Juniors and Intermediates Open Season Sunday in Amarillo Leagues
Amarillo recreation football opens Sunday with Junior and Intermediate divisions. Peewee league starts Oct 21 with games at Maverick Field and Amarillo College fields. Matchups include San Jacinto, Maverick Club, Margaret Wills, Northside, Sanborn, and Bivins among others.
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Amarillo
Taylor
Price Memorial
Maverick
Amarillo College
Northside
San Jacinto
Maverick Club
Margaret Wills
Sanborn
Sam Houston
Tavior
Bivins
Favorites Holding Lead In Texas High Football League
Texas schoolboy football teams push toward district titles as undefeated streaks hold. Notable leaders include Amarillo in District 1 and Wichita Falls in District 2 with several strong contenders such as Paris Highland Park and Lufkin. Key showdowns loom this week as teams like Amarillo Brownfield Goose Creek Port Arthur and Kingsville seek top finishes and parity tightens across the state.
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Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Austin
el Paso
Paris
Highland Park
Dallas
Breckenridge
Waco
Marshall
Lufkin
Goose Creek
Kingsville
el Paso High
Brownwood
Port Arthur
United Brackenridge
San Antonio
Brahmas
Brownsville
Brownfield
Pampa
Plainview
Quanah
Odessa
North Side
Cleburne
Milby
Brackenridge
Baseball chiefs clash as Chandler pushes umpire pay hike
In Chicago on October 8, Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler faces discord with National and American league presidents and club owners over a proposal to raise World Series umpires' pay from 2500 to 4000 dollars. Harridge hints at factions while Frick declines comment amid talk leagues might purchase Chandler's contract.
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Chicago
Happy Chandler
Chandler
Detroit
American League
Harridge
National League
Ford C. Frick
Kentucky
Yans To Play Plainview High
The Sandies face Brownfield Cubs in Brownfield Friday night while Amarillo High B squad meets Plainview High B at Butler Field. Kickoff at 8 o clock. Coach John Whinnery's Yannigans are undefeated with 25 to 7 over Tucumcari and 12 to 0 over the Dalhart Reserves.
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Sandies
Brownfield Cubs
Brownfield
Amarillo
Yannigans
Amarillo High
Plainview High
Butler Field
John Whinnery
Tucumcari
Dalhart
Aubrey Jackson Wins Weekend Handicap at Amarillo Club
Aubrey Jackson wins the weekend handicap tournament with a net 64 at the Amarillo Country Club. Father Pat Jackson also takes top honors with 76 12 64, while Dr. J Francis Brown finishes as runner up at 77 14 65.
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Pat Jackson
Amarillo Country Club
Aubrey Jackson
J. Francis Brown
Hines Defeats McSpaden In Fircrest Golf Tourney
In Fircrest Tacoma Open golf action Jimmy Hines of Chicago edged Jag McSpaden by a single stroke to win the $10,500 event with a 272 total for 72 holes. Byron Nelson of Toledo posted 283 while lamenting inconsistent form.
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Tacoma
Yellowstone Headquarters at Mammoth Hot Springs
The headquarters for Yellowstone National Park is located at Mammoth Hot Springs, serving as the park's administrative center and focal point for operations.
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Yellowstone National Park
Mammoth Hot Springs
Grid Scores From Associated Press Football Games
Late weekend grid results show varied scores across colleges and service teams. Notable outcomes include Dubuque University over Upper Iowa, Alabama beating Louisiana State, and Fort Warren’s 60 point win, with numerous battles among service commands and regional colleges.
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Dubuque University
Upper Iowa
Ball State
Franklin G. Barksdale
Northwestern Louisiana
Baldwin-Wallace
Case
New Mexico
West Texas State
Selman
Lake Charles
Southwestern
Tex
Rice
Camp Hood
John Tarleton
Colorado State Teachers
Eastern New Mexico
Kentucky State College
Winston-Salem Teachers
Alabama
Louisiana State
Tulsa
Drake
Miami Naval Training
Homestead Army Air
Cincinnati
DePauw
Clemson
North Carolina State
Maryland
Richmond C. Pensacola Naval Air
Gulfport Army Air
Morris Brown
Allen
S. C. University C
McAlester
Augsburg
Minneapolis
Hamline
River Falls
Wis
Cornell
Iowa
McComb. Til
Olathe Naval Air
Kansas State
Fort Warren
Colorado Aggies
Bowling score totals for major league teams and players
Major League bowling scores listed for multiple teams including Victory Alleys Reagers' Market Diamond Shop American Auto Wrecking Co Pinkney Packing Co Jno. Farrell Lumber Co Builders' Supply Co Foxworth Galbraith Lumber Co Amarillo Oldsmobile Co. with individual players and their four game series. Several entries show high games and team totals with final scores and player names such as McCullough Caplan Baker Gittrich and Boxwell.
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Rag
McCullough
Powell
O'Keefe
Fletcher
Diamond Shop
Caplan
Baker
Gittrich
Buccola
Trucks face strict army tests including 45 degree hill
Before trucks are accepted by the U S Army they must undergo rigid service tests. One test is climbing a man made hill with a 45 degree incline.
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U. S. Army
Sportsmen To Hold Meeting In Amarillo Tonight
Amarillo dog fanciers are invited to the Panhandle Sportsmen Club meeting at the Crystal Ballroom Herring Hotel starting at 8 pm. A technicolor film Adventures of That Little Man of Mine will screen followed by a discussion of upcoming field trials. Door prizes and refreshments provided. members urged to bring families.
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Amarillo
Panhandle
Crystal Ballroom
Herring Hotel
Pan American Tennis Tourney seeds advance in Mexico City
In Mexico City Pancho Segura of Ecuador and Alejo Russell of Argentina lead seeds into round two as top players from ten nations compete. Segura beat Luis Galvan 6 1 6 1 and Russell defeated Lalo Lopez Negrete 6 3 6 0 with Weiss and others also winning. Parker and Falkenburg receive byes and a strong Peruvian Enrique Buse beat George Stewart 6 1 6 0.
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Mexico City
Pancho Segura
Ecuador
Alejo Russell
Argentina
Secura
Luis Galvan
Mexico
Russell
Lalo Lopez Negrete
Long Beach
Cal
Heraldo Weiss
Alfredo Miller
U. S
Frank Parker
Bob Falkenburg
Hollywood
Andres Hammersley
Chile
Patricia Todd
San Francisco
Mary Arnold
Lilo Ray
Enrique Buse
George Stewart
Don Hutson Demonstrates Pro Readiness With Record Showing
Don Hutson, asserting he is too old for pro football, showed otherwise by scoring 27 points in one period for the Detroit Lions, including four touchdown catches and three extra points. Green Bay also set a team record with 41 points in the second period, aiding a 57 to 21 victory.
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New York
W.P
Don Hutson
Hutson
Detroit Lions
Green Bay
206 Golfers Enter First Rounds at San Antonio
In San Antonio on October 8 the ninth annual State senior golf tournament at the San Antonio Country Club kicks off with 206 players aged 50 or older from the Texas Golf Association. Dallas sends fifty entrants while Houston has 38, Corpus Christi 15, Beaumont 12, Fort Worth 10, Lufkin nine, and Austin seven.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Country Club
Texas Golf Association
Dallas
Houston
Corpus Christi
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Lufkin
Austin
Maverick Club Wins Two Upends Dimmitt Squads at Maverick Field
Maverick Club football squads defeated Dimmitt teams in two games at Maverick field. In the 110 pound game, a 14 to 0 victory featured Billy Marsh's interception return to the 3 yard line, a McLaughlin rush for a score, and a 49 yard TD pass from McLaughlin to Newby with the extra point. The 100 pound contest ended 12 to 0 as Buddie Verplank scored from the one and Pat McCarthy added a 65 yard interception return for another score. The two teams and lineups are listed, with a rematch set for Oct. 20 in Dimmitt.
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Maverick
Dimmitt
Maverick Field
Billy Marsh
Billy Jack McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Jack Newby
Buddie Verplank
McDowell
Brown
Farmer
Halford
Stallings
Odom
Halloway
Newby
Connell
Marsh
Oliver
Reneau
McCarthy
Miller
Stephens
Simpson
Reed
Walker
Sharp
Halsey
Verplank
McClure
Cates
Texans Reach Top Ranks at Madison Square Garden
Winners at the Madison Square Garden rodeo included Hom er Pettigrew of Springer New Mexico taking Wild Cow Milking with 37 1 5 points Everett Shaw of Stonewall Oklahoma 62 1 5 Howard Brown of Dublin Texas 63 1 5 Dodd Whatley of Commanche Oklahoma won Bull Riding with 309 points Bennie Bender of Mabridge South Dakota 303 Babe Appling of Bay City Texas 298 placed third.
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New York
Homer Pettigrew
Springer
N. M
Everett Shaw
Stonewall
Okla
Howard Brown
Dublin
Texas
Dodd Whatley
Commanche
Bennie Bender
Mabridge
S. D
Babe Appling
Bay City
Sandies Top San Angelo Bobcats Break Attendance Record
Amarillo High School’s non conference home game drew 11 857 paid admissions to beat the previous crowd record. The Sandies beat the San Angelo Bobcats 21 to 6 at RFutler Field last Friday night boosting the season total to 32 925. Next home games are Borger Oct 26 and Lubbock Nov 22 as conference games.
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Amarillo High School
Childress
Abilene
Vernon
San Angelo
Sandies
Borger
Lubbock
Amarillo
Odessa
Plainview
Pampa
Davis Leads Field In Golf Tournament
Davis posts a net 64 to capture medalist honors at the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association Handicap Match Play event held at Ross Rogers Course. He tops a field of 37 entrants as first round matches are set to finish by next Sunday night with one week per round.
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F. L. Davis
Amarillo
J. R. Brown
John Mann
Rago Leads Opening Qualifiers in Amarillo Tourney
John Rago led opening day qualifiers with a gross 75 in the President's Handicap Golf Tournament at Amarillo Country Club. Thirty one entrants. Qualifying closes next Sunday. Match play begins the following day with one week allowed per round.
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John Rago
Amarillo Country Club
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Associated Press
Paschal
Woodrow Wilson
Temple
Galveston
Happy
Ee Ee
Yans
N. Fillmore
Ray
Unsley
House of Color
East
Hines
McSpaden
Fircrest
Fidelity Union Life
Edwin W. Prewitt
Oliver Eakle Bidg
Fidelity Union Life Insurance Co
Dallas, Texas
Cal Farley
Fillmore
S. Fillmore
SPE
Schenley Reserve
Prince George
IAL
The
St. Mary's
Nevada
Villanova
Marquette
Third Air Force
First Air Force
Bainbridge Naval
Atlantic City
Kan
Air Transport Command
Air Forces Personnel Distribution Command
Cherry Point Marines
Camp MacKall
Tuskgee
Ala
AAB
Fort Benning
Winona
Minn
Fleet City
Camp Shoemaker
Camp Beale
American Auto Wrecking Co
Schecher
Bechtold
Sparks
Grimes
Pinkney Packing Co
Prien
Hudson
Higgs
Laughlin
Jno. Farrell Lumber Co
Cain
Tucker
Rogers
McMinn
Builders’ Supply Co
Martin
Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co
Boxwell
Cordell
Crews
Oldsmobile Co
Pearson
Reppert
Jackson
Langley
Paramount Recreation Club
van Buren Ph
Bi-Rite, Inc
POLK
Mike Strueber
Sandie
Bobby Bauman
Mike
Baffles
Pat McCarthy
Madison Square Garden
Cubs
Davis
C. B. Johnson
H. L. Bradley
W. M. Baker
John Munn
W. T. Leachman, Jr
W. BR. Hamilton
Henry Pond
W. F. Sharp
W. TL. Campbell
Carl Culwell
M. L. Blohm
A. A. Kuntz
Ernne Dowell
Perry Jackson
Tex Muncy
Jim Payne
Roy McKinney
C. W. Adams
Lee Smith
Henry Morris
Jack Craig
Joe Witt
J. Prestridge
Speed
Ravey
Jack Phillips
Sgt. H. C. Jennings
J. A. Hazlewood
Bill Keith
Homer Smith
Budgie Hayden
Dr. W. M. Curl
Knox Whitney
Bill Simpson
Colby Davies
Paul Smith
Williams-Camp
Bell Insurance Agency
Sam. O
Sredheap ' Sesurance Agency
Tri-Way Garage
Eres
Ernizing
Amarillo Printing Company
Warner Porta-Lite
Bob
Hardware and Sporting Goods
Rago
Santa Fe
Ansley Cleaners
Stobble
Trouble
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