Badgers Open Card Tonight
Amarillo College meets Weatherford Junior College Coyotes in a non conference season opener at Badger Gymnasium at 8 30 p m. Weatherford brings Orval Terry 6 3 and Corky Johnson at forward with 15 players total. The Badgers start Pat Babb Jr and Whit Pate forwards Glen Brotherton center and guards Bill Eddins and Gerald Gunnels. Eddins co captain and Navy veterans key. About 15 squadmen compete in local AAU league. admission 75 cents adults 30 cents students.
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Frank A. Godsoe, JR
Amarillo College
Weatherford Junior College Coyotes
Badger Gymnasium
Texas Junior College Athletic Conference
Wayland College
Corky Johnson
Duck Jones
Terry
Bill Carter
Morris Mercer
Mercer
Weatherford
Johnson
Millsap
Jones
Kosse
Carter
Poolville
Badgers
Pat Babb, Jr
Amarillo
Whit Pate
Quail
Glen Brotherton
Texhoma
Bill Eddins
Sudan
Gerald Gunnels
Clovis
Eddins
Brotherton
West Texas State
Gunnels
Badger
Navy
Babb
Gunnetts
Pate
Texas Schoolboy Playoff Picture Shapes Up
Odessa Bronchos and Wichita Falls Coyotes will meet strong rivals as North Side Fort Worth Waco and Thomas Jefferson San Antonio reach semifinals. Odessa and North Side remain undefeated. key matchups include Waco versus Lufkin and Wichita Falls versus Odessa. Final quarterfinals set for Friday and Saturday with top backs named.
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Odessa
North Side
Fort Worth
Waco
Thomas Jefferson
San Antonio
Odessa Bronchos
Sweetwater
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Mustangs
Amarillo
Highland Park
Dallas
Adamson
Lufkin
Bryan
Lamar
Houston
Reagan
San Jacinto
Sam Antonio
Jefferson
Austin
Odes
Byron (Santone) Townsend
Wichita Falls
Bobby Woods
Bobby Rogers
Rusty Russell
Bill Bumgarner
Bob van
Buzz Dozier
Jim Mott
Texas
Kyle Rote
Pat Knight
John Champion
San Jacinto Baptist Cagers Beat Vega In Season Opener
The San Jacinto Baptist quintet of the YWCA Church Basketball League defeated Vega 18-15 in a practice game. This marked the Baptists season opener and set the early tone for their campaign.
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San Jacinto Baptist
Real Vega
Ywca Church Basketball League
Vega
The
Baptists
Gypsum Wallboard From Great Lakes Could Ring the Earth
Report notes gypsum wallboard produced from Great Lakes sources is enough to form a strip eight feet wide that could reach around the earth twice, highlighting large-scale production.
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Great Lakes
Amarillo High names captains and notes notable Texas sports figures
Amarillo High School elected captains Denny Willis and Sam Attebury with Harland Collins and Jimmy Hale also praised for leadership. The column recalls Texas high school football ends Rudy Bauman and Hubert Bechtel, and anticipates Jack Seale’s return after surgery as a versatile standout on future college teams.
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Amarillo
Denny Willis
Sam Attebury
Harland Collins
Jimmy Hale
Texas Wesleyan
Canyon
Hubert Bechtel
Lubbock
Froggie Williams
Waco
Rudy Bauman
Otis Coffey
Pampa
Rudy
University of Texas
Bechtel
E. J. Watson
Billy Jolly
Sandies
Clair Bee
Long Island University
Folws
Illinois
Kentucky
Indiana
New York University
St. Johns
Kansas
Ohio State
North Carolina
Utah
Oklahoma Aggies
West Virginia
Southern California
Temple
Western Kentucky
Iowa
Jack Seale
Amarillo High School
University of Oklahoma
Jack
Willis and Attebury Named Co-captains of Amarillo High
Denny Willis and Sandie Attebury were elected co captains of the 1947 Amarillo High School football team at a Golden Sandie squad meeting at Butler Field. Willis shared time at fullback last season and both seniors lettered previously. 27 squad members remain eligible for another season.
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Denny Willis
Sam Attebury
Amarillo
Golden Sandie
Butler Field
Willis
Mike Strueber
Attebury
Ne &Y
Nixson
Howard Lynch
Norman Leiberman
Harold Garrett
Arthur Lamb
Bobby Brown
Jimmy Hamilton
Claude Fox
Gene Wright
Ford Madison
Dick Kenyon
James LeNevue
Jack Glasgow
Bobby Farmer
Walter Kellogg
Bob Clayton
Clifford Bradley
Bill Evans
Bob Lyle
Bill
A. F. Pyeatt
Jack Hudgins
Bill Attebury
Mike Streuber
Dickie Woods
Bobby Rue
Bob Penton
Gordon Edwards
Bil
Talley
Wayne Kenyon
Don Storseth
Milton Brannan
Fred Reynolds
Jimmy Hale
John Lockingbill
Childress
Abilene
Paris
Brownfield
Odessa
Vernon
Borger
Plainview
Lubbock
Pampa
Wichita Falls
Texas Interscolastic League
Cowboys To Receive 12000 Guarantee
SAN ANTONIO December 10 Hardin-Simmons will get a guarantee of 12000 or 32 1 percent of the gross Alamo Bowl receipts after federal tax. Denver as opponent will take 3212 percent of gross receipts minus tax. Band from Hardin-Simmons will perform at the New Year’s Day game, aiming to aid Crippled Children’s Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Hardin-Simmons
Denver
Elks
William Bloodworth
Crippled Children’s Hospital
Six Odessa Gridders On All-District Team
Six players from the Odessa Bronchos were named to the AN-3AA District Team as selected by coaches in a poll by the Abilene Reporter-News. The honorees include backs Hayden Fry Harvey Gabrel Byron Townsend and end Billy Moorman along with guard Herman Foster tackle Steven Dowden and center Abe Lincoln.
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Sweetwater
Jess Neely
Rice
Neely
Abilene Reporter-News
Odessa Broncho
College Scores Roundup Mixes Upsets and Narrow Losses
Notre Dame topped Indiana 70 to 60 while Purdue beat Wabash 55 to 34 and Minnesota defeated South Dakota 65 to 33. Other results include Missouri 48 over St. Louis University 44 and Kentucky 65 over Idaho 35 with multiple college and military teams posting scores. Santa Lucia is identified as Helen of the West Indies.
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Notre Dame
Indiana
Purdue
Wabash
Minnesota
South Dakota
Washington & Lee
Fort Belvoir
Quantico Marines
Virginia
Missouri
St. Louis University
Kentucky
Idaho
John Marshall
St. Peters
Nebraska
Drake
Kearny Teachers
Nebraska Cen
Springhill
Florida
Riverfalls
Winona
Baylor
Texas State
Ripon
St. Norberts
Texas A & M
Sienna
Stephen F. Austin
la. Tech
Loyola (Ill
Texas Christian
Iowa State
Wisconsin
Butler
Rice
Loyola N. Or
St. M. S
McMurry
Centenary
Ark. State Col
Texas Wesleyan
Denver
Santa Lucia
Amarillo women win prize money in Waco bowling tourney
The Amarillo entry group captured $99.91 in prize money at the Texas Women's Bowling Association tournament in Waco. Top rewards went to Jimmy Shane and Billie Melton with $12.50 for first in Class A doubles. Numerous other_checks and placements across classes A to D accompanied medals. A WWII era comparison notes the military pay of $50 monthly equating to about $2,700 civilian value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Waco
Jimmy Shane
Billie Melton
Ruby Wagner
Stogner-Murray
Bobby West
Florine Duniven
Shane
Ruth Dorris
Dorris
Farmer-Smallwood
Farmer
Cascarelli
Martin Everett
Betty Everett
Moore- Mann
Thomas Martens
Gwen Martens
Ida Thomas
Betty Weeks
Dee Baker
Edith Green
Virginia Green
Dorisepee
Buffalo Freshmen Dominate Amarillo in 98 to 23 Victory
West Texas Freshmen overwhelmed Amarillo Flying Service 98 to 23 at Amarillo College in the opening game of the 1946-47 Ama rillo A.A.U. basketball season. Bill Birdwell led West Texas with 38 points, supported by Hubert Kitchens and Sammie Malone, while Tim Coleman paced Amarillo with four baskets.
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Frank A. Godsoe, JR
West Texas
Amarillo College
Buffalo Fresh
Amarillo A.A.U
Amarillo Flying Service
Smoking Maples
Canyon Aggregation
City Basketball League
Bill Birdwell
Navy
Birdwell
Dimmitt Bobcats
Tim Coleman
Flyers
A.A.U
Panhandle Laundry
Hereford
Russell
Dowler
Scoosses Long
Fera
Scammahorn
Brown
Coleman
Lindsey
Baton
Cccccseceres
Morrow
Nas Vocvaseios
Fine
Haberer
Phillips
Moore
Vountel
Cserex
Barnard
Willoughby
H. Kitchens
Melton
S. Malone
C. Kitchens
Tric
Malone
Trice
Fowler
Long
Amarillo High School opens basketball practice with 29 on squad
Amarillo High School's 29 player roster includes three returning regulars and five lettermen as coach T G Hull starts official practice. A Thursday home game versus Grover Greyhounds at the Armory opens a busy week with two more home dates to follow.
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Golden Sandie
Amarillo High School Armory
T. G. Hull
Grover Greyhounds
Armory
Stratford
Ada
Okla
Larry Wartes
Jimmy Carter
Boone Pickens
Bob Henry
Jewell McDowell
Doyle Watson
Bruce Norman
Bobby Farmer
Denny Willis
Bobby Bauman
Bud Vaught
Walter Kellogg
Art McKay
Jimmy Sharp
C. A. Ellis
Bobby Wilson
Don Ratcliff
Jack Little
Junior Palmer
Bob Clayton
Charles Leiber
Bobby Morton
Harold Henry
Jimmy Brannon
Bill Bybee
Bill Franklin
Owen Brown
Jimmy Roberts
John Maynard
Melvin Sittel
Bobby Moore
William Fomby
Amarillo
Hull
Sandstorm
Amarillo High School
Sandies
Austin
Jeff Davis
Houston
Greenville
Graham
Brownwood
Grover
Lawrence Brotherton
Greyhounds
Cordova Gets Shot at Getz in Wrestling Card
Al Getz threatens to defend his unbroken streak as Cordova challenges the Dutchman in a best two of three falls main event at Pair Grounds. The card also features Wayne Martin versus Bobby Burns in a rematch with two referees and no disqualification this time.
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al Getz
Pittsburgh
Pair Grounds Arena
Violent al
Polo Cordova
Senor Cordova
Wayne Martin
Tulsa
Bobby Burns
Helena
Mont
Fair Grounds
Martin
Wayne
Big Vaughn
Shadow
Cory Detton
Martin-Burns
Getz
Agile Ace Abbott
Detton
LeRoy McGuirk
Burns
Cordova
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Crowe-Gulde Cement CO
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Amar
Illmore
Zere
Wilbur Evans
Austin Scribe
Austin High
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Steers
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J. R Eeds
A&m
College Station
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dub King
Paramount Recreation Club
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Gallagher & Burton, Inc
Balton
Sandie
Cowboys
White Truck
Amarillo Safety Lane, Inc
Fillmore
Buffalo Fish Triumph
Bill Teal
Dan Salkeld
Abilene Howr
Stod
Panhandle
AIR Speed Oil CO
3Rd and Jefferson
Kinsey
Philadelphia
Schenley “Reserve
Old Fitzgerald
BOND
Walter McCullum
Haig & Haig
South Fillmore St
Putt Powell
Dumas
Claude
Globe News
Cal Farley
Winstop Duzzitt
Glenmore Distilleries Company
Louisville, Kentucky
Carl Pool Mfg. CO
Army & Navy
Taylor
the Panhandle
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