Big weekend of Texas college football features title clinches
Three conferences see decisive games with Howard Payne vs Abilene Christian in Brownwood and East Texas State eyeing the league title in Commerce. Texas faces Texas Christian in Fort Worth while Baylor meets Tulsa and Sam Houston State plays Southwest Texas State.
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Engineers and 'Bama Clash In Bowl Spotlight at Atlanta
Georgia Tech's 12‑man rushing attack faces Alabama in a capital show at Grant Field. The 32,000 seats sold out as Tech seeks an upset of a tide that has allowed 30 points to top opponents while Tech yielded 20 in five major games.
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Apology Accepted For Pampa High School Painting
Apologies arrived today at Amarillo High School from three Pampa High School boys who helped paint the Amarillo building and from the Pampa principal. They apologized for any damage to the building or student ego and stated the act did not reflect the majority of Pampa students. The paint incident occurred a week earlier and provoked anger among Amarillo students over slogans like Yeah Pampa and Beat the Sandiles. The student body accepted the apologies at the regular assembly.
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Women Close Bond Drive Ends Near Half Million Raised
The Women Go to War campaign aimed at 500000 in war bonds ended yesterday with Am arillo Hotel headquarters reporting about 1000 in Armistice Day sales. Chairwoman Mrs Nancy Wiseman said preliminary figures showed the goal nearly reached and praised partner groups led by Navy Mothers Club and several civic organizations for strong support. The drive began on Navy Day and concluded on Armistice Day with continued efforts to sell bonds.
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College Football Week Results Across Teams
United Press reports scores from college games led by York over Hastings 7 to 6 and Southwestern routing Camp Hood 59 to 0. Other pairings include San Francisco 3 Fresno State 13 and Nevada 14 California Aggies 0 with multiple regional contests listed.
Hardin Holds WICC Offices
Ed Hardin president of Amarillo Hardware Company now holds three offices in the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. He was elected to all three WTCC offices at the annual executive and referendum meeting in Abilene. Rex Baxter and Amarillo officials also attended and contributed to the organization’s leadership votes.
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Carl Studer
Practical English Class Opens Here
A fundamentals of grammar and practical English class is organized by M. L. Fleming of Fleming Business University at 424 Taylor Street. It meets from five to six afternoons five days a week and will finish within the hour. Call 6304 or visit the school for details.
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Patriotic Films Shown At Amarillo Assembly
West Texas State College distributed patriotic films shown at Amarillo High School during a student assembly. In a separate update from Hanover, Dartmouth lost seven lettermen as they faced enlistments.
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Ex Lubbock Coach Shines At Tulsa
Tulsa coach Henry Frnka leads the undefeated Hurricanes who have shut out opponents in six straight games. Star back Glenn Dobbs and quartet of triple threat backs propel a high scoring attack as Tulsa aims for bowls amid key games with Baylor Creighton and Arkansas.
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Arkansas
Glenn Dobbs
Michigan State Faces Freshmen with Unpronounceable Names
EAST LANSING Nov 12 If all members of Michigan State's freshman squad stay in school and make the varsity in 1943 it will be tough for those who must spell and pronounce their names Mieszkowski Avromov Maeckel Olszewski Vasques Battaglia Wienski Proulx Ed Rimaster is a strong fullback Bachman dreads a similarly tough name Killmaster Goalie Paul Bibeault valued by manager Tommy Gorman Gardiner goes to Chicago Black Hawks.
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George Killmaster
Montreal
Tommy Gorman
Paul Bibeault
Les Canadiens
Bert Gardiner
Chicago Black Hawks
Little Miami Emerges as Rival of Tulsa for Team Defense Honors
The American Football Statistical Bureau names Little Miami of Florida as a top defensive team rival to Tulsa Hurricanes. Miami holds opponents to 93 yards per game over six contests, with Tulsa close behind at 101. Miami has beaten Tampa, St. Louis, Rollins, and Furman and has not yet faced Florida, South Carolina, or West Virginia.
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Sandies Ready for Lubbock Westerners Showdown
The Golden Sandies conduct one final practice before facing the Lubbock Westerners in a pivotal district clash at 2 30 Saturday. E J Watson is out with a knee injury, forcing coach Howard Lynch to shift Richard Tadlock and Carroll Hall into action alongside Bill Jolly. The Westerners, largely recovered from early injuries, aim to reclaim the district lead with strong support from South Plains fans. The game will be broadcast at Maxor Drug Store Fisk Building. student tickets are on sale at the high school.
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Notre Dame Faculty Bans Postseason Football Bowls
Notre Dame officials ruled the Fighting Irish cannot play in any post season bowl games citing long standing athletic regulations. Rev John Cavanaugh said the decision follows persistent reports ND would be invited to the Rose or Sugar Bowls.
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LSU Star Almost Missed Big Game in Subway Mix-Up
LSU halfback Luler Harris nearly sat out the Tigers 26-13 victory over Fordham after getting lost in the New York subway en route to the Polo Grounds. Harris finally arrived at the wrong stadium near Yankee Stadium before rejoining the team for a four touchdown drive that sealed the win.
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Guessing grid eyes college picks in UP column
United Press sports editor surveys college games with picks from Boston College to Wyoming and Alabama to California. Notable lines include Georgia over Chattanooga 48 to 0 and Texas over Texas Christian among many matchups plus a local Lubbock Flying School loss 20-0.
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Ends End? Southerners Rally For All America Honor
ROMNEY WHEELER of Athens notes two end positions exist on the AP All America team and Southern players push to claim at least one. George Poschner of Georgia and Martin Comer of Tulane are highlighted for standout catches, defense, and scoring, with Poschner recovering from a 1941 injury to star versus Alabama and Florida.
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Odessa Broncos surge in Texas schoolboy football title race
Odessa powered past Sweetwater 39 0 as Jimmy McCracken threw for 317 yards and 18 completions. Lufkin rolled toward the District 12 crown with a 35 0 win over Nacogdoches. Denison upset Gainesville 26 6 while Breckenridge crushed Brownwood 79 0 and Longview beat Tyler 21 7. Other Armistice Day results included San Angelo 20 Big Spring 0 and Fort Worth Tech 0 Ranger 13.
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Bama Players Claim Vols Played Clean Football
Alabama players say Tennessee were the cleanest opponents they faced this season. George Weeks, Alabama end, notes that familiarity with the Vols led to straight football and no rough play, despite writers accusing Tennessee of roughness.
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Seven Meets Prepare Fencing Champions
New York University, eight time Intercollegiate Fencing Association champion in the past decade, schedules seven dual matches ahead of the Three Weapon Championship. Violet team opens against Temple in Philadelphia February 9 and also faces Fordham Army Columbia Brooklyn College Penn State and Navy. Intercollegiate championships set for March 26-27. Tauber of the Violet won the individual foil title last season. Canada operates six telegraph systems, five with railways.
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Columbia
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Three New ABC Marks For Season Established
MILWAUKEE and Paterson NJ set season marks In Milwaukee the Barkows rolled 3518 to lead the rear total column Russ Gersonde high with 822 a new men s high individual Marcel Products Paterson tops the men s high team games with 1224
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