Baytown and Lubbock chase revenge in state finals
Baytown Ganders and Lubbock reach the Class AAAA final at Baylor Stadium in Waco after semina lround wins. Temple faces Breckenridge in Class AAA final at Baylor with both teams seeking title redemption. Class AA fronts Terrell and Huntsville, while Class A pits Wink versus Van and Cedar Bayou against Deer Park in Friday night s contests.
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Lubbock
Dallas
Temple
Wildcats
Abilene
Breckenridge
Buckaroos
Wichita Falls
Baylor University
Waco
Terrell and
Huntsville
Wink
Cedar Bayou
Stamford
Terrell
Yoakum
Brenham
Van
Deer Park
Denver City
Wildcat
Monahans
North Dallas
Bay of Corpus Christi
Texarkana
McAllen
Childress
Killeen
Lamarque
Crowell
Smithville
Honda
Border Teams Face Weary Week Across Tough Schedule
Border Conference squads struggle to break even as Arizona battles La Salle in Tucson while Texas Tech meets NC State in Raleigh. West Texas State rests after back to back losses to Seton Hall and Saint Joseph’s, and Arizona eyes a preseason Dallas tourney after an 86 77 win over San Diego Marine Recruit Depot.
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Lasalle
Tucson
Dallas
San Diego Marine Recruit Depot
Texas Tech
Texas Team Featured In Kansas City Tourney
Southwest Texas State defeats Baylor 58 56 while Yael Millikin of Decatur Illinois edges Western Illinois 84 71 in a Kansas City NAIA pre Christmas tourney opener feature. Southwest State of San Marcos continues winning with a 58 56 win over Baylor and Millikin beats Western Illinois with 84 71 score.
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Kansas City
Texas State
Yael Millikin
Decatur
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Baylor
Millikin
Western Illinois State
Acomb
Wink and Van Battle Set in Brownwood
Wink Wildcats undefeated at 26 0 face Van in Brownwood on Saturday at 2 pm in Class A state playoff semifinal. Van advanced by beating Crowell 14 7 after topping Talco and Honey Grove in earlier rounds. Coach Glenn Frazier says Van will be toughest foe yet and both teams expect to be in top condition.
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Crowell
Talco
Honey Grove
Wink
Junction
Haskell
Williamson
Newcastle
Cats
Glenn Frazier
Will van
Jones Gains Ground as Hill Suffers Setback at Odessa Race
Charlie Jones capitalized on an unlucky break for Billy Joe Hill at Broncho Speedway to gain points in the 1952 Odessa stock car season. Hill’s grill guard damaged in a collision ended his race. Jones finished third behind Mickey Wysong and Woody Woodard. Wysong won the trophy dash and Hill placed second in both the slow heat and the winners race. Howard Hale claimed two firsts in the slow heat and winners race.
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Billy Joe Hill
Broncho Speedway
Odessa
Hill
Little Ford
Jones
Mickey Wysong
Woody Woodard
Perry Shoemaker
Buck Buckmaster
Wysong
Howard Hale
Southwestern Opens Conference Drive with St. Edwards Test
Southwestern United continues an unbeat en pace in the Big State Conference as it begins title pursuit this week. The Pirates meet St. Edwards at Austin Tuesday night in their first league test while St. Edwards has already split two title tilts. East Texas Baptist Texas Lutheran and Texas Wesleyan remain unbeaten in conference play.
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Associated Press
Southwestern
Pirates
St. Edwards
Austin
East Texas Baptist
Texas Lutheran
Texas Wesleyan
Burke Wins Miami Open in Sudden-Death Finish
Jackie Burke Jr. won the Miami Open after a pressure packed playoff against Dick Mayer. The two tied 273 after 72 holes and remained deadlocked after extra holes, Burke sealing the win with a 10-foot birdie on the fifth playoff hole while Mayer missed. Sammy Snead led the field.
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Fla
Jackie Burke Jr
Burke
Houston
Mayer
Southwest Cage Teams Seek Lost Prestige
Southwest Conference basketball teams mounted a busy week with many interregional games aimed at restoring prestige after a weak last season. Rice and Texas Christian remained unbeaten. Texas surged with a lone win while Arkansas and Baylor faced mixed results and strong scoring from Rice center Gene Schwinger led the conference.
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Aggies
Trinity
Rice
Kansas
Tulane
Houston
Colorado A&m
Owls
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
Bradley
Peoria
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Missouri
Columbia
St. Louis
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Oklahoma
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Knoxville
Tennessee
Nashville
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Missour
Razorbacks
Mississippi
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Southern Methodist
Hardin-Simmons
Lawrence
Baylor
Waco
New Orleans
Gene Schwinger
Rice Center
Cleveland Caps Title to Meet Lions or Rams
The 1946 founded Browns reached a third straight NFL championship game on December 28 after a 37-34 loss to the Giants. The Rams beat the Steelers 28-14 to tie Detroit for the league lead, with Detroit having won earlier while the Bears edged Chicago.
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Rams
New York
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Los Angeles
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Browns
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New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
Los Angeles’ Rams
Pittsburgh Steelers
Los Angeles’ Coliseum
Dallas
Norm van Brocklin
Gordon Saltan
San Francisco 49Ers
Otto Graham
Conerly
Groza
Joe Scott
Jim Poole
Chicago Bears
Chiago Blanda
Chuck Hunsinger
Team Match Tops Weekly Program At Wrestle Arena
The program at Electric St. arena features four main eventers including Ivan Kalmikoff and Buck Lipscomb versus the Murdocks with Farmer Paul and Brother Frankie. A fast two of three falls bout between Rey Urbano and Tommy Martindale follows, with Napoleon Daniels facing Albert Wynn in the opener at 8 15 p m.
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Farmer Paul
Brother Frankie
Southwest
Ivan Kalmikoff
Buck Lipscomb
Electric St. Arena
Tommy Martindale
Rey Urbano
Philippines
Napoleon Daniels
Albert Wynn
Pat O’dowdy
Odessa High Broncho Banquet Set At County Park
Odessa High School football teams and coaches will be honored at an appreciation barbecue tonight at 7 p.m. in the Ec tor County Park barbecue barn. Fans are asked to buy tickets for themselves and a player, with each ticket featuring the player’s name on the back. The event aims to strengthen fan support and potentially organize a booster club with help from the Odessa Chamber of Commerce.
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Ector County Park
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Big Three face stern tests as week opens in college hoops
Illinois defends No 1 in Big Ten opener versus Michigan then plays Butler after Grambling? No. La Salle ranked No 2 tours the nation facing Southwest Missouri Arizona Santa Clara and Stanford. Kansas State meets San Francisco Notre Dame and Michigan State as top teams stumble and others win.
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Loyola of Chicago
Michigan
Butler
Ohio State
Explorers
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Arizona
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Stanford
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Michigan State
Indiana
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Miini
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Rhode Island
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Oregon State
UCLA
North Carolina State
Seton Hall
Minnesota
St. Bonaventure
St. Louis
New York U
Washington
Huskies
King’s College of
Wilkes-Barre
Gulf Coast Cagers Open Conference Play With Week Start
Gulf Coast Conference basketball opens this week with Trinity and Midwestern meeting in Wichita Falls on Wednesday. North Texas State holds the best record with five wins and one loss but begins conference play in January.
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Trinity
Wichita Falls
North Texas
Ezzard Charles Favored In Comeback Bout
In Boston on December 15 former world heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles of Cincinnati faces 10 rounds with Frank Buford of Oakland. Charles is favored by a wide margin as Buford, heavier by about 20 pounds, presses the comeback bid.
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Ezzard Charles
Cincinnati
Frank Buford
Oakland
Calif
Charles
Buford
Texas Conference basketball opens with Abilene and Kingsville games
Associated Press reports the Texas Conference starts play this week with Abilene Tuesday and Kingsville Friday and Saturday. Abilene Christian hosts the ey for-keep season Tuesday while A&I faces Kingsville Saturday. McMur is leading the Indians in points with 374 as opponents hold a 2-3 record and an average near nine.
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Associated Press
Texas
Besk
Abilene
Kingsville
Abilene Christian
A&i
McMur
Indians
Fain Is Official AL Batting Champ
New York December 15 1952 official American League batting records confirm Vic Power not Power. The season crowned Ferris Fain of the Philadelphia Athletics as the AL batting champion for the second straight year amid fanfare and relief after a tense final week.
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Fain
New York
Mitchell
Philadelphia A’s
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