West Texas State Buffalos meet Emporia College in tourney final
Emporia Kansas January 2 West Texas State the Buffalos face the Emporia College Fighting Presbys for the championship of the Emporia Invitational Basketball Tournament tonight. Coach Gus Miller's Texans won the semifinal 52 to 44 over South Dakota State with captain Ledru Jacobs scoring 21 points.
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West Texas State Buffaloes
Emporia College Fighting Presbys
Gus Miller
Texans
South Dakota State
Ledru Jacobs
West
Miller
Jacobs
Johnson
Tent
Decker
Braden
LaFoliette
Maione Co
Box Johnson Simpson
South Dakota
PI Crockett Stone Conastay
Sandies face tough Oklahoma foe and local showdown
The Golden Sandie basketball team aims to challenge El Reno Indians at Amarillo High School Armory then graze Graham Steers Saturday. Odessa Bronchos ignited past Sandies in October. amid this, Glenn Taylor recalls Amarillo fear. Bobby Goff becomes Wichita Falls Spudders manager after stint with Amarillo Broncos.
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el Reno
Graham
Sandies
Glenn Taylor
Amarillo
Butler Field
Odessa
Bucks
Kyle Rote
Jefferson
Leo Fikes
Highland Park
Bobby Rogers
Wichita Falls
Heath
Hollis
Okla
Troy Stone
Sweetwater
Sonny Payne
Dick Lowe
Wichita Fell
Basketball Scores From Various Early Contests
A flood of college basketball results reports LSU 62 to 59 over Young, Oklahoma 55 over City College NY 52 51 Temple 51 Wyoming 44 Utah Si, LaSalle 44 SMU 64 Buffalo 37 Youngstown 66 Kent 57 USC 60 Canisius 51 Toledo 51 Yale 42 Loras 76 South Dakota State 51 West Texas 52 Dakota Wesleyan 44.
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A A Young
Oklahoma U
City College New York
Temple
Wyoming
Utah Si
LaSalle
Southern Methodist
Buffalo
Youngstown
Kent
Southern California
Canisius
Toledo
Yale
Loras
South Dakota State
West Texas
Dakota Wesleyan
Munn Wins Eskimo Open at Amarillo in Snow
John Munn shot a 73 to win the sixth Eskimo Open at Amarillo Country Club amid snow. Chuck Klein and George Ausbach followed, with amateur and women's divisions awarding cash, merchandise, and party bonuses. A record 111 participated despite freezing conditions.
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Globe
Chuck Johnson
Amarillo Country Club
Johnson
Reg Greenhaw
John Cahill
John Munn
Klein
George Ausbach
Chuck Klein
Charles Davis
Bill Houck
Borger
Len Thawley
Bob Haley
Jim *Litchford
H. L. Bradley
Bill Utterback
Jerry Voelm
Lee Campbell
Garry DeLashmutt
J. F. Coggins
F. J. Nessage
John Reynolds
D. M. Smith
Panhandle
Bob Taylor
Amarillo
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Jack Pennock
Fort Worth
LSU Tiger Mascot Missed Bowl Battle
Mike the LSU Tiger sat in a warm cage in a Shreveport warehouse as the Tigers and Arkansas played to a scoreless Cotton Bowl tie. Weather kept the mascot from the sidelines, delaying his usual pregame ritual and stirring grumbles from the aging mascot.
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LSU Tiger
Shreveport
Mike
Louisiana State University Tigers
Arkansas
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Cox Emerson Named Coach at Alice High School
Lt. Comdr. G. Cox Emerson, coach at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station and former Texas University guard, named head football coach of Alice High School. He succeeds L. V. Dugan, who resigned at the end of the current school year, per Superintendent Dr. John A. Quin.
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Alice
Tex
G. Cox Emerson
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Alice High School
John A. Quin
Texas University
L. V. Dugan Hightower
Illini stun UCLA in Rose Bowl rout 45-14
The Illinois team defeated unbeaten UCLA 45-14 before a Rose Bowl crowd, delivering a major New Year showcase with 92,000 on hand at Pasadena. Star players Buddy Young and Al Hersch highlighted the game with key touchdowns and a record kickoff return for UCLA.
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New York
Illinois
UCLA
al Padena
Georgia
Rice
Georgia Tech
Oklahoma
Hawaii
Delaware
Illini
Bruins
Calfornians
Michigan
Ural
Stanford
Southern California
Pittsburgh
Columbia
Alabama
USC
Ray Eliot
Little Boys
Buddy Young
Speedy Negro Star
Julie Rykovich
Paul Patterson
Perry Moss
Russ Steger
Stan Green
Monty Stratton Sees Van Johnson Handling Striking Role
Sherman reports Monty Stratton states Van Johnson can portray him as well as Stratton. Johnson is slated to star in a film about Stratton's life. Art Willingham, owner of the Sherman Twins, offers Stratton leave to serve as technical advisor.
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Monty Stratton
Sherman Twins
van Johnson
Johnson
Stratton
Art. Willingham
Twins
Actr
Fraley Picks 1947 Champs Across Sports
Fraley lists likely champions for 1947 across boxing, baseball, football, tennis, golf, and more. Notable picks include Joe Louis heavyweight and Willie Pep featherweight in boxing, Detroit Tigers and Brooklyn Dodgers in baseball, Notre Dame in college football, and Kentucky or other major teams in basketball.
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U.P
Fraley
Detroit Tigers
Gimbels
Saks Fifth Ave
Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Louis
Billy Fox
Gus
Jake Lamotta
Zaleto Graziano
Lamotta
Notre Dame
New York Giants
Cleveland Browns
Jack Kramer
Pauline Betz
United States
Gil Dodds
Leslie MacMitchell
Ben Hogan
Frank Stranahan
Mildred
Babe
Didrikson
Cripple Creek
Hogan
Nelson
Snead
Mangrum
Ghezzi
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Aggies
Illinois
NYU
Washington
California
Santa Clara
Betty Waveset
Montreal Canadians
New York Rangers
Four New Schools In Class AA Loop
Four new Texas high schools Grand Prairie Galena Park Harlandale and Sidney Lanier San Antonio join Class AA for 1947 league play announced by Rodney J Kidd. Arlington moves to conference A district 14 plus 104 contenders for state title Odessa 1946 winner. Laredo shifts to district 16 Bryan moves to district 12. Also note mono sodium glutamate salt flavor enhancer recently produced for foods.
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Austin
U.P
Grand Prairie
Galena Park
Harlandale
Sidney Lanier
San Antonio
Rodney J. Kidd
Arlington
Odessa
Laredo
Thomas Jefferson
Bryan
Bad Man Mat Show Opens At Faltr Grounds Arena
A six man free for all opens the program at Faltr Grounds at 8:15. Referee Pat McKee leads Al Getz Bobby Burns Johnny Carlin Wayne Martin Pollo Cordova and Ace Abbott in a wild start with three later singles. Two contestants face risk to records as matches follow the initial brawl with time limits and purse stakes. Admission is 85 cents 1.25 and 1.75.
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Faltr
Pat McKee
Hollywood
al Getz
Bobby Burns
Johnny Carlin
Getz
Martin
Sooner Champs Meet Amarillo Sandies Tonight
El Reno Indians and Amarillo Golden Sandies clash in a two game series at the high school armory with 8 pm tipoffs tonight and tomorrow night. Both squads boast strong rosters from last season and seek to prove themselves in a competitive showdown.
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Amarillo Sandies
Putt Powell
Oklahoma
Texas
el Reno Indians
Amarillo Golden Sandies
High School
Soonerland
el Reno Basketeers
Jenks Simmons
Indians
T. G. Hull
Golden Sandies
Austin
Graham
el Reno
Oklahoma City
Cordell
Elk City
Amarillo
Ada
Claude
Grover
Dumas
Sandies
Paul Carroll
Jack Seale
Amarillo High
Jerome Bushyhead
Richard Dozier
Alfred Whiteman
Gerald Stockton
Kenneth Sheets
Stockton
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Ruml
Beardsley Ruml
New York Federal Reserve Bank
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By Oscar Fraley
Orient
Paramount Recreation Club
Oliver Eakle
Stockman’s
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the Panhandle
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