Bowl grid questions linger as fans crave fewer high stakes games
The Avalanche-Journal notes weather and crowd issues marred 1947 New Year bowls from Miami to Dallas, urging a smaller, high quality slate and earlier mid December dates to boost interest and reduce costs. It highlights Cotton and Orange Bowls, proposes two class district tourney at Tech gym January 27 28 29 with Fort Worth trips for winners.
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Choc Hutcheson
Avalanche-Journal
Miami
Fla
Philippine Islands
Rice
Tennessee
Dallas
Tech Gymnasium
Double T Association
Avalanche- Journal
Jennings
Fort Worth
Lubbock
Tech Athletic
Hogan Takes Midway Command In Los Angeles Open
Benny Hogan seizes a four stroke lead at the Los Angeles Open after tying Riviera course record with 66 at 36 holes. Behind him are Toney Penna Ed Oliver Bud Ward and Johnny Bulla as Mangrum Quick Metz struggle to stay within reach.
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Los
Angeles
Benny Hogan
Rivera Country Club
Texas
Johnny Bulla
Riviera
Hogan
Bulla
Toney Penna
Cincinnati
Porky) Oliver
Wilmington
Del
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Jimmy Demaret
Sam Snead
Lawson Little
co _Mangrum
Mangrum
Quick
Dick Metz
Metz
Bob Hamilton
Chicago
Dallas
John Barnun
Five West Texas Stars Honored On Mythical 1' Five
Odessa Bronchos swept 14 games to claim the Texas schoolboy football title with a 21 14 victory over Thomas Jefferson. Four Odessa players earned all state honors as part of a selections panel from the Texas Sports Writers Association and Texas High School Coaches Association.
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Marold V. Ratliff
Odessa
s_ mighty Bronchos
Thomas Jefferson
San Antonio
Texas Sports Writers Association
Texas High School Coaches Association
Moorman
Kyle Rote
Robert
Sonny) Payne
Billy Moorman
Herman Foster
Hayden Fry
Byron (Santone) Townsend
Vernon Glass
Corpus Christi Bucaneers
Allstate
Kazanas
Lincoln
Townsend
Glass
Lufkin
Highlane Park
Cordova Gets Top Billing In Lub bock Wrestling Card
Cordova the Mexican grappler from Mexico City who won his first main event in Lubbock last week headlines Sled Allen's Wednesday program. He meets Al Getz of Pittsburgh in a two of three falls match with a one hour limit.
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Polo Cordova
Mexico City
Lubbock
al Getz
Pittsburgh
Cordova
Mexico
Getz
Roughhouse Pennsylvanian
Gorilla Pogi
Johnny Carlin
Tampa
Florida
Pogi
Hawaiian Islands
Westerner State Borger First Conference Foe On Rugged Schedule
Odessa undefeated state champions lead the 1947 Lubbock Westerner grid slate announced by Pinkey Lowrey. The schedule includes five home and five away games with opponents such as San Angelo North Side Borger Abilene Pampa Amarillo Plainview and Brownfield, plus Open dates and a Thanksgiving home game.
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Westerner State
Borger
Odessa
Lubbock
E. J. (Pinkey) Lowrey
North Side
Fort Worth
Goober Keyes
San Angelo
Bobcats
Lowrey
Keyesmen
Highland Park
Bulldogs
Westerners
Abilene Eagles
Sandie
Amarillo
Pampa
Harvesters
Plainview
Texas Tech
Tech
Borser Borger
Abilene
Pam
Fleinview
Brownfield
Ence
Robert
Sonny) Payne
Thomas Jefferson
Billy Moormandess
Mickey Spencer
Pasadena
Bob Vann North
Milton Price
Leo Fikes
Pat Knight
James Mott
Lufkin
Harvey Gabrel
Rams edge Wayland Jackrabbits in tight 37 35 road win
San Angelo college Rams held off Wayland Baptist College Jackrabbits 37 to 35 in Plainview. W. J. Teel sparked a 22 15 halftime lead, while T. McMinn heated up late for Wayland. Abbott and Bill Jones sealed it with free throws in the final two minutes.
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San Angelo Rams
Wayland Quint
San Angelo
San Angelo College Rams
Wayland Baptist College of
Jackrabbit
Abbott
Bill Jones
Rams
Rigby Signed by Paris Bee Peppers
Paris Tex Jan 4 owner John Barnes announced the signing of Lloyd Rabbit Rigby as playing manager for the Paris Bee Peppers of the East Texas baseball league.
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Rigby
Paris
Tex
John Barnes
Igning of
Lloyd
Rabbit) Rigby
Paris Bee Peppers
East Texas Baseball League
Dodd Withdraws From Tech Head Coach Talk
Bobby Dodd, mentor at Tech, disclosed in Atlanta a decision to turn down the Golden Dodd offer after visiting Baylor officials. Baylor officials declined comment and no frontrunner was named as the athletic council plans a hire before month’s end. Harry Stiteler of Rice had been mentioned but said he would not join under the current setup. Alva Bryan, council chair, said the head coach could name assistants and that Stiteler was not under consideration.
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Bobby Dodd
Tech
Golden Dodd
Baylor
Houston
St. Mary’s
Atlanta
Athletic Council
Harry Stiteler
Rice
Alva Bryan
Stiteler
Latin Hands Brandeis First Shutout In High School Ball
In Boston on January 4, Boston Latin defeated Brandeis High 48 to 0 in a regular season game. The win marks a historic defensive performance with Brandeis unable to score and Latin extending its early season success.
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Boston
Boston Latin
Brandeis High
End Ted Scruggs Signs with Dodgers of the All-American League
Ted Scruggs a tough end from Rice Owls signs to play pro football for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the All-American League next season. The announcement comes from Miami Beach Florida on January 4.
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Dodgers
Miami Beach
Fia
Ted Scruggs
Rice Owls
Brooklyn Dodgers
Britisher Cobb to Boost World Land Speed Record
John Cobb, the British driver, arrived in Salt Lake City to meet with Gus P. Backman about a new run planned for August on the Bonneville salt flats. He holds the current record of 369.74 mph and will return with the Railton racer, aiming near 400 mph, with minor engine modifications.
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Salt ‘City
John Cobb
Cobb
Salt Lake City
Gus P. Backman
America
Davis Cup to Leave Australia for United States by Air
The Davis Cup team captained by Walter Pate with Jack Kramer Ted Schroeder and Frank Parker will depart Sydney by plane to San Francisco arriving January 8 with the Davis Cup trophy on its first flight since competition began.
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United States
Sydney
Australia
Walter Pate
Pate
Jack Kramer
Ted Schroeder
Frank Parker
San Francisco
Rule changes in NCAA grid conference meet discussed
New York January 4 A NCAA and coaches meeting opens with routine business and a Conference of Conferences session to decide how to overhaul college football rules Answers from 1100 questionnaires guide talks on moving the ball from 15 to 20 yards enabling more substitutions more time outs allowing recovered fumbles to advance and dead ball on blocked conversions Overall discussions will reflect reader responses and proposed adjustments from the Rules Committee chaired by Lou Little of Columbia.
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New York
NCAA
Conference of Conferences
Rules Committee
Lou Little
Columbia
All-State Schoolboy Team Honorable Mention 1946 List
Ends Speer and Tackies Hale lead a scattered Honorable Mention roster for the 1946 All-State Schoolboy selections. The long list spans Pampa to Corpus Christi, with many city names and schools across Texas, reflecting a broad statewide recognition.
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Speer
Pampa
Perry
Texarkana
Wilson
Corpus Christi
Gentry
Temple
Floyd
Paris
Chandler
Laredo
Porter
Tyler
George
Port Arthur
Springfield
Ennis
Redd
Lufkin
Moody
Robotown
MecHaney
Hale
Amarillo
Obregon
Thomas Jefferson
Conaway
Hillsboro
Goines
Carter
Highland Park
Hinojsa
Plains Softball Circuit Planned
The South Plains may form a regional softball circuit next summer with towns including Lubbock Plainview Tahoka Post O Donnell Sundown Southland Levelland Slaton Brownfield and Littlefield. Ten towns meet January 28 to discuss organization led by Ralph Bumpass with eight teams planned and a May to August schedule.
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South Plains
Ralph Bumpass
Lubbock Softball Impressario
Lubbock
Plainview
Tohoka
Post
O’donnell
Southland
Levelland
Sundown
Slaton
Brownfield
Littlefield
Bumpass
Loren Brown
Travis Gilmore
William Hill
Lubbock City
Whitharral Hoopsters Seek January Games
Whitharral Texas January 4 Special Whitharral cage teams sent out an SOS today seeking basketball games to fill three open dates in January. Both boys and girls teams want games January 7 and the boys need a game for an 41.
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Whitharral
Cowboys Dominate Denver 20 0 In Alamo Bowl
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys cap an undefeated season with a 20 to 0 win over Denver University in the first Alamo Bowl at Alamo Stadium. Rue dolph Mobley ran 34 yards for a score and 17 more for another as the Cowboys pulled away after a scoreless first period. Denver showed early threat but misplays and turnovers hampered their push.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Ruedolph
Little Doc
Mobley
King
Hardin-Simmons Cowboys
Denver University
Alamo Stadium
Cowboys
Pioneers
Pioneer Line
Hardin-Simmons
Cowboy
Ray Cook
Jack Girtin
Johnson
Jack Boles
Denver
Boles
Andy Pavich
Cook
Basketball results from various high school and college games
A mixed results wire lists scores from multiple games. High schools include Lubbock, Abernathy, Brackenridge, Jefferson, Reagan, and others with scores like Lubbock 37 Abernathy 23 and Brackenridge 33 Thomas Jefferson 31. Colleges feature Seton Hall over Toledo 39 4 and Wisconsin 63 Iowa 62 among numerous matchups.
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Abernathy
Lubbock
San Antonio
Brackenridge
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Kingsville
Bie Spring
Temple
Laredo
Brackenriden
Harlingen
Brownaville
Reagan
Houston
Corpus Christ
Lanter
Big Spring
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Texas Wesleyan
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Toledo
Wisconsin
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Rochester
Yale
Indiana State
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Manhattan
Scranton
Michigan
Northwestern
Virginia Tech
House of David W
Rhode Island
St. John’s
St. Joseph's
Utah State
Butler
Western Reserve
Oklahoma
Bradley
Michigan State
Georgia Tech
Brisham Youns U
Ohio State
Minnesota
Tennessee
Duke
West Virginia
Salem
Syracuse
Princeton
Richmond
Virginia Medical
Kansas State
Nebraska
Cedarville
Bluefield
Bowling Green
Loyola
Chicago
Davis and Eidins
Southeastern
Okla, Tehrs
Rardin College
Trippi and Duke Named Atlanta Touchdown Award Winners
Atlanta announces All American Charlie Trippi of Georgia and Paul Duke of Georgia Tech as recipients of the Atlanta Touchdown Club annual Southeast Conference players awards.
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Atlanta
Charlie Trippi
Georgia
Paul Duke
Georgia Tech
Atlanta Touchdown Club
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