City League Seeks Another Quintet for 8-Team League
A meeting at Amarillo College Gym kicked off the effort to form a city basketball league. Spokesmen plan to reconvene Monday night to finalize the eight team structure with one more quintet possible. Jess Cearley was elected president and George Gray vice president. $10 entry fees apply per team. Represented groups include Mechs-News, Ex-Sandies, Texas State Guard Hydraulics, Ama-Vets, and Amarillo Field civilian instructors.
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Amarillo College
Pocvets Vaud Wit
Coessee
Jess Cearley
George Gray
Amarillo Field
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Mecls
News of
Sandies
Texas State Guard
Hydraulics
Ama-Vets
Giants Play Here Tomorrow at Auditorium USC
The Amarillo Sky Giants travel to face USC tomorrow night at the Auditorium USC Lowry Field. The local crew returned from a two day trip to Lubbock with two tied games. In a recent clash the Winged Commandos defeated the Sky Giants 87 to 67 led by Pete McCloud with 36 points and Tommy Byrnes with 19. The Sky Giants beat Lubbock Army Air Field Fliers 47 to 38 on Wednesday.
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Amarillo Field
Sky Giants
USC
Lowry Field
Lubbock
South Plains Army Air Field
Commandos
Pete McCloud
Colorado
Amarillo
Tommy Byrnes
Seton Hall
Lubbock Army Air Field
Globe-News events: boxing tourney and district banquets
Ninth Annual Globe-News Golden Gloves boxing tournament at Auditorium US.C. runs Jan 23 to 25. West Texas State faces Eastern New Mexico in Portales on Saturday. Also listed are football banquets at various sites and a basketball schedule featuring Amarillo Sandies versus Lubbock Westerners and Sky Giants versus Lowry Field at USC Auditorium.
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Globe-News
Us.c
West Texas State
New Mexico
Portales
Sandie Mothers Club
Thomas
Amarillo Sandies
S. Lubbock Westerners
Lubbock
Amarillo Field
Sky Giants
Lowry Field
USC
Little Dynamite
Phil Morrill
Amarillo High School
Young Morrill
The
Yannigans
Joe Scroggins
Merrill
Myers Leaves Lufkin for Texarkana Tigers Coach Job
Watson Myers of Lufkin signed yesterday to become the Texarkana Tigers high school coach. The Stephen F. Austin graduate has coached at Hearne and Lufkin and was one of a dozen candidates considered. Scotland plans a seaweed products industry.
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Lufkin
Texarkana
Texas
Watson Myers
Tigers
Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College
Hearne
Bowling Bits and Whirlwinds Clash in Local Action
In civic league bowling at Victory Alleys Po de Powell borrows Putt Powells gear and fires a 190. Ted Pearson and Johnny Weeks lift the BPOE to beat Lions Club 3 games while Ray Prien leads the Lions with a 550 series. The Nixson Whirlwinds top Sam Houston 27 21 in basketball as Jacobson scores 14 for Sam Houston and Sharp 11 for Nixson.
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Ted Pearson
Johnny Weeks
BPOE
Lions Club
Ted
Johnny
Ray Prien
Nixson Whirlwinds
Sam Houston Rangers
Nixson Gym
Jacobson
Sharp
Nixson
Sam Houston
Lamps Seah Tov Qae Eee
Brown
Vince Tess
Pe Esen
Kenyon
Veteiee Fea
Ee Hae
J. E. Ferguson
Soldier and civilian daily food intake estimates
It is estimated that the average American soldier eats about five and a quarter pounds of food per day while the average civilian consumes around three and three quarters pounds.
Sandies fall to Demons 37 35 in Dumas matchup
Amarillo High School basketball suffered a 37 to 35 defeat at Dumas as LeRoy Foster led the Sandies with 18 points. Rudolph Keeney paced the Demons with 14 and Red Miers added 16 for the winning team. Coach T G Hull’s squad had five wins overall and next faces Lubbock Westerners in Lubbock.
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Dumas
Sandies
Demons
Childress Bobcats
T. G. Hull
Cagers
Amarillo
LeRoy Foster
Mouse Williams
Red Miers
Rudolph Keeney
Pf Ole
Hazlewood
Warhorn Se cc Iter Cas
Weekend Sports Cards Highlight Local Events
The listing covers golf at Ross Rogers Course and Amarillo Country Club, bowling at Victory Alleys, and basketball and football events. It notes tournaments, league names, venues like USC Auditorium, Thomas Dinner House, and the Sandie Mothers Banquet with district and league standings and schedules through Thursday.
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Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Field
Lowry
USC
Sandie Mothers
Gol
Thomas
Phillips Oilers
Giant-Oiler Ducats Go On Sale For Tuesday Cage Classic
Tickets for the Phillips Oiler Amarillo Field Sky Giants game go on sale tomorrow at Maxor Drug Fisk Building Cretney Drug Oliver Eakle and Amarillo National Bank. Ducats remain on sale Monday and Tuesday with one price scale of 60 cents. The cage classic will be fought Tuesday night at the Auditorium USO.
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Phillips Oiler
Amarillo Field
Sky Giants
Maxor Drug
Fisk
Cretney Drug
Oliver- Eakle
Amarillo National Bank
Auditorium Uso
Babe Didrikson Carded 67 in Phoenix Pro-Am Event
Ed Dudley mentored Mrs Babe Didrikson Zaharias as she fired a 67 at Phoenix Country Club a record low in the pro am before the start of the Phoenix Open. Sam Snead posted 70 while Byron Nelson shot 69 and Harold McSpaden did not post a score.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Ed Dudley
Atlantic City
N. J
Professional Golfers Association
George Zaharias
Phoenix Country Club
Zaharias
Mildred
Babe) Didrikson
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Babe
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Sanford
Maine
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Ohio
Academic Bowling League Opens 45 Schedule at Amarillo Bowl
The Academic Bowling League at Amarillo Field began a 14 week season Wednesday night. Flight and Operations Branch swept all three games with 658 653 726 for 2037. Individual high score went to Smith of the Inspectors with 235.
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Mechanics School
Amarillo Field
Amarillo Bowl
Smith
Menu Invention Traced To Regensburg 1489
The first menu originated in Regensburg Germany in 1489 when the state dinner head cook drafted a dish list for Duke Henry of Brunswick. The list ordered courses to help the duke manage his appetite and enjoy his preferred dishes.
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Regensburg
Germany
Henry of
Brunswick
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