WT Frosh and Hereford Triumph in Muny Cage Opener
West Texas State Freshmen edged Vega 29 to 27 while Hereford beat Amarillo Coca Cola 48 to 41 at Amarillo College field house. Vega’s Haly Johnson Healy combined for 22 of Vega’s 27. Hereford’s Posey Barrett Bowman Griffith led with 18, 26 by the trio.
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Amarillo College Independent Basketball League
West Texas State
Vega
Hereford
Amarillo Coca Cola
Haly
Johnson
West Texas
Healy
Vegas
Coker
Freberg
Texas
Coca Colas
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Hitch
Posey
Barrett
Bowman
Griffith
Daniel
Herefords
Amarillo College
Bennett
Steven Seeeseld
Kelley c
Ee Ford
J. Kelley
McNabb
Boodstrum
Haliburton
Arebee
Thompson
Uniformity urged in calling fouls across games
James W. St Clair, secretary treasurer of the Basketball Officials, calls for nationwide uniformity in foul calls. He notes some fouls could be eliminated without hurting the game and urges coaches to reduce fouling through better instruction. A Dallas meeting gathers about 150 officials and coaches to discuss officiating improvements.
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Dallas
James W. S
St Clay
St. Clair
Try Try Age Ain't on Gridiron This Week
Texas high school writers released picks for the quarterfinals with Wichita Falls over Ysleta Dallas Sunset over Highland Park and Austin over Houston Lamar leading the vote. Temple over Tyler was favored narrowly while several writers differed on Highland Park versus Sunset with one vote in favor of Sunset.
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Tom W Miller
United Press
Texas
Wichita Falls
Ysleta
Dallas
Highland Park
Temple
Tyler
Bob Ingram
el Paso Herald-Post
Sweetwater
Yslela
Sunset
Bob Gresham
Tylers
Lions
Temples
Wildcats
Paris
Highlanders
Austin
Maroons
Houston Lamar
Rip Manhing
Fort Worth
Zack Hurt
KFJZ
Bill Roberts
Houston Press
Temple-Tyler
BOWLERS BUY BONDS AND Other Top News In Sports
In Milwaukee the American Bowling Congress urged 18 000 leagues to pay league prizes with defense bonds and stamps. The ABC bought 15000 in bonds and will convert its reserve into securities. In Atlanta Georgia alumni honored coach Wallace Butts with 750 for the Orange Bowl team. Georgia Tech’s game with California at Berkeley on Dec 27 was canceled as nine Tech players planned to enlist.
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Milwaukee
E. H. Bumgarten
American Bowling Congress Today
Atlanta
Georgia
Wallace Butts
Butts
Athens
Berkeley
University of California-Georgia Tech
Sweden
Naval football and war-time sports notes from New York
Isaac Kidd Jr son of Admiral Kidd served on the Naval Academy B team this season while Lieut Bill Ingram served aboard the Oklahoma. Ex athletes like Tom Lombardi and Ernie Andres are mentioned with service links. Other items note NYU council actions, Ferg Ferguson avoiding Pacific Coast Conference games, and various football and baseball figures with wartime assignments and incidents.
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Wide World
New York
Isaac Kidd, Jr
Admiral Kidd
Hawaii
Naval Academy
Bill Ingram
Navy
Oklahoma
Tom Lombardi
Syracuse
West Virginia
New York University
Council
Violet
Southwest
Fergie Ferguson
Arkansas
Boll Weegils
Rumor Swirls Around Oklahoma City and Coaching Hops
Rumors say Oklahoma City I plans a return to major football with Fred Thomson set to sign as Arkansas coach. Alsab reportedly gained 100 pounds after a rough two-year spell, while bettors weigh heavy bets on him. Larry MacPhail spent 30,000 to Padgett in a notable outfield gambit.
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Oklahoma City I
Fred Thomson
Arkansas
Lefty Grove
Bob, Jr
Alsab
Bettors
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn
Padgett
Ford Factory Rising Boxer Adam Pianga Faces Jimmy Adamich
In New York at Madison Square Garden Adam Pianga nicknamed Kid McCoy, a Ford Motor Company graduate with 54 bouts and six losses, prepares for a bout against Jimmy Adamich. Pianga is paired with Joseph Louis as a rising fighter with strong back, quick arm, and factory roots.
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Jack Guenther
United Press
New York
Dev
Ford Motor Company, Ltd
Boxine
Adam Pianga
Jacobs Beach
Kid McCoy
Ford Company
Pinnga
Jimmy Adamich
Joe Louis
Madison Square Garden
Farm prices lower than at start of first war
Franklin Mullin reports from Chicago that American agriculture enters the new war with farm prices well below the levels of World War I. Stocks of several commodities are near record highs and farmers plan to boost production to peak levels in 1942 despite similar price trends to the earlier conflict.
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Chicago
Uncle Sam
Europe
America
Germany
Poland
U. S
Bray Heads Underwriters New Texas Association President
Francis C. Bray of Houston was named president of the Texas Association of Life Underwriters to complete the term of the late H B Wernette. Bray, former vice president, has been active in state and national affairs and led Houston General Agents and Managers Association and West Texas Sales Congress efforts in Amarillo.
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Texas Association of Life Underwriters
Francis C. Bray
Houston
Don Wyatt
Amarillo Life Underwriters
Bray
H. B. Wernette
West Texas Sales Congress
Amarillo
Texas
Chicago Association
Houston General Agents and Managers Association
West Texas
McCoy Faces Veteran Zivic in Welterweight Showdown
McCoy, a 7-5 favorite, challenges Fritzie Zivic for the welterweight title shot, with potential next meetings against Harlem’s undefeated Ray Robinson and Red Cochrane depending on conditions.
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Fritzie Zivic
McCoy
Harlem
Ray
Sugar) Robinson
Red Cochrane
Zivie
Pittsburgh
Southwest Conference to discuss war's impact on athletics
Dean S J Waterman of the University of Arkansas and SWC president seeks a faculty discussion at the fall meeting on the war's effect on intercollegiate sports. The conference may also debate guaranteeing the league champion a Cotton Bowl host slot, regardless of automatic invitation.
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Dallas
S. J. Waterman
University of Arkansas
Child Development Plan For Emergency Charted
Findings from a Boston convention of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers will guide a nationwide campaign on child development during the national emergency. Spokesmen call the program fundamental to total defense and essential for the country’s future, urging safety, education, guidance, leisure, responsibility, and faith. A Brooklyn housewife at Fort Jackson sent chocolate macaroon recipes to Army cooks seeking lighter moments for soldiers.
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U.P
Boston
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Fort Jackson
8. C
Brooklyn
Flatbush
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