High school gridiron stars pace Amarillo fall practice
Amarillo Golden Sandies open fall practice at Butler Field Odessa Marshall and Austin named among top Texas teams by AP. Coach Howard Lynch schedules Sunday meeting and twice-daily workouts until school opens. 14 returning lettermen including five of 1945 starters, with co-captains Collins and Hale lead a deep squad.
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Patt Powell
Texas
Associated Press
Harold Ratliff
Amarillo Golden
Howard Lynch
Butler Field
Amarillo High
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Josse
Sandies
Harland Collins
Bobby Bauman
Bill Attebury
Jack Glasgow
Don Mulkey
Mike Streuber
Denny Willis
Jack Hudgins
Bill Talley
Gordon Edwards
Jimmy Hale
Sam Attebury
Milton Brannan
Don Storseth
Storseth
Collins
Hale
Lynch
T. G Hull
Yannigans
John Whinnery
Nixson
Bobby Rue
Bobby Brown
Jimmy Hamilton
Claude Fox
Streuber
Willis IL
Arthur Lamb
Bill Bailey
Dickie Woods
Attebury
Hudgins
A. F. Pyeatt
Harold Garrett
Bauman
Douglas Husband
Norman Lieberman
Lawrence Jackson
Bobby Farmer
Clifford Bradlevy
Walter Kellogg
Glasgow
Edwards
Bobby Clayton
James le Nevue
John Lockinghill
Rex Mauldin
Oliver Barfield
Fred Reynolds
Bobby Amason
Thomas James
Lewis Jobe
Farrell Schell
Rudy Gamblin
Yannigan
Gamblin
Olver fires 69 in warmup as Amarillo braces for city golf
John Olver shoots 69 in a tuneup for the Amarillo city championship at Country Club, after carding a 33 on the front. He finds a wristwatch during play and vows to win the qualifying medal, while other early qualifiers and tall prospects like Fred Gilmor and Don Hill join the field.
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John Olver
Frank A. Godsoe, JR
Amarillo
Olver
John
Country Club
O. H. Griffin
Knox Whitney
J. R. Brown
Ben Stone, Jr
Chuck Wagner
Wade Holman
J. W. Babb
George Hirsch
Dr. FE. W. Cain
Davis Wadley
H. L. Smith
Horace Emery
John Hodges
D. R. Burnett
B. W. Stout
N. Young
Fred Gilmor
Little Don Hill
Young Hill
King
John Munn
C. L. Duniven
Whitney
Brown
Mann
Duniven
Raymond Mann
Don McCormick
Amarillo High School
McCormick
Tri-State Tennis Tournament Opens at Ellwood Park
The sixth annual Tri-state Tennis Tournament began at Ellwood Park. Players from New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma and East Texas arrived to compete for division winner laurels and runner up honors across a four day event ending Labor Day.
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Ellwood Park
New Mexico
Colorado
Oklahoma
East Texas
Major League Leaders From The National and American Leagues
The Associated Press lists top hitters and RBI leaders. In the National League, Musial of St. Louis leads with 371, Hopp of Boston 364, Slaughter and Walker pace RBIs, Mize and Kiner top home runs. In the American League Vernon leads batting with 342, Pesky trails, Williams leads RBIs with 114 and 34 home runs, Doerr and Greenberg show notable totals.
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Associated Press
Musial
St. Louis
Hopp
Boston
Slaughter
Walker
Brooklyn
Mize
New York
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Vernon
Washington
Pesky
Williams
Doerr
Hiome Rune Williams
Greenberg
Detroit
Pat the carnival monkey captured by animal crackers
Pat the carnival monkey who had eluded police, 700 keepers, and newsmen for five days was caught when a dish of animal crackers lured him to a kitchen window. Fiji, his mate, had been presented outside on a leash in a failed bid to coax him home.
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Los Angeles
Pat
Fiji
Referee Mauled In Australian Tag Team Match At Fair Grounds
Lt. John Edinfield officiated a wrestling card with Jensen and Floyd Hanson defeating Kenny Mayne and Walter Stratton after a clash that left the referee battered and bruised. Mayne pinned Leon Jensen for the team's only fall as Edinfield suffered a headache from the chaotic bout.
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Frank A Godsoe
John Edinfield
Cory Detton
Amarillo Field
Leo Jensen
Fair Grounds
Dutch Jones
Rumpus
Edinfield
Jensen
Floyd Hanson
Kenny Mayne
Shadow
Mayne
Walter Stratton
Ringsider
Hanson
Stratton
Leon
Benny Trudell
Billy Nichols
Pat O'Dowdy
Mike McGee
Texas Longhorns Open 1946 Practice Underc Bible
The University of Texas football team will hold its first practice session Monday in Austin. Coach Dana X Bible expects about 90 players to report, including 45 lettermen. Bible invited 65 players, with 25 additional expected from former high school stars.
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Austin
U.P
University of Texas
Dana X. Bible
Bible
Mrs Delpha Dietz Visits Mrs Etta Utley
Mrs Delpha Dietz of Oklahoma City visited Mrs Etta Utley at 2102 Hayden en route to California.
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Delpha Dietz
Oklahoma City
Etta Utley
Hayden
Dietz
California
McLean Shoppers Visit Amarillo Trio Shop Tour
McLean residents Mrs. H. C. Rippey and daughter Pattie with Glenda Joyce Smith shopped in Amarillo yesterday during a day trip from McLean.
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Mclean
H. C. Rippey
Pattie
Glenda V.joyce Smith
Amarillo
Three Sockers Exercise Options For 1946 Season
Chattanooga exercises option on Ray Rabbit Wilson at second base and Pensacola uses similar action on George Sutch and Bill Moran for next year. Leeds confirms Gold Sox also option Doug Lewis and Hoss Spears with Amarillo Spring camp. Paul Devine option not renewed. Last chance to exercise options expires midnight tomorrow.
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Ray ‘Rabbit’ Wilson
Gold Sox
Chattanooga
Pensacola
George Sutch
Bill Moran
Bob Seeds
Sox
Sockers
Leeds
Doug Lewis
Thomas “Hoss” Spears
Amarillo
Natchez
Mississippi
Paul Devine
National
Dons Meet Firemen in Key Semi Pro Tilt
In Wichita, the undefeated National Semi-Pro bracket features the Waco Dons of Waco Texas against the Carmichael California Firemen tonight. Carmichael improved to a perfect tournament record with a 9-7 win over Wichita Boeing Bombers, while Waco earlier upset St Joseph Michigan Autos 1-0.
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Wichita
Waco
Baseball Scores Highlight Regional Diamond Action
Jim Alstock and John Gist were the losing pitchers. Abilene defeated Lubbock 6-4 and 7-3. Pampa beat Clovis 12-6 and 11-4. Bill Hair pitched Borzer to a 9-1 win over Albuquerque.
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Jim Alstock
John Gist
Abilene
Lubbock
Pampa
Clovis
Bill Hair
Borzer
Albuquerque
Cards Up Margin Over Brooklyn Another Game
St Louis moved within two games of Brooklyn after a 4-0 shutout of the Giants as Chicago beat the Dodgers 3-2. Howie Pollet allowed five hits for his 7th win, while Dave Koslo took his 15th loss. Phil Cavarretta delivered a seventh inning single to break a 2-2 tie in the Cubs win.
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Gold Sox
Berger
Amiarillo
Joe Budny
Chris Haskins
Borger
Hutte
Blair
Sox
Lamesa
Abilene
Pampa
Frank Mekules
Lefty Lonergan
Lobos
Buzz Ross
Budny
Haskins
Sockers
Ted Clawitter
Gordon Nell
Joe Bauman
Nell
Bauman
Cards
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Howie Pollet
Giants
New Yorkers
Dave Koslo
Phil Cavarretta
Hank Borowy
Chicago
Midget cars prepare for midwest feud race card
Ted Parker and Bud Camden headline a planned grudge midget race program set for tonight at a half mile Bowie track south of Canyon Highway. Camden vows to beat Parker in the 20 lap main, with time trials starting earlier and admission set at 1 plus tax. Leading drivers listed include Parker from Dallas car 5 Camden from Wichita car 23 Dowdy from Denver car 1 and Musick from Wichita car redj.
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Ted Parkes
Parker
Camden
Canyon Highway
Bowie
Ted Parker
Dallas
Bud Camden
Wichita
Red
Red Dowdy
Denver
Cotton Musick
Local chariot race field to swell past eighteen in Amarillo
The event features drivers from Dallas Wichita and Oklahoma City with a substantial side bet. Competitors include Camden Booth Fleming Johnson Knight and Parker among others. Parker has two Amarillo wins while Musick remains winless this season.
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Little Dallas
Kansas
Parker
Amarillo
Camden
Booth
Musick
Amarillo Gun Club Cancels Sunday Dove Shoot
Members of the Amarillo Municipal Gun Club will not hold their weekly practice this Sunday due to the opening of dove season. They will instead fire at live birds on a future date.
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Amarillo Gun Club
Doves
Amarillo Municipal Gun Club
Grudge Welterweight Bout Set for MSG Tonight
In a featured ten round welterweight clash at Madison Square Garden Tony Pellone and Billy Graham renew their feud. Graham seeks revenge after losing to Pellone last fall while Pellone relies on fast feet and a chopping right uppercut. The bout airs on Gillette Cavalcade of Sports on ABC and KFDA at 8 PM.
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Tony Pellone
Billy Graham
New York
Madison Square Garden
Graham
Tony
Graziano
Pellone
Tulsa Infielder Named Texas League Most Valuable Player
Tulsa's Henry Schenz, batting around .335, was named the Texas League MVP for the year. The 24 year old in his fifth pro season won by two votes over Boris Woyt of Fort Worth, with Bob Mover of Dallas close behind. Woyt led in home runs and RBIs.
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Tulsa
Henry Schenz
Schenz
Boris Woyt
Fort Worth
Texas League Baseball Writers Association
B. A. Bridgewater
Association
Woyt
Bob Mover
Big Dallas
Bill Juett To Start Tonight For Texas In Oil Bowl
In Wichita Falls Oklahoma Schoolboy All-Stars seek revenge after last year’s 13 0 loss as Texas lines up Bill Juett of Amarillo at right guard for tonight’s Oil Bowl clash.
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Bill Juett
Texas
Oklahoma
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma Schoolboy All-Stars
Amarillo
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