District 6-A Adds Nine Teams for 194?-41 Season
District 6-A of the Texas Interscholastic League will begin next September with nine teams, including Slaton’s return and Andrews and Sundown joining the district. J W Jones of Denver City was elected secretary, replacing C L Cotton. Sundown enters football for the first time in nine-man play, while Slaton rejoins after wartime withdrawal. Basketball pairings set for Feb 10 to 12 at Denver City with Slaton vs O’Donnell and Denver City vs Post in early rounds.
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Brownfield
Andrews Aha
Sundown
Slaton
Jones
J. W. Jones
Denver City
C. L. Cotton
Seagraves
Andrews
Sundown High School
Ole
O'Donnell
Tahoka
Sunwa
Aves
Seminole
O’donnell
Ver City
Plans For Third Annual Red Cross Baseball Game
New York announces plans for the third annual Red Cross baseball game between winners of the National Invitation and the NCOO tournaments. March 29 is set as the Madison Square Garden showdown date with the invitation tourney running from March 17 to the final round March 25 and regional and national finals to follow.
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New York
Red Cross
NCOO
Madison Square Garden
Colte Group
Henderson Returns To Post At Baylor
R. E. Bill Henderson leaves the Army and will return to Baylor University as head basketball coach and acting football coach. A former assistant in 1934, he was an Air Corps lieutenant and instructor at South Plains Army Airfield. He may also lead the football program if Frank Kimbrough remains in service. Baylor resumes football next season after a two year absence from Southwest Conference play.
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San Antonio
R. E
Bill) Henderson
Army
Baylor University
Henderson
Air Corps
Fort Sam Houston
South Plains Army Airfield
Lubbock
Lubbock High School
Texas Tech
South Plains
Baylor
Frank Kimbrough
Kimbrough
Navy
Hendersoon
Byron Nelson Opens Favorite in Texas Open Field
Byron Nelson arrives as the favorite for the Texas Open at Brackenridge. He shot a 64 in a tune-up round, matching the best score on the course and aiming to extend his dominance in the winter tournament trail. Teammates McSpaden Wood Demaret Revolta Hamilton Byrd joined Nelson in visiting wounded veterans at the Brooke General Hospital ahead of the pro am and open.
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San Antonio
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Brackenridge
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Craig Wood
Jimmy Demaret
Johnny Revolta
Bob Hamilton
Sam Byrd
Brooke General Hospital
McSpaden
Sports broadcasts boost morale for troops overseas
Major J Carter Hermann of the Army's radio service says baseball broadcasts are highly popular with troops abroad. He notes front line news comes first, but sports provide essential listening entertainment and may continue without harming the war effort.
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San Francisco
Maj
J. Carter Hermann
Armed Forces’radio Service
Hermann
Horned Frogs Romp Over Baylor 64 25
Fort Worth January 24 Texas Christian University defeated Baylor 64 to 25 to surge into temporary second place in the Southwest Conference. Center Merle Gibson scored 14 points and forward Leroy Pasco added 13 to lead TCU in the lopsided victory.
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Horned Frogs
Baylor
Fort Worth
Hub McQuillan
TCU Cagers
Bears
Merle Gibson
Leroy Pasco
Frogs
Meadow Tourney Opens With Four Games In Meadow Meet
Meadow High school hosts the annual Invitational basketball tournament opening Thursday with 20 teams in boys and girls brackets and consolation rounds. Ropesville and Union start the boys night at 7, New Home vs Wellman at 8, Meadow vs Wellman girls at 9, followed by Meadow vs Plains in a marquee boys clash.
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Meadow
Meadow High School
Ropesville
Union
Wellman Boys
Wellman
Meadow Girls
Wilson
Plains
Survey Finds Sufficient Minor and Older Players for Baseball
A nationwide AP survey identifies about 460 players with 1944 experience from majors to Class D who could fill rosters if younger draftees are unavailable. Executives plan spring camps and contracts assuming a regular mid April start, relying on holdovers and avoiding heavy use of underage talent.
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Baseball
New York
Associated Press Today
Coca Cola five tighten Bowling League race with big scores
Coca Cola led by Terrell Matthews won two from DeKalb Oilers at Palmer alleys. Meads Bakery split with Hub Laundrymen as Lions club swept and Optimist club lost. S. Q. Clothiers beat Armour's. Matthews posted 229 in a high single, 222 second game and 145 third for a 596 series.
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Coca-Cola
Plamer
DeKalb Oilers
Meads Bakery
Lions Club
S. & Q. Clothiers
Armour
Terrell Matthews
Coca- Cola Five
Soldier's Death At Dallas Tourist Court From CO Poisoning
Ashburn General Hospital announced an autopsy showed S/Sgt. James F. Green died of carbon monoxide poisoning. His body was found in a Dallas tourist court room on January 21. Green's home was listed as (unspecified in readable text).
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Mckinney
Ashburn General Hospital
James F. Green
Dallas
Green
Texas Tech Names 1944 Gridiron Lettermen and Numerals
Texas Tech promotes 23 lettermen for 1944 with 15 numerals awarded. Veterans include Walter Schlinkman the All American standout and a core group of freshmen remain eligible. Coach Dell Morgan notes many awardees have gone to service, leaving uncertainty for next fall.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders
Dell Morgan
Armed Services
Otis Turner
Wink
Floyd Lawhorn
Temple At Center
John Birdwell
Bossier City
Bobby Hayes
Burkburnett
Homer Lawson
Lubbock
Don Orr
Graham
Clyde Black
Ben Franklin
Don Grove
Monument
N. M
Joe Snodgrass
Brownfield
Jack Dillon
Chillicothe
Don Dudley
Wichita Falls
Jim Taylor
Sweetwater
Luke Thompson
Eldorado
Custin Bufkin
Hobbs
T. M. Cox
Muleshoe
Ernest
Mt. Pleasant
Red Raiders
Walter Schlinkman
Dumas Demon
Red Raider
Schlinkman
Southwest
Sudan Set to Host All Boys High School Tourney
Sudan will hold a two day high school basketball tournament Friday and Saturday naming a champion. The event is limited to boys with no entry list available. Official A C Stumpy Hamilton of Lubbock will officiate the games.
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Sudan
A. C
Stumpy” Hamilton
Lubbock
Munice Soldier Found Dead At Camp Howze
Dallas County Chief Deputy Sheriff Bill Decker said the body was found in a room with all windows down and a stove burning full blast at Camp Howze near Gainesville.
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Munice
Ind
Camp Howze
Gainesville
Dallas County
Bill Decker
Fliers edge Dalhart in low scoring Western clash
Lubbock Army Airfield Fliers rallied to beat Dalhart Army Airfield 37 to 36 in a etc thriller. McCarty led with 15 points, Prior added 10, while Oppenlander paced Dalhart with 13 as the game stayed tight through the final minutes.
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Dalhart
Lubbock Army Airfield
Dalhart Army Airfield
Gerald McCarty
Bruce Prior
Lubbock
McCarty
Prior
LAAF
Oppenlander
Captaert
Alf
Nets
AAF
Dalhart Aaf
Sapan
Glover
QjJordon
Newell
Krasner
MacDonald
O'Hatala
Aee
Letters Awarded To 27 Aggie Gridders
Varsity letters were awarded to 27 players and the student manager at the Texas A and M lettermen banquet. Coach Homer Norton named quarterback Jimmy Cashion of College Station as the most valuable player on the Texas A and M football team last season.
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Aggie
College Station
Texas Aggie Lettermen
Homer Norton
Jimmy Cashion
Texas A. and M
Norton names co-captains for last season
Cotton Howell of Nacogdoches praised as best blocker. Guard Damon Tassos of San Antonio and Tackle Monte Moncrief of Dallas named by Norton as co-captains for last season. A new lighter sheep breed may allow ordering a leg of lamb for two in a few years.
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Cotton Howell
Nacogdoches
Damon Tassos
San Antonio
Monte Moncrief
Dallas
Norton
Avoid Running Lamp Cords Under Rugs
The note warns against placing lamp cords beneath rugs as they wear ridges into the fabric and could damage the rug over time.
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