1950 United States Senate elections, Florida
Smathers repeatedly attacked "Red Pepper" for having communist sympathies, condemning both his support for universal health care and his alleged support for the Soviet Union. Pepper had traveled to the Soviet Union in 1945 and, after meeting Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, declared he was "a man Americans could trust." Additionally, although Pepper supported universal health care, sometimes referred to as "socialized medicine", Smathers voted for "socialized medicine" in the senate when it was introduced as Medicare in 1965. In The Saturday Evening Post, even respected writer and notorious anti-segregation editor Ralph McGill labeled Pepper a "spell-binding pinko". Beginning on March 28 and until the day of the primary, Smathers named one communist organization each day that Pepper addressed, starting with the American Slav Congress.


1950 United States Senate elections, Florida
Pepper's opponents circulated widely a 49-page booklet titled The Red Record of Senator Claude Pepper. It contained photographs and headlines from several communist publications such as the Daily Worker. In April the Daily Worker endorsed Pepper, with Communist Party of Florida leader George Nelson warning that a Smathers victory would "strengthen the Dixiecrat-KKK forces in Florida as well as throughout the South." The booklet also made it seem as if Pepper desired to give Russia nuclear bomb-making instructions, billions of dollars, and the United States' natural resources. There was also a double page montage of Pepper in 1946 at New York City's Madison Square Garden with progressive Henry A. Wallace and civil rights activist Paul Robeson, and quoted Pepper speaking favorably of both of them. Throughout the campaign, Pepper denied sympathizing with communism.


1950 United States Senate elections, Florida
Simultaneous to this election, then-U.S. House Representative Richard Nixon was running for the senate seat in California. In a letter from Senator Karl E. Mundt of South Dakota, he told Nixon that "It occurs to me that if Helen is your opponent in the fall, something of a similar nature might well be produced", in reference to The Red Record of Senator Claude Pepper and a similar Democratic primary between Manchester Boddy and Helen Gahagan Douglas.


1950 United States Senate elections, Florida
Race also played a role in the election. Labor unions began a voter registration drive, which mostly added African Americans to the voter rolls. Smathers accused the "Northern labor bosses" of paying black people to register and vote for Pepper. Shortly after Smathers declared his candidacy, he indicated to the Florida Peace Officers Association that he would defend law enforcement officers for free if they were found guilty of civil rights violations. With the election occurring during the era of racial segregation, Pepper was portrayed as favoring integration and interracial marriage. He was also labeled a "nigger lover" and accused by Orlando Sentinel publisher Martin Andersen of shaking hands with a black woman in Sanford. In Dade County, which had a significant black and Jewish population, doctored photographs depicting Smathers in a Ku Klux Klan hood were distributed.


1950 United States Senate elections, Florida
In the Groveland Case, four young African American men – Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd, and Ernest Thomas – known as the Groveland Four, were accused of raping a 17-year old white women in Groveland on July 16, 1949. Thomas fled the area but was later shot and killed by police. Greenlee, Irvin, and Shepherd were convicted by an all-white jury. After the St. Petersburg Times questioned the verdict in April 1950, Lake County State Attorney J. W. Hunter, a supporter of Pepper, demanded that Pepper repudiate the news articles. However, Pepper refused. Hunter then denounced Pepper and endorsed Smathers. In addition to the racial violence, cross burning was also common at the time, with five in Jacksonville, ten in Orlando and Winter Park, and seventeen in the Tallahassee area.


1950 United States Senate elections, Florida
With the accusation of "Northern labor bosses" sending "the carpetbaggers of 1950" to Florida on his behalf, Pepper reminded voters that Smathers was born in New Jersey and sometimes referred to him as a "damn Yankee intruder". In response, Smathers decorated speaking platform in the colors of his alma mater at the University of Florida, orange and blue, while informing his supporters that Pepper graduated from Harvard Law School.


1950 United States Senate elections, Florida
Powers noted that throughout the campaign, "scarcely a day passed" without Andersen writing a news story, column, or editorial that was very positive of Smathers or highly critical of Pepper. Thirty-eight daily newspapers in Florida endorsed Smathers, while only the St. Petersburg Times and The Daytona Beach News-Journal endorsed Pepper. Among the newspapers that supported Smathers were the Miami Herald, owned by John S. Knight, and the Miami Daily News, published by James M. Cox, a former Governor of Ohio and the Democratic Party nominee for the 1920 presidential election. However, Pepper's aides compared this situation to when Alf Landon was endorsed by more editors and newspapers than Franklin Roosevelt in 1936, but received far fewer votes than him.


1950 United States Senate elections, Florida
Smathers performed generally well across many areas of the state, with the exception of Miami, Tampa, and the Florida Panhandle. On the morning after the election, Andersen wrote on the front-page headline of the Orlando Sentinel, "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow ... We Have Won from Hell to Breakfast And From Dan to Beersheba ... And Staved Off Socialism", which was inspired by a  headline in The New York Times celebrating Lawerence of Arabia's victory over the Turks in 1917.


1950 United States Senate elections, Florida
Smathers defeated Booth in a landslide in the general election on November 7. Results indicated that Smathers received 76.3% of the vote compared to just 23.7% for Booth. In the popular vote, Smathers garnered 238,987 votes versus 74,228 for Booth. Smathers fared well throughout the state and won all but Pinellas County.


1950 United States Senate elections, Idaho
There were two elections on the same day due to the October 8, 1949 death of one-term Democrat Bert H. Miller.


1950 United States Senate elections, Idaho, Idaho (Special)
Republican former-senator Henry Dworshak — who had lost re-election to Miller in 1948 — was appointed to continue the term pending a special election to the class 2 seat, which he then won.


1950 United States Senate elections, Idaho, Idaho (Regular)
One-term Democrat Glen H. Taylor lost renomination to the class 3 seat to his predecessor D. Worth Clark. Taylor had beaten Clark for the Democratic nomination in 1944, and this year Clark did the same to him. However in the general election, Clark was easily beaten by Republican State senator Herman Welker.


1950 United States Senate elections, Indiana
Capehart would win re-election again in 1956, but lose his seat in 1962.


1950 United States Senate elections, Iowa
Hickenlooper would be re-elected twice more and serve until his retirement in 1963.


1950 United States Senate elections, Kansas
There were 2 elections to the same seat on the same day due to the November 8, 1949 death of two-term Republican Clyde M. Reed. Governor of Kansas Frank Carlson appointed fellow-Republican Harry Darby December 2, 1949 to continue the term, pending a special election. Carlson won both elections and was seated November 29, 1950.


1950 United States Senate elections, Kentucky
There were 2 elections to the same seat on the same day, due to the January 19, 1949 resignation of Democrat Alben W. Barkley to become U.S. Vice President. Governor of Kentucky Earle Clements appointed fellow-Democrat Garrett L. Withers to continue the term, pending a special election. The winner of the special election would complete the current term, from November until the start of the next Congress on January 3, while the regular election was for the full term from 1951-1957. Clements, himself, won both elections and was sworn in November 27, 1950. Withers later served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives.


1950 United States Senate elections, New York
The Socialist Workers state convention met on July 9, and nominated Joseph Hansen for the U.S. Senate.


1950 United States Senate elections, New York
The American Labor state convention met on September 6 and nominated W.E.B. DuBois for the U.S. Senate.


1950 United States Senate elections, New York
The Republican state convention met on September 7 at Saratoga Springs, New York. They re-nominated Lieutenant Governor Joe R. Hanley for the U.S. Senate.


1950 United States Senate elections, New York
The Democratic state convention met on September 7 at Rochester, New York, and re-nominated the incumbent U.S. senator Herbert H. Lehman


1950 United States Senate elections, New York
The Liberal state convention met on September 6 and 7 at the Statler Hotel in New York City, and endorsed Democratic nominee Lehman.


1950 United States Senate elections, New York
Nearly the whole Republican statewide ticket was elected in a landslide; with only the Democratic incumbent U.S. senator, Ex-Governor Herbert H. Lehman, managing to stay in office.


1950 United States census
The United States census of 1950, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 150,697,361, an increase of 14.5 percent over the 131,669,275 persons enumerated during the 1940 census. This was the first census in which:


1950 United States census, Census questions
The 1950 census collected the following information from all respondents:


1950 United States census, Census questions
In addition, a sample of individuals were asked additional questions covering income, marital history, fertility, and other topics. Full documentation on the 1950 census, including census forms and a procedural history, is available from  the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series.


1950 United States census, Data availability
Microdata from the 1950 census are freely available through the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Aggregate data for small areas, together with electronic boundary files, can be downloaded from the National Historical Geographic Information System. Personally identifiable information will be available in April 2022.


1950 United States elections
The 1950 United States elections were held on November 7, 1950, and elected the members of the 82nd United States Congress. The election took place during the Korean War, during Democratic President Harry S. Truman's second (only full) term. The Democrats lost twenty-eight seats to the Republican Party in the House of Representatives. The Democrats also lost five seats in the U.S. Senate to the Republicans. Congressman Vito Marcantonio's defeat left third parties without representation in Congress for the first time since 1908.


1950 United States elections
Like his predecessor Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, Truman and the Democratic party managed to maintain control of both houses, defying the six-year itch phenomenon for the second time in a row. However, the election was still a defeat for Truman, as it strengthened the conservative coalition and ensured that none of Truman's Fair Deal policies would pass. Republicans also ran against Truman's prosecution of the Korean War, and the 82nd Congress subsequently conducted numerous investigations into the course of the war. The election set the stage for the presidency of Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower and the centrist policies of the 1950s.


1950 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1950, in 33 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 7, 1950 (September 11 in Maine).


1950 United States gubernatorial elections
In Connecticut, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term.


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election
An election for the Chancellorship of the University of Cambridge was held in November 1950 after the death of the incumbent Chancellor, Jan Smuts. There was a contested election as the University establishment's candidate, Lord Tedder, was opposed by a group of Dons who favoured Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru was nominated without giving him an opportunity to withdraw, and although honoured by the nomination, felt he could be of no service to the University. Although Nehru (who found opinion in India was against his being nominated) eventually persuaded his supporters to withdraw his name, a nominal election was required and took place on Friday 10 November, Tedder being declared the winner but without disclosing the number of votes cast.


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Candidates
Early speculation about suitable names for the new Chancellor centred on Earl Mountbatten of Burma, or the Duke of Gloucester. An editorial in the student newspaper Varsity on 14 October 1950 began by stating clearly "The person we would like to see installed as Chancellor of Cambridge University is obviously someone of wide repute within the British Commonwealth" and suggested that Pandit Nehru, Prime Minister of India, was such a person. The editorial praised Nehru for maintaining impartiality in the Korean War, repeatedly advising peaceful resolution of international disputes, and not allowing India to become part of the spheres of influence of either the USA or USSR. Nehru had studied at Cambridge (Trinity College, 1907-1910).


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Candidates
An informal meeting of the Senate held on Saturday 14 October 1950 recommended Lord Tedder, who had been Deputy Supreme Commander under Eisenhower during the closing stages of World War II and recently retired as Chief of the Air Staff. Tedder had also studied at Cambridge (Magdalene College, 1909-1913). After the meeting a fly-sheet was circulated inviting signatures from members of the Senate to nominate Tedder, and giving a list of those who already intended to sign. The list included most heads of Colleges and members of the council of the Senate, the University's principal governing institution.


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Candidates
Tedder was recommended on the basis of his military experience, and connections with Cambridge: he had been made an honorary Fellow of his old College, and received an honorary Doctorate. Chemistry professor Ronald G.W. Norrish, one of his supporters, explained that choosing Nehru would be suitable if the University had wanted to "take an active part in the world of politics", but that Tedder was suitable because he was not a political figure.


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Contest
In response, a fly-sheet in favour of Nehru was published on Wednesday 25 October, said to be a spontaneous reaction against the suggestion of Tedder, and it was said that it started with well over 100 signatures. Those supporting Nehru argued that support in him would show how highly the "virtues of peace" were valued, and noted that almost all the names supporting Tedder were very senior figures. When nominations closed, there were a total of 333 names nominating Tedder and 153 nominating Nehru.


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Contest
Some well-known Cambridge graduates supported the Nehru campaign, including Bertrand Russell, E. M. Forster, R. A. Butler and Lord Mountbatten. The date of election was set for 10 November and the hours of polling were extended into the evening in anticipation of heavy participation by members of the Senate; as every recipient of a Master of Arts degree was a member of the Senate, and Cambridge raised every graduate to this degree six years after matriculation, almost every Cambridge graduate was eligible to vote.


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Contest
Some concern was raised by Varsity that the announcement of the election procedure specified that the names of voters, and the candidate for whom they had voted, would be published. The announcement had said this was "in accordance with ancient custom" but it was noted that the regulations had not been altered since the introduction of the secret ballot for Parliamentary elections. It was later speculated that the reason for announcing that votes would be published was to intimidate senior members who were planning to vote for Nehru.


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Contest
On behalf of Nehru, a circular was sent to all Masters of Arts and transport was said to be being arranged from London and Oxford, as all votes had to be cast in person. One letter in Varsity regretted the contested election and pointed out Nehru's supporters' wish to further Anglo-Indian understanding would be undermined if Nehru was defeated and the election "attracted the attention of racial or political propagandists".


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Nehru withdraws
The High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, V. K. Krishna Menon, was notified that a delegation would be arriving on 23 October to report their desire to nominate Nehru. He sent a telegram to Nehru, mistakenly referring to the vacant office as that of the Vice-Chancellor, and commenting that opinion within the University was in Nehru's favour.


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Nehru withdraws
Nehru cabled back on the following day correcting the error, and instructing Krishna Menon to tell the delegation that he was "deeply sensible of honour especially coming from my old University" but that he could not accept when he could be of no service. He stressed that it would be undesirable to enter into a contested election. Nehru cabled again on 30 October when his nomination was announced, complaining that "embarrassing questions are put to me" and stated "on no account am I going to be a party to a contest".


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Nehru withdraws
Krishna Menon replied that the Vice-Chancellor had formally written asking whether Nehru accepted nomination; he noted that in 1847 Prince Albert had not consented to nomination but did not interfere when he was actually nominated. Nehru consulted Lord Pethick-Lawrence, and replied at length on 2 November explaining that reaction in India were "strongly unfavourable" to his contesting the election, and imploring Krishna Menon to get his supporters to withdraw his name. One of Nehru's biographers has claimed that "it was generally recognized that in any election Nehru would carry the majority".


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Nehru withdraws
It was not until after the notice of election was published that the Vice-Chancellor received a letter signed by ten of Nehru's supporters indicating that Nehru did not wish to accept nomination, but as this decision had been communicated after the last date for withdrawal, a nominal election had to go ahead. The time allowed for votes to be cast was altered from the initial plan of 9 AM to 9 PM, and reduced to 2 PM to 2:30 PM. It was also announced that the names of voters and their votes would not be published.


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Nehru withdraws
Nehru's supporters in Cambridge were reluctant to comply with his wishes, arguing that they had the right to elect whom they wished. However Krishna Menon did persuade them that Nehru would be embarrassed by a contested election. The Cambridge Union Society passed (by 158 to 129) an emergency resolution regretting Nehru's withdrawal on Wednesday 8 November, with Percy Cradock arguing in favour.


1950 University of Cambridge Chancellor election, Result
Just under 200 people voted, during drizzling rain. After half an hour of voting, the Senior Proctor announced that Tedder had been duly elected, without giving any figures.


1950 Uruguayan Primera División, Overview
It was contested by 10 teams, and Nacional won the championship.


1950 Uruguayan constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Uruguay on 26 November 1950, The proposed amendments to the constitution were rejected by 99.74% of voters.


1950 Uruguayan general election
General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 November 1950, alongside a constitutional referendum. The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and received the most votes in the presidential election.


1950 Uruguayan general election, Results, President
Under the electoral system in place at the time, each political party could have as many as three presidential candidates. The combined result of the votes for a party's candidates determined which party would control the executive branch, and whichever of the winning party's candidates finished in first place would be declared President.


1950 Utah Redskins football team
The 1950 Utah Redskins football team represented the University of Utah during the 1950 college football season. Home games were played on campus in Salt Lake City at Ute Stadium.


1950 Utah Redskins football team
Led by first-year head coach Jack Curtice, the Redskins were 3–4–3 overall and 1–2–2 in the Skyline Conference.


1950 Utah Redskins football team, After the season, NFL draft
Utah had one player selected in the 1951 NFL Draft.


1950 Utah State Aggies football team
The 1950 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University in the Skyline Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach George Melinkovich, the Aggies compiled a 2–9 record (0–5 against Skyline opponents), finished last in the Skyline Conference, and were outscored by opponents by a total of 374 to 107. On defense, the team allowed an average of 34 points per game, ranking 117th out of 120 major college teams.


1950 VFA season
The 1950 Victorian Football Association season was the 69th season of the Australian rules football competition. The premiership was won by the Oakleigh Football Club, which defeated Port Melbourne by 19 points in the Grand Final on 30 September. It was the third premiership won by the club.


1950 VFA season, Australian National Football Council affiliation
During the 1949 season, the Association had made the decision to re-affiliate with the Australian National Football Council. This meant that from 1950, the Association played under the national standard code of rules. Most notably, this meant that throwing the ball in general play was no longer legal. Other rules, including the free kick for 'kicking in danger' which had been introduced under Association rules in 1947, also had to be dropped.


1950 VFA season, Premiership
The home-and-home season was played over nineteen matches, before the top four clubs contested a finals series under the Page–McIntyre system to determine the premiers for the season.


1950 VFA season, Notable events, Brisbane Carnival
As a consequence of joining the ANFC, the Association was permitted to send a representative team to the 1950 Brisbane Carnival. The team was coached by Bill Faul (Prahran) and captained by Jack Whelan (Brunswick). The Association competed in the top division, and finished in last place with a record of 1–3; this meant that the Association was required to play off against the winner of the lower division, the Australian Amateurs, during 1951 to determine which team qualified for the top division at the next carnival.


1950 VFL Grand Final
The 1950 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 23 September 1950. It was the 54th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1950 VFL season. The match, attended by 85,869 spectators , was won by Essendon by 38 points, marking that club's tenth premiership victory.


1950 VFL Grand Final, Background
This was North Melbourne's first-ever VFL Grand Final, while Essendon were competing in their fifth successive premiership decider. They were the reigning premiers, having defeated Carlton in the 1949 VFL Grand Final. Essendon's victory sent the retiring Dick Reynolds out in style, although he would come out of retirement for one final game in 1951.


1950 VFL season
The 1950 Victorian Football League season was the 54th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.


1950 VFL season, Premiership season
In 1950, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man. A player could be substituted for any reason; however, once substituted, a player could not return to the field of play under any circumstances.


1950 VFL season, Premiership season
Teams played each other in a home-and-away season of 18 rounds; matches 12 to 18 were the "home-and-way reverse" of matches 1 to 7.


1950 VFL season, Premiership season
Once the 18 round home-and-away season had finished, the 1950 VFL Premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the Page–McIntyre system.


1950 VPI Gobblers football team
The 1950 VPI Gobblers football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1950 college football season. The team was led by their head coach Robert McNeish and finished with a record of zero wins and ten losses (0–10).


1950 VPI Gobblers football team, Players
The following players were members of the 1950 football team according to the roster published in the 1951 edition of The Bugle, the Virginia Tech yearbook.


1950 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
The 1950 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1950 college football season. The team's head coach was Bill Edwards, who was in his second season as the Commodores' head coach.


1950 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Members of the Southeastern Conference, the Commodores played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee.


1950 Vermont Catamounts football team
The 1950 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented  the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach John C. Evans, the team compiled a 2–5 record.


1950 Vermont gubernatorial election
The 1950 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican Harold J. Arthur, who had become governor following the resignation of Ernest W. Gibson Jr., did not run for a full term as Governor of Vermont. Republican candidate Lee E. Emerson defeated Democratic candidate J. Edward Moran and succeeded Arthur.


1950 Victorian state election
The 1950 Victorian state election was held in the Australian state of Victoria on Saturday 13 May 1950 to elect 65 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.


1950 Victorian state election, Background
The previous state election in May 1947 had resulted in the Liberal–Country coalition led by Thomas Hollway winning by a substantial majority. In late 1948, Country leader and Deputy Premier John McDonald criticised Hollway over his "lack of strength" in dealing with a long-running transport strike, and his conciliatory negotiations with the transport unions. Hollway responded by sacking McDonald as his deputy and dissolving the coalition. The Country Party became the official opposition (with three seats more than Labor in the assembly). Hollway formed a minority Liberal government, convincing four Country Party assembly members (Guye, Hedditch, Hipworth and Mibus) to defect to his party, which he provocatively renamed the Liberal and Country Party.


1950 Victorian state election, Background
Despite lacking a majority, Hollway's government survived for nearly a year due to the support of two Country members (Bennett and Hyland) and the casting vote of the Speaker, Sir Thomas Maltby, in vital divisions. In February 1950, the LCP voted to expel two members of the parliamentary party—Fred Edmunds and John Lechte—for disloyalty, reducing the government's members to 30. On 12 April, the Governor of Victoria, Sir Dallas Brooks, summoned McDonald and Labor leader John Cain to gain their assurance that they would not form a joint ministry. Hollway was then summoned, and agreeing that the house had become unworkable and that there was no chance of the LCP and Country Party reconciling, was granted a dissolution of the assembly.


1950 Victorian state election, Background
Labor had lost the seat of Geelong to the Liberals in a 1948 by-election following the death of Fanny Brownbill.


1950 Victorian state election, Background
Former Premier and member for Korong, Sir Albert Dunstan, died suddenly on 14 April, the day after the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly and the issue of the election writs. Due to the proximity of the general election, no by-election was held for his seat.


1950 Victorian state election, Results, Legislative Assembly
Victorian state election, 13 May 1950Legislative Assembly << 1947–1952 >>


1950 Victorian state election, Aftermath
With the coalition between the Country Party and the Liberal and Country Party dissolved in the previous term, Hollway's LCP government's loss of six seats put it in a precarious situation—even further into minority although still holding more seats than each of Labor and the Country Party—so Hollway was expected to hold onto government.


1950 Victorian state election, Aftermath
Negotiations between the CP and LCP continued into June, with the LCP proposing to offer Country leader John McDonald the role of Speaker, and cabinet positions to Country Party MPs in a "composite" government.


1950 Victorian state election, Aftermath
On 16 June, Hollway announced his new cabinet, with new ministers Les Norman and John Don being sworn in by the governor on 19 June to replace ministers who had resigned or lost their seats, although by this point it was clear that Hollway's government would be defeated on the floor of the Legislative Assembly in a no-confidence motion, which was all but confirmed when the state Labor caucus decided to support the Country Party over Hollway's government.


1950 Victorian state election, Aftermath
On 22 June, McDonald gave notice of his intention to raise a motion of no-confidence against Hollway's government, which he did. Debate continued for 17 hours until 4am on 23 June, when the Labor and Country parties combined to carry the no-confidence motion. Hollway resigned his commission as premier, after the governor, Sir Dallas Brooks, refused his request to dissolve the assembly and call a fresh election. Brooks then commissioned McDonald to form a government with only 13 seats in the assembly, but with the promise of support from the Labor Party on confidence and supply.


1950 Villanova Wildcats football team
The 1950 Villanova Wildcats football team represented the Villanova University during the 1950 college football season. The head coach was Jim Leonard, coaching his second season with the Wildcats. The team played their home games at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pennsylvania.


1950 Virginia Cavaliers football team
The 1950 Virginia Cavaliers football team represented the University of Virginia during the 1950 college football season. The Cavaliers were led by fifth-year head coach Art Guepe and played their home games at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia. They competed as independents, finishing with a record of 8–2.


1950 Volta a Catalunya
The 1950 Volta a Catalunya was the 30th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 17 September to 24 September 1950. The race started in Montjuïc and finished in Barcelona. The race was won by Antonio Gelabert.


1950 Vuelta a España
The 9th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 17 August to 10 September 1950. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,984 km (2,476 mi), and was won by Emilio Rodríguez. Rodríguez also won the mountains classification.


1950 WANFL season
The 1950 WANFL season was the 66th season of senior football in Perth, Western Australia.


1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1950 college football season. In its 14th and final season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record and finished in fourth place in the Southern Conference.


1950 Washington Huskies football team
The 1950 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Howard Odell, the team compiled an 8–2 record, finished second in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents 265 to 134.


1950 Washington Huskies football team, NFL Draft selections
One University of Washington Husky was selected in the 1951 NFL Draft, which lasted thirty rounds with 362 selections.


1950 Washington Redskins season
The 1950 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 19th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 7th in Washington, D.C.. The team failed to improve on their 4–7–1 record from 1949 and finished 3-9.


1950 Washington Redskins season, Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.


1950 Washington Redskins season, Standings
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1950 Washington Senators season
The 1950 Washington Senators won 67 games, lost 87, and finished in fifth place in the American League. They were managed by Bucky Harris and played home games at Griffith Stadium.


1950 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1950 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1950 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1950 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1950 Washington Senators season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1950 Washington State Cougars baseball team
The 1950 Washington State Cougars team represented Washington State University in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Cougars played their home games at Bailey Field. The team was coached by Buck Bailey in his 24th season at Washington State.


1950 Washington State Cougars baseball team
The Cougars finished second in the College World Series, defeated by the Texas Longhorns in the championship game.


1950 Washington State Cougars football team
The 1950 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1950 college football season. First-year head coach Forest Evashevski led the team to a 2–3–2 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 4–3–2 overall.


1950 Washington State Cougars football team
The rivalry game with Washington (now the Apple Cup) marked the first use of Memorial Stadium in Spokane for select Cougar home games, which continued through 1983.


1950 Washington State Cougars football team
Hired in late January, 32-year-old Evashevski was the backfield coach at Michigan State under Biggie Munn and a former back and team captain at Michigan under Fritz Crisler.


1950 Washington and Lee Generals football team
The 1950 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University in the Southern Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their second season under head coach George T. Barclay, the Generals compiled an 8–3 record, won the conference championship, and lost to Wyoming in the 1951 Gator Bowl. The team played its home games at Wilson Field in Lexington, Virginia.


1950 Wayne Tartars football team
The 1950 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1950 college football season. Under second-year head coach Louis F. Zarza, the team compiled a 2–7 record.


1950 Wellington City mayoral election
The 1950 Wellington City mayoral election was part of the New Zealand local elections held that same year. In 1950, elections were held for the Mayor of Wellington plus other local government positions including fifteen city councillors. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.


1950 Wellington City mayoral election, Background
Incumbent Mayor Will Appleton did not seek a third term. He was succeeded by his deputy, Robert Macalister. While Frank Kitts did not win the mayoralty, he and five others were the first Labour candidates elected as councillors since the 'Nathan Incident' in 1941. Labour actually won a majority of the vote, however due to an uneven vote dispersal between their candidates, they failed to win a majority on the council. The Citizens' Association was in disarray following an embarrassing selection row with several incumbents dumped from the ticket standing as an independent ticket. The group consisting of Councillors Malcolm Galloway, Berkeley Dallard, Alexander Pope, Leonard Jacobsen issued a statement saying: "Our stand is a protest against an unwise and grossly unjust selection of a secret clique." All but Dallard were defeated.


1950 West Berlin state election
Early elections to the Berlin House of Representatives were held on 3 December 1950. In October 1950 Germany's new constitution went into force in West Berlin which made the election required. This was the first election to the new Berlin House of Representatives as opposed to the City Council.


1950 West Berlin state election
The top candidate of the SPD was not the popular mayor Ernst Reuter, but Franz Neumann; The CDU nominated Walther Schreiber. The SPD had considerable losses, dropping 19.8 percentage points in just two years, however they still received 44.7% of the vote and were by far the largest party. The main reason the SPD suffered said losses was because political tension had been falling since the end of the blockade and the SPD were viewed by many within the electorate as having significant internal disputes. The CDU gained 5.3 percentage points to win 24.7% of the vote. The FDP won a surprisingly high 23.0% of the vote.


1950 West Berlin state election
After the inaugural session of the House of Representatives, Reuter and Schreiber both received 62 votes, Schreiber withdrew his candidacy in favour of incumbent mayor Reuters. This then led to the continuation of the SPD-CDU-FDP unity coalition with Reuters choosing Schreiber as his deputy.


1950 West Berlin state election
Three years after these elections, the coalition collapsed after long-time mayor Ernst Reuter died on 29 September 1953. The CDU and FDP agreed to form a coalition government with the then deputy mayor Walther Schreiber becoming mayor. This pushed the SPD into opposition, and meant that for the first time since 1948 Berlin actually had an parliamentary opposition.


1950 West Berlin state election
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1950 West Dunbartonshire by-election
The West Dunbartonshire by-election of 25 April 1950 was held after the death of Labour MP Adam McKinlay on 17 March 1950.


1950 West Dunbartonshire by-election
The seat was marginal, having been won in 1950 by only 613 votes, and remained so following the by-election, with Tom Steele holding the seat for Labour by 293 votes.


1950 West Dunbartonshire by-election, Result of the by-election
The Glasgow Herald said that while Labour had retained the seat, the party could "take little credit from a victory which was expected to be more pronounced with the aid of the new register and the Loch Sloy vote."


1950 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
The 1950 West Texas State Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented West Texas State College (now known as West Texas A&M University) in the Border Conference during the 1950 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 10–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, defeated Cincinnati in the 1951 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 386 to 190.


1950 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
The team averaged 35.1 points per game, ranking fourth among 120 major college programs for the 1950 season. The team also averaged 322.9 rushing yards per game, a figure that remains a program record.


1950 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
The team was led on offense by a trio of quarterback Gene Mayfield and backs Billy Cross and Charles Wright. Mayfield was named to the Associated Press Little All-America team. Cross's 1950 average of 9.21 rushing yards per carry also remains a program record. Wright set a school record (later broken) with 1,203 rushing yards.


1950 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
The 1950 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1950 college football season. In its first season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 against SoCon opponents), finished in 14th place in the conference, and was outscored by a combined total of 259 to 163. The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Lawrence Ciccarelli was the team captain.


1950 Western Australian prohibition referendum
A referendum was held on 9 December 1950 in the Australian state of Western Australia on the topic of prohibition. It was the fourth referendum on the topic of liquor licensing, and the second put to voters with the same wording. The proposal that alcohol should be prohibited was rejected by a majority of voters.


1950 Western Australian prohibition referendum, Overview
The referendum was conducted pursuant to Section 87(e) of the Licensing Act 1911, which had been added by an amending act in 1922 and allowed for five-yearly referendums. However, none had been conducted since the 1925 poll.


1950 Western Australian prohibition referendum, Referendum results
Question: Do you agree with the proposal that prohibition shall come into force in Western Australia?


1950 Western Australian prohibition referendum, Aftermath
No further polls were held on the topic of liquor licensing, and Section 87 of the Licensing Act was repealed in 1959.


1950 Western Australian state election
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 25 March 1950 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The Liberal-Country coalition government, led by Premier Ross McLarty, won a second term in office against the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Frank Wise.


1950 Western Australian state election, Results
Western Australian state election, 25 March 1950Legislative Assembly << 1947–1953 >>


1950 Western Michigan Broncos football team
The 1950 Western Michigan Broncos football team represented Western Michigan College of Education (later renamed Western Michigan University) in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1950 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach John Gill, the Broncos compiled a 5–4 record (0–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents, 188 to 163. The team played its home games at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.


1950 Western Michigan Broncos football team
End Pat Clysdale and defensive end Bill Zabonick were the team captains. Zabonick also received the team's most outstanding player award.


1950 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
The 1950 Western Reserve Red Cats football team represented the Western Reserve University in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio, now known as Case Western Reserve University, during the 1950 college football season. The Red Cats were a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).


1950 Western Reserve Red Cats football team
The team was coached by Richard W. Luther, assisted by Lou Zontini.


1950 Wichita Shockers football team
The 1950 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented Wichita  University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jim Trimble, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third out of six teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 243 to 203. The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.


1950 Wightman Cup
The 1950 Wightman Cup was the 22nd edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London in England in the United Kingdom.


1950 Wilkes 200
The 1950 Wilkes 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 24, 1950 (1950-September-24), at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.


1950 Wilkes 200
Due to the mostly informal nature of the NASCAR organization during the early 1950s, certain records like the number of laps completed under a caution flag and the amount of time it took to complete the race were never placed in the league's archives. Lee Petty, Lloyd Moore and Dick Linder mathematically eliminated themselves from the championship by not taking part in this race.


1950 Wilkes 200, Summary
Fireball Roberts acquired the pole position while driving speeds up to 73.266 miles per hour (117.910 km/h) during the qualifying sessions. However, on the first lap of the race, he was passed by Red Byron. Three laps later, Fonty Flock took over the lead, and would eventually lead over 104 laps before being sidelined with a blown engine. Byron took the lead back, and would lead 30 more laps, but he was sidelined with a broken spindle.


1950 Wilkes 200, Summary
Jack Smith would inherit the lead, but with eight laps to go, Leon Sales, in his first start, took over the lead, and would defeat Jack Smith by an unknown margin of victory. Sales would qualify in eleventh place for this racing event. Seven thousand people would watch this race that took place on a dirt track spanning 0.625 miles or 1.006 kilometres.


1950 Wilkes 200, Summary
All 26 drivers on the starting grid were born in the United States of America; no foreign drivers made the grid. Most of the DNFs in the race were caused by wheel and engine problems; although two drivers were taken out the race due to a crash and a troublesome spindle. Other notable drivers in this race were Billy Carden, future 1955 Southern 500 winner Herb Thomas and Curtis Turner.


1950 Wilkes 200, Summary
The lowest paid driver got $50 in winnings ($537.83 when adjusted for inflation) while the winner received $1,000 in total prize money ($10,756.57 when adjusted for inflation). NASCAR would offer a total purse of $3,900 for this racing event ($41,950.62 when adjusted for inflation). The oldest car in the race was a 1947 Buick which was one of the models manufactured shortly after the end of World War II. Most of drivers on the field were driving 1950 model year vehicles with no entries from the Chevrolet manufacturer until later in the decade. Even a Cadillac vehicle made an entry in the race. This was the first race of the Grand National series to not have at least one Ford in the field.


1950 Wilkes 200, Summary
Oldsmobile drivers would use the Oldsmobile 88 as their vehicle for this event.


1950 Wilkes 200, Summary, Debuts and retirements
Herbert Burns, Leon Sales, Ewell Weddle, and Jerry Wimbish would introduce themselves to the NASCAR scene during this race while Jack Carr and Tex Keene would retire from NASCAR after this race.


1950 William & Mary Indians football team
The 1950 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1950 college football season.


1950 Wimbledon Championships
The 1950 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 26 June until Saturday 8 July. It was the 64th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1950.


1950 Wimbledon Championships
For the first time since the 1927 introduction of seedings 16 players were seeded in the men's singles event instead of eight. Budge Patty and Louise Brough won the singles titles.


1950 Wimbledon Championships, Finales, Seniors, Men's Doubles
John Bromwich /  Adrian Quist defeated  Geoff Brown /  Bill Sidwell, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2


1950 Wimbledon Championships, Finales, Seniors, Women's Doubles
Louise Brough /  Margaret duPont defeated  Shirley Fry /  Doris Hart, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1


1950 Wimbledon Championships, Finales, Seniors, Mixed Doubles
Eric Sturgess /  Louise Brough defeated  Geoff Brown /  Pat Todd, 11–9, 1–6, 6–4


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles
John Horn defeated Kamel Moubarek in the final, 6–0, 6–2 to win the Boys' Singles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles
Lorna Cornell defeated Astrid Winther in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the Girls' Singles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Pancho Gonzales and Frank Parker were the defending champions, but were ineligible to compete after turning professional.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
John Bromwich and Adrian Quist defeated Geoff Brown and Bill Sidwell in the final, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championship.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Budge Patty defeated Frank Sedgman in the final, 6–1, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships. Ted Schroeder was the defending champion, but decided not to play.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles, Seeds
Giovanni Cucelli withdrew due to injury. He was replaced in the draw by qualifier Athol Tills.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles
Eric Sturgess and Sheila Summers were the defending champions but Summers did not compete. Sturgess partnered with Louise Brough and they defeated Geoff Brown and Pat Todd in the final, 11–9, 1–6, 6–4 to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Louise Brough and Margaret duPont successfully defended their title, defeating Shirley Fry and Doris Hart in the final, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles
Louise Brough successfully defended her title, defeating Margaret duPont in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 to win the Ladies' Singles tennis title at the 1950 Wimbledon Championships.


1950 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball team
The 1950 Wisconsin Badgers baseball team is a baseball team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1950 NCAA baseball season. The Badgers were members of the Big Nine Conference and played their home games at Guy Lowman Field in Madison, Wisconsin. They were led by eleventh-year head coach Arthur Mansfield.


1950 Wisconsin Badgers football team
The 1950 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1950 Big Nine Conference football season.


1950 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
The 1950 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950.


1950 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Incumbent Republican Governor Oscar Rennebohm did not seek a third term.


1950 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
Republican nominee Walter J. Kohler Jr. defeated Democratic nominee Carl W. Thompson with 53.21% of the vote.


1950 Wisła Kraków season
The 1950 season was Wisła Kraków's 42nd year as a club. Wisła was under the name of Gwardia Kraków.


1950 Wollondilly state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollondilly on 23 January 1950 because of the resignation of Jeff Bate (Liberal) to successfully contest the federal seat of Macarthur at the 1949 election.


1950 Wollongong-Kembla state by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollongong-Kembla on 11 February 1950 because of the resignation of Billy Davies (Labor) to successfully contest the federal seat of Cunningham at the 1949 election.


1950 Wollongong-Kembla state by-election, Aftermath
Baden Powell did not serve for long, losing pre-selection for the 1950 state election and retiring from politics.


1950 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The 1950 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Lansdowne Club in London from 19–26 February 1950. Janet Morgan won her first title defeating Joan Curry in the final. Former multiple champion Margot Lumb returned to competition as Mrs Margot Gordon.


1950 Women's British Open Squash Championship, Seeds
Betty Hilton  Margaret Carlisle  Margot Harris  Margot Gordon (née Lumb)  Peggy Howe


1950 Women's European Volleyball Championship
The 1950 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the second edition of the event, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. It was hosted in Sofia, Bulgaria from 14 to 22 October 1950.


1950 Women's European Volleyball Championship, Format
The tournament was played in a single round-robin format, with all teams placed in a single group.


1950 Women's Western Open
The 1950 Women's Western Open was a golf competition held at Cherry Hills Country Club, the 21st edition of the event. Babe Zaharias won the championship in match play competition by defeating Peggy Kirk in the final match, 5 and 3.


1950 World Archery Championships
The 1950 World Archery Championships was the 14th edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Copenhagen, Denmark in July 1950 and was organised by World Archery Federation (FITA). In the men's competition, Hans Deutgen won his fourth straight championship, a record which remains unbroken. Uponn being presented with his gold medal, he passed it to the third place Russ Reynolds, who was suffering from leukemia.


1950 World Fencing Championships
The 1950 World Fencing Championships were held in Monte Carlo, Monaco.


1950 World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion.


1950 World Figure Skating Championships
The 1950 championships took place on March 6 to 8 in Wembley, United Kingdom.


1950 World Figure Skating Championships, Results, Ladies
*: better placed due to the majority of the better placings


1950 World Figure Skating Championships, Results, Pairs
*: better placed due to the majority of the better placings


1950 World Series
The 1950 World Series was the 47th World Series between the American and National Leagues for the championship of Major League Baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies as 1950 champions of the National League and the New York Yankees, as 1950 American League champions, competed to win a best-of-seven game series.


1950 World Series
The Series began on Wednesday, October 4, and concluded Saturday, October 7. The Phillies had home field advantage for the Series, meaning no games would be played at the Yankees' home ballpark, Yankee Stadium, until game 3. The Yankees won their 13th championship in their 41-year history, taking the Series in a four-game sweep. The final game in the Series resulted in the New York Yankees winning, 5–2 over Philadelphia. It was the only game in the Series decided by more than one run. The 1950 World Series title would be the second of a record five straight titles for the New York Yankees (1949–1953). The two teams would not again meet in the Series for 59 years.


1950 World Series
This was also the last all-white World Series as neither club had integrated in 1950. It was also the last World Series where television coverage was pooled between multiple networks: earlier that year the Mutual Broadcasting System, which had long been the radio home for the World Series, purchased the exclusive TV rights for the following season despite not (and indeed, never) having a television network. They would eventually sell on the rights to NBC, beginning a long relationship with the sport for that network.


1950 World Series, Teams, Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies, a particularly young team which came to be known as the "Whiz Kids", had won the National League pennant in dramatic fashion on the final day of the season to garner their second pennant—their first in 35 years. But writing in The New York Times on October 3, 1950, John Drebinger picked the Yankees to win the Series in five games: "The Stengelers simply have too much over-all pitching. They have the long range power. They posses [sic] rare defensive skill, and they have the poise and experience gained through the past four years which brought them two world championships and three pennants." Odds makers made the Yankees 2–5 favorites to win the Series.


1950 World Series, Teams, Philadelphia Phillies
Curt Simmons, a 17-game winner for the Phillies in 1950, had been called to military duty in September and was unavailable for this Series. Simmons was stationed at Camp Atterbury and requested and was granted a leave on October 4 to attend the Series. The Phillies chose not to request that Commissioner Chandler rule Simmons eligible for the Series but Simmons chose to attend to support the team. Simmons' place on the Series roster was taken by pitcher Jocko Thompson. Phillies ace Robin Roberts didn't start Game 1 because he had had three starts in five days including the pennant winner on the final day of the regular season—played October 1, 1950 (three days before Game 1).


1950 World Series, Teams, New York Yankees
The AL champion Yankees finished the regular season with a record of 98–56, three games ahead of the Detroit Tigers. Offensive team leaders were Phil Rizzuto (.324 batting average), Joe DiMaggio (32 home runs, .585 slugging percentage, and .979 OPS), and Yogi Berra (124 RBIs). Pitcher Vic Raschi led the team in wins, with a 21–8 record, and 256+2⁄3 innings pitched. Rizzuto was voted the American League MVP, while Berra finished third, Raschi seventh, and DiMaggio ninth.


1950 World Series, Summary
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Philadelphia Phillies (0)


1950 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
Because his #1 starter, Robin Roberts, had just pitched in three of the last five games of the frantic 1950 pennant race, Phils manager Eddie Sawyer surprised the world by naming his bullpen ace, Jim Konstanty, to open on the mound for Philadelphia, opposing 21-game winner Vic Raschi of the Yankees. Konstanty was outstanding, allowing just four hits and a run in eight innings, but Raschi was tougher, shutting out the Phils on only two hits en route to a 1–0 victory in the opener.


1950 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
The game's only run came in the fourth when Bobby Brown hit a leadoff double and scored on two fly-outs, the last one a sacrifice fly by Jerry Coleman. This marked the third consecutive year that the World Series opened with a 1–0 game, and the third consecutive year a two-hitter was thrown in the opening game of the World Series.


1950 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
In what would be the last postseason game ever played in Shibe Park, 20-game winner Robin Roberts and Allie Reynolds both pitched outstanding baseball for nine innings, as strong pitching and stout defense again prevailed in the Series. Gene Woodling drove in Jerry Coleman, who walked with two outs and moved to second on a single, with an RBI single for a Yankee run in the second, and Richie Ashburn's sacrifice fly scored Mike Goliat from third in the fifth, forcing a 1–1 tie which held up through nine full innings. This set the stage for Joe DiMaggio, leading off the tenth inning for the Yankees. With one swing, DiMaggio smashed a home run to left field to provide the difference in a 2–1 extra-inning win for the Yankees as the Series shifted to New York.


1950 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
DiMaggio had a hand in holding the Phillies at bay long enough to get his key at-bat. Leading off the sixth inning, Del Ennis hit a deep fly to center, but DiMaggio made a spectacular over-the-shoulder running catch, near the 400-foot (120 m) marker at the base of the scoreboard in right-center. This play is far less well-known but was similar-looking to the famous Willie Mays catch in the 1954 World Series.


1950 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
DiMaggio made this play on the road, although in a ballpark which he played in during the regular season (Shibe Park was also the home of the Philadelphia A's). Because there was nobody on when the ball was hit, he was not in a hurry to get the ball back to the infield (Mays' famous 1954 catch was deeper, with two runners on base and nobody out when the ball was hit).


1950 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
Phils lefty Ken Heintzelman started the third game against Yankee stalwart Eddie Lopat. The Yankees struck first in the third when Phil Rizzuto walked with two outs, stole second and scored on a single by Jerry Coleman, who was tagged out at second to end the inning. In the sixth, Del Ennis doubled with two outs and scored on Dick Sisler's single to tie the game. Next inning Granny Hamner hit a leadoff single, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on Mike Goliat's single to put the Phillies up 2–1.


1950 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
Heintzelman continued the Phils' great pitching into the eighth inning, when he lost control and walked the bases loaded after two outs. Konstanty relieved him and got Bobby Brown to ground to shortstop Granny Hamner, but Hamner misplayed the ball to allow the tying run to score. Russ Meyer came on for the Phillies in the last of the ninth. After retiring the first two batters, Meyer allowed consecutive singles to set the stage for Jerry Coleman, who drove in the winning run with a base hit to give the Yankees a 3–2 win.


1950 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
In attendance at the game was Grover Cleveland Alexander, who had led the Phillies to their previous pennant in 1915. It was his first World Series game in 20 years. Ill from the effects of long term alcohol abuse, Alexander was generally ignored. He would be dead less than a month later on November 4, 1950, at age 63.


1950 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Phillies starter Bob Miller matched up against rookie Whitey Ford, making his first World Series appearance, as the Yankees tried to wrap up the Series in four straight. New York scored two runs in the first inning when Gene Woodling reached when second baseman Mike Goliat misplayed his ground ball, moved to second on a ground ball, and scored on Yogi Berra's single. After a wild pitch, Joe DiMaggio's RBI double made it 2–0 Yankees. Berra hit a leadoff home run in the sixth off of Jim Konstanty, who then hit DiMaggio with a pitch.


1950 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
After a groundout, Bobby Brown's RBI triple and Hank Bauer's sacrifice fly made it 5–0 Yankees. The first two Phils reached base in the ninth via a single and hit-by-pitch before Ford got the next two outs. Andy Seminick then flied to left, but left fielder Gene Woodling dropped what looked like the Series-ending out, allowing two runs to score. Mike Goliat kept the inning going with a hit, and Stengel removed Ford to bring in Allie Reynolds. Reynolds struck out pinch-hitter Stan Lopata, giving the Yanks a 5–2 win and the World Series victory.


1950 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
The Phillies failed to hit a home run in the entire World Series. No other team has matched that dubious feat since.


1950 World Series, Composite box
1950 World Series (4–0): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Philadelphia Phillies (N.L.)


1950 World Series, Composite box
The winning margin of six runs remains the lowest for a four-game sweep, later equaled in 2005.


1950 World Shotgun Championships
The 1950 World Shotgun Championships was a competition held in Madrid, Spain. Carola Mandel of the United States became the first woman to ever win a world championship medal in shooting when she finished third in Madrid's Trap competition.


1950 World Snooker Championship
The 1950 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at the Tower Circus in Blackpool, England.


1950 World Snooker Championship
For the fourth year running the final was contested by Fred Davis and Walter Donaldson. Donaldson defeated Davis 51–46 to win his second and last world title. Donaldson won the 7th frame of the final day to lead 49–42 with only 6 frames to play. Davis made a break of 101 in frame 46 of his semi-final match against George Chenier.


1950 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying
The qualifying contest was held at an 18-table hall in Battersea, London from 17 October to 12 November 1949. Kingsley Kennerley met John Barrie in the first match. Kennerley won the first five frames and led 15–9 after two days. He won the first three frames on the final day to take a winning 18–9 lead, eventually winning 21–14. Willie Smith met Bill Withers in the second match of the week. Willie Smith led 10–2 after the first day and took an 18–4 lead on the second day. The final score was 28–7.


1950 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying
After a 3-day break Sydney Lee met Conrad Stanbury. Lee led 15–9 after two days and won 20–15. Herbert Holt met Dickie Laws in the last quarter-final match. Holt led 17–7 after two days and eventually won 26–9. Kennerley met Willie Smith in the first semi-final and led 16–8 after two days. Kennerley won 22–13. Sydney Lee and Herbert Holt met in the second semi-final. Lee led 7–5 after the first day and 16–8 after the second day. Holt then got influenza and conceded the match. Kennerley met Lee in the final. Lee took a 4–2 lead but Kennerley led 7–5 overnight. Kennerley then extended his lead to 14–10.


1950 World Table Tennis Championships
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Budapest from January 29 to February 5, 1950.


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles was the 17th edition of the men's doubles championship. Ferenc Sidó and Ferenc Soos won the title after defeating Ivan Andreadis and František Tokár  in the final by three sets to one.


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles was the 17th edition of the men's singles championship.


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Richard Bergmann defeated Ferenc Soos in the final, winning three sets to two to secure the title.


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (Men's Team) was the 17th edition of the men's team championship.


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
Czechoslovakia won the gold medal defeating Hungary 5-3 in the final. England and France both won a bronze medal after finishing second in their respective groups.


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team, Swaythling Cup Tables, Group A
+ United States and Netherlands both withdrew from Group A


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team, Final
+ Kóczián withdrew injured after suffering from badly blistered feet


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles was the 17th edition of the mixed doubles championship.


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles
Ferenc Sidó and Gizi Farkas defeated Bohumil Váňa and Květa Hrušková in the final by three sets to nil.


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles was the 16th edition of the women's doubles championship. Dora Beregi and Helen Elliot defeated Gizi Farkas and Angelica Rozeanu in the final by three sets to one.


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles was the 17th edition of the women's singles championship. Angelica Rozeanu defeated Gizi Farkas in the final by three sets to nil, to win the title.


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Team
The 1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Corbillon Cup (Women's Team) was the tenth edition of the women's team championship.


1950 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Team
Romania won the gold medal defeating Hungary 3-2 in the final. England and Czechoslovakia won bronze medals after finishing second in their respective groups.


1950 World University Cycling Championship
The 1950 World University Cycling Championship was a World University Cycling Championship not organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The championship consisted of a road cycling road race event. Jean Bobet from France defended successfully his title and became again World University Cycling Champion.


1950 World Weightlifting Championships
The 1950 Men's World Weightlifting Championships were held in Paris, France from October 13 to October 15, 1950. There were 56 men in action from 17 nations.


1950 World Wrestling Championships
The 1950 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship were held in Stockholm, Sweden.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study
The 1950 Wynder and Graham Study was conducted by Ernest Wynder and Evarts Graham and was entitled "Tobacco Smoking as a Possible Etiologic Factor in Bronchiogenic Carcinoma: A Study of Six Hundred and Eighty-Four [684] Proved Cases". It was published on May 27, 1950. It was a case-control study to determine the relationship between various external factors and the development of bronchogenic carcinoma. The study concluded that long-term tobacco usage contributes to the onset of lung cancer, as an overwhelming majority (96.5%) of the men with the disease were classified as moderate to heavy smokers for an extended period of time, compared to a lower percentage of the general hospital population control group.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Context
Studies conducted before smoking and lung cancer were scientifically related connected a higher rate of smoking to lung cancer incidence, and eventually mortality 20 years later. In 1775, Percivall Pott’s discovery of the high incidence of scrotal cancer in chimney sweeps demonstrated that charred organic substances were carcinogenic. Wynder used Pott’s research as a foundation for his argument that his hypothesis that smoking leads to the development of lung cancer was biologically valid. In 1912, Isaac Adler connected the rise in primary lung cancer to consumption of cigarettes because of the different smoking habits of men and women.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Context
Men experienced higher incidences of lung cancer and also smoked much more than women. Other early researchers include: Joseph Bloodgood (1921) who demonstrated a link between tongue cancer and tobacco, founder of the American Cancer Society Frederick Hoffman (1924) who proved excessive smoking caused cancer development in the mouth and lungs, and Morton Lenvin (1950) who analyzed hospital data to show the positive correlation between tobacco and lung cancer (1950).


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Context
Despite this growing evidence linking tobacco usage to lung cancer, in 1950 the scientific consensus was that lung cancer was caused by industrial and automotive polluters. Richard Doll, a prominent scientist who conducted the British Doctors Study with Austin Bradford Hill in 1951, theorized that smoking was not considered an obvious factor because everyone participated in it, yet not everyone developed lung cancer. Scientists believed many other factors were responsible for the development of lung cancer, such as automobile exhaust, coal fumes, infectious diseases, race, and better diagnostic technologies. Moreover, it was deemed unlikely that a single preventable factor, such as smoking, could alone cause such a complicated outcome like cancer.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Context
In the fifty years leading up to the Wynder and Graham study, lung cancer was observed to have risen dramatically and disproportionately in comparison to other cancers. From the 1920s to 1950, the year of the study's publication, deaths from lung cancer had quadrupled so now it was the leading cancer found in men. This follows the upward trend of smoking that peaked 20 years prior due to its social pervasiveness, global association with glamour and camaraderie, and the heavy influence of the tobacco industry.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Context
Ernst Wynder was a medical student when he came up with the idea to link smoking with cancer when he witnessed the blackened lungs of a man with lung cancer and later learned that he was a heavy smoker. Wynder sought the assistance of Evarts Graham, a thoracic surgeon and head of the surgery department. Although Graham did not believe in the increased risk of lung cancer from smoking, as he smoked excessively, he enabled Wynder to conduct a case-control study by providing subjects with lung cancer to interview.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Context
In 1948, Wynder began distributing questionnaires at Bellevue Hospital asking individual habits, such as smoking, and by 1949 he had data from over 200 patients that proved smoking and lung cancer were correlated. When these findings were presented at the American Cancer Society 1949 national meeting, the lack of audience response reflected a dismissal of smoking as a causal factor for lung cancer. The 1950 Wynder and Graham Study was the first large-scale study to investigate link between smoking and cancer. It differed from previous studies because of the size of the test group, and clear, statistically-significant results.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Purpose
The objective of this research was to design a clinical study to assess multiple external factors in the onset of bronchogenic carcinoma, and which activities or predisposed determinants increase risk for lung cancer.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Study design
This study was a retrospective, case-control study that compared smoking habits of 684 individuals with bronchogenic carcinoma to those without the condition. The survey included questions about smoking: starting age, 20 year tobacco consumption, brands used; as well as inquires about exposure to hazardous agents in the workplace, alcohol use, and causes of death for family members. Researchers obtained information through “special interviews” with patients from hospitals across the nation.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Study design
Since hospital records provided insufficient information for the scope of this study, trained staff interviewed 634 patients, and the remaining subjects were either mailed the survey or had a close contact answer on their behalf. In addition to current smoking habits, surveys asked about patients' smoking habits for the last 20 years due to the hypothesis of delayed emergence of cancer in smokers. Below is a list of the questions on the etiologic survey:


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Study design
(Note: questions above were reproduced from Table 1: "Etiologic Survey" of Wynder and Graham's study)


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Study design
Subjects were classified into two categories: cases, those with bronchogenic carcinoma, and controls, those without the condition. There were 605 microscopic confirmations of the disease. The "general hospital population" group consisted of 780 men and 552 women without cancer. Furthermore, control studies were added to minimize bias from interviewers, and the compare the incidence of lung cancer with exposure to other factors among the different groups. Control study 1 included 100 men with lung cancer and 186 with other chest diseases, and its interviewers were not affiliated with the hospitals and did not know patients' diagnoses.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Study design
Control study II involved 83 individuals with lung cancer and involved a similar survey administered by doctors who were not under the oversight of these researchers. Finally, the researchers equated the age distributions of lung cancer and non-cancer groups. The total percentage of patients with cancer in a particular age group was used as a benchmark to adjust the percentages of nonsmokers.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Study design
To organize the data, smokers were classified as nonsmokers, light, moderately heavy, heavy, excessive, and chain. Individuals in the study were evaluated based on average daily consumption of cigarettes, age, history of disease, and occupation - the latter two to avoid confounding variables. Researchers wondered if there was a connection between an increased consumption of cigarettes for a longer period of time and a higher prevalence of lung cancer in these individuals, excluding adenocarcinoma.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Study design
(Note: table above was reproduced from Table 2: "Classification of Smoking Habits" of Wynder and Graham's study)


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Study design
The Wynder and Graham study was significant due to the segmentation of risk groups by quantity smoked and the period of tobacco usage. Also, this study sought to reduce confounding variables and selection bias.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Results and major findings
The key finding of the study was that of the men in the study, men with lung cancer were more likely to be long-term smokers than those without the disease. Thus, researchers concluded that smoking is responsible for the onset of bronchogenic carcinoma, but did not establish a causal relationship between smoking cigarettes and developing lung cancer. There was also an evident dose-response relationship: as average daily cigarette consumption increased, so did the number of people with lung cancer as opposed to ones without the disease. Additionally, cigarette usage was shown to contribute to the development of other forms of cancer and heart disease  Also, the control studies conducted by "third party" physicians exhibit corresponding results to the data gathered by researchers.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Results and major findings
Concerning age distributions, 2.3% with lung cancer were younger than 40 years of age, meanwhile 79.3% were older than 50. In the general hospital population, 14.6% were nonsmokers, but there were only 1.3% nonsmokers within the lung cancer group. Likewise, 54.7% in the general hospital group classify themselves as heavy and chain smokers, whereas 86.4% in the lung cancer group smoke the same amount. Also, when focusing on the excessive smokers subset, there is a 32.1% difference in excessive smokers in the lung cancer group and general hospital group.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Results and major findings
Researchers assessed different methods of smoking, such as cigarette, pipe, and cigar. They found that almost all smokers consumed cigarettes, 4% smoked pipes, and 3.5% smoked cigars. When polling for inhalation, they discovered cigarette smoke is inhaled more often than that of cigars or pipes. Also, women smoke a lot less than men, and there was not enough data to link smoking to lung cancer in these cases. Therefore, Wynder conducted separate study on women in 1956.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Results and major findings
(Note: graph above was reproduced from Figure 3: "Percentages for amount of smoking among 605 male patients with cancer of the lungs and 780 men in the general hospital population without cancer with the same age and economic distribution" of Wynder and Graham's study)


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Results and major findings
(Note: table above was reproduced from Table 5: "Age Distribution in 605 Cases of Cancer of the Lung in Men" of Wynder and Graham's study)


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Final conclusions
The study concluded that 96.5% of men with bronchogenic carcinoma were heavy to chain smokers, compared to 73.7% of the general population. Statistically, it was rare to find cases of epidermoid or undifferentiated carcinoma in males who haven’t been heavy smokers. Moreover, 96.1% of people with lung cancer smoked for over 20 years, which leads the researchers to hypothesize a 10-year or more lag time between starting smoking and exhibiting the first signs of cancer. Since the overwhelming majority of smokers smoked cigarettes and more cigarette users inhale, this was thought to be a factor in developing lung cancer at a higher rate.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Final conclusions
Most importantly, the study proved a dose-dependent relationship. Subjects who developed lung cancer smoked more excessively and for a more prolonged period of time than individuals who did not develop the disease.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Impact
The Wynder and Graham 1950 study was able to conclude that "smoking was an important factor in the production of bronchogenic carcinoma," but smoking wasn't established as a causal factor until four years later, when Wynder published another paper entitled, "Tobacco as a Cause of Lung Cancer"  The same year Wynder and Graham published their findings, Doll and Hill conducted their own case-control study that reaffirmed smoking raises the chance of developing lung cancer. Several major studies were published three quarters of a year apart in 1950 that reached the same conclusion: smoking is related to lung cancer.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Impact
Public outrage immediately following these papers was underwhelming. In fact, both the scientific and medical sectors cast doubt on the findings, characterizing these study results as controversial. Doll theorized that this state of denial was due to the ubiquity of smoking, and consequently, the public dismissed the dangers of cigarettes since not everyone who smoked developed lung cancer. Additionally, the tobacco industry obscured and distorted these scientific conclusions to dissuade public recognition of the harmful results of smoking, and denied causal link between cigarettes and lung cancer. The tobacco industry appealed to people's desire for freedom and opposition to paternalism. It conveyed the message that the decision to smoke should be left to each individual: in America the government does not have the authority to dictate each person's lifestyle choices.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Impact
In 1962, the Surgeon General Luther Terry assembled a task force to review the evidence. Two years later, he released the 1964 Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States, which stated that smoking is a definitive causal factor for lung cancer in men and a probable cause in women. As a result, statistics indicate that the public took notice of this health advisory, since smoking decreased by 5% several months following the report.


1950 Wynder and Graham Study, Impact
Congressional action followed during the next several years with the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965 and the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1970. This legislation resulted in health warnings on cigarette boxes, and prevention of broadcast cigarette advertisements. Additionally, in 1983 the federal cigarette tax doubled (the last cigarette tax increase occurred over 30 years earlier to support the Korean War).


1950 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 1950 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the Skyline Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bowden Wyatt, the Cowboys compiled a perfect 10–0 record (5–0 against Skyline opponents), won the Skyline Conference championship, ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll, defeated Washington and Lee in the 1951 Gator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 363 to 59.


1950 Wyoming Cowboys football team
Halfback Eddie Talboom received All-American honors after the 1950 season. He was recognized as a first-team offense player by the International News Service and as a second-team player on offense by the Associated Press.


1950 Wyoming Cowboys football team
In 2000, Talboom became the first player in Wyoming program history to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Head coach Bowden Wyatt was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1997.


1950 Wyoming gubernatorial election
The 1950 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican Governor Arthur G. Crane, who ascended to the governorship when Lester C. Hunt was elected to the Senate in 1948, declined to seek re-election. Congressman Frank A. Barrett won the Republican primary to succeed Crane and faced former State Auditor John J. McIntyre, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Helped by the strong performance nationwide of the Republican Party, Barrett defeated McIntyre by a wide margin.


1950 Wyoming gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Campaign
As the Democratic primary started, former Congressman and State Auditor John J. McIntyre entered as the frontrunner over State Senator Rudy Anselmi and accountant Carl A. Johnson. McIntyre announced that he would place the "welfare of our state ahead of partisan politics," specifically arguing that state regulatory agencies should be run by experts, "not under the control of partisan politics" and calling for "better highways" and "better secondary roads for our farmers and ranchers."


1950 Wyoming gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Anselmi, a longtime state legislator, announced that he would run with a technocratic five-point platform, which included reappraising all state highways; expanding educational opportunities at the University of Wyoming; a top-to-bottom study of economies in the state government; the promotion of industrial development; and developing a centralized accounting system for state budgeting. He argued that "business principles can be applied to the operation of state government."


1950 Wyoming gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Though the primary was speculated to include many more names, including former Secretary of State William M. Jack and former Governor Leslie A. Miller, Miller declined to run, as did Jack.


1950 Wyoming gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Campaign
As the campaign heated up, the primary issue in the race became reformation of the state's Game and Fish Commission. McIntyre had proposed reforms to the Commission as he launched his campaign, and as the campaign continued, he announced that he would appoint commissioners who would make significant changes in how the body operated. Anselmi echoed McIntyre's views, pledging to appoint "the best men I could prevail upon to serve and I would not want 'yes men.'" He emphasized that he would work with them toward "the single purpose of bettering hunting and fishing in Wyoming." Both candidates launched a statewide tour of the state, but the race drew comparatively little attention.


1950 Wyoming gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Campaign
Ultimately, McIntyre won the primary by a wide margin over Alsemi, racking up large margins in the northern part of the state. Anselmi won Sweetwater County, which he represented in the legislature, in a landslide, and also had narrow wins in neighboring Lincoln County and Sublette County, while holding McIntyre to narrower wins in much of vote-rich southeastern Wyoming.


1950 Wyoming gubernatorial election, Republican Primary, Campaign
The Republican primary for Governor got off to an earlier start than the Democratic primary; two years prior to the 1950 election, on November 5, 1948, State Senator Leeland U. Grieve announced that he would run. The race remained dormant for more than a year, but in late 1949, Congressman Frank A. Barrett announced his candidacy. On February 1, 1950, C. D. Williamson, the Chairman of the Wyoming Commerce and Industry Commission and a former state legislator, announced that he would join Barrett in the primary.


1950 Wyoming gubernatorial election, Republican Primary, Campaign
He cast himself as an outsider, noting in his announcement that he "make[s] no claim to professional political experience, but feel that my 40 years in the banking, insurance, timber and livestock business along with my active participation in public affairs in Wyoming justify the belief that I may merit support in this undertaking."


1950 Wyoming gubernatorial election, Republican Primary, Campaign
Even as the race got underway, the contest among Barrett, Williamson, and Grieve was largely quiet, with Barrett seen as the clear frontrunner. Barrett argued for belt-tightening in state government and announced that he would commission a "little Hoover commission" to investigate state finances. Grieve, meanwhile, condemned Republican leaders for ceding power to federal regulators and argued that the party needed "strong men in government."


1950 Wyoming gubernatorial election, Republican Primary, Campaign
In the end, Barrett defeated his opponents by a wide margin, winning 68% of the vote. Williamson placed second with 21% over Grieve, who managed to win only 8%. Williamson managed a sizable win in Carbon County, which he had previously represented in the legislature, and a narrow win in Park County. Barrett dominated the rest of the state, though he only won in southeast Wyoming by a thin margin.


1950 Wyoming state elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday, November 7, 1950. All of the state's executive officers—the Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction—were up for election. The Republican Party swept all of the offices. Following Democratic Governor Lester C. Hunt's election to the U.S. Senate in 1948, Republican Secretary of State Arthur G. Crane had been acting as Governor. Republican Congressman Frank A. Barrett was elected Governor and Republican candidates won the other statewide races.


1950 Wyoming state elections, Governor
Following Governor Lester C. Hunt's election to the U.S. Senate in 1948, Republican Secretary of State Arthur G. Crane had been acting as Governor. Crane declined to seek re-election and Congressman Frank A. Barrett, the Republican nominee, defeated his congressional predecessor, John J. McIntyre, the Democratic nominee, for the Republican Party's first gubernatorial victory since 1938.


1950 Wyoming state elections, Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Arthur G. Crane had acted as Governor starting in 1949, when Governor Hunt was sworn into the U.S. Senate. Crane declined to run for re-election in 1950. Accordingly, term-limited Republican State Treasurer Doc Rogers ran to succeed him. He defeated State Senator Richard Luman in the Republican primary, and then faced Cheyenne Mayor Ben Nelson, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Despite the strong Republican performance across the state, Rogers only narrowly defeated Nelson. Ironically, just as Crane had acted as Governor when Hunt was elected to the Senate, Governor Barrett would similarly be elected to the Senate in 1952, elevating Rogers to the governorship.


1950 Wyoming state elections, Auditor
Incumbent Republican State Auditor Everett T. Copenhaver ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged in the Republican primary by Sam Morgan, a state bank examiner, whom he handily defeated. Democrats did not seriously recruit a candidate to challenge Copenhaver and political newcomer Robert Holland emerged as the nominee over attorney Leonard Schlather. Copenhaver easily defeated Holland, winning the largest margin of victory of any statewide candidate that year.


1950 Wyoming state elections, Treasurer
Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Doc Rogers, unable to seek re-election, instead ran for Secretary of State. A competitive Republican primary formed to replace him. State Representative J. Roy Mitchell ran against State Senate President George Burke and former State Representative Paul Groesbeck. Like the 1946 primary, the final result was close, with Mitchell beating Burke by fewer than 500 votes. In the general election, Mitchell faced State Representative Raymond B. Morris. Mitchell decisively defeated Morris, winning 56% of the vote to Morris's 44%. However, a little more than a year into his term, Morris died from a heart attack and his wife, Minnie Mitchell, was appointed as his replacement by Governor Barrett. She subsequently won a special election in 1952 for the balance of her husband's term.


1950 Wyoming state elections, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Edna B. Stolt ran for re-election to a second term. She faced challenges in the Republican primary from Verda James, who had served under Stolt as Deputy Superintendent, and from Henry L. Rebbe, Jr., who served as superintendent of schools for the town of Glenrock. Though Stolt won renomination, she was unable to win a majority of the vote, winning just 49.5% of the vote to James's 35% and Rebbe's 15.5%. In the general election, she faced the Democratic nominee, Glenn K. Rogers, a high school teacher in Cheyenne. Despite her weak performance in the Republican primary, Stolt overwhelmingly defeated Rogers in the general election, improving on her performance from 1946.


1950 Xavier Gold Rush football team
The 1950 Xavier Gold Rush football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University of Louisiana in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference during the 1950 college football season. Under head coach Alfred "Zack" Priestley, the team compiled a 7–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 242 to 54 and was ranked No. 13 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System. The team was undefeated in the regular season, and its sole loss was to No. 2 Southern in the Pelican State Classic. The team was led on offense by quarterback Eddie Flint, fullback Rip Robert, and Willie McKee.


1950 Xavier Musketeers football team
The 1950 Xavier Musketeers football team was an American football team that represented Xavier University as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Ed Kluska, the team compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 247 to 141. The team played its home games at Xavier Stadium in Cincinnati.


1950 Xavier Musketeers football team
Among other games, Xavier defeated the otherwise unbeaten 1950 Miami Redskins football team that was coached by Woody Hayes and Ara Parseghian and that featured John Pont at halfback and Bo Schembechler at tackle.


1950 Yale Bulldogs football team
The 1950 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1950 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by third-year head coach Herman Hickman, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 6–3 record.


1950 Yugoslav First Basketball League
The 1950 Yugoslav First Basketball League season is the 6th season of the Yugoslav First Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in SFR Yugoslavia.


1950 Yugoslav First League, Cup, Finals
Dinamo: Branko Stinčić, Svemir Delić, Tomislav Crnković, Krešo Pukšec, Ivan Horvat, Dragutin Cizarić, Branko Režek, Božidar Senčar, Franjo Wölfl, Željko Čajkovski, Zvonko Strnad


1950 Yugoslav First League, Cup, Finals
Crvena Zvezda: Srđan Mrkušić, Dimitrije Tadić, Ivan Zvekanović, Bela Palfi, Milivoje Đurđević, Predrag Đajić, Tihomir Ognjanov, Rajko Mitić, Kosta Tomašević, Siniša Zlatković, Branislav Vukosavljević


1950 Yugoslav First League, Cup, Finals Replay
Dinamo: Branko Stinčić, Svemir Delić, Tomislav Crnković, Krešimir Pukšec, Ivan Horvat, Dragutin Cizarić, Stjepan Kašner, Branko Režek, Dionizije Dvornić, Božidar Senčar, Zvonko Strnad


1950 Yugoslav First League, Cup, Finals Replay
Crvena Zvezda: Srđan Mrkušić, Diskic, Ivan Zvekanović, Bela Palfi, Milivoje Đurđević, Predrag Đajić, Tihomir Ognjanov, Rajko Mitić, Kosta Tomašević, Siniša Zlatković, Branislav Vukosavljević


1950 Yugoslav Second League
The 1950 Yugoslav Second League season was the 4th season of the Second Federal League (Croatian: Druga savezna liga, Serbian: Друга савезна лига), the second level association football competition of SFR Yugoslavia, since its establishment in 1946.


1950 Yugoslav Second League, Teams
A total of eleven teams contested the league, including five sides from the 1948–49 season, one club relegated from the 1948–49 Yugoslav First League and five sides promoted from the third tier leagues played in the 1948–49 season. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 20 rounds. Two points were awarded for a win and one point for draws.


1950 Yugoslav Second League, Teams
Sloga Novi Sad were relegated from the 1948–49 Yugoslav First League after finishing in the 9th place of the league table, while 10th placed Ponziana Trieste stopped competing in the Yugoslav League system. The five clubs promoted to the second level were 11 Oktomvri Kumanovo, Borac Zagreb, Kvarner, Napredak Kruševac and Željezničar Sarajevo.