Port Arthur Yellow Jackets Dominate AP All-State Picks
Port Arthur's Dan Rogas and A J Dugas lead a strong All-State selection with two Yellow Jackets on the first team. Amarill o star Rudy Bauman is named an end along with James Williams of Waco, and mix of guards and backs from across Texas voices a deep roster. The fourth team features Mixon and Brewer, with honorary mentions spanning districts 1 A A and beyond.
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Dallas
Texas
Port Arthur
Yellow Jackets
Dan Rogas
A. J. Dugas
Associated Press
Rudy Bauman
Amarillo
James Williams
Waco
Carl McClendon
Austin
Rogas
George Hughes
San Angelo
A. J. Ducas
Dick Harris
Wichita Falls
Harmon Carswell
Lufkin
Doak Walker
Highland Park
Byron Gillory
Marshall
Preston Smith
Bryan
Smith
Charles Davidson
Harold Clark
Highland Park Giant
Howard Tucker
Sherman
Frank Meisell
Sunset
Jack Price
Greenville
Ernest Lord
Big Ben Procter
Perry Samuels
Jefferson
San Antonio
Ike Neumann
J. B. Mahler
Temple
George Graham
Jack Ivy
Bill Lambert
Brownwood
Curtis Marable
Bobby Tenison
Donald Mouser
Vernon
Richard Rowan
Breckenridge
Vernon Vick
Billy Engle
Sammy Pierce
H. J. Shands
Don Campbell
Rudy Bauman Named to All State Team
The Sandie end Rudy Bauman earns Associated Press All State honors and United Press Team recognition. He becomes the 23rd Sandie to achieve AP All State status, joining a list of players from 1928 to 1944 spanning back and end positions with multiple years.
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Bauman
Associated Press
Rudy Bauman
Sandie End
United Press
Bob Clesson
Elvin Ricketts
Don Williams
Mike Sweeney
Bill Thompson
M. T. Johnson
Myrle Greathouse
Dub Wooten
Thurman Tigart
45 Golden Glove Drawing Top Boys
Amarillo News-Globe reports the Ninth Annual Golden Gloves in Amarillo with bouts scheduled Jan 23 24 25 at Auditorium USA. Boxers from Amarillo Shamrock Borger Canyon Lefors and Follett region expected though entries not yet official. Rules cover AAU membership age 16, guardian signings, free medical exam, travel and meals, two sections Golden Gloves and Novices, and Fort Worth Chicago destinations for winners.
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North Plains
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Plains
Borger
City of Champions
Shamrock
Duke Nally
AAU
Fort Worth
Chicago
Elks Club
Hobby House
Ararillo News-Globe
Maxor Drug
Fisk
Jack Vincent
Texas Tech 45 Hardin-Simmons 38 in Lubbock clash
Texas Tech defeated Hardin-Simmons 45 to 38 in Lubbock. The game featured strong defense and key plays at Sheppard Field as both teams chased momentum in the season. Potatoes show annual world output near 6 billion bushels.
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Texas Tech
Hardin-Simmons
Mangrum and McSpaden Vie for Los Angeles Open Lead
Slim Ray Mangrum and defending champ Harold McSpaden shared first place after 36 holes in the Los Angeles Open at two under par with 140 totals. Sam Snead, Dave Byrd, Leland Gibson, and George Schneiter trailed, while Babe Zaharias led the lone woman entrant with 76 81 for 157.
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Los Angeles
Slim Ray Mangrum
Harold McSpaden
Sam Snead
McSpaden
Sam Byrd
Detroit
Byrd
Snead
Leland Gibson
Randolph Field
Tex
George Schneiter
Salt Lake City
Mangrum
Army
Gibson
Kansas City
Johnny Revolta
Evanston
Ill
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Ohio
Claude Harmon
Ellsworth Vines
Leonard Dodson
Vines
George
Babe Didrikson) Zaharias
McLaughry Returns as Dartmouth Head Coach for 1945 Grid
Dartmouth announces the return of Tuss McLaughry as head football coach after Marine Corps service. He will lead a nine game 1945 schedule and has signed a three year contract dating from 1941, with former Brown University tenure preceding.
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Hanover
N. H
McLaughry
Dartmouth
Brown University
Durocher and USO troupe reach Rome in Army tour
Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher travels with Nick Etten Joe Medwick and Tom Meany to Rome. An Army paper praised their willingness to serve under difficult conditions without self glorification.
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New York
U.P
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
USO
Rome
Durocher
Nick Etten
Joe Medwick
Tom Meany
Ninth Annual Globe News Gold en Gloves Boxing Tournament
Amarillo Field faces Lubbock Field in Lubbock on Wednesday night while Amarillo Sandies meet West Texas State High School at the High School Armory. Basketball event listings note 8 o’clock start.
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Globe-News
Us.c
Amarillo Field
Lubbock Field
Lubbock
Amarillo Sandies
West Texas State High School
Stavely Takes Fitness Post at Topeka Army Field
Lt Dan Stavely a former Denver University football player and line coach assumes command of the Topeka Army Air Field fitness program. He parts of the Second Air Force Superbombers staff at Colorado Springs travel with him, joined by Don Fambrough Don Fauer and Bill Prentice from Texas Oklahoma and Santa Clara respectively.
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Dan Stavely
University of Denver
Topeka Army Air Field
Second Air Force Superbombers
Colorado Springs
Stavely
Topeka Field
Second Air Force
Don Fambrough
University of Texas
Don Fauber
University of Oklahoma
Bill Prentice
Santa Clara University
Navy pilot Wilkins dies in Norfolk crash
Lt. William R. Wilkins, a former Southern Methodist University tennis star, was killed in a plane crash at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia. He leaves a wife, his mother, and brother Edgar Wilkins.
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Dallas
U.P
William R. Wilkins
U. S. Navy
Southern Methodist University
Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Edgar Wilkins
Beehive yields about 50 pounds honey yearly
A hive containing around 5,000 bees produces roughly 50 pounds of honey each year.
Drafts Threaten Pro Sports and College Athletics
Washington reports that Roosevelt’s 4-F draft policy could push players into war industry or military service, risking major leagues and college programs. Baseball, football, and golf stars face potential withdrawal from competition. Buck Shaw and Slip Madigan are linked to UCLA coaching job prospects in Los Angeles.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Byron Nelson
Pearl Harbor
Los Angeles
Buck Shaw
Santa Clara
Slip Madigan
St. Mary’s
University of Iowa
UCLA
Edwin C
Babe) Horrell
SMU Defeats Texas 58 41 To Open SWC Basketball Race
SMU Mustangs raced to a 58 41 win over the Texas Longhorns in Dallas to grab the opening SWC game. Kelly Avery led with 24 points as SMU stayed ahead with strong defense and accurate shooting.
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Dallas
Southern Methodist
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Texas Longhorns
Longhorns
Kelly Avery
Methodists
Razorbacks rout Baylor 90-30 as Kok scores 20
Fayetteville crowd watches the University of Arkansas overpower Baylor 90 to 30. George Kok tallies 20 points in limited minutes as Arkansas dominates both games in the series.
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Fayetteville
George Kok
University of Arkansas Razorbacks
Baylor Bears
Owls Open SWC Play With Big Win Over Aggies
Rice Owls defeated Texas A and M 53 to 22 in College Station to open 1944 Southwest Conference play. Bill Henry led scoring with 30 points, netting nine in the first half and 21 in the second half.
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College Station
Bill Henry
Rice Owls
Texas A
Henry
O Neill Returns From Pacific Tour With Tigers
Detroit manager Steve ONeill has returned from a six week Southwest Pacific tour with USC Camp shows organized by the Army Special Service Division. He says baseball boosts morale for servicemen and called the experience the greatest of his life.
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Cleveland
U.P
Steve O'Neill
Detroit Tigers
Southwest Pacific
O'Neill
South Pacific
Army
Special Service Division
Channing Teams Sweep Hartley In Local Basketball Night
In Hartley the Channing boys beat Hartley 23 to 16 and the Channing girls won 35 to 31 in a double victory.
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Hartley
Channing
Jackrabbit Race on Sixteenth Baffles City Drivers
A jackrabbit raced an automobile yesterday afternoon between Madison and Harrison on Sixteenth Street, and the rabbit led the car. The anecdote echoes an old fable about speed versus machine, prompting readers to offer a moral.
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Madison
Harrison
Bill Would Put 4-Fs Into Labor Battalions
Senator Josiah W Bailey of North Carolina introduced a bill to shift 4-F individuals into war work or into an armed service labor battalion without veterans benefits. The measure is the first step to implement the President’s recommendations after the State of the Union address.
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Washington
U.P
Josiah W. Bailey
North Carolina
Bailey
Senate
House
Army Navy Pacific Coast Gridiron Title Bout Preview
Honolulu news notes a coin toss as a pregame method for selecting a winner in the Army Air Force and Navy teams meeting at Furlong Field. Coaches Capt. Ed Hennig and Lt. Comdr. Tex Oliver offer no predictions amid final drills.
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Honolulu
Jockey Relief Fund Sets Aside 30018 For Needy Riders
A relief fund of 30018 dollars was available for needy horsemen in temporary distress due to the national shutdown of race tracks. The money represents a seven percent take of the mutuel play on seven extra racing events at Tropical Park in Miami Florida.
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Miami
Fin
Tropical Park
Nelson Accepts Snead Challenge in Golf Match
Byron Nelson, leading golfer and 1944 money winner, accepted Sam Snead's challenge to meet anywhere anytime in a 36 or 72 hole match or medal play. Snead had issued the challenge after winning two of four big tournaments on the winter swing.
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Los Angeles
Sam Snead
Byron Nelson
Hot Springs
Snead
Barrow Rejects National Sports Coordinator Idea
New York January 6 Ed Barrow president of the New York Yankees opposes creating a national sports coordinator and warns it would invite political interference He also objects to a figurehead baseball commissioner Rickey at Chicago urged a quick successor to Judge Landis to preserve public confidence in baseball Barrow plans to head a bloc against choosing a weak leader on the committee backing Rickey.
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New York
Ed Barrow
New York Yankees
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Barrow
Rickey
Chicago
K. M. Landis
Landis
Cage Meet Not Hurt By Convention Ruling
A basketball tournament is not a convention and high school meets are not expected to fall under a voluntary ban on gatherings of 50 or more persons. The Office of Defense announced this guidance amid War MobilizationDirector Byrnes' request to cancel conventions and trade shows.
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Washington
Office of Defense
Byrnes
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