South Plains athletes win classroom honors and sports headlines
Delton Robinson, the Post Antelopes top scorer, overcame leg deterioration from childhood and became co valedictorian of the senior class before considering Texas Tech or Sul Ross. The piece notes Texas veterans on the Detroit Lions, Edwin Thomas at Oklahoma State, golfer Richard Sikes, and several Texas college signings, linking athletic and academic success across schools.
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Antelopes
Delton
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Sul Ross
Plainview
Post
Southland
The
Detroit Lions
Texas
Lone Star State
Dick Compton
McMurry
Yale Lary
Harley Sewell
Pat Studstill
Houston
Harlon Hill
Chicago Bears
Lions
Tebbetts says Yanks can be beaten by positive thinking
Cleveland Indians manager Birdie Tebbetts argues a competitive, positive mindset can stop the New York Yankees and lift the American League. He cites growing clubs, urges belief in a pennant race, and notes the Cubs as a rival in a different league context. A separate item mentions a Chinese professor finishing a Great Wall scroll.
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Associated Press
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Birdie Tebbetts
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Tebbetts
Detroit
Mickey Mantle
Yanks
New York
Boros Emerges as Golf’s Hottest Pro on Tour
Julius Boros, 43, has become the hot item on the professional golf tour after back-to-back strong showings. He credits cortisone shots for bursitis and improving form as he eyes the Thunderbird Classic and the U S Open, with experts labeling him the man to beat and comparing his drive to be unmatched.
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Brookline
Mass
Cary Middlecoff
George Bayer
Ben Hogan
Dallas
Tom O'Shanter
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Tulsa
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Brownfield
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Earl Brasfield
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Houston Hart
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Charles Hurd
Lloyd Wallace
Morton
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