Sandies and Lions duel for Texas scholboy title in Dallas
Early demand for grid seats signals a record crowd as Amarillo and Greenville prepare for the Texas scholboy championship at SMU Stadium. Ticket sales show 4,900 for Greenville and 1,000 for Amarillo with students included, while Bert Marshall recovers from injury and both teams plan for aerial offense and travel logistics.
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Associated Press
Amarillo Golden Sandies
Greenville Lions
Texas
Ponies Polish Off For Melee Before Rose Bowl
Dallas Texas December 24 The Southern Methodist Mustangs enter the polish stage in preparation for the Rose Bowl with Stanford on New Year’s Day Coach Madison Bell cancels scrimmage to prevent injuries The squad will have no Christmas holiday and will train in California after a final practice tomorrow A two hour rehearsal polished new land and aerial plays Frank G Dickinson Illinois professor watched the session and presented the Knute K Rockne Memorial Trophy to Bell at the SMU Alumni banquet last night
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Dallas
Texas
Southern Methodist Mustangs
Stanford
Madison Bell
Mustangs
California
Frank G. Dickinson
University of Illinois
Knute K. Rockne
Dickinson
Bell
Southern Methodist
Louis Cuba bout off after Havana security scare
Heavyweight title clash between Joe Louis and Izzy Gastanaga scheduled for Dec 29 in Havana is canceled after Louis reports two armed committeemen warned him. Louis, returning from Cuba, says the display convinced him the fight would not take place. A strange line about 120 million fish per square mile appears in the text.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Havana
Joe Louis
Detroit Negro
Izzy Gastanaga
Jacobs
Gastanaga
Julian Black
Louis
Mike
Ryan Grappples Greek Grunter in Armory Semi Final
Billy Hallas the Greek terror faces Ray Ryan from Colorado in the Armory semi final on Thursday night. The main event matches Sailor Tex Watkins against Sailor Whaler Moran for up to three falls. A fast prelim starts the show with tickets available at City Drug Store on Polk Street.
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Billy Hallas
Ray Ryan
Colorado
Armory
Ryan
Tex Watkins
Whaler Moran
Gory McShain
Moran
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Texans Chase Four Postseason Football Bowls
Texans look to post season as four Texas teams prepare for big bowls on New Year’s Day. SMU faces Stanford in the Rose Bowl. TCU battles LSU in the Sugar Bowl. Hardin-Simmons meets New Mexico A&M in the Sun Bowl. Texas College of Tyler takes on Alabama State in the Chocolate Bowl. Amarillo meets Greenville for the state schoolboy title in Dallas with 21000 expected.
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Dallas
Texas
Southern Methodist
Stanford
Christian
Louisiana State
New Orleans
Hardin- Simmons University of Abilene
Lone Star State
Fl Paso
New Mexico Aggies
Texas College of Tyler
Alabama State
Tyler
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Pasadena
Calif
Santa
Dempsey to Stage National Elimination For Louis Rival
New York declares boxing plan to seek a future foe for Joe Louis. Jack Dempsey reports receiving over a thousand applications from aspiring heavyweights across the United States and Canada and will run a professional elimination tournament to find a skilled youngster to train for Louis.
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New York
U.P
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
United States
Canada
Dempsey's
Louis
Dempsey
Basil Jack
Maxie Waxman
U. S
Amarillo Tickets On Sale For State Final In Dallas
Amarillo grid fans may buy 1000 advance tickets for the Golden Sandstorm versus the Greenville Lions at Ownby Stadium in Dallas. Sale starts tomorrow at 9 in Maxor Drug Store Fisk Building with extra tickets to be issued if demand exceeds supply.
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Amarillo Grid
Golden Sandstorm
Greenville Lions
Dallas
Amarillo
Maxor Drug
Fisk
Southern Methodist
Ownby
Last Minute Gift Suggestions for Men and Boys
A catalog style list features items such as mufflers belts gloves jackets shirts pajamas robes pull-over sweaters and smart shoes. Prices range from under 2 to about 29 with varied discounts and a mix of clothing and utility goods including uniforms haversacks cook kits first aid kits and other outdoor or personal items.
Schmeling Will Beat Louis And End His Career, Jacobs Says
United Press from Miami reports Joseph Jacobs predicts Max Schmeling will defeat Joe Louis and likely end Louis's career after seven to eight rounds. Jacobs cites Schmeling’s past victims and says Louis could not match Schmeling’s power, even noting the Spaniard Paulino’s wear.
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Henry McLemorf
United Press
Miami
Serking
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Joseph Jacobs
Schmeling
Louis
Joe
Mr. Jacobs
Max
Steve Hamas
Germany
Walter
Willie
Cleveland
Johnny Risko
Joe Sekora
Paulino
Jacobs
Paulie
Barcelona
Final Plans for Panhandle League Games Made Monday
Five teams paid entrance fees to form the Panhandle Basketball League at a Monday meeting. An eight‑team league is planned with three more clubs joining. The schedule runs 11 weeks starting January 7 with games on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Amarillo College gymnasium. Participating firms include Canadian River Gas, Panhandle Laundry, Red and White Stores, Presbyterian Church, and Amarillo High Yannigans. other teams are News-Globe, Fleming Business College, and Phillips Petroleum Company.
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Panhandle Basketball League
At & O
W. L. Buck Company
Polk Street
Amarillo College
Canadian River Gas Company
Panhandle Laundry
Red and White
Presbyterian Church
Amarillo High School
Yannigans
News-Globe
Fleming Business College
Phillips Petroleum Company
Kingfish Levin Weds Roxanna Glickman Krakow Then Divorce Granted
Roxanna Glickman Krakow known as Rosie, a fan dancer, obtains an uncontested divorce from Harris Krakow the Kingfish after claiming cruelty amid claims he won two boxing bouts. She waives alimony and resumes her maiden name. The couple wed in Crown Point Indiana after meeting at the Century of Progress in 1954. Mrs Carey Selph dies in Houston after giving birth to the couple’s first child.
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Associated Press
Tiff Denton
Missouri
Denton
Harrison
Ark
Johnny Kling
Chicago
Johnny Evers
Kling
Kansas City
Gus Copulos
Cleveland
Philip J. Finnegan
Roxanna
Rosie
Century of Progress
Carey Selph
Houston
Texas
Carry Selph
The
Houston Buffs
St. Joseph's Infirmary
Selphs
Ivy League football plan abandoned amid shared ground
Eight eastern universities Brown Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Pennsylvania Princeton Yale form the Ivy group while Army and Navy decline big ten framing. A note on golf rule changes and a boxing show at Madison Square Garden closes with a sportswriter’s quip on Joe Louis challengers.
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New York
Brown
Columbia
Cornell
Dartmouth
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Hale
Army
Navy
Phillip Ross
Montreal
Gene Sarazen
Madison Square Garden
Ned Brown
Joe Louis
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Norman
Pep Squad
Baker Hotel
Ownby Stadium
Maverick Club
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Will Winch
Herring Hotel
Pitman
Carl Clifft
Dykeman
FE. J. Counts
Alvis Grant
Edward Sharp
Donnie Sharp
Galloway
Jimmie Taylor
Marlin Sharp
Roy Turner
Ford Turner
Frank
Tom Nabers
Mrs. Cooper
Capitol Hotel
Sean McDonald
Johnny Cobb
Frisco
Dover
Cuba
Colorado Miner
Palo Alto
Charles Cheshire
Bill Wallace
Rice Institute
Cheshire
Wallace
Santa Anita
Los Angeles
A. A. Baroni
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Cavalcade
NEW Bank
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Jack
Epsom Downs
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Texas Racing Commission
Arlington
Glendale
Pat Abbott
Altadena
Joe Williams
New York World-Telegram
Murray Hospital
Williams
Blackburn
Pendleton Car
Teather
Arrow
Sid
Dobbs
Beeen
Weeebene
Seettereo
Kaynee
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Lackburn Bros
Hamas
Neasel
Harris Krakow
Kingfish Levinsky
Roxanna Glickman Krakow
Lena Levy
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