Calahan Key To Texas Bid As Soon-To-Be Champion
Coach Dana X. Bible eyes James Calahan of little Wink as the main weapon for Texas. Calahan, after a V-5 transfer, has led Texas to wins over Rice SMU and TCU with six touchdowns and two conversions. The Longorns, seeking a second consecutive conference title, face Texas A&M on Thanksgiving at College Station.
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ED Fite
Dallas
Dana X. Bible
Texas
James Ross Calahan
Little Wink
Tex
Calahan
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Navy
Bible
Southwest Conference
Bobby Coy Lee
Rice
Southern Methodist
Texas Christian
Ralph Ellsworth
Calawhan
Longhorns
Texas A. & M
Aggies
College Station
Fort Worth
Randolph Field
North Texas
San Antonio
Southwestern
Arkansas A. & M
Shreveport
Golf Balls for Christmas Say New Balls Beat Gas Coupons
New York reports golf pro Ross Sobel suggests asking Santa for three or four new golf balls this year. He notes balls are scarce, with pros using recoved ones in tournaments, citing Bobby Cruickshank winning the North South Open last winter with a re covered ball.
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New York
Ross Sobel
Santa Claus
Ross
Bobby Cruickshank
Scores and winners from a league bowling night
Victory Alleys Safety defeated Operations 1. Stores 1 beat Works Accr. Stores 2 won against Payroll. Operations 2 edged Personnel. Ordnance beat Pantexans. Individual honors went to Smith of Ordnance with 166 198 212.
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Ordnance
Pantexans
Smith
Women’s Classic League Scores and Standings
Amarillo Bowl Grants defeated Mann's Bread 1674 to 1557 in three games. Ohio National Life fell to Builders' Supply 1567 to 1690. Panhandle Spec beat Gene's Cafe 1609 to 1548, RuDells edged Reager's Market 1562 to 1633. Reeves leads Panhandle Spec with 483 series.
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Mann's Bread
Ohio National Life
Builders’ Supply
Panhandle Spec
Gene's Cafe
RuDells
Reager’s Market
Reeves
Panhandle
Week's Local Sports Card and Schedule
Community sports listings show golf at Amarillo Country Club and Ross Rogers Course, bowling at Victory Alleys and Banner Bowl, and league play across multiple venues including Texaco and Pioneer leagues. A separate World War II era brief notes William D. Cox of the Phillies reclassified 2-B for war work.
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Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo
Ross Rogers Course
Civic League
Victory
Bowling International
Harvester Employees League
Amarillo Bowl
Ladies Pioneer League
Victory Alleys
Texaco
Banner Bowl
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers
Victory Bowl
Draft shakeup hits major league rosters as players go to war
Spud Chandler faces possible removal from the New York Yankees as World War II inductions trim rosters. Across the majors, 33 players from 16 teams have been inducted or reclassified to 1-A, including key players from the Cardinals, Giants, Dodgers, White Sox, Phillies, and Cubs, signaling widespread disruption to 1944 lineups.
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New York
Sam
Sam Readon
St. Louis Cardinals
Harry Walker
Harry Brazie
Walker Cooper
Mort Cooper
Sportsman's Park
Cleveland
Cris Hackett
New York Yankees
Spud Chandler
Detroit Tigers
Dick Wakefield
Boston Red Sox
Braves
St. Louis Browns
New York Giants
Sid Gordon
Coast Guard
Mickey Witek
Bill Jurges
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kirby Highe
Fort Jackson
S. C
Chicago White Sox
Edgar Smith
Chubby Dean
Pete Center
Phillies
Jimmy Wasdell
Ron Northey
Pittsburgh
Hank Gornicki
Wally Hebert
Chicago Cubs
Hi Blthorn
Navy
Cincinnati
Lonnie Frey
Washington
Mickey Vernon
Sherrard Robertson
Local Bowling Leagues See Absences and High Scores
A reporter notes absence impacts Classic and Pioneer Leagues as players like Lucy Moore and Ruth Dorris post top series and games. Dorothy Forister overcomes splits while hopes for a women’s Banner Bowl league rise. Oklahoma City Times tournament announced for this year. Virginia Moore mourned loss. Twilla Mae Thompson scores 103 and 111 amid musings on work and dreams.
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Lucy Moore
Lucy
Mann’s Bread
Ruth Dorris
Ruthie
Dorothy Forister
Dell's
Ruby Wagner
Virginia Moore
Virginia
Twilla Mae Thompson
Oklahoma City
Commandos versus Guerrillas in Amarillo Dinner Golf Meet
ACC golf event features Commandos led by Captain James Farwell against Guerrillas captained by Bill Gibson at Amarillo Country Club. Tomorrow includes numerous head to head matchups and a post-event Dutch dinner with hosts to the winners.
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Gibson
Farwell
ACC
Commandos
Amarillo
James Farwell
Bill Gibson
al Warner
Ben Stone, Jr
P. F. Sapp
R. P. Parcells
Earle O'Keefe
Abe Martin
J. S. Evans
R. H. Kelly
Jack Hon
Eric Jordan
Wade Holman
J. S. Triplett
J. L. McCormick
Harvey Allen
Jack Allen
J. W. Babb
Gene Klein
Sim Kelly
Fay Dryden
James Rittenberry
Jimmy James
George Ordway
Jack Farwell
I. H. Davies
Ed Broome
Fred Wagner
R. B. Norman
M. O. Carder
Frank Litle
Bill Townes
Bob Greene
Wayne O'Keefe
Lyle Pemberton
Stanley Marsh
A. C. Keith
Jack Hinerman
Ross McGill
Elmer Blair
Charles Fisk
Ed Roberts
Dr. S. W. Browning
W. M. Curl
Rudy Bauman
John Fullingim
Harlie Cook
J. B. Landers
Gus Roberts
Dick Bivins
H. O. Willborn
Bruce Autry
E. D. Lamb
Richard Reeves
Don Culton
Charles McAfee
Sam Orr
N. D. Bartlett
A. N. Olver
Gus Leftwich
Roy Stockton
Bill Andrews
George McGrath
June Davis
Charles Crowe
Riley Strickland
Houston Fans Honor Neely at Rice Institute
Houston celebrates Jess Neely Rice Institute athletic director and coach after a tough 1943 season. Despite six losses in eight games and a 58 0 defeat to Texas, Neely received a standing ovation from the Houston Quarterbacks Club while fans debate his pre war success and potential for a stronger team at Southwestern Louisiana.
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Houston
Jess Neely
Rice Institute
Neely
Texas Longhorns
Owls
Texas
Rice
Southwest
Lafayette
Southwestern Louisiana
Five Amarillo Girls Eye Oklahoma City Tournament
Five girls from Amarillo are slated to attend the handicapped tournament in Oklahoma City. The Mann's Cakes team is confirmed along with the Cookies who are always ready for competition. Jimmy Shane previously held the women's honors for one year.
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Amarillo
Mann's Cakes
Jimmy Shane
Oklahoma City
Rice juggernaut eyed for 1943 SWC title
The article notes Rice as the dominant team likely to clinch the 1943 Southwest Conference championship amid concerns about rising juvenile delinquency and calls for strict discipline.
TCU Loses Another Gridder
TCU coach Leo Meyer reports another regular out with pneumonia as end George Gartner is lost. Chester Hall, 175 pounds from Minneapolis, impressed in practice at wing back and is expected to play extensively against Rice in Fort Worth this Saturday.
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Fort Worth
Leo
Dutch) Meyer
Texas Christian
Horned Frog
George Gartner
Chester Hall
Minneapolis
Hall
Rice
Franklin and Marshall Eyes Orange Bowl Bid
Franklin and Marshall College says its unbeaten football team is ready for a bowl game. Athletic Director Charles Mayser states the eleven is strong for most bowls and that the immediate goal is landing in Miami's Orange Bowl.
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Lancaster
Penn
Franklin and Marshall College
Charles Mayser
Mayser
Miami
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Coach Bible
Texas U
The
Globe-News
Brownfield
Tri-Way Garage
Oup Forester
Mutucky Straisht Bourbon
Espana
Fonman Ors Tilieny CO
Amarillo Trading
Quert
OLD Forester
Kentucky
Brown-Forman Distillery Co., Inc
Louisville
Major League
Phillie
William D. Cox
National Baseball League
Philadelphia Phillies
Henry G. Bartel
Bartel
Piling Associates, Inc
Plains Implement CO
Creekmore Implement Co
East Tenth St
Amarrillo
Eugene Polk and Associates
L. H. Smith
Herb Budke
W. W. Rusk
R. T. Howle
Beauford Hill
Sandie End
Billy Murry Hughes
Amarillo Sandie
Brownfield Cubs
Hill
Euch
Zai Rere
TCU
Franklin-Marshall ‘Waits
Globe News
Blackburn ‘Bros
Mojave Desert
Akron
American Chemical Research
Ha General Tire
Adkisson - Baker Tire CO
Texaco Products
Tyler
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