Westerners Open Season in Friday Clash at Texas Tech
Lubbock Westerners meet Odessa Bronchos at Texas Tech stadium in a marquee season opener. Odessa, touted as a state power, challenges San Angelo Bobcats in district play while Lubbock High and other South Plains teams begin their campaigns with key matchups across Plainview Amarillo Seagraves and more.
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Odessa Bronchos
San Angelo Bobcats
Mighty Bobcats
Blondy Cross
San Angelo
Odessa
J. Mule Davis
Guiars
Eee Priores
Johnny Davis
J Pearson
Atura
Chane Pressley
Jim “Pinkey
Lowrey
Eldon Giles
Charles Crawford
Moyers
Davis
T. J. Price
Wayne Cobb
Marlin Hayhursts
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Pass
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Lamesa
Golden Tornadoes
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Levelland
Olton Mustangs
Jeisford
Sefield
Dimmitt
Spur
Haskell
Crowell
Floydada
Petersburg
Class AA Schedule Has 45 Grid Tilts
The Texas high school football season opens with 45 Class AA tilts across districts from Panhandle to Gulf. Notable matchups include Masonic Home Fort Worth at Denison and Paschal Fort Worth at Waxahachie, with Bowie El Paso facing Las Cruces New Mexico in an intersectional game. Marshall’s Mavericks opened with a 49 19 win over Byrd High. District pairings list key city matchups and the defending state champion Bobcats start against an A opponent San Angelo.
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Rules Meeting Here Scheduled Sept 17
A local rules meeting is set for September 17 in Texas. organizers urge members to attend and discuss competition standards and South region guidelines.
Lubbock Cowhands Split Into Blacks and Golds for 1944 Schedule
The 1944 Lubbock Cowhands football season splits into two squads the Blacks led by George Philbrick and the Golds led by Shorty Hayhurst with 63 players divided for separate schedules. Each group will play six or seven games, with a featured Oct 13 showdown for the Cowhand championship and home and road treks to Sea Graves Meadow Slaton and O'Donnell among others. The lineup includes many from last season's Cowboys and new standouts plus openings for two more home games for the Blacks.
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E. J. “Pinkey’ Lowrey
Lubbock
Lowrey
Blacks and Golds
Marlin R. “Shorty
Hayhurst
George Philbrick
Seminole High School Indians
Lubbock High School
Philbrick
Tech
Howard
Price
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Calif
Cowboys
Russell Wimberley
Golds
Seagraves
Blacks
Tohoka
Meadow
O'Donnell
Petersburg
Slaton
Ropes
Low
Four Junior High Cowboy Grid Teams Split by Coaches
Lub bock Cowboys junior high players are divided into four squads for a season featuring a city junior championship and games against out of town teams. Coaches Wimberley Barrett Morris and Parker assign Whites Blues Purples Reds with preliminary position work as the schedule opens September 21 at Chapman Id.
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Lubbock Cowboys
Russell Wimberley
Curtis Barrett
Wimberley
Roy Morris
Bob Parker
Barrett
Blues
Morris
Purples
Parker
Reds
Tohoka
Petersburg
Chapman Id
Spur Bulldogs Eye Third District Title This Season
Spur Texas aims for a third consecutive district crown as nine lettermen, including three All-District players from last season, return to coach Jack Christian. The 10 game slate opens at Haskell with Tur keys Day noted vs Floydada.
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Spur Bulldogs
Hasket
Floydada
Jack Christian
Texaco
Christian
W. C. Rumford
Elmer Gannon
Jimmie Draper
Calvin Holloway
Lane Ericson
Dewey Watson
Wyndell Parker
Letterman E. O. Byrd
Donald Delisle
Haskell
Roby
Matador
Lockney
Crosbyton
Paducah
Floydeda
Golden wedding day stars long list of players
Stockton Calif is the scene as Amos Alonzo Staggs and companions celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary. The article lists numerous players and positions including tackles, ends, backs, centers, guards, and backs with many named players such as Carroll Nichols Charles Williams W. J. Blake and Marshall Pharr. The roster-like piece resembles a local sports or social page feature detailing participants and roles.
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Stockton
Calif
Amos Alonzo Staggs
Charles Wardroup
Norman Santz
Kenneth Cox
Karl Matthes
Ily Taylor
Ross Mitchell
John Work
Jack Bryant
Marvin Lee Jones
Carroll Nichols
Donald Doyle
Charles Williams
W. J. Blake
Marshall Pharr
Ray Chappelle
Nick Carter
Stanley Jones
Billy Joe Phillips
Marila Smith
Royce Ellison
Charles Maynard
Bernie Boyer
Bo Harvey
Bert Nelson
Neil Sikes
Omer Castor
Archie Wooten
W. C. Dishroom
Kelly
Arian Trice
Bob Atkinson
Peter Quinlan
Jerry Golden
James Fernson
J. Q. Warwick
Bill Davis
Johnny ¢Whorter
Tommy Lynch
Alvin Buford
The
Purples
Jim Bob Bryan
Billy Travia
Ronnie Kent
Jack Davis
Royce Jones
Charles Gardner
Bob Terrell
Max Zachary
Weldon Curry
George Carpenter
Alan Everest
M. D. Stevens
Don Pickle
Lawrence Williams
Davis Hopper
David Wilkins
Mike Mooney
Joe Beales
Johnny Boswell
Jimmy Sexton
Bill Hollers
Jackie Martyn
Done Ald Decker
Pat Wallace
Joe Brock
Harmon Greene
Jack McCabe
Clayton Ross
REDS
Tom MacKinley
Jimmy Morton
Bobby Nabors
Willard Newton
Jerry Nislar
Bruce Patton
Bob Rooker
Fred Blarey
Duene Beott
Danny Btrickland
John Charlies Tosh
Morris Tusnes
Giles Aseery
Malcolm Young
McSpaden Closes Gap On Nelson In Texas Victory Open
Byron Nelson retains a four stroke lead after a three under par 68 in the Texas Victory Open with Harold McSpaden narrowing the margin to four. Nelson endured sore short putts and sand trouble while McSpaden birdied the 6th and parred the 8th after a near hole out.
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Byron Nelson
Harold
Jag
Nelson
McSpaden
Lord Byron
Sgt
F. J
Dutch) Harrison
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Wee Ben Hogan
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Toledo
McSpadden
City Golfers Prep for Lubbock Club Championship
Tournament officials expect heavy play at Lubbock Country Club with 30 to 35 entries in the club championship. Raymond Marshall and Morley Jennings lead early scoring with 69s on a par 71 course, while C. M. Chick Trout and A. Howard also posted 70s. Five flights offer prizes including $50 and $25 war bonds to champions and runners up.
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Lubbock Country Club
Raymond Marshall
Morley Jennings
Jennings
Marshal. C. M
Chick” Trout
A. Howard
Walmsley To Spark Rice Owls In 194?-Rice Owls Outlook
Houston dispatch previews Rice Institute football with coach Jess Neely optimistic the Owls will rebound from a 58-0 loss to Texas. Key returnees include 11 lettermen and 16 veterans, plus 17-year-old George Walmsley a fast two way back who can sprint under 10 seconds. Walmsley and fellows Davis Parrish Bill Scruggs and Frank Lawrence to pace a speed oriented T formation attack. The Owls seek their first championship since 1937 as Neely emphasizes speed and deception over power.
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Houston
Rice Institute
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George Walmsley
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Bill Scruggs
Frank Lawrence
Neely
Neely Long
Texas Tech cuts squad to 43 for season drills
Dell Morgan trimmed the Texas Tech football squad to 43 players after weekend cuts at the Tech stadium. The roster lists 9 ends 8 tackles 9 guards 1 center 5 quarterbacks 4 left halfbacks 4 right halfbacks and 3 fullbacks with Otis Turner the lone center and Floyd Layhorn expected to move from tackle to center.
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Dell Morgan
Red Raiders
Morgan
Otis Turner
Wink
Floyd Layhorn
Temple
Jack Dillon
Chillicothe
Don Dudley
Wichita Falls
Seth Murphy
Levelland
Luke Thompson
Eldorado
George Jennings
Tulsa
Tex Wallis
Portales
N. M
Jim Taylor
Sweetwater
Jiggs Jackson
Monument
Garland Akin
Clyde Black
Ben Franklin
Don Grove
Bruce Frazee
Francis Brockman
Carlsbad
Billy Joe Snodgrass
Brownfield
John McDermitt
Tucumcari
James Gimmell
Littlefield
Bobby Hayes
Burkburnett
Edd Orr
Vernon
Don Orr
Graham
Homer Lawson
Lubbock
Buddy Boles
Charles Crawford
John Birdwell
Shreveport
Billy Webb
Minneal Wells
Glen Stinnett
Tell
T. M. Cox
Muleshoe
Bobby Barron
Big Spring
Jay Kerr
Odessa
Leroy Clements
Hobbs
Ernest Hawkins
Lamesa
Gene Hartley
Hagerton
Kans
Arthur Shahan
Hoot” Gibson
Paris
Glen Lewis
Quitaque
Louis Leal
Tom Montgomery
Cisco Invalid Still Is Football Booster
Cisco Texas September 9. Orbie Dee Jacobs 33 has spent 14 years as an invalid from a 1930 football injury. He plans to watch every game from a wheelchair and urges insurance for each player while building a magazine business with support from the Coaches Association.
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Tex
Orbie Dee Jacobs
Jacobs
Weldon Chapman
Texas High School Coaches Association
Orbie Dee
The
Coaches Association
Hopp Sparks Cardinal Drive in St. Louis Rally
New York sep 9 There are many standout Cardinals but Johnny Hopp is central to their success. He leads the offense with consistent hitting as St Louis challenges the 1906 Cubs for the best NL record and nears the league batting crown alongside Musial and Walker. Hopp’s speed and arm bolster the team after Moors and Walkers departure.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Johnny Hopp
Coopers
Stan Musial
Marty Marion
Max Lanier
Whitey Kurowski
Redbirds
Chicago Cubs
Hopp
Cardinals
Musial
Brooklyn
Dixie Walker
St. Louis
Nerry Moore
Armed Forces
Harry Walker
Johnny “Hippetty” Hopp
Red Sox halt Yankees 7 1 in tight game
Boston Red Sox topple the New York Yankees 7 1 to square the series at one game apiece as Rex Cecil limits the Yankees to two hits through eight and walks off with his third victory. George Metkovich adds a homer to extend his hitting streak to 23 games tying a franchise mark.
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Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
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Rex Cecil
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Paul Waner
Jimmy Bucher
George Metkovich
Red Sox
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Ted Williams
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Cecil & Mits
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Cubs end Cardinals jinx with 6 to 1 win
Cubs break loose to topple the St. Louis Cardinals 6 1 ending a 16 game drought. Pasosau, Vandenberg and Williams lead a late burst while Wilks and Jurisich work on the mound. Attendance 7 200. Reds win 3 2 over Pirates as Walker belts a three run homer. Tobin shines for Braves in 6 4 win over Giants.
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REDS
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Gee Walker
Cincinnati Reds
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Lopez
Shoun
Mueller
O'Brien
DiMaggio
Walker
Bass
Balla
Bshoun
District 5-A Coaches Set Meeting at Littlefield
District 5-A of the Interscholastic League football setup will meet at 8:30 PM Monday at Littlefield. Elmer J. Moore of Levelland, district chairman, announced the gathering of administrators coaches officials and others to discuss plans for the season check schedules and organize. Represented are Levelland Littlefield Morton Muleshoe Olton and Sudan.
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Elmer J. Moore
Levelland
Moore
Morton
Muleshoe
Olton
Sudan
Famed French Boxer Plans New Nightclub
Paris report says George Carpentier, 50 but in fighting trim at 165 pounds, plans a Paris nightclub comeback after wartime service and the loss of his Astoria hotel club to Germans. He recalls fighting Dempsey in 1921 and views Joe Louis with mixed interest.
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Jack Dempsey
George Carpentier
France
Carpentier
Astoria
Germany
California
Burke
Philadelphia
United States
Joe Louis
Dobbs Passes Lead Air Force Club to 24-0 Win
Colorado Springs report notes Lt. Glenn Dobbs Jr of the Second Army Air Force Superbombers threw three scoring passes to beat Colorado College 24-0. Dobbs completed 12 of 19 passes for 156 yards and led ground gains with 83 yards, matching his Tulsa and Randolph Field form.
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Air Force Club
Colorado Springs
Colo
Superbombers
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Colorado College
Glenn Dobbs
Tulsa University
Randolph Field
A's Buy 3 Pitchers From Toronto in IL Deal
The Philadelphia Athletics announce the purchase of three right handed pitchers from Toronto of the International League. Albert Jarrett has 18 wins and 3 losses, Wilson Crowson 10 wins and 6 losses, Luther Knerr 11 wins and 10 losses. They will report after the IL season ends.
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Toronto
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Wilson Crowson
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College Scores and Miscellaneous Football Results
Western Michigan 67 over Fort Sherndan 6. Rensselaer 20 over Union 6. Baldwin Wallace 33 over Rochester 19. Denison 46 over Alma Mich 4. Ohio Wesleyan 7 tied Case 7. Syracuse 33 over Sampson Navy 6.
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Alma Mich
Ohio Wesleyan
Case
Syracuse
Sampson Navy
Oil Executive John A Brown Dies in Montreal
John Albert Brown 59 president of Socony Vacuum Oil Co died in Royal Victoria hospital Montreal after an abdominal operation last month. He was in Quebec on vacation.
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John Albert Brown
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co
Royal Victoria Hospital
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Brown
Southwestern Looks Good In Workouts 1944 Preview
At Georgetown Texas coach R M Medley eased off rough drills seven days before the season opener with Galveston Army Air Field on September 16. First string gains over the lighter second unit showed progress in game conditions. Don Hughes of Lufkin sparked the ground attack with a 60 yard run behind blockers Ed McFarland of Lufkin and Scratch Edwards of Comanche.
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R. M. Medley
Galveston Army Air Field
Don Hughes
Lufkin
Ed McFarland
Scratch Edwards
Comanche
Stagg's Tigers Fall to Sailors at Stockton Showdown
In Stockton California Camp Shoemaker's Fleet City Bluejackets defeated Amos Alonzo Stagg's College of the Pacific Tigers 7 to 6. Ambrose Schindler provided standout play as Stagg received a commemorative football for being named top coach of 1943.
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Cal
Amos Alonzo Stage
College of Pacific Tigers
Fleet City
Army Notre Dame clash sells out nine weeks early
The Army Notre Dame football game at Yankee Stadium is completely sold out. Col. Lawrence Jones, graduate athletics manager, announced that even with the annual capacity crowd this marks the first time in 31 years the matchup has sold out this early.
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Yankee Stadium
Col
Lawrence (Biff) Jones
Schmidt Improves but Still Critically Ill Coach
Francis Schmidt, former University of Idaho coach, is seriously ill in a Spokane hospital. He has shown some improvement according to reports, but doctors say he is not yet out of danger.
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Spokane
Wash
Francis Schmidt
University of Idaho
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