Buffs Open Season With McMurry Clash In Burton Gym
West Texas State Buffaloes come off four practice games and four Oklahoma City tournament contests as favorites for the opener against Abilene’s McMurry Indians in Burton Gym. Starter lineup includes Luther Stephenson, Price Brookfield, Charles Halbert, Ernest Schur and Borden Price. Tip-off is at 8 p.m.. admission 40 cents.
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Buffs
Drake University
Arkansas
Philips
Saggettmen
Oklahoma City
Arizona U
Tulsa U
Luther Stephenson
Price Brookfield
Charles Halbert
Ernest Schur
Borden Price
Burton Gym
Women Compete in Amarillo Bowling League
An Amarillo experiment sees a women’s team join a men’s league after First National Bank’s team withdraws from the Commercial League at Louie’s Alley. Mann’s Cakes sponsors the entrants, who will not join ABC’s program, yet claim the Commercial League title race. Ruth Dorris led with 496 across three games as the women beat White’s Auto Stores, while Borden’s rls won one of three against Palo Duro Motor, posting the top total 2254.
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Amarillo
First National Bank
Louie's Alley
Neal Mann
Mann
American Bowling Congress
ABC
Congress
Mann's Cakes
White's Auto Stores
Ruth Dorris
Borden's @rls
Palo Duro Motor Quintet
Clemson to raise Jess Neely and thoughts on Rice scouts
Eddie Brietz reports Clemson will grant Jess Neely a well earned raise in hopes of cooling Rice scouts. Dixie notes against Sweet Lalanne and North Carolina scholastic traps. sports chatter ranges from Frank Leahy and Toczylowski to Doc Sutherland and Sugar Bowl hints. Arthur Sampson provides guest notes from the Boston Herald.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Clemson
Jess Neely
Dixie
Sweet la Lanne
Republic
North Carolina
South Carolina
Frank Leahy
Toczylowski
Melio Bettina
Fred Apostoli
Maddox Sparks Frosh To Win In Jaycee Loop Action
Maddox scored 28 points as West Texas State Frosh defeated the Amarillo Gasters 45 to 32 on the college court in the Jaycee League. Stockman supported with steady shooting while Crews and Compton sparked the Gasers in the third. USDA beat Vega 38 to 30, led by the Pearce brothers and Calloway, and Vega’s Haliburton netted 16.
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High
Husky Maddox
West Texas State
Amarillo College
Mone
West Texas
Crews
Compton
Gassers
Frosh
Maddox
Bill Stockman
College Court
USDA
Vega
Pearce Brothers
Maxwell
Calloway
Gene Haliburton
Vega Basketeers
Amarillo Business College
Coca-Cola
McClendon's
Fox
Walls
Stockman
Tee
Barnes
Ates
Richardson
Trimble
Wee Anderson
Thomas
Wees
Feet Bigelow
Tee Brunson
Isane Snodgrass
C Crews
Reese
Maharon
Steer
Hughes
Huffman
Cristal
Foueeesesonss
West Texas Frosh
Bigelow
Brunson
Snodgrass
Pie
Municipal Golfers Association Opens 1940 Plans
Amarillo leaders gather at the Elks Club for the first 1940 meeting of the Municipal Golfers Association. President Sam Page to preside at 7 30 pm as officials map the opening of the new municipal grass greens course with a tentative May 1 start. Directors urged to attend. a later general meeting will elect officers.
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Amarillo
Municipal Golfers Association
Elks Club
Sam Page
Last Night's Basketball Scores Across Colleges
United Press reports a slate of college results including North Texas Teachers 32 over Howard Payne 22 and East Texas State 44 versus Arkansas State 43. Other notable outcomes include Fordham 32 over Columbia 31 and Syracuse 39 defeating Montana State 25.
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United Press
North Texas
Howard Payne
Arkansas State
East Texas State
Fordham
Columbia
Ohio State
California
Long Island University
Butler
Trojans’ Rose Bowl record hints at late scoring bursts
In recent Rose Bowls Southern California has three touchdowns with two inside two minutes after the final whistle. One score came near the end of the first half and another in the final minutes.
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Southern Cal
Trojans
Men Saying Elmer To Be Watched At Convention
A fragment notes heightened attention to a man named Elmer at a convention. It suggests discreetly helping him avoid jail after intoxication, implying social circles may intervene to release him.
Amarillo Mine Company Hires H B Callahan
H B Callahan sails to Hopewell Camp Tres Piedras NM to take duties as business manager and auditor for Amarillo Mining Company. Company leaders Morris Browning and Harry Hatch oversee operations with ore yielding 100 to 500 dollars per ton at Leadville smelter. The Nigerian Yorubas note burial after debts are settled.
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H. B. Callahan
Hopewell Camp
Tres Piedras
N. M
Amarillo
Morris Browning
Harry Hatch
H. E. Dodd
Leadville
Colo
Callahan
Texas Sand & Gravel Company
Conventioneers Targeted by Local Gambler Scam
A con artist at a convention flashed two or three dollar bills and urged kicks to collect for "good old Elmer" who was not present. The ruse recently occurred in Amarillo where attendees learned the thief had taken about $90 from participants before realizing Elmer was at home and not jailed.
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Gollar
Elmer
Amarillo
Lubbock honors Amarillo as tough title rival in 1940s Texas play
The article lauds Amarillo’s Sandies as a strong challenger to Lubbock for the Interscholastic League crown after their late November win at Butler Field. It notes Waco’s tougher challenge, praises coach Howard Lynch, and highlights West Texas State’s Jack Curtice returning from the Rose Bowl with new football ideas for next season.
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Mr. Parris
Waco
Lubbock
Amarillo
Golden Sandies
Butler
Sandies
Howard Lynch
Sardies
Jack Curtice
West Texas State
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Farmer Jones
National Guard Armory
Snake Hollow
Ark
Cory Detton
Frank Hill
Antonio Marino
Duke Ruppenthal
Soldier Thomas
Clyde Wood
Joe Bauer
Louie
Dorris
Shaffer
King
Wagner
Linderer White's Auto
Wesatene Peas
Johnson Tee
Eckert Teeeeeenees Ldl
Amarillo Garage & Storage Anderson
Rollipa
Co. Beadle
Henderson
Shea
Colwell
Erhardt
Tal
Haley Furniture Crittenden
Haley
Garyland Oo
Rafuston
Texas
Amd
Sais Coors
Golden Werrick
Jonesoe
Paulk
Champlin Tires
van Horn
B. Russell
Eevee
W. Russell
Borden's Girls
Russell
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Parkinson Serene
Johnson
Civic League
Young
Parks Armstrong
Mitchell
Saunders
Leachman
Teasstesees
M. Hudson
Newby Ee Wees Ween
Crews Teen Eee
Saunderseeeeens
Caldweeeeee
Neely Es Oensweeeeeens Abo
J. Kiwanis
Singleton
Conway
Williams Veseeeseeees
Poe Tay” Toy
Cincinnati Ball Club
Rhineland
Stanford
Doc Sutherland
West Virginia
Bill Kern
Rice
Arthur Sampson
Boston Herald
Jaycee Loop
Red
Grissom
Henry McLemore
Los Angeles
U.P
Christopher J Fitzgerald
Monmouth Park
Santa Anita
George
Red) Palmer
West
New York Yankees
Lee Grissom
Cincinnati Reds
Joe Beggs
Newark Farm
Yankees
Ed Barrow
Reds
Cincinnati
Lefty Gomez
McCarthy
Palmer
Jman
New York University
Syracuse
Creighton
Colorado State
Santa Clara
Montana State
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
Scranton
Detroit University
Grinnell
Amarillo Mine Company
An Sw Recreation Club
Billiards
Snooker Eakle Bidg
Blackburn Bros
Men & Boys
Bill Britton
Cole Ler Parris
The
Lubbock Avaelanche-Journal
Globe News
Curtice
Football Coaches Association
Hal Dyer
Hull
Coach Laughlin
Yannigan
Sandie
COORS
Rocky Mountain
Adolph Coors Company
Golden
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