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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1957

Page

4

Pettit Sets Scoring Pace In Hawks Win

Bob Pettit scored 43 points to push toward Detroit star George Yardley’s scoring record as the St. Louis Hawks beat the New York Knickerbockers 135 128 at Boston Garden. Pettit added 29 in the second half while Yardley remains idle.

Bob Pettit Nations Basketball Association Detroit George Yardley Boston Garden St. Louis Hawks New York Knickerbockers Pettit

Watercraft Across S Blunt-bowed Boat and Ship Terms

A word puzzle listing across and down clues for nautical terms and related vocabulary. Entries include vessel types, parts, actions, and geographic references with several entries targeting World War II era craft, animal names, and maritime phrases.

Bobkitten To Play At Paducah Tonight

The Junior High Bobkittens travel to Paducah for a double header with the first game at 7 reaching the second immediate. Coach Garland Terrell did not announce his starters.

Bobkitten Paducah Bobkittens Garland Terrell

Texas Tech routs Western in SWC opener duel

Texas Tech blasted Texas Western 95 73 as Leon Hill led with 20 points on 47 percent shooting. Four Red Raiders scored in double figures to stay unbeaten in three games. Texas A M fell 68 4 to Wake Forest after a rough first half as Neil Swisher led the Aggies with 15 points and Wendell Carr Olin Broadway and Dave Budd added 54 combined in the defeat.

Texas Tech Texas Western Texas Aaam Wake Forest Red Raiders Leon Hill Western Tech Aggies Neil Swisher Aggie Wendell Carr Olin Broadway Dave Budd

College Basketball Roundup of清 Results

Army 64 Leigh 5 Cornell 71 Colgate West Virginia Tenn St Harvard 9 Wesleyan 41 Connecticut 73 Rutgers 63 Syraenee 55 Columbia 50 Boston College Northeaster 82 Albright 75 Seton Hall 68 Boston U. 67 Massachusetts 46 Navy 61 Delaware Pennsylvania 9 Swarthmore 53 Holy Cross 55 Amherst 52 Davidson 47 Catawba 45 N. Carolina St. 8 S Carolina 723 Miami Fla 72 Louisiana St 65 Wake Forest 68 Texas AAM 46 Michigan 95 S. Dakota St. 55 Miami Ohio 63 Dayton 59 Illinois 91 Butler 75 Washington Mo U 61 Arizona Emporia St. 74 North Dakota 55 Texas Tech 95 West Texas St. 73 Denver U. 72 Colorado Mines 57

Army Leigh Cornell Colgate & West Virginia Tenn Harvard Wesleyan Connecticut Rutgers Syraenee Columbia Boston College Northeaster Albright Seton Hall Boston U Massachusetts Navy Delaware Pennsylvania Swarthmore Holy Cross Amherst Davidson Catawba N. Carolina St S Carolina Miami Fla Louisiana St Wake Forest Texas AAM Michigan S. Dakota St Ohio Dayton Illinois Butler Washington

Bobcats to Meet Electra Here Friday Big game action tipoff at 6:30 with A and B squads set

The Childress Bobcats host Electra Friday with the B team at 6 30 and the A game at 8 00. Coach Cliff Mehrtens will start Jim Connor David Seal Don Darling Tom Ricks and Jerry Lane, all over six feet, while Coach Waydelle Hill lists John Eason Hugh Frith Montie Merrell Roy Hopkins and Jimmy Holeman as starters. Admission is 25 and 50 cents.

Childress Bobcats Electra Tigers Cliff Mehrtens Jimmy Conner David Seal Don Darling Tom Ricks Jerry Lane Waydelle Hill John Eason Hugh Frith Montie Merrell Roy Hopkins Jimmy Holeman

Dodgers May Use Rose Bowl as Temporary Home

Dodgers may play two summers at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena if the stadium becomes available for use while a permanent Chavez Ravine ballpark is planned. Walter O Malley spoke to Pasadena officials seeking approval, with a board vote expected next Tuesday.

Pasadena Dodger Rose Bowl Therm Walter O’ Malley Chavez Ravine

Champion Leads Field In World Invitational Watch

Champion Carter led a 16 keglers field in the first World’s Invitational Watch tournament today, with runner-up Tom Hennessey trailing by less than three Peterson points in a tight finish. Cotton Bowl game set for Oct 4, 1958 between SMU and Notre Dame announced by SMU athletics director Matty Bell. Jay Berwanzer of Chicago won the first Heisman Trophy awarded by the Downtown Athletic Club in 1935.

Champ Chicago Carter Tom Hennessey Dallas Southern Methodist Notre Dame South Bend Matty Bell SMU New York Jay Berwanzer Downtown Athletic Club

North Carolina Rosters Ten 6 4 Players on Champion Team

Chapel Hill NC December roster notes show ten of fifteen players on the national champion North Carolina basketball squad are at least 6 feet 4 inches tall with only two under 6 feet.

Chapel Hill North Carolina

Airplanes To Give Way To Missiles, Army Leader Says

Brig. Gen. J. A. Barclay told the National Security Industrial Association that the airplane as a weapons system will yield to the guided missile in the not too distant future. He did not specify a timeframe. Meanwhile a Republican congressman criticized the Truman administration for not developing an intercontinental ballistic missile by 1953.

Washington Army Ballistic Missile Agency J. A. Barclay National Security Industrial Association Truman

Jury Deliberates Beck Embezzlement Case In Seattle

A 12 member jury may begin deliberations in the grand larceny case of Teamsters President Dave Beck. Beck, 63, is accused of embezzling 1900 dollars from union funds obtained from a 1952 Cadillac sale. He testified for 51 minutes before cross examination by Deputy Prosecutor Laurence Regal.

Seattle Teamster Dave Beck Beck Western Conference Teamsters Laurence Regal Charles S. Burdell Regal

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