Missouri elk and bear tales spark Texas style conservation hope
Arlo Farmer, a retired Missouri taxidermist, traces 1830s elk and 1831 bear killing in Randolph and Macon counties as evidence of early wildlife abundance. He argues Missouri’s comeback shows restoration methods can work in Texas and elsewhere. The New Sportsman's Club meets March 22 at Citizens National Bank basement.
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Crocker Maintains North American Lead In Woesaenoets Championship
Fay Crocker of Montevideo Uruguay kept her four stroke halfway lead in the Woesaenoets Championship at Augusta after a steady three over par 75. She and Kathy Cornelius tied for second at six over 150 with Wilfy Smith one back at 155 and LPGA president Marilyn Smith at 156. Four players tied for fifth at 157.
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San Antonio
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UT Regents Approve Women Dormitory at Texas University
The University of Texas regents approve a new women dormitory and authorize expansion for the international center. The old center will be remodeled to house about 20 Negro women students, with occupancy planned by September. Alpha Chi Omega sorority house becomes the new international center HQ.
Greenberg urges MLB to directly run minor leagues
Hank Greenberg, White Sox VP, calls for major leagues to assume control of minors. He says independent owners are obsolete as MLB already pays most bills and bears the blame. He criticizes the current minor hierarchy and notes Continental League plans to realign leagues in 1961.
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UPI
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I Baseball
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SMU and TCU settle on 7-7 baseball tie in cold game
In Dallas on Saturday Southern Methodist University and Texas Christian University played to a 7-7 deadlock after 10 innings when weather forced the game to end. Ted Crenwelge delivered a bases loaded two–bagger in the seventh that keyed the comeback from a 6-6 tie.
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Dallas
UPI
Southern Methodist University
Texas Christian University
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TCU
Dawkins Awaits Cricket Season in Oxford
Pete Dawkins former Army football star and Rhodes Scholar has returned to studies in Oxford England as he readies for the cricket season. The pace of college life and the shift from football to cricket mark this new athletic chapter for Dawkins.
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England
Pete Dawkins
Army
Brown Hurls No-Hitter As Midland Routed Lubbock
Midland defeated Lubbock 16-0 in the opener with Big Bill Brown tossing a near perfect game until an eighth inning error. Midland exploded for five runs in the first and ten in the fifth to seize control behind Dors Webb and McKenzie drives. Farley earned the win as Lubbock's next game is Tuesday in Snyder. Westerners and Midland both stand 2-1.
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Glen McKenzie
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Farley
Win Midland
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Snyder
Dallas Signs Fricano and Bella for 1960 Season
Manager Stan McIlvaine announced Fricano, 36, as player coach before departing for Rangers spring training in Pompano Beach Florida. Fricano posted a 12 4 record with the Rangers. Bella, who spent 1959 mainly as an extra outfielder and pinch hitter with Kansas City, batted .207.
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Kanas City
Hurler Sentenced In Nick Of Time
Former Oklahoma State Prison pitcher Hurler Alstatt, 24, pleaded guilty to burglary and received a seven year sentence. He asked to be sent up quickly noting he pitched for the Oklahoma convicts for three years and won 17 games in 1958. Dick McGuire now coaches the Detroit Pistons and Carl Braun coaches the Knicks while both still play.
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National Basketball Assn
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Carl Braun
Knicks
South Plains Promises A Busy Week For Sports Fans
South Plains prepares a packed sports slate starting Monday with the West Texas Golf Assn spring meeting at Lubbock Country Club. Tuesday features a business meeting as golf gets underway. Tom S. Lubbock Westerners host Odessa Permian in a doubleheader Saturday as Texas Tech meets West Texas State in a single game. Crosbyton Relays start Wednesday and the West Texas Relays draw high school and area teams to Odessa. San Angelo Invitational opens Friday with Tech and others entered. Friday and Saturday bring a Tom S. Monterey tennis trip to Midland.
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Odessa Permian
Raiders
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Crosbyton
Odessa
West Texas
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Monterey
West Texas Golf Assn Spring Meetings Set In Lubbock
Sports Week notes upcoming West Texas Golf Association spring meetings at Lubbock Country Club with events scheduled Tuesday through Friday including a Friday Monterrey showdown and a Saturday Sidland Invitational.
Sam Houston State Beats McNeese State 11 5 In Baseball
Sam Houston State pitcher Kenneth Jim Whitworth took the loss as McNeese State College of Louisiana fell 11 5. Gerald Walling drove in four with two doubles as Sam Houston rallied from a 4 2 deficit by scoring six in the bottom of the sixth.
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Tex
UPI
Gerald Walling
Sam Houston State
McNeese State College of Louisiana
Texas
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McNeese
World Largest Crowd Seen At San Antonio Boxing Event
In San Antonio a record crowd gathered for a boxing match as advance tickets topped $8,000 and organizers eyed a gate of $16,000 at the Coliseum.
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UPI
Chamberlain Sets Eight NBA Records In First Pro Season
Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors established eight NBA records in his rookie season, scoring a new 2 207 points and 2 311 field goal attempts. He also set marks for 1 065 field goals made 991 free throw attempts 1 941 rebounds per game five 50 point games and tied for most minutes played at 3 338. Jack Twyman finished runner up with 31.2 points per game and 2 338 points. Celtics set team records of 59 victories 9 337 points and 124.5 per game while the league averaged 115.3 points per game over 300 games.
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Gene Shue
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Rice blanks Texas A&M 7-0 in practice baseball game
Rice pitchers shutout Texas A&M as the Owls won 7-0 in a Saturday practice game at College Station. Richard Kristinik drove in four Rice runs including a bases loaded hit in the fourth. Errol Sp Jim Brock and Paul Timme each pitched three innings.
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Aggies
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Errol Sp
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Paul Timme
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