All-State finalists receive three each in select team
Corpus Christi Buccaneers and Lubbock Westerners share three players on the all state squad chosen by a statewide AP poll. Walter Webster tops the backfield, with Tom Pickett second. Corpus Christi's Pat Heal is third as end. Team honors span multiple cities, including Amarillo, Lubbock, Tyler, and Brenham, with nominees from Masonic Home and Highland Park among others.
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Corpus Christi
Tyler
Masonic
Lubbock
Newark
N. J
Monviea la Chan
Ang Harol Krauser
Amarillo
Gelte
Hese
Silversted Pian Eivdri Lubbock
Innny
Texas Tech faces rough Cotton Bowl prep for St Marys Gaels
Dec 29 Dallas Texas Tech Red Raiders endure a three hour practice grind as coach Pet Cawthon says the Sugar Bowl date with St Marys Gaels demands tough sessions. Moraga Gaels coach Jip Madigan splits squad for Dallas trip with two distinct lineups. Aldrich eye injury update from Fort Worth reports slow to heal as Sugar Bowl hopes hinge on Friday assessment and possible play.
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Dallas
Texas Tech Red Raiders
St. Mary's Gaels
Pets Cawihon
Hugh
Cawthon
Dick Mesak
Jerry Down
Ralph Jack
Nick Katzemeyer
Lavine Bettencourt
Mike Petrie
Heffernan
Lou Rimassaght
Herb Bath
Joe Aguerre
Dick Jones
Ray Ruddell
Milo Milliclien
Close Thing For Ki s Eyes
Ki Aldrich, seated in a bed at Dr. Webb Walker’s office, narrowly escaped serious eye injury when a camera flashbulb exploded during a news photo session. Heavy dark glasses protected his eyes as glass fragments showered the room.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Ki Aldrich
Great Frog
Tenter Wee
Webb Walker
Alfirich
Junior tennis favorites win at New York event
At the Junior Indoor Championships in New York on December 22, top seeds Joe Fischbach and Seymour Greenberg advanced to the fourth round. Fischbach defeated Judah Ober 6-4 6-0, while Greenberg beat Ray Reynolds 6-8 6-2. Henier of New Jersey continued his promising run with a 6-0 6-0 win, set for a tougher match against Bill Gillespie of Duke, and Fischbach faced Princeton’s Philip Moore next.
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New York
Ore Nations
Joe Fishbreh
Seymour Greenberg
Fishbach
Yeat John’s University
Judah ‘Ober
Greenberg
Northwestern University
Rny Reynolds
Disk Henier
Filanbeth
N. J
Ohservers
Henier
Bill Gillespie
Duke University
Atlanta
Fischbach
Philip Moore
Princeton
Dounies
Weather cancels San Antonio women golfers event Friday
Unfavorable weather and many members out of town force cancellation of the weekly San Antonio Women's Golf Association match this Friday. Tourney play will restart next Friday at Fort Sam Houston starting about 10 a.m.
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San Antonio
Plainview Bulldogs to face Biloxi in finale game
Plainview and Biloxi, both with solid seasons, prepare for a post season home and home meeting. Players Wardle Conrad James Pennell Athens Leon Pelly Sherman Charlie Manichin Reagan Sohny Grost Ken Robbins Don Fambrough Hardy Miller Joel Bonner Forest Lee and Forest Webster are noted among backs and key contributors as LU’s players, chosen for first team on votes, top more than 3000 performers in Class A.
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Cless A
Pittsburgh Chancellor Approves Salary Players
Dr John G Bowman chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh argues against a sin in paying players to play football while supporting de emphasis of the sport. He notes Pitt’s Panthers are feared nationally and discusses scholarships and stipends amid controversy over paying athletes for college play.
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Chicago
Colllege
Fulion
John G. Bowman
Chattellor
Gaucallan Association
University of Pittsburgh
Bowman
Pitt
Panthers
Lobos Utes Hold Secret Practices Ahead of Sundown Clash
UNM Lobos coach Tea Shipkey arrives with 43 players for El Paso drill as Utah Utes, after a 8500 mile trip to Hawaii, begin secret workouts. Both teams prepare for the January 3 confrontation, focusing on conditioning and varied attack plans. Parmelee notes Utes depth and substitutions enhance efficiency.
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EL Paso
University of New Mexico
Utah University
Tea Shipkey
Utes
Hawaii
All-State Football Honors Include Hall Wallace Scott and Brown
Second team selections list Ends Ernest Winter of Lubbock and Drummond Slover of Lufkin. Tackles John Swanner of Wichita Falls and Avon Sewall of Lubbock. Guards Jack West of Waco and Joe Roberts of Tyler. Center Buddy Gatewood of Waco. QB Emory Nix of Corpus Christi. HB Bill Ramsey of Breckenridge and Howard Corbett of Lufkin. FB Bill Dolan of Corpus Christi. Third team includes J G Hendricks of Corpus Christi and Joe Skelton of Temple. Tackles Bob Tulis of Fort Worth and Tony Ditta of San Jacinto. Guards Bunky Waters of Highland Park and Roy Good of Temple. Center Wayne Pipes of Lubbock. QB Dick Dwelle of Highland Park. HB Walton Roberts of Tyler and William Coleman of Kerrville. FB Hugh Munnell of Highland Park. Temple goes to howling, Temple, 28.
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Marglo
Defenastve
Tom Pickett
Terople
Corpus
Christ
Pat Heal
Corpus Christi
Webster
Bill Dolan
Emory Nix
Buccaneers
Matendy
Lubbock
Dolati
Nix
Thompson
Amarillo
Bill Thompson
Masonic Home
Gene Keel
Mit
Dolan
Bill
Ramsey
Breckenridge
Howard
Peornels
Tufkin
Dick Pwelle
Highland Park
Wiso
Walton Roberts
Tyler
William Coleman
Kerrville
Hugh
Munnell
Corbett
Dwelte
Wally Scott
Hall
Ernesti
Winter
Drummond
Stover
Lufkin
J.B. Hendricks
Slover
Hendricks
Joe Beetton
Temple
Beft Brown
Masonic
Jerry Nash
John Swanner
Wichlite Falls
Avon Sewall
Bob Tulls
Nocih Ride
Fock Worth
Tony Ditle
San Jacinto
Houston
Zuehl Conoly
Pat Farris
Sherman
Sullivan
Borger
Hear Tulis
Ditta
Jack West
Waco
Roy Goad
Bunky Waters
Highland Parkland
Dog Bennett
Graham
Jack Hmnant
Buddy Gateword
Wasp
Wyne
Pipes
A. J. Mercer
Irvin Brightwell
Gainesville
Hinnant
Gatewond
Mercer
Brightwell
Cliften
Lubsock
Humphries
Rotriguex
Bowl
el Paso
Miller Moseley
Muconit
Reggan
Irvin Boren
Norman Strange
Mardnic
Winnant
Mick McLain
Plainview
Colling
Dub Sibiey
Jack Salyers
Christhnalke Karilas
Reagan
Bill Wright
Vernon
Armanente Torres
Pat Knight
Stanley Mauldin
Amarile
Frank Formgus
Port Arthur
Brown
Belne
Tani
Ama
Rilo
Derwood Mumford
Ben Collins
Wicksta
Falls
Morris Southall
Jerry ‘Templeton
Hillshoro
Jack Judd
Milton Drain
Brackenridge
Harmon Hightower
Paschal Fort Worth
Melvin Jones
Kenneth Purcell
Gainesqie
Don Bloplichia
Johnson
Bryan
Guy Nonnelly
Ernest Winter
Drummond Slover
Wichita Falls
Joe Roberts
Buddy Gatewood
Bill Ramsey
Howard Corbett
J. G. Hendricks
Joe Skelton
Bob Tulis
North Side
Fort Worth
Tony Ditta
Roy Good
Wayne Pipes
Dick Dwelle
Hugh Munnell
Sugar Bowl Tennis Starts and Arkansas Routs Purdue
NEW ORLEANS La Dec 29 The Sugar Bowl carnival opens with the tennis tournament while post mortems on Purdue 87 Arkansas 51 basketball game unfold Purdue led by two minutes left but Boiler makers pulled away Purdue Texas Christian Carnegie Tech discuss merits and key players Gene Mako to lead opener Burts Boulware faces Mako in first round Purdue’s Ty Swarts star in early lineup and injuries noted for Carnegie Tech experts expect tough battle Monday.
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Fort Worth
Charles Taylor Aldrick
Webb Walker
Marta
Carnegie Tech
New Orleans
Temple
Nba
Sugar Bowl
Texas Christian
Purdue
Arkansas
Big Ten
Boilermakers
Bill Kern
Edge
Cpy
Tinemnen
Kem
Associatio
Gene Mako
Don Budge
Mako
Burts Boulware
Atlanta
Cage
Ty Swarts
Ink
Bishur
Ib Dickinson
Hergen
Three Generations Family Hunt Big Success
Three generations of the Adams family hunt along the Medina River near Boerne and San Antonio. Hugo Adam Sr. bags a 10 pointer, his son brings back an eight pointer, and Sophie's son Jack H Adam, aged 27, scores a first buck for Hormer Jefferson High School.
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Adam
Grand
Medina
Anther Hugo Adam Sr
Brotgher
Boerne
Hugo
Ada
San
Hormer Jefferson High School
Jack
Grove Tops American Pitchers With Bad Arm in 1938
Boston Red Sox southpaw Robert Moses Grove led American League pitchers in 1938 before his arm failed him. He posted 14 wins and 4 losses for a 1. Ti ERA. Johnny Allen of Cleveland led the league with 18 wins while Heving and Murphy topped in other pitching feats. Feller set strikeout records with 18 against Detroit and 28 in two games, and Buck Newsom helped the Browns with 20 wins.
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New York
Robert Moses
Grove
Boston Red Sox
James
Averpeta
Cleveland
Johnny Allen
Charley Ruffing
Yankees
Joe Heving
Johnny Murphy
Tost
Heving
Murphy
Detroit
Aston Benton
Lefty Gruner
Ruffing
Lust
Buck Newsom
St. Louis Browns
Bob Feller
Newsom
Dick Kerr
Chicago White Sox
Feller
Nislas
Jone Nohll
Monte
Warneke to Instruct at Hornsby Baseball School
Warneke of the St. Louis Cardinals will head instruction for pitchers at Rogers Hornsby baseball school in Hot Springs Arkansas. He plans to arrive after the holidays and will join the faculty after purchasing the school from Ray Dolan who had run it for five years.
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Hornsby School
Hot Springs
Ark
Ope
Leo Warnecke
St. Louis Cardinals
Rogers Hornsby
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