Local civic clubs plan field day events and contests
The article outlines upcoming events sponsored by American Legion and civic clubs for a city recreation day. It notes schedules for football, track, and other contests with prizes. calls for participation by merchants, parents, and civic leaders. mentions coach shortages and inquiries from schools about athletic plans. references Navy service, coaching news, and a Tulsa coaching school anecdote.
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Gety
Hendlinner
Texas
Nismiers
Tires: S
Sumcoe
Texas League Votes Return To Diamond
The Texas League voted to resume operations in 1946 after a three season suspension and asked Judge W G Bramham to restore active status. The move aims to begin signing players by September and potentially restore a Class AA rating as the league seeks reactivation.
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Texas League
Allas
Tex‘aps League
W.G Bramham
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Bramham
Weagon
National Association
Bonneau Petérs
Shrevert Club
Mai
George Schepps
Dallas
John A. Es
Fort Worth
Peters
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Eee
Shreve
Al.eague
Ague
J. Alvin Id
Red Raiders Hold Open Practice for 1945 Season
Cane and Polk Robison expect 45 to 50 Texas Tech Red Raiders to report for the new football season in Lubbock with nine returnees. Walter Schlinkman, star fullback, will join the College All Stars in Chicago while others train and join from various Texas towns as the team faces a tough schedule starting Sept. 22 at home against Southwestern University.
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del Morgan
Polk Robison
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Lubbock
Red Raiders
Red Raider
Raiders
Walter Schlinkman
Schlinkman
Chicago
Green Bay Packers
College Eleven
Walt Schlinkman
Arthur Shahan
Graham
Cecil Norris
Beaumont
Gene Hartley
Hugoton
Kans
T. M. Cox
Muleshoe
Otis Turner
Wink
Floyd Lawhorn
Temple
Billy Joe Snodgrass
Brownfield
Spider Dillon
Chillicothe
Russell Birdwell
Navy
Johnny Birdwell
Bossier City
R. W. Moyers
Charles Funk
Midland
Billy Bob Harris
Westerners
Southwestern University of Georgetown
Texas Aggies
San Antonio
Texas Longhorns
Austin
Henry Frnka
Tulsa Hurricanes
Baylor Bears
West Texas State Teachers College Buffs
Houston
Rice
Dutch Meyer
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
Bob Fenimore
Dixie White
George Philbrick
Lubbock Westerners
George Brewer
Charles Presley
Presley
John Paul Jones
Noel Sikes
Gerald Davis
Robert Collier
Stoney Wall
O. C. Foster
White
Philbrick
Odessa
San Angelo
Lamesa
Borger
Abilene
Plainview
Pampa
Amarillo
Butler
Army Air Forces Training Command schedules eleven games
The Army Air Forces Training Command team releases an eleven game schedule in the national Air Forces league. Five home games include Fort Worth and San Antonio while five others occur in Florida Tennessee New York and Iowa. The slate opens September 23 at Keesler Field and includes matchups with Fort Benning Fort Pierce Nashville Iowa Preflight Mitchell Field Third Air Force Maxwell Field Second Air Force and more with a final December 9 game at San Antonio.
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Fort Worth
San Antonio
Florida
Tennessee
New York
Iowa
Army Air Forces Training Command
National Air Forces League
Keesler
Fort Benning Infantry
Fort Pierce
Miami
Fla
Air Transport Command
Nashville
Tenn
Fourth Air Force
March Field
Calif
Iowa City
First Air Force
Mitchel Field
N. Y
Third Air Force
Tampa
Eastern Flying Training Command
Maxwell Field
Ala
Second Air Force
Colorado Springs
Colo
Louisville
Former Texas U Grid Star Signed by Pros
Electra Texas August 25 Jack Sachse a former University of Texas line star has signed with the Boston national league club for this season He already reported to Boston after playing at Texas then Southwestern University through the marine training program and returning to Texas last year after his service discharge.
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Electra
Tex
Jack Sachse
University of Texas
Boston
Sachse
Boson
Texas
Southwestern University
Marine Training Program
Hogan Closes Gap On Nelson In Knoxville Finale
In Knoxville Byron Nelson owns a 209 total after two rounds as Ben Hogan fires a 69 to move within four strokes. Nelson slips to 73 while amateur Freddie Haas posts 73 to sit at 213, tied with Hogan for second and four behind the leader heading into Sunday's final 18 holes.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Nelson
Texas
Hogan
Toledo
Freddie Haas
New Orleans
Haas
Durocher Plans Brooklyn Tour After NL Season
Brooklyn Dodgers manager Leo Durocher will likely depart after the National League season for a USC Pacific tour beginning October 1 with Danny Kaye. He previously toured the Italian area last winter.
Dove Season Opens In Our Area This Saturday
Doves season for the northern Texas zone starts Sept 1 and runs to Oct 30 with daily shooting allowed from before sunrise to sunset. Garza county is closed. white wing season runs Sept 13 to 23. Detailed migratory waterfowl and quail rules follow for the 1945-46 period. hunters must have migratory bird stamps and licenses as required.
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South Plains
Texas
Panhandle
Plains
Garza
Texas Game, Fish & Oyster Commission
Garza County
Rio Grande Valley
Andrews
Terry
Fed
LAAF Grid Squad To Start Drill Monday
Athletic officials at Lubbock Army Airfield announced that the 1945 fall football drills start Monday afternoon at the west base. The schedule includes six definite games with top AAF teams and West Texas New Mexico college clubs, featuring veterans from high school and college play.
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Lubbock Army Airfield
LAAF
Big West
West Texas
New Mexico
Honda Army Air Field
Techstad
Joe B. Holmes
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
Amarillo Army Air Field
Tech Stadium
Waco
Blackland Army Air Field
Canyon
West Texas State Teachers College
Amarillo
Jaubbock
Texas Game Outlook Bright For Season
Texas hunters face a favorable season with ample ammunition gas and abundant game. Officials report record dove numbers across the state and strong deer populations in East Texas while quail and duck numbers rise. Dove season opens Sept. 1 North zone and Oct. 20 South zone with various closing dates. Deer and turkey seasons begin in November.
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Austin
Texas
Howard Dodgen
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Game Department
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Waco
Mill Country
Dodgen
East Texas
South Texas
Hill
Lake Texhoma
South
Mexico
Texas University Football Ticket Sales Soar
Texas fans push admission toward a 1941 peak as end of the war and rationing lift demand. Ed Olle reports sellouts likely at Oklahoma, Rice and A&M games with specific seating windows and mailings planned for early buyers. A scrimmage today boosts optimism for higher demand as season approaches.
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Austin
Ed Olle
University of Texas
Oklahoma University
Dallas
Rice Institute
Aggies
College Station
Oklahoma
Rice
Bergstrom
Southwestern
Texas Tech
Arkansas
Little Rock
SMU
Baylor
TCU
Longhorns
Phillies to Return to Miami Beach for 1945 Spring Training
The Philadelphia Phillies announced they will return to Miami Beach Florida for prewar style spring training next season if travel restrictions are fully lifted. The club urged fans to support war bonds.
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PHILS
Miami
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Miami Beach
Fla
Borger and Pampa Tap New District 1-AA Coaches
T. E. Ward moves from Iraan to lead Borger High School as head coach while Claude Wittington becomes Pampa’s assistant coach under Otis Coffey. Ward’s Iraan record includes 55 wins in 66 games and three district titles. Pampa replaces Tip Mooney, who returns to the Chicago Bears, as the club prepares for a training camp at Raton, N.M.
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Borger
Pampa
T. E. Ward
Iraan
Borger High School
C. A. Cryer
Claude “Jiggs” Wittington
Guthrie, Okla
Otis Coffey
John A. Best
Brownfield High School
Ward
Texas Christian University
Matty Bell
TUC
Guthrie High School
Oklahoma U
Wittington
Tulsa
Guthrie
Tip Mooney
Chicago Bears
Mooney
C. O. Criswell
Raton
Large Field Expected In Annual Tournament
Wichita Falls reports over 200 southwest golfers expected to enter the 8th annual invitation Labor Day tournament at the Wichita Falls Country Club from September 1 to 4.
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Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls Country Club
Cardinals Rally Past Cubs In Second Straight Win
St Louis Cardinals beat Chicago Cubs 3 to 1 in Chicago to shave the pennant lead. Schoendienst drilled a bases loaded triple in the second inning accounting for all the runs while Prim and Wyse kept the Cubs scoreless except for one frame. Dodgers sweep Giants 8-6 and 13-9 to pull within three and a half games of fourth place.
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Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
Cubs
Cardinals
Cub
Red) Schoendienst
St. Louis
Ray Prim
Henry Wyse
Lou Chicago
Burkhardt
O'Dea
Prim
Wyse
Williams
Verban
Hack
Schoendienst
Pafko
Nicholson
Hita
E Aminen
Rim
Dodgers
Brooklyn
New York Giants
Ed Stevens
Dixie Walker
Stan Bordagaray
Giants
New York
Treadway
Brown
Stevens
Galan
Feldman
Grese
Lombard
Zabala
Grease
Lombardi
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Senators
Detroit Tigers
Hershel Martin
Dutch Leonard
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Martin
Russ Derry
Floyd Bevens
Washington
Leonard
Pieretti
Farrell
Bevens
Zuber
Robinson
Rune
Lewis
Grimes
Kreevich
Derry
Keller
Layne
Grove
Tresh
Castino
Jakucki
Mancuso
Chalk
Baker
Gutteridge
Dickshot
Byrnes
Christman
Hockett
Moses
Finney
Jakuck
Reds edge Pirates 1 0 in pitcher duel
Vernon Kennedy bested Preacher Roe in a tight game as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0. Kennedy pitched nine innings, and Mesner plated the lone RBI on a Mark Kennedy score, while Lakeman and Ree contributed in defense.
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Pittsburgh
Vernon Kennedy
Preacher Roe
Cincinnati Reds
Pirates
Cincinnati
Kennedy
Lakeman
Ree
Salk
Mesner
Miller
Wahl
PGA Head Expects Gallery Control in Big Time Golf
Memphis report notes PGA Tour Manager Fred Corolan says fairways mayhem will lead to roped off tournament courses. He warns spectators must stay at a distance as golf grows into a major spectator sport with up to half a million attendees this year.
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PGA
Memphis
Nelsons
Fred Corolan
Field Cut To Three In Jaycee Tourney
The South Plains Jaycee softball tournament narrows to three as Lubbock Army Airfield beat Seagraves 6 to 3 in the opener. Postex Mills crushed Edwards Grocery 4 to 0. Hooks powered SPAAF to a 4 to 3 win over LAAF with top pitchers continuing standout mound work.
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Chamber of Commerce
South Plains
Lubbock Army Airfield
Seagraves
Postex
Postex Millers of
Pant
Edwards
Edward
Fostex
South Plains Army Air ‘Field
LAAF
Postex Mills
Post
Edwards Grocery
Babe Zaharias Fails to Hold Lead as Otto Wins Golf Title
Phyllis Otto of Atlantic Iowa upset Babe Didrikson Zaharias of Los Angeles 1 up in the Western Amateur final at Lake Forest Illinois. Otto had an eagle on the 36th to clinch after a tense match, finishing 3 under par for 36 holes.
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Lake Forest
Ill
Phyllis Otto
Atlantic
Amazon
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Los Angeles
Miss Otto
Northwestern University
Phyllis
Mrs. Zaharias
Otto
Babe
Strong Dallas Entry Bids For Links Crown
Dallas leads a nine-player under-21 team to the state junior golf championship at San Antonio Brackenridge Park. Aiming to add to four prior Dallas junior titles, the squad includes Gene Towry the 1945 Dallas junior champion, Jimmie Thomas Don Millender Don January Claude Reed Warren Higgins Herbert Poh Billy Baxter and Clarence Kloppe Jr. They seek the crown as the strongest out-of-town contingent yet.
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Dallas
Links
San Antonio
Ament
Santonio
Brackenridge Park
North Texas
Gene Towry
Jimmie Thomas
Towry
Don Millender
Don January
Lakewood Country Club
Claude Reed
Warren Higgin
Herbert Poh
Billy Baxter
Clarence Kloppe ‘Jr
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