Morris to be Tech assistant coach if Vernon contract ends
G B Morris former Texas Tech football player and current Vernon High Lions coach will become Tech assistant coach upon release from the Vernon contract. The Tech board approved his appointment along with Polk Robison as Raider basketball coach and authorized purchasing a car for the department. Morris, a 1935 Barnard graduate, has coached at Breckenridge High School and served in the Army Air Forces before a 1945 Pacific and Hawaii football and coaching stint.
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G. B. Morris
Texas Tech
Vernon High Lions
Raider
Vernon
Morris
Tech
Tech Board of Directors
Polk Robison
Tech Athletic Department
Barner
Gradua
Ian
Morris Beline
Breckenridge
Eck Curtis
Army Aircrance
Petty
Lubbock
Hawaii
HighlansFligh School of
Dallas
Avermon
Anton
Eset Howell
Breckenpitone
Hardin- Bi University
Oil Belt Circuit Opens Play Today In 1947 Season
The Oil Belt league opens with six teams in action weather permitting. Seagraves defends its title against Slaton in Blaton, while Sundown hosts Levelland Lobos in a feature clash. The two exhibition games spotlight Class C pros as Post faces Seminole in the dock setting.
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Seagraves
Slaton
Blaton
Sundown
Oilers
Levelland Lobos
Seminole
Martineson sets mark as Aggies win track triangular
Texas A&M racked up 96 1 3 points to LSU 48 and Baylor 25 2 3 in a triangular track meet at College Station. Billy Martineson equalled the West Coast Conference record with a 9.5 in the 100 yards, anchored Baylor’s winning 440 relay in 42.5, while Aggies claimed eight firsts and a share of another. LSU's Stoney Cotton led Baylor and LSU with several top events as Marcus Lowther took Indiana honors.
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College Station
Texas A&m
Bay
Louisiana State
LSU
Baylor
Bears
Billy Martineson
Hearea
Sie
Napier
Shggie
Holbrook
Harnden
Aggies
Art Haws
Ronnie Brecht
Bobby Lowther
Stoney Cotton
White named head coach at Denison replacing Tipps
AFT Denison appoints former Texas Tech and Lubbock Westerners aide Ipps White as head coach to fill Otis Coffey’s vacancy. White, a 1936 Texas Tech alumnus and Westerner star, has coached at Lubbock High and served in the army before returning to coaching. He pledges to adapt to Denison under Cranfill while his wife and children relocate after housing is secured.
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Dixie White
Lubbock Westerners
Oma
Texas Tech
Lubbock K
Tipps
Pam
Otis Coffey
Saar
Pete
J Tech
Raiders
Bert Huffman
Tech
White
Lubbock High School
Goober Keyes
J. Mule Davis
Keyes
Weldon B. Chapman
Lubbock
Golfers Deadline Delayed For High-Low Tourney
Lubbock Country club pro Herb Schroeder announced last night that the deadline to complete dinner matches and qualify for the high-low tourney moved back to Sunday night April 21. Matches may be played any time next week with the dinner set for Monday night April 21.
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Herb- Schroed
Schroeder
Lubbock sweeps Class AA track meet at Tech stadium
Westerners of Lubbock led 14 individuals and two relays to top honors at the wind and mist affected Class AA meet at Texas Tech stadium. Plainview and Brownfield earned multiple qualifiers as Lamesa contributed several, with team scores showing Lubbock far ahead before next week's regional meet.
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Choc Hutcheson Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Texas Tech Stadium
Spec Zators
Tech Stadium
Lub
Ate
Plainview
Brownfield
Lamesa
Country Club
Frank Freer
Norman Black
Wayne
Kuykendall
Ross Mitchell
Freer
Bob Schmidt
Pubence
Bill Howton
John Earl
Dalton
E Carpenter
Mae Dash
Hal Barron
Ihear Ies
Arthur Re
Berard Kesh
Richard Wheat
Newell Loveless
Jody Une
Sam
Donnie Meyers
John * Zaria
George Carpenter
Ramos
Kipp
Ben Wilson
Bryant Clark
James
Don“snird
Marlinnie Roberts
Pin Miller
Brown
Thomas Sell
Plainview. Inc
Bob Moody
Rcond
Mesa
Charley Jams
Hock
Brown Plainview
Thir
Buddy Mospe Neem
Jackie Met Man
Adnie Somer
Donald Lemreh
Bills Blair
Smitty Blevins
Dick Schmidt
Ubboc
Sam Burnsmese
Norman Dean
Gridders Open Monday as Keyes Seeks Strong Spring
Lub bock High football coach J G Goober Keyes plans the first spring practice Monday at Chapmanfield with about 125 hopefuls including 12 lettermen. He aims to field a stronger 1947 team despite a tough schedule starting Sept 12 at Odessa. Significant contenders include five returning backs Jackie Davis John Lanham Dwight Moore Billy Tatum and Jack Alderson and five veteran ends Billy Max Henry Jim Johnson Bob Schmidt Dick Schmidt and Dic Pirtle. Newcomers Billy Brazell Norman Dean and Ray Henslee join as drills begin with possible shift of Dick Schmidt to center to strengthen the line. If rain delays, practice moves to Tuesday.
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Chapmanfield
J.G. ‘Goober
Keyes
Lubbock High School
Odessa Bronchos
Odessa
Bennie McWilliams
Howard Price
Jackie Davis
John Lanham
Dwight Moore
Billy Tatum
Jack Alderson
Billy Max Henry
Jim Johnson
Bob
Dick Schmidt
Dic Pirtle
Don Holton
Diddy Pearson
Bob McKelvey
Bruce Patton
Brent Thompson
Sam Davis
Royce Ellison
Gordon O ’ Hilton
Coral Sandlin
Jerry Sisler
Earl Hutcherson
Jimmy Bass
George Carpenter
Bill Bridges
Donald Decker
Allen Everest
Dean Ing
Billy Trav
Jackie Butler
Charles Wright
Roger van Cleave
John Kallas
Tommy Cooper
Kenneth Cox
James Craig
Jimmy Richards
Parker Stuart
Mr. Stevens
Charlie Williams
Jack Bryant
Norman Bantz
Billy Brazell
Norman Dean
Ray Henslee
Hubbers and Gold Sox Await Weather Decision
The Lubbock Hubbers plan to host the Amarillo Gold Sox in a seventh pre season warmup, weather and field conditions pending a 3 PM start. If called off, Sam Rosenthal will announce on local radio. Ossie Kolwe may start if the game proceeds, with Steve Lagormarsi a potential rookie, and Jack Sullivan sending him against the Sox. Snow in Clovis caused a prior postponement of a similar hubber game.
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Clovis
Lubbock
Hubbers
Amarillo Gold Sox
Sam Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Jackie Sullivan
Ossie Kolwe
Hammond
Sox
Harry Lamprich
Steve Lagormar
Sutphen Reassigned to Dallas Rebels in 1946-era Move
Outfielder George Sutphen, who briefly played for Lubbock and later Thibodaux in the Evangeline league, has been sent to the Dallas Rebels for reassignment, as announced by President Sam Rosenthal. His return comes after a spring tryout with the Rebels following his 1946 stint.
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George Sutphen
Lubbock
Dallas Rebels
Sam Rosenthal
Sutphen
The
Hubbers
Thibodaux
New Meadowbrook Pro Jones Shapes Busy Golf Season
Paul Jones, new Meadowbrook golf pro, arrives with a long coaching background and plans to raise skill levels for golfers in the 70s to 90s while manicuring greens for a busy summer in Lubbock. He is married to Lucille Duke of Lubbock and formerly led athletic programs with Gulf Steel YMCA and Columbia Steel. Also notes on regional fishing rodeos, Hubbers baseball, and ACC baseball updates.
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Glaval Aclaigc Tare
Gulf Steel Ymca
Gadsden
Ala
Lubbock
Meadowbrook
Jones
Techoutruns Lobos in multi event dual meet victory
Texas Tech defeated the University of New Mexico 82 to 49 in Albuquerque despite 52 degree weather, wind and rain. Ed Clepper led Tech with 20 points in hurdles and high jump while Charles Reynolds added 9.5 points and a 9.9 in the 100 yard dash near the conference mark. Tech netters swept 6-0 in tennis as Jake Broyles and Glenn Ivey paced singles wins. In golf Tech fell to New Mexico as Jack Walker won his match.
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Avalanche-Journal
Albuquerque
N. M
Texas Tech
University of New Mexico
Techsans
Lobo Netters
New Mexico
Clepper
Raiders
Charles Reynolds
Reynolds
Seth Murphey
Tech
Netters
Lobo
Jake Broyles
Glenn Ivy
Techians
Broyles
Joe Wood
Ivey
Phil Daley
H.M. Lowe
Joe Palaia
Joe Montgomery
Charles Root
Earhart
Murphey
Burdies
Giep
Hensley
Tim
Hawkins
Oer. Ae
Devitt
Quevard
Ash
Aleo Tech
Aleo
Techs
Hensler
Gtvond
Wwen
Mmosren
Cullen R
Distiscus
Cullen A
Johnson
Morris NM
Orris
Clopper
Madden
M. Mayniead
Tiech
Sorkin
Lamesa Loboes Rout Sweetwater in Near Blizzard
Lamesa Loboes defeated Sweetwater 18 to 3 in a game halted after 4 1/2 innings due to heavy snow. Manager George Sturdivant praised pitchers Joe Lucio Lefty Billie Jones and J B Garland while I B Palmer and Duck Weaver led a 12 hit attack. Sturdivant hit a two run homer in the first as Parr Fower added a round tripper in the fourth. Jim Ailstock pitched a strong game for Lamesa in preparation for the West Texas New Mexico league opener with Albuquerque on April 23.
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Avalanche-Journal
Lamesa
Lamesa Loboes
Sweetwater Sports
Otis Gunter
Carlsbad
N. M
George Sturdivant
Joe Lucio
San Antonio
Billie Jones
J. B. Garland
I. B. Palmer
Duck Weaver
Sturdivant
Parr
Fower
Jim Ailstock
Loboes
Lamesaans
Albuquerque Dukes
Whit harral Tames Anton In Straight Win Preview
Whit Harrison High aims for a second straight victory over Anton at home on Friday. The team beat Anton 7 to 4 in Anton last Friday as Bruce Hicks held the opponents scoreless for four innings. Lonnie Durrett drove in four runs after two were out in the sixth, with Billy Davis leading Whitharrall hitters.
Lipscomb Tries Hansen Again at Sled Allen's Arena
A headline bout features Buck Lipscomb vs Floyd Hansen in Provo Utah with Lobo Brown named ref for the bout at Sled Allen's arena. The double main event includes Jack Carter vs Frankie Hill and Rex Mobley versus Art Brady in a one hour time limit curtain-raiser.
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Floyd Hansen
Provo
Utah
Buck Lipscomb
Sled Allen
Lobo Brown
Clovis, N. M
Jack Carter
New Zealand
Frankie Hill
Art Brady
Rex Mobley
Brady
Lip Silent as He Boards Plane to Join Laraine
NEW YORK April 12 Leo Durocher suspended manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers left by plane tonight for Los Angeles smiling but silent. Durocher, suspended for 1947 by Commissioner Chandler for accumulated incidents, answered questions only with a head shake. His wife actress Laraine Day had returned to California yesterday.
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New York
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles
Durocher
A. B. Chandler
Laraine Day
California
Softball Talks Set Monday And Tuesday
Two softball meetings are planned Monday and Tuesday nights to finalize plans for City Recreation Department softball. Curtis Barrett announces the Monday 8 o'clock lobby meeting at the American Legion hall for adults and the Tuesday 8 o'clock gathering at First Presbyterian church for a church league. Equipment and umpires will be provided by the department.
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Curtis Barrett
American Legion Hall
American Legion
Pendley Body Shop
Lubbock Auto Company
Barber College
Thomas Tinkers
Veterans Administration
First Presbyterian Church
Athletic Department
Cliff Dean Vaults 13-2 For New Mark
Stillwater Okla April 12 U P The Oklahoma A M track team beat Kansas City State 87 14 43 14 in a dual meet setting three records Cliff Dean vaulted 13 feet 2 inches to break the old 12 9 mark Eugene Toncannon of Kansas State held since 1941 Elmer Hackey of K State broke the discus record at 150 feet and another Kansas State athlete threw 153 feet The Oklahoma A M mile relay team ran 3 22 4 10 for a new mark John Voight anchored a 48 9 quarter to help the record pace
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Stillwater
Okla
U.P
Oklahoma A
Kansas City State
Cliff Dean
Eugene Toncannon
Kansas State
Elmer Hackey
Iether
K-State
Oklahoma A. Ana
John Voight
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Gene Mitchell
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Hialeah
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Stan Musial
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Tom Miller
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Ernie Nelson
Pat Rooney
Frank Moe Alexander
Zeke Wileman
Clem Cola
Paul Hinrichs
al Carr
Rebels
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Lackwood
Oklahoma City
Gene Hodge
Gener Bergerson
Len Heinz
Lee Forrest
Montgomery
Southeastern Loop
Harry Faulkner
Hack Miller
Tyler
Phil Kuykendall
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Boyd Watkins
Levelland Refiners
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Troup Ala
Gene Tumelson
Detroit
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Longhorn Loop
Bob Galey
Atlanta Crackers
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Firebrand
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Fort Worth Cats
Cola
Bob Marquis
Beaumont
Shippers
Lufkin
Imesa Lobo
Judge Landis
KFYO
Stan Grzywacz
Amarillo
Steven Lagarmarsine
Paul Jones
New Meadowbrook
Lipscomb
Hansen
Floyd. Hansen
Laraine
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