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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1956
Page
7
Mann High School hosts Crosby High School in a junior varsity tennis meet Monday afternoon at Greenin courts. Players from both teams compete amid late fall winds and routine match play.
A fragment from a district game reports on local players and teams in a lively basketball setting. The readable text mentions Dawtow Hkely and Vices as part of the matchups with hints of girls basketball involvement.
In Victoria the Deer basketball team led by Wadkins and Seheer defeated Three Rivers 83 to 57 to claim the Region Six championship and advance to the state tournament at Austin. Johnny Seheer scored 28 and Wilbert Riggett 24 as the Deer earned its first state appearance in school history. Webster captured the AA regional crown by beating Weslaco 75 to 67 and also advances to the state tourney. The Wildcats remain unbeaten on the season.
Scheer 6 2 forward and Biggott 6 5 center headlined a region honors list as Deer Park teammates lead the All-Region selections joined by Eddie Giese of Canada, Tommy Callihan of Three Rivers and Sonny Nichols of Sundeen. Webster placed two on the AAAN Tournament team, Garland Hadley and Robert Brown, while Three Rivers dominated with Callihan and others. Deer Park built a 28 34 halftime edge on Three Rivers, then stretched to 65 47 by the final period as McLean and Laake shone and Scheer Biggott and Philpot led Deer Park in a decisive win.
SMU, coached by Doc Hayes, already leading the Southwest Conference after an 11th straight league win by 11 points over Arkansas. Rice, Texas A&M, Baylor and TCU are in chase as final conference games loom, with individual scoring battles centering on Raymond Downs of Texas and Dick O’Neal of TCU.
Gander Bee baseballers led by Coach Louis Davis begin the season in Baytown at Oiler Park with a 4 pm game against La Porte, then host Lamar on Friday as John Adams’ Ganders start play in a new campaign. Talent search opens in Shannon for Irish film project Three Aves for a Shamrock. Rickshas replaced by taxis in Shanghai per Radio Peiping.
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