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Newspaper
Brady Standard
Location
Brady, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1956
Page
6
The Brady High Bulldogs scored 88 points to win a three school track meet here over Lampasas and San Saba. Lampasas had 40 and San Saba 18. Brady won events from high hurdles to pole vault and set multiple event placings.
Death Valley California is cited as the lowest point in the United States at 282 feet below sea level according to the source.
The 1956 Olympic year boosts Texas hopes for three athletes on the American team. Bobby Morrow of Abilene Christian College leads sprint prospects with sub-9.5 100-yard dashes and a prior win over Hector Hogan. Bill Curtis of TCU shows promise in the 400 and hurdles but faced knee issues. Eddie Southern of Texas, a UT freshman, excites by sprinting 440 yards in 47.2 and eyeing 400 and high hurdles.
Brady High School hosts the fifth annual Heart O' Texas Tennis Tournament with thirteen teams expected. Clyde defends boys singles and doubles titles while Junction holds girls singles and doubles crowns as the event expands beyond eight teams due to new junior high courts.
A pair of experts gathered over 600 case histories from clipping services to study snakebites among sportsmen. Most victims were suburban or rural nonfarmers bitten at home or in yards. hunters and handlers showed higher bite numbers, with cottonmouths common in the southern states.
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