Texas Schoolboy Grid Teams Open Annual Grind Sept. 18
Texas schoolboy football enters its 23rd season with about 800 teams as practices start under IL rules Sept. 1 and opening games set for Sept. 18. West Texas Odessa and Paris lead strong contenders along with Temple Austin Corpus Christi Wichita Falls and Masonic Home Fort Worth. Notable players include Robbie Lee and Robbie Dee Smith twins Barley Ham Dewitt Coulter and Bucky Sheffield.
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Preas
Panhandle
Gulf
Piney Woods
el Paso
Texas
Amarillo
Odessa
Wichita Falls
Austin
Paris
Masonic Home
Fort Worth
Breckenridge
Temple
Waco
Corpus Christi
San Benito
Gene Hill
Smith
Robbie Lee
Robbie Dee
Barkey Ham
Masonic
Dewitt Coulter
West Texas
Bucky Sheffield
Dallas Wins a Game Amid Texas League Scramble
Dallas split a doubleheader with Shreveport while Beaumont extended its lead in the Texas League race. Cowboys Fuchs beat Horton in 11 innings. Cook allowed five hits in the nightcap as Dallas claimed the opener. San Antonio swept Oklahoma City. Houston beat Tulsa 9 to 3.
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Dallas
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Shippers
Charlie Fuchs
Claude Horton
Earl Cook
Cats
Gordon Maltzberger
Reds
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Sid Peterson
Missions
John Whitehead
Houston
Tulsa
Jack Creel
al Brazie
Oilers
Fuchs
Tabacheck
Horton
Rolandson
Port Worth
Cook
Erantt
Greer
Clark
Beddingfield
DeCarlo
Yanks land Stirnweiss as new base running threat
New York Yankees plan to add George Stirnweiss at second base and perhaps third after the 1940 season, boosting speed on the bases. Stirnweiss has stolen over 60 bases this season in the International League and may challenge the league record, joining a lineup already featuring Joe Gordon and Red Rolfe out due to illness.
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George Stirnweiss
Newark Bears
Stirnweiss
Ben
Ty Cobb
Fritz Maisel
George Case
Washington
Case
University of North Carolina
Yankees
New York
Joe Gordon
George
Red Rolfe
McCarthy
Frank Crosetti
Gerald Priddy
Crosetti
Yankee
Priddy
George Weiss
Weiss
Brooklyn
Billy Herman
Yanks
Brooks
Brotherly Rivalry on the San Diego Links
San Diego August 31 reporting a golfing rivalry between brothers Bobby Gardner 21 and Richard Gardner 16. Bobby, a top amateur star, is pressed by Richard who, after less than a year of play, shoots in the middle 70s. Bobby tutored Richard almost entirely.
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San Diego
Calif
Bobby Gardner
Richard
Bobby
Waco Pilots Schedule 10-Game Football Season
Waco Army Flying School football coach Capt. N. J. Dragash fields a 10 game schedule expected to rank among the strongest service outfits in the region. Planned games include Baylor University at Waco Tulsa University Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Kilgore Junior College Wichita Defense Plant and Randolph Field in San Antonio with additions from Howard Payne Houston Ship Builders Schreiner Institute and Hardin Simmons.
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Waco
Waco Army Flying School
N. J. Dragash
Howard Payne
Houston Ship Builders
Schreiner Institute
Hardin- Simmons
Baylor University
Tulsa University
Tulsa
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Kilgore Junior College
Kilgore
Wichita
Kans
Defense Plant
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Sun Table For Hunters for September
The Globe presents a sunrise and sunset table for September to aid dove and duck hunters. It notes that dove shooting may not start before sunrise per federal rules, with state law allowing 7 A.M. CST before wartime adjustments. Opening dates: north zone September 1, south zone September 15, and lists daily rise and set times.
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Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Boeing Wins at Wichita in 12-Inning Championship Drive
Boeing Bombers defeat Waco Dons 2 to 1 in 12 innings to claim the 1942 national semi pro baseball title. Red Borom drives in the tying and winning runs as 10,000 spectators witness the dramatic finish. The victory earns a September meeting with Canadian All Stars in Toronto for a Red Cross charity game and a Cuba trip for the little world series.
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Kan
Boeing Bombers
Bombers
Dons
Red Borom
Boeing
Joe Bergere
Toronto
Red Cross
Cuba
Wendell Johnson
Lefty Wails
Lefty
Johnson
Lloyd Russell
Waco
All Is Not Serene In Yank Camp
New York Yankees, eight games ahead with 24 left, face turmoil. Tommy Henrich called to Coast Guard service depleting outfield. Joe McCarthy injured slipping at hotel hindering management. McCarthy trades Norman Branch for Jim Turner to bolster the pitching staff and seeks an outfielder by midnight to keep the World Series eligibility intact.
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New York
New York Yankees
Tommy Henrich
Yankee
Coast Guard
Joe McArthy
Detroit
McCarthy
Norman
Red
Jim Turner
Dodgers and Cardinals Duel Heats Up NL Title Race
Dodgers cling to a slim lead as the Cardinals sweep a doubleheader and Chase Pete Reiser’s injury, while Cubs Pirates and others press. In the AL Browns split with Red Sox as Yankees beat Tigers, and White Sox edge Athletics. Snow fog and hail disrupt Camp Blanding payroll fears.
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Austin Bealmear
Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Sandies Home Games Tickets Go On Sale
Reserved box and grandstand seats for the Sandies six home games went on sale at Maxor Drug Store in the Fisk Building. Last year holders get priority for a reasonable time before public sale. Reserve seats cost 28 cents per person per game plus general admission.
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Sandies
Maxor Drug
Fisk
Ross Larsen
National Tennis Still Wide Open
National Tennis still wide open as two rounds finish in New York with no clear favorite. Ted Schroeder Jr impressed in a 6-0 6-1 6-1 win over Corp. Gilbert Hunt of Langley Field, while Frankie Parker beat Richard Hart 6-1 6-3 7-5. Pancho Segura faced a disappointing debut but showed nerves and promised better play against Harris Everett.
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New York
Ted Schroeder, Jr
Gilbert Hunt
Langley Field
Frankie Parker
Richard Hart
Miami
Pancho Segura
Ecuador
Ensign Ronald Edwards
South America
Pancho
Harris Everett
Orlando
Fla
Gliders Triumph in Softball Over Roberts Olver 12th Win
The Glider School team captured its 12th win by defeating Roberts Olver 10 to 4. Pitcher Sgt Tiny Taylor hurled a strong game, allowing no runs until the sixth inning as Gliders piled up 10 runs on 13 hits and committed five errors. Key hits came from S McFathers of Roberts Olver and Set Taylor for the Gliders with three safeties, a triple, and a double apiece.
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Sgt
Tiny Taylor
Gliders
Roberts-Olvers
S. McFathers
Roberts Olver
Set. Taylor
Dick Lehr
Jim Smith
John Bennett
Joe Van Hooreweghe To Enroll At St. Bede Academy
Joe Van Hooreweghe of Moline Illinois will enroll for the fall term at St Bede Academy in Peru Illinois. He was NorthWestern University basketball teams leading scorer for three years totaling 601 points in 75 games and played baseball batting .515 and .386 the two years it was reinstated. He also quarterbacked a team that was scored on only once and earned a place on the academic honor roll all four years.
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Peru
Ill
Northwestern University
Joe van Hooreweghe
Moline
Til
St. Bede Academy
Joe
Camp Bowie Soldier Wins 15th Golf Tournament
Pvt. Frank Stiedle of Camp Bowie won his fifth link title this year by defeating W Kemp 6 and 5 to take the Brownwood City tournament. His long drives were likened to artillery from his military work.
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Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Tex
U.P
Frank Stiedle
Stiedle
W. Kemp
Brownwood City
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