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Childress Index

Location

Childress, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1957

Page

5

Bobcats Enjoy Oklahoma Tour With Poised Comeback

Childress Bobcats returned from an Oklahoma tour after two games and two scrimmages. They lost to Lindsay 35 14 at the free throw line and edged Purcell 71 66 before a 61 26 setback to Midwest City. They then beat Del City 47 46 and split the second unit’s games, earning praise for disciplined play and lessons learned on zones and 12 foot lane. Coach Risenhoover praised the trip and predicted progress toward Wichita Falls tournament.

Childress Bobcats Oklahoma Cats Lindsay Purcell Midwest City Oklahoma City del City Childress Glass C Nets Jimmy Conner Joe Thompson Las Deltity Ray Pulenwider Harold Smith Rod Mullins Danny Howard The Sparks Bamwe Mullins Howard Dick Risenhoever Wichita Falls Paducah Risenhoover

Quanah Teams Sweep Rams and Blazers in Twinbill

Quanah freshmen rallied from a deficit to beat the Childress Blazers 94 34 in the opener at the local gym, in a twinbill opener. The Quanah Bees then toppled the Childress Rams 508 37 in the nightcap as Quanah swept doubleheaders from Childress for the second time this year.

Quanah Childress Blazers Quanah Bees Childress Rams Doublehenadors Childrees Jerry Lane Beve Francis Quananh Cromartie Childres Blazers Childress Muncrief Roy H Maophine High Point Hopers Edmonds Jimmie Holeman

Mississippi quits tourney over Negro players dispute

Mississippi withdraws from the Kentucky All American tournament rather than face a consolation bracket game against Jona College of New Rochelle and its Negro guard Stan Hill. Officials deny any guaranteed no Negroes condition.

Owensboro University of Thy Smith Directo Paris Kentucky Wesleyan College Missisippi University of Missisippi T Paris Mississippiowa Montan State Mississippi Mississippi State College Evansville Ind Evansville College

Untitled fragment on timing and measurements

The readable text shows scattered notes about timing, temperatures, and measurements across days and hours. It references Monday and Tuesday values including a wine temperature and various numeric codes, but the rest is garbled.

Pat McCormick Wins Sullivan Athletic Award

New York reports Pat McCormick the diver and Olympic champion won the James B. Sullivan Award as the nation's outstanding amateur athlete. She retired to Lakewood California and highlighted the honor as the greatest any athlete could receive.

New York Pat Kettler McCormick James B. Sullivan McCormick Lakeword Calif Cystorpia Star Sullivan Jotneon Los Angeles Thane Baker Elkhart Kans Mra. McCormick Lakewood Dee AAU

First tree farm in the United States established on be

Historical note records the first tree farm being established in the United States and states there are now 7 050 tree fars in the nation.

United States

Helfand Criticizes Managers Over Fight Referee Warnings

New York Julius Helfand of the State Athletic Commission rebuffed managers Sugar Ray Robinson and others who sought warnings to the referee for the middleweight title bout at Madison Square Garden. Robinson’s camp threatened to push for storm warnings against head butts and low blows, citing past incidents and aiming to influence officiating.

New York Julius Helfand Sugar Ray Rotinson Gene Full Moodison Square Garden Helfand NY State Athletic Commission Pullmer Sugar Ray Ernie Praca Harold Johiason Helland Rotyinson Fasland Ratcty Turpin Polo Grounds Turpin Ray Hint Randy Ray Brace Habitsen Podmer Sts Cade

Fragmented OCR Reads Low Clarity on Sage Obenees

Unclear OCR fragment mentions Sage obenees with unclear names and details. No coherent event or identifiers clearly readable to confirm persons, places, or actions. Further restoration required for reliable summary.

Hall of Fame Adds Two Members Home in Dallas

The Texas Sports Hall of Fame inducted Cecil Smith a polo star and ranch foreman’s son and Davey O'Brien former Texas Christian University football standout and Philadelphia Eagles star. O'Brien received his plaque from Sammy Baugh. Posthumous honoree Jimmy Kitts, famed Southern Methodist athlete and coach at Athens High and Rice Institute, was also recognized.

Dallas Texas Sports Hall of Fame Cecil Smith Davey O’brien Smith Texas Byron Nelson O’brien Texas Christian Philadelphia Eagles Sammy Baugh Jimmy Kitts Southern Methodist Athens High School Rice Institute

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