SPAAF Guns for Amarillo in top SPAAF clash
South Plains Army Air Field Winged Commandos seek revenge on Amarillo Sky Giants after a 53 14 fall in football. McCloud leads SPAAF scoring with 106 points in six games, while Dietz tops Amarillo with 81 points. The teams meet tonight at the SPAAF Rec Hall in a high scoring showdown.
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Bruce Prior
Ger McCarty
BAAF
Amarillo
McCarty
Selliers
X. McCarty
wascCarty
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Egason
Beavers
Childress Army Air Field
South Plains Army Air Field
Commandos
Amarillo Army Air Field
Sky Giants
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Childress
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Clovis
Texas University
LAAF
Big Spring Army Air Field
Randolph Field
Sheppard Field
Giants
Don Loesser
Mike Margelio
Tommy
Tommy Byrnes
Seton Re Seece
Aaieauel
Pau Stevens
Purdue
Diz Dean
Long Island University
Ray Adams
North Texas State
Hollis Dietz
North
Pete” McCloud
Tahoka cage sessions prep for busy week in January
Tahoka hosts a string of home games starting January 11 against Lamesa and continuing January 13 Big Spring January 15 Slaton January 16 Lubbock January 20 Post January 30 Lubbock February 6 Brownfield and February 9 10 district tournament in Denver City. The Eagles have won two of three earlier games and face O'Donnell this week.
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Tahoka
Gen
Arith Iia Wo Wai
Idogs
O'Donnell Eagles
Slaton
Salton
Ta-hoka
Denver City
Naval Air Station Edges Perrin Field In Narrow Win
The Naval Air Station defeated Perrin Field 59 to 45 on NAS court. Lloyd Cooke, former North Texas star, scored 15 points while Pete Caldwell of Mississippi led Perrin with 18. Perrin trailed most of the game, NAS leading at halftime 24 to 11.
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Perrin Field
North Texas Star
Lloyd Cooke
Penperink
Pete Caldwell
University of Mississippi
Perrin
TCU Loses Freshman Cager Tommy Gatzek
Coach Hub McQuillan of TCU basketball announced the loss of 19 year old six foot freshman Tommy Gatzek from Richmond Indiana. He was 1 A in the draft and chose to stay home the short time before entering armed services.
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TCU
Cager Fort Worth
Jan. I
Hub McQuillan
TCU Basketball
Tommy Gatzek
Richmond
Ind
McQuillan
Armed Services
Littlefield Wildcats Open Conference Schedule Friday
Littlefield January schedule shows the Wildcats facing Muleshoe Yellowjackets at home to begin the conference slate. Coach and team note most players are recent basketball and football standouts with limited practice time since January.
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Littlefield
Littlefield Wildcats
Buster Owens
Junior Graham
Billy Lyman
Wildcats
Anton
Muleshoe Yellowjackets
Jenuory
Muleshoe
Littleeld
Ter Morton
Morton
Levelland
Level
Sudan
Orton
Littlefeld
Littlee
Mule
Soldier Golfer Harrison to Enter Texas Open
Sgt. E. J. Harrison known as Dutch, 1939 Texas Open champion, is transferred to Kelly Field San Antonio and will report Jan 24, the day before the 1945 Texas Open. He will enter the tournament per Capt. Edward Flynt. The Arkansas pro comes from Wright Field and recently won the Miami Open.
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San Antonio
E. J
Dutch)Harrison
Kelly Field
Harrison
Edward J. Flynt
Wright Field
Dayton
Cheese Classes Upset: Hard Soft and Processed
A basic taxonomy classifies cheese into three main categories: hard, soft, and processed. The grouping reflects texture, aging, and production methods. Each type includes diverse varieties used across cuisines and markets.
Resignation of Plainview Coach Vaughn Moves to New Post
Vaughn a longtime Westerners star and Plainview coach resigns effective Jan 19 to join Ralston Purina Co in Lubbock. He will also manage farms in the Lubbock territory and take new duties Jan 26. Vaughn, born in Lubbock, played football basketball and track at West Texas Teachers College, coached Crosbyton before Plainview, and led Plainview high teams since 1942.
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Rt Soho
Ralston-Purnia Co
Lubbock
Reechin
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Crosbyton
Plainview
Sky Giants Plan Baseball Season From Amarillo
Amarillo Army Airfield Sky Giants prepare for baseball scheduling 80 to 60 game season with a spring road trip in April. S/Sgt M Gibson or the Centenary trainer to manage the team again. Teams in Texas New Mexico Oklahoma and Kansas to be contacted from the old home town. Vaughn Meanderful Ga ha coached boys and influenced many. Vaughn will officiate basketball and football after leaving Plainview school.
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Amarillo
Tex
Amarillo Army
Sky Giants
M (Hoot) Gibson
Centenary
Pat Call
Southwest
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
National Football Meeting Alters Draft Plans
A garbled Chicago report notes executives from Washington and others agreeing to reconvene in the first week of April in New York to discuss the annual player draft and schedules. The fragment suggests a delay or reconsideration of forthcoming events.
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Chicago
Lenny Coat
Washington
New York
Ghinn
Coca-Cola Bowls To Lead In City Commercial Loop Standings
Coca-Cola defeated Hub Laundrymen in a three game match at Palmer alleys to pull within one game of the leaders. DeKalb Oilers dropped two to Armour's, slipping behind the bottlers. S. and Q. Clothiers swept Optimist, Lions beat Meads Bakery, Bogey and Dodson combined for Coca-Cola in the feature. Leo Bell of Lions tied a 234 192 216 for 640 series and top scoring honors.
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Coca-Cola
Plamer
Ce . DeKalb Oilers
Armour’s
S. and
Q. Clothiers
Anton Girls Basketball Narrowly Defeats Littlefield
Anton high school girls basketball team edged Littlefield last night with ten points from Bil and strong scoring from the Anto lineup. The defeat marks only the second loss for Anton this season, the other being a conference opener against Whithar ral.
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Anton
Littlefield Clu
Anto
Whitharral
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