T C U Upholds Loop's Honor In Southwest Football
Texas Christian University remains the lone undefeated untied team in the Southwest Conference as Baylor, Texas A&M, Rice, SMU and Texas stumble, while TCU rolls Kansas 41 6 and eyes a showdown with A&M at College Station. Rice loses to Tulane 18 7 and SMU falls to Hardin-Simmons.
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Texas Christian University
Southwest
Aggies
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Texas
Southern Methodist
Hardin-Simons
Hardin-Simmons
Baylor
Texas Christian
Kansas
A&m
College Station
Little Rock
Arkansas
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Temple
Dallas
Rice
The
Owls
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
N. C
Rice Texas
South Methodist
Texas A. & M
Seseeebens
Rice Arkansas
Pat
Jackie Field
Bill Coleman
Doug Carter
Virgil Eikgenberg
Milton Crain
Roy McKay
B Montgomery
TCU
John Petrovich
Guy Nunnally
Walton Roberts
Sandies Rank High Among Contenders
The Sandies of Wichita Falls ride a 17 game win streak and a 40 point scoring average as teams like Sunset Highland Park Amarillo and John Reagan compete for district titles. Denison Paris Lufkin San Angelo and Kerrville remain strong while Brownfield McKinney and others chase undefeated records in Texas high school football standings.
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Wichita Falls
Coyotes
Sunset
Highland Park
Dallas
Amarillo
John Reagan
Houston
Denison
Paris
Lufkin
San Ange
Austin
Maroons
Temple
Wildcats
Waco
Tigers
Sandies
el Paso
South Texas
Lamar
Bill DuBose
Corpus Christi
Buccaneers
Corpus
San Angelo
Bobcats
Ranger
Plainview
Reagan
Robstown
Kerrville
Brownfield
Vernon
Amon Carter Riverside
Fort Worth
Stephenville
Corsicana
San Benito
Sweetwater
Livingston
Port Arthur
Brackenridge
Jefferson
San Antonio
McKinney
Colorado City
Odessa
Big Spring
Abilene
Lamesa
Midland
el Paso High
Douglas
Ariz
Ysleta
Cathedral
Pampa
Bowie
Sherman
Gainesville
Greenville
Diamond Hill
Sulphur Springs
Cleburne
Depton
Van
Paschal Fort Worth
Arlington
Poly
Masonic Home
Arlington Heights
North Side
Jacksonville
Marshall
Gladewater
Longview
Athens
Kilgore
Texarkana
Nacogdoches
Palestine
Milby
Byrd
Shreveport
Jeff Davis
Goose Creek
Sam Houston
Pasadena
Conroe
Beaumont
South Park
French
Orange
Galveston
San Antonio Tech
Laredo
Raymondville
Brownsville
Harlingen
Edinburg
Denna
McAllen
la Feria
Joe Louis Declares Fight Career End In War Time
Joe Louis says his fighting days are over unless the war changes him or the army releases him for one more bout. At 28, the Bomber has earned over 2 million dollars and defended the crown 21 times since 1937, but he adds he does not care to return to the ring. NFL promoter Mike Jacobs and NBA figures react as the boxing world weighs the retirement.
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Sid Feder
New York
Joe Louis
Sam
Alabama
Omaha
Louis
United States Army
War Department
Joe
Army
Biiy Conn
Bomber
Jim Braddock
Julian Black
Abe J. Greene
National Boxing Association
Greene
NBA
Bob Pastor
Tami Mauriello
Lee Savold
Des Moines
Conn
Jim Jef
College Grid King Sought
New York Oct. 12 The hunt for a new college grid king began after Minnesota suffered a second defeat. Iowa pre flight eleven beat Minnesota 20 13 and Illinois followed with a 26 14 win over Minnesota. The Seahawks marching with Bernie Bierman lead the pack as the likely mythical king. Alabama Georgia Vanderbilt Georgia Tech and TCU, Ohio State Illinois Washington State Santa Clara Colgate Army Brown Georgetown Boston College named as contenders.
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New York
U.P
Minnesota
Golden Gophers
Bernie Bierman
Iowa
Illinois
Mason-Dixon
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Georgia
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
TCU
Ohio State
Washington State
Santa Clara
Colgate
Army
Brown
Georgetown
Boston College
Bierman
Seahawks
Michigan
Northwestern
16 Million Bowlers Roll for War Funds
Milwaukee mobilizes 16 million bowlers to support U S O Red Cross and War Bond drives. Calendar lists weeks for U S O Red Cross Bond sales and a 50 cent contribution during weekend tournaments. Funds go to the Bowlers' Victory Legion Milwaukee for one combined check. The geographic center of the United States is in Smith County Kansas.
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Milwaukee
Red Cross
Victory Legion
U. S
Smith County
Kans
Twelve Man Football and Spectator Intrusion Noted by Coach
Michigan coach Fritz Crisler recalls multiple spectator intrusions in college games, including a Princeton incident where a fan filled in a hole and aided a stop near the goal line. He also notes Tom Harmon scoring for Michigan and a daylight game change at Miami.
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Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Princeton
Dartmouth
Tom Harmon
California
Berkeley
Harmon
Ohio State
Michigan Stadium
Rice Guard Fractures Leg For Rice Institute Football
Rice Institute football coach Jess Neely announced senior left guard Stone Quillian will miss the rest of the season after fracturing his left leg in the Tulane game. Quillian suffered the injury during pre game warm ups when he collided with a teammate. Neely said the team would endure a two week practice to prepare for Texas despite the loss. Georgia extends scoring streak to 27 games under Wallace Butts in his second year as coach.
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Houston
U.P
Jess Neely
Stone Quillian
Rice Institute
Quillian
Tulane
Rice
Neely
University of Texas
Texas Longhorns
Georgia
Athens
Wallace Butts
No Relief Sign Calmed Beazley
Ray Blades who managed Johnny Beazley in New Orleans last year recalls how the Cardinals star pitcher was steadied by a rule of no relief. He explains minor triggers like warming up could set him off and credit for the shift to finishing starts. Beazley gained confidence and steadier nerves as the season closed.
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ST. Louis
Ray Blades
New Orleans
Johnny Beazley
Cardinals
Blades
Johnny
Water Main Break Floods Amarillo Streets
A driver crashed into a fire hydrant at Tenth and Crockett, releasing over half a million gallons. Water surged down Tenth and into a storm sewer, leaving residents with too much water and later no supply until crews shut the eight inch line and began repairs. Local officials and The Amarillo Globe News coordinated response as the hydrant was replaced.
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Bivins Addition
Mariner
Tenth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Crockett Street
Police Department
Fire Department
Water Department
Amarillo Globe News
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Bill Dudley
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H. V. Robertson & CO
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Amarillo Field
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