Sandie Cagers Meet in Free Intra-Squad Contest Tonight
Amarillo High School hosts an open intra-squad basketball game at the High School Armory to start the Sandie season. Two 10-man teams, Black and Gold, feature coach selections and probable starters as local players vie for District 1-AA prep bragging rights.
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Austin Maroons
Austin
Ray Ebling
University of Kansas
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Amarillo Sandie
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Billy Keith Irwin
Reynolds
Buddy Ratcliff
Sanford Edquist
Rufus Graves
Norman K Waghorn
Don Rook
John Bob Watts
Bill Dix Howard Keninyon
Dick Wiggins
Pat Babb
Jack Hazlewood
Kenneth Kelly
Robert Hooks
Glenn Williams
James Coontz
Leonard Nussbaum
Benny Andelson
Jimmy Bell
Gold
Ratcliff
Edquist
Graves
Waghorn
Higgins
Black
Wiggins
Kelly
Hazlewood
Babb
Hooks
Golden Sandie
High School Armory
Riday
Dodgers Rehire Cawthon as Head Football Coach
Brooklyn club president Jack Davies said Pete Cawthon will be retained as coach of the Dodgers. He noted the poor 1943 campaign, where the team won only two games, was not Cawthon’s fault since he was not called in until July.
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Pete Cawthon
Brooklyn Dodgers
National Football League
Jack Davies
Cawthon
Atlanta Buys Howell from Jersey City Giants
The Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association bought outfielder Murray Howell from the Jersey City Giants of the International League. Howell had a brief prior stint with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Atlanta Crackers
Southern Association
Murray Howell
Jersey City
Giants
Howell
Brooklyn Dodgers
Contests May Draw 80 000 For Texas Schoolboy Football
The Texas schoolboy football field will be trimmed to quarter finalists this weekend with more than 80 000 fans expected for eight games opening the championship. San Angelo and Ysleta meet in El Paso with several favorites favored in matchups. The McAllen at Jefferson game is highlighted as a potential state showcase between Perry M Allen and an undefeated opponent.
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Associated Press
Texas Schoolboy
San Angelo
Ysleta
Highland Park
Lufkin
Goose Creek
Vernon
Pampa
North Ide
Sunset
Waco
Breckenridge
Jefferson
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Amarillo
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Golden Sandies
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Midland
Austin
el Paso
Sherman
Bisons
Dallas
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Marshall
Brackenridge
San Antonio
Tigers
Lukfin
Jeff Davis
Perry M Allen
Ross Rogers Municipal Course leads with 69 by Ross Rogers
Ross Rogers shot 69 to lead a field of 28 at the Ross Rogers Municipal Course amid snow drifts. City champion’s career-best form noted with ten sub-par rounds in 26 rounds and two 66s on a 71-par layout. Mrs. C M Robertson broke 90 with an 88 as the Municipal Putting Championship heats up at Muny Course.
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Jim Milward
Ed Poppe
Elroy Marti
John Thompson
Byron Gerdes
Clay Underwood
Chet Kehn
Milward
Wisconsin
Poppe
California
Panhandle
Gerdes
Ohio
Underwood
Wichita Falls
J. R. Brown
Don Loden
C. M. Robertson
G. F E. McCaskill
Moran Loses Fight At Amarillo Field
In Amarillo Field semi final boxing, Pat Moran of New Orleans lost a close decision to Ted Groff of Columbus. Other results: Grillo of Newark floored and defeated by Smith of Buffalo in 127 pounds. Baumgarten of Montana defeated by Rex Hanson. Krohn of Hartford edged Burness Shows. Dufault of Washington beat Frank De Castro. one hundred pounds of waste paper yields 115 boxes for 20mm shells.
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Newark
N. J
Grillo
Bain
Smith Buffalo
N. Y
Don Baumgarten
Rona
Mont
Rex Hanson
Lakeside
Ariz
Buddy Krohn
Hartford
Pat Moran
New Orleans
Ted Groff
Columbus
Ohio
Amarillo Field
Groff
Local Week Sports Card Highlights City Leagues
A dense schedule lists bowling and basketball events at Victory Alleys Banner Bowl and Armory. Golf tournaments run weekend events at Ross Rogers Amarillo Municipal and Amarillo Country Club courses with putting and handicap contests.
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Bowling Ladies Pioneer League
Victory Alleys
Texaco League
Banner Bowl
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Count Club
Amarillo Try Club
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Municipal
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Victory Bowl
Amarillo
Amarillo Country
Rogers Course
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Ry Eye
Lee P. P
Tunney Urges Abandoning Football During War Effort
Cmdr Gene Tunney head of the Navy physical training program in the Southwest Pacific says football should be abandoned for the war duration. He argues only fit players are fit for the biggest game, the war effort, and notes soldiers must be better prepared due to mobility. He also approved Tom Heeney's promotion to Naval physical training service and hints at a war correspondence revamp by urging soldiers not to smoke drink or sleep late.
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William C. Wilson
Southwest Pacific
U.P
Cmadr
Gene Tunney
United States
Tunney
Navy
New Guinea
Tom Heeney
Heeney
Seabees
Victory Alleys and Kiwanis Lead In Local Bowling Meet
Victory Alleys and Kiwanis clubs topped their rivals in a multi team bowling event. Jaycees beat BPOE and Rotary defeated Elks and American Legion while Kiwanis Blue edged Lions. Individual honors went to Jim Hudson of Kiwanis Golds with 645 series.
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BPOE
Rotary
Elks
American Legion
Kiwanis Golds
Optimist
No Name
Kiwanis Blue
Lions
Jim Hudson
Moore Wins Golf Tourney at Amarillo Municipal
H. S. Moore carded a net 31 to win the Amarillo Municipal Golfers tournament.
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Moore
H. S. Moore
Amarillo Municipal Golfers
Raps Football Weekly Nine Hole Handicap Tour Winners
The Ross Rogers Municipal Course hosted yesterday afternoon’s nine hole handicap tourney. Winners card 39-8-31 with H I Pond 39-5-34 M L Blohm 39-5-34 and Larry Robertson 38-4-34. Low gross honors went to Robertson at 38.
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Ross Rogers Municipal
H. I. Pond
M. L. Blohm
Larry Robertson
Robertson
Marine Airman Strafes Japanese Barges Off Solomons
Marine 1st Lt Christopher L Magee of Chicago flew a strafing mission off Choiseul Island in the northern Solomons. He sprayed enemy barges with Corsair guns and dropped a hand grenade from 160 feet, destroying a barge. Earlier he single handedly attacked 15 Japanese dive bombers.
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U.P
Christopher L. Magee
E. 50Th Street
Chicago
Choiseul Island
Solomons
Magee
University of Filled
Royal Canadian Air Force
Marines
America
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