Lubbock Eyes Postwar Sports Boom and Plans
Mack Turner reports on Lubbock leaders guiding a postwar sports expansion. Hubs include Lubbock High School growth, Morley Jennings, Dell Morgan, Polk Robison plans at Texas Tech, and baseball efforts by Milton Price and Ray Dumont. A four way basketball league forms with Tech and service teams as a kickoff. The Golden Glove event faces low fighter counts but proceeds if enough entrants.
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Mack Turner
Lubbock
Lubbock High School
Heam
Texas Tech
Morley Jennings
Dell Morgan
Polk Robison
Dallas
Milton Price
West Texas-New Mexico
Price
Abilene Rejoins Lubbock Schedule In 1944
Abilene Eagles return to the Lubbock Westerners 1944 football slate after a three year absence replacing Temple Wildcats. Ten games total with six at home including San Angelo Bobcats and a Nov 30 clash with Borger set as day games. Night contests planned for six games.
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Abilene Eagles
Lubbock Westerners
West Texas
Eagles
Temple Wildcats
Lubbock
Texas
San Angelo Bobcats
Westerners
San Angelo
Plainview
Odessa
Big Spring
Lamesa
Abilene
Brownfield
Pampa
Amarillo
Borger
Long Shot Secures CC comeback win over New Mexico
Colorado College edged New Mexico University 46 to 45 as substitute Lawson hit a last three second jumper. CC led 28 to 18 at halftime before NM rallied with Balian and Hafen. Lawson finished with the decisive shot as Boteler tallied 12 for New Mexico.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Lawson
Colorado College
New Mexico University
CC Wipers
Alf
New Mexico
Balian
Hafen
New Mexico Cagers
Ree
Texas High School Coaches Announce 1944 School Plans
Texas High School Coaches Association directors named the coaching school leaders for 1944 to be held the first week in August. W. C. O. Harris declined to reveal instructors but said the list includes several T formation and single wing specialists. Committees were set to pick 24 North All-Stars from top districts and 24 South All-Stars from rest, with new cross district selection to fix previous North bias. The group also opposed changes to the Interscholastic league code.
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Austin
Texas High School Coaches Association
W. C. O. Harris
Amon G. Carter-Riverside High School
Fort Worth
Harris
Howard Lynch
Amarillo
Bobby Cannon
Edinburg
Squadrons Vie For Lead In SPAAF Cage Circuit
At South Plains Army Airfield SPAAF ten teams clash for top honors in a tight base league. Led by Sgt. William J. Besson with 46 points for the 848th, the Medics and 356th colored squadron hold 3–0 records as the 370th HQ squadron and Flying Squadrons follow. The field features fierce scoring, with Lt. Robert H. Boyd Jr. and Cpl. William Norton among top scorers as Tuesday and Thursday nights bring key matchups. A band disruption note cites risk of players getting hurt as a trumpeter suffers a lip injury in practice.
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South Plains
South Plains Army Airfield
Willam J. Besson
Gladstone, Mich
Spaaf
Sgt. Besson
356Th Colored
848Th
370Th
Squadron Two
Cpl
William Norton
Aberdeen
S. C
Robert H. Boyd, Jr
Cleburne
Texas
Cecil Cotton
Frankfort
Kentucky
356Th Squadron
Frank Sweeney
Elizabeth
N. J
the Post Recreation Hall
Stiebssseisa
Cissagensee F
Colleges Face New Year With Sports Hopes High
Commissioner Griffith reviews 1943 and outlines 1944 plans for college athletics. He notes many colleges kept programs running, some that paused football plan to field teams again, and athletic activity as morale and training amid war persist.
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John L. Griffith
Chicago
Army
Navy
Nec
Essary
Russia
Germany
England
Ule
Golden Glove Entry List Boosted To 14 Saturday
The Golden Gloves tournament in Lubbock nears capacity as five new entrants joined 14 boxers for the January 14 15 and 17 event at the Texas Tech gym. Morley Jennings weighs options after final mail. Newcomers include A A Sedgwick Jimmy Swart Mark Walraven Bully Buck and Charles Ballew with Littlefield and Morton connections.
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Orley Jennings
Texas Tech
Jennings
Morley Jennings
Wll
Lubbock
Littlefield
Wiley McCarty
Tohoka High School
A. A. Sedgwick
Jimmy Swart
Mark Walraven
Bully Buck
Morton
Charles Ballew
Levelland
Bill Terry Quits Baseball to Enter Cotton Business
MEMPHIS Jan 8 Bill Terry says baseball is too cheap and quits the game to launch a cotton business career. The 45 year old Memphis native leaves the New York Giants after 20 years as player manager and executive and sells his 304 acre plantation to join a large cotton manufacturing firm.
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Memphis
William Harold Bill Terry
New York Giants
Terry
Giants
Here
North Texas Aggies Defeat Army Five In Corsicana Clash
North Texas Agricultural College’s Arlington squad beat Corsicana Field five 30 to 24 in Corsicana. Cole led Corsicana with 13 points while NTAC’s Trusting paced the Aggies. NTAC held a 15 to 8 halftime edge in a tight contest.
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Corsicana
Tex
North Texas Agricultural College
Arlington
Corsicana Field
Cole
Aggies
Len Ntac
Matador and Patton Springs Win Tourney
Matador wins the boys championship and Patton Springs earns the girls title at a three day Afton tournament. Matador defeated Troberts on Lorenzo for the boys crown, while Patton Springs beat Dickens in the final game to secure the girls championship.
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AFTON
Matador
Patton Springs School of Afton
Patton Springs
Troberts On
School of Lorenzo
Dickens
Cawthon Seeks Dodger Training Camp In Houston
Brooklyn Dodger football team may train in Houston for fall camp and play two games, one against an Army team and one against a pro club. Coach Pete Cawthon says Houston suits the club and a decision will come in weeks, noting better climate for weight loss.
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Houston
Brooklyn Dodger
Army
Pete Cawthon
Cawthon
Texas Tech Raiders
Washington Redskins
Green Bay Packers
Dodgers
New York State
Byrd Maintains Open Golf Lead at Wilshire
Sam Byrd, the former New York Yankee, still leads the $12,500 Los Angeles Open after a 36 hole total of 137 at Wilshire Country Club. Olin Dutra trails in second with 139, while George Fazzio and Byron Nelson share third on 140 and 141 respectively as winds stiffened and scoring slowed.
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Los Angeles
Lockin
Sammy Byrd
New York Yankees
Sammy
Wilshire Country Club
Olin Dutra
George Fazzio
Pine Valley
N. J
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Johnny Bulla
Airlines
Chicago
Jag McSpadden
Philadelphia
Ray Mangrum
W. A. Stackhouse
Seguin
Tex
Stackhouse
Mangrum
Bruce McCormick
Pasadena
Ellsworth Vines
Jimmy Hines
Leo Diegel
Tucson
Ariz
Cripple Makes Rice Cage Team A Threat
Lon Suman, once declared washed up after a knee injury, returns to Rice Institute basketball after years away. He rejoined the Owls in fall and, despite low conditioning, has become a key guard with strong competitive spirit and sharp control of the ball.
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Houston
Rice Institute
Lon Suman
Rice
San Antonio
Schreiner Institute
Owl
Suman
Army Air Forces
Joe Davis
Owls
Basketball scores and market notes from early games
Rice 54 SMU 4 Texas 88 Baylor 37 Arkansas 60 Texas Christian 8 Colorado College 44 New Mexico 48 North Texas Aggies 30 Corsicana Field 24 Hunters note Beaver blankets bring from 10 to 40 dollars at market.
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Rice
SMU
Texas
Baylor
Arkansas
Texas Christian
Colorado College
New Menzica
North Texas Aggies
Corsicana
Boxing Looks For Big Year But Needs Unity
Abe J. Greene argues boxing should unite under a national framework in 1944 to avoid split title disputes and fan alienation. He notes NBA lacks New York membership and detours fans with mismatched weight class matchups while promising a bigger year as soldiers return.
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Abe J. Greene
National Boxing Ass
Paterson
N. J
United States
Judge Landis
National Boxing Association
N.B.A
New York
Madison Square Garden
NBA
Sammy Angott
Pirouttes
Beau Jack
Angott
Jack
Rice Wins Second SW Cage Victory
Rice Owls overwhelm Southern Methodist 54 to 34 for their second straight conference win. Center Bill Henry scores 18 and blocks opponents as SMU struggles with a 4-0 early lead erased by Rice. J. D. Thomas adds 14 points while Acie Canaday leads SMU with 13 in a cold night for the Ponies.
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Houston
Bill Henry
Rice Owls
Southern Methodist
Joe Davis
Henry
Harry Teal
Jack Osborn
J. D. Thomas
Acie Canaday
Mustang
Doland Brown
Canaday
Ponies
Rice
Dennis Hayden
SMU
Owls
Thomas
Suman
Jimmy Stewart
Mustangs
Hayden
M. U
Razorbacks Beat Horned Frogs In Key Conference Opener
Arkansas Razorbacks defeated Texas Christian 60 to 29 to sweep the opening Southwest Conference basketball series. Led by Bill Flynt with 29 points and Joe Wick with eight, Arkansas opened 24-6 early and held a 29-12 halftime edge as TCU struggled against the Parkers’ defense and Chronister was held to two field goals.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Arkansas’ Razorbacks
Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
Parkers
TCU
Arkansas
Bill (Parson) Flynt
Joe Wick
Flynt
Wick
Zeke Chronister
Frogs
Parker
Chronister
Christian
Ge O
Se Wick
F Wu
Nichols
Allen
Rankin
M'Pfarland
Bigers
Opense
Smith
Jjones
Bond
Owheeler
Chron'ter
Schunch K. Gt
Vaughn
I'Front
Johnson
McGaha
Sperry
Texas Opens Southwest Play With 55 37 Victory Over Baylor
The Texas Longhorns defeated Baylor 55 to 37 to open defense of their share of the Southwest Conference title. Slater Martin scored 15 and Roy Cox 12 as Texas jumped to a 12-0 lead in the first five minutes. Baylor, led by Marlin Hicks with 12 points, narrowed the gap in the second half but could not challenge the pace or scoring of the Longhorns.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Longhorns
Baylor Bears
Longhorns
Bruins
Slater Martin
Roy Cox
Bears
Texas
Marlin Hicks
Baylor
Jeff Kemp
Hicks
Cox
Martin
Airlines Set To Put West Coast In Major League Travel Zones
United Air Lines official Leon Morrier says postwar commercial aviation will reliably move Pacific Coast teams to major leagues. He notes 21 and 50 passenger planes soon, later 100 passenger jets, with Chicago to Los Angeles trips 8 to 10 hours and New York to Los Angeles 12 to 15 hours, at costs lower than rail.
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West Coast
Jack Cuddy
United Press
New York
Leon C. Morrier
United Airlines
Morrier
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Pearl Harbor
Merrier
Chicago
Change in dates set for Childress AAF basketball series
The Childress Army Air Field team and Texas Tech have rearranged two games. The first meeting moves from January 19 in Lubbock to February 9 at Texas Tech gym. The return game will be played February 22 at Childress Field.
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Childress Aaf
Texas Techn
Childress Army Air Field Officers
Childress
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Polk Robinson
Red Raiders
Childress Field
Bobby Jones Returns To England With RAF
Bobby Jones visits England as an intelligence officer with a fighter unit of the U S Army Air Forces. He says he is glad to be here after a long wait for war service near the front. This is his first England visit since 1936 after Olympic Games golf.
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London
Bobby Jones
U. S.S. Army Air Forces
Jones
England
Berlin
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Bailey
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Army Band
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Genen Field Army Band
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James A. Taylor
Gladewater
Bert Fetzer
Bounang
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Bill Johnson
Baseball Writers Association of America
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Detroit
Dick Wakefield
Bill Terry
Sam Byrd
Razorbacks
RAF
Baryier
Bully Gilstrap
Buck
Jesus
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Avery
Kemp
Conners
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Scott
Cromley
Crowe
G.o Connell
F lWorthy
Stewart
Beard
Carew
Shear
Buchanan
T Bremond
Ward & Diebel
T Howard
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