Semi Final Battle Looms In Texas High School Football
Wichita Falls and six other regional teams are favored as the Texas schoolboy football post-season begins with eight bi district games. Key matchups include Wichita Falls vs Amarillo, Odessa vs El Paso, Highland Park vs Paris, and Goose Creek vs Milby with a slate of Friday and Saturday games setting the opening round.
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Associated Press
Wichita Falls
Odessa
Highland Park
Dallas
Crozier Tech
Waco
Lufkin
South Texas
Milby
Houston
Goose Creek
Thomas Jefferson
San Antonio
Brownsville
Jefferson
Amarillo
el Paso
Paris
North Side
Fort Worth
Marshall
Breckenridge
Mavericks Club Teams Take Titles in Two Divisions
Maverick Club teams captured first place in Intermediate and Junior leagues at Amarillo Boys Football. Forfeits decided several matches with Sanborn Price and Margaret Wills claiming wins. Pee Wee title awaits after upcoming make-up games.
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Maverick Club
Amarillo Boys
Pee Wee
Maverick
Taylor
Margaret Wills
Sanborn
Price College
North Side
Price
Horace Mann
Sandie Coyote Ducats Go on Sale Tuesday
Rupert Taylor Sandie business manager announced 750 reserve seats for the Sandie Coyote bi district game at Wichita Falls Saturday afternoon priced at $1.20 each. Tickets go on sale Tuesday and Wednesday at Maxor Drug with returns due Wichita Falls Wednesday night. Amarillo won the District 1 AA title by beating the Pampa Hapesters 24 to 10 at Pampa last Saturday.
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Rupert Taylor
Sandie
Sandie-Coyote
Wichita Falls
Maxor Drug
Amarillo
Pampa Hapesters
Pampa
Amarillo Sandies Meet Coyotes in Wichita Falls Showdown
Saturday afternoon has the Amarillo Sandies facing the Wichita Falls Coyotes in Wichita Falls with a 2 PM kickoff. In Can yon Saturday night the West Texas State Buffaloes meet the Sheppard Field All-Stars in a basketball game.
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Amarillo Sandies
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Wichita Falls
West Texas State Buffaloes
Sheppard Field
All-Stars
Canyon
Hogan Wins Golf Tourney
Ben Hogan captured the Orlando Open with a six stroke margin finishing at 270 on 14 under par. He led a field of about 150 players headed to the Miami Open after boosting his 1945 earnings to $27,000 by winning the $2,000 War Bond prize.
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Orlando
Plo
U.P
Ben Hogan
Miami
Hogan
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Sanford
John Revolta
Bob Hamilton
Chicago
Samsna
Hot Springs
Henry Ransom
Houston
Keiser
Akron
Rangers host Horace Mann junior high in practice tilt
Sam Houston's Rangers welcomed the Horace Mann Junior High School basketball club for an afternoon home scrimmage. Coach Bill Tea described the session as a non league practice tilt with league play not starting before January 10.
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Sam Houston
Rangers
Horace Mann Junior High School
Bill Tea
Sandies to meet Coyotes in bidistrict clash at Wichita Falls
The Amarillo Sandies Football team earned a bid to play the Wichita Falls Coyotes in a bi district game Saturday after defeating the Pampa Harvesters 24 to 10 at Pampa. Coach Lynch resumes practice as they pursue an upset.
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Wichita Falls
Kimbrough Ends Year With Vicious Attack
Kimbrough, a 17 year old Beaumont freshman, starred for Baylor as a hard hitting blocker and tackler. He helped Baylor to five wins, one tie, five losses, despite kidney stones and wartime absences. The 1945 Southwest season saw Texas claim the title after upsets by TCU Arkansas and SMU.
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Southwest
Lone Star State
Good Ole Baylor
Billy Kimbrough
Beaumont
Jarrin’ John
Baylor
Frank
Detroit Tiger
Texas Christian
Arkansas
Texas
Southern Methodist
Rice
Mustangs
Owls
Waco
Billy
Detroit
Bill Henderson
Frank Kimbrough
Navy
Henderson
Bruins
Longhorns
Gattis and Hi-Liners Lead In 1574 Bowling Scores
A list of bowling scores shows Gattis with 130 107 133 and 370 series, Hi-Liners posting 549 500 582 and 1631 total, Insulators at 551 547 518 for 1616, and Electrons with 22 570 500 for 1592. Team rosters include Reddogs, Pendleton, Albright, Wright, and others with individual game and season totals.
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Gattis
Blind
Buchanan
Reddogs
H. Scott
Price
Pendleton
Albright
Wright
Cargill
Chudes
L. Adams
Fogg
Dunaway
Regulators
Fleming
Sorrels
Shepherd
Jackson
L. Foster
Baird
Byars
O. Scott
Wallie's Bowl Cycles Dominate Southwestern Public Service League
Wallie's Bowl Cycles won all three games with 578 579 574 for a 11731 series led by Cato 108 113 100 Smith 134 150 147 Chapman 183 170 182 and Anderson 153 146 145. Southwesterners tripled 0 with 533 572 527 for 1632 and Cushions Holland blond Norman posting 82 90 90 145 145 145 and 154 166 138 respectively.
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Southwestern Public Service Company
Cato
Smith
Chapman
Anderson
Southwesterners
Cushion
Holland
Blond
Norman
Six Teams Enter City Cage League
The City Basketball League gains two new entrants West Texas State Freshmen and McClanahan's Service Station, raising the lineup to six teams with eight hoped for. Existing clubs Civilian Bombers Amarillo College Badgers Plains Chevrolet and Sandie Subs are back as talks continue. A second league meeting is set for 9 15 pm Thursday at Amarillo College Gym.
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City Basketball League
Jess Dearley
West Texas State
McClanahan
McClanahan’s
College Fresh
Loop
Civilian Bombers
Amarillo College Badgers
Plains Chevrolet
Sandie Subs
Cearly
Amarillo College
Whitley Wins Amarillo Golf Tourney
Henry Whitley captured first in the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association Week End Handicap Tournament at Ross Rogers Course with a net 63 after rounds of 78 15 63. Other winners included Maurice Blohm 78 13 65, Henry Pond 74 8 66, Speed Ravey 87 20 67, Lt. Bill Simpson 78 9 69, Bernie Vaught 88 18 70. J R Brown won low gross with 70, one under par.
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Henry Whitley
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
Maurice Blohm
Henry Pond
Speed Ravey
Bill Simpson
Bernie Vaught
J. R. Brown
Connecticut’s Trojanowski Tops Collegiate Scoring
Walter Trojanowski of Connecticut University set the season scoring mark with 22 touchdowns and 132 points over eight games finishing his year on Navy? 17.
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New York
the Nations
Walter Trojanowski
Connecticut University
Trojanowski
Navy
Eight Finish Unblemished Eight Finish Unblemished
Army leads a list of eight college teams that completed the 1945 season undefeated and untied. The group includes Alabama Oklahoma A and M Arkansas Tech Oberlin Gustavus Adolphus Redlands and two others with perfect records and strong scoring defenses.
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New York
Army
Alabama
Oklahoma A. & M
Arkansas Tech
Oberlin
Gustavus Adolphus
PEPE
Cece
Redlands
Miami Favored to Meet Holy Cross in Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl officials expected to select Miami University as the host team to oppose Holy Cross in the Orange Bowl classic. Reliable Holy Cross sources said Miami would be the Crusaders opponent, with strong local support for the hometown eleven that has eight wins, one tie, and one loss. Holy Cross earned selection after demolishing Boston College 46 to 0.
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Miami
Fla
Miami University
Holy Cross
Crusaders
Georgia
Boston College
Amarillo College hosts RAAF Bombers in tough home test
Amarillo College basketball, with a 1–2 record, faces the Amarillo Air Field Civilian Bombers on their home floor. The Bombers, last year’s league champions, boast a high scoring lineup led by George Gray and Henry Harper, while coach Jess Dearley relies on Bill Baucum and Bobby Holdeman to tempo the attack.
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Amarillo College Basketeers
Amarillo Air Field
George Gray
Woodrow Powell
Glyndon Riley
T. L. Gilley
Elmer Denny
Sylvester Longest
Henry Harper
Bombers
Jess Dearley
College Badgers
Bill Baucum
Baucum
Groom Thursday
Hardin College Indians
Bobby Holdeman
Badgers
Gridiron Scores From Saturday and Sunday Action
The Associated Press reports Saturday results including Stanford 12 over San Mateo Merchant Marine 6, Fort Lewis 13 over Farragut Naval Center 7, Florida A and M 33 over Louisiana Normal and Industrial 12, and Toronto Argonauts 35 defeating Winnipeg 0. Sunday fixtures list AAF units facing naval stations with varied margins.
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Associated Press
Stanford
San Mateo Merchant Marine
Fort Lewis
Farragut Naval Center
Florida A. & M
Louisiana Normal and Industrial
Toronto Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
AAF Personnel Distribution Command
Camp Peary
Camp Lee
Little Creek
AAF Training Command
Second Air Force
Fourth Air Force
Third Air Force
Third
Aggie Alumni Meet To Discuss Last Thursday Game
Former Texas A and M students will gather at 7 pm in the Capitol Hotel for a quarterback discussion of the recent football game. Charles Smith, president, stated the plan today.
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Charles Smith
Capitol Hotel
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Joe Guide
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Fillmore
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Panhandle Officials and Coaches Association
Amarillo Country Club
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Jess Cearley
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Lubbock Westerners
Yale Rice
Yale
Bill Thompson
Thompson
C. W. Kelly
Dick Jones
Sandies
Lynch
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Claude Ramsey
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Doak Walker
Bob Nemir
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George Walmsley
TCU
Walt Schlinkman
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SMU
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Kerney
C. Davis
McNeil
Claughton
Peeebeeseke Neeeed
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DIAL
Tyler
Tri-Way Garage
S. Pierce
PAP
City Cage League
Whitley
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Ol’ Vernon Sez
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Vernon Hancock
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