6 man History

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District 14B standings and games October 31, 1941

 

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Upcoming debut 6 man season schedule for Coryell and Hamilton Counties

 

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9/16/1949 article on the organization of District 10B 6 man

 

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9/22/1939 Gatesville Messenger article on Oglesby's debut 6 man season. They had previously played 11 man football.

 

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Same date as the previous post underneath the "Six Man Football" title at the bottom.

 

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An article from the Big Spring Herald on 9/3/44 on the organization of District 6B 6 man

 

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From the 9/24/1944 Abilene Reporter-News, an announcement on the 1944 6 man district alignment.

 

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From the 9/24/1944 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on the Whitharral-Whiteface 6 man game. This was the first 6 man game ever for Whitharral.

 

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Hey Leman! The Archive now has the Sweetwater paper.

 

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Another Avalanche article on the upcoming Whitharral-Sundown 6 man game on 9/29/1944

 

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From the Avalanche the next day on the Whitharral-Sundown game

 

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From the same page, another article on the Patton Springs-McAdoo game.

 

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Oct 8, 1944 article in the Avalanche-Journal on the Whitharral-Wilson game

 

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From the October 1, 1944 Galveston Daily News on the upcoming La Marque-Sweeny game

 

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From the Galveston Daily News, October 10, 1944 on the Weimar-Buda game.

 

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From the Valley Morning Star, October 15, 1944 on the Stuart Place-Santa Rosa game. Note the sentence about drop kicking the extra points....

 

[Knowmystuff]

Cool about the sweetwater papers...what years?

 

[Old Bearkat]

Sweetwater Daily Reporter (1920 - 1937)
Sweetwater Nolan County News (1913 - 1948)
Sweetwater Reporter (1920 - 1937) mostly 1937 May 2-Sept 8
Sweetwater Sun (1906 - 1937)
Sweetwater Sunday Reporter (1929)

 

[Knowmystuff]

look through the 1936 papers and you will see some articles on the 1936 Fisher County teams.

 

[Knowmystuff]

at the end of the 1936 season the coach of Sylvester wrote an article about how great six-man football was for the Sweetwater paper