Football growth and league plans across South Plains region
Local notes describe growing Class A and B football programs and coaching readiness as schools like Slaton Post Sundown Ida jou grow in participation. A West Texas New Mexico League revival is favored, with Abilene discussed. travel concerns temper ambitious league ideas. Public ball tourney notes mention print limits and reader feedback to Jaycees.
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Slaton and Post
Sundown
Idajou
Clase
Tech opens 1945 season with 45 man practice squad
A large 1945 Tech football group reports for drills, led by Walter Schlinkman and Cecil Norris among returns and many 17 year olds. Coaches Morgan and Robison stress light workouts, speed, and early fitness ahead of Sept. 22 home opener with Southwestern.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders
Dell Morgan
Polk Robison
Red Raiders
Frick Seeks Fewer Night Games In 1946
National League President Ford Frick told 40 club owners at a Rotary club meeting in Aliceton West Virginia that he would push for a limit on night schedules next season. He favored a maximum of seven to fourteen home night games per club to curb after dark play.
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CI Aleston
W. Va
Ford Frick
Frick
Rotary Club
Star Pilot wins Hopeful Stakes at Belmont in record time
Star Pilot ridden by Arnold Kirkland led from end of the stretch to win the 41st Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga Belmont. The Sickle colt carried 112 pounds and finished six and a half furlongs in a record 1 16.3 over the Widener straight. Inroc, a Chicago invader from H D Ulmer, was second with Revoked third for Dr. Essie Asbury.
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Star Pilot
New York
Elizabeth Graham
Saratoga
Belmont
Sickle
Inroc
H. D. Ulmer
Essie Asbury
Arnold Kirkland
Widener
Boojum
Stewart Aims for Tenth New Mexico Amateur Title
Verne Spec Stewart, nine time champion, led qualifying with a three under par 34 on nine holes in Albuquerque. The New Mexico amateur championship continued today with match play through the weekend and finals set for Labor Day.
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Stewart
Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Westerners Begin Rugged Workouts for 1945 Football
Lubbock Westerners under coaches Dixie White and George Philbrick held two practice sessions with 41 players in the morning and 43 in the afternoon as real drills started for the 1945 season. The squad will train two weeks before the nine game schedule, opening Sept 14 at Odessa and later hosting Big Spring on Sept 28.
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George Philbrick
Lubbock Westerners
Lubbock High School
White
Philbrick
Odessa
San Angelo
Big Spring
Lamesa
Borger
Lubbock
Shorty Hayhurst
Curtis Barrett
Black
Jackie Butles
Jimmy Bass
Jackie Davis
Sam Davis
Royce Ellison
Paulkner
Charles Gardner
Bobby Griffin
Bill Henry
Edwin Johnson
Ronnie Kent
Bob McKelvy
Buddy Maner
Jerry Nisser
Bert Nelson
Bruce Patton
Parker Stewart
Marlin Smith
Bob Terrell
Gene Ussery
J. A. Warnich
Lester York
Joe Bumpass
James Craiz
Kenneth Cox
Buddy Hardwich
John Kallas
David Leaverton
Jack Mills
John Modowell
Pete Quinlan
Billy Tatum
Silas Ussery
Charles Wright
Dave Watkins
Marvin Wilson
Max Zachary
Galen Braind
Wendell Conditt
Earl Hutchenson
Truman Isaacs
Fred Stanley
Jack Smith
Army Smith
Arlen Trice
Carroll Wylie
No Changes Due For World Series Slate
In Charlotte on September 1 1945 Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler said the World Series will mirror the 1943 plan due to travel limits. Three games will be at the opener city park of the American League champion followed by three at the National League champions venue.
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Charlotte
N. C
Japan
Happy Chandler
CUBS
ST. Louis
Johnny Hopp
al Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Bruins
George Dockins
Chicago
Passeau
Williams
Doeckins
O'Dea
Kurowski
Saunders
Hushes
Hopp
Lowrey
Verban
Schoendienst
Sanders
D. Johnson
Sauer
Hilliard Named Athletic Director and Coach at McMurray
Lt. Vernon Hilliard, stationed at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, signed a five year contract to serve as athletic director and head coach at McMurray College in Abilene.
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Abilene
Vernon Hilliard
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
McMurray College
Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins Broadmoor title with record score
Mil dred Didrikson Zaharias of Denver blazed the last nine holes in 32 to set a new course record and defeated Dorothy Kielty of Los Angeles 6 and 4 in the 36 hole finals of the Broadmoor Women's Invitation golf tournament in Colorado Springs.
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Babe
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mildred
Didrikson Zaharias
Denver
Dorothy Kielty
Los Angeles
Hunting and fishing licenses set for Texas boom
Austin officials expect about 230000 hunting and fishing licenses sold this year as the 1945-46 season begins. Executive Secretary Howard Dodgen notes 120000 hunting, 70000 artificial lure, and 40000 fishing permits, with Texoma lake permits valid until August 31, 1946.
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Austin
Texas
Howard’ Dodgen
State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Dodgen
Lake
Texoma
Opening Day Dove Hunters Report Strong Start on South Plains
Dove hunters on the South Plains turned out in large numbers for opening day. Luck was generally good with many reporting full bags in Kent County and elsewhere off the caprock. Some groups on the caprock had only fair luck and many hunters did not return by nightfall for final tallies.
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South Plains
Caprock
Kent County
Grid Coach Shines In Wichita Golf Tourney
Johnny Garrison Electra High School football coach shot sub par 70 to win medalist honors at the Wichita Falls Country Club 18th annual invitational. Runners up were Coyal Francis and Roy Lebus with 72s. Jack Laxon Brownwood posted 76 to reach the championship bracket. Two match play rounds follow Sunday, then Monday and the finals Tuesday.
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Wichita Falls
Johnny Garrison
Electra
Wichita Falls Country Club
Coyal Francis
Roy Lebus
Jack Laxon
Brownwood
Gar Wood Aims For Record at Labor Day Regatta
Winter Haven Fla Sept 1 Gar Wood veteran speedboat racer plans to set a new record with his hydroplane during the Labor Day regatta on Monday.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Gar Wood
Lamesa Grid Eleven Starts 1945 Season
LAMESA Sept. 1 Special The Golden Tornadoes opened 1945 football training under Head Coach Choc Sanders with 35 to 40 players. Backfield rebuild and weight gains noted as key, with veterans Nieman Matlock Hurley Fortenberry in the line and Taylor as sole backfield letterman. The team faces a tough schedule with ten games including Tahoka at home and conference tests against Abilene San Angelo and Midland.
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Sanders
Lamesans
Rtegerald
H. S. Fitzgerald
Southern Methodist University
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Matlock
Hurley
Fortenberry
Hoover
Hawkins
Eudy
Clark
Taylor
Patterson
Abilene
Sweetwater
Midland
San Angelo
Bobcats
Tahoka’s
Bulldogs
McCollum Field
Kermit
Odessa
Brownfield
Lubbock
Big Spring
Hogan Clings To Lead In Tourney
Nashville Open standings show Ben Hogan clinging to a slim lead after a 67 to pair with a 64 first round for 131. Byron Nelson closed to within three strokes at 134 with a 64 after a 70, as seven players sit within a few shots including Herman Barron and Jimmy Hines at 135 and Sam Snead at 135. Ed Furgol posted 65 to reach 137 alongside Joe Zarhardt and Jimmy Johnson, while Sam Byrd and Bob Cochran also contend.
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Tenn
Texas
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Hogan
Nelson
Herman Barron
White Plains
N. Y
Jimmy Hines
Chicago
Sammy Snead
Hot Springs
Hines
Snead
Barron
Sam Byrd
Detroit
Bob Cochran
St. Louis
Frank Stranahan
Byrd
Cochran
Ed Furgol
Furgol
Joe Zarhardt
Norristown
Jimmy Johnson
Dearborne
Texas League Reactivated for 1946 Start With Four Club Changes
The Texas League resumes after three years, approved by the National Association. Beaumont is sold to Louis A. Watson and associates. Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Fort Worth change ownership. San Antonio may transfer later. Beaumont plans lights next season. Dallas forms a working agreement with Detroit and hires Al Vincent as manager.
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W. G.bramham
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Beaumont
Detroit Tigers
Ernest F. Lorbeer
Louis A. Watson
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Oklahoma City
H. O. Pope
Tulsa
William G. Shelley
Fort Worth
Brooklyn Dodgers
William O. DeWitt
St. Louis Browns
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DeWitt
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Lorbeer
Beaumont Long
George Schepps
Detroit
al Vincent
Big Spring Golf Tourney Produces Lubbock Qualifiers
Chick Trout led three Lubbock players to the championship flight with a three over par 75 amid tough greens at the Big Spring Country Club invitation. He opens Sunday against Jimmy Goldman as Dr. W. A. Schaal faces George Polaski.
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Chick Trout
Lubbock
Big Spring Country Club
Trout
Jimmy Goldman
Airways
Bill
D. O. Carpenter
Class B Grid Clubs Are Organized Here
Four new Class B football teams join the South Plains conference in 1945 after a Hilton hotel meeting. Meadow, Frenship, New Deal, Hale Center, and Idalou are added with Anton possibly entering. North and South halves schedule set though Anton absent. Meadow seeks title as prior champion. district play narrows to November playoffs between half champions.
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Hilton Hotel
Hamilton Still
Meadow
W. V. Swimburn
Abernathy
Frenship High School
Wolfforth
New Deal High School
Monroe
Hale Center
Idalou
Anton
Meadow High School
Leeders
Petersburg
New Deal
Meadows Rapes Vats Plains
Frenship
Lubbock
Ropes
Ropesville
Ropes (x
Plains
Seminole
Morton
Ropenville
Frens
Polo, Ancient Game of Stick and Ball
Polo is described as the oldest known game using a stick and ball with early records in Persian history.
Giants Rally Past Dodgers Behind Jurges Heroics
New York Giants defeat Brooklyn 5-4 as Billy Jurges hits a decisive eighth inning homer off Clyde King to pull within 1 1/2 games of the Dodgers. Ace Adams earns the win in relief. Branca suffers the loss. Ott adds a 19th homer for the Giants.
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Billy Jurges
Clyde King
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Giants
Ace Adams
Flatbushers
Jurges
King
Brooklyn
Mike Schemer
Ralph Branca
Mel Ott
Branca
Baker
Sears
Sandlock
Brewer
Adams
Klutts
Brown
Hausmann
Ott
Bordagaray
Stanky
Galan
Btevens
Stevens
York Drives Tigers Past Indians in Ninth Inning Rally
Detroit edges Cleveland 5 4 as Rudy York plates Ed Borom with a walk off single after bases loaded. Tobin gets the win, Klieman the loss as Newhouser and Feller go seven.
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Rudy York
Figers
Cleveland Indians
Hal Newhouser
Bob Feller
Laste Thrrough
Jim Tobin
Specs Klieman
York
Ed’ Borom
Specs) Klieman
Tigers
Feller
Newhouser
Klieman
Tribe
Roy Cullenbine
Borom
Tiger
Hank Greenberg
Cullenbine
Cleveland
Kiieman
Hayes
Caster
Tobin
Richards
Maier
Seerey
Ross
Cramer
Rocco
Coullenbine
Gillery To Bechtol Combination Shines
University of Texas Longhorns four teams will be scrimmaging this afternoon in a second practice session hampered by weather a photographer's day and exams. Byron Gillory from Marshall completed 13 to 15 passes with Hubert Bechtol of Lubbock catching well. Jerome Buxkemper of Ballinger provided most passing interference.
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Jerome Buxkemper
Ballinger
Texas Longhorns Play for SWC Title This Season
Texas coach D X Bible admits the Longhorns should be favorite for the Southwest Conference crown as 1945 squad blends veteran leaders with a strong freshman crop led by Byron Gillory and George Graham. The defense features Bechtel and Schwartzkopf with Wetz and Plyler in the kicking game and Halfpenny guiding the backfield alongside Brechtel.
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D. X. Bible
Texas
Leroy Andersen
Tom Milik
Byron Gillory
Marshall Stresk
George Graham
San Angelo
Graham
America
Senators Sign Pete Appleton As Free Agent Pitcher
Washington Senators announce the signing of Pete Appleton, a right handed pitcher, to a free agent contract. Appleton had rejoined the St. Louis Browns after a two year Navy service before signing with Washington.
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SENS
Appleton
Washington
Pete Appleton
St. Louis Browns
Navy
Washington Senators
Record Set In 26-Inning Midwest Softball Opener
In Indianapolis on September 1 a new national endurance record was set as two teams battled 26 innings in the opening game of the men's division at the Midwest softball regional tournament after nearly five hours of play.
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Indianapolis
Old Glory Texas Renaming From Brandenburg in 1917
The Texas town formerly known as Brandenburg changed its name in 1917 after petitions from residents to honor the Ue Si tag as the United States entered World War I against Germany.
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Texas
America
Germany
Brandenburg
Old Glory
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