Red Raiders Hope Bufkin Returns for Tulsa Test
Plains grid fans expect Texas Tech to face Tulsa with Bufkin sidelined by a broken rib from the Oklahoma game. Sophomore Cecil Norris leads a three-way fight for the right halfback spot as Texas Tech prepares for a Friday trip to Edmond and Tulsa with Morgan to announce the traveling squad and possible lineup changes.
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Beaumont
Bobby Barron
Big Spring
Norris
Tom Montgomery
Ozona
Morgan
Spurs edge Wranglers 2-0 in Openier conference clash
Spurs beat the Wilson Wranglers 2 to 0 at the Dupre playground before a large crowd. James Hayes supplied the winning moves with steady kicking while Gene Welch blocked a punt for an automatic safety. Don Jones showcased his passing talent as Spur’s offense controlled the game.
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Gene Welch
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Dean Bronchos
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Dupree Dogies
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Tulsa Tunes Eleven For Saturday Game
Tulsa prepares for a Saturday night game against Texas Tech after a heavy defense drill. Big Al Kowalski suffered a barley horse injury while the Hurricanes run scrimmages with first and second teams facing Tech T formation plays and freshmen rotating at tailback.
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University of Tulsa Hurricane
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Perry Moss
Red Wade
Dean George
Buddy Bush
T. M. Cox
Bob Nabors
Arthur Shahan
Blues Strike Early To Beat Petersburg
The Lubbock Cowboys beat the Petersbur Juniors 12 to 0 in Petersburg. Arlen Trice returned the opening kickoff 74 yards for a touchdown, and Billy Tatum connected on seven straight passes to Tommy Cleer before Parker Stewart scored the second TD. The Cowboys defense held the hosts to three first downs.
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Parker Stewart
Lubbock
Kallis and Watkins
Jimmy Bass
Lake Texoma Opens for Texas Fishing on Oct 21
Denison Texas October 11 The Joint Compact of Texas and Oklahoma agreed to open Lake Texoma to fishing on October 21 for the Texas side only as Oklahoma already allows fishing on its side The commission will seek legislative power to set lake rules and regulations at a later date Spokesmen noted several items finished at the meeting with no other official announcements.
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Texoma
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North Texas Aggies to Meet Tarleton Plowboys on Nov. 11
North Texas Aggies will face their old rival John Tarleton College Plowboys in Stephenville on November 11, announced NTAC athletic manager J. G. Holmes.
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North Texas Aggies
John Tarleton College Plowboys
Stephenville
J. G. Holmes
NTAC
Rival Coaches Praise Ramblers
San Antonio reports rival coaches from Rice, Texas, and SMU laud Randolph Field's Ramblers as the greatest collection of stars seen this season. Rice coach Jess Neely says Randolph Field would threaten a good game only if they aren’t at their sharpest. Texas coach Dana Bible calls them one of the greatest teams of all time and questions their coordination. SMU coach Jimmie Stewart jokes about needing extra players to cover the Ramblers' offense and defense for Saturday night’s game.
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Rice Owls
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Jimmie Stewart
Southern Methodist University
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Stewart
Laundrymen Tie For Top In Bowling Loop
The Hub Laundry bowlers swept three straight from Meads Bakery at Plamour lanes to tie for first with Armour in the City Commercial league. Armour’s won two of three from S. & Q. Clothiers. Lions club beat the Optimists, DeKalb Oilers took two from Coca-Cola. Glen Welch of Armours and J. A. Peel of the Laundrymen led scoring, Peel with 246 in a game and Welch 650 pins in series while finishing with 642 for eel.
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Ohio State To Haul Own Water To Game
Ohio State will carry 50 gallons of Columbus drinking water 400 miles to Madison Wisconsin for Saturdays game. Acting head coach Carroll Widdoes cited a 17 to 7 loss at Madison two years ago and said water issues contributed to ill effects on the team. Buck officials will ration the home water and warn players to avoid foreign beverages.
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Westerners Ready After Rest Before Abilene Game
Lubbock's Westerners, unbeaten and untied, rest at Chapman field after four wins including Odessa Bronchos and Bobcats. They face non conference Abilene on Oct 21, then open District 1-AA with Plainview Bulldogs. Injuries and illnesses lightly trim squad as they prepare for tough test at Abilene.
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Plainview Bulldogs
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Noel Sikes
Stoney Wall
George Brewer
Charles Pressley
Brewer
Amarillo Sandies
Norman
Oklahoma
Borger
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains
Plainview
Pampa
Brownfield
Orioles Rally To Take Little World Series
Baltimore Orioles rally for five runs including a three run seventh inning to defeat the Louisville Colonels 5 to 3 in the Little World Series before about 23 536 fans. Deutsch Clark Simonds Walters West Lowry Palica Lollar listed.
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Baltimore Orioles
Louisville Colonels
Louisville
Brothers to meet in Northwestern Michigan clash
Northwestern end Duane Sickels will face his brother Quentin Sickles, a Wolverine guard, when Northwestern and Michigan clash in Ann Arbor amid the Big Ten showdown. Both players hailed from Benton Harbor, Michigan, and built reputations as top high school athletes.
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Northwestern
Michigan
Duane Sickels
Quentin Sickles
Wolverines
Benton Harbor
Golds at Lamesa Bar to Test Season Progress
The Lubbock Cowhands Gold, coached by Marlin Hayhurst, visit Chapman field to face La Mesa Breezes led by Gob Fitzgerald in a key test after a 0-13 season opener and a 20-12 win over Petersburg. Sundown hosts Whites Cowboys seeking revenge after beating Blues 12 nothing.
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Russell Wimberley
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London Leaders Urge London for Olympic Games
English IOC members led by Lord Burghley and Sir Noel Curtis Bennett reiterated London as the ideal host for the next Games. They urged London over Los Angeles, arguing the city can showcase facilities and welcome athletes from around the world to a scarred but proudly resilient capital that last staged the Olympics in 1908.
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Noel Curtis Bennett
Los Angeles
No Country Clubs Philadelphia Golf Joke From Pvt Rowbothem
Pvt George Rowbothem, a links enthusiast writing from Germany, questions Nazi urgency to defend the country noting he has not seen a golf course there, reflecting civilian humor amid war reporting.
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George Rowbothem
Germany
Levelland Lobos Brace For Littlefield Clash Friday
Levelland coach Gane Tubbs rushes reinforcements as the Lobos seek to slow the undefeated Littlefield Wildcats in a key District 5-A game. Veterans Alfred Bickman Billy Vardeman Glynn Mears and Orville Zickefoose lead the defense for the Stalingrad stand as Levelland aims to upset the steamroller.
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Idalou Cagers Plan Busy Friday Program
Idalou hosts a Friday triple header with the girls and both A and B boys teams facing Frenship at 7 30 pm. The teams will travel to Shallowater next Friday. The Idalou High School invitation tournament is slated for January 19 and 20 with Stumpy Hamilton of Lubbock officiating.
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J. N. Denning
Frenship
Shallowater
Dennings
Idalou High School
Stumpy Hamilton
Lubbock
War chest drive fundraiser at Blackland and Ellington Fields
When Blackland Army Air Field and Ellington Field of Houston meet this Saturday night the event supports the national war chest drive. All proceeds will go to that cause.
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Ellington Field
Ouston
Tahoka Pups Rally To Tie Cowboys Red At Chapman Field
Tahoka behind in the fourth quarter staged a dramatic comeback to tie the Lubbock Cowboys Red 13 13 at Chapman field. Joe Minor and Finis Botkin teamed for the final drive with Minor’s 55 yard run setting up Botkin’s TD and Botkin’s 65 yard tying run sealed the draw.
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Lubbock Cowboys
Chapman Field
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Tahoka
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Finis Botkin
Reds
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Wayl
Ussery
Jimmy Martin
Martin
Minor
Botkin
Arrival Of New Fullback At Kessler Field
A new fullback for the Lubbock Westerners and Texas Tech teams has arrived at the home of Capt. and Mrs. Bert Huffman at Kessler Field in Mississippi. Capt Huffman, former Texas Tech assistant football and basketball coach, reports the mother and fullback both doing nicely with no weights announced.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders
Bert Huffman
Kessler Field
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Huffman
Unbeaten Pecos And Kermit Play Friday
Kermit Yellow Jackets visit Pecos Eagles for the first conference game of the season. Both teams enter undefeated with only six and seven points allowed respectively. Most observers expect this to be the decisive game of the season.
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Kermit
Kermit Yellow Jackets
Slaton
Pecos Eagles
Maroons Rout Missiaps. McKeen Expects Top Health
After a 56 0 victory over Missiaps last Saturday coach Allyn McKeen reported only minor injuries. He expects the Maroons to be at full strength for the Bollweevils in the next contest.
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Missiaps
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