Amarillo High grid squad opens spring practice at Butler Field
The 1946 Amarillo High football squad, 59 players strong, began a 30 day spring practice at Butler Field led by coaches Howard Lynch and T. G. Hull. Veterans from the Yannigans and track team joined the list as preparations intensify for a May 10 scrimmage against Ex-Sandies and an in-season schedule including five non conference foes.
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Golden Sandie
Butler Field
Bobby Bauman
Jack Hudgins
Letterman
A. F. Pyeatt
Lawrence Jackson
Yannigan
John Whinnery
Howard Lynch
T. G. Hull
Amarillo
Childress
Abilene
Paris
Odessa
Vernon
Pampa
Borger
Plainview
Lubbock
Brownfield
Sandie Grid Candidates Begin Spring Practice
Sandie football candidates start spring drills as Otis James Coontz, former Guam Navy News editor now awaiting May discharge, returns. Locker traditions crown captains Harland Collins and Jimmy Hale at the northwest clubhouse. Vernon Martin, a 1937 Sandie star and ex Texas player, may rejoin Pittsburgh next season. A San Angelo girls track meet is set for April 27, with Pat Jackson a hoped for entrant. Percy Ching, Gold Sox first base candidate, is warmly endorsed.
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James Coontz
Navy
Coontz
Guam
Navy News
Harland Collins
Jimmy Hale
San Angelo
Pat Jackson
Blondy Cross
Amarillo
Amarillo Thinclads to Compete in Tri meets at Tech Stadium
Amarillo High School sends 19 thinclads to a triangular track meet with Lubbock and Panhandle at Texas Tech Stadium Lubbock. The Golden Spurs lineup includes Hudgins Brown Spann Rusk Sasser Buchanan Ward McNeil Curtis Snook Bauman Jackson Jackson Seale Franiken MacIntyre. A concurrent college triangular features Hardin Simmons Texas Tech and West Texas State. Region 1 Meet follows next Thursday with state meet at Austin for top placers.
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Amarillo High School
Lubbock and
Panhandle
Texas Tech Stadium
Lubbock
Golden Sandies
Jack Hudgins
Wayne Brown
Bill Spann
Brian Rusk
Pat Sasser
Edsel Buchanan
Jack Ward
Arlan McNeil
George Curtis
Bobby Snook
Bobby Bauman
Lawrence Jackson
A. F. Pyeatt
Richard Winningham
Bob Redfearn
J. R. Vaughn
Formation of Softball League Meeting Tonight
Men’s softball league organizers invite teams to a meeting at 7 30 pm at the Chamber of Commerce Amarillo Building sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce sports committee. Six teams have shown interest including Wesleys Apparel JCC Braniff Airways Carpenters Union and two Amarillo Field civilian employee teams. Other local post teams are urged to enter.
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Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Junior Chamber of Commerce Sports Committee
Wesleys Apparel
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Braniff Airways
Carpenters’ Union
Amarillo Field
Cloninger Injured as Golf Team Wins Opening Match
Captain Roy Cloninger suffered a broken leg last Sunday. Jim McKnight filled in to beat Captain Vineyard 2 16 to 1 6. The Amarillo club opened the Dutch Dinner Team Matches with a 7 11 5 to 5 11 2 victory over Pampa led by Pinkey Vineyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Cloniger
Pinkey Vineyard
Amarillo Country Club
Jim McKnight
Cloninger
Vineyard
Carl Culwell
P. F. Sapp
George Hirsch
George Parr
Dude Gentry
Jack Allen
H. C. McFarland
Raymond Mann
J. L. Carter
Ben Stone
Jimmy James
Eric Jordan
Fred Fyfe
Bob Lewis
R. P. Parcells
H. C. Pester
E. W. Cain
Art Querry
Claude Mathis
Bob Haley
R. H. Kelly
Ed Roberts
C. Bill Barrick
C. F. Collier
George McGrath
Carey Thompson
Earl O'Keefe
Dr. Reid
Sandy Cross
Bruce Autry
Mowry Stidham
Carl Franz
Aubrey Jackson
Foy Dryden
Dr. J. F. Brown
Church Wagner
S. P. B. Carlson
Ernie Plettner
George Simpson
Bob Howle
J. C. Richardson
Dale Smith
Jess Rogers
H. D. Nelson
Jess Sanders
C. B. Rittenberry
Texas and Rice to Compete in Three Sports This Weekend
In Austin on April 12, the University of Texas and Rice Institute will play tennis golf and baseball. Tennis sends Longhorn coach Dr. D A Penick and his team to Houston for season debuts, golf features captain Bill Roden in the first conference clash at the Austin Country Club, and baseball routes Texas to Houston for today and tomorrow. Texas holds two conference wins in two games while Rice has one win in one game.
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Lynch
Hull
Mike Strueber
Harland Collins
Douglas Husband
Bill Attebury
Gordon Edwards
Clifford Bradley
Jimmy Hale
John Lockingbill
Bob Denton
Talilback
Bobby Rue
Denny Willis
Jack Glasgow
Bob Lyle
Rex Mauldin
Milton Brannon
Don Mulkey
Yannigans
Jim Wortham
Marvin McNeil
Hubert Raison
James Garner
Jimmy Hamilton
Nixson
Noah Davis
Sam Houston
Bill King
Robert Maxwell
Horace Mann
Bobby Farmer
Bobby Clayton
Rodney Shapple
Reynolds
Jim Biggs
Oliver Barfield
Billy Evans
Gordon Scott
Harry Gladish
Bill Spencer
J. B. Gardner
Bob Moore
Don Anthony
Bobby Hudgins
Robert Rudd
Joe Dempsey
Lee Gruhlkey
Billy Mc
Sox
Charles “Collie” Souza
Doug Lewis
Souza
Bob Seeds
Sockers
Lubbock Hubbers
Seitz
Harriman
Neal Rabe
Bob Leeds
George Hamilton
Earl Harriman
Leeds
Paul Burden
Pampa
LaBarbera
Johnson
Otey
Emmett Fullenwider
Austin
University of Texas and Rice Institute
Longhorn
D. A. Penick
Houston
Bill Roden
Rice
Austin Country Club
Texas
Bpoe Boys
Victory Alleys
Annie Oakes
Bill Farmer
Annie
ABC
San Jacinto Kiwanis
Kiwanis Golds
Jayce
Fight Results Houston Card Highlights Knockouts and Draws
Steve Belloise of New York defeated Paul Altman of Houston by knockout in the first round. Tiger Pelon of Houston and Alec Arrela of San Antonio fought to a split draw. Danny Shea of Jersey City stopped Pelon Garcia of Monterrey in the first round.
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Houston
Steve Belloise
New York
Paul Altman
Tiger Pelon
Alec Arrela
San Antonio
Danny Shea
Jersey City
N. J
Pelon Garcia
Monterrey
Mexico
Tulsa Evens Series As They Share Big Win
United Press reports Tulsa rebounded from an 8 to 2 loss to Kansas City to win 7 to 1, tying the playoff hockey series at one game apiece. Games three and four set for Kansas City, with Tulsa hosting game five Tuesday. If needed, sixth and seventh games move to Kansas City.
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United Press
Tulsa
Kansas City
Simply Must to Acquire Bathing Suit for Fiancée
Bruce Woodcock England’s heavyweight boxing champion vows to buy a satin bathing suit for his fiancée Nora Speight after his United States debut. He plans to travel to New York for the May 13 fight at Madison Square Garden and aims to obtain Carol Landis style attire. His manager Tom Hurst praises Woodcock as the sport’s rising star.
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London
Tami Mauriello
United States
Madison Square Garden
New York
Bruce Woodcock
England
Nora Speight
Carol Landis
Woodcock
Tom Hurst
Civic League selects officers and notes league bowing
A Wednesday meeting at Victory Alleys elected Virgil Reager as president and Pede Powell as secretary. The writeup previews performances by league bowlers from the Elks, Jaycees, Lions Club, Kiwanis and more, plus notes on Wallie’s Bowl and upcoming tournaments.
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Victory
Civic League
Virgil Reager
Pede Powell
The
Elks
Ralph Hincamp
Jaycees
Ralph
Gene Chapman
Chuck Smith
Lions Club
Southwestern Inter scholastic championships set for Dallas
Swimmers from Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas will compete on April 27 in Dallas for the first Southwestern Inter scholastic championships with 185 invitations issued and a field likely to reach several hundred swimmers.
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Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Legion Junior Baseball Set For Plains Sunday
Plains Chevrolet faces Amarillo's American Legion Junior team Sunday at its new field two blocks south of Amarillo College with a 2 30 start. Plains Chevrolet are defending Junior Gold Sox League champions and favorites. Players ages differ by league rules. Plains Chevrolet stars include Stidger Little Mims Lauder Hickman Gull Vaught Mager Snook Caldwell Williams. Easter Sunday April 21 the Legion meets its own team at Gold Sox Field.
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Amarillo
American Legion
Plains Chevrolet
Amarillo College
American Legion Club
Oscar Stidger
Bob Little
Bob Mims
Howard Lauder
David Hickman
Wayne Gull
Bud Vaught
Buddy Mager
Bobby Snook
Dean Caldwell
Dale Williams
Gold Sox Field
Golf Meeting To Be Tonight At Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Golf Association president Tex Muncy urges all representatives incoming and outgoing to attend tonight’s meeting at the Amarillo Country Club at 7 36. Several important issues will be up for consideration.
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Tex Muncy
Amarillo Golf Association
Amarillo Country Club
Cardinals Sign Ex Rice Grid Player Bill Black Burn
Chicago owner Charles W. Bidwell announced former Rice Institute football back Bill Black Burn has joined the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL. The signing marks another addition to the Cardinals roster this spring.
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Chicago
Rice Institute Grid
Bill Blackburn
Chicago Cardinals
National Football League
Charles W. Bidwell
Bowling Scores From League Night Highlight Several Teams
A long list shows Wallie's Bowl Levine's and Southwestern Drug each posting high scores. Individual bowlers including Rosenthal Chick Murray Milligan and Behrens contributed multiple games, while Panhandle Insurance Agencies and Aristocrat Case posted strong innings and overall team totals in the multi-league roundup.
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Wallie’s Bowl
Levine's
Rosenthal
K. Chick
T. Chick
Murray
Milligan
Southwestern Drug
Behrens
Brasher
Butterfield
Boomer
West
National Shirt Shops
Bill Farmer
Stock
Cox
Fletcher
Pearson
Panhandle
Womble
King
Hughes
McCartney
Glasco
Aristocrat Case
Prince
Smith
Ackerman
Mills
Langley
Amarillo Garage
Chapman
White
Haley
Hinkamp
Oakes
Diamond Shop
Joe Adams
Joe Madox
Britton
Duckworth
Bryant Maddox
Herring Garage
Crozier
Johnson
Diehl
Wv. O. Mitchell
Novak
Killough & Davies
Root
Clayton
J. B. Mitchell
Reed
Blind
Cusick
Hall
Bob Farmer
O'Keefe
St Aristocrat Cafe
Levine's Hinelsbtehans Herring Garage
The
Pan Ins Agencies
Go Tonight Fights Taylor Faces Marteliano in Big Welterweight Show
Charley Taylor the Irish Pittsburgh fighter meets Manhattan’s Tony Marteliano in a ten round welterweight bout in New York. Taylor earned attention with a recent knockout of Freddie Archer and showcases speed power and a wide punch repertoire. Marteliano, a two fisted brawler, aims to force a fast pace after upsetting Phil Palmer in his last start. The bout headlines Gillette's Cavalcade of Sports on ABC and KFDA at 9 PM.
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Charley
Chuck” Taylor
Manhattan
Tony Marteliano
New York
Taylor
Pittsburgh
Freddie Archer
Marteliano
Phil Palmer
Amarillo Women’s Bowling Tourney Ends With Night Shift
The eighth annual Amarillo Women’s Bowling Association Tournament concludes with a 7 p.m. session at Wallie’s Bowl featuring KGNC Boxwell Brothers Mann Bakery Thomas Bakery Reager’s Market Builders Supply Anchor Sport Shop No 2 and Midway Package. T and M Package Store led opening weekend with 2435 pins. Doubles and singles conclude the event Sunday.
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Amarillo Women’s Bowling Association
Wallie’s Bowl
KGNC
Boxwell Brothers
Mann Bakery
Thomas Bakery
Reager’s Market
Builders Supply
Anchor Sport Shop No. 2
Midway Package
Death of Former Welterweight Champion Thompson
Los Angeles reports the death of 40 year old former world welterweight champion Jack Thompson from a heart attack. He was stricken at a cafe and died in a hospital the same day.
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Los Angeles
Jack Thompson
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Amarillo Globe
Sandie
Vernon Martin
Sandies
University of Texas
Pete Layden
Jack Crain
Noble Doss
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bill Dudley
Percy Ching
Gold Sox
Amarillo Thinclads
Walker’s Imperial Pe
Cedar Brook
Pampans
Dick Bivins
Joe Morris
Pinkey Gooch
Sam Orr
Gus Roberts
Marshall Allen
H. C. Vincent
Charles McAfee
J. W. Hill
J. B. Landers
W. E. Haley
J. K. Kegg
Harvey Allen
J. L. McCormick
Jim Farwell
Bill Gibson
W. W. Rusk
Charles Fisk
Wade Holman
J. S. Triplett
E. M. Blackburn
Willard Phillips
Roy Eastland
W. F. Cretney
J. E. Batson
John Farrell
John Oakes
M. J. Snyder
Herb Budke
Bob Crudgington
A. N. Olver
W. W. Elledge
Odie Russell
Roy Stockton
Warren Babb
R. G. Atkinson
Leo Wilmeth
Bob Greene
J. E. Davis
Roy Cloninger
Dr. E. W. Cain
Babb
Sides Garage
Irvine Sides
Madison
By ED Harris
Carfare
Jim Morgan
Jay O'Keefe
Reager Market Boys
Patt Powell
Irwin Gore
Wichita Falls
Wallie
J. H. Lindemann
Tracks
Umbarger
J. R. Brown
Greyvbeards
John Munn
Fuzzychins
Ross Rogers
Legion
Plains
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Complete Mechanicc
S. Pierce
Ule
Metropolitan League
Junior Chamber OF Commerce Bowling League Victory Alleys Wildcats
Gallarneau
Holland
Trump
Knollhoff
Prugh
Nutcrackers
Shock
McKinney
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Marine
Durham
Martin
Carter
Snodgrass
Ebling
Green
Lewis
Kellever
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Quigley
Bobcats
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Biggs
Wilson
Nunn
Burke
Loomis
Phennicte
Fields
Stinkers
LeMond
Gray
Ledyard
Morrow
Reid
Tailtwisters
Herbert
Ratcliff
Corley
Whitaker
Fyfe
Treicwistete Nc
KFDA
Gillette
American Broadcasting Co
Gillette Safer
Fred C. Schupp
Hal
Kind
Gunn Bros
Gunn-Hinerman
7Th
Harrison
B. C
Chester
Schenley
Harwood
Polk
A Polk
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