Putt Powell Fans Pick District 1-AA Contenders
Local letter writer weighs Pampa Borger Plainview and Amarillo in District 1-AA football while noting last year's Pampa title and Harvester projections. Wirer-carried notes cover golf roundups, Littlefield Wildcat-Crosbyton game, Phillips Blackhawks, and Grantland Rice bowl forecasts.
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Phil Collier
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Sunset Schedules Last Tournament At Golf Course
The last regular Sunset Golf Course putting tournament of the year is set for 5:30 tonight. Next Friday night the annual city championship will wind up the 1950 play with an entry fee of 50 cents and is open to all. Bobby Garner and Bill Jenkins shared first place with five under par 67s last Friday. Eire reports its first shipment of Chinese high grade raw sugar arriving in Dublin.
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Amarillo
Municipal Golfers Association
Alfred Nelson
Grantland Rice
Rose
Stanford
Michigan
Cotton
SMU
Duke
Sugar
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Orange
Kentucky
Texas
Boston University
Hope
Rice
Bobby Garner
Bill Jenkins
Eire
Dublin
West Texas league results and WT State Camp update
The first division beat the second as Pampa swept Berger 12 2. Albuquerque defeated Abilene 11 4 after a five run seventh. Lubbock edged Amarillo 6 5 on Wiley Moore s 22nd homer with a man aboard. Lamesa rallied to topple Clovis 9 5. West Texas State College football preview notes a Sept 16 opener against Arizona State with 36 varsity and 32 freshmen reporting and a full training schedule ahead.
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Grid Practice Under Way In Texas City Conference Football
Associated Press report notes city conference Class AA and Class A teams begin fall practice with Aug 15 start for some, impacting schedules across Dallas San Antonio Houston and Fort Worth areas. Crosbyton, Littlefield, Shamrock, Lockney, Nederland, Bishop Byrne, Freer, Donna, Colorado City, Wink, Cleveland, Port Acres among early matchups. Title contenders likely from San Antonio or Houston, with Highland Park and Wichita Falls cited as notable programs in Class AA.
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Wichita Falls
Workouts at SW Grid Camps in Southwest Conference
Southwest Conference football opened with two a day workouts as seven schools field squads varying from 50 at Rice to 85 at Baylor. Texas led as conference favorite with 56 players. Baylor, Arkansas, and SMU welcomed new head coaches Otis Douglas, George Sauer, and H N Rusty Russell respectively. Russell moved up from assistant to head coach as Matty Bell shifted to athletic director.
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Texas
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George Sauer
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Rusty” Russell
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Pro golfers chase $15,000 Empire State Open in Albany
Three challengers to Sam Snead's money pace tee off in rain soaked links for $15,000 Empire State Open. Lloyd Mangrum Jim Ferrier and Henry Ransom aim at Snead's $29,392 earnings. Cary Middlecoff among 140 entrants remains a local favorite.
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Jim Ferrier
Henry Ransom
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Rams and Colts Begin Workouts for Texas Exhibition
In San Antonio on September 1 the Los Angeles Rams and Baltimore Colts opened workouts for their exhibition game slated for Saturday night. The Colts list Adrian Burke, former Baylor star, as part of their roster.
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Los Angeles Rams
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Murdock and Mate Win Tag Match in Rough Arena Bout
In a wild Sports Arena night cap, Frankie Hill Murdock and Ray Clements defeated Dory Funk and Billy Weidner in a tag match. Murdock used a sleeper on Weidner with Clements aiding in the finish amid clashes from Referees Weber and Det. George Craig beat Dick Lever by disqualification in a 16 minute semiwindup.
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Eight CC Golfers in City Meet Top Flight
The Amarillo Country Club faces a rare chance of no winner in the city championship as match play begins at Ross Rogers Course with only eight CC golfers in the 32 man bracket. John Munn and J R Brown skip the event, leaving eight CC players including Don Hill Jimmy Baker Art McKay Jr Chick Dawson Rex Baxter Jr John Evans Don McCormick and Jimmy Russell. A driving contest and Dutch dinner follow today with a $1 plate at Dowell's Saratoga No 2.
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Wayne Sullivan
Phillips
Oscar Ashley
Amarillo
Tommy Jinks
Lefors
Navy
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Borden Price
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Donald Briggs
Shamrock
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Joe Ogden
Sam Raburn
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Charles Wright
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Farwell
Roy Lee Dunn
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Perryton
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Claude
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Phil Payne
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Howard Pilcher
John Spann
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Isaac Doom
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Delbert Trew
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James Voyles
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Gene Hubbard
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Dodgers recall 15 minor leaguers to end-season assignments
The Brooklyn Dodgers announced the recall of 15 optioned players from affiliated minor league clubs. Players will remain with their current clubs through the end of the season. Included are Fort Worth pitchers Ezra Pat McGlothin and Clarence Bud Pobbielan and first baseman Dee Fondy.
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Ezra
Pat” McGlothin
Clarence
Bud” Podbielan
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Pioneer Athletic Conference opens football training
Arlington Texas September 1 Teams of the new Pioneer Athletic Conference began football training today. Members of the loop are San Angelo Junior College Schreiner Institute of Kerrville Tarleton State of Stephenville and Arlington State.
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New Pioneer Athletic Conference
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George Drake Wins Bout With Sandow In 19 Minutes
George Drake, a 22 year old, delivered a decisive move to topple southpaw Billy Sandow in a 19 minute opener. Drake neutralized Sandow with a crab hold after a drop kick, ending the lively brawl.
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Cowboys and Elks Lead Semipro Tourney Field
In Wichita, Alpine Cowboys upset St Joseph Auscos 8 to 7 to seize a top spot in the National Semipro Baseball Tournament. Alpine and Elk City Elks remain unbeaten with four wins each amid a late fracas that saw Looney Jones and Tex Shirley ejected in the fifth.
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Roy Jones
Bill Looney
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