All 42 Westerners To Get Letters
Lubbock High School will honor the 1950 Westerner football squad with letter awards for all 42 members, including 17 seniors, 21 juniors, and 4 sophomores, despite playing time. The team, District 3-AA co champions and state Class AA quarterfinalists, posted strong records with James Sides and Mac Taylor setting notable rushing marks and Taylor as last decade’s leading Westerner rusher.
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Dick Cobb
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Lubbock-Pampa
Mac Taylor
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West Tops East In All Star Game Hail Mary Spark
West pummeled East 16 to 7 in the all star game as Rote and White spearheaded a late surge. Nagle and Rowland combined with Kirkby, Bolkovac and Powers to provide key scores and handling, with White converting both extra points and Powers drawing a safety on a punt play.
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Nick Bolkovac
Pittsburg University
Rote
White
Nagle
Roland Rigsby
Washington
Wilford
Whizzer” White
Arizona State
Tempe
Bill Powers
Navy
Powers
Ray Lung
Oregon
Bob Wilkinson
UCLA
Nebraska
Brad Rowland
Tiny McMurry
Texas
Laverne Torgeson
Washington State
Dick Stenfel
University of San Francisco
Mike McCormack
Kansas
John Kadlee
Missouri
John Clayton
Dartmouth
Bucky Curtis
Vanderbilt
Bob McCraney
Don Stonesifer
Northwestern
Everett Grandelius
Michigan State
Andy Hillhouse
Texas A & M
Lee Stonestreet
Rice
Frank Boydston
Baylor
Egler
Colgate
Bolkovac
Pittsburgh
Rowland
McMurry College
Kirkby
Wilkinson
Port Arthur Edges Pampa In Tourney
Port Arthur defeated Pampa 35 33 to win the Howard Payne college invitation high school basketball tournament. Odessa took consolation with 31 18 over Big Spring. Port Arthur had edged Kerrville 56 28 in the finals. Pampa beat Abilene 50 45. Other results: Biz Spring 32 26 over Olney. Odessa 46 41 over Brownwood. Crozier Tech captured Cotton Bowl title 37 32 over Sunset. Bowie 55 50 over Polytechnic. Waco 39 37 over Adamson. Gladewater won East Texas State tournament.
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Tex
Port Arthur
Pampa
Odessa
Big Spring
Kerville
Abilene
Biz Spring
Olney
Crozier Tech
Dallas
Sunset
Bowie
Polytechnic of Fort Worth
Waco
Adamson
Lubbock Sports Achievements Highlight 1950 Season
Lubbock sports in 1950 saw Border Conference tennis crowns won in singles and doubles with partner Bill Wheatley. Golf success included Goldman and Trout claiming City Championship, Lubbock Invitational, Tri State title, and Senior Tournament at San Antonio. Pro football stars Layne and Turner earned honors.
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Amarillo
West Texas
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US Fish and Wildlife Service
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Pope
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Jimmy Goldman
Chick Trout
Horor
Dan Keene
Birmingham
Ala
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Siaton
Layne
Turner
Bobby Layne
Detroit Lions
Sam West
Washington
Bulldog Turner
Chicago Bears
Texas Tech
Jake Broyles
Lamesa
Paul Dean
Lubbock Hubbers
John V. McCallister
P. B. Odom
McCallister
Ritchie Murdock Clash Tops Wednesday Arena Card
In Lubbock at Sled Allen arena an historic mixed match features Babe Ritchie, ex boxer, against Frankie Murdock, veteran wrestler. The event opens 8:15 pm with Weidner vs O Reill and tickets on sale 9 am to 5 pm Wednesday.
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Sled Allen Arena
Babe Ritchie
Frankie Murdock
Lubbock
Murdock
Bob J‘mmings
Ritchie
Creferee
Cummings
Aswer Ritchie
Sledge
Cordova
Ritche
Deermine
Bill Sledge
Polo Cordova
Jurdock
Bill Weidner
Jack O’reill
Stanky Is Named Player Of The Year
Eddie Stanky of the New York Giants is named Player Of The Year by the New York Baseball Writers Association. He will receive the Sid Mercer Memorial award at the February 4 dinner alongside Will Harridge. Stanky hit .300 after joining the Giants in a winter trade and is reportedly set for a $30,000 1951 contract.
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New York Giants
Baseball Writers Association
Sid Mercer
Stanky
Bill Terry
Phil Rizzuto
New York Yankees
Giants
Terry
Carl Hubbell
Johnny Mize
Will Harridge
Harridge
Bill Slocum
Boston Braves
Shoemaker Ties Culmone For 1950 Jockey Honor Lead
Willie Shoemaker rode four winners at the New Orleans fairgrounds to tie Joe Culmone at 385 in the race for 1950 jockey honors. Culmone won three at Tropical Park in Miami. They trail the all-time record of 388 set by Walter Milfer in 1906.
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Willie Shoemaker
New Orleans Fairgrounds
Joe Culmone
Culmone
Tropical Park
Miami
Walter Milfer
Shoemaker
Agua Caliente
Mexico
Havana
Cuba
New Orleans Mighty Mites Rout Mexia in Milk Bowl
In the second annual Milk Bowl, the New Orleans Mighty Mites defeated Mexia 50 to 0 before about 3,000 spectators. The 100-pound max age 14 team scored from every angle with an 85-yard pass from Mike Friedman to Ronald Gonzales highlighting the game. Mexia managed only a late 41-yard drive.
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New Orleans Mighty Mites
Mexic
New Orleans
Mike Friedman
Ronald Gonzales
Mexia
Coyotes Triumph in Finals Over Austin for Championship
Wichita Falls Coyotes defeat Austin to claim their third title in ten years. Ground game dominates as Austin relies on a late passing surge while Beach leads the line, Bushong opens holes, and Hailey Younger shine for Austin amid tough rivalry.
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Beach
Wichita Falls
Coyotes
Self
Fields
Glendon Bushong
Bradshaw
Bobby Hailey
Leighton Younger
Bill Harris
Kermit Cummings
Governors Bet Mountains Over Cotton Bowl
Texas Governor Allan Shivers challenged Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning to a friendly bet on the Texas Tennessee Cotton Bowl. Shivers offered Sawtooth Mountain in Jeff Davis County against Lookout Mountain in Tennessee, joking that the result would expand Texas territory amid tideland tensions. He recalled a prior wager granting Pike’s Peak to Texas after a Texas Colorado game.
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Texas
Allan Shivers
Tennessee
Gordon Browning
Shivers
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Jeff Davis County
Lookout Mountain
Colorado
Pike’s Peak
Sugar Bowl Preview Stirs Oklahoma Kentucky Clash
Oklahoma and Kentucky enter the Sugar Bowl as top contenders with stellar seasons. Oklahoma rides a 31 game win streak and national honors while Kentucky, SEC champions, boasts high scoring offense and strong defense led by Babe Parilli. Both programs arrive from Biloxi and Baton Rouge ready for a high octane matchup.
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America
Kentucky
Tennessee
Babe Parilli
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