South's Grid Stock Takes a Big Jump in South Texas All-Star Game
Wichita Falls reports the South team gains favor as George Walmsley arrives to boost the Goose Creek Ex press backed squad. The North trains under Jeff Cravath with a T formation as Bobby Layne and Walmsley duel in practice and lineups are announced for the Texas high school all-star clash.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
George Walmsley
Goose Creek Express
Walmsley
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
North Outfit
Jeff Cravath
Southern California
Railbirds
Rice
Bill Taylor
Goose Creek
Bobby Layne
Highland Park
Dallas
University of Texas
Jimmy Watson
Midland
Bob Buschman
Woodrow Wilson
Robert Edge
Sunset
Embry Walton
Worth Tech
Jerome Oxkemper
Ballinger
Ed Orr
Mon
Douglas MacDonald
Gene Spires
Abilene
Billy Lynch
Amarillo
Jack Halfpenny
South
Charles Green
Breckenridge
J. T. Watson
Henderson
Alan Sparkman
Jefferson
San Antonio
Pete Kotlari
Browns Ignore Weak Batting and Win With Timely Play
St Louis Browns struggle in batting and fielding while tied for last in league averages yet ride hustling spirit under Luke Gowell and timely pitching and hitting to stay competitive. Cardinals dominate with balance led by Musial and top pitching duo Wilks and Brecheen, suggesting strong chances in a possible World Series matchup.
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Browns
Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Muncrief
Hughson
Newhouser
Trout
Borony
White Sox
Ed Walsh
Doc White
Nick Altrook
Luke Gowell
Stevens
Cardinals
Wilks
Brecheen
Lanier
Cooper
Sandies in The Service
Column notes Sandies athletes entering military service during World War II. Fred D. Page, former guard on the 1940 41 Golden Sandie gridiron squads, serves in the Marine Air Corps. Nelson Keller Page, former Sandie manager, serves in the Navy aboard the USS Princeton. K Bert Watson, 42 basketballer and V 12 student at Colorado Boulder, continues studies while in Navy training. Otto Payne, 1940 All State halfback, is now an Army Air Forces line engineer stationed in San Antonio.
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Fred
Marine Air Corp
Cpl
Fred D. Page
Care Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Calif
Nelson
Sandie
Navy
Nelson Keller
U. S. S. Princeton
E. Division
K. Bert Watson
K. Bert
Childress
Colorado U
Naval Training Unit
University of Colorado Boulder
Colorado
AHS
Texas A. & M
Otto Payne
Payne
Yannigan
Army Air Forces
San Antonio
W. Lullwood St
Texas
Texas high school coaches discuss classed state titles
A movement at the Texas High School Coaches Association meeting in Wichita Falls considers creating a state championship for Class A schools. Objections include travel cost, revenue, and longer seasons, with discussion also on expanding the coaching school to cover track champions and electing Howard Lynch president.
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Wichita Falls
Texas High School
Texas High School Coaches Association
Jewell Wallace
San Angelo
Stanley Thomas
Sunset
Dallas
Howard Lynch
Amarillo
Lynch
College All Star Grid Team Completes With 72 Players
The college all-star football squad to face the Chicago Bears Aug. 30 at Dyche Stadium Evanston is now at 72 players. Nine more joined the roster including five Big Ten guards Lindell Houston Bob Jabbusch Dick Barwegen Alex Kapter and Bob Kolesar. Also added were Monty Moncrief Ralph Park and Roy McKay.
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Chicago
Chicago Bears
Dyche Stadium
Evanston
Lindell Houston
Bob Jabbusch
Ohio State
Dick Barwegen
Purdue
Michigan
Alex Kapter
Northwestern University
Bob Kolesar
Monty Moncrief
Texas A
Ralph Park
Roy McKay
Texas
Local Golf Week Programs and Tournaments in Amarillo
A list of local golf events in Amarillo includes a women's luncheon and tournament at Amarillo Country Club, a Sunset Open putting tournament at Sunset Golf Course, and weekend handicap events at Ross Rogers Course and Amarillo Municipal Golf Association activities. Baseball features the Amarillo Dodgers against Section V Reds at Malin Field.
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Amarillo Country Club
Sunset
Ammarillo
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Junior Golf Association
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo
Amarillo Dodgers
Reds
Malin Field
Golf Ladies Municipal Golf Association
Sunset Golf Association
Sunset Golf Pene
NFL Commissioner Layden reassures amid raid rumors in Philadelphia
Philadelphia August 10 Commissioner Elmer Layden for the National Football League visited the city on his annual inspection tour and dismissed reports of rival leagues raiding players. He said no official notice of such attempts had been received but he is ready to invoke rules if needed. Layden argued new leagues would boost the sport’s popularity and benefit all.
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Philadelphia
Elmer Layden
National Football League
Annual Men’s Municipal and City Golf Championships
The schedule lists the Annual Men’s Municipal Championship July 23 to August 27, the Annual Men’s City Championship at Amarillo Country Club September 2 to 4, and the Annual City Women’s Championship at Ross Rogers Course October 2 to 6. Key players and clubs include Amarillo Country Club and Ross Rogers Course.
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Amarillo Country Club
Ross Rogers Course
Relief to Italy from American Relief for Italy
More than 1,000,000 pounds of clothing and 850,000 dollars in medical supplies will be shipped to Italy. Judge Juvenal Marchisio, president, announced the relief plan arranged with the State and War Departments and Myron C. Taylor reports indicate urgent needs at the Vatican.
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New York
U.P
Italy
Juvenal Marchisio
State
War Departments
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
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