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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1947

Page

11

Spring Football Ban Sets Eligibility Rules for Interscholastic League

The Associated Press reports the Interscholastic League adopts spring training ban and eight semester limit for high school eligibility. A football champion may face new post season and funding rules. Begin fall practice August 15 or September 1. 1943 48 school year changes, with some schools already training.

Associated Press University of Texas Interscholastic League Rues Rer Ct Oeserve Orxell Abuene High School Becom Bedicheck

City offers summer gang softball for youths 13 and under

Curtis Barrett announces summer gang softball for boys and girls thirteen and under. Teams may form citywide by contacting the Recreation department at 9346. Games start June 7 at Wagner park on Saturday mornings with equipment provided except gloves. Managers meeting Monday at 8 in Room 106 City hall. church league plans discussed Tuesday. Industrial and Church leagues begin May 19 with no entry fee.

Curtis Barrett City Recreation Department Recreation Department Wagner Park City Hall Industrial League Pendley Body Shop Lubbock Auto Purina Mills DeMolay Lubbock Barber College American Legion Veterans Administration

Tag Team Tussle Headlines Sled Allen’s Ring Show

An Australian tag team match headlines the grappling card at Sled Allen's arena on Wednesday with Rex Mobley and Dory Detton facing Frankie Hill and Al Getz. Also scheduled is Gentleman Dale Haddock versus Ace Freeman in a special preliminary. All bouts are two of three falls and start at 8:30 p.m. through the summer.

Sled Allen Rex Mobley Dory Detton Frankie Hill al Getz Pittsburgh Getz-Hill Dale Haddock Detroit Ace Freeman Allen

Longhorn coaches stay put says Texas longevity record

Records show University of Texas coaches have long tenures with an average stay of 18 years. Penick leads at 39 years coaching tennis, followed by Disch at 37 years in baseball and Littlefield at 28 years in track. Football staff span varies with Bible, Cherry, Gilstrap about a decade together, Price at 12, Gray 13, Robertson 12, Penick's golf 18, and Ed Olle at 17. Jake Bleymaier guards athletic plant history dating to 1905.

Austin University of Texas D. A. Penick Uncle Billy) Disch Clyde Littlefield Longhorn D. X. Bible Blair Cherry Bully Gilstrap Eq. Price Jack Gray Tex Robertson Harvey Penick Ed Olle Bibb Falk Eck Curtis Jacob Bleymaier Jake

Tech Men Fall Short and Tennis Team Boasts Near Titles

Tech won the track meet with a 3:24.28 team time as Hewitt Allison built the margin with a strong second lap and teammates added yards. Tech tennis saw Jake Broyles reach the class A finals before losing to Herb Benham 6-2 6-2, with Broyles Ivy and the Arizona pair falling in a decisive doubles match.

Sports Page Hewitt Allison Joe Wilson Reynolds Tech Murphey Willie Florence Ralph Earhart Dustin Bufkin Ed Clepper Clepper Polk Robison Arizona Jake Broyles Herb Benham Benham Glenn Ivy Broyles Ivy Bulldog” Drummond Drummond Wildcat E. H. McKinney New Mexico

Galveston Man Shoots Wife Mistaken for Burglar

In Galveston Mrs. Floyd O'Brien is in critical condition after her husband fired at a moving figure he believed was a burglar near the bedroom window. He awoke about 4 AM after hearing a dog bark and, after warning Stop or I’ll shoot, fired. The incident occurred as police investigate the case of a man who mistook his wife for a burglar.

Galveston Floyd O’brien O'Brien

Woman Shot By Unknown Suspect In Domestic Incident

One bullet pierced Mrs. O'Brien's right breast as she kept quiet during the encounter while her husband tried to spot the figure he fled from. The incident appears to be a domestic confrontation with a concealed assailant.

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