Texas and Army clash headlines and bowl hopes unfold
Army arrives to face Navy in Annapolis as Roosevelt shifts the game to Thompson Stadium. Texas clinches its first Southwest Conference title in 12 years with a 12 6 win over Texas A and M and eyes a Cotton Bowl bid. Coaches Bible and Norton praise their teams amid eager fan reaction.
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Ben Hogan Wins Third Vardon Trophy in Golf
Ben Hogan, enrolled in a civilian flying school at Tulsa, wins the Professional Golfers Association Vardon trophy for the third straight year. He led with 400 points, ahead of Byron Nelson by 85 and Sam Snead by 225, also leading in low scoring averages at 70.87 for 64 rounds. Air service between Singapore, Malaya, and Africa has been resumed.
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Bowl field buzz as Texas Longhorns grant Cotton Bowl bid
Texas Longhorns vote to compete in the Cotton Bowl after a 12 to 6 win over Texas A. and M. Jack Fields scored the decisive late TD. Tulsa and William and Mary also win, while Georgia Tech and Notre Dame eye major bowls in a busy postseason push.
Double Escape and Kilby Prison Football Setback
Two Kilby convicts escaped the Alabama prison on Wednesday night. The Kilby football team lost 26 to 0 to Draper Prison in a game played at Draper Prison. Kilby warden Earl Wilson lamented a streak of hard luck and removed eight players with sentences totaling about 400 years to quarantine at home after the escape.
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Hardin-Simmons Clinches Bid With 12-0 Win Over Howard Payne
Hardin-Simmons remains undefeated after a 12-0 home victory over Howard Payne before 5,000 fans fueling hopes for a Sun Bowl bid on January 1 in El Paso. Tulsa, 40-7 over Arkansas, also eyes a major bowl as speculation swirls about Sugar Orange or Rose Bowls.
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Defeat Pampa 39 7 To Win District Title
Amarillo’s Golden Sandies clinched the District 1 title by routing Pampa 39 to 7 at Butler Field. Standouts included Billy Jolly, Dwight Hoskins, and Billy Keith Irwin as Rex Daniel and Watson returned from injuries for key plays. Wichita Falls visits Saturday for the bi district playoff at 2 p.m. with the Coyotes favored and undefeated this season.
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Savold Set as Underdog in Bivins Bout at Madison Square Garden
New York nov 27 Lee Savold who knocked out Billy Conn Lou Nova and Tami Mauriello is a 2 to 1 underdog in a ten round Madison Square Garden clash with Jimmy Bivins making his eastern debut. Bivins lets opponents choose boxing or slugging pace and has fought since he was a flyweight now weighing slightly above lightweight.
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14 District Champions Decided for Texas Playoffs
Fourteen of the 16 playoff teams in the Texas Interscholastic League were set with two more to be chosen after tonight games in Waco and Houston. Amarillo Wichita Falls San Angelo Denison Highland Park Amon Carter Riverside Sunset Breckenridge Longview joined Bowie Lufkin Goose Creek Austin and San Benito as district champions. Waco faces Bryan. John Reagan Houston meets Sam Houston Houston with potential tie implications. undefeated teams Amarillo Wichita Falls Denison Highland Park Sunset and Lufkin also clinched.
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Football Scores From Texas and Nearby States
High school results include Amarillo 39 over Pampa 7 and Wichita Falls 60 over Burkburnett 0 in district play. Other notable games: Hereford and Phillips tied 7 7 with Hereford winning on penetrations, Longview 20 over Gladewater 13 for district title, Masonic Home 32 over Polytechnic 0, Sunset Dallas 20 over Woodrow Wilson 6 for district 8 AA, Amon Carter Riverside clinches district 7 AA by coin flip, and Port Arthur 27 over Beaumont 0. College play features Texas Mines 61 over New Mexico A and M, Texas A and M 6 over Texas 12, Virginia Tech 20 over Virginia Military 6, Missouri 42 over Kansas 13, and Bucknell 27 over Franklin Marshall 0.
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Southeastern State Teachers Dominate Austin College 20-13
In Sherman Texas on November 27 Southeastern State Teachers of Durant Oklahoma edged Austin College 20-13. Hankins opened with a 14 yard score and Gearhart led scoring with 60 and 74 yard drives plus the final point. Jones added a 44 yard TD run as SUTO built a 13-0 first half lead.
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