Schoolboys at Half Way Mark In Grid Race
Texas district grid race standings reach halfway point as numerous conference games loom. The schedule lists Friday and Thursday matchups across districts from Ysleta to San Antonio, with key showdowns and cross-state travel for Texas schools and out-of-state Norman, Oklahoma.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
Texas Schoolboy
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Plainview Norman
Okla
Amarillo
Lubbock
Borger
Wichita Falls
Childress
Burkburnett
Quan
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Sunset
Dallas
Dallas Tech
Woodrow Wilson
Stephenville
Breckenridge
Ranger
Brownwood
Temple
Cleburne
Bryan
Ennis
Mexia
Waxahachie
Adamson
Corsicana
Hillsboro
Waco
Longview
Texarkana
Gladewater
Tyler
Kilgore
Marshall
Livingston
Henderson
Palestine
Lufkin
Austin
Houston
Nacogdoches
Athens
Jacksonville
Jeff Davis
Milby
Lamar
San Jacinto
Reagan
Sam Houston
Conroe
Beaumont
South Park
Orange
Port Arthur
Galveston
Forest
Goose Creek
Kerrville
Brackenridge
San Antonio
Laredoys
Texas Military Institute
Laredo
Jefferson
McAllen
Robstown
Kingsville
Corpus Christi
Harlingen
Edinburg
San Antonio Tech
Brownsville
Victoria
Beeville
San Benito
Weslaco
Johnny Colan
Chicago
Albert M. Smith
Bernie Bierman
Billy
Jimmy
St. Paul Academy
Harry Beaujan
Dayton U
Knoxville
Tennessee
Joe Zachariah
Baton Rouge
Lagolfer
Brackenridge Park
Jimmy Thomson
San Antonio Nine First to Draft Star
San Antonio of the Texas League became the first club to act in the Class A-1 baseball draft by selecting shortstop James Lucas from Helena Arkansas of the Cotton States League. The draft note clarified Milwaukee had picked shortstop Guy Miller, not pitcher Grover Miller. A new starchless vegetable called topatoe is reported from grafted tomato and potato plants.
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Durham
N. C
San Antonio
James Lucas
Helena
Ark
W. G. Bramham
National Association
Milwaukee
Guy Miller
Grover Miller
Bowl world reshapes as 1941 gridiron field shifts
Southwest Conference teams chase inter sectional dates as Stanford Boston College Tennessee and Georgetown tumble from bowls. Texas A&M Nebraska Fordham and Mississippi State survive with Fordham leading hope for a second Rose Bowl bid while Tulane Vanderbilt and Oregon State upset favorites alter the post season map.
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New York
O.P
Stanford
Boston College
Tennessee
Georgetown
Arizona State
Western Reserve
Mississippi
Virginia Poly
Temple
Oregon State
Great Golf Dominates Women’s Texas Tourney
In Fort Worth on October 16, Patty Berg sets a women’s single round record with 75 to claim medalist honors at the Texas Women’s Golf championship. Babe Zaharias matches 75 and wins her first match, while Berg, Dettweiler, and Zaharias advance in a field of favorites as quarterfinals near with matches including Mims, Filey, and Winger.
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Fort Worth
Chunky Little Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Rivercrest Country Club
George Zaharias
Babe Diddickson
Miss Berg
Helen Dettweiler
Washington, D. C
Lee Christopher
Aggies and TCU Face Key Southwest Conference Showdown
In Fort Worth on Saturday Texas A, and M. meets TCU in a pivotal SWC clash. The game tests if TCU repeats its three year peak cycle and whether A and M. can cope without John Kimbrough after a string of strong offenses. A crowd of 25 000 is expected at the stadium.
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Aggies
C. U
Fort Worth
Arkansas
Texas
Austin
Homer Norton
T. C U. Frogs
Dutch Meyers
Arkansas Razorbacks
Razorbacks
Robert
Chick) Forte
Jack
O'Neal Adams
Texas Tonghorns
Jack Crain
Pete Layden
R. L. Harkins
Layden
Oklahoma
Longhorns
Tex
Texas A
Texas Christian University
John Kimbrough
Frogs
Southern Methodist
Sam Houston State
Texas A. & I
New York University
Tulsa
Indiana
Delia Captures Texas Lightweight Championship
Mike Delia of Tulsa won the Texas lightweight title in Galveston after a 15 round bout with Mustang Garcia. Delia dominated the 14th and 15th rounds to seal a knockout as referee Pepper Smith ruled Garcia failed to rise before the count of ten despite protests from the crowd.
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Galveston
Tex
Mike Delia
Tulsa
Texas
John D. Reed
Delia
Mustang Garcia
Henry Armstrong
Garcia
Pepper Smith
Houston
Smith
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