Four Powerhouse Clubs Ready For Schoolboy Semis
Four top schoolboy football teams with three combined losses, Highland Park Wichita Falls Waco and Goose Creek, prepare for Class AA semifinal battles at Fort Worth and Houston. Both Northern division teams are unbeaten with a midseason draw. Goose Creek and Waco won quarterfinals, Highland Park overwhelmed North Side Fort Worth, Wichita Falls defeated Odessa, Goose Creek beat Jefferson, and Waco edged Marshall with late breaks.
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Highland Park
Wichita Falls
Waco
Goose Creek
Fort Worth
Houston
Yyou
Central Texans
Scotties
Lufkin
Ganders
Port Arthur
Marshall
North Side
Bill Elliott
Bill Moxley
Bill Weatherford
Rusty Russell
Brownfield Cubs sweep Sundown teams in decisive wins
Brownfield high scoring Cubs defeated Sundown High School A team 43 to 26 with Calvin Franks scoring 19 and Joe Wheatley 13. The Brownfield B squad won 35 to 14 led by Billy Winn with 10 and Bob Sampson with eight while Mc Trover led Sundown with three.
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Joe Wheatley
G. Pearcy
Ethridge
Billy Winn
Bob Sampson
McTrover
Goose Creek Ganders Reach Texas Semi Finals
Goose Creek rises from early season setbacks to reach the Texas state semi finals. The Ganders, once 100-to-1 longshots, edge Thomas Jefferson San Antonio and now face Waco Tigers in Houston. Highland Park meets Wichita Falls in Fort Worth in the other semi final.
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Odessa
Lindy Berry
Joe Dean Tidwell
Billy Pyle
Bob Hames
Willie Bigham
J. W. Thompson
Goose Creek
Jefferson
San Antonio
Alamo City
Ted Hunt
Hunt
Jack Kraft
Ganders
Marshall
Mavericks
Waco
Cotton Lindloff
Marv
Associated Press
Highland Park
Goose Creek Ganders
Texas
Port Arthur
Galveston
Tigers
Thomas Jefferson
George Walmsley
Lufkin
Houston
Panthers
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Highlanders
North Side
Gassers Gain Ground By Forfeit Victory
Gassers move four games ahead in City Bowling league after a forfeit win over S and Q Clothiers. Armour’s beat Meads Bakery as two other matches see Hub Laundry over Jaycees and Birdseye food club over Lions. Lions’ Sam Hitch tops scoring with 226 in a 587 series. Next week Brownfield lads visit Lamesa. Cubs’ Christmas break game noted. Miami Beach note mentions no rail station or cemetery.
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Meads Bakery
West Texas Gassers
Plamor Alleys
Hub Laundry
Jaycees
Birdseye Food Club
Lions Club
Sam Hitch
Lions
Colleges To Hold State Cage Meet
COMMERCE Texas December 17 A new phase of intercollegiate basketball aims to finish schedules by March 1 for a three circuit playoff to select Lone Star state representatives for Kansas City. Eligible teams include Texas Tech Hardin-Simmons West Texas State Teachers Howard Payne Southwestern Austin College McMurry Trinity Sam Houston State East Texas State Southwest Texas State University Houston Stephen F. Austin North Texas State.
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Patt Powell
Amarillo Globe News
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Sam Houston State
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University of Houston
Stephen F. Austin
North Texas State
Brand Cagers Dominate Gailey in Senior League Showdown
Brand Cagers romped over Jack Gailey's club 38 to 26 as Gailey scored 14 for his team. Bruce Lanier led the winners with nine, while Melvin Lindsey added five in the junior win 20 to 4. A midget bout had Ira Owens defeat James Owens 12 to 7 and Keith Newman and Dennis Atkins tie for scoring honors with four each. Play suspended until after Christmas, resuming December 31 with scheduled matchups. Florida coastline noted at 1,197 miles.
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Lubbock Boys Club
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Jimmy Wilson
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James Owens
Keith Newman
Dennis Atkins
Clark
Chaney
Pharr and
Stanley
Smith and
Ince
Westerners Defeat Lobo Cagers 35 31 In Close Bout
Lubbock Westerners coached by Marlin Hayhurst defeated the Levelland Lobos 35 to 31 at Westerner gym for their first win in three meetings with the Lobos. Jess Clardy led Lobo scoring with 15 points while Verdell Turner had 13 for the Westerners. The Lobo B team won 21 to 19 in the secondary game.
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Hayhurst
Lubbock Westerners
Levelland Lobos
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Lobos
Westerners
Clardy
Turner
Jess Clardy
The
Verdell Turner
Finley
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Clarky
Presley
Garrison
Lobo
Rally
Schmidt
Petty
Wise
Levelland
Levelland Fe
Pierce
Crawford
Pearcy
Hart
Wall
Williams
Davis
Thrush
Indiana Coach McMillin Receives Two Top Honors
Alvin Bo McMillin, led Indiana to the 1945 Big Ten title, praised the recent honors as equal to his Harvard touchdown glory. He was named coach of the year by the New York World Telegram coaches poll and Football Writers Association man of the year, amid a field led by Col. Red Blaik, Lou Little, and Jimmy Phelan. McMillin noted his 1921 Harvard upset play as a benchmark of the acclaim.
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Alvin
Bo) McMillin
Indiana
Harvard
McMillin
New York World-Telegram
Football Writers Association of America
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Col
Earl
Red) Blaik
Army
Carroll Widdoes
Ohio State
Lou Little
Columbia
Jimmy Phelan
St. Mary's
AAU Cage Loop Debuts With Charity Focus In West
The American Basketball League launches a 72 game 10 week circuit from Kansas City to Los Angeles starting with the San Diego Dons vs Salt Lake City desert team in Utah. Nine teams including Phillips 66 Oilers Denver Ambrose Jellymakers M and O Cigars 20th Century Fox Carroll Shamrocks Dardi Co Sacramento Senators and league officials Bud Fischer and John Old lead the effort.
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American Basketball League
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Phillips “66” Oilers
Bartlesville
Okla
Denver Ambrose Jellymakers
Birtlesville
Oilers
G. J
Bud) Fischer
Hollywood
John B. Old
Los Angeles Herald - Express
Michigan Beats Utah in 48 to 32 Victory
Michigan remains undefeated as the Wolverines overwhelm Utah 48 to 32 in Ann Arbor. The game featured ragged shooting from both teams and marks Utah’s third loss in seven outings ahead of the Big Ten opener.
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