Odessa Pro-Am Golf Tourney set to test new records
Odessa hosts the fourth annual Pro Amateur Golf Tournament September 4 7 at Odessa Country Club with a 7500 prize. Pros include Jackie Burke Tommy Bolt Chuck Klein and Lloyd Mangrum and amateurs such as Billy Maxwell Don January Marion Hiskey Chris Gers Joe Conrad and L M Crannell. Past totals show 271 to win in 1950 and 270 in 1949 1951 and the field may top 200 invites this year.
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Odessa
Odessa Country Club
Jackie Burke
Tommy Bolt
Chuck Klein
Lloyd Mangrum
Billy Maxwell
Don January
Buster Reed
Marion Hiskey
Chris Gers
Joe Conrad
Bobby French
L. M. Crannell
Byron Nelson
Roanoke
Bo Wininger
Oklahoma A&m
Baylor Grid Tickets Going at Fast Clip
Baylor University season tickets for the five game home football schedule are selling briskly. Ticket Manager Pete Jones said strong interest centers on the October 25 homecoming with Texas A&M and the November 8 game with Texas, both likely to draw over 35 000 fans. Wake Forest Washington State and Rice also appear on the slate.
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Waco
Baylor University
Bruins
Pete Jones
Texas A&m
Texas
Wake Forest
Washington State
Rice
Baylor
Pecos Eagles Roll Out Season Football Tickets
Pecos High School announces season tickets for five home games. The price is $5.00 for all games, offering fans access to the year’s home schedule.
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Pecos
Pecos High School
Eagles
Iraan Youth Center Athletes to Enter Junior Olympics
A group of track and field hopefuls from the Iraan Youth Center will compete in the Odessa Junior Olympics starting Monday night. The team aims to showcase talent and gain experience against top youth athletes from across the region.
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Iraan Youngsters
Odessa
Itraan
Iraan
Odessa Frosh Lead West Texas Junior Olympics Contenders
Odessa High School athletes head the West Texas Junior Olympics meet at Broncho Stadium Monday night. Troy Moody leads a strong Bronchos group with events in the 100 yard dash and 880 yard relay, joined by Rogers Berggren, Carl Boone, John Aldridge, Swain Adams, Jimmy Jackson, Gary O’Rear, Pete Oliver and Ken Bennett. Other locals from Anton, Texas expected to challenge, with director Bob Clark noting late entries until 4:30 p.m.
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Odessa
West Texas
Troy Moody
Joe Childress
Rogers Berggren
Carl Boone
John Aldridge
Swain Adams
Jimmy Jackson
Gary O’rear
Pete Oliver
Ken Bennett
Moody
Jackson
Aldridge
Berggren
Gene Cooley
O’rear
Oliver
Adams
Bennett
Anton
Texas
Bob Clark
Broncho Stadium
Odessa Lubbock inter-city tennis duel at high school courts
Four Odessa players host a Lubbock squad in a 2:30 p.m. set at the Odessa high school courts. Matches include singles by Broyles Adams DeBerry Jr Manns and Boyd with DeBerry Jr Clark and two doubles featuring Broyles Clark versus Adams DeBerry Jr. Admission is free and the public is invited.
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Lubbock
David Clark
R. G. Deberry, JR
Texas Tech
Pat Wiman
Houston Boyd
Broyles
Clark
Adams
DeBerry Jr
Wiman
Manns
Boyd
Derrry Sr
NYU Names Grid Coach
NYU appointed George Dickson as backfield coach. Dickson, a 1948-49 Notre Dame reserve quarterback and World War II paratrooper, was named on Saturday at the New York university.
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New York
George Dickson
Notre Dame
New York University
Benners To Wear Giants No 47 In New Season
St Peter Minn August 21 Coach Steve Owen said Benners the New York Giants new passer will wear uniform 47 the number he wore at Southern Methodist. Rookie halfback Frank Gifford will wear No 16 from Southern California.
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ST. Peter, Minn
iCoach
Steve Owen
Fred Benners
New York Football Giants
Will Sear
Southern Methodist
Frank Gifford
Southern California
Kirk Captures Feature Race at Broncho Speedway
Leroy Kirk driving car 32 won Friday night stock car action at Broncho Speedway taking the feature race from the pole and leading wire to wire. Woody Woodard finished second as Billy Joe Hill won the slow heat and Australian Pursuit. Lucky Cook took the consolation race and placed second in the trophy dash. Admission was $1 and the night drew a small crowd with a dust-free fast track.
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Leroy Kirk
Broncho Speedway
Kirk
Woody Woodard
Billy Joe Hill
Woodard
Lucky Cook
Monahans
Hwy. 80 West
Iraan Coaches Attend Texeas High School Coaches Association School
Three Iraan coaches Max Jones Charles Kitchens and Bud Hopkins plus athlete Billy Pete Huddleston will travel to Fort Worth for the Texas High School Coaches Association school. Huddleston will play for the North in the all star football game Friday night.
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Traan
Fort Worth
Texeas High School Coaches Association
Max Jones
Charles Kitchens
Bud Hopkins
Billy Pete Huddleston
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