Williams Seeks Overhaul of TIL Classing Rules
AUSTIN December 23 The Tex Interscholastic League athletic director Francine Dr Rhea Williams calls for a drastic overhaul of TIL regulations assigning high schools to conferences and districts He argues for three criteria geographic area enrollment and progress toward state or regional championships to create a more educational fair classification He notes many schools are voted into conferences beyond their enrollment and urges a mandatory assignment rule to stabilize future divisions.
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AA Title At Stake Today In Fort Worth
Fort Worth December 23 Wichita Falls Coyotes meet Austin Blaroons at Texas Christian University stadium for the state Class AA Schoolboy football championship. Kickoff at 2 pm with both coaches Golding and Kitchen fielding powerhouse teams seeking their first title.
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Wichita Falls
Coyotes
Austin Blaroons
Texas Christian University
Joe Golding
Johnny Kitchen
Capital City
Golding
Kitchen
Wichita Fells
Austin
Hach
Temple
Dallas Sunset
Sugar Bowl halftime row sparks OU Band dispute
Reports from the University of Oklahoma era say the Sugar Bowl allotted only four minutes of halftime to the 150 member OU band, prompting OU coach Bud Wilkinson and President George Cross to vow their team will avoid bowls that shortchange the band.
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Sooners
LSU
Bud Wilkinson
George Cross
Dr Cross
LSD
Highland Park Ganders boast deep coaching staff
Dan Shults notes the Ganders rely on many coaches led by Frank James head basketball coach Pete Sultis head baseball coach and Beverly Rockhold head track coach and trainer for football. The Highland Park program’s success suggests a strong mentor lineup comparable to Lee High’s staff.
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Pete Sultis
George Armstrong
James
Sultis
Beverly Rockhold
Ganders
Highland Park
Lee
Texas
Owls Set To Defend Cotton Bowl Track Record
Rice Institute’s Owls, billed as “a team with a personality,” seek to extend a spotless bowl record in the Cotton Bowl against North Carolina on January 2. Led by QB Tobin Rote and star end Froggie Williams, Rice boasts a seven-point favorite as they aim to cap a season highlighted by key victories and a SWC title.
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Whizzer White
Tennessee
Hies
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Jess Neely
Froggie
Williams
Rice
Texas
Arkansas
Southern Methodist
Billy Burkhelter
Vernon Glass
John Riley
Harold Kelley
George Gleasner
Harmon Carswell
Joe Watson
United Press
Clemson
Coaches To Vote On 19 Year Old 10 Semester Rules
Fort Worth Dec 2 Instructors for the Texas High School Coaches Association coaching school were selected but names withheld pending invitations. The 1950 school will start July 1 with bids invited for next year’s coaching school and all star games. Fort Worth Dallas Austin and San Antonio were expected to bid. Directors voted to expand all star squads and poll members on three issues including the 38 year rule and 16 semester rule. Spring football training for Class A schools was approved. North and South all star and basketball committees were set with chairmen Abe Hourston CerI Price Wheeler Jewell Wallace Wilson Head and others.
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Texas High School Coaches Association
Association
Fort Worth
Dallas
Austin
Lex Antonio
Ted
Browsrwood
Abe Hourston
Brownwood
Cerl Price
Waco
Jewell Wallace
San Antonio Jefferson
Wilson
Denver City
Missouri Routs SMU as Several Top Teams Fall
UNETED PRESS reports Missouri and UNETED squads delivered a double overtime win night as Missouri topped SMU in Dallas. Colorado defeated Rice 63 31 at Boulder while Oklahoma A M rallied to beat Arkansas 84 85 at Little Rock. Joe McDermott scored 22 for Rice, Paul Otcheithe led Missouri with 21 in a tense finish.
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Boulder
Oklahoma A&m
Arkansas
Little Rock
Afissouri
Sato
Paul Otchei
SMU
Ted
George Heineman
Tigers
Joe McDermott
Buffs
McDermott
Margot Axskensass
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Hank Tha
Cowboys
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Parker
Blind Bogey Tourney Set Over Weekend
Blind Bogey Tournament at Baytown Country Club will be held tomorrow and Sunday with both men and women competing in an 18 hole event. Nine holes will be blind. Entry fee is 50 cents. No start time yet announced.
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Baytown Country Club
Kyle Alford
Rice Owls Begin Four Day Christmas Holiday
Rice Institute football players, Cotton Bowl bound, start a four day Christmas break after coach Jess Neely dismissed them following a workout yesterday. They return Tuesday for final training ahead of the January 2 Dallas game against North Carolina, with little heavy work planned next week.
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Jesa Neely
North Carolina
Dallas
Neely
Bell's Ward Wins Outstanding Player Award at High
Tomie Ward, High's top fullback, has been named Billy Hempel Memorial Trophy recipient by the Galveston Optimist Club for outstanding play, sportsmanship, and scholastic standing. Ward, a senior weighing 2099 pounds, was a unanimous choice and is reportedly leaning toward Tulane and SMU. His punting ability is highlighted as a major college asset.
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Big Back
Tulene
SMU
Tomie Ward
Ball High
Lee Ganders
Billy Hempel
Galveston Optimist Club
Tomie
Ward
Tulane
Prediction for 1950 sports season by Fearless Fraley swami
In a humorous 1950 forecast, Fearless Fraley predicts the Boston Red Sox win the American League pennant with Detroit second and the Athletics third. Ralph Kiner and Ted Williams are named home run champions in their leagues. Joe Louis is forecast to regain and then retire from the heavyweight title after a comeback win over Max Schmeling.
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Reds
Tiger
Detroit
Athletics
Ralph Kiner
Ted Williams
Joe
Exzard Charles
Fraley predicts Derby glory and other bold sports claims
Oscar Fraley projects oil capitol’s two gray colts from Tulsa’s Tom Gray stable heading to the Kentucky Derby. The piece jokes about Poughkeepsie regatta, Empire at Jamaica racing, Snead and Middleton golf, and wild forecasts across football, tennis, hockey, and wrestling with a mix of humor and improbable outcomes.
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Oil Capitol
Tulsa
Tom Gray
Poughkeepsie-at-Marietta
Empire-at-la- Maica
Samuel Jackson Snead
Cary Midddlecoff
Louise Brough
Jack Kremer
Detroit Red Wings
Rassling
Arkansas End Coach Takes Post At UCLA
Los Angeles reports Arkansas Fund Coach and Scout William Barnes, 32, will replace Mike Balitsaris as end coach at UCLA effective December 31. Balitsaris resigns to take a southern job. Barnes is a 1938 Tennessee Rose Bowl teammate of Balitsaris.
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Arkansas Fund
William 3. Barnes
Mike Balitsaris
UCLA
Balitsaris
South
Wilbur’ Johns
Barnes
Henry
Red) Sanders
Vanderpilt
Sanders
Southern
USCLA
Peak Duck Hunting Expected This Weekend in Baytown Area
Baytown area duck hunters anticipate a weekend peak as the second half of the season opens. Reports say birds are plentiful with several parties tagging geese and ducks. Notable catches include seven geese and two ducks near Anehuac, plus a 31 pound bass by Sid Whiteside at Highlands Reservoir. Texas covers 265,396 square miles, much less than Alaska.
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Henry Goodwin
Trinity River Bottom
Jack Wailker
Roy
Hightends Reservoir
Harold Werner
Barrows Ranch
Anehune
Joe Wesson
Wilton Roper
Johnny Echols
Anehuac
Sid Whiteside
Whiteside
Bess
Highlands Reservoir
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