Rice Owls in line for Southwest title bid
Dallas November 14 Rice can clinch the Southwest Conference title and a Cotton Bowl bid with a victory over Texas Christian while SMU must beat Baylor. Rice relies on a methodical attack to counter Texas A&M and TCU upset effects loom. Doak Walker and Kyle Rote headline SMU’s offense, with Baylor aiming to spoil.
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Rice
Owls
Texas” Christian University
Southern Methodist University
Baylor
SMU
Southern Methodist
Adrian Burk
Texas
Burk
Bears
Arkansas
Doak Walker
Kyle Otc
Wyoming
Rocky Mountain Eleven
Texas A&m
Texas Christian
Wiliam and Mary
Ralph J. Mulhauser
St. Louis
Bill Eldera
Bowling Dates Delayed at San Antonio Meeting
San Antonio Bowling association failed to set dates for the annual city bowling tournament after a Sunday session at Hermann Sons lanes. Secretary C W Greenlee cited an unresolved dispute between the association and Bowling Proprietors and said a special committee would meet Thursday to resolve whether the event should run on weekends or straight through. Poor turnout limited discussion.
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San Antonio
Louis Tries For Knockout In Boston Exhibition
Joe Louis, former heavyweight champion, prepares for an eight round exhibition tour stop at Boston Garden facing Johnny Shkor. Louis, weighing 225, aims for an early knockout after a prior four round clash last year that left him with a forehead cut. Two supporting eight round heavyweights feature Abel Cestec versus Bill Weltberg and Danlo Spagnelo versus Johnny Kapovich.
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Boston
Joe Louis
Johnny Shkor
Boston Garden
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Shkoris
Abel Cestec
Argentina
Bill Weltberg
Chelsea
Danlo Spagnelo
Italy
Johnny Kapovich
New York
Shorty Nowotny wins in Liberty club deer shoot
Shorty Nowotny captured first in the Liberty Pistol and Rifle club deer shoot with a moving inch and a half target hit at 100 yards. In Buenos Aires the International Shooting competition awarded 35 silver badges to top pistol marksmen including U S officers William Toney and Harry Reeves with high scores, while Antonio Cannavo led the field.
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Shorty Nowotny
Liberty
Nowotny
Aenos Aires
United States
William Toney
Kingsville
Texas
U.S
Border Patrol
Harry Reeves
Detroit
Argentina
Antonio Cannavo
Rei
Attendance Off At Alamo Stadium
High school attendance at Alamo Stadium is off about 17 percent from last year, Athletic Director Claud Kellam reported. Last Friday’s Jefferson Tech game set a stadium record of 26 298, yet total attendance through 30 football nights is 172 088, an average of 5736 per night, far below 1948 figures. Kellam notes 1948 was exceptional with four top teams and Brackenridge drawing 22 000. this year, no non conference draw and Alamo Heights absent from the title race. If the city conference title hinges on the outcome, a Houston win could boost the city’s chances for a state championship game at Alamo Stadium.
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Alamo Stadium
Claud Kellam
Jefferson Tech
Kellam
Afferson
Tech
Alamo Heights
Brackenridge
Bracken
Fidge
Arthur
Eagles
Pr. Arthur
Wheatley
Jefferson
Houston
Bolanos Meets Docusen In Big Lightweight Clash
LOS ANGELES November 14. The fight game gains money with Enrique Bolanos and Maxie Docusen meeting Tuesday night at the Olympic auditorium for the California state lightweight title and a potential crowd surpassing fifty thousand dollars. Maxie, 21, fights the 23 year old Mexican veteran for a storied showdown in a long-gestating rivalry.
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Los Angeles
Enrique Bolanos
Maxie
Little Duke" Docusen
Youngster
New Ox- Jeans
Pra
Olympic Auditorium
Bolanos
Golf Roundup Bracken Ridge Park results and more
Chuck Ribelli led St Mary's University to an 11 7 win over Trinity at Bracken Ridge Park with 70. Billy Ecforth led Trinity at 73. John Fox Watts C H Seinstein and George Kalamaroff posted 31115-296 to win San Antonio Sweepstakes I Golf at Landa Park New Braunfels. Horton had 69 78. Others include Willow Springs and Elks tournament trophy notes.
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Chuck Ribelli
St Mary's Uiversity
Trinity University
Brackenridge Park
Billy Ecforth
John Fox
O'Hara’ Watts
C. H. Seinstein
George Kalamaroff
San Antonio
Landa Park
New Braunfels
Fox
Watts
Benny Stein
Kalamaroff
H. Horton
Central Catholic Caps 1949 Football With 26 0 defeat
Central Catholic High School closed its 1949 football season with a 26 to 0 loss to Corpus Christi Cavaliers in Corpus Christi. The Buttons finished 5 wins 2 defeats and 2 ties. Corpus Christi dominated with 367 total yards to Central’s 138, scoring on two long passes to Leroy Kelly from Damian Zola and on two more after Central fumbles.
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Central Catholic High School
Corpus Christi Academy Cavaliers
Corpus Christi
Buttons
Burlons
Cavaliers
Leroy Kelly
Damian Zola
Joe Sullivan
Oscar Solis
Central
40 Minute Brawl After High School Game
About 500 football fans surged onto City Park Stadium gridiron after a Sunday high school game between Fortier and Easton. Police detained five people. four were charged with disturbing the peace, one juvenile was remanded to parents. Fortier won 14 to 0 as players joined in the melee before coaches escorted them to locker rooms.
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City Park Stadium
Fortier
Easton
Gina Fortier
US Polo Team Out of Buenos Aires Match Due to Cecil Smith
Cecil Smith cannot join the U S polo team for the Buenos Aires event because of business duties at his San Antonio home. The Meadowbrook club from New York arrived but is not yet official entry without Smith. Smith plans a busy San Antonio polo season with top players wintering there, including Laddie Sanford of Hurricane’s open championship squad.
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Tengeon
Cecil Smith
San Antonio
United States
Buenos Aires
Smith
Argentina
U. S
Meadowbrook
New York
Associated Press
San Antonio Nolo
Laddie Sanford
Hurricane
Robinson to Fight Burton in Dallas
Ray Robinson the world welterweight champion will box Gene Burton in a six round exhibition in Dallas Wednesday night headline a five bout card. Also scheduled are bantamweights Buddy Waggott and Manny Sota, light heavyweights Jimmy Van Huss and Jesse James, heavyweight Lee Hundley versus Rickry Mills, and welterweights Rogs Brantpleys and Alex Bunton in four round bouts.
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Dallas
Ray Robinson
Gene Burton
Chicago
Buddy Waggett
Manny Sota
Fl Paso
Lee Hundley
New Haven
Conn
Rickry Mills
Austin
Jimmy van
Pepperdine Official In Liston's Job
Pepperdine College athletic director A O Duer was named executive secretary treasurer of the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball at a Kansas City meeting. The unanimous selection succeeds the late Emil Liston of Baldwin Kansas, founder of NAIB. Duer previously served as NAIB president in 1947. Ch Boughten Blue Lad won best of show at Camden County Kennel Club day show in New Jersey.
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A. O. Duer
Pepperdine College
Los Angeles
Duer
Kansas Cy
Emil §. Liston
Baldwin, Kan
NAIB
Jae
Camden
N. J
Boughten Blue Lad
Little Andely
Camden County’ Kennel Club
Prophet Pete Contest Picks 15 Games for Nov 19
Prophet Pete announces the tenth Prophet Fete football foreca ling contest with 15 games on November 19. First prize is $25, runners up win Interstate theater tickets. Open to all at no cost. Mail scores and winners by 8 p.m. Friday to Prophet Pete San Antonio Texas.
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Prophet Pete
San Antonio
Broadway
Texas
Esquivel Wins Prophet Pete Contest With All Picks
Jose Esquivel, a senior from Idaho, predicted all 15 games in The Light's Prophet Pete contest last week and won $25. The victory came after most contestants miscalled the Texas upset and Cornell fell to Dartmouth. Eleven people tied by correctly guessing 13, earning mail-in tickets to Interstate Theaters. many others matched 12.
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Jose Esquivel
Idaho Sr
Prophet Pete
Esquivel
Texas
Cornell
Dartmouth
San Antonio
Mary Linehan
Elmira
Heusinger
Cavalry
Texas A
College
Bill McCoy
Pleasanton Id
L. H. Nobis
Hays St
George Dubensky
Cravens
Virginia Kovar
Stonewall
Kerrville
Hermann
Paul St
Elgin Anderson
San Marcos
J. J. Christy
IG. Archer
M. L. Williams
Losoya
Pete
Kramer Beats Gonzales In Lengthy Baltimore Duel
In Baltimore before about 9000 spectators veteran Jack Kramer defeated Pancho Gonzales in a long professional tennis match with scores 3 6 6 19 17 for Kramer to lead their tour series 11 3. Pancho Segura then beat Frankie Parker 6 3 6 3. A stray note mentions a worker bee weighing about one five thousandth of a pound.
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Kramer
Baltimore
Jack Kramer
Pancho Gonzales
Udge
Pancho Segura
Frankie
Parker
Segura
Parker J
Philips Heads Old-Timers Baseball United at Pearl Brewery
Johnny Philips named president of the Alamo-Peck Old-Timers during a Saturday gathering at the Pearl brewery. Charles Leipart captains the team with coaches Harry Ables and Bai Dwyer Jr. Jodie McCarley serves as mascot and George Huntress as scorekeeper secretary. Amiel income per U.S. family rose from 2960 to 4300 between 1926 and 1948.
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Johnny Philips
Alamo- Peck
Wisn
Pearl Brewery
Jim
Tiny
Charles "Dink Leipart
Harry T. Ables
Bai Dwyer Jr
Jodie McCarley
George Huntress
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Jack Kendall
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