West Texas football fate teased in season preview
The column previews high school football on the South Plains, naming Plainview Bulldogs as likely champions in District 2 A A and highlighting contenders from Amarillo, Lubbock Westerners, Borger, Brownfield, Crosbyton, Ralls, Spur, Littlefield and others. It notes pending questionnaires and coach changes, with emphasis on passing talent and running attacks, especially Jack Williams of Plainview and Slinging memories of Baugh O’Brien.
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Pamipa
Harvesters
Ting
Otis Coffey
Will
Ibe
Plainview
Bulldogs
Davey
O’brien
Gene Hill
Baugh
Lubbock
Lubboc
Wests
Borger
Brownfield
Mebody
Crosbyton
Ralls
Spur Bulldogs
Littlefield
Hirm
Per Siete
Westerners Open 1945 Football Season In Odessa Post
Lubbock High's Westerners renew an Odessa rivalry opening the season with a Friday night game in Odessa against the Bronchos. Odessa is rated strong, while Lubbock's team seeks a third straight win in the series. Other games feature the Cowhands at Post and a Tech stadium clash against Meadow.
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Lubbock High School
Odessa
Post
Tech Stadium
Lubbock
Westerners
Clayton Hopkins
Odessa Bronchos
Abilene
Marlin Rorty
Hayhurst
Curtis Barrett
Battle Meadow
Cowboys
E. J. “Pinkey” Lowrey
Sem Angelo
Big Spring
Berzger
Berger
Pisinview
Nev
Eapneck
Arillie
Amarilie
Peat
Nisht
Abernathy
Petersburg
Tetershare
Brewnfield
Sundows
Sundown
Fishview
Amarille
Frenship
Hale Center
Lubbeck
Three Veterans Back With Horned Frogs
Fort Worth reports the Texas Christian University football squad welcomes three 1944 lettermen back after merchant marine service. Bob Ruff John Cooke and Lee Gallagher return at Dallas and Corpus Christi positions as Merle Gibson is named captain. J C O Neal also named captain.
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Fort Worth
Texas Christian University
Merchant Marine
Bob Ruff
Dallas
John Cooke
Lee Gallagher
Corpus Christi
Purple
Merle Gibson
Parsons
Kas
J. C. O'Neal
Anna
Texas
Letterman
Marines
Tech Red Raiders prepare for opening game and fan day
Texas Tech coach Del Morgan trimmed the squad to 49 as fans await a Tuesday stadium event to meet the team for the ten game slate. Norris heads home for Army physical, Hartley returns from El Paso, and sales continue brisk through Sept. 21 for the Sept. 22 opener vs Georgetown Southwestern.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders
del Morgan
Red Raiders
Tech Stadium
Tech
Morgan
Walter Schlinkman
Dumas
Green Bay
el Paso
Norris
Cecil Norris
Letterman
Beaumont
Army
Southwestern University Pirates
Georgetown
Texas Tech
Morley Jennings
Qualifying Starts In Golf Tournament At Lubbock Club
The Lubbock Country Club opens its club championship qualifiers led by defending champion Chick Trout. Qualifying runs through next Sunday with match play to follow, culminating in the finals on October 7 and a club barbecue on October 8. Mixed foursomes were announced for a mid week event with 14 pairings listed and dinner reservations requested.
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Lubbock Country Club
Raymond Marshall
Chick Trout
Imne
Walter Granberry
al Townsend
M. E. Wagenfuehr
H. W. Schroeder
W. F. Eisenberg
R. L. Stuart
Fenner Tubbs
Truman Hutson
George Soash
W. F. Helwig
Morley Jennings
Charles Akey
Rosemary Crawford
Cliff Dean
Don Mitchel
Lewis Kerr
C. M. Trout
Lewis
Tech Teammates On Same Service Eleven
NASHVILLE Tennessee September 8 The Air Transport Command football squad hosts reunions of old college teammates In ATC camp Sgt Rafe Nabors ex district Lions pro and Capt Newman Ledbetter are set to play together Nabors at guard Ledbetter at tackle when ATC opens the season September 15 Both played on the Texas Tech team earlier this decade and now reunite on the same line.
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Nashville
Tenn
Air Transport Command
ATC
Rafe Nabors
Lions
Newman Ledbetter
Ledbetter
Nabors
Texas Tech
Texas Sandman Wins Argonaut Handicap
In Inglewood California on September 8 Texas Sandman won the $25,000 Argonaut handicap by a neck over Shuffle with Paperboy finishing third.
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Texas Sandman
Inglewood
Calif
Shuffle
Paperboy
Area Football Opens New Season Friday
Area grid fans will see the start of the season Friday with Westerners and Cowhand clubs leading a spread of games across West Texas. Amarillo hosts Childress. Brownfield visits Slaton. Paducah and Littlefield begin schedules as district races heat up and Class B Meadow appears in Lubbock.
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King
South Plains
Lubbock
Plainview
Berger
Pampa
Amarillo
Childress Bobcats
Brownfield Cubs
Slaton
Cubs
Tigers
West Texas
Paducah Grid
Chillicothe
Paducah
Littlefield Wildcats
Wildcats
Dimmitt
Littlefield
Levelland
Morton
Lamesa
Golden Tornadoes
Friona
Brownfield
Post
Lubbock Cowhands
Tohoka
Bulldogs
Big Spring
John Dibrell
Denver City
Lovington
New Mexico
Wilson
Sidney Reeves
Petersburg
Hale Center
Meadow
Rules Meeting Attracts Big Crowd In Lubbock
The South west Football Officials association holds a 9:30 a m meeting at the Hilton Hotel ballroom with Abb Curtis and Roscoe Minton leading rule discussions. 200 officials coaches and superintendents from the Panhandle and South Plains expected, followed by a 50 yard dash test at Tech stadium and a 12:30 p m luncheon. Dr E L Larson Border Conference commissioner will administer the test to conference officials.
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Southwest Football Officials’ Association
Hilton Hotel
Abb Curtis
Roscoe Minton
Tech Stadium
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
District 3-AA Executive Committee to Meet in Big Spring
Dine 3-AA executive committee will meet in Big Spring on Saturday September 22 announced by W Z Rogers Lamesa High School superintendent and committee chairman. The primary purpose is to certify eligibility lists for member schools with other matters likely discussed.
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Big Spring
W. Z. Rogers
Lamesa High Schoor
Commoe
Toa Rogers
Seasion
Dimaggio Injured, Phillies Recount Elbow Fracture
Outfielder Vinie DiMaggio of the Philadelphia Phillies fractured his right elbow after colliding with a wall in the Cincinnati game. An examination confirmed the injury and management said he cannot play for the rest of the season.
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Dimaggio
Philadelphia
Vinlie DiMaggio
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati
Phil
Brownfield Cubs prep for tough season under new coaches
Brownfield high school football begins with 60 plus candidates under new head coach C. L. Brannan and assistant W. A. Bishop. Four captains named. lineup features single wing offense. LAAF also reports progress after two weeks of drills as they prepare for Hondo Army Air Field opener at Texas Tech Stadium.
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Brownfield
C. L. Brannan
W. A. Bishop
Cub
Jerrell’ Price
Calvin Franks
Alfred Bond
L. G. Chambliss
Brannon
Cubs
Brannan
Seagraves
Dublin
Breckenridge
Post City
Wichita Falls
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Lamesa
New Mexico Military Are
Roswell
Levelland
Amarillo
Hobbs
N. M
Pampa
Lubbock
Plainview
Brownfeld
Borger
Army Air Field
LAAF
L. J. Clark
D. E. Conner
Hondo Army Air Field
Texas Tech Stadium
Clark
H. K Wilson
R. H. Servante
C. E. Sprague
E. L. Schultz
Chuck” Gray
Hall
Starbuck
Twinkletoes
Jack Kelegian
Jake Critiss
J. R. Lenz
W. Tosheff
Fort Francis E. Warren
Colorado
Lake Charles
Tech Stadium
Honda
Lubbock Army
Air Field
AAF
University of Georgia
Macon
Conner
Minneapolis
Tahoka Opens Friday on Big Spring Grid
Tahoka Bulldogs prepare for a rugged ten game schedule starting Friday with coach H D Stewart guiding the team. Stewart, new to Tahoka, seeks housing as he replaces Leo Jackson and plans a road slate including Big Spring, Tahoka, Level land, Slaton, Denver City, Seagraves, Sundown, Seminole, O Donnell and Andrews.
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Tahoka
Tahoka Bulldogs
H. D. Stewart
Stewart
Leo Jackson
Jackson
Cameron
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Big Spring
Post
Levelland
Slaton
Denver City
Seagraves
Seminole
O'Donnell
Andrews
Dorazio Arrested in Draft Deferment Case
Gus Dorazio once ranked sixth among heavyweight boxers is in federal custody charged with fraudulently obtaining a draft deferment. The 28 year old former contender who faced Joe Louis for the world title in 1941 was arrested yesterday in Philadelphia. The potato is the crop most generally cultivated in Alaska.
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Philadelphia
Gus Dorazio
Joe Louis
Alaska
Slaton Opens Season With Brownfield Cubs
Slaton High opens 1945 football with a night game against Brownfield's Class AA Cubs at 8:30. The Tigers list 68 players but face a serious equipment shortage, with coaches aiming to mobilize any available gear and public aid to field a team.
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Slaton
Slaton High School Tigers
Reds
Wendell Byler
Thurman Reynolds
Grady Elder
Elder
Ray Talbot
Tommy Davis
Reynolds
Davis
Tal- Slaton
Brownfield
Cubs
Brasfield
War Jeep Triumph Behind Disputed Aqueduct Finish
New York reports War Jeep, Barker and Buzzuz finished in that order after the judges reviewed two sets of results at the Aqueduct track. A foul claim involving Bobanet was upheld, reshaping the final placings.
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New York
War Jeep
Barker
Buzzuz
Ceat
Bobanet
Giants Rout Cubs as Feldman Shuts Out Wringley Field
The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs 3 to 0 at Wringley Field behind Harry Feldman’s eight hit shutout. Derringer took the loss for Chicago, dropping to 9-9 as the Giants pull within 11-11 in their season confrontations. Zimmerman drove in two runs with a second inning double, and Juries added the final RBI in a three run frame.
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Chicago
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Harry Feldman
Paul Derringer
Wringley Field
Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Giants
Derringer
Mel Ott
Dan Gardella
Ernie Lombardi
Roy Zimmerman
Billy Jurges
Feldman
New York
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Rereribere
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Roser
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eBride
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Balveston
Galveson
Boosters Club Forms to Support Antelope Football
Antelope fans organize a Boosters Club with 125 anticipated members for the season. By week’s end the group had 80 members and aims to surpass 100 before the opening game against the Lubbock Cowhands. James L. Minor serves as president with Thaxton Averett secretary and a board including Kahier Outlaw Parker Smith and Surman.
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South Plains
Antelope
Antelope Boosters Club
James L. Minor
Athletics Rout White Sox to Take Series Title
The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox 9 to 0 to win the seven game series four games to three. Ross Towuchstone Treah Castino Flores Roser Turner error notes and hit details follow with Peck Mase on Balle Ross and Touche Stone credited with key plays.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Ross
Towuchstone
Treah
Castino
Flores
Roser
Cuccinello
Rune
Siebert
Kell
Busch
Peck
Mase
Balle Ross
Touchestone
Bess
Mits
Inginas
Techatene
Levelland Lobos Hopeful After First Week of Practice
Levelland coach Gano Tubbs closes first week with 45 players reporting and three returning lettermen led by captain Jesse Clairdy. Key backfield threat Billy Pearcy and Joe Garrison anchor the offense as candidates vie for end and guard spots. Schedule lists games against Lamesa Denver City Tahoks Brownfield Littlefield Muleshoe Orton Sudan Morton Mona.
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Levelland
Gano Tubbs
Levelland Lobos
Lobos
Tubbs
Jesse Clairdy
Billy Pearcy
Joe Garrison
Royce
Peterson
D. W. Harkins
Burl Pierce
Gyn Petty
Pete Morris
Charles Norman
DeWitt Brown
Clairdy
John Morton
W. A. Wise
Dwight Mann
Beryl Harris
Bob Moreris
Jay Warren
Kenneth Peeler
Pearcy
Garrison
Bobby Hart
Beverly Brown
Jack Loran
Gene Cosby
Stanley Williams
George Norman
Marvin Hawkins
Doyle Kennedy
Lamesa
Denver City
Oan
Tahoks
Brownfield
Littlefield
Littlejeee
Muleshoe
Orton
Sudan
Morton
Mona
Former Texas athlete named assistant director of student affairs
Roy Bucek a noted football and track star has been appointed assistant director of student affairs at the college Bucek a 1942 graduate left for service in World War II including the Battle of the Bulge and returned to assume his post.
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Tex
Sora
Roy Bucek
Bucek
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