Southwest Conference Football Halfway Standings Highlight Upset Risk
The Southwest Conference race moves past midseason with Texas A&M favored to tie atop after two wins as they meet SMU. Texas rests due to a canceled game. Rice-Arkansas, TCU-Texas Tech, and Baylor absence shape a tight chase with Arkansas’ winless streak and a toss-up Parker-Rice tilt.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
Texas Aggies
Texas
Southern Methodist
College Station
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Baylor
Rice
Arkansas
Houston
Texas Christian
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Fort Worth
Aggies
Razorbacks
Parker-Rice
Tech
Texas A
Mauriello Savold Dream Fight Returns to Madison Square Garden
New York November 5 With the rodeo gone Madison Square Garden hosts a boxing bout between Tami Mauriello and Lee Savold. The ten rounds or less clash aims to inject action after recent quiet in the venue.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Tami Mauriello
Lee Saveld
Shine McKenna Hits 199 Yard Hole in One
Spokane area golfer Shine McKenna shocked friends by scoring a 199 yard hole in one during a secret summer round. He kept the moment quiet saying his wife did not know he was playing golf that day and offered a quiet smile after the cup.
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Associated Press
Spokane
Wash
Shine McKenna
Fellas
Harmon Missing Again Over China
Army pilot Tom Harmon Michigan’s All-America football star is reported missing in action over China. The 2nd Lt. Harmon, sole survivor of a bomber crash in Dutch Guiana, has been unreported since Oct. 30 while with the 23rd group of the 449th fighter squadron in the Far East.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Tom Harmon
Michigan
China
Louis Harmon
War Department
Harmon
Dutch Guiana
449Th
Far East
Mrs. J. W. Babb Wins Ama rillo Golf Tourney
Mrs. J. W. Babb carded a net 72 to win the Ladies Day Golf Tournament at Amarillo Country Club. Her score shown 90 18 72. The Luncheon Ball was won by Mrs. J. W. Triplett. Future Ladies Day matches will be held on Wednesdays.
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J. W. Babb
Amarillo Country Club
J. W. Triplett
Big Monk Simons Dies at 56 in New Orleans
Claude Monk Simons, 56, longtime Tulane athletic official loved by football followers, died suddenly of a heart attack at a friend's home. Father of Claude Simons Jr, Tulane's head football coach, he had been inactive as trainer for two years due to health.
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New Orleans
Claude (Monk) Simons
Tulane University
Tulane
Claude
Little Monk” Simons
Big Monk
Bowling Bits Highlight Local League Scorers
Ted Buccola led with 682 in the Clas sic League at Banner Bowl, while Don Blatzheim posted 660 for the Diamond Shop. Jimmy Cogdell added 613 for Safeway Cab Company as Lefty Bleakney topped Elks at 593 in Civic League action. Tulsa teams head to the weekend tournament with a Saturday night dance at the Herring Hotel after the contests.
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E. A. Harris
Ted Buccola
Ted
Don Blatzheim
Diamond Shop
Don
Jimmy Cogdell
Safeway Cab Company
Jimmy
Lefty Bleakney
Elks
Victory Alleys
Herring Hotel
Possible Oklahoma-New Mexico game eyed for Amarillo site
Amarillo may host a November 20 football matchup between Oklahoma and New Mexico at Butler Field. Both programs have openings. Amarillo officials, the school board, and the chamber of commerce are negotiating, aiming to bring four ex Sandies to the game and boost Sun Bowl considerations for New Mexico.
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Amarillo
University of Oklahoma
University of New Mexico
Butler Field
Golden Sandies
Brownfield
The
Globe
Associated Press
Albuquerque
George (Blanco) White
Navy
Tom Bill Wheichel
New Mexico
Sandies
Oklahoma Sooners
Thurman Tigart
Boone Baker
Dub Wooten
Tigart
Wooten
Baker
Oklahoma
el Paso
Texas
Sooners
Tulsa University
North Side Clinches Fort Worth District Lead in Week Openers
North Side edged Poly 14 to 12 to clinch undisputed District 7 leadership and knock one of the state's 10 undefeated squads from the list. San Jacinto beat Sam Houston 15 to 7 in Houston, Kerrville defeated San Antonio Tech 6 to 0 in District 15, Cisco beat Eastland 13 to 0 in a nonconference tilt. Thirty games on tonight's slate include key district showdowns such as Bryan versus Hillsboro in District 10 B and Austin vs Jefferson for District 15 leadership.
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Associated Press
North Side
Fort Worth
Texas
Poly
San Jacinto
Sam Houston
Houston
Kerrvill
San Antonio Tech
Ladies Pioneer League Bowling Results
Victory Alleys Builders Supply and Country Club Cleaners led wins in a set of matches. Individual honors went to Milton of Country Club Cleaners with 149 221 and 120 for a 490 series.
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Ladies Pioneer League Victory Alleys Builders Supply
Mann's Bread
Country Club Cleaners
Fifth Avenue Shop
Boxwell’s
Neal's Cafe
Amarillo Sports Card Highlights Week Schedule
The page lists local sports events across football golf bowling and leagues at venues like Victory Alleys Ross Rogers Amarillo Bowl Amarillo Country Club and Banner Bowl. Featured are Army Air Field championship action at Butler Field and multiple Panhandle Open tournaments plus weekly league play through Thursday.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Butler Field
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Country
Amarillo Country Club
Ross Rogers Municipal
Victory Alleys
Banner Bowl
Victory Bowl
Banner "Bowl
Amarillo Bowl
Amarillo Municipal
Civic League
Victory
Bowling International Harvester Employees League
Ladies Pioneer League
Texaco League
World Sprint Record Shattered by George Guida
George Guida, former Villanova star entering the Navy, clocked 250 yards in 24.6 seconds to beat the world mark by Loren Murchison. The record was set in a handicap race at Upper Darby High School with three A A U officials present.
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Philadelphia
Navy
George Guida
Villanova College
Guida
Loren Murchison
Upper Darby High School
Motor Trucks Sweep Series Lead in Hard Fought Meet
In a mixed scorecard, Motor Trucks defeated Farm Equipment Parts 2 to 1 by a narrow margin as 401, 511, and 485-1387 beat 359, 543, and 470-1333 while Refrigeration fell to Tractors 0 to 3 with 377, 368, and 347-1092 against 397, 419, 424-1240.
Dodgers catcher Mickey Owen undergoes appendectomy
Mickey Owen of the Brooklyn Dodgers was operated on for appendicitis in St Louis today. Dr. Robert F. Hyland said he came through satisfactorily.
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ST. Louis
Mickey Owen
Brooklyn Dodgers
Robert F. Hyland
Amarillo WAC Recruiting District Leads West Texas Effort
Lt Helen Wade Finn announces Amarillo district leads West Texas in recruiting women for the Women Army Corps. Local sub stations open at White and Kirk's and the Paramount Theater to assist, as recruiting aims to fill the quota before December 7. Finn invites women to see the film Women At War at the Paramount Theater starting Sunday to learn about WAC service.
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Amarillo
WAC
West Texas
Women’s Army Corps
Helen Wade Finn
Pampa Army Air Field
White & Kirk's
Paramount Theater
Finn
Dependency Certificate Simplified for Families
The War Department announces a new one sheet dependency certificate to speed up family allowances for soldiers. It applies to Class B and B-1 dependents mainly parents and minor siblings who must prove relationship and dependency. All dependents will receive copies to witness and fill out and return at once. No interruption in monthly payments during the conversion to higher rates.
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War Department Office of
ODB
Sandie Lubbock Grid Tickets On Sale Saturday Morning
Wayne Middleton Sandie business manager announces Armistice Day game tickets for the Lubbock Westerners versus the Amarillo Golden Sandies go on sale in the morning at Maxor Drug in Fisk Building and Herbert Drug in Amarillo Building General admission is 85 cents while reserved seats student and service men tickets remain 30 cents each
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Wayne Middleton
Sandie
Lubbock Westerners
Amarillo Golden Sandies
Maxor Drug
Fisk
Herbert Drug
Amarillo
Community Chest Rally to Be Held Tonight at Amarillo High
A War Chest and Community Chest rally begins at 7 30 tonight on the Amarillo High School grounds with the 14th Battalion Texas State Guards performing drills parachute flares and blank firing. Sam Houston High School band will play and Red Cross Mobile Canteen will serve doughnuts and coffee to contributors. officials invite all to attend.
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Amarillo High School
14Th Battalion of
Texas State Guards
Sam Houston High School
Red Cross
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