Lamesa Honors District 1 AAA Grid Teams
Rice's Jess Neely weighs education over athletics at a district dinner with a rundown of high school records. The Lubbock Golden Gloves finals produced champions from several districts, including Red Raiders athletes and notable boxers like Jerry Johnson and Bobby Hicks.
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Pat Gerald
Sweetwater
Jess Neely
Rice Institute
O. W. Follis
Lamesa
Carl Coleman
Big Spring
Speedy Moffett
Snare
Neely
Neal Echols
Rice
Lamesa Daily
Ema Trelis
Camesa
NCAA
Aone
Ponies Pup Team Tie Win Plainview Meet Titles
Plainview Junior High School Invitational Basketball results show Pony and Pup teams securing meet titles on January 24. The event featured Plainview squads competing for top honors in a packed junior high meet.
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Plainview
Six-Man Tag Team Match Headlines Sled Time Card
A six man tag team main event features in the mat card at Sled Time Beis with a scheduled twenty minute battle expected to showcase high paced action and teamwork.
Longhorn Gridders To Meet Villanova
Texas Longhorns schedule a football clash with Villanova as part of a string of matchups including Texas A&M in later years.
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Longhorn
Villanova
Mike Jacobs Dies, Boxing Figure Once Thrived
Mike Jacobs a famed boxing promoter and organizer known as a czar of the sport in the region died early Saturday. The longtime promoter helped shape local boxing, guiding fighters and events through decades of activity.
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Mike Jacobs
Bulla Shoots 67 To Lead Phoenix Open
Pittsburgh golfer Bulla fired a 67 to take the early lead in the Phoenix Open in Phoenix Arizona. His solid front nine set him apart as the tournament began.
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Bulla
Phoenix, Ariz
We Bulla of
Pittsburgh
Canyon Grabs Crown In Tight 52 48 Classic
Ford nosed out Spur 52 to 48 to win the crown in a tense final. Names referenced include Tula Jan Tucker and Spur’s Joe Bel among participants from Woodford and Raymond De Ment.
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Ford
Spur
My Woodford
Raymond de Ment
Tula
Jan Tucker
Joe Bel
Young Local Coach Seeks Support for Little Baseball Club
A letter from 18 year old Tommy Stidger describes plans to form a Little Baseball Club in Petersburg with plans to join a regional league. He mentions sponsor outreach, hopes for games in Plainview and Orton, and an invitation to participate in a broader league.
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Arnett Bensen
YMCA
Sean
Petersburg
Plainview
Orton
Amarillo
United States
Ory Pean
Tommy Stidger
Champions List From Lubbock Event Names Winners
Champions Tommy Staples from Lubbock and Don Roberson of Sundown led novice flyweight and other divisions. Alvin Barton Plainview High School bantam, Ray Thornton open bantam, Jerry Halford Western high school etc. Lyle Shelton heavyweight and Clarence Johnsor Littlefield novice featherweight noted as winners.
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Don Roberson
Alvin Barton
Plainview High School
Jerry Halford
Western
Lyle Shelton
Clarence Johnsor
Littlefield
Rookie Player Signed By Hubs
The report notes a rookie player signing by Hubs with emphasis on a key quote about the hit seen and a page reference to NUBS sign details.
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Winkler
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Lubbock Fighters
Lawrence Hill
Johnny Jones
Carlos Berry
DeWayne Davis
Bob Hicks
Jim Wright
Art Gatts
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Jamboree Hall
Harkey Schultz
Tohoka High School
Brownfield
Jayton
Hale Sundown
Tohoka
Phillips
Jerry Johnson
Hale
James Forbes
Johnson
Texas Tech
Red
Hicks
Cowsery Raider
Staples
Austin, Am
Unk College
Santa
Texas A&m
Here
Oma
Sundown
Lane
Texas
Eagles Wallop
Joe Kelly
Tam
Tommy
Tommy Staples
Ray Thornton
Leo Hall
Johnny Cloud
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