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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1948
Page
11
Sports columnist Bob Cone notes Highland Park Odessa scouting for Bronchos and Seminole Booster Club support. He highlights Sudan Levelland Ta hoka and Hobbs teams shaping the district 4-A cage race as Friday night clashes loom and veterans like Bing Bingham show continued scoring touch.
In early January the South Plains basketball race heats up as Levelland, Sudan, Seminole, Andrews, and Wink clash. Sudan Hornets and Levelland Lobos, defending district and regional champs, meet Friday in Sudan to set the District 4 A tone. Levelland faces Littlefield Tuesday while Andrews meets Wink Saturday as top district powers vie for early season supremacy.
Andrews High School Mustangs post an early 43 point per game average over five wins led by Co-Captains Ferrell Nixon and Farris Hamilton and 6-1 center T. D. Hamilton. The team, coached by Vernon Payne, has defeated Odessa, Merkel, and Denver City, built around a fast-paced attack in a new gym, and faces tough future district foes including McCamey Seminole Wink and Lamesa with a busy January schedule.
American Legion junior baseball teams of the South Plains will compete in District 2 Area 1 in 1948 under a new state setup. The Department headquarters announced the state is divided into 32 districts eight divisions and four areas to cut travel and boost district competition before selecting division and area representatives. District 2 Area 1 includes Lipscomb Hartley Moore Hutchinson Roberts Hemphill Oldham Potter Carson Gray Wheeler Deaf Smith Randall Armstrong Bailey Lamb Hale Floyd Motley Cottle Cochran Hockley Lubbock Crosby Dickens King Yoakum Terry Lynn Garza Kent Stonewall.
Six wrestlers and referees compete in a Wrestle Royal with the first two eliminated returning to the ring. Card includes Cyclone Burns, Lightning Rod Fenton, George Lopez, Johnny Carlin, Pierre La Belle, and Gordon Hessel. Tickets go on sale Wednesday at 9 am.
In conference play on Tuesday Spur visits Crosby ton Paducah travels to Ralls and Lockney meets Matador at Matador against the Matadors.
Matador district 3-A will restart tennis this spring with double round-robin play for Matador Crosbyton Lockney Randall Paddock Floydada and Spur. Jake Edwards will coach both boys and girls teams and Norman Spray as club president will organize practice to build district contenders for regional contests at Lubbock. Upcoming matches include Crane at Andrews February 7 and Lamesa at Lamesa February 10 and 13 14 north half playoffs.
In Miami Florida on January 31 the horse Harmonica clipped four fifths of a second from a five mile and an eighth record at Stream Park to win the Hallandale handicap adding $10 000 to its purse. The event was part of the estate of the late John J Watts. Distillation of hardweed noted but not related to the race.
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