorous riffs on golfing lore.
Snider Signs His Dodger Contract
New York February 18 Duke Snider, the major league strikeout king of 1949, sent his signed contract to the Brooklyn Dodgers with plans to improve at the plate and reduce whiffs. The 23-year-old left fielder batted .292 in 146 games last season, hit 23 homers, and throws a strong arm while aiming to curb chasing bad pitches. Also noted is Mike Garcia, who signed with Cleveland after a 24-5 season, with comments from Satchel Paige on pacing between pitches. Dorothy Arnold of Mount Clemens, Mich, won a divorce after testifying her husband barred crutches, claiming religious faith would cure her.
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Dodger
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Rickey
Snider
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Satchel Paige
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Sharpless advances to Houston Country Club semi finals
Ralph Sharpless remains in the running at the Houston Country Club Invitational after a 3 and 2 win. He faced Wayne Sabin in today’s semi final while several Bayton golfers and local rivals were eliminated or failed to advance in earlier rounds.
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Latt
Houston
Clrb
Xhho
Sharpless
Wayne Sabin
Hugh Wandel
Onex Beytown
Milton-Kelley
Dave Mitchell
Onej
Lowell
Lammers
Jack Cameron
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