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SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19. 1942. THE AMARILLO DAILY NEWS, AMARILLO. TEXAS PACE SEVER 1 Sandies Given Pre-Game Nod and Sunset Only Undefeated Teams in Race The undef untied Amarillo Golden Sandies will place their unblemished frid record up against the andefeattd. untied Sunset and Austin Underdogs In State Semi-Final Battles i Favored lOver Maroons BRSCKSNRIDGE.

Dec. 13 istin's Maroons and the Brecken-1 teams' and staged sensational comebacks to reach the i a rough and Texas schoolboy football semi-finals, i By the Associated Press The and ready for a do-or-die Bisons of Sunset in in their semi-aaal schoolboy football battles with Amarilio and Breck- Texas Hifh gitmt ienndge. this ifternoon 2:30 at Dallas That Caster strategist, Herman Cowley, has his Sunset crew in Dai-Hi stadium, ready outfit that delivers when chips are for the heavily-favored-wii out here tomo-ow ar-d- coach Howard Lynch's Black This game, expected to attract 12,000 fans in Dallas, will begin at 2-30 everybody is talking only in terms' and Gold warriors are rated as ip i ff I Austin's Maroons, confident they have the stuff to enter the finals, were to! Th ey expect a cascade of touch-; on on the field. arrive in Breckenridge this afternoon. Their game also will begin at 2:30 and about downs ihat is the way- Coach Hermea Cowley has led 5,000 are expected.

Breckenridge has had to win itsj 7 2 Cowley, who didn't forecast a result, merely said during the week: "Amarilloi games opposition in ai 302 points to the opponents' 45. can at Au Coach andard Lambert, who is turning out fmelv-drilied! "explosive" offense will more than offset Breck-i the 10 do it-: In winning their 12 games, Sandies have scored 355 points. Their season foes have managed to teams with regularity, hoped his power. make only 32. Amarillo and Sunset the only two high school teams left in Texas I with perfect records.

They win nos only be playing for the right toj meet the winner of the Austin-! Breckenridge tilt for the state crown! but the honor of being the only! team left with an undefeated, un- tied slate. I The two grid powers are bothi reported to be in fine shape- physi- cally. With the exception of Hull Amarillo. Watson, the Sandies are all ready i TEAM for action i A 01 1 10 31 Cnildress 0. Amarillo 19, Abilene 1.

mishap is toe fact that: Amarillo 13, Temple 0. went Oif and foi ot i Amarillo 61, Austin (El Pasto) 6. footoail pants. Coach Howard I Amarillo 19, JNorman 0- Lynch, Billy's father was making an i Amarillo 31, Plainview 0. effort last night to purchase an-! Amarillo 57, Borger 6.

other pair. Amarillo 20, Lubbock 0. Photographers were busy at the I Amarillo 26, Brownfield 0. workout snapping pictures of thei Aj aa rai 39. Pampa 7.

Black and Gold Sandies. i Amarfllo 6. Wichita Falls 0. A dry field is assured since a cov-1 Amarfllo 33, San Angelo 6. Breckenridge was given a slight advantage because of slaving at home x.

x. x. x. x. FACTS ABOUT THE GAME IGeorgien Scores A.

ft w. It A Without Playing WHO: The Sunset Bisons and the Amarillo Golden Standstorm. WHEKE: Dai-Hi Stadium, Dallas. WHEN: Today. 2:30 o'clock.

AT STAKE: The right to meet the winner of the Austin- Breckenridge game for the Texas high school football championship. COACHES: Eermen Cowley, Sunset; Howard Lynch and T. G. a 15-pound line anchored by 235- Tiny Guthrey and a back- i field sparked by a fullback who i gets those few yards when they're i I needed. Big Jack Ray.

1 But the Green Wave is smacking i i up against one of the best defensive teams ot the year in Stan Lani) bers's surprising boys from Austin. The Maroons haven't allowed a point in the state play-off and in- TIPPY LARKIN Hit The Canvas BEAU JACK The New Champ X. X. X. Even Buff jSeries, 61-57 CANYON.

Dec. 13 of Texas Wesleyan College she West Texas State 6l to 57 here torughL in second game of the current series, i This was the Buffaloes first defeat in Burton Gym since the Silver City quintet trimmed the Buffaloes in J193S, another season series opener. Buffaloes won last to Barber. 3am guard, led his team on the offense with eight field goals and three free throws for a total of 19 points. Parham was second with i 13 as was Ledm Jacobs of the Buffaloes.

Chat Johnson tallied I points for the Buffs. As the half ended the Buffs led to 25. Douglas Groom, Chat Johnson and Belton Sorgee, sub i guard, had each scored eight points Sunset 47, Sulphur Springs 0. Sunset 7, Pampa 6. Sunset 33.

Sam Houston (H.) 0. Sunset 32, Waxabachie 0. Sunsrt 21. North Dallas 0. Sunset 25.

Adamson (Dallas) 12. Sunset 38, Forest (Dallas) 0. Sunset 41. Crozier Tech (DaL) 7. Sunset 20, Wocdrow Wilson (D) 6.

Sunset 25, Riverside (Fort 7- Sunset 13, Highland Park (Dal) 7. eluding among their victims the i MEMPHIS, Dec 18 John Reagan Bulldogs of Houston. sillv -'OP -one of the season's heralded teams. Beau Jack KO's Larkin For Lightweight Tiiie' X. X.

X. Ex-Shine Boy Reaches Top ime. With the score tied 56 to 56 and minutes left. Bill Stockman got two free shots and made one to git the Buffs a one-point lead Adkias, sub guard, sank a field goal ito put his team in the lead. The succeeded in holding the.baH until Ackins could make another field goal, with 15 seconds remairi- ing.

ne was fouled on the shot and KEW YORK. Dec. 18 rtace the charity toss. i Jack, a busy young r-egro who sky- i Sufialoes started off tonight I National Golf Club less than two; half missis of free- largely responsible for the de- ht cham-j This was the last game imp tonight by flattening Tippy i the Buffaloes until the Oklahoma GarfieM. N.

in tournament. F- Fc Pf Tp er has been, over the turf of Dah-Hi stadium all-week. Bill Jolly. Sandie co-captain and- end. said, "I can smell that Bison? meat already and Pm reaUv hungry for 'em." i Both clubs run most of their; plays off of single-wing back forma- 'tions.

The Sandies and the Bisons i have used power to down their foes. I It is nothing new for either team! to be this far along in the state race. Amarillo reached the semi-finals in 1930, 1932, 1934. 1935. 1936 and 1940.

Sunset.lost to Wichita Falls in the semi-final last year. KGNC will carry a broadcast of the game. Jf. Jf. SANDIES Jolly (CC) 189 Hall 153 1....212 STARTERS WL P.

os. Wt- Blessen Andrews 177 Meadows 150 Lynch .......167 Hoskins 169 Ray Daniel (CC) 162 Irwin 172 Moncrifef 192 166 187 190.. 163 190 170.. 183 142 168 155 Leo Costa, and; finals bur plaved Port Arthur tne omy reason he dons ir dutiful- scoreless tie on a snow-covered field lly oeiore every game is that Waco. i rules say he must be It's also the second time Austin; By HAKKY He hasn't placed a sec-i has reached the semi-finals.

The'' NEWYOSK. Dec. 18 jonct since the opening game of his I Maroons didn't get further thanlney Walker, was brought to 1 05 Buff aloes sophomore saw four mia- i that the other time they were in the 1 York on a lark, and Anthonv PiUe- 1 I3 Groojn 1 utes service at center against Ogle-! Penultimats round. ter? Tas ce OOT first i Jacobs, 5 BISONS ithorpe-faut he has scored in everv! Austin lost the second game of! uhree evr sec cc so' for a one- stockman, 4 Powere game Georgia has played in the last' tne season to Temple 7-0. But this i yean i 0 1 Ganield Italian, who jTnmble, Stafley three years.

defeat really made the Walker answered the call, "Hey, Aeam ea nis fightmg CCC camps. -Ijohnsca, 6 In aH. he has scored 102 Since haven't at the Augusta National to Jack to a sg 1 of them olace-kicks for" to a close score. ichih tne ness few minutes in oaei- 1 s11 points ofter touchdown i of SciaUy Geor ia 3 1 33 3 3 11 0 3 10 0 2 12 .0 Welch Athletics To Be Hit Sandies Impress Training Program Dallas Roofers this year in its successful I bid for a Rose Bowl jand Leo-the-ldon converted extra! points 43 times. Two of the 11 bob- RICHARD WEST WASHINGTON.

Dec. OP) A material falling off in varsity athletics, counterbalanced in part by more attention to intramural sports, apparently is In prospect for most American colleges and universities next year. This became apparent with announcement by the army and navy --T-g TT-er-t J-iiCJj. uciCiliC tUlUUli DC VCTV 8 a they gave up 34 -points "ame Todav thev 5 of 443 avl 5 finally brougat. him Mannattan.

Tippy with a short right hand utJDercut rear-a 2 of more than 36 per game- defense couldn't be very against Waco and Lufem in the nine were Mocked. At that JLUU UJL tne ranked seventh among Southeastern i state play-off. Of course, however. conference scorers. Tony Piileteri's brother boxed uppercut near a neutral comer earlv i under the name of and the I in the third round.

Larkin came I 2 1 5 2 8 3 0 0 kids called this one Tippy. Abilene To Sponsor Golden Gloves Meet have given a dime for Breckenridge rolled up 48. ltus Garfield. N. Italian's axe.

and referee Otto Susskind "It'll be a scoring game all thej cliaaces when hose delightful little (Young Otto) counted the full ten says Eck Curtis, long a sue- characters, Bmnmy Davis and Lewi over him. The-official time was 1 cessful high school coach but with a i placed lilies in his hand minute. 19 seconds of the third team in the semi-finals for 166 ears a round. first time-in his career. I It aex eloped that Larkin was suf-1 Curtass fretted some over a backi ferin from an ailment of some sort; hurt suffered by Norman Carey, his i at fee time, and there is consider- p'o-rrioi' Xiif VIQ ABILENE.

Dec. 1 carrier, but he didn't that many educational institutions, would be large part to ment has been made here that think the injury would keep Careyj DALLAS. Dec. 18 The training of specialists and prospective olficer candidates. Sandstorm blew into town to- j.

None was witting to hazard a guess as to the exact possibilities for day with a cry of "Beat the college sports foot- confident.it would down the Dallas! b'aji. oasebalL track, all! tbe State sch001 other team sports. i For one thing, it wasn't possible! to forecast whether! can be found to orgaruze teams evidence tiiat something He hasn't been beaten since, i lene again will be the site of a lout of-the game. seeks his 24th consecutive fin Amarillo crushed San Angelo in the babiy be Part many schools Lew Riggs Picks Dodgers in 1943 district Golden Gloves tournament! Austin, as usual was in tou con-! Jack became the country's out-1 this winter, and assurance of itsjdition. -That has, been the 'major i standing 135-pounder when he cut The two jdown like a Christmas tree on thejSJ: 2 i ray to marked from the woodman's! A1CKOIS 0 0 0 Totals 25 11 Henry Staged No.

1 Comeback NEW YORK. -Dec--18, Games 5 12 19 4 0 8 0 61 success came-QTiickly: -isecret of the Maroons' success and stopped Allie Stolz in the! for the "1942 Texas High School Under sponsorship of the Abflene! boys are-in shape to play! 311 1 at of the night i Football Championship -reiH be eporter-News. the event -will be! Just as hard in the second half as Sammy Angott Tacated the throne. Splayed on Saturday. December 19th.

Reporter-News, the event will be: Just as hard in the second half as held at- the Abilene High School the first. gymnasium Jan. 30C Feb. 1 and 2. Kick-off 2:30 P.

ML Lt Col. Eilbert Mark, director of! ProbaMi line-ups: Jack guaranteed Stolz $10.000 for privilege, took a percentage and Stmset of The game between Amarillo and personnel division of the medical re- AUSTIN BRECKENRIDGE i did well financially. to contest while the Breckenridge and passing attack which never gave the Bobcats a chance. Lynch, they are primed to! shoos the works and only "the brave! gave Sunset the nod. notified that the MRTC win pro-JBanks Guthrey services.

xuggs. wuu gave uy a. unm fighters for each weight Perm Cnise Also there remains the 13 6 assignment -with the Brooklyn diyisipa i Allen Dison durinjr the'- Dodgers to join the Army Air Other units at Camp Barkeley. jGerling RG Johnson i Forces, has'his heart set on becom-1 including the division. alscjCooke RT Minchew 1H? aTi IH6Cil2JIilC- tX3 p3JTfciClp3.t€.

LB Now assigned to the base head- they lost to the champion Wichita 1 crew better gates than in years, i the pennant ness season but adoed, has to De woa scene of tomorrow battle. Sunset j.ways—a decrease in smaller games, I week downed Highland Park, the fact that fans who w-erejj I unable to-make frequent con-! Sunset's hopes are pinned on aicentrated on one or two of the 0 besKk i line that blocks crisplv and permits contests i Lew be intends to go back Ned Welr.h star af ta One big factor may wel: influence I 60 tne bi circuit -unless something! course we C1 but be 5 er keeps (5og5 All-Out iJohnny In Speakership Race JStogger in League Soldiers To See Bowl Game Free NE77 ORLEANS, Bee. 13 With the spirit of Santa Glaus prevailing in keeping with the times. debatable de-j Austin will be played at 'Field in Breckenridge. Both games are scheduled to start at 2:30 P.

Saturday afternoon. Two special radio, networks, totaling 31 stations, have been assembled to broadcast the play-by-play reports from both Broadcast time for both games is set at 2:20 since coming out of retirement early last summer, today was acclaimed as the year's outstanding conieback in sports. Some of the nation's sports the ML to allow ten minutes of lim rW IR it began to appear today that there aro be a "free at the Sugar Bowl for the 10,000 service who will get a cut rate. men ary discussion of the opposing teams before the kick-off. game at Dallas their 'feelings lay by pointing' out that the most glorious comeback of all was accomplished bv Rickenbacker but confined." to sports the Armstrong was overwhelming.

Of the 85 sports experts who on this subject, 50- listed. the one-time triple champion of boxing among their three choices foremost comeback. ese' votes were divided 22 firsts. 17 seconds and 11 thirds-and the basis of three. Th OUEg Men Business Club cling the color.

The game over a network of 16 stations, withj Charlie Jordan calling the play-by- als" ia of the St. Louis Cardin- 5 two comebacks. But the Bisons under axid Na when it comes crops up. and times like hether athJ 6 te continued. That leading slugger in the National i alreacy nas snappea up .3,000 of the heard over KGNC.

1 3 official records bargain tickets which will be dis- Te beinanl and to that the From Lynch: "They'll have outscore us to beat From Cowley: 'en battle," eased today showed, was Johnny tributed free to soldiers, and today tne New York Giants. the idea commg from Tulsa tor Huaefl bandling the colon The'tas the second an adverse effect. I Germany an both fight for the post with Rep. Libertv would be 1 rne jQustv Baseman wno was! business men to applied SD ersNlJ 1 3 351 fl SUSS i 5T- Of all the ideas which have come; most comes soon. tullenbine, Rosar To Cleveland Indians iTyler ILonghorns Passers peak, led the senior circuit this! i necessary to inaintaln civilian mor- jale.

Sports events are maintained (as nearly as possible the usual scale in Germany. In England some I steps have been taken toward as-, I signment of men directly to contin- i uing and fostering sports contests i NEW 18. (U.PJ—New of al! kinds. if: York Yankee Outfielder Rov Said one spokesman for the serv-1 up Ienbme and Catcher Buddv" Rosar! ices: i products continues througa Year's Day. Bill Alexander's Georgia Yellow Jackets are likely to rom a Texas team have a prayer of a pass in its regular season.

Walton Robert, roommate of Mgh-j ft nob scoring Jackie Field of Mission, is Cullenbine, 28. who came to the lonaji Foo DaIi ifaacfc in competition with his pal for 'j Yanks from Washington late ts r-ne only way hold an Leonard yesterday would ment on claims by supporters Daniel that he had 100 speakership. seven triples. annual meeting here the starting lineup assignment world ting with I team. A switch "he batted" I pros 35 12 SOIir ce of material a all this week with ii.276 in 123 games last year.

I ay Ieave tilc league without 1 fancy stepping. Rosar. 27. came up to the Yanks lac ements for the drove? of reg- -i from the Newark farm club in a have left to join A right-handed hitter, he batted forces. Commissioner Elmer! J230 in 69 games last season.

Rosar iLayden indicated that if conditions i SJ5 got in the club's bad graces in mid-i Permit the annual selection would formarce on each occasion 'some- sronroer when, with regular held ip April. i0nna ce on ea a CSS10T1 i what slower than his heavier room- sporty ccntcsis iithe league's best centerfielders. has jbeen with Cleveland since 1936. He rt a-" si Rigid Gasoline Rationing £1938. Grimes appeared in'only 51! CORAL GABLES.

Dec. Scott, who played with Roberts at i Tyler High School. Scott, fully re- covered from a broken hand suf-; fered in the Baylor-Texas game this i season, is showing his best form in practice sessions. Barnes last season due to injuries, (U R) Park Race track will: Roy McKay's passing is also pick- He hit .179. undoubtedly be forced to cancel its I ing the big Junction Leaves for Game boy corn- meeting or postpone its opening i pleting over 50 per cent of them Monday if the present rigid gaso- this week, with Scott and Field on lin restrictions are in effect then.

the receiving end. I8 Harry L. Strauss, president of the 1 versity of Tulsa squad of 8 football- Gables Racing Associated to- ers left today for New Orleans and said Telegraph New Year's Day Sugar Bowl game "I don't see how on earth, we! NEW YORK. Dec. 18 cdth Tennessee.

Kstabllsoed 1910 INVESTlGATIOIfS INCOME TAXES "AUDITS SYSTEMS H. ROBERTSON CO. Pfconn 3-S08I can humanly operate if cars are'not fW. Stone, formerly a vice president i running to take even the of the Corporation, today was nam- jockeys and officials to the track." president of Postal Telegraph, -If 1 to succeed Edwin F. Chinlund.

i ii -he regulations of wiU continue as chairman of lowing gasoline only to trucks con-ithe board tonnes, it will kill racing in The retirin? president, the cor- iporation sta.t£tment said, would dev rculosls death 6 of (vote his time principally to the pro- North Dakota TSS 20.2 per. merger of telegraph com- of the population in 1939, 'panics. 01 i Breckenridge vs Austin, game about-face. Groom Cattlemen Convalescing aeas wmcn nave come; jr j- i GHOOM. Dec.

Farter. i 1 1 a to since Eastman started "32IS ia 1 KBG 1300100 living east of town, -is Qgr-. convalsscing from a wrenched back a broadcast heard suffered last week while removing Reuters said Russian fence posts from the ground. He has oa the northeast suffered considerable nain. re- "Instead of moping over the dis- appointment of not being able toj come here for the Sugar Bowl game i 1 between Tulsa and Tennessee.

Aveyj and a group of red-blooded Tulsans are getting up a pool with which to buy tickets for service men who ei- i ther are stationed here or are here ion furlough. i I "Now that is about tops in ur.se!- i fishness. and I have no doubt thou- sands of boys from the Midwest or not only will appreciate this! i offer by attending the game, but will show, their gratitude by rooting their! (heads off for Tulsa. Joined to the plan started by the Young I Men's Business Club here, this will come close to making the Sugar Bowl a free gate for the boys." i The serdee men's tickets cost 2.10 and will be the only discount from 1 'regular rates. i Today the fair grounds announced lits racing program would be rrfoved i up to the morning in order not to I conflict with the Sugar Bow! game.

land with Tulsa due here tomorrow morning, the football tempo began I rising. The Tulsans will take a look i i at the Sugar Bowl, eat a French Quarter luncheon, and move on to Bay St. Louis to open their training camp, the first to be started. Ten- jiiessee comes over the weekend to' Edgewater Perk, which is nearby. Quezon in Hospital BALTIMORE, Dec.

18 Senora Manuel Quezon, wife of the president, of the Philippines, was a pa- jtient at the Johns Hopkins Hospital i today for treatment of an undis- ailment. i Hospital authorities declined to I how serious her illness was. Presdent Quezon, head of the' Philippines government in exile, also jis in Baltimore. i The recently leased a i Virginia estate for themselves. their three children aad members oi' (the Filipino government in exile.

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