Arizona U and Border Loop Kings Lead Southwest Gridiron Action
Arizona University Wildcats top the border conference as they chase non conference tests this weekend. Oklahoma A&M, Hardin-Simmons, New Mexico U and Texas Tech are among the opponents in a schedule highlighting key conference standings and national leaders in offense and scoring.
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Sam Houston Gridders Clash For Panhandle Title At Butler Field
Championship honors in the Panhandle may be decided today at Butler Field as Sam Houston faces Borger Junior High. The game starts at 4 PM with Coach Crandell Rhome saying the Sam Houston squad is ready. Sam Houston carries one loss and one tie on its schedule, eyeing the loop crown.
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Texas Silents to use twelfth man for Austin High game
The Texas Silents football team from the Texas School for Deaf will feature a legally on field twelfth man tonight against Austin High School. Zack Shropshire will relay the referee’s penalties to the Silents via a fingertalk system. Coach Stan Lambert of Austin High joked the interpreter should keep his hands in his pockets between penalties.
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Old Mac McClintock Ready To Return Home
The poem reflects Mac McClintock’s homesickness during the Globe News Panhandle Open Bowling Tournament in Pampa. The final frame ends in a strike as spectators celebrate the hero's performance and a high score of three.
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Border Teams Seek Intersectional Football Laurels
Four Border Conference squads led by Arizona University head to intersectional play. Arizona travels to Oklahoma A&M, Hardin-Simmons faces Louisiana Tech in Ruston, New Mexico University goes to Marquette in Milwaukee, and Texas Tech visits St Louis University in Lubbock as the title race nears its end.
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Centenary Flare Up Votes Ban on Football
In Shreveport Louisiana the Louisiana conference of the Methodist Church voted 143 to 98 to ban football at Centenary College and to discontinue intercollegiate athletics unless outside funds allow the program to continue. A public campaign seeks financial backing for Centenary football.
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Mines' Doc Price Captivates Fans With Lightning Passes
El Paso report highlights Owen Doc Price of Texas School of Mines as a standout showman. Despite a 2-4-1 record, Price directs a high-flying offense, completing 71 of 152 passes for 702 yards and averaging 45.15 yards per punt. A can-kicker in youth, he credits Mack Saxon for his arm work and plans to fly for Uncle Sam next year.
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Gridiron Grin Amid Early 1900s Football Scramble
In an early game between Alabama Polytechnic and Georgia Tech a youngster tossed a football into a mass of players as the ball descended. A wild scramble ensued and both teams claimed a ball, but Tech secured the right one amid the chaotic scene.
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Baylor Bears Limp to Tulsa in Injury Filled Tale
Baylor's Bears, touted as the nation's top football team of invalids, face Tulsa's Golden Hurricane after a wave of injuries. Charley Blalack claims key players are hurt, with Ben Lucas likely the only regular to play, while Baylor publicity aims to mislead Tulsa about their chances.
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Frogs Threaten Texas Move Toward Southwest Title
Texas faces TCU in a pivotal Southwest Conference clash as Baylor’s upset of Texas lingers. The Frogs seek a win to force a title race fade for Texas and keep Rice and A&M contention alive. Attendance projected around 75,000 with Texas tiptoeing past Baylor’s upset.
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Not Just Luck Bourbon Whiskey 90 Proof Four Years Old
A straight bourbon whiskey 90 proof aged four years from Hiram Walker and Sons Inc. based in Peoria Illinois.
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Miller Stays Home For Breaking Rule
SMU coach Matty Bell suspends senior back Dick Miller for violating a club rule on travel to Fayetteville for the game against the Razorbacks. Bell notes Miller planned to stay in College Station, while others left, after an automobile accident involving players last fall. Rationing in Shanghai has spurred a bootleg gasoline trade, says the commerce department.
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