Texas Coach Offered Bribe
A Texas high school football coach declined a bribe of three $1,000 bills offered to influence a game. The envelope with cash was shown in a hotel room, but no charges followed. The article also reports on the national football rules committee meeting at Camp Mystic, detailing long service and roles of key members and potential coaching moves in Texas and collegiate circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrold Ratliff
Dallas
Texas
National Football Rules Committee
Camp Mystic
Kerr Ville
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Ney
Texas Hill Country
Amos Alonzo Stagg
College of the Pacific
Susquehanna
Stagg
Ernest C. Quigley
Kansas
William J. Bingham
Harvard
W. A. Alexander
Georgia Tech
Col. L. M
Biff) Jones
Army
D. O
Tuss) McLaughry
Dartmouth
H. W. Hughes
Colorado A
D. X. Bible
W. O. Hunter
Southern California
H.O
Fritz) Crisler
Michigan
E. C. Krieger
Columbus
Bert Huffman
Texas Tech
Columbia University
Lou Little
Columbia
Huffman
Marty Karow
Texas A
Leittle
American Football Coaches Association
Ray Morrison
Temple
Natonal Coaches Association
Morrison
Southern Methodist University
Southwest
Legislature Members Inspect Texas Medical Center Site
About 200 state legislators arrived by special train to Houston on Saturday to inspect the site of the prospective 100 million dollar Texas Medical Center project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas Medical Center
Graziano Faces Boxing Commission Hearing On Bribery Claim
Tough Kellock Graziano returns to court as boxing officials open hearings to decide if Rocky should box again in lower Manhattan. He arrives unshaven and tie-less, glances at photographers, while his lawyers argue over a bribery report, with Graziano remaining largely disengaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Fraley
New York
Kecky
Graziano
Golden Boy
Reuben Shank
Rockey
New York Boxing Commission
Rocky
Lower
Second Avenue
Mike Jacobs
Louis Conn
Tony Zale
Commission
Joe Louis
Eddie Eagan
Chlan Powell
Lower East Side
Blackstone
Boxing Commission
Summit Cagers Edge Wolflin 18 17 In Duel
Summit School rallies in second half to beat Wolflin Colts 18 17 in the Panhandle Peewee League opener. Jimmy Wharton led Summit with six points while Canova topped Wolflin with 10. Also noted were North Side Intermediates 23 Amarillo College 16 and River Road McKinley doubleheader results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Wright
Summit School
Wolflin Colts
Kids, Inc
ED Deee
Wolflin
Summit
Colts
Jimmy Wharton
Canova
North Side
Amarillo College
Jimmy Daniels
Billy Bob Hayworth
Lee Rye Parrish
Daniels
Hayworth
Parrish
John Jenkins
Pope
River Road
McKinley Pi
Rice Sees Dodds Poised to Break Indoor Two Mile Mark
Greg Rice predicts Gil Dodds can surpass Rice’s 8 51 indoor two mile record this season with a 4 22 first mile, aided by Efaw pressing and Dodds’ own drive in the third quarter. Rice notes Efaw as a likely springboard to reach the historic mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greg Rice
America
Gil Dodds
Rice
Forest Elaw
Dodds
Efaw
East Texas Timber Fire Destroys 12000 Acres
Firefighters report more than 12 000 acres of timber land burned across East Texas in the past week with 3500 acres scorched yesterday. Heaviest damage concentrates near Kirbyville Jasper Nacogdoches Lufkin and Woodville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Texas
College Station
U.P
Texas Forestry Service
Kirbyville
Jasper
Nacogdoches
Lufkin
Woodville
Southwest Conference football set to repeat with Rice and Arkansas
Dallas dispatch notes Rice and Arkansas head into 1947 as top contenders with returning stars such as Virgil Eikenberg for Rice and Clyde Scott and Aubrey Fowler for Arkansas. Texas shows depth, SMU welcomes freshman Doak Walker, and coach shifts hint at another tight race as leaves turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner Renberg
Dallas
Rice
Arkansas
Douthwest Tufis
Texas
Southern Methodist
Matty Bell
Doak Walker
Mustang
Carl Russ
Don Anderson
Jess Neely
Virgil Eikenberg
Eikenberg
Huey Keeney
Owl
Windell Williams
Billy Taylor
Ralph Murphy
Henry Armstrong
J. W. Magee
Gene Kwiatkowski
Gerald Weatherly
Ozarks
John Barnhill
Alton Baldwin
Razorbacks
Clyde Scott
Navy
Aubrey Fowler
Joyce Pipkin
Leon Campbell
Parker
Metallic Arkansas
Melvin MecGaha
Bud Canada
Charles Lively
Jim Minor
Theron Roberts
Bill
Franklin
Billy Ray Thomas
Southwest
Wildlife leaders push Texas game agency plan
Lawmakers open hearings on fish and game rule changes urged by the Texas Wildlife Federation. A proposal seeks to create an independent Texas game and fish department via constitutional amendment. The 12th North American Wildlife Conference drew about 1 200 delegates with 500 at the banquet as papers and talks continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Texas Wildlife Federation
Tom Martin
House Fish and Game Committee
State Game Commission
The
Wildlife Federation
State Game and Fish Commission
Merrill Mitchell
Florida
Grady Hill
San Angelo
G. D. T. St. Clair
I. B. Boughton
Sonora
Bowling Scores in Local Business Girls League and Others
Team No. 2 beat Team No. 4 in a 1 2 split with Bates Wag goner Wilmeth Taliferro and Blind posting scores. Veterans Free Cab defeated Tri state Advertising as Kerrick Wygal Townes Minchen Martens led with top marks. Mrs G G Black Insurance won their third while Cascade Cleaners finished with Dorris Grounds Reeves Pitcock and Blind in the frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bates
Waggoner
Wilmeth
Taliferro
Blind
Tarschner
Palmer
King
Haile
McDonald
Veterans Free Cab
Kerrick
Wygal
Townes
Minchen
Martens
Tri-tate Advertising
Lyles
Beeman
Grant
Wright
G. G. Black Insurance
Mitchell
Russell
Pitcock
Hamilton
Uhlhorn
Cascade Cleaners
Dorris
Grounds
Reeves
Team Scores and Event Winners Across Meet Segments
Team 209 won 2 with Stiefer 405 Taylor 262 Allen 409 IBI Williams 360 Clemmer 273 Langford 414 PF40 0 with Cuttlar 164 Riddle 315 Wells 447 Team 212 won 3 Lynch 281 Caldwell 359 Hawks 397 Team 451A won 2 Thomson 318 George 356 Jenkins 384 Teams-1 Kersey 352 Myers 337 Cook
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stiefer
Taylor
Allen
Ibi
Williams
Clemmer
Langford
Cuttlar
Riddle
Wells
Lynch
Caldwell
Hawks
Thomson
George
Jenkins
Kersey
Myers
Cook
First annual Jaycee Ragtime Doubles set for spring event
The list shows multiple teams and players with scores from a spring Jaycee Ragtime Doubles event. Notable entries include Limiteds, Texans, Chiefs, Scouts, and Indians with various player scores headed toward an April to May competition window. The meet spans April 5 to May 12.
College Basketball Scores From Various Matches
West Virginia Wesleyan 58 Potomac State 49 Virginia U 76 Morris Harvey Marshall 72 West Liberty 49 Simpson 110 William Penn 55 Oregon 64 Washington 54 College of Pacific 47 Nevada 45 Seattle 46 Gonzaga 39 Eastern Washington 60 Whitworth 49 Tecate Dons 44 San Diego State College 40 University of San Francisco 39 St Marys Calif 38 Ragtime Doubles April 5 May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall College
West Liberty
Simpson
William Penn
Oregon
Washington
College of Pacific
Nevada
Seattle
Gonzaga
Eastern Washington
Whitworth
Tecate Dons
San Diego
Tate College
Versity of San Francisco
St Mary's Calif
Humble Oil Workers Granted Temporary $40 Monthly Aid
In Houston on February 5 194? company officials announced a temporary monthly allowance of 40 dollars for 17 000 employees of Humble Oil and Refining Co and Humble Pipe Line Co as a relief measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
U.2
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Humble Pipe Line Co
Lem Martins Dog Raiders Chickens Stir Provincial Debate
Thad Phipps demanded action against Lem Martins dog after chicken raiding, then aided by a Saturday visit. A neighborly dispute ends with a beer at Andy Botkin's Garden Tavern, illustrating how locals tilt toward restraint over bans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thad Phipps
Lem Martin
Lem
Thad
Andy Botkin
Garden
McNeely Remains Top Scorer in Nation
New York February 5 Jim Lacy of Baltimore Loyola is narrowing the gap to Clift McNeely of Texas Wesleyan in the national college basketball scoring race. McNeely has 445 points on 150 field goals and 145 free throws, while Lacy has 416. Other leaders include E F Parham Wes. 365, Mickey Marty Jame 350, John Mills Hofstra 316.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jim Lacy
Baltimore
Loyola
Clift McNeely
Texas Wesleyan
McNeely
Lacy
Associated Nation
Curt McNeely
Balt
Murry Mitchell
San Houston State
Benny Wilhelm
Jones
Ark
Lincoln Richmond
Arizona
al Williams
Arkansas
John Hargis
Texas
College Scores From Various Matches Across The Country
Graceland Missouri 42 Chillicothe Business College 38 Ripon 60 Oshkosh Teachers 51 St Francis 53 Manhattan 52 Brockport State Teachers 77 Oswego State Teachers 48 Lawrence Tech 81 Indiana Tech 60 St Marys Minn 62 Augsburg 61 Texas Tech 53 Hardin Simmons 42 Middle Tennessee State College 32 Columbia University Lebanon Tennessee Seton Hall 66 Lincoln University 33 Morningside 53 South Dakota 4 Nebraska 53 South Lakes State 34 St Johns Minn Concordia 46 University of Omaha 70 vamge 61 Monmouth 60 Cornell Ia 46 Gustavus Adolphus 60 McAlester 3 Niagara 63 Assumption Ont 4 American 4 Bucknell 1 Mount ae 75 Hiram 53 Texas Wesleyan 61 Howard Payne 2 Davis Elkins 68 Shepherd State 33
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edge Woleflin
Joe James Way
Maverick Club
Pleasant Valley
Alice Landergin
Margaret Bed
Margaret Wills
San Jacinto
Wolflin Pontes
Maverick
Taylor Bruins
Price College
7Th Infantry Division
Een
Attu
Kwajalein
Leyte
Okinawa
Far East
U. S
U. S. Army
Federal Building
Amarillo
Tilford
Wayne McKeen
Monroe St
Dobbs
Norris Ewing
Travelers of
Hartford
Oliver
Walt
Texas Wildlife Agency
Business Girls’ League
United States Employment League
Rose
McLain
Zimmerman
Whelchel
Seeley
Texans
Ramsey
Chaddock
Wilson
Blanchard
Chiefs
McKirahan
Simmons
Curtis
Nunn
Scouts
Britain
Calder
Landsberry
Tower
Savage Canyons
Wyatt
DeGrassi Rangers
Cernohouz
Sowder
Smith
Hurley
Rogers
Caverns
McCune
Greene
Elder
LaFalier
Clark
Navajos
Maybach
Kellerer
Mock
Schecter
Ayers
Buick
Chevrolet
Chrysler
DeSoto
Ford
Hudson
Nash
Oldsmobile
Plymouth
Pontiac
Cal Farley
Fillmore
Winstop Duzzitt
Panhandle
Gouldy Bros
Tyler
S&h
U. S. Royal
Philco
Matt Hudson
Steve Hudson
Gene Chapr
Polk
Tan Jim Hudson
Odelle Harris, Jr
Texaco
Jackson Tire
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle
West Virginia Wesleyan
Potomac State
Virginia U
Morris Harvey
Joe Marsh
United States Brewers Foundation
Axminster and Wilton
DuPont
Goodyear
Wilton
Raleigh
Wilton Frigette
Wilton Symphony
Dave Gray
Riverside
Deauville Wilton
Wilton Velvet
Peacedaie
Axminster
Raleigh Wilton
Schlage
Sargent
7Th St
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