Martin Wrests Mat Crown From Weidner
In Boston, Wayne Martin defeated Billy Weidner to win the Southwestern junior heavyweight title. Martin took one fall with a double leg full nelson and earned the second when ref Al Getz awarded the bout after Weidner refused to release a hold. The crowd of 2,300 cheered promoter Dory Detton’s star. Sailor Dick Trout impressed with a 30 minute draw against Jack Steele.
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Boston
Boston Braves
Billy Weidner
Gladiator
Beantown
Wayne Martin
Weidner
Martin
al Getz
Billy
Dory Detton
Tulsa
Dick Trout
Carbondale
Ill
Trout
Sively
Jack Steele
Masked Marvel
Rod Fenton
Edmonton
Can
Ace Abbott
Abilene
Benny Trudell
Hirsute Bully
Montreal
Canada
Rex Mobley
Trout-Steele
Steele
Getz
Extended Baseball Season Cuts Into Pro Football Attendance
News by Hugh Fullerton Jr notes baseball hurt football interest as All-America Football Conference averages about 31,000 per game versus the National League's 28,000. The column also includes sports snippets on players, coaches, and quirky anecdotes across major leagues and colleges.
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New York
Ague
Jack Onslow
Chicago White Sox
Aaron Robinson
Jack
Ralph Weigel
Graves Stops Manny Ortega In First Round Knockout
In Minneapolis on October 15 Jackie Graves of Austin Minnesota knocked out Manny Ortega of El Paso in 1 50 of the first round of a scheduled ten round featherweight bout. Graves used speed weight and power to dominate as Ortega hit the canvas twice before the finish.
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Minneapolis
Jackie Graves
Austin
Minn
Manny Orega
el Paso
Graves
Orega
Anglers Gain Minnow Relief And Fish Sanctuary Debate
The Texas game commission reaffirmed open fishing policy while rejecting a request for a Clear Fork Brazos River fish sanctuary near Eliasville. It eased minnow limits at Possum Kingdom Lake for personal use and discussed a Rio Grande dove nesting ground plan with Reclamation officials.
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Austin
The
Game Commission
Clear Fork
Brazos River
Eliasville
Possum Kingdom Lake
Howard Dodgen
Rio Grande
Laredo
W. F. Newhouse
Mission
Dodgen
US Reclamation
Bowling Scores in Classic and Industry Leagues Across Firms
Bowling scores listed by league and team show Carlings Red Cap Ale, Atlas Life, Boxwell Brothers, and other teams posting top results. Standout marks include Kersten 607, Langley 608, Adams 855, Higes 620, Byers 530, and Boxwell 562 among various matches in the Classic League and International Harvester League.
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Carlings
Sieberling
Johnson
Kersten
McSwain
Langley
Atlas Life
Novak
Adams
McGuire
Byers
Allen
Freeman's Flowers
Blind
Cox
Higes
Boxwell Brothers
Boxwell
Price
Farmer
Milligan
Lyles
International Harvester League
Parker
Jennings
Molyneaux
Warrick
Hammer Mills
Beeman
Reynolds
Dawson
Warlick
Lott
Clark
McCartney
Glasco
Motor Trucks
Lawson
Mayhue
Webb
Gregson
Kuhlman
Williamson
Crites
Henry
Southwestern Public Service League Regulators
Hubbard
Marshall
Neubauer
Maxwell
Reddys
Hill
Ingram
Pendleton
Lemons
Vermillion
Rodgers
Jacobson
Dynamos
Scott
Baird
Albright
Lacy
Smith
Williams
Springer
Rhodes
Roberts
Turbines
Chudes
Hoare
Rutherford
Filarski
Meters
Towery
Neubaur
Norman
Lovelady
Hogan
Davis
Buchanan
Soule
Norris
Dentist Dr Harold Grupe head to Palm Springs seminar
Amarillo dentist Dr Harold E Grupe will depart by plane Friday to attend the Fifth Annual Seminar for the Study and Practice of Dental Medicine. The event runs Sunday through Friday in Palm Springs California.
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Harold E. Grupe
Amarillo
Palm Springs
Cal
Golden Sandies Eye Woodrow Wilson Test in Cotton Bowl
A reminiscence on Amarillo High football legend status and past Cotton Bowl clashes. The piece recalls Golden Sandies victories in Dallas and Temple, top state rankings in 1943, and hopes to slip past Woodrow Wilson to avoid a non conference setback. It cites past stars Myrle Greathouse Randall Clay and coach Bud Wilkinson.
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Jinx Cver
Golden Sandies
Waco
Amarillo
Pampa
Woodrow Wilson Wildcats
Sandies
Corpus Christi
Trie Temple
Woodrow Wilson
Dallas
Greenville
SMU
Ownby
Sunset
Dal-Hi Stadium
Odessa
San Angelo
Oklahoma
Longhorns
Barker
Myrle
Greathouse
Wascona
Greathorse
Bud Wilkinson
Texas
Golden Sandie
Jimmy Moss
Cotton Bowl
Golden Sandies Triumphs Recap and Historic Scores
Recount of Golden Sandies highlights with 1938 victory over Norman 20-0 and 1933 win over Sweetwater Muskies 41-0. Mentions Billy’s ankle injury and season sidelining, Hardin Simmons 39-0 win over West Texas State, and J. R. Corbitt’s 363 yards and three touchdowns in 1933.
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Bedford Gibson
American Legion School of Oklahoma
Ponca City
Golden Sandies
Bob Zelsman
The
Plains Plumbing Co
Sam Houston
H. J. Nichols
Rice
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
Owls
Texas
Bob
Norman Tigers
Richard Mixon
Billy Lynch
Norman
Amarillo
Classen
Oklahoma City
Capitol Hill
Hardin- Simmons
West Texas State
Sweetwater Mustangs
J. R. Corbitt
Sweetwater
Associated Press
Ranger JC Cruises to 28-0 Win Over Clifton Eleven
Ranger Junior College defeated Clifton Junior College 28-0 in a conference game. Bailey Woods scored the first and fourth Ranger touchdowns, Jimmy Crawley added a second before halftime, Frankie Ford scored in the third, and Johnny McClendon kicked four conversions after Clifton miscues helped the Ranger offense.
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Ranger
U.P
Ranger Junior College
Clifton Junior College
Rangers
Clifton
Bailey Woods
Jimmy Crawley
Frankie Ford
Woods
Johnny McClendon
Howard Payne Hosts Austin College In Texas Conference Clash
Howard Payne plays host to Austin College in Brownwood as the only title-influencing Texas Conference game. Hardin College meets West Texas State in Wichita Falls, McMurry travels to Kingsville for Texas A&I, and Abilene Christian entertains Western Colorado State while noting WWII malaria rates.
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United Press
Texas
Howard Payne
Austin College
Brownwood
Hardin College
West Texas State
Wichita Falls
McMurry
Kingsville
Texas A&i
Abilene Christian
Western Colorado State
Abilene
French Ground Troop Estimate Divides Officials
Officials dispute the size of French ground forces with estimates ranging from 70,000 to 500,000 well equipped troops. In U.S. dairy figures fluid milk and cream sales are tallied at 26,113,000,000 quarts of 1944 production.
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Washington
United States
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Oklahoma A&m
Cowpokes
Bill Grimes
Laddie Kempa
Hank [Ha
Aggies
Eric Tipton
Dodgers
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West Virginia U
Dave Stephenson
Penn State
Abner Wimberly
Harrell Collins
Louisiana State
Notre Dame
Moose Krause
Moose
Dalton Shire
Newton
Kan
Dots
Floyd Collier
San Francisco
Verl Lillywhite
Collier
Floyd
Verl
Charlie Justice
North Carolina
Manny Ortega
Coney Island
Harrison & McCord
Jane CL
Hill & Hill
Schenley
Calvert’s Reserve
Hiram Walker
Imperial
PABST
Schlitz
Hamm
Taos & Dif
COU Globe
Eae Icket
Crac
Toner
Tyrone Power
Alice Faye
AL Jolson
Washington Square
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Man
Avalon
Ja-Da
Tinker—Color
Edgar Kennedy Comedy
Putt Powell
George Kellam
Fort Worth
Wilbur Evans
Austin American
Randall Clay
Evans
Jimmy Canady
Canady
Chicago Bears
Myrle Greathouse
Sooner
Jinx Tucker
Amarillo High
New York Yankees
Ranger JC
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Elizabeth Nixson
Horace Mann Field
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Horace Mann
Charles Fincher
Raymond Bennett
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Hugh Cox
Nixson
Jerry Flynn
Charles Mansfield
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Bennett
Buffalos
Buffalo
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Bennet
Berger
Reapers
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Jim Cook
Roy Poole
Alden Ward
Charlies Ely
Yoyo Newman
James Richey
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