Amarillo College Badger basketball opens with 50 tryouts
Fifty boys answered coach R P Carter's call for the Amarillo College Badger squad for the first workout. Nine lettermen return from last year's 17 win, 4 loss team. Bell and Wiggins back but ill or injured, not training yet. Varsity to be cut to 15, with about 10 others on JV. Team schedules include a Phoenix meet at Christmas and games against top junior colleges in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.
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Jimmy Keeney
Dumas
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Jimmy Strickland
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James Stultz
Bobby Morton
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Cecil Kuhne
William Fomby
Billy Murray Hughes
Ernest Northcutt
Bob Mulhering
Wayne Crumpton
Charlie Osgood
Don Oliphant
Randy Davidson
Lee Rehmeyer
Bears-Parkers In Loop Tilt
Six Southwest Conference teams prepared for five intersectional and one conference game this week. Texas practiced early under Blair Cherry as Baylor drilled on defense and Arkansas rested for its Baylor meeting. Kansas State? (No, not in text) TCU welcomed Carl Knox back as a potential participant in Miami game while Rice and SMU focused on drills and Texas A M endured injuries amid heavy schedule.
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Associated Press
University of Texas
North Carolina
Blair Cherry
Longhorns
Baylor
Bears
Arkansas
John Barnhill
Razorbacks
TCU
Carl Knox
Miami
Knox
Rice
Owls
Tulane
Houston
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist University
Texas A&m
Homer Norton
Aggie
Odell Stautzenberg
Jim Winkler
Bob Goode
Barney Welch
Bobby Goff
George Kadera
Radar Equipment Acquired by Texas A&M College of Engineering
Radar equipment valued at 79000 dollars was obtained by the Texas A&M College Electrical Engineering Department for graduate level experimental work, announced today.
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College Station
Tex
Texas A&m College Electrical Engineering Department
The Art of Putting Confidence and Style in Golf
The piece argues putting is mental as much as physical and stresses confidence concentration and relaxation. It asserts no single style fits all players and urges choosing a comfortable stroke, noting Leo Diegel's arm motion as a contrasting example. Dist. by McNaught Syndicate Inc.
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Leo
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Kerr Urges Major Rules Change To Simplify Football
Andy Kerr argues football has become too complex and calls for a rule change forcing six men to be on the line. George Munger backs simplification, while Ray Morrison resists. Kerr says coaches cannot teach 300 plays plus responses to eight-man lines.
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Philadelphia
Andy Kerr
Kerr
Washington and Jefferson
Colgate
Lebanon Valley (Pa) College
Maxwell Memorial
George Munger
Pennsylvania
Ray Morrison
Temple University
Subway holdup uses closed door trick
John Milano a 21 year old Bronx tavern worker drew 1500 for his employer at a bank and on a subway platform was robbed by a second youth with a pistol. The thief escorted Milano to the train then vanished as the doors closed and Milano alerted police at the next stop.
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John Milano
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Subway
Py & Coat
Milano
Money Goes to Laundry Comes Back Clean
Milwaukee area man William Moellendorf found $632 left in a pillow at his home had been laundered with bedding. A laundry employee recovered the money and turned it over to the employer, who returned it to Moellendorf.
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William Moellendorf
Wauwatosa
Moellendorf
MacPhail’s Parting Shot at Writers Caps World Series Exit
Larry MacPhail left the Yankees after the World Series amid a volley of insults toward sportswriters. The veteran executive, noted for his raucous style from Cincinnati to Brooklyn, arrived at press quarters after the victory demanding a private party room, and critics recall his tumultuous tenure with the Yankees and Dodgers era.
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Be stubborn if you want but the fellow who sets his head seldom hatches
A concise aphorism noting that persistence alone does not guarantee results, paired with a factual estimate that a pound of cotton seeds contains about 3500 seeds. The item conveys a practical sentiment and a numeric detail without embellishment.
New Coliseum Recommendation for Texas U
A one million dollar coliseum to seat 18 000 to 20 000 at the University of Texas is recommended to the Board of Regents. The plan, pushed by the University Athletic Council, would fund raise via gifts and host basketball and other indoor sports plus Interscholastic League activities. Gregory Gymnasium overflowed last year, rationing tickets to students.
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University of Texas
Board of Regents
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Hulon W. Black
University Athletic Council
Gregory Gymnasium
Commission Meeting Tonight Brief Clear Routine Business
Mayor Lawrence Hagg says the city commission meeting at 8 pm will be brief. Agenda includes a planning and zoning report and routine affairs to clear items for next week before a Southwest Section American Water Works Association convention.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Lawrence Hagg
American Water Works Association
Layne Dominates Southwest Passing Clearance
Bobby Layne of Texas led Southwest Conference passers with 362 yards and six completions in 11 attempts including a 44 yard touchdown to Byron Gillory. Doak Walker of SMU led scorers with 35 points in two games after returning from the Army. Gillory added six points as Texas posted high air yardage and a .575 completion rate through three games.
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U.P
Bobby Layne
University of Texas
Layne
North Carolina
Byron Gillory
Bobby
Jack Price
Baylor
Texas
Jackrabbit
Southern Methodist
Doak Walker
Walker
Army
Gillory
SWC punting leaders spotlight Doak and Joslin
Five points behind SMU All-America candidate Daring Doak, the league’s top punt returner with a 41.5 average on three returns. Bob Goode of Texas A&M trails, while Leon Joslin of Texas Christian leads with a 58.5 yard average on two punts. Stan Holl mig of the Aggies stands second with 47.2 on seven punts for 331 yards.
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Daring Doak
Bob Goode
Texas A&m
SWC
Leon Joslin
Texas Christian
Stan Hollmig
Aggies
Southwestern ACC game moved to Saturday at Georgetown
Georgetown, Oct 7. Southwestern and Abilene Christian College will meet in a Texas Conference game here Saturday night instead of Friday as originally scheduled. The change was announced by Southwestern today.
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Abilene Christian College
Southwestern
Texas
Cardinals Launch Three Day Tryout Camp in Harlingen
In Harlingen on October 7, baseball interest rises as the St. Louis Cardinals announce a three day trial camp starting October 28. Directors C. A. Marr and Fred, both Card scouts and former minor league players, will run the event. The camp is part of about 60 regional tryouts aimed at identifying recruits for possible major league entry.
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Harlingen
U.P
St. Louis Cardinals
C. A. Marr
Fred
St. Louis
No flowering plants found on Antarctic continent
A brief report states that flowering plants are absent across Antarctica. The statement underscores the extremity of the climate and the lack of native flora capable of producing flowers on the continent.
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Antarctic Continent
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