Class AAAA title duel looms for Abilene and Tyler Lions
Dim memories of 1930 hover as Abilene and Tyler Lions reach the Class AAAA final at Fort Worth. Abilene edged Sunset 33 6 and Tyler beat Baytown 20 0 to advance, each riding 12 straight wins, while Garland Port Neches and other titles reshape this championship weekend across AA and A divisions with several upsets and close races.
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Amerillo
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Rams Browns Vie For Pro Title Tilt
The rookie heavy Rams host the veteran Browns in the NFL championship tilt on December 26. Sid Gillman directs Los Angeles after a Western Division title clinching win over Green Bay while Cleveland, led by Paul Brown, seeks a sixth straight eastern crown and title defense momentum. Otto Graham near retirement anchors Cleveland as Ameche and Pihos add scoring punch and the league rivals race to conclude the season.
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Doak Walker Ends Lions Career as Scoring Champion
Doak Walker bowed out for the Detroit Lions after a 24-19 loss to the New York Giants, finishing his final season with 96 points to win a second NFL scoring title. He received Doak Walker Day honors and a silver football, with many proclamations noting his contributions to football.
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Ponies Meet Badgers and Kansas in SWC Week Schedule
Defending champion Southern Methodist faces Wisconsin and Kansas in the feature games of a 12 game Southwest Conference slate this week as teams try to rebound from a rough showing against nonconference foes. The Methodists were beaten only by fifth ranked Texas.
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Olney
Hillsboro
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Stinnett
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Chillicothe
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Crosby
Deer Park
Hebbrowville
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Kansas
Methodists
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Sul Ross Leads Four-Game Week Beset by Holiday Break
Sul Ross, sharing top status with SFA and Southwest Texas, grids four games this week across Alpine and San Marcos, plus Corpus Christi venues. Other Lone Star Conference clubs play two or three games as teams chase early season marks and scoring leaders amid a busy holiday slate.
Frog Gridders Return To Drills For Cotton Bowl
Texas Christian's Horned Frogs resume workouts at Fort Worth to prepare for their Cotton Bowl date with Mississippi. Coach Abe Martin predicts a hard fought, offensive showcase with many touchdowns and a demanding challenge for the Frogs’ defense. He reports no injuries and has exchanged game films with Mississippi coach Johnny Vaught.
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Texas Conference cage clubs falter this week
The Associated Press reports Texas Conference basketball teams struggle with losses. McMurry has been beaten four times. Sul Ross defeated Eastern New Mexico 88-53 and New Mexico Western 79-77. Howard Payne upset Texas Lutheran 110-74 to pull even with Eastern New Mexico in the standings.
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Doubleheader in Odessa League Ties Up City Night
The Odessa Basketball League schedules a doubleheader at Bowie Junior High. League leaders Bill Hale Motors face Phillips Petroleum in the opener at 7 30 p.m. followed by Stralls Tanks against Day's Restaurant in the nightcap.
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Bowie
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Midwestern Indians Rise as Gulf Coast Conference Contender
Midwestern basketball shines with a 3 game 94 point per game average as the Indians, the Gulf Coast Conference's only undefeated team, beat McMurry Wayland and Northeast Louisiana and set up another clash with Northeast Louisiana and Northwest Louisiana this week. North Texas State Abilene Christian have each lost two, while Trinity remains winless.
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Trinity
Lulu Perez Favored Over Rosi Tonight
New York report says Lulu Perez of Brooklyn a former top featherweight is favored 8 5 to beat Paolo Rosi of Italy in a 10 round lightweight bout at St Nicholas Arena Tonight. Perez previously defeated Bobby Courchesne in his first 135 pound start on October 10 and lost a split decision to Johnny Gonsalves on October 28 at Madison Square Garden.
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Lulu Perez
Brooklyn
Paolo Rosi
Italy
St. Nicholas Arena
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Bobby Courchesne
Johnny Gonsalves
Madison Square Garden
Kentucky and Illinois Fall in Upsets as Duquesne and Alabama Rise
Top teams stumble as Kentucky loses to Temple 73-61 and Illinois is edged by Missouri while Duquesne wins the Steel Bowl in Pittsburgh and Alabama claims the Birmingham Classic. The week features major intersectional tests and a preview of the DePaul tournament in Chicago with San Francisco and Duquesne poised to meet if results hold.
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Duquesne
Alabama
Temple
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Missouri
Asred
Pittsburgh
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Ala
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Marquette
Adolph Rupp
Guy Rogers
Lexington
Iowa
Colorado
Indiana
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Hoosierland
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Oklahoma
Wisconsin
SMU
Tulane
Texas A&m
Odessa College Wranglers Fight Trio This Week
Odessa College rides a five game win streak as Coach L E Mc Culloch brings the Wranglers home for three games. Jimmy Coulter leads with 84 points, followed by James Dobbins and Virgil Trower as the core of the starting lineup for Texas Tech Frosh Schreiner and San Angelo College visits.
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Odessa College Wranglers
Texas Tech
Schreiner Insttute
San Angelo College Rams
Jimmy Coulter
Winona
Wranglers
Cisco
James Dobbins
Amarillo
Virgil ‘Trower
Rankin
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Coulter
Trower
Milton Gill
eSpie
Jimmy Spence
Wrestle Card Slated Tuesday at Coliseum
Hans Schnabel and Dizzy Davis headline a Coliseum wrestling card tomorrow night with two out of three falls or one hour. A girl bout features China Mira vs Carol Cook both 22 and 135 pounds. Semifinal pits Gary Guerrero against Art Nelson for the Southwest states junior heavyweight title. Matches start 7 15 P M.
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Dizzy Davis
China
Mira
Carol Cook
Gary Guerrero
Southwest States
Art Nelson
Loop Names President
Eddie Mulligan, former president of the Solons and Bees, is named president of the California State League, succeeding Jerry Donovan who becomes president of the San Francisco Seals.
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San Francisco Seals
Bronchos Seek Revenge in Home Tilt with Plainsmen
Odessa Bronchos, 5-1 this season, host Lubbock Plainsmen at Broncho Fieldhouse aiming to avenge a 64-56 loss last Friday. Plainsmen leaders Carroll Stephens James Wiley John James Gene Pinson paced the win, while Sonny Henderson Johnny Cutbirth Gamb lin led Odessa in double figures. The Bronchos travel to Andrews for a Mustangs tournament first round facing Seminole, with 8 p.m. tipoff and preliminary games scheduled for 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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Dave Cook
Carroll Stephens
James Wiley
John James
Gene Pinson
Odessa
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Pinson
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TCU Captain Hugh Pitts To Play In Hula Bowl
Texas Christian University center and co captain Hugh Pitts will compete in the Hula Bowl in Honolulu early in January marking a high profile post season appearance for the Horned Frogs star.
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Texas Christian Center
Honolulu
Eight Teams Visit Border Cape Courts
The Border Conference hosts eight visiting teams this week with Texas Western closing at Omaha Monday night against Creighton. Hamline visits Arizona State Tempe Tuesday and Tucson Wednesday, then Las Cruces Friday. Other matchups include Murray State at El Paso and Las Cruces, and Hardin-Simmons hosting Kentucky Wesleyan and Memphis State.
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Danson
Tesas Western
San Joe State
New Mexico A&m
Trimble Slated To Be Fired
Philadelphia officers of the Eagles led by President Frank McNamee plan an official meeting to oust Head Coach Jim Trimble. Trimble and GM Vince McNally travel from Chicago where the team closed a disappointing season with a 4 7 1 NFL record and a fourth place tie in the Eastern Conference.
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Jim Trimble
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Vince McNally
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