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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1950
Page
7
Amphi Panthers seek rebound after a 78-51 defeat by Tucson high and prepare to host Nogales on the north side court tonight at 8 15. Buddy Islas leads the class B Apaches as the Badges pace the visitors.
Safford crushed Roskruge 25 14 as the junior high league began in the high school gym. Fred die Pain paced Safford with 40 points and Albert Flores led Roskruge with eight. Roskruge Pelicans defeated Roskruge Joxers 31 22 in another A game. Wakefield Panthers edged Wakefield Warriors 28 24.
Fred Chaves and Charles Crown clash in a semifinal on the El Rio course while Hank Leiber faces John Rudolph in the other. Winners meet at 10 a.m. tomorrow for the 16th annual Rio Invitational championship.
Tucson high Mesa and Phoenix Tech share the Class A lead with 2 0 records as Badgers clash with Tech in the capital city. Mesa meets North Phoenix while Amphitheater fights for balance amid forfeits. Standings show War Po Tacsonenews scoring 20 1,000, Phoenix Pech 0 1,000, Mesa 29 000, Phoenix Union 21 687, West Phoenix 21 667, Amphitheater 3 00.
Mobile Alabama December 15 Eddie Talboom a 197 pound third team All America back from Wyoming was chosen for the North squad for the Senior Bowl game on January 6 Also added to the North eleven were Buddy Brown Arkansas guard elevating the North roster to 19 while the South carries 22 Talboom a Skyline scoring champion with 130 points this season is 29 and a father of three sons and hails from South Bend Indiana.
The Southwest Conference faculty committee wraps up its winter meeting and returns wartime eligibility rules to the books. Freshmen may play varsity due to the national emergency, with coaches and managers submitting recommendations. A pre conference tournament and a regional NCAA playoff plan were discussed, along with a committee to study television rights and revenue. In Stanford, Ed Tucker, a transfer from Compton, becomes the first Black athlete deemed eligible for Pacific Coast basketball and will play Monday.
Texas A M head football coach was attacked near the Shamrock hotel in Houston with facial injuries described as minor. The coach, Stiteler, returned to College Station and issued a statement through the A M public relations office saying the assault was possibly a case of mistaken identity.
County recreation basketball schedule lists 11 Monday games across venues including County Center and Santa Cruz Center. Matches span Metropolitan Teague-Imignts versus Davidson, Greenwald Drug versus Social Counts, Central Aircraft, All Saints versus St John’s, Sacred Heart versus Peter & Paul, AA league Sno-Breeze Coolers versus Sunnyside, plus several class A and B games at Sunnyside and Wakefield venues. The report also includes a stray crime anecdote about a Sharmock area assault with incomplete details.
Representatives of the new Arizona Conference meet today to discuss 1981 football and spring athletic schedules. Rudy Lavik, head of the Arizona State College physical education department, presided as acting commissioner of the loop including Phoenix College Grand Canyon College Arizona State College at Flagstaff Tempe freshmen and University of Arizona freshmen.
Nashville sports columnist cites a chain of talks linking Kentucky coach Bear Bryant to Minnesota. Wilkinson favored Bryant, while Bryant’s decision hinges on broken gym access and external recruiting limits. a formal Minnesota move likely after the NCAA meeting in Dallas in January.
Pima County recreation officials today selected 8 football players for the 1930 all-star grid squad. Readable portions list Sun nyside, Wakefield, Flowing Wells and other schools with players named for all star honors and regional teams. Ten years ago Francis Schmidt resigned after seven years as football coach of Ohio State.
Mansfeld Myriapods defeated the Goats 72 to 0 in a junior high class 4 basketball game. Dirk Brokema led the Myriapods with 20 points in the rout.
Ruben Duarte scored 12 points as Carrillo Tornadoes edged Blue Devils 52 to 50 in a city team practice game. Ray Lucero and Frank Arias added 12 each. Eddie McCann led the Devils with 26. Next week eight league games are listed with Carrillo facing Estevan Center and Oury Park battling Santa Rosa, among others.
Four mat gals headline a wrestling card next Wednesday at the Tucson Sports Center. Lilly Bitter and Beverly Lehmer meet Ann Stanley and Cora Combs in a best of three falls one hour match. A second five fall three falls match features Tony Hallett versus Murderous Mike London, with Al Williams and promoter Sami Menacle in a preliminary. Pro standings note New York Dec 46 shows Eastern Division results for several teams.
MAPLE MARKS edged into a share of top position by beating the other top crew, while MuWay Cleaners won 3-1. Mulcohy Lumber and Catalina Cleaners also posted 4-0 scores, with high marks by M Galan 208 and F Mulley 595. Mulcahy Lumber led team totals at 2,777 and Mulcahy Plumbing posted 964 in a busy bowling night across the league standings.
In Chicago on December 16 Buzz Fazio holds first in the National Individual Match Game bowling championships. He wins two from Lou Shlaff, loses one, total 153.22 after 32 games. ends a 64‑game marathon Sunday. He also posts a perfect 300 in the finals. Sylvia Wene of Philadelphia narrows gap to Mrs Marion Sadlewig of Grand Rapids in the women's bracket. Public notices follow.
The Cleveland Browns clash with the New York Giants in a pivotal NFL playoff push at Lake Front Stadium. A 35,000 crowd is expected as the defending AAC champions seek another upset over the Giants who beat them previously. The game airs 11 30 a m Tucson time on KTET with Browns favored to win.
Mesa remains top in Class A after defeating Phoenix Union 44 to 25 led by Johnny Allen who scored 21. North Phoenix and Glendale area teams also posted wins, with Bill Burke scoring 20 for North Phoenix and George Rountree guiding West Phoenix Thunderbirds to 42 38 victory over Prescott. Tucson beat Amphitheater 76 50 as Class B teams Miami, Nogales and Coolidge also won, while Superior’s Manuel Ruiz added 25 in a 53 40 loss.
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