YMCA Church Cage League Opens Tonight
The 1946-47 YMCA Church Basketball League begins with eight teams in two divisions. Senior games feature San Jacinto Baptist at Vega, First Presbyterian versus First Baptist at Sam Houston gym, and First Christian in a scrimmage. Junior games include First Baptist versus First Christian and San Jacinto Baptist versus First Presbyterian at Nixon Junior High. The first contest starts at 7 o'clock.
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Ymca Church Basketball League
San Jacinto Baptist
Vega
First Presbyterian
First Baptist
Sam Houston
First Christian
Nixson Junior High
Texas high school ball braces for sharper bi district tests
Bi district results show eight survivors with standout backs across the field. Odessa fullback Byron Townsend and Lufkin halfback James Mott powered 27 0 and 33 7 wins, while Highland Park Rusty Russell and Pat Knight of Thomas Jefferson scored key TDs. Bubba Woods sparked Wichita Falls upset with a 69 yard fake reverse, and Yale Lary’s passing led North Side Fort Worth to a 21 9 win.
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Fense
Byron Townsend
Odessa
Bronchos
Ysleta
James Mott
Lufkin
Tyler
Highland Park
Rusty Russell
Denison
Thomas Jefferson
Pat Knight
Edinburg
Bubba Woods
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
John Champion
Lamar
Houston
Redskins
Pasadena
Buzz Dozier
Waco Tigers
Mineral Wells
Yale Lary
North Side
Fort Worth
Adamson
Dallas
San Jacinto Peewees, Wills Tie for Second in League
San Jacinto and Margaret Wills battled to a 0 0 tie for second place in Kids Inc league action after finishing the season with five wins and two losses. Dennis Smith and Doyle Woodfin led the defenses and both teams produced sharp, scoreless midfield battles with several standout plays.
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Kids, Inc
Margaret Wills
San Jacinto Peewees
San Jacinto
Dennis Smith
Doyle Woodfin
Little Smith
Harold Daniels
Robert Frazier
John Hayes
Bobby Allen
Taylor Bruins
Forest Hill
Taylor
Jackie Fyfe
Mack Gordon
Billy Hein
Billy Ray Orr
Bruin
Wilson
McKinley
Charles Speed
Warren Donaldson
Guy Mulherin
Speed
Billy Joe Shires
Shires
James Notesteir
Gerald Gray
Gray
Charles Ott
Earl Clift
Don Gatlin
Ott
Cliff Townes
State to survey T B in Indianapolis
Indiana high school students and industrial workers can be examined for tuberculosis and other diseases. The Indiana Tuberculosis Association has received mobile X-ray units from the State Board of Health to conduct a statewide survey.
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T. B. Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Tuberculosis Association
State Board of Health
Bears Giants Battle Sunday For Grid Title
New York Giants clinched the Eastern division with a 31 to 0 win over Washington and face the Bears next Sunday in a playoff. Doctor Francis Sweeney treats Bill Paschal after a jaw injury and shoulder bruise, hoping Paschal can play. Chicago beat Detroit 45 to 24 as Rams and Eagles also won to finish strong seasons.
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New York
New York Giants
Washington
Bears
Francis Sweeney
Bill Paschal
Giants
Sweeney
Paschal
George Halas
Chicago
Detroit
Los Angeles Rams
Green Bay
Philadelphia Eagles
Boston
Charity Ball tickets on sale for Amarillo event
Amarillo Junior League promotes the Charity Ball at Amarillo Country Club on Thursday December 19 from 9 PM to 1 AM. Burnie Burns and his orchestra of the McConkey Orchestra Company head the entertainment. Limited tickets are available through League members at five dollars each including tax.
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Amarillo Country Club
Burnie Burns
McConkey Orchestra Company
Harvard Student Flies 170 Miles to Classes
Nathan H. Fish, a Harvard student, defies Boston housing shortages by commuting 170 miles from Bangor, Maine, aboard his own airplane to attend classes in Cambridge Massachusetts. The story highlights personal ingenuity in pursuit of education despite regional housing pressures.
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Fish
Cambridge
Mass
U.P
Boston
Harvard
Nathan H. Fish
Bangor
Badgers Open 1946-47 Cager Season At Home Nets
Amarillo College Badgers kick off the 1946 47 season with two home games. Coach R P Carter hosts Weatherford Junior College then Texas New Mexico Military Institute Roswell invades Saturday. Eddins and Wiggins named co captains as the team begins its TJCAA schedule.
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Amarillo College
R. P. Carter
Badgers
Weatherford Junior College
New Mexico Military Institute Colts
Roswell
Weatherford
Plainview
Wayland College
Carter
N.M.M.I
Texas Junior College Athletic College
Billy Eddins
Dick Wiggins
Naval Service
Jones and Bumgardner Named Co Captains for Texas Longhorns
Raymond Jones of Houston will co captain the 1947 Texas Longhorns with Max Bumgardner of Wichita Falls. Jones, an all state back at Austin High, moved to Houston after Navy service. Bumgardner, a two time "T" end and veteran with a young son, is one of the team’s noted players.
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Austin
Raymond Jones
Houston
University of Texas Longhorns
Max Bumgardner
Wichita Falls
Jones
Navy
Bumgardner
Longhorn
John Weeks Takes Elks Bowling Title
Amarillo bowler John Weeks won the singles with 642 scratch and 27 handicap for 669, narrowly beating R. Kiechler of Waco by one pin in the Elks Bowling Association state tournament. Weeks added the doubles crown to Amarillo’s team title, amid other high scores from Abe Rosenberg and Tate Oakes.
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Fort Worth
Houston
Elks’ Bowling Association
Amarillo
John Weeks
R. Kiechler
Waco
Kiechler
Abe Rosenberg
Tate Oakes
Pode
Powell
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Max Skelton
Associated Press
Ownby
Southern Methodist University
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Panthers
San Antonio
Gueure
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Travelers
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Qol Ylioe
Johinson-Price CO
Fillmore
Tina
Emily
Pino
Gardenia
National Distillers Products Corp
N.Y
WILLS
By Cliff Wright
Heed
White Truck
Amarillo Safety Lane, Inc
N. Fillmore
Waltham, Mass
Vaughn Plumbing CO
Contracting and Service
Elks
Sweetbriar
Glenmore Distilleries Company
Louisville, Kentucky
PCC
Maddox
Leather Products
Polk
Amarillo Retail Druggists Association
Amarillo Retail Druggists' Association
Atkinson Drug Store
Polk St
Beery
Prescription & Vitamin Shop
Brooks’ Drug Store
Draghead
Santa Fe
Cretney
Oliver Eakle
C. & E. Drug CO
Dickson Drug Store
FOX Drug Store
Pierce Streets
H and Y Drug Store
16Th ‘St
Herbert Drug Store
Hollingsworth Pharmacy
West
6Th Ave
Kendall Drug Store
Lincoln Drug Store
Bast
Mark Galloway
Maxor Drug Store
SAN Jacinto Pharmacy
6Th
Nelson Drug Store
Jack Phillips Drugstore
Post Office Drug Store
Taylor Street
Prescription Laboratory
Polk Street
S & M Drug CO
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