San Saba Armadillos Prep For 1949 50 District Hoop Season
San Saba High School athletes report to Coach Charles Chrane for the 1949 50 Armadillos basketball season with 25 players, six returnees, and a light week of workouts. Chrane notes limited height but pins hopes on defense and rebounding as the opening district round starts December 18 against Mason. The official 1948 1950 schedule lists non district games to fill the year with frequent moves among Mason Goldthwaite Fredericksburg Lampasas Burnet Llano and San Saba.
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San Saba High School
Charles Chrane
Armadillo Basketeers
Chrane
Llano
Lampasas’ Badgers
Dougal Cameron
Eddie
Yadwards
Morris
Reavis
Pat Sloan
Bill Owen
Max Mahan
Jerry Hopkins
Roy Senterfitt
Jack Dickerson
Frank Shaw
Chrome
Dillo
Mason’s Cowpunchers
Armadillos
Mason
San Saba
Goldthwaite
Fredericksburg
Lampasas
Burnet
Mason Dan
Milk Bowl Game Re Set For Dec 10 In Cameron
San Saba's Milk Bowl teams work out after a layoff for Thanksgiving as the Dec 10 game at Cameron Stadium Inn moves from Dec 9 due to WEFAA broadcast scheduling. Kickoff set for 3 pm, expected attendance up to five thousand. tickets at Laird's Parker City Drug. Milk Bowl born from Gause School football effort and WFAA's Ralph Widman publicity.
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San Saba
Leon Lane
Rogan Field
Cameron Chamber of Commerce
WEFAA
Lane
Borden Milk Company
Gause
Weafer
Ralph Widman
WFAA
Cameron
Chamber of Commerce
Apology to Burnham brothers and District 22 crowd
The News acknowledges the error listing Stan ley Burnham and Donald Burnham as Howard Payne players instead of Daniel Baker club members who faced Goldth waite. Thanks to Jack Harkey for flagging the mistake and apologies to the Burnham family. The piece previews District 22 A basketball, noting Lampasas Badgers as defending champions and the season's start. The quail season opens December 1 with reports of a good Bobwhite crop. quail season runs to January 16, and duck and geese hunting resume near Christmas. Deer and turkey hunting continue through December 31.
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Stanley
Donald Burnham
San Saba
Goldthwaite
Daniel Baker
Howard Payne
Burnham Boys
Jack Harkey
Lampasas Badgers
Texas
Dee
Lometa Hornets Meet Granger Lions At Lampasas Tilt
Lometa enters a pivotal 1 p.m. clash at Badger Field Lampasas against district rival Granger the district 25 B title holder in a hoped for upset. 5000 fans from Lometa Granger San Saba Goldthwaite Liberty Hill and nearby towns expected officials from San Saba will supervise. The Hornets led by Willie Adams Mac Moore Thurman Johnson Junior Conradt and Jarvis Carlile have built a 7 game win streak and average 83 points per game while Williams Brooks Coston Tombaugh anchor the line with Byrd at center. Coach W A Letbetter and assistant Joe Coquat lead the squad.
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Lometa
Granger Lion
Badger Field
Lampasas
Granger
San Saba
Goldthwaite
Florence
Liberty Hill
Chas. Miffleton
Bobby Pridgeon
San Saba Sfoa
Ffar
Leander
Hornets
Seaton
Willie Adams
Mac Moore
Thurman Johnson
Junior Conradt
Jarvis Carlile
Cocaptain
Bud Harris
Darrell Williams
Kenneth Brooks
Bill Coston
Don Tombaugh
W. H. Byrd
Jesse Rolan
J.T. Bryant
Bently Standridge
Lolan Pullen
John McDonald
Charles Jones
Donald Poe
Kenneth Stevenson
We Want To Buy Your Pecans
R B Bagley and Sons advertises pecan purchasing services inviting growers to sell pecans to their firm. The note stresses direct buying and regional sourcing, presenting a concise commercial offer for pecan producers.
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R. B. Bagley and Sons
Deer in local ice house despite warm spell
Reports from Frank Hall note a few deer still arriving at the ice house though hunting days are poor. Hunters report unusually warm weather and sweat while afield. A tale circulates of a hunter who tied his deer tag to the horns before slaughter, only to have the buck knocked down by a second hunter nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hall
Sharon Club Rummage Sale Saturday On Sidewalk
Sharon Club members will hold a rummage sale of second hand clothing Saturday on the sidewalk west of the Western Auto building. Mrs James Golden will chair the event. Hunters are reminded to attach game tags to antlers and to secure landowner permission before hunting. Quail season opens today December 1 and runs to January 16 with a bag limit of 12 per day and 86 in possession weekly.
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Sharon Club
Western Auto Building
James Golden
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Esquire Styling
Glothiers & Cleaners
Murder, Inc
Robert Williams
Notre Dame
Husky
Yankee Stadium
N. C
Fred Wallner
Leon Hart
Rags-to-Riches Club
Lometa Hornets
Granger Lions
Thile
W. A. Letbetter
Joe Coquat
Jim
West
Stanley Reid
Dick Walker
D. W
Blackie
Bowers State Game
Portis
America
B. J. Pridgeon
Chas, Miffleton
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