Jingle fame and football echoes across Dumas era
Sports column recalls Willie Walls a star recruit named in 1955 pro talks from Dumas Texas. The piece quotes Tex Maule on Walls ferocity and a dramatic opening day clash with Noe Stydahar, detailing a brutal forearm moment and Walls reaction, capturing a rugged football tableau.
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Chicago jBears
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No Wonder Traylor Went To Baylor
Wilbur Evans and Olson McElroy discuss two SWC football greats to be, Texas Wal Fred and Al Melinger accompanies Evans to Baylor, then passes a Used Car Lot and notes a Tiny Traylor sign. The scene ends with Evans’s grim reaction and a page 11 continuation promised.
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Wilbur Evans
Tlbur Evans
Olson McElroy
Fred Sfart- Ahan
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Tough Lamar Here Ganders Shoot For Win No 3 At Oiler Park
The Gander baseballers aim for a third straight win as John Adams Rob ert E. Lee hosts Lamar at Oiler Park. Donnie Bulhunt starts, with Evans, Bouchier, Walker available. Hivans, Kalbitz, Porter, Adams, Denny and Gammel among key contributors.
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Oiler Baseball Park
Tom Murray
Gander Baseballers
John Adams
Robert E. Lee
Oiler Park
Ganders
Donnie Bulhunt
Dickinson Raps Sudan In Tourney
In a packed state tournament day, Dickinson upset Class A favorite Sudan 58 to 7 as Avoca and Seminole teams posted shocks. Thirteen games featured Plano, Atlanta, and Plainview among others, with high seed woes and standout performances, including Ed Young’s 24 points for Seminole and J W Fite’s ankle injury for Atlanta.
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Kilgore
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Crozier Tech
Seminole Indians
Atelanta
Ed Young
J. W. Fite
Record-Breaking Scorer Hemric Tops College Points
Dick Hemric of Wake Forest became the all-time leading college scorer with 2,539 points, surpassing Frank Selvy’s 2,533. Darrell Floyd of Furman remains his chief rival for the season title, with Floyd’s 36.5 ppg and a single-game high of 67. Ed O’Connor and others lead in shooting and rebounding as college stats race toward postseason tournaments. Ceccarelli draws major attention from Kansas City’s Houdeau after moving up from Birmingham to join the A’s pitching ranks.
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Dick Hemric
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Darrell Floyd
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Clemson
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Buzz Wilkinson
Virginia
Robin Freeman
Ohio State
Freeman
Morehead State
Ed O'Connor
Manhattan College
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Marle
Stan Clowaski
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Ceccarelli
West Palm Beach
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Leu Houdreau
Kansas City A's
Drarted
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Southern Association
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Pasadena
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Kalbite
Ed Denny
J. W. Gammel
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Gammel
Johnson Dealers
Floyd Burns Marine Supply
Baytown
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Halup
George Washington
Jim Scott
West Texas State
Bob Walezale
Marqarette
Charlie Slack
Marshall College
Art Quimby
Connecticut
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