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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1949

Page

17

Austin Maroons Face Temple Tilt In Top Local Showdown

Coach Johnny Kitchen seeks a rare open weekend before district play as the Austin Maroons meet the Temple Wildcats at Temple Friday night. The game features Temple’s strong Tformation attack and star players Roy Pace Doyle McAdams Earl Black Billy Tutor and Charlie Sayen, with extra pressure on defense to stop a mix of speed and power. Local booster Robert Hempel predicts Ball High’s Tornadoes will beat the Maroons, while golf note recalls a hole-in-one by H L Buse.

Johnny Kitchen Austin Maroons Temple Wildcats Temple Druthers Johnny Victoria Austin Roy Pace Hillsboro Ennis Meen Doyle McAdams Earl Black Billy Tutor Charlie Sayen Mr. Kitchen Galveston Robert Hempel Ball High

Varga Wins Main Bout As Crowd Watches Sparsely

A small crowd fills City Coliseum for a Tuesday wrestling card led by Billy Varga who defeats Paul Orth in straight falls in the main event. Semifinal saw Boesch and Holbrook beat Newman and the Alas tan Wolfman, while preliminaries had mixed results with Newman and the Wolfman claiming one fall apiece.

Varga Pro Wrestling Austin Paul Boesch Vic Holbrook Leo the Lion Newman Alastan Wolfman Ringling Brothers Barnum Bailey Billy Varga Paul Tarzan) Orth Boesch Newman the Wolfman Holbrook

Borneman Set for Rice Clash in Texas Texas

UT fullback Ray Borneman, last season's All-SWC, expected to be ready for Saturday's pivotal Texas Rice showdown. Co captains Borneman and Lee. competition with Levine for starting fullback. Ticket details note 8 000 zone tickets remain and Rice game pricing.

Ray Borneman Texas Longhorns Rice Owls Owls SMU Borneman Bobby Coy Lee SWC Ray Blair Cherry Don Roberts Lee Lewis Levine Lamar High School Houston Austin Maroons Longhorns Rice Buddy Jungmichel Arkansas Cherry Paul Campbell Randall Clay Byron Townsend Perry Samuels Billy Pyle Levine Newell Kane Palestine Reed Quinn Austin Ed Olle Shorthorns Owlets Memorial Stadium Knothole Gang

Galvan and Baggett Lead City Coliseum Fight Card

San Antonio boxer Bobby Garza faces Val Luna in a six round semifinal at City Coliseum as Galvan and Baggett top the expected bout lineup. Garza, a featherweight contender, is noted as a top 10 bantamweight by ring standards. Main event features Bantam weights Otello Galvan of Mexico and James Baggett, former state champion, with four more bouts announced.

Bobby Garza San Antonio Galvan Coahuila Nuevo Leon Ray Smith Jimmy DeLeon Andy Zamarippa Henry Luera Rickey Mills Larry LaBlue Lupe Locera

Baylor Stadium Drive Starts Here Quota Set at Fifty Thousand

Advance bond drive for Baylor Memorial Stadium begins in Austin with a $50 000 quota set for Austin Baylorites. Revel Nash notes 14 700 in bonds sold before campaign, while Jack Kultgen predicts statewide benefit from a 42 000 seat stadium. Bond sales offer tax deductible gifts and tuition credits.

Baylor Austin Baylorites Revel Nash Advance Jack Kultgen Waco Kultgen SMU Dallas Nash Baylorites J. B. Roberts Harry Pruett Ghent Sanderford J.C. Bair Patrick Moreland Austin Hotel Austin Texas

14AA Cage Slate Released at Meet

Seguin Texas officials from Austin Kerrville Corpus Christi and Victoria met here mapping District 14AA activities for winter and spring. George Broad of Corpus Christi was named chairman and T P Baker of Austin secretary.

Corpus Christi Austin Kerrville Antlers Victoria Kerre

Texas Tenth In Grid Poll Rice Ninth

Notre Dame holds first again after a 46 7 victory over Tulane while Army Minnesota Oklahoma California North Carolina Kentucky Cornell Rice move into the top ten joining Michigan Tulane and SMU as upset victims in the weekend Associated Press grid rankings.

New York Notre Dame Fighting Irish Tulane Associatedress Army Minnesota Oklahoma California North Carolina Kentucky Cornell Rice Texas Michigan Southern Methodist

Cameron Yeomen Top District 21A Clash In Killeen

Two district high school football games headline 21-A action. Cameron Yeomen visit Cameron-Killeen Kangaroos in a key test of the district race. Taylor hosts Rosebud in a game that could affect standings as the season nears November finales.

Taylor Killeen Kangaroos Cameron Yeomen Rosebud

Austin-Temple Grid Tickets On Sale Here

Advance sale of tickets for the Austin-Temple game in Temple Friday night opens Wednesday at 8 a.m. at the Austin High School gym. No seats are reserved in the Temple stadium. General admission tickets cost $1.25.

Austin-Temple Temple Austin High School Toney Burger Temple Stadium

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