Texas Class AA district race shows favorites amid tight title chase
Four weeks remain in the regular season as districts crown leaders. Austin of El Paso and Sunset of Dallas hold unbeaten records, with other districts featuring Amarillo Vernon San Angelo and Tyler in contention. Notable results include Abilene over Sweetwater and Goose Creek routing Orange around the state.
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United Press
Austin
el Paso
Sunset
Dallas
Adamson
Sweetwater
Abilene
North Side
Paschal
Fort Worth
Fort Worth Poly
Masonic
Waco
Corsicana
Goose Creek
Orange
Lubbock
Vernon
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
el Paso High
Ysleta
Greenville
Sherman
Paris
Denison
Highland Park
Marshall
Breckenridge
Two Sky Giants Injured in Colorado Springs Loss
Amarillo Field Sky Giants suffer injuries after a lopsided defeat to the Second Air Force Super Bombers in Colorado Springs. Fullback Russell Steger sustained a head injury and remains in Colorado Springs. end Jim Powell has a broken shoulder and is in the field hospital in Amarillo.
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Amarillo Field
Sky Giants
Air Force Super Bombers
Colorado Springs
Russell Steger
Jim Powell
Powell
Randolph Field Flyers
Fort Worth
al Coppage
Steger
Flyers
Missouri Nimrods Find Good Deer Hunting
Missouri finds a good two day deer season with 800 bucks bagged by 5000 hunters and no hunting accidents reported by the Missouri Conservation Commission.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Missouri Conservation Commission
Sunset Trail Golf Trophy Triumph At Amarillo
The Many Links men won the Sunset Trail Trophy with 40 points in the final three round match at Sunset layout. Ross Rogers led the series with 113 points and Sunset finished strong in second. Results list ten players including Jack Phillips and Bill O Nea l with top scores and detailed handicaps.
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Ross Rogers
Amarillo
Sunset
Country Club Fairway
Country Club
Amarillo Country Club
Jack Phillips
Jack Allen
D. W. Klock
Cy Ramsey
John Rego
Tex Muncy
Charles Lawler
Sim Kelly
Jim Payne
Frank Woods
Dr. E. W. Cain
H. R. Wagoner
Perry Burks
Dude Gentry
Carl Culwell
Bill O'Neal
E. H. Mann
Knox Whitney
Bill Torrey
Raymond Mann
Roy McKinney
Lt. A. H. McHugh
Wade Holman
Pinky Kerbow
Chester Parks
Wayne O'Keefe
George Mager
E. O. Greer
George Hirsch
Homer Smith
Allen
The
Bears Upset Packers 21 to 0 for Season’s Top Win
Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers 21 to 0 as Ensign Sid Luckman led a dominant performance. Luckman threw two touchdown passes and scored on a first period center sneak, while Green Bay was kept scoreless for the first time in 66 league games.
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New York
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
Bears
Green Bay
Packers
Chicago
Sid Luckman
Luckman
Ray McLean
George Wilson
Don Hutson
Scores by the Associated Press Third Air Force routs Georgia Preflight
The report lists multiple military teams and results from coast to coast. Notable scores include Third Air Force 34 over Georgia Preflight 12 and Fleet City Bluejackets 26 over St. Mary's 0.
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Associated Press
Third Air Force
Morris Field
N. C
Georgia
Bainbridge
Naval
North Carolina
U. S. Submarine Base
Groton
Neb
Army Air
Fort Warren
Wyo
Bowman Field
Fort Knox
Officials from Dallas Visit Amarillo on Audit Tour
Charles E. Wentworth, a member of the government auditing staff from Dallas, is in Amarillo this week on official business. He is also scheduled to visit Borger before returning to Dallas.
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Charles E. Wentworth
Dallas
Amarillo
Borger
George Willingham
Arkansas
US Shipbuilding Surges in 1943 With 1836 Vessels Built
In 1943 the United States produced 1,836 ships, nearly seventy times the prewar average, reflecting wartime expansion of the merchant marine and naval support fleets.
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United States
Mavericks Club Column Highlights School Events and Birthdays
The Mavericks attended a football game as guests of Mrs. Rob ert Riskin of Hollywood California and shared thanks. November birthdays are listed with many names. The Maverick 125pound team faces Price on Price's field. A Halloween party featured a crowd and a pie eating contest pitting Frank Buchanan against Richard Skapple. a basketball prep program begins under Corporal MaGello. Doug Jones is noted as a potential pitcher.
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Robert Riskin
Hollywood
Calif
Frank Buchanan
Richard Skapple
Doug Jones
Mr. Jones
Amarillo Sports Card Sparkles With League Events
A compact schedule lists local sports across bowling football golf and leagues. Matches include Amarillo High School Golden Sandies vs Plainview Bulldogs at Butler Field Saturday 2 30 pm and weekend golf handicap events at Rogers and Sunset courses.
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Amarillo High School Golden Sandies
Plainview Bulldogs
Butler
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association Tournament
Ladies Municipal Golf Association
Ross Rogers
Globe News
Sunset
Quarterback Club To View Football Films
Amarillo High School hosts a Quarterback Club meeting at 8 pm in the auditorium to view football films. Billy Hughes will chair with coaches and players ready to answer questions about recent games against Pampa, Plainview, Second Air Force, and West Texas State.
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Billy Hughes
Billy Murray Hughes
Amarile Golden Sandies
Sandies
Pampa
Plainview
Sky Giants
Second Air Force
Amarillo
Randolph Field Ramblers
West Texas
Texas Tech
Harvesters
Butler Field
Buffs
Lubbock Army Air Field
Canyon
Colorado Springs
Howard Lynch
T. G. Hull
Hull
Brownfield
Laibbock
Lynch
West Texas State
Miller
Dobbs Reaches 51 Pass Completions This Season
Glenn Dobbs, star half back for the Second Air Force, completed six of 11 passes against Amarillo Army Air Field to raise his season total to 51 completions in 86 attempts.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Glenn Dobbs
Air Force
Amarillo Army Air Field
Amarillo High Hosts Weekly Quarterback Club Meeting
Local Amarillo High School hosts a Monday night Quarterback Club meeting at 6 oclock. In Saturday action at Butler Field Amarillo Golden Sandies clash with Plainview Bulldogs at 2 30 pm. In New York Lt Horton Smith former Ryder Cup star now with Army Air Forces assigned to the athletic branch of Army special service division War Department reveals.
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Amarillo High School
New York
Horton Smith
Joplin
Army Air Forces
Army Special Service Division
War Department
Southwest Conference title race tightens after weekend upsets
Duke of the Southwest Conference notes Texas A&M Arkansas and SMU in a tight race with five weeks remaining. Texas leads after a dramatic week with Rice upset, Arkansas beating A&M 7 6, and Texas Tech defeating Rice. Texas hosts Oklahoma A&M as Arkansas eyes a homecoming, while TCU faces Texas Tech in Fort Worth and SMU awaits a pivotal Dallas game.
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University of Texas
Rice Institute
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Texas Tech
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College Station
Whiz Kids
Texas Longhorns
Dallas
Texas
Bob Fenimore
Oklahoma Aggies
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Norman Naval Zoomers
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Walter Schlinkman
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Owl
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Texas Christian University
Chatham Field
Savannah Ga
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