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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1950

Page

7

Wolfpack and Bradley win major tourneys in Dixie Classic

Raleigh NC December 30 NC State Wolfpack clinched its second straight Dixie Classic title by beating Colgate 85 76 as Horvath led with 25 points and Alton Stacy added 20 each Navy took third by defeating Wake Forest 66 46 Duke rallied from 32 down to beat Tulane 74 72 for the consolation prize Tulane Don Holt led scoring with 15 as Rhode Island State defeated UNC 93 9 Bradley came from behind to beat St Louis 64 59 Kentucky over Syracuse 69 59 Kansas State won Big Seven tourney 70 62 over Minnesota Kansas State Clyde Lovelette scored 28 as Kansas beat Nebraska 63 47 in semi finals El Paso Hardin Simmons outlasted Texas Western 71 70 in overtime in Sun Carnival finale

International News Service Raleigh N. C North Carolina State Wolfpack Colgate Red Raiders State Paul Horvath Folk Pack Dave Alton Ted Stacy Navy Wake Forest Duke Blue Devils Tulane Blue Devils Dick Groat Swissvale Duke Dayton Allen Rhode Island State University of North Carolina Groat Don Holt Bradley ST. Louis New Orleans St. Louis Peoria Ill Kentucky Wildcats Syracuse St. Louis Billikens Braves Kentucky Wildcats Big Bill Spivey Kansas State Kansas City Kansas State College Minnesota Clyde Love- Nette Kansas University Nebraska Levellette Jayhawkers Cowboys EL Paso Hardin- Simmons Texas Western Mississippi Southern New Mexico A. & M Hardin-Simmons Miners Jay Cox College Kentucky Kansas Baldwin-Wallace Fordham St. Bonaventure Western Kentucky Moorhead Mayville Princeton Michigan State Evansville Butler Lemoyne Siena Notre Dame Northwestern Denver Utan State Arizona West Virginia Hofstra Springhill Westminster Detroit Grinnell South Dakota Oklahoma Iowa State Colorado State Pitt Dayton Arizona Tempe St. Joan's San Francisco New Mexico Southeastern Bowling Green Colby Washington Harvard Miami O Marshall Wittenberg Mt. Union West Texas State Regis Buffalo Williams Cornell Canisius South Dakota State

California Faces Michigan In Rose Bowl Showdown

California’s Golden Bears, a one point favorite, meet Michigan in Pasadena on New Year’s Day to salvage West Coast Rose Bowl prestige. Michigan, bolstered by a strengthened backfield, seeks its first Big Ten title run, while Cal relies on a strong ground game led by Olszewski and Monachino.

Charles A. Panama Pasadena Cal California Golden Bears West Coast Big Ten Michigan Pacific Coast PCC Bears Berkeley Stanford Wolverines Ohio State Minnesota Illinois Illini Evanston Ill Columbus Hlins Northwestern Dowie Stadium Memorial Stadium Bennie Oosterbaan Michiganders Chuck Ortmann Don Dufeck Leo Koceski Bill Putich Cuarter Californians Lynn Pappy) Waldorf Johnny Olszewski Pete Schabarum Jim Monachino Jim Marinos Marinos

California and Oklahoma Make Third Bowl Appearances

The article notes California, Oklahoma and Michigan each making third straight bowl appearances in 195? season with Rose and Sugar Bowls drawing large crowds. It highlights Michigan's prior 49 0 Rose losses, Oklahoma's continued success, and the various matchups including Tennessee Texas and Miami Clemson.

California Oklahoma

Texas and Tennessee Set Cotton Bowl Showdown

Two tough teams Texas and Tennessee end regular-season play and prepare for the 15th Cotton Bowl. Texas features Townsend and Tompkins guiding a strong offense, while Tennessee relies on Lauricella and Kozar as Neyland and Cherry steer separate bowl legacies. NBC and local TV carry the 1 p.m. CST kickoff.

College Basketball Scores From Around the Nation

A roundup of college games with multiple results including Kentucky over Syracuse 69 to 59 and Duke 74 over Tulane 77. Other notable pacts show North Carolina 69 over Missouri 62 and Dayton 94 over Arizona Tempe 68.

Football Scores Class AA Championship Clash

Wichita Fails defeated Austin 34 to 13 in the Class AA championship game. West beat East 16 to 7 and Sout won 31 to 6 against North.

Wichita Austin College West East North

Milwaukee Brewer Bids For Browns

St Louis Browns faced a bid from Milwaukee with Fred Miller named as buyer. Brown president Bill DeWitt confirmed offers were rejected and Miller reportedly offered two to three million dollars to move the franchise. Miller aims to place a major league club in Milwaukee before 1951 season.

ST. Louis St Louis Browns Milwaukee Bill DeWitt Browns Wisconsin Fred Miller DeWitt Miller Lou Perini Boston Btaves American Association Braves

Arizona Guard Roger Johnson tops Tucson softball league batting

Guard Roger Johnson of the University of Arizona led the Tucson city recreation softball league in hitting with a .571 average during the summer.

Roger Johnson University of Arizona Tucson City Recreation

Schwartz Quits Stanford Post

San Francisco December 30 Marchie Schwartz announced his resignation as Stanford football coach. He disclosed the move in San Francisco at the East West game, saying he had gone as far as he could and hoped to pursue another profession. He did not say if he would practice law.

International News Service San Francisco Marchie Schwartz Stanford Notre Dame Schwartz Stanford University Palo Alto Clark Shaugnessy Shaugnessy Sterling West

Two Champions Set For Oleander Clash

In Galveston on Monday at 2 pm the Wharton County Junior College Pioneers meet the Rams of San Angelo College in the Oleander Bowl. Wharton is a two touchdown favorite after undefeated regular season in the South Texas Junior College conference while San Angelo won the Pioneer conference title and split two early losses. A crowd of about 10 000 is expected in perfect football weather.

Kentucky Billeskovar Leskovar Leon Heath Wyoming Talboom Dallas Tennessee Texas Budmcf Ted Dapper Miami Aed Uence Clemson Andy Gustafso Jack Hackett Eddie Jalboom Jacksonville Alboom Washington & Lee Lamacarn la Crosse Wisconsin Valparaiso University Phoenix Ohio Arizona State San Angelo Junior College Galveston Wharton County Junior College Pioneers Rams San Angelo College Wharton Johnny Frankie Pioneers Tyler Junior College Max Bumgardner

Favored Gold Capitol Wins Santa Anita Breeders Championship

Gold Capitol the favorite captured the $50 000 California Breeders Championship at Santa Anita before 35000 fans clocking 1 43 2 5 for the mile and one sixteenth. Patch owned by J T Taylor ran second and Hinds Star owned by Mr and Mrs D S Jeppson finished third in a 12 horse field. Wagers paid 470 320 and 250.

Arcadia Calif Gold Capitol Santa Anita Nat Goldstone Beverly Hills J. T. Taylor Patch D. S Jeppson

New Year's Bowl Broadcast Times and Odds Published

New York dispatch lists broadcast times for five major bowls on New Year’s Day with NBC ABC CBS and MBS telecasts. It also provides quoted odds showing Rose California over Michigan, Orange Clemson over Miami, Sugar Oklahoma over Kentucky, Cotton Texas over Tennessee, and Gator Wyoming over Washington and Lee.

Harold Claassen Associated Press New York Pasadena California Michigan Wolverines Midwest Ben Oosterbaan Chuck Ortmann Leo Koceski Oklahoma New Orleans Leskovar Heath Dallas Tennessee Texas Miami Clemson Jacksonville Wyoming Washington & Lee Cotton NBC Bill Stern Wfaa-Tv Wbap-Tv Ft. Worth Sugar ABC Kentucky Harry Wismer Jim Britt Rose CBS Red Barber Carroll Hansen Orange Filia MelAllen Connie Desmond Gator Mbs Washington and Lee Art Gleeson Bob Wolff California Mich Texas Tenn W&l

San Antonio Chosen For Coaching School 1951

The Texas High School Coaches Association selected San Antonio for the 1951 coaching school to run June 30 to August 4 with the all-star football game August 3 and all-star basketball August 4. About 1,500 coaches are expected. Fort Worth Dallas and Odess a submitted bids. Paul Bear Bryant of Kentucky will teach football with Cliff Wells of Tulane in basketball and Frank Anderson of A&M in track.

Dallas Texas High School Coaches Association San Antonio Paul Bear) Bryant Kentucky Cliff Wells Tulane Frank Anderson Texas A&m

Miami and Clemson Hold Light Orange Bowl Drills

Miami Hurricanes coach Andy Gustafson said his team looked better than yesterday but not sharp while Clemson coach Frank Howard anticipated a strong showing. Miami inserted Don Mariato at defensive tackle for Bill Diamond who is injured. Harold Allen returned to the lineup as weather offered a 75 degree afternoon with a slight chance of showers. Both teams remain undefeated and had been tied earlier in the season.

Harold V. Ratliff Associated Press Dallas Texas Tennessee Southwest Blair Cherry Bob Neyland Vols Bernie Moore Louisiana State Arkansas Neyland Cherry Miami Hurricanes Clemson Tigers Andy Gustafson Frank Howard Clemson Gutafson Don Mariato Bill Diamond Harold Allen Florence S. C

Holovak Named Head Varsity Coach at Boston College

Mike Holovak age 30 was appointed head varsity football coach of Boston College in Newton Massachusetts. The contract length and terms were not disclosed.

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