Golden Sandies Open Season with Bobcats Test at Butler Field
Amarillo Sandies begin football season with a 39 player lineup and heavy ticket demand. Wayne Middleton reports over 700 reserve seats sold in less than a week, aiming for 700 more before Saturday night deadline. Practice starts daily at Butler Field as coaches Lynch and Hull drill six days before the Childress Bobcats tilt. The Sandies face Vernon Lions San Angelo Bobcats Plainview Bulldogs Lubbock Westerners and Pampa Harvesters on the road to the District 1 AA title.
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Amarillo Sandies
Butler Field
Wayne Middleton
AHS
Black and Gold Pigskin Warriors
Howard Lynch
T. G. Hull
Childress Bobcats
Vernon Lions
San Angelo Bobcats
Texas
Plainview Bulldogs
Lubbock Westerners
Pampa Harvesters
Pro Football Prospects Preview by Grant Rice
Grant Rice surveys coaches nationwide on 1944 grid prospects. Army and Navy expected to lead, with Yale Duke Georgia Tech and California among notable East to West contenders. Southern strength rises with Alabama and Tennessee back. Midwest and Pacific regions show solid depth as two top programs face stricter schedules.
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Army
Navy
Notre Dame
Yale
Howie Odell
South
Duke
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
Tennessee
Tulane
Frank Thomas
Midwest
Michigan
Northwestern
Purdue
Minnesota
Wisconsin
McMillin
Indiana
Middle West
Far West
California
Northwest
Southwest
Blaik
Hagberg
West Point
Annapolis
Midshipmen
Reveille
Asa Bushnell
Princeton
Lou Little
Columbia
Chip
Betting on the Browns Stay Favored for pennant
In New York on September 7 the betting market still backs the St. Louis Browns to win the American League pennant despite losing the lead. The Browns are 6 to 5 favorite, with Joe McCarthy's Yankees 2 to 1, Detroit 11 to 5, and Boston 10 to 1 as long shots, as Sewell's squad aims to rebound from a slump.
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New York
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis
Luke Sewell
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Yanks
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Browns
Sewell
Two Amarillo Pros Enter Texas Victory Open
Two Amarillo golf pros Gene Root and George Ausbach arrived for the Texas Victory Open in Dallas with Ross Rogers Municipal Course pro and Amarillo Country Club member. Lt Clyde Taylor wins unique trophy inscribed Medals All Mine afterSan Antonio track meet.
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Amarillo
Dallas
Gene Root
Ross Rogers
George Ausbach
Amarillo Country Club
Lexington
Neb
Clyde Taylor
Lexington High School
University of Nebraska
Taylor
San Antonio
Texas
Philadelphia Athletics Buy Three Pitchers
The Philadelphia Athletics announce the purchase of three Toronto International League pitchers. Albert Jarrett is 18-3, Wilson Crowson 10-6, and Luther Knorr 11-10. They will report after the IL season ends.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Toronto
Albert Jarrett
Wilson Crow Son
Luther Knorr
Globe News
Amarillo High Face Childress at Butler Field
The Amarillo High School Golden Sandies meet the Childress High School Bobcats at Butler Field on September 15 in a prep football clash. The event catalog also notes the City Women’s Championship Golf Tournament staged at Ross Rogers Course October 2 through 6. Moon Mullins, Notre Dame full back, gained one inch in line but scored the game winning touchdown against Navy in 1929.
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Army
Navy
Chip
Amarillo
Moon Mullins
Notre Dame
Hogan Fires 10 Under Par In Texas Victory Open
Lt. Ben Hogan shot 10 under par through 54 practice holes at Lakewood Country Club as 181 golfers tee off for the four day Texas Victory Open. Byron Nelson rests after winning Nashville and previews the field. Hogan seeks to challenge Nelson for the $2,400 top prize in war bonds while McSpaden and Hamilton also figure as contenders.
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Dallas
U.P
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Hogan
Little Fort
Lakewood Country Club
Nelson
Nashville, Tenn
Army
Harold McSpaden
Philadelphia
Chicago
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
McSpaden
Leland Gibson
Randolph Field
O'Hara Watts
Fort Sill
Okla
Jack Tinnin
Galveston
Cpl
Earl Stewart
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Raiders Work Out In Swing Shifts
LUBBOCK September 7 Relays fill the schedule as Texas Red Raiders split practice into swing shifts to accommodate 70 players amid equipment shortages from a spring stadium fire. Dell Morgan hoped for 50 but more arrive. headgear remains scarce while shoes arrive before fall drills.
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Lubbock
Texas Red Raiders
Dell Morgan
Morgan
Dell
Tech Stadium
Red Raiders
Hypnotist Joins Texas A&M Football Tryouts
COLLEGE STATION Sept 7 An Aggies squad adds a new talent as Joe D Crawford of Rolling Fork Mississippi, a veterinary student, attempts a tackle using hypnosis. He claims to have trained with mental control since a room prank showed his power and envisions opponents asleep on kickoff.
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College Station
Texas A
M. College
Aggies
Joe D. Crawford
Rolling Fork
Miss
Mississippi State College
Joe
Aggie
Crawford
Texas
Yankees Use Youth to Boost Pennant Bid
Joe McCarthy reshapes the Yankees with a minor league influenced lineup replacing 12 1943 champions as Detroit and St Louis stick to past rosters. Rufus Gentry’s 8 hit win lifts Detroit 3 2 over Chicago, keeping the Tigers a game back.
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Glen Perkins
New York
U.P
Yankee
Joe McCarthy
Yankees
McCarthy
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Tiger
Jimmy Bloodworth
Tommy Bridges
Virgil Trucks
Browns
Steve Sandra
Charley Fuchs
al Milnar
Rick Ferrell
Frankie Hayes
Hal Epps
Boston Red Sox
Cecil Hughson
Hal Wagner
Bobby Doerr
Joe Gordon
Charley Keller
Billy Johnson
Spud Chandler
William Dickey
Roy Weatherly
Rollie Hemsley
Ken Sears
Marius Russo
Charley Wensloff
Johnny Murphy
Marvin Breuer
Rufus Gentry
Detroit
White Sox
Chicago
Hal Newhouser
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Tigers
Local Golf Events and Tournaments Across Amarillo
Readable details show a busy week of golf and related events in Amarillo. Events include women’s luncheon and tournament at Amarillo Country Club, Dutch dinner matches, Ross Rogers purse dinner, and weekend handicap tournaments at Ross Rogers Course and Sunset Course.
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Amarillo Country Club
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Associa
Ross Rogers
Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association
Ross Rogers Course
Amarillo Coun Ladies Municipal Golf Association
Rossers Course
Ers
Amarillo Country Ub
Ladies Municipal Golf Association
Sunset Association
Williams Angott Fight Sparks Split Ring Judges
Ike Williams won a 10 round decision over Sammy Angott at Shibe Park in Philadelphia amid a split judging controversy. Judge Tress and Judge Loughran disagreed on most rounds, while the AP card favored Angott. Williams enters the Army Sept. 19 and notched his 47th win in 48 fights. Harry Krakow filed for divorce from Fritzie Bey in Chicago after a dispute at their apartment.
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Philadelphia
Ike Williams
Sammy Angott
Shibe Park
Trenton
N. J
Lou Tress
Williams
Angott
Eddie Loughran
Tres
Loughran
Pennsylvania
Matt Adgie
Army
Adgie
Washington
Associated Press
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Homer Norton
Joe Crawford
Garey
Hell Stee
Roger
Doc) Cramer
Eddie Mayo
Gentry
Amarillo Country
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Harry Krakow
King Levinsky
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Fritzie Bey
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Johnny Hopp
Gunn Hinerman
Harrison
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