Westerners elect Pearson and Benefield captains
WS Ek EB reports Pearson and Benefield elected team captains as Lubbock Wester work out for the season. Dell Morgan watches notables like Callahan and Bechtel, with fans curious about future Texas Tech grid prospects and postwar changes.
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Texas Tech
Dell Organ
Red ‘Raiders
Tech
Morgan
Red Raider
J. A. Callahan
Dell
Callahan
Uncle Sam
Lubbock
J. R. Callahan
Dell Morgan
Texas University
Dana X. ‘Bible
Texas
Hubert Bechtel
North Texas Aggies Outlook Worsens After Scrimmages
Arlington Texas September 2 After two weeks of training Coach J G Klepto Holmes of the North Texas Aggie football squad remains pessimistic about season prospects. He notes two standout high school stars will join next week Jack Hughes from Denison a skilled punter and J T Watson from Henderson an outstanding end last season.
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Arlington
Texas
J. G
Klepto) Holmes
North Texas Aggie
Aggie
Jack Hughes
Denison
J. T. Watson
Henderson
Red Raiders Face Harder Grid Week
Texas Tech prepares for a tougher practice period as full squad readiness returns. Francis Brockman arrives from Carlsbad New Mexico and joins workouts, with many others expected by Monday. Coaches Morgan and Robinson split the squads for drills as starting positions remain fluid ahead of the season.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders
Francis Brockman
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Tech
Dell Morgan
Morgan
Polk Robinson
Texas Tech
Gerland Akins
Sweetwater
Buddy Boles
Lubbock
Clyde Black
Ben Franklin
Coustin Bufkin
Hobbs
N. M
Bobby Barber
Big Spring
Charles Crawford
Wink
Melvin Coley
Littlefield
T. M. Cox
Muleshoe
Jim Cooper
Monument
Melvin Clements
Jack Dillon
Chillicothe
Don Dudley
Wichita Falls
C. A. Dempsey
Paris
Levin Davis
O'Donnell
Billy Greenfield
Brownfield
James Gimmell
Mat Gray
Seminole
Don Grove
J. B. Graham
Dickens
Pelly Gibson
Tom Headstream
Roby
W. D. Hart
Ernest Hawkins
Lamesa
Luis Leal
Glen Lewis
Quitaque
John McDermott
Tucumcari
Cecil Norris
Beaumont
Ed Orr
Vernon
Don Orr
Graham
L. B. Petty
Hamlin
Wayne Pud"ris
Lamena
Ted Smith
Wichita Parls
Eldon Sanders
Horace Smith
Rising Star
Billy Joe Snodgrass
Jack Samford
Aspermont
Arthur Shqnhan
Homer Stark
R. L. Berthers
Greenville
Jim Taylor
Sweet Water
Luke Thompson
Eldorado
Bill Underhill
Billy Webb
Mineral Wells
Quinton Watson
Brownsboro
Max Wright
Roscoe
Paul Wheeler
Strawn
Russell Cannon
Bowie
Bruce Frazee
Wichita Palla
R. J. Fairchield
Ft. Davis
James Franks
Olton
Gene Hardy
Hugoton
Tech Season Ticket Sales Open With Six Home Games
Texas Tech announces season tickets for six home games. Reserved seats are $9 and box seats $12 with unique savings. Official sale begins Tuesday at the athletic office through Sept 22, for games starting Sept 23 against SAAF with night contests on Oct 7 and Oct 21.
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Southwest
Texas Tech
Tech
Lubbock
Army Air Field
Morley Jennings
SAAF
Oklahoma
Southwestern Uv
New Mexico U
Southern Plains
Air Fidd.ae
oSane
SPAAF to Play Fort Logan Armistice Day Game
SPAAF set Fort Logan of Fort Logan Colorado to join its fall football schedule replacing Camp Bowie. The game will be at Tech Stadium on Armistice Day Saturday November 11 with a 2 30 p m kickoff.
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Air ‘Field
Fort Logan
Colo
Tech Stadium
13Th Armored Division
Camp Bowie
Spaaf Commandos
Commandos
SPAAF
Colorado Eleven
SMU Prepares for Testing 1944 Backfield Shakeup
Harold V. Ratliff reports SMU under Jimmie Stewart fields a strong backfield led by Ralph Ruthstrom a 215 pound transfer from Sam Houston State and veteran backs Ivan Cunningham C D Allen Eugene McClintock L B Cox and Wayne Shaw with Squires Burdened by knee and kidney injuries.
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Ruthstrom
Sam Houston State
S.M.U
Ivan Cunningham
C. D. Allen
Eugene McClintock
Cox
Wayne Shaw
Bill Squires
Texas Christian
Squires
Shaw
Stewart
Eugene Wilson
James Melelio
Cook
J. O. Rollwage
Sunset High
Meletio
Fred Goodwin
Sunset
S.m.lu
Buck Stewart
Jack Elliott
Jimmie Kendrick
Billy Gibbons
Bob Holloway
8.M.A
Dave McCoy
Rice
Ronald McWilliams
San Angelo
James Bulls
Baylor
Kilgore
James Barnett
Texas A&m
L.hi
Schutze
Hillsboro Junior College
Louis Williams
Waco High
Williams
Armed Services
Cards To Open Series Ducat Sales Tuesday
The St. Louis Cardinals will start mail orders Tuesday for World Series tickets as home club. Orders are limited to two seats per applicant and must include a cashier's check for 18.75 dollars for one seat across three games or 37.50 dollars for two seats. Only metropolitan St. Louis residents may apply. no single-game, box, or non mail orders.
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Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Office of Defense Transportation
St. Louis
Doerr Leaves Boston For Army Induction
Bobby Doerr of the Boston Red Sox will depart after the Sunday game with his wife and son for Gold Beach Oregon to be inducted into the Army at Fort Lewis Washington on September 1 He is a hard hitting second baseman for Boston and will leave the club on the West Coast trip.
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Boston
Bobby Doerr
Boston Red Sox
West Coast
Doerr
Red Sox
Final Playoff Scheduled Today in Lub bock
Final playoff clamps down on Chap man field this afternoon at 3. Bill Deans Service meet Hemphill-Wells Cats for the league crown after both halves produced a finalist. Jack Vaughn aims to repeat his three hit performance and Bob Galey eyes another two hit day as the teams seek the title.
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Lubbock
Chapman Field
Bill Dean
Hemphill-Wells Cats
Deanmen
Jack Vaughn
Cats
Bob Galey
Six-Man Football Loop Organized in South Plains
Six-Man football was organized Saturday in Lubbock with seven teams forming the new loop. Sundown High School, the defending champions, will rely on three returning players including Matlock, an All-Conference back, as the conference names a district chairman G. L. Detriche.
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Lubbock
G. L. Detriche
Sundown
Sundown High School
Matlock
Nugent
Clark
Whiteface
Witharrel
Pettit
New
Detriche
Leo J. Warren
Whitharrel
L. S. Salser
Southland
Wilson
Keee
Wilson Newema
New Home
District 4 B grid plans outlined with few participants
Only three schools attended the meeting at the Hilton as District 4-B mapped football plans for the season. Plans favored splitting into north and south halves with potential Cooper joining, and Plains and Meadow seen as power teams returning 11 lettermen. Several scheduled games listed with dates and locations across Plains, Meadow, Ropes, Petersburg, Tahoka, Lubbock, and Abernathy.
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Ropes
Petersburg
Meadow
Plains
Abernathy
Hale Center
Cooper
Rome
Rope
Petersborg
Tahoka
Lubbock Cowhands
O'Donnell
Ferabernat
Het
Avernathy
Peetersburg
Westerners Drill As Cowhands Schedule Four Early Season Games
Lubbock coaches J Mule Davis and Dixie White directed a tough drill at Chapman field as Westerners and Cowhands prepared for the season opener against Odessa Bronchos. Athletic director E J Pinkey Lowrey booked four games for the Cowhands including Meadow Sept 29 and Petersburg Oct 6, with Blacks at Ropes Oct 27. New players Moyers Ketron Balch joined a large roll call of Westerners and Cowhands on opening day.
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J. Mule Davis
Dixie White
Lubbock Westerners
Chapman Field
Garza Burns
E. J. “Pinkey" Lowrey
Cowhands
Meadow
Petersburg
O'Donnell
Ropes
Tahoka
R. W. Moyers
Bobby Ketron
Johnny da Donnell
Sam Davis
George Me
G. C. Foster
Giles
J. Kriger
Johnny Gamble
C. Goodnight
Charles Phea Bobs Griffins
Royce George
Hardwick
Louis Hawkins
Bill Monty
James Mall
John Ike Kennedy
Kennedy
Russell Lee
Bruce Lemaire
Im Lawrey
Nelson Lanham
OO Dall McCloud
Remper McGowan
Vero M. Morris
Byron Martin
Ike Medowell
Dale Maitobell
Petres
Ann Pear Pars Aelaen
Biot
Wie
Gat Pressley
Joe Patton
Deaalé UK
Russ Paeces Arthur
Jim ‘Treae
An — Ui Riavenson
Club Champion golf tourney dates at Lubbock Club
Herbert Schroeder announced the Lubbock Country Club Champion tournament will run September 17 to October 15 with five flights. J. A. Raley Jr. leads planning. committees include Powell McWhirter, Chick Trout, Stoney Wall, Clarence Doggett, C J Norton and Fender Tubbs. Qualifying the week of Sept 10 through Sept 17 with match play the following week. War bonds and merchandise prizes. party awards after the event with prizes for most balls in the creek and top scorer.
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Herbert Schroeder
Lubbock Country Club
Schroeder
J. A. Raley Jr
Powell Mce Whirter
Chick Trout
C. I. “Stoney” Wall
Clarence Doggett
C. J. Norton
Fender Tubbs
Mickey Owen Cleared for Military Service with Dodgers
New York Sept 1 Mickey Owen Brooklyn Dodger catcher passed his physical at an induction center and was accepted for military service He is 27 and will remain with the Dodgers until called.
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Owen
New York
Mickey Owen
Brooklyn Dodger
Dodgers
Why Army Navy Game Should Be Public Not Private
Whitney Martin argues it is illogical to restrict Army Navy attendance to Annapolis while other large games are open in big cities. He notes transportation concerns and government policy as factors but says public viewership of the service schools is essential, even amid questions and year to year speculation.
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Associated Press
New York
Navy
Penn
Philadelphia
Army
Notre Dame
Duke
Annapolis
West Point
Baltimore
Forrestal
Red Sox Hitters In Battle For Honors
In New York on September 2 the American League batting race narrowed to a three way contest among Boston Red Sox stars. Fred Walker led with 326 while Bob Johnson and Bobby Doerr trailed by one point and Pete Ox by two.
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Boston Red Sox
Fred
Dixie) Walker
Stan Musial
Bob Johnson
Red Sox
Bobby Doerr
Pete Ox
Boston
Roy Partee
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia
Partee
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Garbark
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Taber
Epps
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Christopher
Meneias
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Balk
Woods
Ryba
Wyatt Goes Home From Dodgers After Struggling Season
Whit Wyatt, former Brooklyn Dodgers pitching star, left the club today for his Buchanan Georgia home. He has been hampered by an ailing arm all season and pitched only one complete game with a 2 6 record.
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Brooklyn
Whit Wyatt
Brooklyn Dodgers
Buchanan
Brownlie Drives Two Length Victory In Princeton Handicap
Brownie 18 winner Brownlie takes a two length victory in the feature $10,000 added Princeton handicap at Garden State Park Camden New Jersey on September 2. Joe Brown.
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Camden, N. J
Pi Joe W. Brown
Brownlie
Princeton
Garden State Park
Elliott's Delivers in Pirates Last-ditch Rally
In Pittsburgh, Bob Elliott delivered a two run single in the ninth inning to score Jimmy Russell and propel the Pirates to a 5-4 win over the Cardinals. Max Butcher earned the victory in relief, with Ted Wilks taking the loss for St Louis.
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Jimmy Russell
Pirates
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Buccos
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Schmidt
Wilts
W. Cooper
Marr
Rescigno
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Fim
Cooper
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Verban
Biliote
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Gonarart
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Musta
DiMaggio
Ree
Imide
Tare
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Mruck
Starr
Wilke
Mite
Standings show Kanees, Milwaukee, Minneselia lead list
Fragmented standings show Col Kanees with 1 3, Milwaukee 3, Minneselia 4 and Southern Association teams Mobile Memphis Nashville Little Rock Atlanta New Orleans Chattanooga listed with unclear dates and matchups amid garbled text.
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Soutrern Asbociation Mobile
Memphis
Nashville
Little Rock
Atlanta
Eatnimatomne
Orleans
Chattansega
Ache
Nelson With 64 Takes Nashville Meet Lead
Toledo ace Nelson opens the Nashville Invitational with a seven under par 64 at Richland club to lead after round one. Evansville’s Bob Hamilton trails by three strokes after a 67, while Hartford’s Harold McSpadden and Kansas City’s Leonard share 68s, four back. Harrison, in service, tied for fourth with Dutch Harrison and others.
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Byron Nelson
Toledo
Richland Club
Dayton
Harold
Jug) McSpadden
Philadelphia
Nelson
Leonard Mates
Kansas City
Sgt. E
Dutch) Harrison
Little Rock Ark
Lamesa Gridders Begin Fast Pace For 1944 Season
Lamesa Golden Tornadoes report to a new coaching regime led by Gob Fitzgerald and Choc Sanders ahead of the September 15 opener against Tahoka at McCollum field. The squad, 35 to 40 strong, includes four returning lettermen, stretches of inexperience, and possible use of the Warner system with hints of the T formation. Fitzgerald, a Hardin-Simmons alum, also serves as district representative.
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McCollum Field
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Stamford Bulldogs
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Sanders
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John Terleton
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Volney Hill
Texas Tech Grid
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Teelnalneeld
Wahoka
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Lubbock
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