Two Joes Spotlight Grapple Card At Amarillo Armory
The Amarillo Globe previews Uncle Dutch Mantell’s wrestling show at the National Guard Armory featuring Joe Banaski the former light heavyweight champ facing Tex Watkins in a semi final, and Joe Kopecky vs Scotty Williams in the main event. Sheik Mar Aallah meets Blacksmith Pedigo in the opener at 8 o’clock with ringside tickets at City Drug Store.
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Joe
Dutch Mantell
National Guard Armory
Joe Banaski
Oklahoma City
Tex Watkins
U. S. Navy
Watkins
Kopecky
Scotty Williams
Sheik Mar Aallah
Pedigo
City Drug Store
Polk Street
Engineers Rally For 25 6 Victory Over Amarillo College Faculty
In Amarillo College gridiron action the Engineers upset the faculty 25 to 6. Maxwell connected with Toombs for a pair of early scores, Donnel and Andrews added TDs, and Pop Godsey briefly sparked the faculty before leaving injured.
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Amarillo College
Engineers
Maxwell
Toombs
Donnel
Andrews
Pop” Godsey
Godsey
Donner
Joe Louis to Defend Title Against Lewis in Madison Square Garden
Mike Jacobs announced Joe Louis will defend the heavyweight title against John Henry Lewis, current negro light heavyweight champ, at Madison Square Garden on Friday night January 27. Louis and Lewis will sign formal contracts. John Roxborough and Gus Greenlee arranged the deal this afternoon.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
John Henry Lewis
Madison Square Garden
Louis
Max G Schmeling
Joe
John Roxborough
Gus Greenlee
Lewis
British golfer Clifford captures Mexican Open title
Percy J. Clifford, a British resident in Mexico City, won the Mexican Open by defeating Blaine McNutt of El Paso 1 up in the 38 hole final. Johnny Goodman, the 1937 champion from Omaha, did not defend his title.
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Mexico City
Percy J. Clifford
Blaine McNutt
Paso
Tex
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Jenkins Fights Tonight for State Lightweight Title
Lew Jenkins of Lakewater meets Car Faust of Chicago in a 15 round bout here tomorrow for the state lightweight championship. Jenkins is rated the top lightweight in the state with no current champion.
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Jenkins
Dallas
Lew Jenkins
Weetwater
Car Faust
Chicago
Legal Return Spurs Change in Texas Sports Scene
The sport has been declared legitimate again in Texas, marking a formal return after its legal status was restored. Officials and leagues anticipate resumed play, with clubs and venues updating policies to reflect the new standing.
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Texas
Seabiscuit’s Greatest Race Was Not War Admiral Duel
Henry McLemore reports Charlie Howard recalls Seabiscuit’s bold win at Saratoga in a claiming race against Treford, a testament to the horse’s heart. The Biscuit later carried $340,000 in earnings under Wheatley stable, despite a troublesome left knee and past doubts about his readiness for big races.
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United Press
Baltimore
Charlie Howard
Seabiscuit
War Admiral
Biscuit
Saratoga
Treford
Wheatley Stable
Howard
Heart
Ogden Mills
Walter O'Hara
O'Hara
Leahbiscuit
Alfred Vanderbilt
Pimlico
Samuel Riddle
Vanderbilt
Joseph Widener
Riddle
Laurel
Belmont
Many Elevens Idle Prepping For Big Drive
Dallas sports preview notes a Texas Interscholastic League Football week with 35 conference games. Many teams idle as Armistice Day starts a stretch drive featuring key district battles across Oil Belt, Fort Worth, Rio Grande Valley, Gulf Coast. The piece lists undefeated squads and matches shaping top standings.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Dallas
Oil Belt
Fort Worth
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf Coast
Masonic
Paschal
Sweetwater
Abilene
San Angelo
Jacksonville
Livingston
Lufkin
Panthers
McAllen
Brownsville
Galveston
Port Arthur
Goose Creek
Gainsville
Tyler
Waco
Wichita Falls
Cisco
Corpus Christi
Donna
Sunset
Amarillo
Borger
Lubbock
Lamesa
Olney
Childress
Graham
Big Spring
Stephenville
Ranger
Eastland
Mineral Wells
Fabens
Ysileta
Odessa
Austin
el Paso
Paris
Denton
McKinney
Poly
North Side
Masonic Home
Riverside
Beaumont
Orange
Mission
Boxers Bills and Sandies Face Borger Saturday Clash
Injuries and sickness hit the Golden Sandies as they prepare for a Saturday afternoon game at Borger. Key players Keith Boynton Cobb Haston Green and Corbell show in and out of practice while Gill and others nurse bruises.
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Golden Sandies
Borger
Robert Boynton
Carl Byrd
Johnny Cobb
Cecil Corbell
Pampa
Charley Gill
Ted Moss
Gerald Haston
Ray Green
Sandies
Borger Bulldogs
Director Kidd Says No Protests Lodged
Rodney J. Kidd athletic director of the Interscholastic League said no protests on the proposed new alignment of football conference schools had been received. He noted several letters approved the new arrangement and that final placements would be set around September 15 next year by the league executive committee.
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Austin
Rodney J. Kidd
Kidd
Bowling league results and Nev ada college football end
University of Nevada ends its football season as regents disband the squad. Roberts Olver Lumber sweeps Durham Appliance Keglers in Commercial League at Louies. Brainards 499 and Chandler 512 top scores as Globe Tailors beat Phillips Petroleum. Western Rubber edges Haley s Furniture. Rush ing Scott lead with 484 486. White s Auto Stores takes two from Fort Worth and Denver. Taylor Grocery tops Troy Laundry. Yellow Cab takes two of three from Plains Plumbers. MAVERICK LEAGUE Fort Worth & Denver 130 IN 4
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Durham
Keglers
Louie
Brainard
Chandler
Wright
Globe Tailors
Phillips-Petroleum
Rhea
Western
Haley
Rushing
Scott
White's
Fort Worth
Denver
Taylor Grocery
Troy Laundry
Yellow Cab
The
Plains Plumbers
Commercial League
Haley Furniture
Crittenden Enee Tenner
Rushing Ee * Weld
Haley One
Paulk Ceeebene Eele
Pavillard Aeneeenee Ee Nee Seen Seem
Western Panies Co
Ruaseli Bebe Ee
van Horn
Ene Een Neon
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D. Roberson
Colwell
Burk T
Ogie
Durham Ree Nee Co. Parks
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Johnson
Aeee
Durham Enna Eee
Farwell
Poll of sports editors names top P college teams
Four thousand six hundred eighty two editors were polled on the best college football team starting with P. Pittsburgh led with 1904,686 votes. Purdue 70,000. Penn State 45,107. Princeton 1,985. Pomona 384. Puget Sound 309. Providence 98. Presbyterian 97. Penn Military 96. Portland 301,815. Puget Sound rose after a key victory. Pitt's line and backfield praised. Princeton’s vote fell after a Harvard loss.
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John Lardner
North American Newspaper Alliance
Pittsburgh
Purdue
Penn State
Pennsylvania
William Penn
Princeton
Pomona
Puget Sound
Mabel
Providence
Presbyterian
Penn Military
Portland
Pfordham
Pfurman
Pfresno State
Oregon
Golden Muskrats
Carnegie Tech
Duke
Nebraska
Harvard
Jock Sutherland
Pitt
Marshall Goldberg
Notre Dame
Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
Dacees
McParlane
Ccccseets
Sandridge
Ceseeeess
Amarillo Hardware Co
Doud Bee Eee
PRS
Accek Yeas
Cbchoy
Basot
Vaneneeverys
Ostramder
Csscseeeee
St Paul AA Chooses Tarpon Springs Training Site
The St Paul American Association team selects Tarpon Springs Florida as its spring training base for 1938. Players will report in early March for a month of workouts, announced business manager Lou Mc Kenna.
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ST. Paul
American Association
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Lou McKenna
Sellout Crowds Forecast for Two Southwest Grid Games
Southwest Conference football weekend draws sellout hopes at Fayetteville and Dallas. Razorbacks versus Rice Owls home crowd may reach 10 000, SMU Texas A M expected beyond 20 000. Rice leaves 35 players for Fayetteville with injuries hindering Ernie Lain and Jess Hines. Baylor to showcase many passes at Austin against Texas, while TCU Faces Tulsa with third stringers impressing.
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Fayetteville
Dallas
Arkansas Razorbacks
Rice Owls
Southern Methodist University-Texas A. and
Owl Squad
Houston
Ernie Lain
Jess Hines
Rice
Matty Bell
S. M
Aggies
John Kimprough
Baylor
Texas University
Austin
Jack Black
Hoyt Williams
Leghorns
University Unit
Texas Christian Horned Frogs
Tulsa
Frogs
Hurricanes
New Champ Sally Krieger Heads to New York
Sally Krieger has been declared the bantamweight champion and will not fight for weeks. Hymie Gaplan, his manager, cites a lump behind the left ear delaying training for three to four weeks and a prior contract with Seattle promoter Nate Druxman to return for a local match. He says Krieger informed New York promoter Mike Jacobs at 6 A. M. about the plan.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Hymie Caplin
Seattle
Solly Kreiger
Sally
al Hostak
Cagy Hymie
Mike Jacobs
Hostak
Iowa
Irl Tubbs
John Henry Lewis
al Gainer
New Haven
Whitney Martin
Kansas City
Biff Jones
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Biff
Hymie Gaplan
Sally Krieger
Krieger
Nate Druxman
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