The Texas Cow Girls

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Advertisement from The New York Times, December 25, 1952. “Tonite/Basketball/Knickerbockers/vs. Boston/Texas Cowgirls/vs. N.Y. Sportswriters & Broadcasters/First game 8 P.M. $1 to 3.50, tax incl./Madison Sq. Garden' Dinal score: Cowgirls 40-28.            Ad from The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pennsylvaniam February 13, 1975, reading:Coming to Connellsville/World Famous/Texas Cowgirls/Nation's No. 1 Female/Basketball Team/Saturday, Feb. 15, 1975/at 8 p.m./Connellsville Area Senior High School/Preliminary Game 7:00 P.M. Penna. State Police vs. Fayette Co. Attorneys/Advance Ticket Sale Tickets...Children & Students $2.00....Adults $3.00/Benefit of District 7 Holy Name Basketball League/Space Donated by Grenaldo Bus Service.
Action photo from The Ogden Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, January 27, 1959 titled PRAYING PLAYER and reading -- Barbara Legette (left) of the Texaas Cowgirls closes her eyes and seems to be praying that her teammate Evelyn Cummins will score as she drives in for a layup during game against San Francisco prep coaches and sports writers at the San Francisco Cow Palace. The gals lost in overtime 47-45. The Globetrotters bested Hawaii 50th Staters 88-70 in the other half of the twin bill.            Action shot from The Evening Independent, Massillon, Ohio, JAnuary 21, 1965, titled LAND OF GIANTS--Patrolman Clyde Shankle of the Massillon Police All-Stars had to stay down as this photo was taken because towering above him were 6 feet-3 inch Bonita Smith (left) and another Texas Cowgirl listed as 6 feet tall. Shankle led the Akk-Stars in scoring but the Cowgirls lassoed the lawmen, 85-78, at Tuslaw high school. (Independent Staff Photo)
Image of Linda Yearby, #6, dribbling basketball, from The Herald, Provo, Utah, January 14, 1962, titled COWGIRL ACE-- and reading: 'Linda Yearby will be one of the stars who will perform with the Texas Cowgirls basketball team, when they play the Central Utah Vocattional School Thursday night in the Provo High gym.'.            Image of Harlean Hudson, number 5, spinning basketball, in image from The Morning Herald, Hagerstown, Maryland, December 5, 1964, titled Texas Cowgirls Coming, and reading COW GIRL CAPTAIN -- With the ball spinning on her finger, Harlean Hudson typidies the type of antics the Texas Cow Girls provide for basketball fans looking for a different type of game. Harlean, the captain of the group, will lead the team into battle at the Boonsboro High gym Thursday night against an all-star aggregation from the area. The game is being sponsored by the Boonsboro Lions Club.            Image of Pat Hallock, #9, dribbling the basketball and reading: 'Pat Hallock/One of the Cowgirls'. From The Portsmouth Times, Portsmouth, Ohio, January 26, 1966.
Image of a tall Texas Cowgirl, #7 (maybe Elvera Neuman), holding the ball high over her head from The Post Standard, March 13, 1970. 'AT PULASKI -- This is a member of the Texas Cowgirls basketball team which will meet the Ringgold Fire Co. squad at 8 p.m. Friday in the Pulaski Elementary School. The Cowgirls have played more than 3,500 games and are in their 20th season.'.

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