Aggies Fall to Villanova as 1950 Plans Unfold in SWC Year
The 1949 Texas A&M squad suffered a 35-0 defeat at College Station against Villanova. The young Aggies showed effort but were overwhelmed by Villanova’s power, with sophomores and juniors leading a fast backfield. The team, led by quarterback Jim Cashion and fullbacks in a rebuilding phase, eyes potential early-season victories and a tough schedule ahead including Texas Tech, Oklahoma, LSU, and TCU.
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Jim Leonard
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Oklahoma
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TCU
Fort Worth
Cecil Isbell Resigns as Baltimore Coach
Cecil Isbell resigns as head coach of the Baltimore Colts of the All America Football Conference. Walter Driskill, the club president and general manager, takes over previously. The Colts have been winless in league play this season and Isbell will be paid off for the remainder of his contract year.
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Cecil Isbell
Baltimore Colts
Walter Driskill
Colts
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Isbell
Taylor Grid Hopes Flare After Victory
Taylor High Ducks after beating Burnet Bulldogs last Friday open practice with optimism for the season. Coach notes passing and pass defense as needed improvements while A C Talley shows speed and Moses Buzan adds weight. Next game Friday at Memorial Field in Taylor against the Hearne Eagles.
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Spl
Burnet Bulldogs
Taylor High Ducks
Ducks
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Moses Buzan
Bulldogs
Memorial Field
Hearne Eagles
Longhorns Prep for Temple Tilt in Philadelphia
Texas under Blair Cherry fine tunes for a Saturday showdown with Temple in Philadelphia. Key shifts include Joe Arnold moving to first string tackle and Don Menasco stepping to left end, with Dick Rowan highlighted as center by Alfred Miller Tassos and Parker under study.
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Don Menasco
Longview
Tech
Ray Stone
Letterman Alfred Miller
Wally Tassos
Frank Parker
Cherry
Longhorns
Texas
Bobby Coy Lee
Newell Kane
Longhorn
Wrestlers Engage For Title Tonight
The heavyweight Texas title bout tops the card at City Coliseum with Buffy Silverstein facing Miguel Guzman in a two falls out of three match with a 90 minute limit. Guzman carries a 23 pound advantage but Silverstein has a strong Texas record. Semiwindup features Cowboy Ray Clements versus Hardboiled Haggerty, while Duke Keokuma meets Irish Jack Kennedy in the opener.
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City Coliseum
Buffy Silverstein
Middle West
Miguel
Black) Guzman
Mexico City
Silverstein
Guzman
Ray Clements
Corpus Christi
Haggerty
Clements
Duke Keokuma
Jack Kennedy
Dallas
Kennedy
Austin Bids To Host Texas Football Coaches School 1950
Chamber of Commerce directors approved inviting the Texas Football Coaches School to Austin and underwriting a 7500 guaranty for its football and basketball ticket sales. The school, held in Beaumont last August, drew about 1300 coaches and 3000 visitors, including coaches wives and equipment salesmen. Athletic Director Dana X Bible pledged UT facilities and support.
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University of Texas
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
C. L. Higgins
Austin
C. B. Smith
Industrial Bureau
Dabbs Gill Set for September 29 City Coliseum Fight
Former Texas welterweight title holder Johnny Dabbs travels to meet Austin's Pete Gill in a 10 round main event at the City Coliseum on Thursday September 29 Promoter Mack Martinez announced Austin association sponsors and a card featuring Valentino Luna Jimmy Nicholson and Jimmy De Leon with opponents still to be named Dubbs is noted as a top puncher for his weight and this will be Gill's first 10 round main event in his pro career.
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Texas
Austin
Pete Gill
City Coliseum
Mack Martinez
Austin “A” Association
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Valentino Luna
Jimmy Nicholson
Jimmy de Leon
Dobbs
Beaumont
Gill
Hyde Park tops Salvation Army 3 2 in City League thriller
Hyde Park No 1 rallied from behind in the bottom half of the last inning to beat Salvation Army 3 2 in a City League softball game. The winners had only two hits but exploited four opponent errors. West Austin Baptist beat Tarrytown Methodist 5 2, Bergstrom Commissary 10 8 over American National, Swenson Electric 11 4 past Junior Merchants, and Gethsemane 11 5 over Hyde Park No 2.
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West Austin Baptist
Tarrytown Methodist
Bergstrom Commissary
American National
Swenson Electric
Junior Merchants
Gethsemane
Hyde Park No
Texas League Playoff Summary Tulsa Leads 3-2
Tulsa holds a 3 2 advantage in the Texas League Playoff after a 6 run effort and a three two score. Cress and Williams key for Tulsa while Anderman Rozek Hayes and Murray contribute. Fort Worth tight in the separate game as Milliken and Staples produce limited offense.
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Oklahoma City
Cress and_ Williams
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Rozek
Hayes
Murray
Baseball standings and scores roundup
The American League shows New York 6 over Cleveland 0 and Philadelphia 7 over St. Louis 4 as the only scheduled games. In the National League Philadelphia 4 over St. Louis 3, Brooklyn 4 over Chicago 0, Boston 6 over Cincinnati 2, New York 6 over Pittsburgh 4. Texas League playoffs report Fort Worth defeating Tulsa 12 to 3, giving Fort Worth a 4 games to 0 series win over Tulsa.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Fort Wae
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Night Baseball Matchups and Standings Update
The day features multiple league games with notable pitcher matchups including New York-Karavan facing Reynolds or Saschi, Cleveland meeting Boston-Lemon against Parnell, and Detroit at Philadelphia-Gray versus Coleman. Other games include St Louis at Washington Osnowski against Sutherland, Brooklyn at Chicago Banta versus Schmitz, Philadelphia at St Louis Heintzelman against Martin or Brecheen, and Boston at Pittsburgh Bickford versus Werle with Tulsa leading City at Tulsa.
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Tulsa
Clancy Miller Tops Western Amateur Leaderboard
Clancy Miller an unknown in major golf circles won first round play at the Western Amateur at Bellerive Country Club, shooting a 71 to match par on the 6,505 yard course. Defending champ Robert Riegel and Frank Stranahan had poor rounds, with Stranahan posting 76.
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Clancy Miller
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Atchison, Kan
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Skee) Riegel
Upper Darby
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Okla
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Stranahan
Mercedes Advances In Softball Tourney
Mercedes Texas defeated Okmulgee Oklahoma 4-1 to remain undefeated in the World Series double elimination tourney. Gene Faull pitched two hits for the Texans. Clearwater Florida Bombers beat San Diego California 3-0 with Herb Dudley delivering a one hit shutout. The series schedule was extended to Thursday with all games now at night.
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Royal Governor Triumph Highlights New York Fall Meet
The photo finish victory by Royal Governor wins the $20,000 added fall Highweight Handicap at Jamaica Park as Stymie suffers a third straight defeat in an overnight event. Eddie Arcaro rides four winners to open Park's fall meeting on Monday in New York.
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Chartered Flight To Philadelphia Planned
Longhorn boosters aim to attend the Texas Temple game in Philadelphia. C. T. Johnson is organizing a chartered plane carrying about 45 fans, departing either Thursday or Friday. The group will first see the New York Bulldogs on Friday night before heading to Philadelphia for the Saturday afternoon game. About 25 seats remain, with reservations due by 6 p.m. Wednesday and a round trip cost around $160 per person.
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Linam Wins Split Decision Over Minelli in New Orleans
Bert Linam of Austin Texas earned a split decision over Aldo Minelli of Milan Italy in a 10 round welterweight bout at the Coliseum arena in New Orleans. Linam drove sharp uppercuts to the body and cut Minelli's right eye in the fifth round. Minelli answered with a slight cut on Linam's left eye in the 10th. One judge and the referee scored for Linam while the third judge favored Minelli. Linam previously beat Livio Minelli in a 10 round decision five weeks earlier.
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Austin
Texas
Aldo Minelli
Milan
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Minelli
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UT Yearlings Face Freshman Grid Drills with 75 Prospects
Texas Longhorns begin football practice for the Yearlings at 3 30 p m with about 75 freshmen expected. Notables include T Jones Chil dress Bill Georges Ft Worth Tom Stolhandske Baytown Hugh Reeder Port Arthur. Future stars Monde afternoon 27 freshmen scholarships available and five game schedule set including Rice SMU Baylor TCU Texas A M.
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Buddy) Jungmichel
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Childress
Bill Georges
Ft. Worth
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Baytown
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Port Arthur
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Jess Hawthorne
Dick Harris
George McCall
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Baylor
Dallas
Waco
TCU
Flag Races at a Glance
The standings show New York with 91 wins 51 losses and a .641 clip, Boston 89 55, St Louis 91 52 and Brooklyn 90 54. Remaining schedules outline home and away games versus Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Washington New York Chicago Pittsburgh and others.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
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Williamson Ratings Put Texas No 1 In Nation
The University of Texas earned the top national football rating from Paul Williamson after a big win over Texas Tech. TCU sits fifth on the basis of a 28-0 victory over Kansas, while Texas A&M is rated 18th. Villanova is No 2, followed by Stanford, Kentucky, TCU, California, Clemson, Mississippi, Oregon, and Wake Forest.
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Phillies Top Cardinals 4 3 Behind Thompson Sanicki
In St Louis on September 19 the Phillies with rookies John Thompson and Ed Sanicki leading the way beat the Cardinals 4 to 3. Sanicki drove in three runs including a second inning homer while Del Ennis contributed a four bagger. Thompson earned his first major league win as Howard Pollet suffered his ninth loss.
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Howard Pollet
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Dick Fowler
Kitchen Afraid Of Eagle Upset At House Park
Johnny Kitchen faces the Brackenridge Eagles at House Park as the Maroons aim to extend a two game win streak while the inexperienced Eagles seek their first victory of the season. Kitchen cites cold issues and ahead of a tough week of drills behind locked gates as his team prepares for Friday night.
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Robinson Holds Narrow Lead in National League Batting
Jackie Robinson maintains a slim three point edge over Enos Slaughter in NL batting, with .344 to .341 after Sunday's games. Stan Musial sits .332, 12 points behind, followed by Bobby Thomson at .310 and Ted Kluszewski at .308 as the Dodgers and Cardinals contend in a pennant race.
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Jackie Robinson
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Slaughter
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Robinson
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Bobby Thomson
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Williams Leads In 6 AL Departments
Ted Williams of the Red Sox topped six American League batting and run categories for the week ending Sept 18. He hit 9 RBIs to reach 153 for the season, led in batting average .351, runs 143, hits 188, doubles 39, and homers 40, surpassing Vern Stephens. Ellis Kinder had 21 wins and five losses for Boston, an .808 mound average.
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Ted Williams
Boston
Red Sox
Vern Stephens
Williams
Dale Mitchell
Cleveland
Dillinger
Ellis Kinder
Kiner Hits 50th as Giants Edge Pirates 6-4 in 10th
Ralph Kiner belted his 50th homer to set a National League record but the Pirates lost to the Giants 6-4 in 10 innings. Dave Williams connected for a decisive 10th inning homer off Harry Gumbert as Jim Walsh exited with an injured hand after a line drive.
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New York Giants
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Westrum
Brenham Cubs Advance to Center Loop Finals in Giddings
Brenham Cubs defeated Giddings Red Sox 3-2 at Airline Park to win the semi final series of the Central Texas league. Witte opened with a triple, Brenham led 2-0 then trailed before scoring the decisive run in the seventh. Brenham advances to face Warda in the finals.
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Brenham
Gardner Joins Warriors in Amica League Move
Vern Gardner former Utah basketball center left Salt Lake City for Philadelphia to join the Warrior club of the Amica Basketball League. The move was announced on September 19.
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Warriors
Salt Lake City
Vern Gardner
Utah
Great Basketball Center
Philadelphia
Warrior Club
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