Big Team Takes Shape At Amarillo Field
Nucleus of Amarillo Field's football team forms around agile heavyweights. Prospects at end include William J. Powell and Al Coppage, with Dick Fullerton likely to pivot. Claude Hill anchors backfield as a freshman in 1942. Powell and Coppage each played in bowl games. About 40 men, mostly ex college players, work daily as the field readies for a Sep 16 game against New Mexico in Albuquerque. Also, Bob Gibson travels from California to attend Eugene Gibson's memorial service. M D Cox returns home from McAlester Oklahoma.
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Amarillo Field
William J. Powell
Tennessee Vols
al Coppage
Chicago Cardinals
Dick Fullerton
Pittsburgh
Claude Hill
University of Tennessee
Powell
Coppage
al Huston
Tennessee
Vols
Tulsa
Coppace
University of Oklahoma Sooners
Sooners
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
McKay Klein Duel For Amarillo Junior Golf Title
Medalist Art McKay and Gene Klein Jr will duel for the Amarillo Country Club Junior Golf championship today. McKay advanced by beating Scotty Mills 4 and 3 in the semi final yesterday. Klein beat Jack Davis 2 up in the weekend semi finals. Carolyn Kelly won the First Flight title by defeating Arthur Higgins 3 and 2. Higgins advanced to the finals by default over Dan Ritter. Lee Butler won the First Flight Consolation with a 4 and 3 victory over Jay Triplett.
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Art McKay
Gene Klein Jr
Amarillo
Amarillo Country Club
Gene Klein
Gene, Jr
J. FE. Davis
Jack
Art Jr
Sim Kelley
Carolyn
Capt
W. R. Butler
Lee
J. S. Triplett
Jay
J. S. Evans
John
Fay Dryden
Barbara
C. E. Robinson
Ellis
Miller
Raymond Mann
Mann
Sandie
Werrick
Touchdown Spree Forecast For Tonight's Grid Classic
Evanston Illinois August 30. The All Star game features the Chicago Bears facing top college talent in a high scoring showdown expected to draw about 50 000 fans. Sid Luckman leads the Bears T Formation while Creighton Miller Charles Trippi and Gloria Dobbs pace the college stars in a potent offensive showcase.
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Evanston
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
Bears
Sid Luckman
Creighton Miller
Notre Dame
Charles Trippi
Georgia
Tulsa
Gloria Dobbs
Annual City Golf Championships and High School Matchups
The schedule lists the Annual Men’s City Championship at Amarillo Country Club from September 2 to 4. It also notes Amarillo High School Golden Sandies versus Childress High School Bobcats at Butler Field on September 15. The Annual City Women’s Championship is set for Ross Rogers Course from October 2 to 6.
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Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo High School
Golden Sandies
Childress High School
Bobcats
Butler Field
Ross Rogers Course
Ernie Dowell
Sunset City Golf Week At Amarillo Country Club Events
A dense list of golf events at Amarillo Country Club and neighboring courses outlines a week of practice rounds finals and weekend handicap tournaments. Included are Women Seniors Ladies Municipal Association Day junior events and city tournament rounds at Sunset Ross Rogers and Amarillo courses.
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Sunset Golf Association
Amarillo Country Club
City Sunior
Sunset
Hursday
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
Ross Rogers
Golf City
Amarillo County Club
Golf Ladies Municipal Association
Gunny
Country Club
Amarillo Municipal Golf Association
Amarillo Golf Association
Amarillo Golf Scene Sees Offseason Rebound
The column notes golf activity at Amarillo clubs as Junior players gain support from local associations. It reports Father and Son or Daughter Tournament results, upcoming City Championship qualifying at Amarillo Country Club, and names contenders J R Brown Al Warner Boston Smith Clay Underwood Jack Allen with scores and standings.
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J. R. Brown
al Warner
Boston Smith
Clay Underwood
Jack Allen
E. W. Cain
Ernie Dowell
Corp
Byron Gerdes
J. R
Muny
Gerdes
Miller and Mann Reach City Junior Golf Final Showdown
In Sunset course action Miller, defending champion, and Mann advanced to the final after tight semi finals. Miller edged Mann in a 18th hole drama while Werrick eased past Evans 5 and 3. Other brackets completing consolations and final pairings include Lynch, Klein, Hill, Nelson, Morrow, Coffee, Davis, Elledge, Phillips and Balmain in C Flight.
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Paul Miller
Jerry Werrick
Sunset Course
Rodeo Clown Is Insurance To Cowboys
Fess Reynolds and his son Little Brown Jug headline the Tri-State Fair rodeo in Amarillo. Clowns provide vital safety by distracting bulls and calming crowds, with five performances packed with spills. Admission priced at 1.20 for adults and 0.60 for children. Tickets available at Cretney's and Amarillo Hotel News Stand.
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Little Brown Jug
Tri-State Fair Grounds
West Coast
Ralph
Bill Jones
Reynolds
Amarillo
Polk Street
Cretney's
Amarillo Hotel
Honors Shared in Ladies Day Golf Event
Mrs. C. M. Robertson and Mrs. F. S. McCullough shared honors on Ladies Municipal Golf Association Day at Ross Rogers Course. Play was based on the number of one putt greens. Both players one putted on two greens.
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C. M. Robertson
F. S. McCullough
Ladies Municipal Golf Association
Ross Rogers Course
Highway Patrol Checks On Driver's Licenses
The State Highway Patrol tightens checks on licenses, especially suspended ones. Arrests for driving with a suspended license extend the suspension by six months.
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Highway Patrol
State Highway Patrol
Set
C. G. Conner
City tournament entries boast standout shooters and champs
The list highlights players Brown 81, Bill Bogard 77, Perry Burks 82, Jack Bush 78, Carl Culwell 81, Drew Crossett 79, Colby Davis 80, L. K. Gilley 78, B. W. Hayden 98, N. E. Alexander 76 and EF H. Coonrod 79. Three more hotshot entrants join Capt. Robert Johnson, Pvt. Karl Miller, and Corp. Bill Milward. Johnson formerly placed runner up in the Wisconsin Open, while Milward holds the current Junior State Championship title in Wisconsin.
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Robert Johnson
Karl Miller
Corp
Bill Milward
Johnson
Milward
Wisconsin
Ortiz Stops Bolanos In Six Rounds At Olympic Auditorium
Manuel Ortiz defeated Enrique Bolanos in six rounds of a scheduled 10 rounder at the Olympic Auditorium. Bolanos carried a two and a half pound advantage at 125 pounds, but Ortiz rocked him for five rounds before the stoppage.
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U.P
Manuel Ortiz Ho
Enrique Bolanos
Mexico City
Olympic Auditorium
Bolanos
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