El Paso Golf Tournament field tops 240 entries
In El Paso the second annual El Paso Golf Tournament draws nearly 240 entries with about 155 players competing Feb. 3 for 42 spots at the El Paso Country Club co sponsored by the club and the El Paso Junior Chamber of Commerce. Pro Cary Middlecoff and Don Addington headline amateurs. Jack Harden heads the local pro group.
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Sayles Elected to Lead West Texas New Mexico League
The West Texas New Mexico League held a fall meeting where Sayles was elected president. He promised to expand the league and to set attendance goals later. The meeting approved rule changes reducing the number of players per team by one, a major surprise to owners and managers. officials from Abilene Albuquerque Clovis Lubbock Pampa and Plainview attended.
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Plains Cowboys Sweep Two Varsity and B Games
Plains Cowboys beat Seagraves in varsity 60 to 32 after winning the B team contest 47 to 44. Jimmy Camps scored 38 points for the Cowboys, lifting them to a halftime 28 to 18 lead. Phil Chandler led with 12 in the B unit as Seagraves trailed early before the Junior Cow closed the gap.
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Penn Quint Wins Philadelphia Game At The Palestra
Pennsylvania scored an easy 79 to 76 victory at the Palestra on January 17 as fans filled the arena for the home night game.
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Wisconsin Quint Wins Big Ten Clash at Evanston
The Wisconsin team coasted to a 56 to 7 victory over Northwest in Evanston, Illinois, delivering a dominant Big Ten basketball performance.
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Mize Delivers Year’s Thrill in World Series Spark
In the 1952 World Series game three Big Jawn Mize hit a pinch homer off Preacher Roe for New York. The 39-year-old slugger helped the Yankees take a 2-1 series edge and was later voted the AP year’s thrill of the year.
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Mantle Wins Griggs Memorial Award in Oklahoma
Tulsa Oklahoma January 17 Mickey Mantle 21 year old outfielder who rose from Class C ball to the World Champion New York Yankees has been voted winner of the Art Griggs Memorial Award for 1953 Oklahoma sports writers and sportscasters chose the Commerce Oklahoma youngster over veteran pitcher Allie Reynolds The award honors the Oklahoma baseball player who has the state’s finest performance in the past year.
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Red Blue Meet Opens 1963 Golf Season At Country Club
The Red Blue Meet kicks off the 1963 golf season at the block Country Club Tuesday with a 1 p.m. tee off for players on the list. Pro Gene Mitchell notes team memberships do not guarantee pairings and after play a Stag Night dinner follows at 7 p.m. Pictures of the 1952 Detroit Lions NFL championship will be shown.
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Raiders Rally Not Enough as Tech Clinches Win
Tech moved ahead early and never trailed, building a 13-7 edge in the first quarter and a 26-19 halftime lead. Walter Spiller of Odessa scored 26 points to lead all players, while Bill Williams and teammates contributed for Tech with 16 and 13 points respectively.
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Texas Longhorns Target World Record in 440-Yard Relay
Texas coach Clyde Littlefield steers a team of returnees Dean Smith Charles Thomas and Jim Brownhill toward a possible world mark as 440-yard relay specialists hold records at Penn Drake Texas Colosseum and California relays. Possible replacements for Red Mayes include Jim Turner Brady Bob Carson Gib Dawson and Don Barton.
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Lubbock Defeats Borger 83 78 In Tight District Showdown
Lubbock Westerners beat Borger 83 78 as a strong second quarter boosted their score with 28 points on 10 16 shooting. Abi lene Berger Odessa and Pampa lead the district as Lubbock eyes a finishing stretch with three home games next week.
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Arizona Stages Fourth Quarter Rally To Beat Aggies
In Tucson Arizona rallied in the fourth quarter to beat New Mexico A&M 52-50 tying the Border Conference lead with Harding-Simmons at 40 40. Harry Guthmuller led the Aggies with 13 points as NM A&M dropped a third straight game after losses to ASU Flagstaff and Tempe. The teams were tied 16-16 after one period and Arizona led 32-31 at halftime.
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City League Volleyball Tourney Draws Nineteen Teams
Nineteen teams enter the City League volleyball tournament set to begin Monday at 7 p m in the O L Slaton Gym. The single elimination event includes a consolation bracket with first round games featuring Canyon Gin farts Monday and several matchups such as Krebbes Insurance versus Roosevelt and Mead a Bakery versus Bell Ice Cream. Shepherd King Lutheran has a first round bye while the Southwestern Public Service City Engineers game moves to Thursday night.
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