Sandies Face Bombers In Cage Clash At Armory
The Sandies seek to extend a long home winning streak as Coach Dan Salkeld brings the Amarillo Army Air Field Bombers to the High School Armory for an 8 30 p m tipoff. Salkeld’s lineup features five forwards and a deep guard corps from notable colleges.
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T. G. Hull
Golden Sandie
Childress Bobcats
Dan Salkeld
Amarillo Army Air Field
Sandies
Ferchow
Eastern Illinois University
Salkeld
Irving Dean
Long Island University
Ed Ossoski
West Virginia University
Jim Pollard
Central Missouri College
John Accarno
Niagara University
Jerry Schlichter
City College of New York
High School
Friona Chiefs
Friona
Kenneth Houlette
Clovis
Larbuddy
Chiefs
Canyon
Dimmitt
Panhandle
Canyon High School
Norton Says Aggies Are Psychological Underdogs
Miami December 30 a statement by Homer Norton says the favored Texas Aggies should be rated even with LSU in the Orange Bowl as they enter the New Year Classic as psychological underdogs. Norton notes that beating LSU twice is the hard part.
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Miami
Fla
Texas Aggies
Louisiana State University
Homer Norton
Norton
LSU
Eight Golden Sandies Honorable Mention on All State Team
Amarillo's eight Golden Sandstorm players Irwin Lynch Watts Owens Hearne Gettys Bauman Reynolds earned honorable mention on the United Press All-State High School football team. The 1944 squad highlights Lufkin Goose Creek and San Angelo with repeaters Walmsley Boyles, Layne, Rathbone and others.
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Amarillo Golden Sandstorm
United Press
Irwin
Lynch
Watts
Owens
Hearne
Gettys
Bauman
Reynolds
ED Fite
Lufkin
Goose Creek
San Angelo
Highland Park
Pampa
Thomas Jefferson
San Antonio
George Walmsley
Charles Boyles
Walmsley
Ganders
Boyles
Milton Rathbone
Bobby Layne
San Angeleans
Layne
Rathbone
George Graham
Charles Easter
Waco
Dick McKissack
Oliver McKay
Bill Taylor
North Side
Fort Worth
Buddy Shotwell
Alan Sparkman
Thomas Rehak
Dennis
Cook
Williams
Ernest Rutland
Jesse Bolles
Walter Roberds
Joe Williams
Whitaker
Jeff Davis
Houston
Rowan
Breckenridge
Jones
Reiger
Lubbock
Gaddy
Samaniego
el Paso High
Marable
Odom
McAllen
McClendon
Austin
Flowers
Staewan
San Antonio Tech
Clark
Faucet
Nacogdoches
Koch
Ollwage
Sunset of
Dallas
Lounsberry
Peacock
Vernon
Gallagher
Fry
Marshall
McKinley
Kern
Amarillo
McKinney
Collie
Brackenridge
Winkels
Plainview
Harris
Wichita Falls
Backs—Gray
Galveston
Samuels
Matney
Pierce
Hix
Gravely
Childress
Burch and Halfpenney
Sunset
Saxon
Imhoff
Leeper
Hedrick
Sweetwater
Walker
Blakely
Longview
West Point Is His Pet Grieve Now
Midshipman M. T. Johnson Jr on Christmas leave from the United States Naval Academy says his football future is at West Point instead of Lubbock. The Amarillo High School star, co-captain of the 1940 state champions, was a Navy substitute this season and hopes for a regular berth next year.
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West Point
Lubbock
M. T. Johnson, Jr
M. T. Johnson
Hayden Street
United States Naval Academy
Lubbock Westerners
Golden Sandies
Young Johnson
Amarillo
Texas
M. T
Hal Hamberg
Middies
Columbia
Penn
Johnson
Bowling Scores Civic League and Clubs Standouts
Civic League Victory Alleys Lions won two matches with 870 863 914. Jaycees No. 1 won one with 793 882 902. American Legion won one 1749 817 787 over Elks 835 798 853. Optimist won three 802 780 775 over Kiwanis Blues 741 772 729. Kiwanis Golds won two 823 913 770 over Rotary 815 837 699. Jaycees No. 2 won three 840 852 807 over BPOE 676 812 793. Individual honors Teas Optimists 208 194 188 590.
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Civic League
Dallas Quintets Ride High in Dallas Invitation Tournament
Dallas high school teams reached the quarterfinals with five advancing after second round wins. North Dallas beat Waco favorite 37 34 to move as a top seed and faces Crozier Tech in tonight’s feature. Other results include Crozier Tech 55 24 over Ben Wheeler, Sunset 53 14 over Athens, Arlington Heights 48 19 over Mineola, Woodrow Wilson 55 27 over Boles Home, Highland Park 25 18 over Gladewater, North Side 34 30 over Blossom, and Bowie 43 3 over Adamson with quarterfinal pairings Bowie vs North Side Arlington Heights vs Sunset Woodrow Wilson vs Highland Park.
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Dallas
U.P
North Dallas
Waco
Crozier Tech
Crozier
Ben Wheeler
Sunset of
Athens
Arlington Heights
Fort Worth
Mineola
Woodrow Wilson
Boles
Highland Park
Gladewater
North Side
Blossom
Bowie
Adamson
Baylor to Play Game in Dallas Saturday Night
Baylor University officials announced that the upcoming game will be held in Dallas this Saturday night. Athletic Director James H. Stewart provided the details.
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Dallas
U.P
Southern Methodist University
ASTP
Baylor University
James H. Stewart
Frey Sets N L Second Baseman Fielding Record In 1943
Lonnie Frey of the Cincinnati Reds set a NL second baseman fielding record for 1943 with a .985 average, 13 errors in 873 chances and 112 double plays as Cincinnati led NL fielding. Eddie Miller was top shortstop at .980. Elbie Fletcher led first basemen at .996. Merrill May topped at third with .863.
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New York
Lonnie Frey
Cincinnati Reds
Frey
Earl Adams
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Eddie Miller
Elbie Fletcher
Pittsburgh Pirates
Merril May
Philadelphia Phillies
Fletcher
May
Dan Litwhiler
Phils
Cardinals
Boston
Phillies
Balta
College Tournament Scores From Oklahoma City Meet
The report lists college and service team scores from a tournament in Oklahoma City. Teams include Tufts Princeton Cornell Illinois Yale North Carolina Fort Bragg Oklahoma Texas Tech Rice Oklahoma A&M and others with varied final tallies.
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Dimmitt
Windy Nicklaus
West Texas State College
United Press
Massoula
Havre
Princeton
Brooklyn Poly
Tufts
Boston
Naval Receptions Station
North Carolina
Pro Flight
Fort Bragg
Cornell
Connecticut
Illinois
Great Lakes
Columbus
Yale
Denver
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Norman Nas
Rice
Texas Tech
Texas Christian
Phillips University
Oklahoma A & M
Southwestern
Texas
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I Warner
Kelly Tire Service
Texaco Products
Verlie Horner
Charles Sheets
Dennis Doyle
Eric Lipke
Hughes
Bill Cook
S. F. Austin
M. T. Johnson, JR. x
State Headquarters For Selective Service
WMC
Pantex
Hitler
Tojo
F Amarillo
Tuan
Selective Service Board
Imme
United States Employment Service
Grildress
Bor
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Amarillo, Texas
Certain-feed Products Corporation
Diamond Shop
Polk
Printing CO
Taylor St.camarila
Miller
Reds
Boston Braves
Ford Frick
Claude Passeau
Elmer Riddle
Cin
Cinnati
Passeau
al Lopez
Pittsburgh
Tommy Livingston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Georgetown
Southwestern University
el Paso
New Mexico
R. M. Medley
U. S
Eugene Polk and Associates
Rule
C. R. I. and
P. Railway
Liberal
Kansas
Dalhart
Pratt
Railroad Retirement Board
Wichita
Kansas City
War Man Power Commission
Co. C. Cunningham
Dupont
Blackburn ‘Bros
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