Commandos Look To Upset Sky Giants In Lubbock Gridiron Tilt
SPAAF Winged Commandos led by Claude McClanahan and Joe Eager prepare to test the Amarillo AAF Sky Giants on Butler Field Saturday night. The teams clash as SPAAF seeks a rare upset after relying on passing, speed, and a spread-T mix to challenge the favored giants from Amarillo.
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Two 1944 Texas grid clash on Butler Field
West Texas State Buffaloes and Texas Tech Red Raiders meet in a Border Conference game at Butler Field. Buffs wear maroon and white, Raiders debut in red uniforms hoping for better luck. Both teams practiced fully and may be without their regular full backs due to injuries.
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West Texas and Tech to field largely freshmen squads
West Texas will start eight freshmen and three lettermen with Curtis Kelley hampered by injury and a mix of players from Seymour to Olton across the line. Tech can field four full teams with five lettermen and a trio of holdovers from last year as both schools prepare for a crowded Butler Field crowd in Amarillo.
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Memphis
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Childress
Bill Thompson
Denver
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Olton
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Buffs
Henry Bledsoe
Eddie Castleberry
Vernon
Willard Hedges
Lockney
Kelley
Hedges
Bill Hopkins
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Clyde Black
Ben Franklin
Black
Bruce Prazee
Wichita Falls
Luke Thompson
Eldorado
Billy Snodgrass
Brownfield
Homer Lawson
Lubbock Westerners
Otis Turner
Wink
John Birdwell
Bossier City
Jim Taylor
Sweetwater
Tucumcari Rattlers to Clash With Yannigans at Butler Field
The Tucumcari Rattlers travel to meet Amarillo Yannikans for a key fall game. Tucumcari touts a 31% scoring pace through four games while the Yannigans average 25 points in six games, with both sides seeking a season finale win.
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Horace Mann Buffalos defeat Sam Houston 6 to 0 in finale
Horace Mann edged Sam Houston 6 to 0 on Buff Field to claim runnerup honors in City High football, as Elizabeth Nixson Whirlwinds won the league with an undefeated tied record. Harold Garrett connected with Garcia for the only score, while Sam Houston relied on Douglas Husband and J R Vaughn on offense. Final standings show Elizabeth Nixson 3 0 1 000, Horace Mann 2 2 0 500, Sam Houston 0 3 1 000.
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Week's Local Sports Card Bowl and Golf Events
A crowded slate of local sports headlines includes bowling at Victory Alleys with Banner Bowl and Major League, and golf tournaments at Ross Rogers Course and Amarillo Country Club. The schedule lists Texas Tech Red Raiders and West Texas Buffaloes at Butler Field, plus high school rivalries and Saturday events across Amarillo venues.
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Westcar Buffaloes
Butler Field
Amarillo High School
Yannigans
Tucumcari High School
Rattlers
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Country Club
Ladies Municipal Golf Association
Ross Rogers
Globe News
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Civic
Texaco
Sention Pioneer League
Victory
Bosox Lose Catcher Partee to Army and Navy
Boston announces catcher Roy Partee has been inducted into the Army leaving Bill Conroy as the only remaining Sox backstop with Hal Wagner having joined the Navy earlier. The move comes as Boston officials disclose Conroy may be drafted soon.
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All-Southwest Women's Victory Invitational Opens in Wichita Falls
Seven Amarillo women entered the first annual All-Southwest Women's Victory Invitational at the Country Club in Wichita Falls. Entries include Mesdames Ross Moore Rogers McGrath Aderton McCullough Muncey. Notables from Texas and beyond join, with exhibition by Opal Hill and a prize pool over $1,000 in war bonds.
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Solon Featherston
Bettye Mims White
Dallas
Longview
Joanne Barr Tracy
Oklahoma
John Glosser
Oklahoma City
George Landram
Central Oklahoma
Amarillo grid clash and bowling tourney schedule listed
The note lists events at Butler Field and Victory Alleys in Amarillo including Buffaloes versus Red Raiders on Friday night October 27 and high school games against Pampa Harvesters Tucumcari Rattlers plus a Bowling Tourney October 21 22 28 29 at Victory Alleys. A Quarterback's Club meeting is set for Amarillo High School Mondays at 8.
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Sky Giants
South Plains Army Air Field
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