AAU Officials Eye Olympics From Omaha Plan
The National AAU shifts focus to Olympic prep and will hold its 1947 convention in Omaha to maximize delegate attendance. President Willard N. Greim and secretary treasurer Daniel J. Ferris stress returning to prewar strength and moving more events to the East for London 1948.
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San Antonio
AAU
Omaha
Charlies L. Ornstein
New York
San Diego
Daniel J. Ferris
United States
London
Ferris
Willard N. Greim
Denver
America
Sandie Cagers Open Season With Grover Thursday
The Golden Sandies start basketball with a home game against Grover Greyhounds Thursday at 8 PM in the Amarillo High School Armory after a 13-7 football loss to Wichita Falls. Returning Amarillo players Carter Pickens Wartes Henry join coach Hull for a slate of non-conference games including Ada and El Reno.
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Wichita Falls
Amarillo High School
Grover Greyhounds
Armory
Lawrence Brotherton
Greyhounds
Dumas
Claude
Amarillo
Austin
Jimmy Carter
Boone Pickens
Larry Wartes
Bob Henry
T. G. Hull
Ada
Okla
el Reno
Graham
Phillips
Oklahoma
Speed Ravey Wins Golf Sweepstakes Title
Speed Ravey shot a net 62 to win the Ross Rogers Weekend Golf Sweepstakes in a field of 51. Notable scores include W. E. Sharp 79 14 65 and Chuck Klein 67 0 67. Pro Klein led a special foursome with Mrs. Sikes 90, Mrs. Reynolds 85, and Mrs. McCullough 83.
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Speed Ravey
Ross Rogers
W. E. Sharp
Chuck Klein
Hugh Hale
Homer Smith
Roy McKinney
H. L. Bradley
John Stockton
Bob Taylor
Joe Witt
F. E. Wood
Jack Phillips
W. M. Baker
F. S. McCullough
Bernie Vaught
Budgie Hayden
Colby Davies
Jim Payne
Thurman Gholston
D. R. Cervin
Roxy Moore
Harrison Garrett
Walter Sikes
H. L. Reynolds
FS. McCullough
Klein
Sikes
McCullough
Reynolds
Bowling Scores Classic League Results Summary
Graham Hoeme Plow team won with 2 points. Barry 490 Davis 523 Thomas 436 Forister 480 Weeks 474. Builders Supply won 1 with Vogel 500 McGuire 491 Root 445 Kroll 434 Lyles 510. One-O-One Package Store swept 0 with Reid 501 E Dowell 514 R Dowell 430 Rosenthal 420 Parson 451. Liquor Mart took 3 as Byers 520 Junior Cox 474 Blind 525 Senior Cox 520 Prince 450. Mann Bakery won 2 led by West 501 Mill gan 428 Rogers 484 Berry 416 Mc Minn 509. Steffen's Ice Cream won 1 Boxwell 421 Hockenberry 424 Mahan 448 Pestor 502 Mangold 494. Modern Appliance 0 with Murray 416 Ayers 434 Hall 496 Werrick 504 Langley 495. Earl Marrs won 3 Farm er 465 Blind 531 Blind 510 Fincher man 529 O Keefe 522.
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Graham Hoeme
Barry
Davis
Thomas
Forister
Weeks
Builders Supply
Vogel
McGuire
Root
Kroll
Lyles
Reid
E. Dowell
R. Dowell
Rosenthal
Parson
Liquor Mart
Byers
Junior Cox
Blind
Senior Cox
Prince
Farmer
Fincherman
O'Keefe
Amarillo Olds
Murray
Pearson
Wyatt
Scott
Cox
Prien
Foxworth-Galbraith
Andrews
Whitaker
Bates
John
McMinn
Diamond Shop
Maddox
Powell
Caplan
Fletcher
Coker
Builders Panel
Reppert
Pavillard
West
Langley
Neely
Khiva Temple
Boxwell
Cain
Reager
Aldstrom
Bechtold
Pinkney Packers
YMCA Men's Church League Scores and Top Scorers
Polk Street Methodist and Sacred Heart led wins in YMCA Men's Church League play with high scorers Gattis 411 Truitt 325 Harper 287 Pearson 393 Odell 534 and Harris 411 OBrien 443 Nussbaum 336 Bromert 363 Walsh 405. Other victors include San Jacinto Baptist First Baptist Trinity Lutheran First Presbyterian First Christian and San Jacinto Methodist with listed player totals.
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Polk Street Methodist
Gattis
Truitt
Harper
Pearson
Odell
San Jacinto Baptist
Wharton
Delater
Judd
Gallimore
Blind
Duckworth
First Baptist
Laing
McSwain
Edwards
McCurdy
Franks
Little
Sacred Heart
Harris
O’brien
Nussbaum
Bromert
Walsh
Trinity Lutherian
Kreutziger
Walker
Ferguson
San Jacinto Methodist
Jackson
Holland
Hutson
Nix
Ziegler
Neal
Supercoaches and Dive Bombers Win In High Scoring Meet
The Supercoaches won event 1 with Nelson 350 Rice 427 Richardson 433 Slaton 350 Vanderslice 375. The Dive Bombers captured event 2 with Norrich 485 Rhinos 354 Murray 396 Myatt 393 Prestridge 420.
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Nelson
Rice
Richardson
Slaton
Vanderslice
Norrich
Rhinos
Murray
Myatt
Prestridge
Local League Scores From Amarillo Turmoil in Minor Meet
Amarillo leagues report numerous event wins across multiple sponsors and teams. Boxwell Bros Kai Boxwell leads Pioneer League wins while American Auto Wreckers and Khalva Temple entries post top scores.
Southwestern Public Service League standings report
Team results list shows Reddys, Southwesterns, Radars, Reactors, Regulators, Cycles, Electrons, Hi-Liners and players with scores. Highlights include Webster 403 Pendleton 437 Lofgren 402 Chapman 510 Buchanan 465 for Southwesterns and Blind 501 for Radars, with multiple near 400s across teams.
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Southwestern Public Service League
Reddys
McNeil
Norris
Blind
Caldwell
Wright
Southwesterns
Webster
Pendleton
Lofgren
Chapman
Buchanan
Radars
Chudej
Adams
Scott
Laing
Reactors
Price
Maxwell
Fewell
Streetman
Davis
Regulators
Hogan
Kerney
Stoddard
Neubauer
Jacobson
Fosse
Griffin
Lemons
Norman
Albright
Brannub
Foster
Baird
Taylor
Byars
YMCA Women’s Church League Scores On Polk Street
Polk Street Methodist defeated First Baptist in a church league meet with Armstrong 315 Potter 258 Holcomb 350 Blind 195. First Christian topped First Presbyterian behind Settle 269 Whitaker 286 Ammerman 219 Pirschell 343 Glasscock 367 Miller 423 Baird 261 Bushee 229 McCombs 252 Hatton 363. The note adds that almost half of the 650000 US fires occur in private homes.
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Ymca Women’s Church League
Polk Street Methodist
Armstrong
Potter
Holcomb
Blind
First Baptist
Picks
Burrow
McSwain
Franks
Edwards
First Christian
Settle
Whitaker
Ammerman
Pirschell
Glasscock
First Presbyterian
Miller
Baird
Bushee
McCombs
Hatton
1946 Amarillo Sandies football ends with loss to Wichita Falls
Amarillo High School finishes 9-2 after a 13-7 defeat to Wichita Falls. The Sandies rally falls short as offense stalls, with standout plays by Bobby Woods and tough Coyotes defense. Injuries threaten key players Harland Collins and Bobby Bauman for upcoming Odessa game.
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Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Sandies
Butler Field
Bobby Woods
Coyotes
Odessa
Harland Collins
Bobby Bauman
Weslaco Football Players Injured in Highway Accident
Two Weslaco High School players were injured when they fell from a truck on the Progresso Weslaco highway. Fullback Ray Jackson suffered a fractured skull and brain concussion while guard Glen Martin sustained a hip injury. The team was preparing to face Hondo in the region 10A championship this week.
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Weslaco
Texas
Progresso- Weslaco
Ray Jackson
Glen Martin
Amarillo Soldier Earns P-80 Technical School Course
Willie Brandt of 1623 Hayden Amarillo has completed an Air Corps Technical school course on the P-80 at Chanute Field Illinois. The P-80 is cited as one of the Air Corps latest and fastest jet airplanes. For Quick Sale Use the Want Ads.
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Amarillo
Willie Brandt
Hayden
Air Corps
Chanute Field
Ill
Cage League Opens Tonight in Amarillo College Gym
The Amarillo A A U basketball season begins tonight at Amarillo College gym with a single 8 o clock game. West Texas College freshmen meet Amarillo Flying Service five in the opener. Bud Bussard leads the league with Dan Salkeld and Billi Teal as officials.
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Amarillo A.A.U
Amarillo College
West Texas College
Canyon
Amarillo Flying Service Five
Amarillo
Bob Seeds Sporting Goods
Amarillo High School
John Whinnery
Leeds
Santa Fe
Hereford Implement
Hereford
Amarillo College Junior Varsity
Panhandle Laundry
Russell
Panhandle Coaches and Officials Association
Dan Salkeld
Billi Teal
Bud Bussard
D. H. Quattlebaum
The
R. P. Carter
Disappointed Navy Halfback Resigns
Lynn Chewning, a 20 year old halfback and former VMI and Southern Conference player, resigned from the Naval Academy on Friday amid family claims of disappointment over his treatment at Annapolis. The move was announced by the academy and follows his heroics in the Army Navy game.
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Annapolis
Lynn Chewning
Naval Academy
Virginia Military Institute
Academy
Ex Aggies May Want New Football Coach
A special committee of former Texas A and M students met in College Station to review the athletic situation. The session occurred during a routine Aggie Athletic Council meeting ahead of the Southwest Conference meeting in Dallas. It remained undisclosed if the ex Aggies would push a coaching staff change following weeks of prior reports.
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College Station
J.P
Texas A. and
M. College
Aggie Athletic Council
Southwest Conference
Dallas
Aggies
Collins Bechtel and Heap Invited to East West Game
Spot Collins of Breckenridge star Longhorn guard Hubert Bechtel of Lubbock and Walter Heap of Taylor have been invited to play in the East West game in San Francisco on January 1. Athletic Director Dana X. Bible announced. All are seniors. Heap played in the 1945 East West game.
Baseball delegates laud major minor pact and new president
Los Angeles reports praise for the new executive council with power to suspend rules. A major minor agreement ends years of bickering as George Trautman becomes president. Notable trades include Gettel Bearden Peck to Cleveland and Lollar Mack deal, plus Barrett sale and Lopez move.
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Los Angeles
George Trautman
W. G. Bramham
National Association
New York Yankees
al Gettel
Gene Bearden
Hal Peck
Cleveland Indians
Ray Mack
Sherman Lollar
Dutch Leonard
Washington
Phillies
Boston Braves
Red Barrett
St. Louis Cardinals
al Lopez
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Gene Woodling
Crow Pluto Adopts Norwood High School
A crow named Pluto has been adopted by U P Norwood High School in Norwood Massachusetts. Pluto visits classrooms and attends football games indicating a local mascot’s unlikely companionship transforming school spirit.
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Crow
Norwood
Mass
U.P
Norwood High School
Pluto
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