Sandies Seek Cage Foes as Classen Game Is Cancelled
Amarillo High School Sandies basketball schedule faces disruption after Classen High School Oklahoma City cancels Friday contest. Coach Hull seeks one or two replacements, with Dumas and Dalshart contact made. Sandies have played once this season, losing 32 to 24 to Childress. Next week, Childress visits Tuesday and Tucumcari comes Friday January 5.
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T. G. Hull
Amarillo
Sandies
Classen High School
Oklahoma City
Classen
Oklahoma
Dallas
Hull
Dumas
Dalshart
Childress Bobcats
Childress
Tucumcari
West Texas State Buffaloes Enter Oklahoma City Tourney
West Texas State Buffaloes entered in the Oklahoma City All College Basketball Tournament to be held December 27 to 29. The Fourth Annual Eskimo Open Golf Tournament is set for New Year’s Day at the Amarillo Country Club. The Ninth Annual Globe-News Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament runs January 23 to 25 at Auditorium USO.
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West Texas State Buffaloes
Oklahoma City
Amarillo Country Club
Globe-News
Auditorium
Us.o
Warren Babb
Lesnevich to Return in Buffalo Warmup Bout
World light heavyweight champion Gus Lesnevich returns to the ring in Buffalo in a eight round bout with Phil Muscato as a preview of comeback challenges for champions in military service. Lesnevich joined the Coast Guard in 1942 and hasn’t defended the title since October 1943. Muscato has won eight of nine since Navy discharge and will meet the title holder at or near the 176 pound light heavyweight limit.
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N. Y
Gus Lesnevich
Lesnevich
U. S. Coast Guard
Phil Muscato
Joe Thomas
Wilmington
Del
Clifton
N. J
Muscato
Waco Army Air Field Extends Win Streak to Ten
Waco Army Air Field defeated Blackland Army Air Field 55 to 47 to run its season score to ten straight wins. The game ended with WAAF leading 23 to 18 at halftime and winning in the night contest at their home base.
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Waco
U.P
Waco Army Air Field
Blackland
Army Air Field
WAAF
Highland Park and Port Arthur Brace for State Final
Cold rains kept Highland Park Highlanders and Port Arthur Yellow Jackets indoors for calisthenics and drills as they prepared for the state schoolboy championship in Austin. Coaches Rusty Russell and Tom Dennis focused on defense and blocking to counter opposing ground power, with final lineup notes on Bert Reeder’s status.
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United Press
Highland Park Highlanders
Port Arthur Yellow Jackets
Austin
University of Texas
Rusty Russell
Highlanders
Tom den
Nis
Lufkin
Highland Park
Bert Reeder
Bowl Opponents Rapidly Rounding Into Combat Form
Local sports card notes upcoming bowls and league play across Texaco and Banner circuits. Duke and Alabama bring home grown talent to the Sugar Bowl while Tulsa Miami and East West classic teams prep for New Year games. Cotton Bowl drills focus on conditioning as Texas Christian and Oklahoma A and M sharpen for January 1.
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New Orleans
Duke Blue Devils
Alabama Crimson Tide
Duke
North Carolina
Clark Jones
Richmond
John Krista
Mee-Kees Rock
Alabama
Lowell Ten
Waynesboro
Miss
John Wozniak
Fairhope
Jack McConville
Wheeling
W. Va
Fred Grant
Christenberry
Dallas
U.P
Texas Christian
Oklahoma A. & M
Stillwater
Okla
Aggies
Jim Lookabaugh
Fort Worth
T. C. U. Horned Frogs
Football Writers Association to form Southwest chapter
Sports writers of the state will convene in Austin at 10 30 A M in the Austin Hotel to organize a Southwest chapter of the Football Writers Association of America. The meeting accompanies the state schoolboy football final between Port Arthur and Highland Park Dallas.
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Austin
Southwest
Football Writers Association of America
Port Arthur
Highland Park
Dallas
Jai Alai Booms As Racing Faces Shutdown
In Miami on December 27 crowds flocked to jai alai as race tracks near a January 3 shutdown. Christmas night drew 3,541 spectators who wagered 38,295 dollars on the Basque game described as acrobatic handball.
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Miami
Fla
Houston Post Golden Gloves Opens Entry List
The eighth annual Houston Post Golden Gloves boxing carnival announced entries from Southeast Texas amateurs across weight classes from flyweight to heavyweight. The event runs January 23 through January 25 in Houston.
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Houston
U.P
Houston Post
Texas
Browns Dominate Sporting News Honors with 3 Top Awards
The Sporting News names Luke Sewell Browns manager of the year Marty Marion Cardinals top player and William O De Witt Browns general manager top executive The ex Browns and Cardinals leaders are credited with turning St Louis into the season's surprise pennant winner Also recognized are Wish Egan Zeller Southworth Newhouser and Cambria
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Sporting News
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Browns
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Cardinals
William O. DeWitt
Marion
Baseball Weekly
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Baseball Writers’ Association
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DeWitt
Wish Egan
Detroit Tigers
the Weekly
Jack Zeller
Billy Southworth
Cardinal
Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tiger
Joe Cambria
Washington Senators
General Patch Praises 36th Division for France Valor
Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch commends Maj. Gen. John E. Dahlquist and the 36th Division for relentless combat from the southern France beachhead to the Alsace plains. He notes continuous effort, no rest, and decisive action that adds a proud page to the division’s history.
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Dallas
Alexander M. Patch
Dallas Morning News
Wick Fowler
John E. Dahlquist
Patch
France
Alsace Plains
It Has Never Rained On an Orange Bowl Game
The sponsors hope for dry weather as forecasts note January 1 is typically Miami’s driest day. The Orange Bowl game awaits conditions after a string of precipitation-free Decembers.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Kile Reports for Duty at RANDOLPH RAF School
Lt. Richard S. Kile of Amarillo reports to Randolph Field for duty with the RAF Training Command Central Instructor's School. He is the son of Mr and Mrs E Preston Kile of 1818 Taylor.
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Kile
Randolph
Richard S. Kile
Amarillo
Randolph Field
RAF Training Command
E. Preston Kile
Taylor
Mars Temperature Range Report
Astronomers estimate Mars reaches about 50 degrees Fahrenheit at noon and plunges to around 40 below by midnight revealing large diurnal swings on the planet.
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Mars
Package delivers tips and fat content remark in Oldroyd case
Mrs Ralph Oldroyd of Arkansas City Kansas received a package of scissors costume jewelry and knickknacks plus 2 50 from a person once employed in her home years ago A note claimed the items were to replace those lost or Porks a satisfactory meat to cure because it contains a high proportion of fat which aids preventing the lean from hardening during curing
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Arkansas City
Kanis
Ralph Oldroyd
Father Address Or Commanding Officer
A terse notice listing either the father or guardian address or the commanding officer as the primary contact for service or authorization, indicating a formal request or requirement to deliver documents or communications to the named party.
May Leave Only Teen-Agers Draft Likely for College Teams
Washington dispatch reports 4-Fs from Army and Navy may be inducted affecting college rosters next fall. War Mobilizer Byrnes says selective service will re examine all 4-Fs including college athletes with no discrimination. New Year bowls appear secure but timing limits further reviews.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Office of War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Dead Man Says It's Loud Enough to Wake the Dead
Detectives Vecchio and Bettinger in Spokane try to access a missing man’s house after days of search. They hear a voice inside saying the noise would wake the dead, as doors and windows remain locked and efforts continue.
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Spokane
Wash
Mike Vecchio
August Bettinger
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