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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1949

Page

22

Tillotson Eagles to host Wiley Wildcats in Homecoming clash

Tillotson College Eagles meet Wiley College Wildcats at Yellow Jacket Stadium Saturday night at 7 15. Fresh from a 26 0 win over Texas College Steers the Eagles seek key homecoming victory as Wiley enters as favorite with a strong season record. Aircraft names not present.

Tillotson Wiley Texas College Tillotson College Eagles Wiley College Wildcats Yellow Jacket Stadium Eagles Larry Pierre Preston Hodge Willie Gains Sam Harris Joe Boone Winsor Tanner Richard Johnson

Navy Notre Dame game sells out at Baltimore stadium

The Navy and Notre Dame football clash at Baltimore Municipal Stadium is a sellout with all 62 413 tickets sold. Navy athletic director Capt. H. H. Caldwell announced the 62 413 seats were fully purchased.

Annapolis Navy-Notre Dame Baltimore Municipal Stadium H. H. Caldwell Navy

District 35 36 high school football districts listed

The text lists multiple football district matchups across 35 B 36 B 34 B and 11 B 44 A 23 A 22 A and 21 A divisions. Schools include Thorndale Granger Thrall Bartlett Rockdale Molland Salado Briggs Leander Florence Lometa Liberty Hill Johnson City Bertram Cherokee Bastrop Lexington Orchard Columbus Eagle Lake Hallettsville Flatonia St Joseph Schulenburg Smithville Weimar Somerville Prairie Lea Kyle Buda Dripping Springs Gonzales New Braunfels San Marcos Seguin Yoakum Luling Caldwell Texas Deaf School LaGrange Navasota Giddings Elgin Humble Brenham Bellville Lampasas Marble Falls Llano Fredericksburg San Saba Mason Burnet Belton Taylor Cameron Georgetown Killeen Rosebud.

Bastrop Lexington Orchard Columbus Eagle Lake Hallettsville Flatonia St. Joseph Schulenburg Smithville Weimar Somerville A Caldwell Texas Deaf School LaGrange Navasota Giddings Elgin Humble Brenham Bellville Bertram Cherokee Florence Lometa Briggs Leander Liberty Hill Johnson City Prairie Lea Buda Pflugerville Manor Kyle Blanco Dripping Springs St. Mary's Fredericksburg

Texas high school girls basketball league eyes record 500 teams

Associated Press reports 500 teams expected to enter the 1949 50 Texas girls basketball league race by November 1. The state tournament may move from Hillsboro to a larger city like Dallas Fort Worth or Waco due to growing crowds. Seagoville last year won in overtime. Patsy Anderson scored the decisive field goal.

Texas L. C. McKamie Gatesville Hillsboro Dallas Fort Worth Waco Iowa Seagoville Patsy Anderson East Chambers Bynum Hill County

Oma and Beshore to meet in 10 round heavyweight bout

Lee Oma of Newark New Jersey and Freddie Beshore of Oakland California are matched for a ten round heavyweight bout in Buffalo on November 10. This will be Oma’s first fight since the death of Italian champion Enrico Bertola from a brain injury suffered earlier this month after a decision loss to Oma.

Buffalo N. Y Lee Oma Newark N. J Freddie Beshore Oakland Calif Oma Enrico Bertola Bertola

Centex Roundup Promises Light Friday Gridiron

Ulcers ease as Centex coaches face open dates or soft foes in a light week. Key battles include Lockhart Seguin in 244A chase for second behind New Braunfels Unicorns with Murphey nearing 100 season points. Other top games feature Granger Thorndale in Class B and Schulen burg Schorthorns at Smithville as a major clash.

Kermit Westerholm Centex New Braunfels Unicorns Granger Thorndale W. A. (Monk Schulenburg Shorthorns Invaders

Bucs Seek Strong Right Handed Pitcher in Trade Talks

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Billy Meyer said he wants a top right handed pitcher but is not interested in Red Munger from St. Louis. He noted St Louis owners discussed a deal and recalled passing on Murray Dickson last year. Meyer would trade catcher Phil Masi to land a pitcher.

Knoxville Tenn Billy Meyer Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Murray Dickson Dickson Cardinals Meyer Phil Masi

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