Golden Gloves Tourney Set For February at Tech Gym
The Avalanche Journal reports a Texas Tech gym Golden Gloves tournament slated for February 1 2 3 with two divisions novice and open. Winners earn prizes including an all expense trip to Worth and jackets. Trunks and other awards provided by local merchants. Tahoka hosts warmup events January with fighters from this area and plans for additional teams from Petersburg and other towns.
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Army Navy Pacific game set with star-packed rosters
Honolulu reports Army Air Forces and Navy lineups for the Pacific Ocean area championship game tomorrow at Fur long field. Notable graduates include Glenn Dobbs, Harold Newman, and Joe Williams for Army and Russ Letlow, Bob Morrow, and Steve Lach for Navy, among others.
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Tulsa University
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Alabama
Richard Barnegan
Purdue
Joe Williams
Ohio
John Kimbrough
Texas A&m
Jack Jacobs
Oklahoma
Jimmy Nelson
Navy
Andy Oram
Charles Schultz
Russ Letlow
Green Bay Packers
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Lloyd Cheatham
Auburn
Bob Morrow
Illinois Wesleyan
Steve Lach
Duke
Chicago Cardinals
Aldrich
Texas Christian Center
Lou Rymkus
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Washington Redskins
Dewey Proctor
Bainbridge
Brooklyn Dodgers
al Matori
Georgetown
Chicago Bears
Bob Suffridge
Tennessee
Philadelphia Eagles
Denver City Mustangs Schedule District Tourney Run
The Mustangs face a busy slate with games in Andrews on Jan 12 and Jan 16, Hobbs on Jan 27, and Obbs on Jan 19 before the final pre tournament clash with Hobbs in Denver City on Feb 2. They opened with a 38 31 win, defeated Plains 20, and beat Brownfield Subs 32 17. Coach Wilson uses a starting lineup of Pevehouse Hornsberger Jerrell Groom.
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Breadow Cagers Sweep Wilson In Three Games
Meadow High school teams defeated Wilson in three Friday night contests. The boys A team won 42 to 16 led by Daniel Lair and Jack Barnes with help from Leland Terry. Meadow girls won 37 to 19 with Pat Walker scoring 17 and Jean Finley adding ten. Boys B beat Wilson 27 to 17 as Shambeck paced the visitors with 13 while Max Wild led Meadow with ten.
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Max Wild
Snodgrass
Cowboys Rally Up 8 in Final Half at Cooper High
In a tight afternoon series ending, the Cowboys surged with eight players strong in the last half at Cooper High, overturning a deficit. Lubbock area juniors contributed key plays to seal the win.
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Idalou Tourney Brackets Set For Boys And Girls
Pairings completed for the Idalou high school invitational basketball tournament with 12 teams per gender. Play begins Saturday at 10 am featuring Crosbyton vs Tagiou A, and girls action includes Cooper, Lorenzo, Thalon, Shallowater, New Deal, Robertson, Lorenzo and Jayton, among others, leading to quarterfinals and a Friday night boys semifinal.
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Sundown Cagers Sweep Ropes In Three Games
Sundown High School teams swept three straight games against Ropes High School on Friday. The A team won 37 to 23, the B team took 23 to 18, and Sundown girls beat Ropes 14 to 10. John Eskridge led Sundown with eight points in the opener, Jay of Ropes scored 17 for the losers, Holder had 12 for Sundown, Matlock eight.
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Port Arthur Yellowjackets hire line coach Coe as football boss
Port Arthur Texas lines up change for St James Catholic High School football with coach Dell Coe signing a contract as athletic director and football coach. The signing, witnessed by Rev Totnes M. Kirwin, confirms Coe’s selection and duties at St James.
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Owls Defeat Aggies In 1944 Southwest Opener
Rice Owls rout Texas A and M 53 to 22 in their Southwest Conference debut behind Bill Henry who poured in 30 points. Henry scored nine in the first half and 21 in the second. Milton Cherno led the Aggies with 13 as Rice capitalized on Aggie misses and free throws.
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Jan
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Mustangs Swarm To Win Over Longhorns
DALLAS Jan 6 Southern Methodist's Mustangs defeated the Texas Longhorns 58 41 to open the Southwest Conference basketball race. SMU led 29 20 at halftime as Kelly very scored 24 points to seal the win while Longhorns struggled with long range shots and foul trouble.
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Rites Held Saturday For Baseball Great Ben Shelton
Brief funeral services were held in Terrell Texas for Ben Shelton 66 a veteran in Texas baseball He died at a hospital after a three year illness His career included discovering Trister managing and playing for teams in Galveston Houston Corsicana Temple and Dallas He later managed Cleburne Temple Galveston Houston and Waco In 1902 while with Corsicana he signed a world's record of 27 consecutive victories
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Waco
Kok Sets Pace As Razorbacks Smother Bears In Ark Sauna
In Fayetteville Arkansas on January 6 George Kok at six foot ten scored 20 points in limited minutes as the University of Arkansas Razorbacks crushed the Baylor Bears 90 to 30. The dominant win puts Arkansas atop the Southwest Conference title race with a 2-0 start and a 44-17 halftime lead.
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Milby Wins Tourney On Ton In Houston Showdown
Milby high scorers overwhelmed Jeff Davis of Houston 46 to 23 to capture the fifth Houston Junior Chamber tournament as the team looked like potential state champions.
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Bauman Only 1-AA Star To Make AP All-State Club
Port Arthur Yellow Jackets powered to the state championship with two linemen on the AP All-State team Dan Rogas and A J Dugas lead the tackle positions while Bauman from Amarillo and Williams from Waco are ends Carl McClendon from Austin joins on offense as guard alongside George Hughes from San Angelo and Dugas anchors the middle The first team includes ten schools with nine district champions and a second team features stars from several Texas towns including Port Arthur Highland Park Sherman and Lufkin The selection process spanned coaches scouts writers and officials across the state
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Dick Harris
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Cooper Wins Pair From Idalou Cagers
Cooper defeated Idalou in a close two game set, taking a one point lead in the night’s top contest. Henderson led scoring with ten points as Cooper edged out a 22 to 21 final in the boys’ A contest.
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Texan woes at Hardin-Simmon. many scores listed
A scrambled score list shows Texan results across multiple college teams including Texas A and M and New Mexico. Entries mention Southern Methodist, Rice, Arkansas, Iowa State, Wisconsin, Syracuse, Amherst, Middlebury, Haverford, Drexel Tech, Denison, Rio Grande, and others with varied point totals, though the data is jumbled and partially unreadable.
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Towa State
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Drexel Tech
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FDR Speech Dims Sports Outlook
Washington January 6. The President urged a universal 4-F policy affecting sports as Byrnes sought cancellation of conventions and trade shows. Pro sports face player shortages, baseball could stall with spring training looming, football pools amid discharges, golf and boxing also pressured. College athletics would feel impacts from reduced 4-Fs under the draft era.
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Return Bout Assured For Zivic And Arnold
New York January 6 A return bout between Billy Arnold boxing's latest sensation and Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburgh seemed assured after Zivic upset the previously unbeaten Philadelphia high school star who had 28 knockouts in 31 bouts The 31 year old Zivic a 1 to 1 underdog won an eight round decision at Madison Square Garden before 16923 fans with a gross gate of 57576 Pro promoter Mike Jacobs plans the rematch for February.
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Ganders win again in Houston basketball thriller
Robert Lee's Goose Creek crew edged Sunset of Dallas 21 to 18 in Houston in a tight contest. It marked their second victory over the late champions in this season’s sequence.
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Fliers edge Sheppard Field for tenth win in twelve
In a defensive game at the LAAF gym the Lubbock Army Field Fliers defeated Sheppard Field Wichita Falls 38 to 30. Bruce Prior led with 22 points aided by Gerald McCarty’s 9. Slater and Stephenson combined for 28 of Sheppard Field’s 30. The Fliers trailed early but surged in the final half, holding Sheppard to eight points after halftime as they improved to ten wins in twelve starts.
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Fliers Face Three Battles This Week
The LAAF Fliers, winners of ten of twelve, face Clovis Army Air Field on Tuesday, Amarillo Sky Giants on Wednesday, and Big Spring Bombardiers on Friday. After a 38-30 win over Sheppard Field and with Pvt. Harry Krasner returning, the team enjoys renewed confidence. Three new officers join as instructors in the instrument school: Lt. George W. Schleifer, Lt. William R. Lamborn, and Lt. Robert F. Avis, boosting depth with Bergwall moving to center to replace the missing starter.
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Robert F. Avis
Fresno State
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Moss Bergwall
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Matty Bell Advanced to Full Commander in Naval Reserve
Madison Bell once coach at Southern Methodist University and now athletic director at Georgia Navy Pre-Flight in Athens is promoted to full commander in the Naval Reserve. Also notes first fruit trees sent to Quebec in 1608.
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Matty) Bell
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SPAAF Five Books Busy Cage Session
SPAAF Winged Commandos set a full seven day slate with three home games after a 53-46 win over Sheppard Field. They aim to avenge earlier losses to Childress and Amarillo AAF, then host Carlsbad and cap the week against Phillips 66 Oilers, all in the SPAAF Recreation Hall.
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Horsemen Relief Fund Aid Post in Miami
Miami officials announce a relief fund of 30018 dollars available to needy horsemen due to the national shutdown of race tracks. The money comes from a seven percent take on mutuel play at Tropical Park for seven extra racing events, promoted under a "Buy A War Bond TODAY" drive.
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