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Newspaper

Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1944

Page

3

Lamesa Seeks rebound as Pearson restarts lineup

Westerners face Lamesa with Johnny Pearson back in the lineup after a week away. Stoney Wall earns guard rotation as Mule Davis plans starters and reserves, including Benefield, Sid Davis, and Pinkey Lowrey in tonight’s expected clash.

Bae Ete Ae W. Moyers Swill Esa Rhars Johnny @Pearson Pearson Big Spring Lamesa Eleven Tahoka Bulldogs Browneld Cubs Gold‘en’ Tornadoes Odessa Lamesa Westerners Stoney Wall Johnny Pearson Joney Wall E. Westerners Mule Davis Wall Lamesa Club Davis Costain Clinton Benefield Sid Davis Eldon Giles C. Foster Co Pearson Charlies Chord Charles Re Johnny Coley George Brewer Johnny Davis Jim Pinkey" Lowrey

Cowhands Face Tough Battles on Home Schedule

The Black team plays Petersburg at Chapman field while the Gold eleven hosts a Slaton game tonight. Coach George Philbrick leads both squads amid a busy schedule and scouting missions before next week’s games. Start time is 4 o clock.

Petersburg Chapman Field Blacks Slaton George Philbrick Mem Ee Ws Scheed

Unbeaten Texas football teams face tough weekend tests

Unbeaten Texas high school football clubs head into a weekend of eliminations with 28 perfect records. Key showdowns include Highland Park versus Waco and Plainview versus Midland. A large Friday slate features Amarillo, Lubbock, Lufkin, and Port Arthur among others, with 49 games listed for Friday and Saturday.

Associated Press Amarillo Golden Sandies San Angelo Lubbock Prairie Wind Denison Port Arthur Lufkin Plainview Midland Brackenridge San Antonio Kingsville San Jacinto Houston Harlingen Sherman Waxahachie Paris Denton Gainesville Minera Wella Greenville McKinney Bonham Sulphur Springs Mt. Pleasant Arlington Grand Prairie Masonic Home Port Worth Arlington Heights Fort Worth Woodrow Wilson Dallas Vernon Breckenridge Stephenville Cisco Olney Ranger Handley Weatherford Hishlend Park Laredo Reagan Corpus Christi Lamar Austin Fredericksburg Kerrville San Panito Brownsville Edinburg Poly Amon Carter-Riverside Adamson Crosier Tech Abilene Brownwood Nacogdoches

Texas Tech Faces undefeated Oklahoma Aggies Saturday Night

Texas Tech prepares for a Saturday night showdown at Tech Stadium against the undefeated Oklahoma Aggies. Coach Dell Morgan relies on a hardened defense and a mix of veterans and fresh players to test the Cowboys. Oklahoma counters with seven lettermen and a stacked lineup led by Fenimore and Watson.

Texas Tech Red Raiders Tech Stadium Oklahoma Aggies Cowboys Red River Fenimore Dell Morgan Morgan Jack Dillon Don Dudley Bruce Frazee Billy Joe Snodgrass Letterman Bobby Hayes Homer Lawson Otis Turner Walter Schlinkman Gene Hartley Custin Bufkin Arthur Shahan Oklahoma Nate Watson Foster Colhover Neal Armstrong Ross Duckett John Gattis

Post Eleven Romps Over Tahoka B Club

Post Eleven beat Tahoka B 18 to 0 after a slow start. Billy Sheppard scored on a six yard run in the second quarter. Bobby Cash heaved a pass to Jimmy Bird for an eight yard TD in the third. Billy Thomas sealed the win with a 35 yard interception return. Tahoka travels to Floydada Friday for a non conference game.

Tahoka Billy Sheppard Bobby Cash Jimmy Bird Billy Thomas Tohoka Bulldogs Floydada

Bisons Remain Unbeaten With 6-0 Win Over Lions

The Sunset Bisons beat the Forest Avenue Lions 6-0 to extend their 8-AA reference winning streak to four games. They previously defeated North Dallas Adamson and Woodrow Wilson by 7-0 scores, with a missed extra point tonight.

Bisons Dallas Sunset Bisons Forest Avenue Lions North Dallas Adamson Woodrow Wilson

Paschal High Remains Undefeated with 13–0 Victory

Paschal High defeated the Graham Steers 13 to 0 in Fort Worth as Paschal stays undefeated and untied in Texas schoolboy football. Paschal has 82 points for the season while holding opponents to two points across the last three games.

Paschal Fort Worth Paschal High Texas Graham Steers

Tahoka B 0 Sunset 6 as Porrest, Paschal, Ballinger pace grid

In a rough score line from RIGH screek Post 16 Tahoka north of the border faced Sunset with Sunset totaling six points while Tahoka failed to score. Porrest from Dallas and Paschal from Fort Worth contributed offense as Ballinger from Ballinger added six to the tally. Sucsinster from San Antonio posted 18 in a separate matchup.

Righ Screek Tahoka Sunset Dallas Porrest Paschal Fort Worth Graham San Antonio Sucsinster Ballinger

Cardinals Edge Browns In Extra Innings To Tie Series

In a tense World Series game at St. Louis, the Cardinals beat the Browns 3 to 2 in 11 innings. Key hits by Ray Sanders and Ken O'Dea followed unearned runs off errors, as Lanier and Donnelly shut down the opposing lineup with sharp pitching and strikeouts from both sides.

S .Arexe J. Louis Cardinals Browns Brownies Ray Sanders Ken O'Dea Max Lanier Rying Lanier Potter Mike Kreevich Blix Donnelly Bob Munchief Whitey Kurowski Marty Marion O'Dea Emil Verban Muncrief Donnelly Kreevich Verban Augie Bergamo Danny Litwhiler Don Gutteridge Mark Christman Sanders Kurowski Marion Chet ‘Laabs McQuinn Walker Cooper Gene Moore Red Hayworth

Browns Top Cardinals 3 1 in 2 33 innings at County

Box score notes Browns defeat Cardinals 3 to 1 with Donnelly the winning pitcher and Muncrief taking the loss. Lanier struck out six for the Browns while Potter worked six for the Cardinals. Attendance was 35 076 at the game with umpires McGowan Dunn Sears.

Vervan Browns Cardinals Potter Billa Lanier McQuinn Gutteridge Muncrief Sanders Verban Marion Donnelly Christman Moore Laebs Stephens Mayworth Hopp Bersamo Bergamo

Brownies and Cardinals battle to late innings in 1940s game

The Brownies rally with Mancuso and Hayworth tying run as Potter rests. Gutteridge, Kreevich, and Donnelly excel for relievers in a tense extra innings tilt. McQuinn sparks a late threat before Christman bunts and Kurowski makes key play. Managers announce tomorrow’s pitching plans with Wilks and Kramer.

Frank Mancuso Potter Hayworth Brownies Don Gutteridge Kreevich Donnelly Chet Laabs Vern Stephens Christman George McQuinn McQuinn Kurowski Billy Southworth Ted Wilks Luke Sewell Jack Kramer

Commandos Face NTAC Demons At Arlington Friday

South Plains Army Air Field Winged Commandos prepare for a Friday night bout with North Texas Agricultural college in Arlington. Claude McClennahan, 170 pounds, Sun Set HS star, will share fullback duties with Tony Romeo, while Paul Campbell shifts to tailback. John Stangis, 6 feet tall and 200 pounds, returns at quarterback after sitting out the TCU game.

South Plains Army Air Field Commandos Demons North Texas Agricultural College Arlington Claude McClennehan Dallas Sunset Tony Romeo Fort Worth TCU SPAAF Paul Campbell Breckenridge Paul NTAC John Stangis Ohio State Illinois Big John

Pirates Rout John Tarleton Eleven 19 to 0

Southwestern University defeated John Tarleton College 19 to 0 in Georgetown Texas. Bob Porter from Fabens returned an interception 80 yards for the opening TD. Ray Butler of Rising Star and J. K. Liles of Palestine added rushing TDs. Fred Moore from Wink converted Butler’s score.

Pirates Georgetown Tex Southwestern University John Tarleton Stephenville Bob Porter Fabens Ray Butler J. K. Liles Palestine Fred Moore Wink Butler

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