Longhorns Face TCU Test in Austin Showdown
Texas seeks to preserve its perfect Conference record as it hosts Texas Christian University in Austin. Coach Ollie’s squad has boosted practices focusing on shot accuracy and breaking a tight Frog defense. An expected attendance of 6 000 to 7 000 would mark a season high for the home court. The next game after this will be February 4 against the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station all star team coached by Lieut. Jack Gray.
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Austin
U.P
University of Texas
Texas Christian University
Texas Aggies
Texas
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Jack Gray
Longhorn
Basketball Scores From Various Institutions
North Carolina Pre-Flight 60 defeated North Carolina State 54 while Vanderbilt beat Alabama 31 to 27. Illinois 66 topped Iowa 34 and Ohio State 47 beat Chicago 29. Kentucky 60 over Georgia 28. Other results include Indiana State 43 over Ball State 24 and Minnesota 50 over Purdue 48.
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North Carolina State
Vanderbilt
Alabama
McPherson
Bethel
Illinois
Iowa
Ohio State
Chicago
Kentucky
Georgia
Indiana State
Ball State
Springfield
Worcester Poly
Minnesota
Purdue
Syracuse
Cornell
Bowling Green
Ohio Northern
626th Squadron Sweeps Badgers in Army Basketball Streak
In Wichita Falls on January 19 the 624th, 422nd and 602nd Squadrons won key games in Amarillo Army Air Field arena. The 624th beat the 409th 40 to 34 with Schanker scoring 15, while the 422nd defeated the Medics 41 to 22, Sanford contributing 16. A Texas school athletics committee was formed to address transportation for 50,000 boys amid wartime needs.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Amarillo
Amarillo Army Air Field
Hill Riley
Gilley
626Th
Pantex Ordnance Plan
Amarillo College
Miller
Davis Wee
Kemp
Brady
Buchanan
Hogland
McKinev
Reynolds
Palm
Sanford FG
Slater
Eener Tree
Dean
Huckstead
Shaffer Wee
Rougers Posaver
Battlefield
Peeler
Gray
Sewell Oe
Jen On Tagney
T. S
Farrell
le Page
Smith
Dusenberry
Weatherwax Teas
Thompson
Brunson Ae O
Limp
Schlar
Bop
Saugnerty
Teal KP
Teeter
Bergin
Preajorer Vet
TSS
Brown
McGuire
Traphagen
Walker Wee
Callura Rallies To Claim Title
Jackie Callura of Hamilton Ontario defeated Jackie Wilson of Pittsburgh to win the featherweight crown in Rhode Island, securing a 15 round upset before 6,500 at the Rhode Island Auditorium. Callura earned the title with a late left hook blast after eight rounds of pressure. The bout set up potential next matchups with Willie Pep if remaid contracts allow.
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R. I
U.P
Jackie Callura
Hamilton
Ont
National Boxing Association
Duskie Jackie Wilson
Pittsburgh
Callara
Wilson
Rhode Island Auditorium
Callura
United Press
NBA
Abe Greene
Willie Pep
Hartford
Conn
New York Commission
Owls Schedule Full Spring Program At Rice Institute
Rice Institute officials announced a complete spring sports program including track baseball tennis and golf. Coach Jess Neely set spring football practice to start Feb 8 and end March 6 with a scrimmage. Nine regulars graduate including tresch brannon and dwelle with don stephens leaving the reserve. Uncertainty looms as many players are eligible for military service or reserve duty.
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Houston
U.P
Rice Institute
Jess Neely
Neely
Bob Tresch
Ted Brannon
Dick Dwelle
Don Stephens
Rice
Armed Services
Texas Relays Set For April 3 At Austin
An eight sentence sports roundup notes the 16th Texas Relays will be held April 3 in Austin announced by the University of Texas athletic council. Also cited are several boxing results with Sanders Cox topping Tony Ganem and George Kochan defeating Harry Serio, plus a local basketball schedule at Amarillo Army Air Field with matches among the 410th 626th 420th 600th and 332nd units.
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Fillers
Texas
United Press
New York
Sanders Cox
Dallas
Tex
Tony Gangemi
Philadelphia
George Kochan
Akron
Harry Serio
Newark
N. J
Austin
Amarillo Army Air Field
Cathedral Hall
Holdouts Tardy to Report For Spring Training Bio
Major league stars plan late arrivals to camps as managers may condone delays. Veterans like Paul Waner and Carl Hubbell are cited as examples. Waner in Sarasota and Hubbell in Oklahoma City may skip early shipments to join teams at Lakewood, New Jersey.
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New York
Florida
California
Paul Waner
Boston Braves
Big Poison
Sarasota
Fla
Wallinford
Car's Vibrations Tell Owner His Rate of Speed
In Pueblo Colorado a car traveling at 45 mph was halted by Patrolman J S Marshall. The driver said his speedometer was busted and he gauges speed by vibrations, asking the officer to pace at 35 mph for several miles to catch the vibrations.
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Pueblo
Colo
J. S. Marshall
Urges Hiring of Released Soldiers as Plant Guards
Joseph W. Frazer president of Willys Overland Motors urges employment of demobilized soldiers as plant guards. He says older veterans too old for army service would bolster industrial police against sabotage and espionage with their training.
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Toledo
U.P
Joseph W. Frazer
Willys-Overland Motors
Frazer
Hank Says Training Cadets Is No Trouble
Lieut Henry Greenberg Hank tells baseball fans he can easily interest army air force cadets in physical conditioning. He says the real problem is keeping the boys from overdoing it as he describes his assignment as a continuous inspection trip over gulf coast west coast and southeast training centers.
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Waco
Henry Greenberg
Hank
Army Air Force
Detroit Tiger
Air Forces Flying Training Command
Gulf Coast
West Coast
Southeast
Brumbelow Named Head Mentor at Navy Pre-Flight School
ATHENS Ga Jan 19 Lieutenant L M Mike Brumbelow former Texas Christian University line coach named to succeed Lieutenant Raymond B Bear Wolfe as head of the football department at the U S Navy Pre Flight School Wolfe transferred to the Austin Texas Naval Flight Preparatory School Bee juvenile delinquency programs and crime prevention broaden opportunities for women in the police field So W B co eds are being taught use of microscopic helixometers and micrometers
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Athens
Lieut L. M
Mike) Brumbelow
Texas Christian University
Raymond B
Bear) Wolfe
U. S. Navy
Wolfe
University of North Carolina
Austin, Tex
Naval Flight Preparatory
Bee
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J. W. Edgar
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Graglan
Blackburn ‘Bros
Yba
Service Funeral Directors
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Voice of Firestone
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