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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1946
Page
5
The piece discusses Texas Class AA finals with Jefferson and Odessa Brackenridge as top teams. It notes unreliable comparative scoring, Odessa beating El Paso high 26 0 and Brackenridge defeating San Antonio 340, citing mixed results to gauge strength.
Tickets go on sale at 1:30 for the Memorial Stadium in Austin with reserved seats limited to six per buyer on Thursday night. Sales at Alma Stadium and Lavaca Matagorda offices. about 21 000 reserved seats available for San Antonio fans. Prices vary with 2 50 for reserved seats 1 50 general admission and 60 cents student health fee.
The old and new year theme will be signed by the Weffterson High School band and 17 members of the Lusso organization at the state championship between the Mustangs and Odessa in Austin. A huge red cross forms the backdrop before the Lusso drill team and drum corps perform. The band plays Auld Lang Syne as 1946 gives way to 1947 and a youngster leads a field parade.
Members cancel weekly play due to influenza outbreaks. San Antonio group postpones Friday event as health concerns affect women’s golf schedule.
Jefferson Mustangs tighten gates for final Odessa Broncos prep ahead of Saturday state championship in Austin. Coach Bones Irvin orders secret morning practices to avoid injuries and keep fans out, with key players like Reserve Guard Jebsen ruled questionable due to kidney injury. State reporters split on Odessa versus Jefferson as the two teams ready for the big game.
Friday events at the Mustang gym run 3 to 4 PM with extended invitations to students and friends. Miss Bess Richards Lasso sponsor announced a special Lasso drill and band practice at 2 PM as cheer squads prep for the state title game between Jeff and Orlessa in Austin on Saturday.
Missouri Pacific plans a special train to Austin for the Odessa Jeffers championship game. Two Pullmans, possibly a third, will be used. Tickets go on sale at 8:30 Friday at 318 N. St. Marys. Train departs 9:00 am, arrives 1:00 pm, return trip from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm with a grill coach aboard.
Louisiana State University Tigers resume practice after rest period and plan two more days of workouts at home before traveling to Dallas for the New Year’s Day bowl against Arkansas.
Galloping Gaels depart Moraga by rail for Houston to play Georgia Tech in the New Year’s Day Oil Bowl. Fourteen holiday players will join in Los Angeles for a pregame workout ahead of arrival in Houston Sunday morning. Georgia Tech assembles thirty six men in Atlanta to board two planes for the January 4 bowl against St Mary’s Gaels.
Denver University Pioneer football players could not depart Denver on schedule due to weather. They are slated to arrive at the municipal airport aboard a Braniff airliner at 4 30 Thursday afternoon after two earlier delays. Denver U will face Hardin Simmons in the Alamo Bowl next Wednesday.
Billy Pyle of Texas emerges for Wichita Falls ex-Coyotes in a Legion bowl clash. He scores a six yard TD and adds a safety in the final two minutes to seal a 9-0 victory over Vernon Lions as Vernon quarterback Russell is tackled for safety.
The Aggies seek a third straight title as the annual Oklahoma City college tournament begins Thursday night. Jace Race Institute meets in a first round game, while Missouri faces Texas and Kansas meets Tulane in other matches. Baylor clashes with Oklahoma in an evening game as the event runs to Saturday’s final.
WEW ORLEANS December 26 The Sugar bowl plans a full program of amateur athletics this year adding boxing tennis track basketball and sailing to the New Year s Day football game All sports except football were curtailed during the war years The program starts Friday with the December 30 basket Kentucky Wildcats vs Oklahoma Aggies LSU and Tulane meet in prelims Augie Erfurlk of San Antonio Rice hurdler is entered in Sunday s track meet
Florida Normal college defeated Morris college of Sumter 33 to 6 in the Tropical Bowl in Jacksonville. The win keeps Florida Normal on the Bowl schedule, with a Flower Bowl matchup against Delaware State set for New Year’s Day.
Odessa faces Jefferson in a battle framed by expert predictions as Jefferson’s versatile offense appears ready to exploit the Broncs. Analysts note Jefferson’s strong passing game and late-game endurance, while Odessa eyes counter moves and altitude adjustments for an Austin showdown.
Field for the 2941 San Antonio invitation basketball tournament is set with only three openings for Dallas, Houston, and Waco high schools. Brackenridge and Jefferson gyms host the first day January g with four first round games each, January 3 and 4 scheduled in the test gym. Entries include Jefferson Brackenridge Tech San Angelo Big Spring Lamar Reagan Corpus Christi Kingville Harlingen Laredo and Temple Breauxville with San Jacinto Housten and Waco hopeful to enter. Dallas may send the Dallas winner this weekend if they attend.
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