Amarillo Sandies Seek Bi-District Upset Over Wichita Falls Coyotes
Amarillo High faces Wichita Falls in bi district play with the Sandies hoping to upset the favored Coyotes. Coaches from both sides discuss strategy and past district defeats as locals aim to prove the Sandies can strike back after several losses in the series.
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Golden Sandies
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Sandies
Coyotes
Blair Cherry
Abilene
Cisco
Ranger
Breckenridge
Lubbock
Quanah
Childress
Amarillo Named Site for Semipro Baseball Tournament
Thirty two teams will compete in sixteen district tournaments across Texas next year in the semipro baseball program. Tentative sites listed include Amarillo Fort Worth Dallas Lubbock Abilene Corpus Christi and Waco among others. The first week of July is the target for the events.
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Miami
Fla
Texas
A. H Kirkly
Waco
Fort Worth
Texarkana
Bryan
Lufkin
Beaumont
Corpus Christi
Harlingen
Laredo
Abilene
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Austin
San Angelo
Lubbock
Kirkly
Dodgers Set to Name 1948 Manager Amid Durocher Return
Brooklyn heads toward naming 1948 manager as Leo Durocher nears return after suspension. Branch Rickey calls meeting with Dodger officials including Burt Shotton and coaches Sukeforth Blades and Pitter to finalize plans amid secrecy.
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Dodger
Brooklyn
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey
Rickey
Durocher
Miami
Fla
Burt Shotton
Brooks
Bartow
Shotton
Clyde Sukeforth
Ray Blades
Jake Pitter
Plainview to Play in Abilene Tourney
Abilene hosts the Hardin Simmons Invitational Basketball Tournament on Dec. 12 and 13. Invited are Polytechnic Fort Worth Plainview Midland Lamesa San Angelo Throckmorton Abilene and Sweetwater. Each school will play at least two games with opening-round games Saturday night in the Rose Field house. Awards include trophies for both finalists and golden basketballs for champions and silver awards for runners-up.
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Abilene
Fight
Warren B. Woodson
Polytechnic
Fort Worth
Plainview
Midland
Lamesa
San Angelo
Throckmorton
Sweetwater
Rose Field House
Cardinals Eagles Face Deciding NFL Showdown
In Philadelphia on December 5 the Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles enter a decisive game that could clinch or tilt both Eastern and Western divisional races. A victory for the Eagles would secure at least a tie for the Eastern title, while a loss could eliminate the Cardinals from the Western race.
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Eagles
Philadelphia
National Football League
Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles
Cardinals
Odessa Broncs Face Toughem Challenge In Texas High School Playoffs
As state football playoffs begin, Odessa Broncs pursue a seventh straight title with Wichita Falls Coyotes as strongest challenger. Odessa meets Austin High in El Paso while Wichita Falls hosts Amarillo in a key weekend slate including Corsicana vs Breckenridge, Forest against Arling ton Heights, Lamar versus Goose Creek, and Dallas area showdowns in Dallas Fort Worth and San Antonio.
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United Press
Odessa Broncs
West Texas
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Texas Schoolboy
High school football favorites shape quarterfinal matchups
Breckenridge and Arlington Heights lead over Dallas, with Goose Creek edging Lamar. Highland Park tops Paris and Longview beats Lufkin by a slim margin. Brackenridge favored over Harlingen. If favorites win, Wichita Falls meets Odessa and top pairings include Arlington Heights versus Highland Park, Lufkin versus Corsicana, Goose Creek versus Brackenridge.
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Corsicana
Breckenridge
Forest of Dallas
Artington Heights
Fort Worth
Lamar
Houston
Goose Creek
Par's
Highland Park
Ownby Stadium
Dallas
Longview
Lufkin
Brackenridge
San Antonio
Harlingen
Arlington Heights
Paris
Wichita Falls
Odessa
Eeennenniiomanen
Irish-Trojans In Spotlight
New York reports the 1947 college football season ending with Notre Dame vs USC in Los Angeles as the highlight. Notre Dame aims for its ninth straight win and mythical national title while USC seeks late-season upsets. Bowl games include Kickapoo Bowl in Wichita Falls and the Glass Bowl in Toledo.
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New York
U.P
Notre Dame
Southern California
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Michigan
USC
Trojans
Rice
Jeff Cravath
Cravath
George Murphy
Jim Powers
Johnny Lujack
Frank Tripucka
Cleveland
New Hampshire
Villanova
College of the Pacific
North Carolina College
North Carolina A&t
Wiley
Bishop
Twins Make High Volume Trades Shuffle In Major Minor Leagues
At the minor league convention in Miami Sherman Denison announces a sweeping five for five player swap. The Twins acquire Pedro Dunabellia Armando Traspuesto Mario Diax Fernando Rodriguez Harry Schmiel while sending Glenn Snyder Willie Feves Bill Green and Harlan Fox to various clubs. Al Leedy traded to Chattanooga for a third baseman. Multiple Texas moves follow including Nip Grove Brotherton Wagner Ignasiack Wilson Selby and Marion Vrona. Reds buy Arnold Davis. Big Spring trades Bob Tepper Martin for George Sifft.
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Miami
Fla
Sherman Denison
W. L. Tuck
Texas Club
Glenn Snyder
Bridgeport
Colonials
Willie Feves
Bill Green
Twins
Pedro Dunabellia
Armando Traspuesto
Charlotte
Mario Diax
Fernando Rodriguez
Havana
Harry Schmiel
Paris
Harlan Fox
Schmiel
al Leedy
Chattanooga
Tuck
O. E. Engel
Sherman-Denison
Washington
Texas
Carriel Nip
Big Spring
Midland
Dale Grove
Henderson
Paul Brotherton
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Chili Wagner
San Antonio
Ed Ignasiack
Elmira
Pat Wilson
Jack Selby
Marion Varona
Cincinnati Reds
Arnold Davis
Bob “Tepper” Martin
George Sifft
All-Star National Match Game Bowling Tourney Opens
Nearly 170 top bowlers prepare to start the seventh annual All-Star National Match Game Bowling Tourney described as the ten pin sport’s World Series.
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Chicago
Demand for United States Typewriters in Chile Soars
Demand for United States type writers in Chile far exceeds supply as businesses seek reliable machines. Exporters report strong interest from factories offices and press houses amid limited imports and rising prices.
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United States
Chile
Badger Cagers Meet Wranglers Tomorrow
Amarillo College hosts Cisco Junior College Wranglers in its first home game of the season after a pep rally at Twenty fourth and Washington. Co captains Glen Brotherton and Dick Wiggins to speak, with four yell leaders and music by TL Dadanne Daudassiii La Ptte PMT FAT Will on hand. Admission 90 cents general, 75 cents students, 1.20 reserved. 100 reserve tickets on sale at Gibbs Clothing Store.
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Washington
Amarillo College Badger Basketballers
Dadanne Daudassiii la
Ptte Pmt
Glen Brotherton
Dick Wiggins
Jerry Lesan
Frankie Donaldson
Alfred Haight
Sonny Morris
Badgers
Cisco Junior College Wranglers
Leveridge
Wranglers
Big Spring
Plainview
Wayland College
Sayre
Gibbs Clothing
Polk
Badgers Open Home Game Seat Sale At Gibbs Clothing
Reserved seats for the Badgers opening home game go on sale this afternoon at Gibbs Clothing Store 516 Polk Street. About 100 seats priced at 1.20 will be sold until 4 o clock tomorrow afternoon.
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Badgers
Gibbs Clothing
Polk Street
Clash
Wranglers to Play Cisco in Amarillo College Gym
A non conference game tips off at 8 tonight in the Amarillo College gym. Coach R P Carter expects a tough test from visiting Cisco with a new coach and many newcomers. Last year Cisco used a zone to slow the Badgers and three returners from that squad, Jack Leveridge Mac Harrelson Rex Broom, will see action against the locals with Harrelson and Leveridge sharing team high point honors in their two prior meetings.
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Amarillo College
R. P. Carter
Wranglers
Badger
Cisco
Jack Everett
Badgers
Jack Leveridge
Mac Harrelson
Rex Broom
Leveridge
Harrelson
Orlando Golf Tournament opens with 66s by Goss and Douglas
In Orlando, Jerry Goss of Savannah and Dave Douglas of Wilmington led after first rounds in the $10,000 Orlando Golf Tournament, with five-under 66s at Dubs Dread. The field of 150 includes most of the US Ryder Cup team, plus two English players, as Demaret and others chased the leaders.
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Fla
U.P
PGA
Jerry Goss
Savanah
Dave Douglas
Wilmington
Del
Goss
Douglas
Dubsdread Country Club
Byron Nelson
Lloyd Mangrum
Eric Green
James Adama
Johnny Palmer
Badin
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Herman Keiser
Akron
Ed _ Brooks
Winter Haven
Ed Garfield
Cleveland
Ter Johnson
Norristown
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Cal
Demaret
Ed Furgol
Pontiac
Mich
Skip Alexander
Lexington
Pete Cooper
Gainesville
Frank Moore
St. Louis
Committee To Make Lake Texhoma Rules
In Austin on December 5 officials discussed an early meeting of the Texas Oklahoma joint commission to set uniform fish and game regulations and licensing for Lake Texhoma. Texas would add members to equal Oklahoma representation with Gov. Jester naming Cooper McRae and Lechner to the panel.
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Austin
Texas - Oklahoma Commission
Lake Texhoma
Dallas
Joe F. Cooper
Texas Representatives
Beauford H. Jester
Texas
Oklahoma
Jester
Cooper
A. G. McRae
Denison
Walter W. Lechner
Martin Beats Fenton In Texas Wrestling Main Event
Wayne Martin returned to Amarillo mat wars at the Fair Grounds but lost the final fall by disqualification after allegedly throwing Rod Fenton over the top rope. Fenton led with a hammerlock to win one fall, while Martin countered with a rolling leg lock. Other bouts featured George Strickland and Smiling Jack Kiser, and Cyclone Burns defeating Sailor Parker in the opener.
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Wayne Martin
Amarillo
Rod Fenton
Fair Grounds Arena
Fenton
Martin
Texas Labor Commission
Texas
Edmondton
Roy Greenhill
Wayne
George Strickland
Smiling Jack Kiser
Kiser
Strickland
Joe Banaski
Banaski
Australia
Cyclone Burns
Sailor Parker
LeRoy McGuirk
Optical color illusion of cloth plate in varying lights
A gray cloth plate viewed on white ground under red light shifts to blue green. On a black ground the same scene appears red due to light interaction and background contrast.
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Electra
Vernon
Pampa
Sandie Coyote
Charley Hawn
Warren Connelley
Harry Taylor
Poss Yeary
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B. F. Goodrich
Th & Fillmore
Cal Farley’s
North East
Bob Jones
A. B. Chandler
Dixie Belle
Dixie B
Continental Disstilling Corporation
By ED Fite
Brones
el Paso
Amarillo Globe
Ford Madison
Gene Wright
Amarillo Golden Sandies
Wright
Madison
Orlando Pace
Belgium
Ctreet Safety Razer Co
Tri-Way Garage
Nice
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