Humble Faces Key Test Tonight In College Basketball
Humble seeks a second half crown by beating Lee College in Baytown after a 42 28 win over Crosby Independents. Lee College beat Nelsons Sporting Goods 53 42 as Hilliard's Cafe faces Channelview while Crosby and Nelsons jockey in the standings in a tight district schedule.
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Dodgers Launch Spring Drills After Pennant Miss
In Clearwater and St Petersburg area reports, the Brooklyn Dodgers begin spring workouts with Sluggers Gil Hodges and Carl Furillo assigned to learn right field after a pennant miss. Eddie Stanky named co captain of the Cardinals in a separate note, Schoendienst set to fill multiple infield roles, and Phillies sign Al Ennis as outfielder.
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Top Field Ready For Houston Open
The field for the $10,000 Houston Open at Memorial Park golf course is set for opening day with 64 players qualifying yesterday at 765 or better on the par 72. Notables Bil ett of Denton Texas and Middlecoff arrived too late for practice. Defending champ Marty Furgel posted a trial round as four low quarters emerged including Lee My pemmingham Jack Mann and Bud Williamson.
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Temple Names Brooks Conover’s Successor for Coaching Posts
Temple High School will appoint Joan Harvey Jay Rawlings, formerly assistant coach at Victoria, as Brooks Conover’s successor. Rawlings will lead the baseball program and serve as assistant football coach, as Conover departs to become cheer coach at Cleburne High School, with the change effective in March.
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Bears Cagers End Up With 10 4 Record
The Cedar Bayou Bears bowed to Buna 53 to 35 in Buna to finish 10 4 in district play. Cedar Bayou and Dayton tied for second place after Buna clinched the crown. Aiden Forsythe led Cedar Bayou with 12 points.
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Greenville Team Switched To Paris
The Greenville franchise of the Big State Baseball League will move to Paris after league members approved the transfer. League President Howard Green announced the switch, with A. C. Gonzales of Del Rio noted as owner through his son Hon as owner. The move gives Paris its first pro baseball club in two years and is stated as in the best interest of all concerned. The franchise had been relocated to Greenville from Sherman-Denison last December 13.
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La Porte Teams Sweep District Titles at Booster Dinner
La Porte Bulldog boys and girls basketball squads, guests at the La Porte Booster Club dinner at the Sportsmen's Club in Kemah, celebrated their first district championship in school history. Coaches Frank Akin and Esther Clamon attended with emcee Dr. John Hichorn. Boys to regional in Victoria Feb 29 and Mar 1. girls to Huntsville Mar 7 and 8. Nickel cafe price war noted in Hamburg.
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Tors To Rest Week Before Lee Contest
The Baytown Sun reveals District 8-4A 1952 schedule with Lee Ganders facing top non conference foes Texarkana Lamar Temple and San Antonio Jefferson while Port Arthur Yellow Jackets meet Odessa Corpus Christi Ray Corpus Miller and Jefferson Ball High has an open date before the Ganders October 17 district clash. The article includes game dates and matchups across September to October with Ball and Port Arthur meeting in district play.
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TCU Seeks Title Tie At Baylor Saturday
Texas Christian moved toward the Southwest Conference title with a 58 to 44 win over Texas A&M. TCU’s 8-1 conference mark puts them within reach of a tie if they beat Baylor, while SMU slipped after a loss to Rice. Baylor beat Arkansas to stay in the hunt, leaving several teams bunched at 4-6.
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National Sportsmen's Show Draws Crowds in New York City
A lively mix of outdoors enthusiasts fill Grand Central Palace for the National Sportsmen's Show. Exhibits range from cross section deranged to airplanes and picnic fare, with vendors, shooting ranges, animal displays, and demonstrations. Noted figures and topics include Sasha Siemel, Jim Thorpe, Eskimo culture, and Mike Turnesa, plus a Maine clams law anecdote. Professor F. Douglas Hammond also noted for rail travel on 50,000 miles across 133 Class I railroads.
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Baptist Quintets Tie For Lead In Church Cage Loop
Baytown First Baptist and Memorial Baptist share the lead at 5-2 as Baytown beat St. Mark's 43-39 and Memorial edged First Presbyterian 32-30. Don Abbitt led First Baptist with 14 points while Perry Beauchamp also scored 14 for St. Mark's. Pat Bowers topped Memorial Baptist with 25 points in their win.
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US Skiers Withdraw From 50 Km Cross Country
United States skiers pulled out of the 50 kilometer cross country event at the Olympic Winter Games due to poor snow conditions and inexperience for the long course. Hijalmar Hvam of Portland, manager of the US long distance team, cited fog and melting snow as handicaps. Penny payoff incident at Meridian sees a motorist settle 2050 pennies for parking tickets after anger over meters.
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