The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 177, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 17, 1955 Page: 10 of 22
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The Abilene Reporter-News
Abilene, Texas
Page 10-A
Saturday Morning, Dec. 17, 1955
Ponies Edge
Snyder, 52-50
SNYDER. Dec 16 (RNS) —
Sweetwater’s Mustangs drew first
blood here Friday night in the Dis
trict 1-AAA basketball race by
beating homestanding Snyder 52-M
fo a tilt that saw the lead change
hands frequently as the game
progressed.
Jerry Lamm with 17 and Bubba
Meyers with 13 paced the visitors
with Lamm being high point for
the game. For Snyder Alan Snead
: and Milton Hamm led with 14
each.
• SNYDER: Snead 7-0-14: Ham
7-0-14; Babbs 5-0-10: Taylor 40-8:
Berry 2-0-4; McNew 0-0-0; Totals
25-0-50.
SWEETWATER Meyers 5-3-13:
Bredemeyer 6-0-12; McKeehan 42-
10; Lamm 7-3-17; Craft 0-0-0; To-
' tals 22-8-52.
Weinert Clobbers
Bobcats, 61-33
WEINERT, Dec. 16 <RNS’—Fred
Wiggins paved the way for the
homestanding Bulldogs to romp |
past Rule here Friday night. 61-33.
Wiggins, high point both for Wei-
nert and for the ball game, racked i
up eight from the field and one at |
the foul line for a total of 17
points
Jim Howell led the losers hitting !
five from the field and one at the
line for 11 counters This was the
initial district action for both clubs
this year
WEINERT: Reeves 2-0-4: Ther-
whanger 4-0-8; King 1-0-2: Wiggins
St-17: F. Jenkins 0-2-2; Rainey 1-
0-2; Drinnon 3-1-7; Walker 1-1-3;
Childress 4-0-8: B Jenkins 1-1-3; |
Cass 1-0-2: Boykin 0-1-1: Raynes 1-
0-2: Totals 27-7-61;
RULE: Scifres 1-0-2; Whorton 1-
1-3: Hannsz 1-0-2: Holcomb 2-044;
Carter 1-2-4; Boyd 1-0-2: Howell 5-
1-11 Davis 1-3-5: Totals 13-7-33.
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Rochester Wins
Opener, 43-42
ROCHESTER. Dec 16 (RNS)-
Rochester copped two cage games
from O Bnen here Friday night in
its first outing of the year winning
the boys game 43 42 and the girls
game 31-24.
Aubrey Wood was high for
Rochester with 11 and Deral Edge
got 20 for O’Brien in the boys
game Edeen King sank 14 for
Rochester in the girls game and
Joyce Denton and Georgie Lee
McAdams each got 11 for O’Brien.
ROCHESTER: Wolf 5-1-11: Wade
4-0-8; Bean 4-0-8; L Tibbets 2-0-4;
McNelly 240-4: H Tibbets 1-0-2."
Corley 1-0-2. McGuire 1-0-2; Strick
; land 1-0-2; TOTALS: 21-1-43.
J OBRIEN Edge 10-0-20; Lewis
3-4-10; Walsworth 2-0-4; Grindstaff
; 2-0-4; Force 2-0-4 TOTALS: 19-4-42
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GOREE, Dec. 10 (RNS) —First |L
I round action was completed here
- Friday night in the Goree girls
• basketball tournament with one of
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jamin, with a Thursday night win
E over Megargel, was ushered into
" the last round of play via a forfeit
• by McCaulley.
Z Knox City gained a 53-50 win
over Munday in the first game
Friday to win a semifinal berth
against . Goree Goree won its ini
/ tial game over Mattson 78-63.
Second, round play reels off Sat
urday morning with finals in both
consolation and championship
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HIGHLAND, Dec W (RNS) -
Highland split a twin cage slate
• here with Hobbs Friday night, win
- ning the boys game 42-27 and los-
5 ing the girls game 5114
Rannefeld was high for Highland
- with 23 points to the boys game
& and Etherege hit 10 for Hobbs I
1 the girls game Delphin South sank
.. 27 for Hobbs and Rosalind George ,
2 bit I for Hobbs
HIGHLAND Rannefeld 10-3-23;
5 Thompson 2-9-13; D Fullwood 01
2-2; J. Fullwood 1-2-4; Petty 0-0-0;
Totals 13-13-42
HOBRS M Etherege 4-2-10; |
Hayes 142-4; B Etherege 2-044; Me-
drano 1-2-4; Pullig 1-244: Sellers O
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AMARILLO. Dec 16 (RNS) -
The Palo Duro Dons maintained
their undefeated record here Fri
day night with a 72-50 decision
over Monterey of Lubbock
The Dons aided by big Gene
Arrington’s M points, copped their
second District I-MA victory and
their sixth of the season
Arrington had is from the floor
and two free tosses while Preston
Davis scored 14 to lead Lubbock
MONTEREY - Davis 15414:
Stephens 3-0-6; Pinson 0-0-0; Wiley
4-2-10: James 6-1-13: Vardeman 0
1-1: Glaze 30-6; Totals 21-850
PALO DURO - Arrington 15-2
32 Reid 3-2-8; Hover 8-2-18; Ech
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 177, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 17, 1955, newspaper, December 17, 1955; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1653949/m1/10/?rotate=0: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.