Texas and Rice deadlock for SWC crown in basketball
Texas and Rice tie for the Southwest Conference championship after final games on Tuesday. Rice defeated SMU in Houston 64 to 54, while Texas beat Texas Christian in Austin 68 to 65. A best of three playoff begins Friday at Rice Field House with possible games in Austin and Waco.
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Tech Clinches Border Title as West Texas Falls
Texas Tech captured its first Border Conference championship since 1986 by defeating West Texas State 84 to 71 Tuesday night, securing the NCAA berth. Jim Reed scored 27 for Tech, while West Texas rallied late but fell short. Conference final standings put Tech at 11-1 in league play and 20-6 for the season. West Texas 9-3, Arizona 8-4.
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Lon Morris Wins Junior College Meet in College Station
Lon Morris Junior College of Jacksonville captured the Texas Junior College Conference basketball title with a 100 to 64 win over Frank Phillips JC of Borger. Center Bob Burros led Lon Morris with 28 points, while James Emerson added 22. John Holland led Frank Phillips with 18 as San Antonio JC beat Allen Academy 88 to 74 for third place.
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Schwinger and Lance Lead 1954 All-SWC Basketball Team
Rice stars Gene Schwinger and Ton Lance headline the 1954 United Press all conference basketball team, voted by writers and scouts. Schwinger set league records with 22.4 ppg and Rice’s duo anchored a high scoring era, joined by Murphy of SMU Saunders of Texas and Warren of TCU on the first team with second team including Addison, Bailey, Barnes, Ford, and Waggener.
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SWC Tie May Have Pushed Owls Longhorns From NIT
Texas Tech clinched the Border Conference title and NCAA berth. Rice and Texas tied for the Southwest Conference crown at 9-3 and planned a best-two-of-three playoff on Rice's Houston court Friday, Texas on Monday in Austin, with a potential third game in Waco.
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Houston Open Adds 58 Golfers to Field
Houston March 3 58 non-exempted golfers were added to the Houston Open field for the $30006 prize. The 58 posted scores of 75 or better in the qualifying rounds, signaling strong early depth for the event.
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Baseball Briefs Dodgers Joe Black Again Problems
Dodgers pitcher Joe Black troubled spring work with a two inning debut giving up four hits in an intra squad game that ended 4 4. Rookie Tom LaSorda also struggled, surrendering five hits and four runs in two innings.
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College Basketball Results Across Several East to West Matches
Tuesday results show Brandeis 84 over Boston College 75 and Holy Cross 85 over Temple 73. Other scores include Amherst 69 over RPI 42, Niagara 65 over Colgate 57, George Washington 79 over Georgetown 67, Clarkson 63 over Norwich 96, Yale 89 over Rhode Island 83, Trinity 79 in overtime, plus multiple midseason upsets across the Midwest and West regions.
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Bowling Al Partin Wrestling Post at Nebraska
Al Partin wrestles for the University of Nebraska as reports indicate a shift from his previous post. The note mentions Knox College in Galesburg as a referenced location.
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Carver High Faculty To Stage Play The Light Eternal
Carver High Faculty Players present The Light Eternal at Carver School Thursday at 8 p.m. The play follows two brothers raised alike but choosing different paths, one toward heights, the other toward degradation, with a redemption arc through faith. Roles include T. Wright and Fred Adams.
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Nixon to throw out first ball for Orioles opener
Vice President Richard Nixon will toss the ceremonial first ball at the Baltimore Orioles season opener against the Chicago White Sox on April 15. Invited by Orioles president Clarence Miles, Nixon said he is a baseball fan and glad to see baseball return to Baltimore.
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Four Teams Remain in NAIA Battle for Texas Berths
North Texas State East Texas State Wayland and Howard Payne still vie for Texas two NAIA spots. North Texas, Gulf Coast Conference champion, defeated St Edward's 55 42 in Dallas in a playoff game Tuesday. Thursday night games in Dallas will determine the remaining berths with North Texas vs East Texas and Wayland vs Howard Payne.
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Deer Park Junior High Names Sixteen Football Lettermen
Sixteen Deer Park High School football lettermen were announced by the coaches. Named are William Henderson, John Henderson, Rec Caldwell, Blacke Caldwell, Marshall Smith, James Ussery, Charlie Sarish, Bobby Benhow, Clarence Wellesky, Siggie Norstand, Fluyd Aarvey, Rex Gibson, Carl Tolar, Zenny Stephenson, Victor Espezo and Gerald Cain. The Dutch first brought tea to Europe in 1610.
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