Baylor May Be Giant Killer In Week’s SWC Showdown
Texas Christian University favored to beat Baylor in Fort Worth as TCU sits undefeated. Baylor aims to rebound after bruising win over Texas A&M, while Texas hosts SMU in Austin and Arkansas visits Texas A&M in College Station.
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Mobley eyes national ball carrying record for Hardin-Simmons
Abilene report notes Rudolph Mobley nicknamed Little Doc, a 155 pound Hardin-Simmons back, trails record by 517 yards after 4 games with 604 rushing yards this season and 48 points scored. Headlines Borger grid clash and Texas college football slate mention Alabama Georgia game and other top matchups.
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Largest Group of Negro Draftees Sent Out
The largest contingent of African American draftees from Potter County will depart for induction next week. They will be hosted by relatives at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in the afternoon, reporting to the draft board at 5 PM prior to the church supper. Organizers Bones Hooks and the wife of L. A. Shorten arranged the farewell event.
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Lew Jenkins to appear with guitar on boxing card
Dallas report says ex lightweight champion Lew Jenkins is suspended but will perform on a fight night card tonight. The National Boxing Association won’t object as the only assault will be on his old guitar. Fans are assured no attempt at a classical act.
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HSU and Arizona Set for Border Conference Showdown
In Albuquerque on October 30 Hardin-Simmons and Arizona, both unbeaten in conference play, prepare for a top tilt. Texas Tech sits third, facing Rice, TCU, and Creighton before a potential November 21 clash with Hardin-Simmons. Other key games include Texas Mines at Flagstaff and West Texas State at Las Cruces.
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Reds Massing For Assault
Bern reports Russian forces are assembling powerful shock armies for a winter push to break the Bitebsk Smolensk line about 275 miles west of Moscow. Indications grow of a plan to move from Rzhev toward Velikie Luki with armored support and then drive south to reach the Dvina near Vitebsk.
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Mrs. James Egan Dies in Colorado
Mrs. James Egan, formerly of Amarillo, died in Colorado Springs, Colo, this week. She was the daughter of Mrs. Alice Thompson of Amarillo and sister of Miss Nettle Thompson and Mrs. Perry Powell, both of Amarillo. Powell couple left for the funeral, held yesterday, to attend. Sports results report boxing and fight summaries follow.
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Bulldogs Face Fast Sandies In Borger Clash
Borger hosts Amarillo in a high stakes district game at 8 P M with Amarillo entering unbeaten and quick Sandies favored to overpower a lighter Bulldog lineup led by quarterback Jack Briggs. Expected Borger starters include Briggs on offense and Gaddis at back, while Amarillo shows Jolly and Watson at ends with Lynch directing plays.
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Badger Buckeye Scrap Marks Massillon Ties in Rival Coaches
In Madison Wisconsin hosts Ohio State October 31 with Massillon born coaches Harry Stuhldreher and Paul Brown leading unbeaten teams. In Florida twilight football at Coral Gables University of Miami draws 19 800 as attendance drops from last year’s 32 962 across the first two games.
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Whirlaway Dominates Pimlico Special for $10,000
In Pimlico Maryland on October 29 Whirlaway won the sixth Pimlico Special in a walkover boosting his earnings to $538,336. Calumet Cannonball and seven others were entered but withdrew leaving Whirlaway to circle the track alone for the prize.
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Three Jockeys Suspended For Year At Jamaica
Jockeys Don Meade Wayne D Wright and Herb Lindberg were suspended for the rest of the year by the Jockey Club following interference by Meade and Lindberg on the La Boutreaux entry in the Correction handicap and Wright for fouling Boysy in the Continental handicap at the recent Jamaica meeting.
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Bucked from substitute to full time star for Aggies
Felix Bucek rose from a $50 000 substitute to a full time guard for Texas A&M after a 68 yard interception return helped beat Arkansas 7 0 and earn a Cotton Bowl bid. The 60 minute role this season labels him the Aggies outstanding lineman despite last year's sibling rivalry with brother Roy Bucek.
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Prep School Leaders Idle In District Football Race
Unbeaten Texas schoolboy teams enjoy a breather this week while top contenders chase district titles. San Angelo meets Odessa in a key Friday matchup with the winner likely to face Sweetwater, as Brackenridge faces Austin in a pivotal District 15 game before a Corpus Christi clash. Lubbock and Pampa loom in District 1 as Amarillo eyes Pampa Saturday.
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Mauriello Favored in Madison Square Garden Bout
New York Oct 30 Mauriello from New York is favored at 9-5 to defeat Lee Savold of Patterson in a 10 round heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden. The winner meets Jimmy Bivins on Nov 27 for a shot at the interim title.
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Rickey May to Name Dodgers Manager Soon
Brooklyn appoints Branch Rickey as president and general manager on a five year deal. He will decide the field leadership, confer with Leo Durocher in St Louis, and begin duties November 1 after a war bond rally and before the major league draft meeting.
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Triple threat stars chase second all American in 1940s college football
Three players vie for a second all American nod this fall in a race long past since Harold Grange earned three straight selections in 1923 24 and 25. Dave Schreiner Wisconsin end Dick Wildung Minnesota tackle and Frankie Sinkwich Georgia triple threat halfback lead the current chase as December selections loom.
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Red) Grange
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