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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
12
Lufkin and San Angelo head to Port Arthur for the penultimate Texas schoolboy football round. Dallas odds list San Angelo at seven points and Lufkin at seven and a half, with Highland Park and Port Arthur also in the mix. All four semi finalists are each 11 and 1.
Weekend sports schedule lists golf at Ross Rogers and Amarillo Country Club with handicap events for women and municipal groups. Basketball features Sky Giants versus Roswell Army Air Field at Amarillo College Gym. leagues include Metropolitan, Santa Fe, Pantex, Civic, Texaco, and Banner Bowl at Victory Alleys.
Amarillo Sandies host Oklahoma City Classen at Amarilloigh School Armory Friday night Dec 29 in a basketball matchup. Amarillo Field Sky Giants play Roswell Army Air Field at Amarillo College Gym Saturday night Dec 23. West Texas State Buffaloes enter Oklahoma City All College Basketball Tournament Dec 27-29.
Howie Stretch Schultz of the Brooklyn Dodgers will play center for Hamline University against City College at Madison Square Garden on December 28. Despite a large pro baseball career, wartime eligibility rules allow his college participation as he finishes education in St. Paul.
Dick Harris captain and center of the Wichita Falls Coyotes, 144 district title holders, named outstanding player of District 2-AA by a poll of players conducted by the Exchange Club. Sammy Pierce and Loren Ashley of Vernon placed second and third.
Rice Owls rout Pentathlon Military team of Mexico City 62 to 32 for their fifteenth straight victory. Bill Henry led with 21 points as Rice dominated the game with early pace and control.
Sandie co captain John Bob Watts left yesterday to join the Navy after one physical here. He will take final tests in Dallas today and turns 18 on December 22. Watts, a three year letterman, has been Amarillo High School captain and center, helped Sam Houston Rangers win the junior high pennant, and rowed into the Sandie backfield before earning AHS 1942 state semifinal status. He will graduate at mid term, whether in Amarillo or not.
The St. Louis Browns are voted the No 1 comeback team of 1944 by 8&7 sports editors. Browns led by Luke Sewell top Sam Snead and others in a poll tallying 71 points to claim the honor while improving to an 89-65 record after a 72-80 season in 1943.
Elizabeth Nixson Junior High School defeated Sam Houston Rangers 22 to 1 as Rangers failed to score a field goal. Arthur Brown and Bobby Brown led with six points each and Elizabeth Nixson led 17 to 1 at halftime. In the B game Sam Houston won 23 to 18.
A holiday request letter from Ruth Dorris asks Santa to grant higher scores for many local bowling teams and players. She names Pioneers League, Boxwell's, Ida Thornton, Mickey's Cafe, Midway Package, Ohio National, Frances Parkinson, Builders Supply, Thomas Bakery, Billie Melton, Pantex League, Lockhart, Hanes, Brazeal, Scott, Edna Smith, Gladys Page, Bobby West, Inez Otten, Ed Harris replacement Don Blatzheim, and the need for War Bonds and Peace on Earth.
Amarillo High School hosts the Classen Comets of Oklahoma City Friday night December 29 at the Armory. Coach T G Hull's Sandies opened the season in Childress losing 32 to 24 to the Bobcats while the Comets visit with a 14-13 halftime lead against the host team.
In the recreation department invitational high school basketball tourney North Side Steers beat Forney 44 22 Arlington Heights defeated Amon Carter Riverside 34 17 Springtown won 26 24 over Bowie and North Dallas Bulldogs edged Pampa Harvesters 26 22 leaving eight teams in the running for the title.
Joe Tinker, famed for the Tinker to Evers to Chance double play combo, is in fair condition at Orange General Hospital after nasal hemorrhages. He previously battled a pneumonia attack but had been in excellent health.
Willie Mosconi world pocket billiards champion could clinch the non-title series against Ralph Greenleaf by winning both afternoon and evening matches today. Mosconi holds a 5-2 edge in the 13 block series.
Byron E. Hitchcock petty officer ends a month’s leave to report in New Orleans. Veteran of the Southwest Pacific with three major engagements has two years in service, mostly overseas. Former manager of Furr Food on Sixteenth Avenue, visiting his mother Mrs. Helen Hitchcock at 801 Alabama.
Guests at the H. T. Cornelius home 1620 Van Buren include Mrs. R. C. Frazier of Albuquerque and Mrs. H. L. Brewer and daughter Betty Lynn of Childress. They will stay until after Christmas.
Sunday visitors in Lubbock will be Mr and Mrs L R Cherryholmes and daughters Frances Helen and Oveta. The Cherryholmes live at 200 North Florida.
The Kelly Field Fliers canceled their Friday night game against the Amarillo Field Sky Giants due to player losses from transfers. Sky Giants coach Lt Emmett Crowe was informed yesterday. Next home game is Saturday against Roswell Army Air Base at Amarillo College gym.
College Station reports the death of Joe Routt, Texas A and M football All-America guard in 1936 and 1937, a captain who commanded an infantry company, killed in action in Europe on December 10. widow notified in Brenham.
Dallas Naval Air Station beat the Pony squad 54 to 45 as Lannehan scored 26 points and Martin added 16 to lead the attack. The win followed Tuesday's defeat and avenged the prior loss for the Tars.
Potter County Tuberculosis Association faces a shortfall of about $2,000 toward a $9,000 minimum. Chairman W. S. Clifford urges citizen support with three days left in the Christmas Seal drive. Seals available at the post office booth or the association office, and can be mailed on request.
Jack Fitzgerald and J. T. Henson of Fort Worth are guests of R. O. McGraw at the Herring Hotel this week.
Mr and Mrs Welsey Jones and children Quane and Gail of 1607 C Hayden Street left today for Kerrville to spend the Christmas holidays.
The St. Louis Cardinals swept four of seven NL fielding titles led by Billy Southworth’s team record 982 fielding percentage and 112 errors, surpassing Cincinnati’s 1940 mark. Ray Sanders Marty Marion Whitey Krooski and John Hopp anchored top divisions while Woody Williams Bucky Walters and Al Lopez earned separate honors.
The Corpus Christi Naval Air Station quintet jumped ahead in the opening minutes and continued to pull away, overpowering the Texas Aggies 63 to 20 in the late game. The contest took place in College Station last night with the NAS team showcasing a wide scoring margin.
New York December 21 matches in the Mike Jacobs Twentieth Century Sporting Club lineup include a Lee Oma versus Joe Baksi bout tentatively set for January 12 and a Johnny Greco versus Bobby Ruffin rematch on January 28.
A. D. Foreman III will arrive home this week to visit his parents Dr and Mrs A D Foreman Jr. A D Foreman attends Baylor University in Waco.
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