Lamar Triumphs 33 7 Over Odessa In AAAA Title Showdown
Houston Lamar defeated Odessa 33 to 7 before 17 000 at Rice Stadium to claim the state Class AAAA schoolboy football championship. Walter Fondren starred with multiple rushing and passing plays including a 49 yard drive and an 18 yard scoring run. Fondren led Lamar’s offense as the Redskins built a dominant second half after a fumble by Odessa.
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Houston
Walter Fondren
Lamar
Odessa
Pondren
Redskins
Rice Stadium
Fondren
Mickey Smith
Bob Blaine
Bronco
Smith
Gridiron
Carl Schreyer
Dick Bergstrom
Bergstrom
Five Texans Named to All Southern High School Team
Odessa’s Carl Schlemeyer heads five Texas backs on the 1953 all Southern high school football squad announced in Orlando. Patt Powell of Amarillo News and Globe-Times praised Schlemeyer as the top Texas passer, with other Texans earning honorable mention including Oliver, Larpenter, Elam, Pelton, Dudley and del Homme among names listed.
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Orlando
Fla
Texas
Odessa
Carl Schlemeyer
Patt Powell
Amarillo News and Globe- Times
Schlemeyer
Sammy Baugh
Bobby Sayre
Doyle Traylor
Powell
R. V. Alborn
Olten
Walt Fondren
Houston la Par
Ray Masters
Brownwood
Kenneth Hail
Sugar Tand
Jack Oliver
Abilene
Carl Larpenter
Port Arthur
Johnny Elam
Luling
Gilbert Pelton
Anson
Ed Dudley Pampa
Louis del Homme
Baytown
The Book of the Dead Described as Ancient Guide
The Book of the Dead may be the oldest book, containing religious texts meant to guide and protect the deceased as they journeyed through the underworld according to ancient Egyptian belief.
Blue Blazers and Rams win at Lelia Lake basketball twin-bill
Childress Blue Blazers beat Lelia Lake ninth graders 51 to 30 as Rodney Mullins led with 13 points and Davin Collins added 14. The Ramblers overwhelmed Lelia Lake reserves to seal a 56 to 30 victory with Donnie Benham scoring 17 and Mickie Barron 15, improving both teams to top records ahead of January 4 rematches.
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Childress Blue Blazers
Rams
Lelia Lake
Blazers
Pinters
Rodney Mullins
Davin Collins
Bil Martin
Don Rampy
Martin
Collins
Mullins
Ray Fulenwider
Childress
Blazer
Harold Smith
Roddy Seage
Rampy
Carrell
John Stepp
Ramblers
Donnie Benham
Benham
Mickie Barron
F. A. Davis
Tom Higiey
Carroll Stepp
Stepp
Quail
Crowell
Smith
Ark
Mulline
Mills
Preston
D. Cawthon
Cawthon
Seage
Paterson
Fulenwider
Miller
Seago
Phelen
Nobles
Higley Road
Davis
Hassell
Brummett McClendon
Jones Stepp Denton Basketball Scoring Totals
Denton game scoring totals show Jones and Stepp leading with 15 and 26 points respectively. Rams and Lelia Lake players share multiple contributions with Barron Benham Hassell and Ayers Luttrell among top scorers. Personal fouls tallied for RAMS and LELIA LAKE players with several players listed.
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RAMS
Barron
Benham
Hassell
Davis
Chism
Lelia Lake
Ayers
Luttrell
Jones
J. Stepp
C. Stepp
Bias Eh Pore i Renee
Kids Resume Cage Play On Monday
The Kids Inc basketball season resumes with final pre holiday games tomorrow. Schedule includes Buffaloes Eagles Tigers Hawks Panthers Antelopes Bears Sparrows Robins in six matchups. Players should arrive 30 minutes early for their games. The note about the duck hawk flying 180 miles per hour appears as an odd inserted fact.
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Kids, Inc
Buffaloes
Eagles
Tigers
Hawks
Panthers
Antelopes
Bears
Signs
Sparrows
Robins
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Sith
Larry Mason
Broncs
Houstonians
Prince
Leroy B. Gaines
American National Insurance Representative
Rogers
Mas
Our
Eastman Camera
ANSCO
Ney
Texans
Jim Lee Howell
Jeft
Arkansas University
New York Giants
John V. Mara
Howell
Philadelphia
Giants
Steve Owen
NEA Telephoto
Blue Blazers
Letia Lake
Johnston Luttveld
Marx
Walt Disney
Dosie and
Dokes
Theels
Firestone
Firestone Dealer
Walter Vehslage
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