Grid Camps Open in Texas Friday
Texas schoolboy grid campaigns begin with more than 600 schools in action led by San Angelo's Bobcats. The Class AA race houses Amarillo Vernon Wichita Falls Ysleta Highland Park Denison Masonic Home Paschal and Odessa in the mix as Goose Creek Goose Creek and others vie for district and regional titles. San Angelo eyes repeat glory with 15 lettermen including George Graham and Ken Carley as the team aims for another deep run.
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Marold V. Ratliff
Associated Press
San Angelo
Bobcats
Jewell Wallace
Amarillo
Vernon
Wichita Falls
Ysleta
Highland Park
Dallas
Denison
Masonic Home
Paschal
Fort Worth
Odessa
Breckenridge
Richard Rowan
Waco
Maraball
Brackenridge
San Antonio
George
Eagles
North Texas Aggies Open Scrimmage With Fresh Look
NTAC gridsters begin two-a-day drills ahead of a Sept. 23 season opener vs Tulsa. The tentative first team averages 177 pounds, down from 203, with key players like J B Rogers, C G Hall, A D McClintock, W F Reynolds among personnel listed for backfield and line positions. Other candidates include W J Lawhorn, W M Brooks, H F Hargper, A B Bryan, M H Pelovitz, and W V Decey, plus transfers and returnees from Abilene and St Mary’s University.
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Arlington
Tex
North Texas Agricultural College
Aggies
Tulsa University
Tulsa
Fred Reuter
New York
G. H. Blackwood
San Angelo High School
A. M. Davis
Laverne
Okla
J. L. James
Collinsville
W. M.brooks
Ennis
H. F. Hargper
Itasca
Jesse Burditt
Abilene
Texas Aggies
A. B. Bryan
Bryan
M. H. Pelovitz
Sommerle
New Jersey
W. V. Decey
San Rangigeo
Ith St. Mary's University
Ammunition Quotas Expected To Rise For Hunters
Rep McKenzie says War Production Board will issue more liberal season quotas as German resistance collapses. Hunters may receive 300 rounds of shotgun shells 150 rounds of .22 cartridges and 40 center fire rounds per licensed hunter upon WPB certification. By mid September WPB expects about 65 percent of normal arms ammunition supply.
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Washington
McKenzie
D-La
War Production Board
Erman
WPB
Meinzie
uBy
Lubbock Football Teams Schedule Grid Tilts
Lubbock area teams publish a dense schedule of games with Texas Tech Texas A&M Oklahoma Tulsa South Plains State and other opponents. The list includes multiple venues and dates from Sept 28 to Nov 25 with notable home and away contests and regional matchups.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
Texas A&m
San Antonio
Oklahoma Aam
Tulsa
Southwestern
Weat
Texas State Teachers
Amarillo
Rice
Houston
Texas Christian
Fort Worth
Beaumont General Hospital
South Plains Aaf
Galventon Aaf
John Tarleton College
West Texas State Teachers
Norman Naval Base
Lubbock Grid To Have Busy Season
Lubbock will host a packed football slate with 32 scheduled games across Texas Tech, Lubbock Army Air Field, and South Plains Army Air Field. Key matchups include Red Raiders vs SPAAF on December 2 at Techfield and Odessa Bronchos kickoff on Sept. 15, with multiple prep and junior high squads adding to the gridiron rush.
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Lubbock
Texas A. & M
the Bowl Stars
Tulsa University
Oklahoma A. & M
Rice
Texas Christian
Southern Methodist
West Texas State Teachers
New Mexico
Norman Navy Zoomers
Soupnwestern
Georgetown
North Texas Aggies
Marine
San Angelo
Odessa
Texas Tech
Lubbock Army Air Field
South Plains Army Air Field
Lubbock Westerners
Odessa Bronchos
Techfield
Red Raiders
SPAAF
George Philbrick
Marlin
Shorty” Hayhurst
Seminole Indians
Bob Parker
Georgia Tech Bulldogs
Russell Wimberley
Curtis Barrett
Roy Morris
Hardin- Simmons
Dell Morgan
Polk Robison
Morgan
Robison
LAAF
G. B. Morris
Albert Wirtz
Ray M. Truitt
Truitt
Marshall College
Detroit Lions
Walters Delivers 19th Win as Reds Edge Cubs
Bucky Walters outlasted six Chicago pitchers for his 19th win. Cubs drop their seventh straight defeat as Bill Nicholson hits his 28th homer in the 10 to 7 Cincinnati victory. Attendance 8,020.
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Chicago
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Cubs
Bill Nicholson
Cincinnati
Waltera
Mueller
Vandenberg
Erickson
Fleming
Stewart
Wyse
Aleno
Miller
Hughes
Johnson
White
Walker
McCormick
Cavarrette
Nicholson
Cavarretta
Walters
Alena
Lynn
Penning
Warne
Tosing
Baseball Standings and Scores From Weekend Games
Standings and results from the American League with Detroit routing St Louis 8 0 New York 10 Washington 8 Chicago 5 Cleveland 6 Philadelphia 6 Boston 1 Sunday schedule lists New York at Washington Boston at Philadelphia Chicago at Cleveland St Louis at Detroit Brooklyn at New York Philadelphia at Boston Cincinnati at Chicago Pittsburgh at St Louis Southern Association results include Atlanta 6 New Orleans 4 Chettanooga 5 Birmingham 6 Only games scheduled.
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Detroit
St. Louis
New York
Washinton
Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Southern Andsociation
Atlanta
New Orleans
Chettancoa
Birminham
Blandinge Clube
Pet. Br. Loula
Boston Ee
Et &T
Louis
Blandinge Clebs
Tech Equipment Gets In For Grid Drills
The Texas Tech Red Raiders prepare for their first real football workout after a spring fire destroyed the field house and stands. New equipment is arriving and ready for Friday with shoes missing. coaches Morgan and Robison expect a strong turnout despite uncertainty on numbers.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders
Tech Stadium
Dell Morgan
Lubbock
Morgan
Robison
City Bowlers Plan Meeting At Hilton Monday
City bowlers gather at the Hilton Monday night to plan the approaching season. Officers of the City Bowling Association will be elected at 8 o clock. City Commercial league members will also meet to organize and map plans for the new season. All bowlers urged to attend.
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Hilton Hotel
City Bowling Association
R. B. Glass
City Commercial League
Glass
LAAF Prepares Veteran Eleven For 1944 Football
About 48 men report for LAAF football practice led by coaches G B Morris and Albert Wirz. Last season the squad tied Randolph Field for top Central Flying Training Command honors with one loss, and veterans like Sgt Lawrence Dixon and Sgt James Williamson headline a depth chart including tackles Schattel Amnon Lyon and ends Cauley Schmidt Starbuck. The group features several former college players and looks to improve on last year as other prospects like back Raleigh Brock and guards Slemmons Lloyd Lovorn show promise.
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LAAF
Randolph Field
Army Air Forces Central Flying Training Command
G. B. Morris
Albert Wirz
Lawrence H. Dixon
Husky
James Williamson
Robert V
Bobby” James
Abilene (Texas
Christian College
Ernest Schattel
Lewis B. Amnon
Elvin R. Lyon
Marshall Q. Cauley
Daniel Baker College
Texas
William M. Schmidt
Arthur H. Starbuck
Arnold E. Teusink
David C. Clark
Rice Owls start fall practice at Rice Institute
Rice Owls open fall football activities Monday with most players reporting Tuesday afternoon. About 40 Naval trainees and 15 freshmen expected on day one. Hopes high for a strong title bid as George Walmsley brings speed to a backfield it may lack in experience. Neely plans to start a lettermen line with few weight issues and seeks a passer.
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Houston
Rice Institute
Jess Neely
Jane Davis
Cecil Grigg
Bill Wallace
Rice
George Walmsley
Baytown
Owls
Neely
Women Resume Series In Softball Playoff
The South Plains Army Air field WAC8 faces the Avalanche Journal ten in a best of three playoff. The Newsies were 9 to 7 winners Wednesday night, setting up a decisive game Monday at 7 15 p m on the 23rd street and Avenue W diamond.
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South Plains Army Airfield
WAC8
Avalanche Journal Ten
Newsies
Lassies
23Rd Street
Avenue W
Avalanche-Journal
WAC
Bon Jour Sets Track Record at Garden State Park
Bon Jour the lightweight in the nine handicap field set a new track record of 1 49 for the mile and one eighth while winning the 50 000 added Trenton Handicap at Garden State Park Camden N J before an estimated crowd of 6000
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Camden
N. J
Bon Jour
Trenton
Garden State Park
Playoff Hopes Rise in National Junior Baseball League
Hemphill-Wells Cats and Bill Deans Service top the National Junior loop as Tuesday night’s Chapman Field showdown could force a second half playoff and a league championship decider on Thursday if tied. A Sunday afternoon title game would follow if either side secures the necessary wins. Delicate Dell Morgan's Kiwanis Cards and Stoney Wall's Rotary meet in the American junior loop for the season finale at Chapman Field.
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Hemphill-Wells’ Cats
Bill Dean
Chapman Field
Cats
Dean
Deanmen
Dell Morgan's Kiwanis
Stoney
Cawthon's Pro Club Beats Army All Stars in Texas Debut
The Brooklyn Tigers defeated the Army All-Stars 34 to 13 in Abilene marking the first pro football game played in Texas under professional rules. Cawthon's veteran squad showed scoring in every period and matched the All-Stars' skill.
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Abilene
Brooklyn
Services Take Bulk Of Sport Equipment
The armed services buy about 90 percent of all U S sports gear, with the War Department supplying equipment for 50 000 baseball teams and twice as many softball outfits annually. Navy purchases could outfit 11 000 hardball and 22 000 softball teams. The program costs roughly 38 million dollars each year and new supplies equal about one baseball glove per 17 soldiers overall.
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Washington
Armed Services
United States
Army
OWI
Navy
Correction Made In Deer Hunting Laws In Texas
Open season for mule deer will run six days from November 20 to 25. State game warden Roscoe Parks announced the dates and rules. Only daylight hunting allowed with one buck and pronged horns. white tail season dates unchanged with same one-buck limit. Aggregate deer limit is two.
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Texas
Roscoe Parks
Two Cubs Close Year With Major Leagues
In Chicago on ay r 26 two veteran players finish the 1944 season with the Cubs. Jimmy Foxx leaves the Cub coaching lines to manage the Portsmouth Cub affiliate for the rest of the season replacing Bill Steinecke, who joins the New York Yankees. Outfielder Ival Goodman is out for the season after a wall collision in St Louis Wednesday.
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Chicago
Ayr
Chicago Cubs
Jimmy Foxx
Cub
Portsmouth
Bill Steinecke
New York Yankees
Ival Goodman
St. Louis Wednesdy
SPAAF Gridders Build Fast Club for 1943 Season
SPAAF grid squad under Lieut. Ray M. Truitt works daily scrimmages to prepare for Amarillo Army Air Field, facing nine top Southwest teams this season. Young backfield mix, with Ed Kalfain and Gene LeRoy assisting, shows promise despite light depth as they anticipate more players returning from furloughs.
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South Plains Army Air Field
Ray M. Truitt
Amarillo Army Air Field
Tech Stadium
Southwest
Truitt
Commandos
Southwestern
Georgetown
North Texas Aggies
Sampson
Bible Pleased With Fine Forward Wall At Texas 1944
Coach Dana X. Bible praises Texas Longhorns 1944 forward wall depth and power with players like Harold Fischer Jack Sachse and Jimmy Plyler plus experienced guards and tackles. Backfield candidates include Jack Benny Bobby Layne and Duke Bolen among others while Navy training and academic eligibility loom over the season. Australia note closes story.
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Corsicana
Fischer
Sachse
Texas
Marines
Southwestern
Plyler
Longhorn
Jim Kishi
Houston
Phil Bolin
Wichita Falls
Ken Merritt
Dallas
Harlan Wetz
New Braunfels
Hubert Bechtel
Texas Tech
Jim Fortenberry
Greenwood
Miss
Navy
Bible
Longhorns
Detroit Tigers Blank Browns 5-0 In American League Action
Stubby Overmire limited St Louis to six hits as Detroit defeated the Browns 5-0 to grab a pair of wins over the league leaders. Rudy York powered the offense with two home runs and three RBIs, supporting a strong pitching effort.
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Giants
New York
Art Herring
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Frenchy Bordagaray
Augie Galan
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Herring
Owen
Frischer
Hansen
Pyle
Lombardi Runa
Mordagaret Galan
Schult
Rocheill
Walker
Olmo
Schultz
Rochelli
Treadway
Bordafray
Galen
Sacrifices Bordagaray
Piecher
Mita
Pischer
Wanseh
Prie
Spain
Fischer
Detroit
Stubby Overmire
Browns
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis
Rudy York
LOUIS
Jakuck
Hayworth
Overmire
Richards
Chriatmen
Nigins
Hoover
Runa
York
Stephens
Wiegins
Moorer
Jekucal
Richards Baars
Jakucki
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Washington
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Yankees
Borowy
Garbark
Leonard
Zine Ser Lefebvre
Hans
Ferrell
Ortiz
Evans
Frog Gridmen Show Power In Workouts
Fort Worth August 26. The TCU Frogs conducted a full scrimmage with the White team scoring multiple touchdowns against strong second and third string defense. Joe Kucera, formerly of Rice, and backs Bob Ruff and Jesse Mason led the first team while Scotty Rainey impressed as a back on the second team with several completions and yardage.
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Fort Worth
TCU Frogs
Dutch Meyer
Joe Kucera
Rice
Bob Ruff
Jesse Mason
Scotty Rainey
Technical High School of Fort Worth
Scotty
Sinkwich Signs For Season With Lions
Detroit August 26 veteran star Frank Sinkwich former Georgia All America halfback signed his 1944 pro football contract on opening day of the Lions training camp at Grosse Pointe Michigan. He is the 13th veteran and the 51st player to sign with Detroit this season.
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Detroit
Frank Sinkwich
Detroit Lions
Grosse He, Mich
Sinkwich
Lions
No Chicago City Baseball Series This Fall
Chicago manager Char lie Grimm announced the Cubs will not face the White Sox in a city series this fall for the second year in a row due to injuries and players preferring to return home after the regular season.
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Chicago
Cubs
White Sox
Sox
Charlie Grimm
Hatton Jr. to join Reds after service
Grady Hatton Jr., former Texas baseball star, has agreed to join the Cincinnati Reds of the National League as soon as he retires from the service, his father in Beaumont announces.
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Beaumont
Tex
Grady Hatton, Jr
University of Texas
Cincinnati Reds
Weak field may fuel foreign win at National Tennis
The modest National Tennis championships entry list could boost a non American triumph, the article noting the weak field in New York on August 26, with England’s Fred Perry cited as a historic contrast to Budge’s 1936 final win.
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New York
England
Fred Perry
Don Budge
Nelson Holds To Slim Golf Lead
Byron Nelson kept a two stroke edge at the All American in Chicago after a 72 final to reach 211 five under par through 54 holes. Harold McSpaden and Buck White were tied for second at 213, with a final round looming. Betty Hicks led the women’s chase at 236 as Dorothy Germain and Georgia Tainter tied at 238.
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Toledo
Nelson
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Philadelphia
Pvt
Buck White
Army
Greenwood
Miss
McSpaden
Sam Snead
Betty Hicks
California
Dorothy Germain
Georgia Tainter
Fargo
N. C
Redskins Edge Fliers 7 3 In Memorial Coliseum
Washington Redskins defeated the Fourth Air Force team from March Field 7 to 3 before 50 000 fans in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Sammy Baugh and Steve Bagarus sparked the Army unit with solid passes and runs, but a fourth period interception return by Indian Jack Jacobs set the decisive score. Ernie Smith added the Fliers lone points with a second period placement.
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Los Angeles
Fourth Air Force
March Field
Calif
Memorial Coliseum
Washington Redskins
Army Fliers
Paul Schlisser
Sammy Baugh
Steve Bagarus
Notre Dame
Jack Jacobs
Mike Micka
Redskins
Joe Aguirre
St. Marys
Fliers
Thhey
Baugh
Bill Dudley
University of Virginia
Jacobs
Ernie Smith
University of Southern California
Army
Shirley Fry Takes National Girls Tennis Title
Shirley Fry a 17 year old from Akron Ohio won the junior girls singles crown at the 27th National Girls grass court tournament in Philadelphia. She defeated Louise Snow 6 2 6 3 in 38 minutes at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Shirley Fry
Akron
Ohio
United States
Philadelphia Cricket Club
Louise Snow
Bakersfield
Calif
Redskins Face Test In Brooklyn Battle
Washington's Redskins, top bidders for NFL supremacy, meet the Brooklyn Tigers in an exhibition game. Sammy Baugh, star Texas passer, leads the Redskins in the first pro grid game ever played in Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Washington
Redskins
Chicago Bears
Sammy Baugh
Texas
Holloway Named Coach at French High in Beaumont
Alvins Martin Holloway has been appointed coach and athletic director of French High School Beaumont. He takes over from Bill Bryan who resigned to coach at Victor High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. “Pinkey” Lowrey
Lubbock High School
Beaumont
Tex
Alvins Martin Holloway
City Park
French High School
Holloway
Bill Bryan
Victor High School
Softball Declared Top Summer Intra mural Sport
Softball has been established as the leading summer intra-mural sport at the Sampson Naval Training Center in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sampson, N. Y., Naval Training Center
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