Lubbock Faces Amarillo in Rough Prep Clash
Regional football notes detail Amarillo Sandies and Lubbock Westerners rivalry as Lubbock seeks revenge after recent losses. Polls show Lubbock rising while Amarillo slides. Pattison’s Westerners hold edge over Amarillo in past meetings. Coach Lynch optimistic as Sandies prep with key players returning from minor injuries.
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Pampa
Amarillo
Sandies
Lubbock
Odessa
Westerners
Vernon
Phil Collier
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Pattison
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Butler Field
Amarillo Stadium
Joe Coleman
E & the Sandies
Sherman
Lynch
Tommy Donnell
Hugh Cox
Raymond Bennett
Dallas
SMU
Mustangs
Aggies
Stillwater
Danes Study Deep Water Life Voyage
The Danish ship Galathea departed Copenhagen on a two year expedition to study life in the deepest Atlantic Pacific and Indian Ocean waters. Scientists aboard will catch marine life three times deeper than prior records and seek to prove with sound recordings that fish communicate with each other.
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Copenhagen
Pacific
Fraley Picks Grid Winners
Oscar Fraley surveys weekend college football with picks across the nation. Highlights include SMU over Rice, Army over Harvard, Southern California over Navy, Penn over Columbia, Cornell over Yale, and Midwest selections like Michigan over Wisconsin and Notre Dame over Indiana.
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Oscar Fraley
New York
U.P
California
Navy
Penn
Columbia
Cornell
Yale
Princeton
Brown
Kentucky
Villanova
Georgetown
Boston College
Syracuse
Holy Cross
Dartmouth
Lehigh
Colgate
Bucknell
St. Bonaventure
Duquesne
West Virginia
Fordham
Midwest
Michigan
Wisconsin - Michigan
Notre Dame
Indiana
Ohio State
Minnesota
Purdue
Iowa
Illinois
Washington
Missouri
Iowa State
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Northwestern
Pitt
Nebraska
College teams win in varied matchups across the nation
The card lists numerous scores and playful quips: Penn State, Michigan State, and Oklahoma Aggies triumph. Georgia Tech and Maryland also win. Intriguing lines reference archery and ancient ages, with colorful asides about basketball, football, and quirky regional pairings across the South, West, and Southwest.
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South Georgia
LSU
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Tulane
Georgia Tech
Auburn
Maryland
North Carolina State
Miami
Boston U
Duke
Richmond
Vanderbilt
Florida
Virginia
VMI
W&m
VPI
Mrs. Gray Tops Amarillo Women’s Golf Nets
Mrs. Fred Gray led the Amarillo Country Club Women’s Golf Association weekly tournament with a net 23 percent on nine holes. Her card showed 35-11144-23 percent. In the nine hole division the best five holes counted. Mrs. Chick Dawson won with 24-12-12 and Mrs. Dan Hickey captured the Attendance Ball.
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Fred Gray
Amarillo
Rumors Fly Over Rickey New Plans In Baseball
Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey may buy the St. Louis Browns or acquire a stake and run the club or shift to the Pirates as John Galbreath seeks his services. Rickey’s Dodgers contract ends soon, stockholders meet next week, and a sale of his Dodgers stake to William Zeckendorf partly unsettled by partners remains pending. Rickey on vacation said retirement not decided, while family and St Louis ties fuel chatter about a St. Louis move amid Browns sale questions.
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New York
Branch Rickey
Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Browns
Pittsburgh
John Galbreath
Pirates
Dodgers
Dodger
Galbreath
William Zeckendorf
Walt O'Malley
John L. Smith
Smith
Gether
Brooklyn
Browns
St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Mound
American League
DeWitt Brothers
Bill
Charley
Bill DeWitt
Army Center II Lineman of Week
Army center Elmer Stout, a 20 year old junior from South Bend New Jersey, was named the Associated Press college football Lineman of the Week for his defensive play against Michigan. Stout called signals and led a stout Army defense that repelled four Michigan threats.
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Ted Meter
New York
Michigan
Elmer Stout
Army
Associated Press
Ann Arbor
Stout
South Bend
Reed College and Eastern Oregon face off in Fun Bowl
In Portland on October 18 Reed College and Eastern Oregon meet after long losing streaks. Reed has not won since 1947 and Eastern Oregon since 1948, with the loser to be crowned champion of non champions in a novelty game.
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Portland
Ore
U.P
Reed College
Eastern Oregon
Reed
Mines Ruled Out As Bomb Shelters
Wheeling West Virginia UPI reports the Hanna Coal Co. says coal mines cannot serve as atomic shelters. Reasons include limited lowering of people, sealed entrances, flood or wall collapse, ventilation failure from above ground blast, and scant sanitary facilities.
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Wheeling
Wva
U.P
Hanna Coal Co
Vet Patent Holders Can Get Extensions
Washington reports a new law extending patent terms for veterans of World War II. The extension equals twice the veteran’s period of service between December 7, 1941, and September 2, 1945. Eligible patent holders must apply to the commissioner of patents by June 30, 1951 to receive the protection.
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Washington
Commissioner of Patents
Sanity Code Is Up Again
Hugh Fullerton Jr reports on Colgate president W Darden's briefing to the University of Virginia board about NCAA sanity code. He questions the $1040 aid for a football player versus $2500 for a non athletic chemist and criticizes scholarship agency double talk and loosening rules that would let cheaters run free.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
NCAA
Colgate
W. Darden
U. of Virginia Board of Regents
Darden
Surprising mix up in goal line play by SoCal footballers
Southern California players reached California's one yard line last Saturday as the quarterback signaled a line smash by fullback Frank Pucci. A miscount caused the ball to be pulled back unexpectedly, altering the expected scoring attempt.
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California
Frank Pucci
Canton Man Pucci Rumbles In End Zone Quest
A Canton Ohio native described by locals as a Californian, Pucci, charged into the end zone only to report, in a Jimmy Durante style, that he found himself there without the football. The remark emphasizes a humorous mishap during a game moment.
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Pucci
Canton
Ohio
Jimmy Durante
Buz
Pigskin Picks and Sports Notes From the Era
Poised as a lively column, it previews Yale Cornell Purdue Iowa Texas Arkansas Alabama Tennessee Notre Dame Indiana with witty quips and bold predictions. It mentions Bill Sharman’s early Dodgers stint and Jack Fox as a Monett fullback, plus local baseball tours by the National Baseball Congress and a Kentucky writer’s play debut.
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Yale
Cornell
Cayuga
Purdue
Iowa
Texas
Arkansas
Alabama
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Indiana
Fighting Irish
Bill Sharman
Dodgers
Pueblo
Missouri
Jack Fox
Monett
Tulane
National Baseball Congress
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Patt Powell
Howard Lynch
Big Sandy Downstate
Collier
James Sides
Sides
Pami
Eddie Scheig
Scheig
Harvesters
Pampa Convegen
Pat Pattison
Fred Taylor
Igre
Fraley
Penn State
Michigan State
Marquette
Oklahoma Aggies
Kansas
Oregon State
Stanford
UCLA
Oregone
St. Mary’s
Santa Clara
Nevada
Colorado
Arizona
Denver
Brigham Young
Montana
Montana State
Wyoming
Utah
Caesar
Baylor
Texas Tech
Julius
Texas Aggies
TCU
Tulsa
Detroit
Hardin Simmons
Houston
Tempe State
Utah State
Skowhegan
Concordia
Tarkio
el Dorado
Pratt
Cisco
Decatur
Sunflower
Ralph Roden
Army Center II
McIpmie
Arly Frevain
Bill McColl
McColl
Jim Wiley
Bob Griffin
Otis Douglas
Griffin
Paul Williams
Bob Ward
Williams
Ward
Jim Weatherall
Bill Crockett
Rice
Dean Smith
Roy Pitcock
Texas Christian
Dick Hightower
Southern Methodist
Don Menasco
Paul Wil
Liams
Ken Watson
Frankie Anderson
Globe-News
Khoury Bros
West Std Avenue
Dea
Tao Ae
Amarillo Parts, Inc
United Motor Service
Carter
Auto Site
Electrical Service
Permite Motor Parts
AC Products
Ee & Delco Brak
Trico
Windehtela
309 Pierce
Tri-Way
Diamond T
Cient EQ
America
Ancient Age Dist.Co
Frankfort, Ky
Puritanos
Niles & Moser Cigar CO
EL Producto
Elax
B.V.D
FLOOR
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