Dope bucket upset near? Texas quarterfinals set eight teams
The Texas high school football dope bucket outlines eight quarterfinals after a tight first round. San Angelo, Port Arthur, Austin and Sunset won easy, while Amarillo, Highland Park, Lufkin and Waco survived by slim margins. San Angelo hosts Amarillo while Sunset, Waco and Port Arthur play at home.
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ED Fite
United Press
Texas
San Angelo
Amarillo
Highland Park
Sunset
Dallas
Lufkin
Waco
Austin
Port Arthur
Bobcats
Sandies
Amarillo Sports Card Highlights Local Clubs and Matches
Warren Babb and Jack Allen captained Amarillo Country Club Dutch dinner team. Football notes show a 7 point win over Wichita Falls with Ed Gill 34 yard run and Paul Miller kick. Weekend golf events include Amateur and Municipal tournaments at Ross Rogers Course and Amarillo Country Club with nine hole option for players. Boxing program planned after dinner as part of the afterglow.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfera Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Country Club
Ladies Municipal Golf Association
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ed Gill
Paul Miller
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Warren Babb
Jack Allen
E. H. Plettner
Roy Cloninger
Bob Crudgington
L. E. Anderson
Ray Blaker
J. Parmelee
Bob Lewis
Geo. Hirsch
George Vineyard
H. F. Atkinson
J. C. Richardson
Bill Gibson
Jim Farwell
Dr. R. P. Parcells
P. F. Sapp
Tom Connally
Bob Underwood
Bill Honey
Carl Hare
Geo. McGrath
Roy Stockston
Fred Wagner
Earl O'Keefe
Wayne O'Keefe
R. T. Howle
Bob Greene
Bill Andrews
Abe Martin
Riley Strickland
Herb Budke
Charlie Crowe
M. O. Carder
Jack Hon
J. Francis Brown
E. H. Mann
J. S. Evans
R. B. Norman
Bruce Autry
Harlie Cook
J. B. Sanders
Henry Thomson
Jess Sanders
Harvey Allen
J. L. McCormick
N. D. Bartlett
Don Culton
Chas. McAfee
Sam Orr
W. A. Askew
Jack Farwell
Art McKay
Geo. Ordway
Ivor Davies
W. W. Rusk
Dr. Don Marsalis
E. D. Lamb
Houston Oil Bowl Game Postponed to 1946
Houston announces the Oil Bowl set for January 1 is canceled with no game this year. Chairman Holly Brok says the post season classic is postponed after the War Department denied Randolph Field Ramblers permission to participate. The department cites war effort urgency and a season close for air force teams.
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Houston
Holly Brok
War Department
Randolph Field Ramblers
Randolph Field
Air Force
New York
Second Air Force
Ducks Unlimited President Wins Field and Stream Cup
A. C. Glassell of Shreveport Louisiana oilman and Ducks Unlimited president received the Field and Stream cup for outstanding conservation work in 1944. He led Louisiana sportsmen in creating a 37 000 acre waterfowl refuge in Alberta.
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Ducks Unlimited
New York
A. C. Glassell
Shreveport
Ducks Unlimited Inc
Louisiana
Alberta
West Point Receives Lambert Trophy In Undefeated Season
The Lambert Memorial trophy was presented to the undefeated and unitted West Point football team at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Lt Colonel Andy Gustafson, the backfield coach, accepted the trophy on behalf of the No. 1 ranked Eastern team in the final Associated Press poll.
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New York
Eastern College
West Point
Associated Press
Andy Gustafson
Waldorf/Astoria Hotel
Superbombers Lead Nation In Scoring After Loss
The Second Air Force Superbombers, despite losing to the Gremlins of the Third Air Force, reclaim the nation's top scoring spot with seven points to reach 507 for the season, surpassing Army's 504.
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Atlanta
Second Air Force Superbombers
Gremlins
Third Air Force
Gremlin
Superbombers
Army
Frogs Fall To Fort Worth Army Air Field Five
The TCU Horned Frogs were defeated 57 to 41 by the Fort Worth Army Air Field quintet in Fort Worth last night.
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Fort Worth
TCU Horned Frogs
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Sandies Face San Angelo Focus After Quarterback Club Talk
Amarillo coaches discuss the San Angelo Bobcats and Wichita Falls Coyotes ahead of the bi district clash. Coach Lynch lauds Sandies line, notes Eddie Gill scoring, Maurice Essary punt power, and Bobcats’ aerial threat led by Kenneth Carley. Players listed with injuries and returns frame anxious week.
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Howard Lynch
Amarillo High School
San Angelo Bobcats
Sandie
San Angelo
Lynch
Wichita Falls
Coyotes
Maurice Essary
Ed Gill
Bobcats
Angelo
Bebcats
Sandies
Amarillo
T. G. Hull
Lufkin Panthers
Kenneth Carley
Bobcat
San
Bill Attebury
Nolan Murr
Joe Frank Robberson
Lubbock Westerners
Harry Daily
Maverick Club column reports boys and sailors on leave
The Maverick Club column lists many local boys including Warren Tuckness, John Robert Plunket, Pat Austin and Pal Austin nicknamed the Sheik of Horace Mann. It notes first string competition, recent letters from Gene Turner and Wayne Carroll, and a December 22 awards dinner. Gene Turner describes Leyte invasion experiences and losses, with seven planes shot down and three probables.
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Maverick Club
Warren Tuckness
John Robert Plunket
Pat Austin
Ronald Johnson
Herman Wicker
Claudie McSmith
Mike McCarthy
Jodie McCarthy
Wayne Edmondson
Billy Marsh
Robert Reed
Pat McCarthy
Eugene Peters
Russell Reneau
Junior Peters
Rodney Shapple
Ernest Thrasher
Kenneth Connell
Jimmy Roberts
L. G. McDowell
Wayne Holloway
Floyd Johnson
Bobby Hudgins
Donald Renfro
Lloyd Hulsey
Richard Anderson
Edwin Collins
Jimmie Hamilton
Oscar Stidger
Richard Skapple
Jewell McDowell
James Kile
Pal Austin
Horace Mann
Pal
Art Sharp
John H. Plant
Robert Eubanks
U. S. Marine Corp
R. A. Boyter
Coast Guard
Bud Lilley
Wayne Carroll
South Pacific
Guam
Gene Turner
Central Pacific
Leyte
Gene
Workers urged to keep a single Social Security number
James L. Farmer of the Social Security office in Amarillo warns workers should have only one Social Security number. He says multiple numbers jeopardize rights to insurance benefits for survivors and emphasize the need to use the correct account number with every employer.
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James L. Farmer
Social Security Board
Amarillo
Farmer
Sky Giants Open Home Season With West Texas Buffs
The Amarillo Field Sky Giants host West Texas State Buffaloes at the Amarillo College gym at 8 p.m. Coach Emmett Crowe sets Dietz, Loeser, Byrnes, Dean, and Margello for the Sky Giants while Gus Miller brings Johnson, LaFollette, and Graves for the Buffaloes. Reserve players from Purdue Illinois Central Missouri and others join the visitors. Tickets at the door.
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Sky Giants
West Texas Buffs
Amarillo Field
West Texas State Buffaloes
Amarillo College
Gus Miller
Amarillo
West Texas
Deak Johnson
Metz LaFollette
Johnson
LaFollette
Sandie
Rufus Graves
Dick Wiggins
Norman Higgins
Graves
J. L. Houser
J. W. Malone
Emmett Crowe
Sky Giant
Hollis
Dietz
Don Loeser
Tommy Byrnes
Diz Dean
Mike Margello
North Dakota State
Loeser
Wisconsin
Byrnes
Seton Hall
Dean
Long Island University
Margello
City College of New York
Paul Stevens
Purdue
Russ Steger
Illinois
Jim Pollard
Central College of Missouri
Dave Wilson
John Carroll University
Cochran Must Beat Hoppe To Claim Billiard Title
Welker Cochran of San Francisco, undefeated in eight straight matches, must defeat his rival Willie Hoppe of New York to win the world three cushion billiard title. Cochran, unbeaten in 1944, beat Jay Bozeman of Vallejo 50 to 39 in 47 innings to stay in the finals.
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New York
U.P
Welker Cochran
San Francisco
Willie Hoppe
Cochran
Hoppe
Jay Bozeman
Vallejo
Cal
Amarillo Athletics and Steel Output Highlight Week
Amarillo High hosts Quarterback's Club meeting every Monday at 8. Amarillo Golden Sandies meet San Angelo Bobcats in San Angelo on Saturday afternoon December 16. Amarillo Field Sky Giants play West Texas State Buffaloes at Amarillo College Gym tonight at 8. U S steel production in 1943 reached 89.1 million tons, 70 percent higher than Axis Europe and Japan combined.
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Amarillo High School
Amarillo Golden Sandies
San Angelo Bobcats
San Angelo
Amarillo Field
Sky Giants
West Texas State Buffaloes
Amarillo College
U. S
Europe
Japan
Illinois Grid Star Dies From Battle Wounds
Lt. Richard Good former University of Illinois halfback in 1940 41 42 died of wounds suffered in France his widow Mrs Jeanne Good reports he was a South Bend Indiana native and one of the Illini best forward passers in a decade
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Champaign
III
Richard Good
University of Illinois
Ilini
France
Jeanne Good
South Bend
Ind
Owls Top Ellington Field Cage Team By 25 In Houston
Rice Owls built a 25 point lead with a strong first ten minutes then held on to beat Ellington Field 57 to 32 in Houston. The win adds to Rice’s early season momentum.
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OWLS
Houston
Rice Owls
Ellington Field
J G Reese Named Masonic District Deputy in Texas
J G Reese of Amarillo has been appointed a district deputy for Masonry in Texas. The announcement came from Waco by Bascom Giles, newly elected grand master. Reese will serve as the deputy in District No 99 amid 121 districts statewide.
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J. G. Reese
Amarillo
Texas
Waco
Bascom Giles
Mr. Reese
Junior High Orchestra Presents Christmas Concert
Under Miss Louise Dicken the Elizabeth Nixon Junior High School orchestra will perform a Christmas concert at 8 o clock tonight. The 35 piece ensemble will include solo and ensemble numbers and admission is free for the public.
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Louise Dicken
Elizabeth Nixson
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