Diamond Shop Sweepstakes draws five players to town
Garder Wells of Dallas says five men will travel to Amarillo for the Diamond Shop Sweepstakes. The group includes Wells Harry Marsh Wink Jordan Joan Summers and Harvey Alfreds who plan a pre tournament match in Lubbock. Also noted are high scores and upcoming league actions with several bowlers posting strong series as the Major League resumes January 7, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Harris
Don Blatzheim
Garder Wells
Dallas
Diamond Shop
Wells
Harry Marsh
Wink Jordan
Joan Summers
Harvey Alfreds
Lubbock
Lefty Bleakney
Mac McMinn
Tough Foe For Sandies
Amarillo High School Sandies face the Amarillo Army Air Field Bombers in a 8:30 p.m. clash as Dick Wiggins and Rufus Graves contend for the scoring lead. Sanford Edquist and Jack Waghorn trail, with Kenneth Kelly and Buddy Ratcliff adding scoring depth for the Sandies under coach Lt. Dan Salkeld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Wiggins
Rufus Graves
Amarillo
Sanford Edquist
Jack Waghorn
Waghorn
Kenneth Kelly
Buddy Ratcliff
Kelly
Sandies
Friona Chiefs
Chiefs
Pat Babb
Norman Higgins
Teverese
Glenn Wiliams
John Bob Watts
Jimmy Bell
Teeeee
Bill Dixon
Seuvee Tonne
Robert Hooks
Tee
Leonard Nussbaum
Oklahoma A and M Tops Texas Tech 44 to 24
Oklahoma A and M defeated Texas Tech 44 to 24 in a basketball game. Phillips Oilers beat Texas Christian 66 to 26. Will Rogers Field trounced Sheppard Field 42 to 29. Baylor edged Corsicana Field 45 to 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Oklahoma A and M
TexasTech
Phillips Oilers
Texas Christian
Will Rogers
Sheppard Field
Baylor
Corsicana
BEARS
Baylor University
Airmen
Deer and Turkey Seasons End Today Across Species
The deer and turkey hunting season ends at sundown today. Squirrel hunting also closes today while quail runs through January 16. Ducks and geese may be hunted through January 10. Bass and crappie may be fished through February with closed seasons in March and April.
Local Week Sports Card for Amarillo Area Venues
Bowling major league postponed at Victory Alleys 8:30 P M. Amarillo Golden Sandiers and Amarillo Army Air Field Bombers clash at High School Armory 8 30 P M Saturday. Eskimo Open golf at Sunset Course and Weekend Handicap at Ross Rogers and Amarillo Country Club. Various league and tournament events across Banner Bowl Victory Alleys Ross Rogers and Santa Fe venues through week with women and civic leagues scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Teas
Sandie Rooter
Victory Alleys
Roy Stockton
Lions Club
Roy
Bill Farmer
The
Elks
Jim Hudson
Kiwanis Golds
Jim
Amarillo Golden Sandiers
Amarillo Army Air Field Bombers
High School Armory
Sunset Course
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Golden Sandies
Friona Chiefs
Amarillo
Eaneo Hgitan
Banner Bowl
Santa Fe League
Victory Bowl
Banner ‘Bowl
Maares
Amarillo Bowl
Bowling Civic League
Ladies Pioneer League
Vic Alleys
Texaco League
Dahlgren Traded to Pirates in Eight Club Deal
Philadelphia reports that first baseman Ellsworth Dahlgren known as Babe joins the Pittsburgh Pirates in a deal that sends catcher Ernie Phelps to the Phillies. The move marks Dahlgren’s eighth major league team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ellsworth
Babe) Dahlgren
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ernie
Babe) Phelps
Philadelphia Phillies
All-State Texas football names selected by AP
The AP unveils a historic All-State list with eleven schools represented. San Angelo dominates the first team with four picks, while Lufkin and Highland Park earn multiple spots. Notables include Joe Williams, Bill Cook, Bobby Layne, Y A Tittle, Milton Saxon, and Oliver McKay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold V. Ratliff
Texas
Associated Press
Rio Grande Valley
San Angelo
Lufkin
Highland Park
Dallas
San Antonio
Joe Williams
Williams
Jess Bolles
Pete Odoms
McAllen
Alan Sparkman
Giant
Thomas Jefferson
Bill Cook
Austin
Houston
Cook
Charles Sheets
North Side
Fort Worth
Richard Rowan
Breckenridge
Bobby Layne
George Walmsley
Goose Creek
Charles Boyles
Pampa
Charles Easter
Heart and Soul
Milton Rathbone
Oliver McKay
Y. A. Tittle
Bill Taylor
Jack Wiswell
Dwayne Tucker
Waco
Forrest Grigg
Longview
Guy Ownes
Amarillo
John Rollwage
Sun- Set
Suards
Doug MacDonald
George Collins
Vernie Horner
George Shotwell
Vernon
Fred Goodwin
Sunset
Burne
Arthur
George Graham
David Carnes
Ysleta
Jefferson
Jesse Bolles
Bowl Games Wind Up Screwy Grid Season
A quirky football year ends with bowl games headlined by a nine week layoff for Washington and a Rose Bowl matchup featuring USC and a nine week rested rival. West Coast war charit ies and Texas Cotton Bowl receipts prime the scene as Oil Bowl debuts in Houston and Randolph Field’s Flyers join the charity drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Houston
Texas
Washington
Trojans
Southern California
San Francisco
el Paso
New Mexico
Randolph Field
Flyers
Army Air Forces Aid Society
Glenn Dobbs
Longhorns
Texas University
Invitation Tourney Reaches Semi-Finals in Dallas
Dallas high schools Bowie Crozier Tech Sunset Highland Park advance to semi finals in the Dallas High School Invitation Basketball Tournament. Bowie beat North Side Fort Worth 39 29 Tech edged North Dallas 31 32 Sunset crushed Arlington Heights 82 39 and Highland Park beat Woodrow Wilson 40 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Tyler
Gatewood
Waco
Samaniego
el Paso High
Wentworth
Poly
Fort Worth
McClendon
Austin
McKinley
Pampa
Davis
Kilgore
Forst
Abilene
Bragg
Bonham
Jackson
Denison
Lawrence
Hillsboro
Hughes
San Angelo
Rojas
Crozier Tech
Dallas
Hardy
Port Arthur
Lee
Milby
Houston
Howard
Ysleta
Winkels
Plainview
Dorsey
Marshall
Buckner
Cleburne
Harris
Wichita Falls
Kern
oGose Creek
Backs
Carley
Edinburg
MecKissick
Jefferson
San Antonio
Henderson
Blakely
Longview
Taylor
Lufkin
Walker
Highland Park
Stark
Sherman
Waterhouse
Ornelas
Bowie
el Paso
Sherrod
North Sid
Watson
Temple
Williams
Rowe
Livingston
Morrow
North Side
Peacock
IRWIN
Amarillo
Cook
Odessa
MIXON
Samuels
Engle
Greenville
Weber
Halfpenny
Sunset
Gibson
Paris
Scott
Athens
Spires
Hedrick
Sweetwater
Newhill
Curtis
Olson
Waxahachie
Taff
Jacobie
Electra
Cox
Breckenridge
Gravely
Childress
Yates
Amon Carter
Riverside
Gray
Galveston
Hunt
Goose Creek
Hirschfield
Jeff Davis
Coffer
Robbins
Means
Brackenridge
Pierce
Vernon
Ruff
Woodrow Wilson
Tech
North Dallas
Arlington Heights
Plano
Ben Wheeler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Guy Owens
Ted Buccola
Squirky Blanchard
Lee Sparks
Furt
Civic League
Rotary Club
Optimists
Kiwanis Blues
Jaycees
BPOE
Pede Powell
Charlie Bates
Ivan Boxwell
Jim Cogdell
Matt Hudson
Suitcase Ridings
Harve Bailey
Harve
Pfe. Bailey
United States Army
Pacific
Wiggins
Graves
Amarillo Field
Dan Salkeld
George Ausbach
Dahlgren
Howard Tucker
Erick Lipke
Jefferson Davis
Harold Claassen
Bernie Moore
Louisiana State
Bald Homer Norton
Texas A. & M
Miami
Texas Raydets
Tulsa
Georgia Tech
Eddie Prokop
Oklahoma
Arkansas A and M
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Jesuit
Adamson
Amon Carter-Riverside
Grand Prairie
Mineola
Fort Bliss
Camp Barkeley
Blackburn Bros
Blackburn ‘Bros
H. W. Blackburn
Howard Blackburn
Tillie Blackburn
Selma Benton
Alex Canon
S. J. Evans
John E. Ekelund, Jr
Virginia Huke
Mildred Hoage
Louis R. Murrin
Charles Fowlkes
Bartha Middleton
Norene Lane
Lillian Stinson
Mrs
Quida Talley
Glenn
Stanley Blackburn
United States Air Forces
Lucille Skaggs
Walter Parr
Mrs. Jean Griffin
Doris Rogers
Dorothy Regler
M. M. King
Vivian W. Fowlkes
Jim Snider
Denis Smith
Bettye Ronnebek Hodges
Bonnie Graham
E. C. Terry
Generals
J. A. Hazelwood, Jr
Mrs. Maude S. Richards
Ellen Drake
R. A. Feltz
B. E. Hunter
A. P. Alexander
Blanche W. Kaiser
Denny Plumlee
Ola Lee Lattimore
Carl W. Ince
Maude McKirahan
Nicholl
Mrs. There Hill
Ira Joe Scott
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