Orange Has Biggest Team in Conference
Orange Highs boast 16 returning lettermen and a powerful lineup as they prepare to face Gander Friday night. Coach Dan Stallworth warned Lee’s squad is strong, with key players like Logan, Wharton, Stalley, Peveto, Peery, Ward and Bland leading the Tigers. Norris misses Grange game with a deep Charley horse. Stadium capacity 8700 expected to draw big Orange turnout.
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Jeff Davis
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Ronnie Logan
Bob McHugh
Orange Leader
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Hogan Wharton
James Stalley
Kerry Peveto
George Peery
Corpus Miller
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H. T. Norris
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Norris
Grange
Beaumont
Michigan State Still Ranked No 1 In Football Poll
Michigan State retains the top spot with 305 points and 19 first place votes as Maryland and Southern California close in. USC rises to third after a 10 to 0 win over California, while Purdue debuts in the top ten and Kansas climbs to tenth following its win over Southern.
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If Ganders Reach Finals They Face Wichita Falls Coyotes
Discussion of AAAA high school football playoff structure across eight districts. Explains that Wichita Falls and Lee meet only in semi finals if they advance, with District 1 2 winners facing bi district, and District 5 6 champs meeting in semi finals. Includes teams like Lubbock Odessa Pampa Amarillo Highland Park Corpus Christi and San Antonio Jefferson.
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Corpus Ray
San Antonio Jefferson
Houston
Champion's Easy Path to Finals in District 1
District 1, often called the Little Southwest Conference, yields a finals representative nearly every year due to a favorable path. The champ faces the El Paso Ysleta area winner in the west, then a Fort Worth Dallas metro semifinal foe, with past results including Lubbock defeating Ysleta 21 to 10 in bi district and routing Arlington Heights 42 to 0.
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Unbeaten Cedar Bayou Bears Set To Face Anahuac Panthers
The Cedar Bayou Bears, undefeated in District 20-A play, host the Anahuac Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Friday in LaSalle Stadium. Cedar Bayou seeks a sixth win as Anahuac aims to rebound after a 22-20 loss in last year’s foggy encounter.
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Albert Lands Forty-Niner Rookie Play
Frankie Albert, quarterback of the San Francisco Forty-Niners, hails a strong start to the season. He credits a rapid exhibition schedule and five standout rookies, including Bog Toneff, Hugh McElhenny, and Charney Powell, for the club’s five straight league wins and 13 straight overall. Powell, a 20 year old from San Diego High School, has quickly become a disruptive defensive end.
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Frankie Albert
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Notre Dame
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Helfpack
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Charney Powell
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Buddy Young
Mantle Exam Record Sent to Washington for Draft Status
Oklahoma City report says baseball star Mickey Mantle’s third physical at Port Sill has forwarded his exam record to the surgeon general in Washington. Captain Turner notes the surgeon general should announce Mantle’s draft status in three or four days. Mantle has osteomyelitis history and has been classified twice before.
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Port Sill
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Kearns Aims to Build Maxims Fight For LaMotta
New York dispatch reports promoter Jack Kearns, arriving from Las Vegas, seeks a Maxim defense against Archie Moore while Las Vegas businessmen balk at funding a defense and fans urge a LaMotta clash. Kearns praises Jim Norris as boxing’s top promoter amid industry transition and reflects on past champions and today’s fighters.
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Felton Beats Dykes For Welterweight Spotlight Upset
Lester Felton of Detroit won a split decision over Bobby Dykes at the Armory in Louisville before 4 193 fans. Felton landed the cleaner blows, bloodied Dykes’s nose, and drew two judges to a slight edge, with one judge calling it even. The UP tally gave Felton six rounds to three with one even.
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