Eight Class AA football playoff games to decide state co champion
Lufkin hosts Tyler in a 2:30 pm opener as eight Dallas and Houston area games begin the bi district playoffs. Waco, Odessa, Amarillo, Jefferson and others are favored to advance with more than 100000 fans expected over two days. Jack Glasgow leads Golden San Dieco in the Wichita Falls game tomorrow.
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United Press
Waco
Highland Park
Lufkin Panthers
Tyler Lions
Lamar Redskins
Houston
Pasadena Eagles
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Mineral Wells
Edinburg
San Antonio
Jefferson
Odessa
Ysleta
el Paso
Lufkin
North Side
Lamar
Dub King
The
Fort Worth
Denison
North Fort Worth
Adamson
Dallas
Tyler
Laymar
Pasadena
Thomas Jefferson
Amarillo Sandies Aim to Top Wichita Falls Coyotes in 1-AA Clash
The Amarillo Sandies travel to Butler Field to face the Wichita Falls Coyotes in a bi district game that tests District 1-AA pride. The long rivalry dating to the 1920s and 1930s adds statewide interest as both teams seek district supremacy and bragging rights.
College Basketball Scores From Regional Matchups
Notable results include St. John's defeating Georgia 66 to 43 and Duquesne over Wilmington 75 to 52. Other games feature Valparaiso 52 over Capital 64 and Northwestern 59 to 45 against Ripon with several incomplete lines.
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St. John's
Georgia
Long Island
Valparaiso
Capital U
Wilmington Coll
Duquesne U
Alliance
Northwestern
Ripon
Lawrence Tech
St. Mary's
Minn
National AAU Meeting Opens With Presidency Fight
The fifty eighth annual National AAU convention opens in San Antonio with three candidates for president. Willard N. Greim of Denver has backing but not yet declared. Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell of Philadelphia has entered the race. James A. Rhodes of Columbus is drafted into the contest. The Carolinas Association proposes a two year term limit to curb succession. The gathering runs through Sunday with about 225 delegates from 39 associations and Hawaii expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
National
AAU
Carolinas Association
Willard N. Greim
Denver
Eugene C. Bonniwell
Philadelphia
James A. Rhodes
Columbus
Greim
Territory of
Hawaii
Furniture Workers Union Stag Party Sparks Riot
Local 1608 AFL Furniture Workers Union held a stag party and sold 1500 legitimate tickets while 2500 counterfeit tickets were distributed. A riot erupted and 300 chairs were broken, marking a chaotic event. Boston opened the first passenger car subway in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furniture Men's Holiday
Chicago
U.P
AFL Funiture Workers Union
Boston
America
Bowling scores roundup from Optimist through Kiwanis events
Bowling leagues Optimist Rotary BPOE and Kiwanis divisions posted scores with leaders such as Russell 494 Blind 438 Matt Hudson 500 Quigley 519 Cain 470 Smith 564 and Chapman 427 plus additional team results for Lions Kiwanis Golds Blues San Jacinto Kiwanis and related players across the slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Optimist
Teas
Russell
Blind
Matt Hudson
Crews
Rotary
Saunders
McClendon
McAfee
Farwell
BPOE
Pearson
Powell
Oakes
Farmer
Weeks
Jaycees
Quigley
Durham
Peterson
Bates
Ellis
Boxwell
Morgan
Moreland
Forister
Fletcher
Lions
Cain
Smith
Daily
Stockton
Kiwanis Golds
Gray
Allen
Minner
ABC
Chapman
Cox
Haley
Reager
Kiwanis Blues
Jim Hudson
Murray
Wells
Reppert
San Jacinto Kiwanis
Nolihoff
Cusick
Rhea
Martin
Commercial League and Industrial League Scores
In Commercial League tallies, Put and Take Grocery tops with 3 wins and multiple players scoring high. Pleasant Valley Drug and Sportsman also post wins, with Boxwell Bros and KGNC among others posting top scores. Industrial League results show Sears Roebuck and W Texas Wholesale Drug with wins, Buttercream Bakery and Tri State Advertising also recording victories.
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Johnson
W. Reeves
Wilbanks
Dallas Reeves
Dayton Reeves
McDonald Auto Supply
Taylor
Skipworth
Trimmer
Jack Anderson
Johnny Anderson
Pleasant Valley Drug
Walker
M. Barker
Carson
H. Barker
Sportsman
Novak
Mitchell
Reed
Crumph
Murray
Boxwell Bros
Green
Boxwell
Mead
Jacobson
McKirahan
Tasty Pie
A. Whitaker
Headrick
K. Whitaker
Reynolds
West
KGNC
Lawson
Biggs
Torrey
Dowell
Reid
National
Industrial League
Sears-Roebuck
Brown
Collier
Billington
Channon
Bagland
West Texas Wholesale Drug
Bush
Hatley
Formy
Grenewald
Hockenberry
Wren
Buttercream Bakery
Cargolis
Critchfield
E. Haimes
Morgan
J. Haimes
Tri-State
Beeman
Allm
Grant
Cargill
Blind
Consumer's Co-op
Brooks
Dickson
Brabey
Smith
Dawson
Douglas and
McGlaun
Borden
Dover
Douglas
Harris
Agricultural equipment show results listing unit wins
Threshers and Tractor categories dominated with multiple wins and top scores by Cates 411 Sarge 270 Ford 388 Oford 343 Lott 439 Britton 326 Opera 391 Webb 427 McCartney 8 Farrow 223 Molyneaux 266 Williamson 393 Garrison 425 Moore 390 Blind 447 Womble 364 Slay 383 Trimmier 423 Sims 397 Pruitt 418 Walters 337 Wilson 376 Blind 303 Gartuage 427 Hobson 535 Killion 361 Molyneaux 372
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Cates
Sarge
Ford
Blind
Parsons
Clark
Tractor
Oford
Lott
Britton
Hammer Mills
Opera
Webb
McCartney
Farrow
Molyneaux
Williamson
Garrison
Moore
Womble
Slay
Trimmier
Sims
Pruitt
Walters
Hay Tools
Wilson
Gartuage
Hobson
Killion
Yanks and Indians Make Early Winter Deal
The New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians completed a three for two trade sending Allen Gettel Gene Bearden and Hal Peck to Cleveland for Roy Mack and Sherman Lollar. The move opens the winter meetings as both clubs forecast more deals.
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Los Angeles
U.P
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Yankees
Allen Gettel
Gene Bearden
Hal Peck
Indians
Roy Mack
Sherman Lollar
Les Fleming
Johnny Lindell
Bill Veeck
Allie Reynolds
Larry MacPhail
Joe Gordon
George Trautman
W. G. Bramham
Sandies Expected To Beat Coyotes At Butler Field
The Sandies club anticipates a 3 to 1 victory over the Wichita Falls Coyotes at Butler Field with 500 seats sold at Maxor Drug. Kickoff is 2 30 p m and KGNC Amarillo will broadcast the game with officials listed. Harvy Dunn has been hired as a full time coach for Lubbock High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandie Mothers Club
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Butler Field
Sandies
Borger
Lubbock
Coyotes
Maxor Drug
KGNC
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Clovis
Harry Viner
W. W. Connelly
Harry Taylor
Morley Jennings
Jinx Tucker
Waco
Lubbock High
Harvey Dunn
Texas Tech
Lubbock Cagers
Kilgore Rangers Meet Compton in Little Rose Bowl
Kilgore Texas Rangers, undefeated in 10 games, face Compton California in the inaugural Little Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Advance sales point to nearly 50 000 spectators at the Pasadena event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Kilgore
Tex
Rangers
Compton
California
Pride
Texas A. and M. President Begins Study of Athletic Setup
President Gibb Gilchrist of Texas A. and M. College started a study of the school's athletic and physical education organization at the board of directors request. He will gather information on programs at other educational institutions to inform his report and recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Gibb Gilchrist
Texas A. & M. College
Gilchrist
Cerdan Abrams Go on KFDA Tonight in MSG Ring Bout
European middleweight champion Marcel Cerdan faces Georgie Abrams of Washington in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden. It is billed as the first major international middleweight match since 1938 with Cerdan’s record noted and Abrams described as a technical fighter with body punching. The match airs on Gillette Cavalcade of Sports via ABC and KFDA at 9 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcel Cerdan
Georgie Abrams
Washington, D. C
Madison Square Garden
Cerdan
Georgie
Gillette
American Broadcasting Co
KFDA
Mavericks Open 1946-47 Boxing Meet At Fair Grounds Arena
The 1946-47 Maverick Invitational boxing season debuts tonight at the Fair Grounds Arena with 34 fighters, four per weight class except heavyweight. Officials include Dale Palmer as tournament director and judges Bill Shock Archie Cooper and Jinx Mode. Visiting teams Bill Bentley and Curtis Kelley travel for the charity event sanctioned by the A AU.
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Fair Grounds
American Business Club
Bill Bentley
Clarendon
Curtis Kelley
Memphis
West Texas State College
Dale Palmer
Palmer
Maverick
Bill Shock
Archie Cooper
J. W
Jinx
Cooper
Shock
Maverick Club Boxing Meet At Fair Grounds Tonight
Tonight and tomorrow at 8.00 pm the Maverick Club hosts a benefit boxing meet featuring 34 Panhandle amateurs and 15 plus bouts at the Fair Grounds arena. Tickets at Maxor Drug Herbert Drug and H Y Drug with prices 60c to 175 for ringside. Weighing occurs between 12 and 4 pm at the Maverick Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
Maverick Club
Fair Grounds
American Business Club Project
Maxor
Maxor Drug, Eighth and Polk, Herbert Drug, Third and Polk, H. & Y
van Buren
Warned Jack Allen's Linksmen Triumph in Amarillo Tourney
Jack Allen led his linksmen to a 50 to 44 victory over Warren Babb's squad in the Amarillo Country Club Dutch Dinner Team Golf Matches. Allen won all three points in his duel with Babb, with other teammates also earning two balls apiece. The event included blind bogies and a Surprize foursome, followed by movie highlights of Rice's 18 to 13 win over Texas and Amarillo High games.
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Jack Allen
Warren Babb
Amarillo
Max Minnig
H. D. Nelson
Phil Carlson
Art Querry
Carl Hare
Ernie Plettner
Lang Wagner
Dr. E. W. Cain
H. C. McFarland
Ben Stone
J. E. Davis
Rice
Texas
Howard Lynch
Sandie Mentor
Babb
Allen
W. B. Hamilton
Jimmy James
Dick Rivina
R. H. Kelly
Dr T. M. Montgomery
Rey Cloninger
W. C. Townes
Sim Kelly
Bill Andrews
P. F
E. W. Cain
Carl Culwell
J. F. Brown
Eric Jordan
Charles Hook
Dr. S. W. Ball
Mark Clemmer
Archie Castleberry
W. E. Haley
B. C. Elliott
W. B. Burkhalter
W. W. Rusk
Riley Strickland
R. B. Stevens
J. W. Collins
Wayne O'Keefe
Charles McAfee
R. G. Atkinson
James Parmelee
J. S. Triplett
Bob Underwood
Dick Coon
George Shannon
Fay Dryden
Ed Broome
Fred Wagner
Tom Connally
Bromwich and Long win Victorian Championships doubles title
In Melbourne, Australia, on December 6, Jack Bromwich and Colin Long defeated United States champions Gardnar Mulloy and Billy Talbert 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 to claim the Victorian Championships doubles crown.
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Melbourne
Australia
Jack Bromwich
Colin Long
Gardnar Mulloy
Billy Talbert
United States
John Winthrop Led First Setters to Boston in 1630
John Winthrop led the initial group of Puritan settlers to Boston in 1630 marking a pivotal founding moment for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The voyage established a continent spanning community with enduring colonial influence.
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John Winthrop
Boston
Rice Owls Top Sam Houston 51 46 In season opener
Rice Owls opened their basketball season with a 51 to 46 win over Sam Houston State. Bill Tom scored 18, 14 in the first half, Harmon Walters added 17, 11 in the second half, while D. H. Watkins led Houston with 10 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Rice Owls
Sam Houston State
Bill Tom
Harmon Walters
Rice
D. H. Watkins
Sammy Snead Opens Two Stroke Lead at Miami Open
Sammy Snead led by two strokes after firing a five under par 65 in the opening round of the Miami Open. Al Smith and Herman Barron trailed with 67s, as 104 of 239 starters qualified for the second day amid a tightly packed leaderboard.
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Miami
Fla
Sammy Snead
Snead
Parawhattar
al Smith
Danville
Herman Barron
White Plains
N. Y
Ben Hogan
Hershey, Pa
Herman Keiser
Akron, Ohio
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Sammy Byrd
Detroit
Weight Class Lineup From Amarillo Meet Highlights Local Wrestlers
Wrestlers from Amarillo Clarendon Memphis West Texas State College and others competed across weight classes from 95 to 1735 pounds. Notables include 95 pounds Pat McCarthy Ruben Noel and Glen Duckworth 112 pounds Elmo Sams 118 pounds Buster Holman Junior Eads 126 pounds Donald Weast and Ray Grimm 135 pounds Bob Phillips Paul Sanders Sammy Simms 147 pounds Tibb Burnett Bill Black Alex Perez 160 pounds Willis Hawkins Xavier Glasgow 1735 pounds Don Ettleman Clifford Timberlake and Kenneth Glasgow. Alternate Buddy Wilkinson noted from Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat McCarthy
Amarillo
Jerry Morgan
Clarendon
Marion Posey
Memphis
Ruben Noel
Glen Duckworth
Kenneth Davis
Elmo Sams
Buster Holman
Junior Eads
Troy Wiley
Carlisle Young
Donald Weast
West Texas State College
Ray Grimm
Donald Roush
John Hernandez
Bob Phillips
Paul Sanders
Sammy Simms
Adria McClish
Tibb Burnett
Bill Black
Alex Perez
Jack Ward
Willis Hawkins
Xavier Glasgow
Ed Gill
Raymond Adams
Don Ettleman
Clifford Timberlake
Kenneth Glasgow
Kenneth Jones
Duane Byars
Buddy Wilkinson
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Ritk
Jack Glasgow
Golden Sandie
Putt Powell
Golden Sandies
Ternoon
Amarillo High School
Vernon
Electra
Quanah
Pampa
Plainview
Amarillonn Childress
Wichita
Amarillio
Amarillo A
Harold Ratliff
HCY
Hopsey
Glenmore Distilleries Company
Louisville, Kentucky
Package Store No
Civic League
International Harvester League
Agricultural South
Globe News
Texas A. & M
Cerdan- Abrams
Gitte Safety
Texas Wesleyan College At
Canyon
West Texas
Burton Gym
West Side
Buffaloes
Wesleyan Rams
Oklahoma
Aggies
Tulsa University
Johnnie Edwards
Gus Miller
Buffs
Edwards
Abilene Christian College
Big Spring
Deacon” Johnson
Ledru Jacobs
Metz LaFollette
Hank Decker
Chat Johnson
J. W. Malone
Talbert-Mulloy
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Rice Owl
Sam Houston
Buick - Cadilac Automobiles
Jupe Motor Supply Automotive Distributors
Spring and Brake Service
West Sixth Ave
Cal Farley
Winstop Duzzitt
Fillmore
Kentucky
Move
Bond
Schenley
Capitol
G. N.S
Clereel
A Polk
Brentwood
America's
Polk
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