California Retains No 1 in UP Grid Rankings
California remains undefeated as the No 1 college football team in the United Press rankings for the third straight week. Tennessee moved to second, supplanting Michigan, with Steers fourth and Texas Aggies fifth, per-UP coaches poll released in New York on October 16.
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Texas Aggies
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United Press Board of Coaches
California
Tennessee
Michiacoven
California Leads United Press Poll Top Five After Week One
California holds first with 17 first place votes and 313 points from 35 coaches. Tennessee rises to second with 258 points after beating Chattanooga. Michigan State falls to third as Texas and Texas A M sit fourth and fifth. Georgia Tech moves up to sixth. Princeton enters top ten for first time this season following upset losses and wins.
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Princeton
Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
Southwest Methodist
California
Washington State
United Press Rating Board
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Michigan State
Marquette
Texas
Texas A & M
United Press
TEAM
Ilinois
Maryland
Gaylor Dene
Southern California
Stanford
Southern Methodist
Ohio State
Villanova
Cornell
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Washington
Oklahoma
Purdue
College of Pacific
Tulsa
Fordham
Jail Bribery Ring Leader Is Jailed After Plane Arrival
New York October 16 Joseph Benintende aged 42 was jailed on a bribery charge as the alleged head of a ring ready to place fifty thousand dollars in bets on a fixed college basketball game He was seized after alighting from a Boston flight Indicted last August 17 over an alleged attempt to fix the 1950 NCAA final between City College of New York and Bradley University Benintende labeled a Kansas City hoodlum linked to narcotics figures and the Missouri underworld Also tied to the Binaggio and Gargotta murders involving Kansas City officials and mob figures
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Joseph Benintende
Boston
Benintende
National Collegiate Athletic Association
City College of New York
Bradley University of Peoria
Frank 8. Hogan
Kansas City
Missouri
Binaggio and Gargotta
Hogan
Charles Binaggio
Charles Gargotta
Texas NC Film Will Be Shown At Longhorn Club Luncheon
Films of the Texas 45 21 triumph over North Carolina will be shown at a Longhorn Club luncheon tomorrow at the Amarillo Hotel. Ed Price's split T rolled for the first time. Cost will be $1.50 per plate. All fans are invited.
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Texas
North Carolina
Longhorn Club
Amarillo
Ed Price
Jail Window Heckling Prohibited in Lenison Iowa
A new local rule bans standing at jail windows to heckle inmates in Lenison Iowa. Officials emphasize safety and orderly conduct as enforcement begins this week.
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Iowa
Sooners Lose Billy Vessels in Texs Clash
Norman Oklahoma October 16 Oklahoma suffers major blow as top back Billy Vessels injures knee in Saturday’s Texas game. Expected to miss a month. Team already depleted by injuries with three of four other starters from last year’s champions sidelined.
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Okla
Bugaboo
Oklahoma
Billy Vessels
Texas
James To Face Gory Guerrero In Thursday Opener
Promoter Dory Detton pits James against Gory Guerrero in the one fall opener at Sports Arena. Last week they teamed against Ray Duran and Alex Kasaboski, match halted with no decision as referees intervened. Six-man tag scramble adds Leo Wallick and the Cummings James and Ace Freeman team. Main event features Dizzy Davis chasing a third straight win against Billy Raburn in his Amarillo debut.
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Johnny James
Gory Guerrero
Dory Detton
Rough Ray Duran
Alex Kasaboski
Duran
Kasaboski
Leo Wallick
Detroit
Bob Cummings
Jesse James
Ace Freeman
Detton
Johnny
Man
Dizzy Davis
Houston
Billy Raburn
Keystone
Okla
Texas
Raburn
Amarillo
Bowling Scores All Star League Highlights at Peerless Lanes
In the all star league at Peerless Lanes KFDA teams posted wins with top scorers including 623 by Oakes for Gerken and 614 by Higgs for Graham. Other high individual 500s and 600s featured across CUSTOM FLOORS SEAGRAMS DON MacMILLIAN BLACKBURN ELECTRIC and REGULATORS with multiple players over 450.
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John Schenley
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Lyles
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Laughlin
West
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Santa Fe League Banner Bowl results and top individual scores
Rangers led with 407 Ken nes 429 Billingstea 336 L T Johnson Rogers locals Sloanoo Hamic 337 Nelson 445 Ayers 428 Seeley 490 Ganyons Elder 462 Price 339 Cook 469 Harmon 372 Bellett 444 Diesels Robinson 424 Wheeler 330 Washburn 375 H J Wheeler 499 Gleason 448 Navajos Wallace 375 Cox 315 Hankison 542 Mock 400 Schecter 584 Texans McKirahan 452 Casey 381 Nesbitt 336 Mcbain 439 Gatley 518 Antelopes Mayback 465 Stack 387 Woodruff 302 Posey 503 DeGrassi 448 Scouts Jones 414 Simmons 431 Kirksey 447 FL Oliphant 420 Coffman 438 Martin 393 Guthridge 471 Berg 416 Indians Raymond 422 Curtis 365 Seacat 353 Kellerer 417 Chiefs Hill 448 Fischer 404 Vearey 405 Calder 453 McCullough El Capitan Supher 459 Robinson 418 Stuppi 414 Gaddis 408 Cernohouz 476 Limiteds Duncan 491 Gabert 392 Anderson 432 Judkins 487 Caverns Martini 456 Richards 409 Monzingo 437 Clark 359 Hartman 496 Super Chiefs Roberts 472 Kenville 472 Heath 400 Smith 518 McNemar 471 Tulsans Horn 525 Chappell 468 Elder 363 Swearengen 426 Wyatt 465
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Santa Fe Women’s League Gondolas Scorecard Totals
Santa Fe Women’s League teams Gondolas Reefers Caboo ses and Hoppers posted event results with top scorers Cernohouz Mooring Anderson Cox Gisher Kirksey Hensley Dickenson Larson Crossland Duke Gabert Young Oliphant Coffman Wheeler Monzingo Ward Oliver Harp across categories with final tallies and individual performances.
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Joe DiMaggio May Deliberate Before Final Decision
San Francisco report says Joe DiMaggio plans a month to decide if he will retire from major league baseball. He will inform Yankees president Dan Topping after a month, following a trip to Japan. DiMaggio says he spoke with Topping in New York last week and was asked to think it over.
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Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Dan Topping
Japan
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Topping
New York
Sandies face Ysleta in key playoff push on Friday
Amarillo prep notes spotlight Ysleta's 2-AAAA dominance, led by Roger McAdams as head coach and star Jesse Whittington returning from injury. Ysleta uses a single wing with solid passing from Henry Dutchover, Enrique Mata, and a deep but uneven supporting cast. The Sandies aim to rebound after a 6-47 loss, hoping to disrupt the District 1-AAAA winner in December.
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Yannigan
University of Texas Ga
Roswell
Jesse Whittington
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Midland Bulldogs
Tughoat Jones
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Red Coats
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Henry Dutchover
Enrique Mata
Whitting
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Willie Beckham
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Tommy Spidel
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Roy McCormick
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Resendez
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Wafer
McCormick
Forrest Cooper
Mata
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Holmes
Baseball farm system on Solon's probe slate
Washington, Oct. 16. Congressional baseball investigators focus on the farm system for developing big leaguers and the Pacific League's bid for major league status. Pacific League counsel Leslie M. O Connor questioned by a House monopoly subcommittee amid debate on antitrust exemption and expansion in the public interest.
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House
Patrick J. Hillings
Cal
Hillings
San Francisco
Los Angeles
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New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
West Coast
Kenesaw M. Landis
Baseball
Landis
Yan Squads Set for Thursday Football Pairings
Yan football teams schedule jeudi games led by coach Frank Sonntag. The Golds clash Borger at Amarillo Stadium, while the Whites take on Lefors B at Lefors. The Whites are unbeaten while Lefors slipped 13-0 by Shamrock B's before facing the Future Pirates.
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Borger
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Hogan Declines Golf Challenge
Fort Worth news reports Ben Hogan the National Open champion declined a private world championship match with British Open winner Max Faulkner. Faulkner proposed Ryder Cup encounters at Pinehurst on November 2 and 4 or other 36 or 72 hole formats. Hogan said he finished exhibitions for the year and would not be interested. He praised Faulkner as a fine golfer.
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Ben Hogan
Max Faulkner
Faulkner
Hogan
Pinehurst
It's Hot at High Altitudes Too
A scientific note describes atmospheric temperature changes with altitude. The profile starts near minus 67 degrees Fahrenheit in the first 5 to 10 miles, climbs to about 170 degrees at 40 miles, falls to minus 28 at 60 miles, then rises again to around 4000 degrees at about 400 miles above Earth.
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Indians Buy Pitcher Lloyd Dickey From Seals
The Cleveland Indians acquired pitcher Lloyd Dickey, 22, from the San Francisco Seals on the Pacific Coast League. Dickey went 8 10 with the Seals last season, a last place finish for the team.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
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San Francisco
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Baylor Cagers Drill WACC Oct 16 Practice Opens
Baylor basketball opened with 25 candidates in P-Practice. Returning lettermen include Ralph Johnson Norman Mullins Howard Hovde and John Starkey. Michigan State football alums Sonny Grande lius John Yocca and Jesse Thomas now Army officers. Randy Turpin won his first boxing title at age 15 as Britain's junior 112-pound champion.
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Baylor
Ralph Johnson
Norman Mullins
Howard Hovde
John Starkey
Michigan State
Sonny Grandelius
John Yocca
Jesse Thomas
Randy Turpin
Britain
JHs Set for Panhandle Conference Second Round
Panhandle Junior High School football opens second round Friday with Horace Mann at Pampa and Borger at Sam Houston. Pampa Reapers lead with 4-0 after a 19-0 win over the Buffs. Sam Houston and Borger tied 0-0 before a forfeit due to Borger player ineligibility.
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Sam Houston
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Nixson
Louis to chase heavyweight crown while Walcott or Charles hold it
Joe Louis declared he will keep pursuing the heavyweight title as long as either Jersey Joe Walcott or Ezzard Charles remains champion. He resumed practice in Paterson for his October 26 ten round bout with undefeated Rocky Marciano at Madison Square Garden.
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Jersey Joe Walcott
Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis
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Rocky Marciano
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Captains Named For Links Play At Amarillo Club
Jimmy James and Charles Mc Afee named captains for Amarillo Country Club Dutch Dinner Team Matches tomorrow afternoon. Losing team will be hosts at the dinner after play. Thirty balls up for special awards. Cubs ship Lade and Connors to Los Angeles and buy Baczewski from Angels.
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Jimmy James
Charles McAfee
Amarillo
CUBS
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Chicago Cubs
Doyle Lade
Chuck Connors
Los Angeles
Fred Baczewski
Angels
Cherry's tale on quitting coaching by Blair Cherry
Harold V. Ratliff reviews Blair Cherry's reasons for resigning as Texas coach, noting long hours, health strain, family impact, and hostile fan letters. He cites Cherry blaming sports writers and anonymous attacks, and discusses press duties, fair reporting, and the role of editors in shaping perception. The piece questions the college administration's support for coaches and references Texas and Southwest Conference context.
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Dallas
Blair Cherry
Saturday Evening Post
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Wilbur Evans
Texas
Hart
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Cherry
Alton Cherry
Fred Williams
The
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