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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1952
Page
8
In letters to the paper, readers dispute a prior column about Athens High School field conditions. They claim the grass was excessive and that markings were unclear, defending the team and critiquing the writer's stance while joking about a sports editor and a lawn mower.
A lighthearted note from a columnist inviting readers to critique sports writing. The piece jokes about political and global topics as possible muses for columns and asks for constructive feedback while dismissing silly mail to the wastebasket.
Athens High head coach Furman Elmore fields a mostly inexperienced Golden Eagles for 1952 with six returning lettermen led by guards James Owens and Bobby Gentry and center David Johnson. Key losses include backs Dan Hail, Brad Hamilton, John Johnson, Neal Johnston and ends. first game is Sept 12 at Decatur with a rugged schedule and a predicted seven wins.
Promoter Mike Miller brings wrestling star Charles Lave to Decatur for a Wednesday night one fall ten minute match against Raoul Lopez. Nick Carter faces Garza Lozano in another bout, and Carter and Lave team up against Lozano and Lopez in the tag match. The promoter notes the date shift to Wednesday for better cards.
In Moulton, coach Lewis Watkins sees the Red Devils trample Rogersville 34 7 in the season opener. Key scorers include R A Biggs Charles Hall and Allen Blevins with Blevins adding four extra points. Moulton meets Double Springs next. Rogersville is idle.
Austinville Bears All Stars topped the Red Shield League 17 12 on Thursday night. Jane Park shut down a three inning rally as Charles Clark earned the win. Clyde Bridges Bobby Terry homered for the Stars while Jim Moebes added a solo shot for Austinville.
The first large scale coal mining on Spitsbergen began in 19095 by American prospector John M. Longyear. His venture marked the start of commercial exploitation in the icy archipelago with operations expanding in the early 20th century.
Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd announced that halfback John Hicks will quit football on medical advice after a head injury last season. Hicks, a promising sophomore, had limited play but was slated for 1952 prominence. He plans to return to complete schooling at Tech.
The National Geographic Society reports Napoleon told his brother Joseph that if forced to flee to America he would choose a place between Philadelphia and New York along the Delaware River as a refuge.
The Harlem Globetrotters diamond team faces the league leading Birmingham Black Barons at Legion Field on Saturday night September 6. Abe Saperstein leads a star packed squad aiming for top crowds and future major league stars, with Winfield Welch as manager and Saperstein a Brown’s stockholder and talent scout.
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