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Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1955
Page
10
Midland to Host Two Night Amateur Boxing Show
Permian Basin amateur boxers will compete in a two night tournament in Midland January 6-7, an AAU sanctioned event to prep for the Golden Gloves in Odessa January 26-30. Odessa Pecos and Monahans fighters train for state meet in Fort Worth February 15-20 with new gyms opening and advance ticket sales starting soon.
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Permian Basin
Midland
Midland Optimist Club
AAU
Odessa
Pecos
Monahans
VFW
Marine Corps Reserve
Terminal
County Park Dept
Ector County Coliseum
Fort Worth
Happier Rose Bowl Atmosphere Eases Tension in 1956
Pasadena notes a warmer mood surrounding the 1956 Rose Bowl clash between Michigan State and UCLA. Mutual distrust from earlier meetings has faded, each side focused on winning while the atmosphere lacks the grim seriousness of past years.
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Michigan State
UCLA
Little Guys In Big Roles On Collegiate Cage Scene
Undersized stars sparked multiple tournament wins as Tulsa beat Oklahoma City 65-58 with 32 points from 5-10 guard Born, Murray State topped Western Kentucky 74-69 behind 25 from 5-11 Kinder, and other small players like Iowa State’s Garry Thompson and Kansas’ Dallas Dobbs helped their teams reach finals in key tournaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Murray State
Louisville
Junior Born
Oklahoma A&m
Seattle
Dick Kinder
Murlavy
Western Kentucky
Kinder
Hilltoppers
Murray
Garry Thompson
Iowa State
Dallas Dobbs
Kansas
Kansas City
Thompson
Colorado
Dobbs
Jayhawks
Missouri
Miami
Florida
Dick Miani
Tulane
Miami Beach
Hurricanes
West Virginia
Columbia
Cincinnati
William and Mary
Notre Dame
Utah
New Orleans
Irish
Alabama
Utes
Marquette
New York
Madison Square Garden
San Francisco
UCLA
Sugar Bowl Tennis Opens With Top Seeds In Doubles
New Orleans hosts the Sugar Bowl with top seeds Tom Brown Jr and Gardner Mulloy opening doubles action at the New Orleans Country Club. Venturing pairs include Bedard and Howe and Morris with Waters while Seixas and Schwartz play Viiera and Kupferburger. Mulloy defeats Moylan 6-4 1-6 6-2 in a mud court match amid playful postmatch remarks.
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New Orleans
Tom Brown Jr
Gardnar Mulloy
Bob Bedard
Canada
Bob Howe
Australia
New Orleans Country Club
Grant Golden
Chicago
Bernard Bartzen
San Angelo
Tex
Allen Morris
Atlanta
Harcourt Waters
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Sid Schwartz
New York
Armando Vieira
Johann Kupferburger
South Africa
Eddie Moylan
Trenton
N.J
Richard Savitt
Corpus Christi
Tulane University T
Jose Aguero
Brazil
Henry Jungle
Seixas
iMulloy
Moylan
Brown
Savitt
Darkhorse
Mulloy
Kirkpatrick Hurt In Raider Drill Ahead Of Sun Bowl
Texas Tech Red Raiders arrived in El Paso for the Sun Bowl on January 2 as Wyoming Cowboys checked in. Quarterback Jack Kirkpatrick limped in yesterday’s workout with trainer Delmar Brown non-committal about his playing status after injuring a leg in the final campus drill. Dan Nickla played in place of injured Joe Mastrogovanni in the Cowboys backfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Red Raiders
Texas Tech
Wyoming Cowboys
Tech
Jack Kirkpatrick
Delmar Brown
Kirkpatrick
Brown
Dan Nickla
Cowboys
Joe Mastrogiovanni
Martinez Knocks Out Mueller In Milwaukee Bout
Vince Martinez of Paterson New Jersey stopped Peter Mueller of Germany in the second round at Milwaukee Arena after a first round edge. Martinez weighing 151 1 4 pounds improved to 27 KOs and 47 wins in 50 pro starts as 5 597 spectators paid about 18 882 dollars. Mueller weighed 155 and was a 3 1 favorite entering the fight.
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Milwaukee
Vince Martinez
Paterson
N.J
Peter Mueller
Germany
Martinez
Mueller
Vince
Cologne
Tulsa Defeats OCU for All-College Championship
Tulsa beats previously unbeaten Oklahoma City University 65-58 to win the All-College basketball tournament crown. Guard Junior Born scores 31 points to earn outstanding player honors as Tulsa clinches the title in Oklahoma City.
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Tulsa
OCU
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City University
Junior Born
Ferris Denies Allen's Charge in AAU Row
New York report says Dan Ferris secretary treasurer of the national AAU challenged Kansas coach Forrest C. Allen to name track athletes who have become wealthy from expense money in East AAU meets. Allen cited Wes Santee case as he spoke of travel expenses and professionalism.
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New York
Dan Ferris
Forrest C
Phog) Allen
Kansas
Allen
Kansas City
AAU
Wes Santee
Santee
California
East
Hobbs Bowlers Extend Lead in West Texas League
Dowell bowling team of Hobbs increased its lead in the West Texas Traveling league by winning nine of 12 games in December at San Angelo. Cadenhead Gas of Lubbock rose to second with 22-14, Fireball Service Station of San Angelo and Gifford Hill Western of Lubbock trailed. Peck Palmer of Hobbs topped the field with a 1706 series and a league high average of 189.
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HOBBS
Dowell
West Texas
San Angelo
Lubbock
Fireball Service Station
Gifford Hill - Western
Fireball
Dowell’s
Odessa Bowling
Odessa
Cadenhead
Peck Palmer
Midland
Abilene
Cadenhead Gas
Gifford Hill- Western
Bowling Center
Wilson Clothiers
VFW
Little Mexico Cafe
Bedford
Elton Lewis
Palmer
Lewis
George Sherfick
Redford
Ben Brown
Argentine Lausse Faces Milo Savage at MSG Jan 6
Argentine middleweight Lausse aims to extend his 31 fight win streak as he takes on Milo Savage of Salt Lake City in a 10 round main event at Madison Square Garden on January 6.
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New York
Eduardo
Ko) Lausse
Milo Savage
Salt Lake City
Utah
Madison Square Garden
College Basketball Scores From All-College and Related Tournaments
A compilation of college and invitational results with scores across multiple conferences and events. Notable outcomes include North Loyola over Texas Tech 70 63, Louisville defeating Eastern Kentucky 99 70, and Miami Beach semifinal Staples with Tulane 75 Yale 71 plus Texas A&M 38. The listings cover Dixie Classic Big 7 Southwest Conference and various regional tournaments.
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Miami Beach
West Virginia
Columbia
Miami, Fla
Tulane
Yale
NYU
Santa Clara
Florida State
Odessa High in Sun Carnival Tennis Tourney Advance
Odessa High players earned 41 percent of points as seeds advanced in the Sun Carnival Tennis Tournament in El Paso. Freddie Martin beat Richard Neasham 7-5 6-1, Merrill Morgan defeated Billy Hancommon 6-1 6-1, and Marilyn Goodwin toppled Violeta Pedregon 6-0 6-1. Goodwin and Benito Hernandez then beat Martinez and Alcantar 6-0 6-2 in doubles for another half point.
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EL Paso
Odessa High
Freddie Martin
Richard Neasham
Merrill Morgan
Billy Hancommon
Austin
Marilyn Goodwin
Violeta Pedregon
Ysleta
Benito Hernandez
el Paso High
Martinez
Alcantar
Bill Bane
Odessa
Charles Elliott
Burgos High
Adan Lopez
Jefferson High
Sandy Sadler
Martha Estrada
Sylvia Fonseca
Jefferson
Suellis Smith
Brenda Belcher
Morgan
Billy Payne
Martin
Russell Cleveland
Miss Goodwin
Delia Baeza
Bane
Brent Turley
Sadler
Martin Battle
Juan Borrego
Mike Escontrias
Hernandez - Goodwin
Ina Wells
Linda Chew
Murphy O'Brien Signs to Meet for New England Welter Title
Bobby Murphy of Brighton Mass signed Friday to meet Jackie O'Brien of Meriden Conn in a 10 round bout for the vacant New England welterweight title at the Mechanics Building.
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Boston
Bobby Murphy
Brighton
Mass
Jackie O’brien
Meriden
Wranglers Advance to Semi Finals in Howard County Invite
Odessa College Wranglers beat San Angelo JC 66-61 to set up a semifinal against Lon Morris in the Howard County Invitational. Lon Morris defeated Decatur Baptist 89-75. Wharton faces Howard County after 78-69 win over Amarillo and Howard County 94-81 over Schreiner.
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Odessa College Wranglers
Lon Morris
Wranglers
Bearcats
San Angelo JC
Decatur Baptist
Wharton
Howard County
Amarillo
Schreiner
Odessa
San Angelo
Rams
iStocky
Virgil Trower
Ed Nicholson
Bronchos Open Tourney Play at Abilene Invitational
Abilene opens the first annual Abilene High School Invitational Basketball Tournament with Odessa facing Sweetwater at 2 p.m. Other first round games include Midland vs Plainview at 10:25 a.m., Fort Worth Arlington Heights vs Vernon at 7 p.m., and Abilene vs Fort Worth Tech at 8:30 p.m. Odessa, Midland, Arlington Heights and Abilene are favored. Odessa stars Don Hitt, Warner Gamblin and Sonny Henderson lead the scoring with 123, 108 and 103 points respectively.
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Abilene
Odessa
Sweetwater
John Malaise
Broncs
Lubbock
Monterey
el Paso Jefferson
Don Hitt
Warner Gamblin
Sonny Henderson
Hitt
Gamblin
Henderson
Johnny Cutbirth
Larry Cole
San Anglo
Andrews
Midland
Arlene
Hall of Fame Luncheon Set for Texas Football and Golf Greats
More than 500 people will attend at the Baker Hotel in Dallas to honor three Texans enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Tris Speaker will present plaques to Rogers Hornsby and Byron Nelson, with Dutch Meyer presenting a memorial plaque for Paul Tyson to his sister Mrs. S A Mahaffey. The Texas Sports Writers Association has already installed Speaker Hogan Zaharias Baugh and posthumous niches for Routt Disch and McMillin.
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Dallas
Baker Hotels
Tris
Rogers Hornsby
Byron Nelson
Dutch Meyer
TCU
Paul Tyson
Waco
S. A. Mahaffey
Fort Worth
Tyson
Texas Sports Writers Assn
Ben Hogan
Babe Zaharias
Sam Baugh
Joe Routt
Texas A&m
Billy Disch
Bo McMillin
Stobbs and Griggs Sign 1956 Contracts with Senators
Veteran pitcher Chuck Stobbs signed with Washington along with Hal Griggs a rookie right hander from Chattanooga. Stobbs took a salary cut after a 4-14 season in 1955 while Griggs posted a 15-9 record in the Southern Association this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chuck Stobbs
Hal Griggs
Chattanooga
Washington Senators
Stobbs
Teen-Age Loop Opens Monday with Seven Teams
A seven team Teen Age basketball league starts action next Monday at the County Auditorium with a doubleheader. Teams include The Esquires Jerry Hardwicks Blue Devils Normandy Heights Presbyterian Church Goldsmith Wranglers The Hustlers John Priddys Sport Shop and French Tool and Supply. Games run Monday Wednesday and Friday at 430 pm.
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County
Esquires
Jerry Hardwick
Blue Devils
Normandy Heights Presbyterian Church
Goldsmith Wranglers
The
Hustlers
John Priddy
Sport Shop
French Tool & Supply
Priddy’s
Normandy Heights
Wranglers
French Tool
Hartack Rides Four Winners at Tropical Park
Coral Gables Florida Willie Hartack rode four winners at Tropical Park to lift his 1955 total to 416 and lead the nation in victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Gables
Fla
UPI
Willie Hartack
Tropical Park
Owls Face SMU In SWC Preseason Final
Rice Owls led by 6-10 Tem ple Tucker rely on home court as they meet defending champions Southern Methodist in the SWC preseason final. SMU defeated USC to reach the title game while Rice beat Texas in the other semifinal.
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Rice Owls
Temple Tucker
Mustangs
Owls
Rice
SMU
Southern Methodist
Southern California
University of Texas
Texas
Southern Cal
Texas A&m
Arkansas
Baylor
TCU
A&m
Trojans
Rick Herrscher
Bobby Mills
Jack Dunne
USC
Tucker
Longhorns
Raymond Downs
Steers
Dick O’neal
Aggies
Owls and Hobbs Cup Victories Highlight Permian Basin Night
Big Lake rolled past FI Paso Austin 56 35 as the Owls extended their win streak without Boze Hartgrove. Hobbs defeated Kermit 74 46 to end a three game skid, with Ray Clay and Floyd Denhan each scoring 16 for the Eagles and Kim Nash 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Lake
Hobbs
Permian Basin
Paso Austin
Panthers
Kermit
Eagles
Monahans
Eagle
Ray Clay
Floyd Denhan
Kim Nash
Allen Schlosser
Bobby Thompson
Yellow Jackets
Boze Hartgrove
Owls
Raymond Sessom
Tommy Rees
Bill Loftin
Roddy Pirkle
Austin
Johnsons TKO defeats Ez Charles in six at Olympic Auditorium
In Los Angeles, Jack Johnson of California defeated veteran Ezzard Charles by technical knockout at the end of round six. Johnson, 28, cut Charles on the lip in the second round and kept him on the run until referee Lee Grossman stopped the fight. Charles, 34, and once heavyweight challenger, saw waning title hopes fade after the loss to Jersey Joe Walcott in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Ezzard Charles
Jersey Joe Walcott
Jack Johnson
California
Charles
Olympic Auditorium
Cincinnati
Ae Lee Grossman
Stengel Sets Speech at New York Rally
NewYork Yankee manager Casey Stengel speaks at a public event in New York outlining team goals and addressing fans. Officials note his remarks focused on improving morale and on upcoming season plans.
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NEW York
Casey Steingel
Yankee
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