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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1957
Page
6
Auburn leads with two players on the All-SEC first string as AP selects 1957 all-star lineup. Phillips and Michaels headline the Tigers along with several other seniors and repeaters from Mississippi State Georgia Tech Mississippi Ole Miss and Tennessee in a 12-team conference selection.
Eight schools are represented on the All-SEC squad selected by the AP for 1957. Auburn and Mississippi each place two players, with Kentucky Georgia Tech Florida LSU and Mississippi State also represented. Ends are Phillips and Wilson of Auburn. tackles Michaels of Kentucky Hickerson of Mississippi. guards Simpson of Mississippi Johnson of Tennessee. center Stephenson of Georgia Tech. Backs are Stacy of Mississippi State Rountree of Florida Gordon of Tennessee and Taylor of LSU.
The Royals who moved NBA operations from Rochester to Cincinnati earn cheers as Clyde Lovellette stars. They close in on the Western Division leading St. Louis Hawks, within 144 games of the top position.
Stephenson anchors Tech with a defensive quarterback role and orchestrates the unit's strong showing. Stacy leads as a split-T signal caller with top defensive play. Through eight games Stacy posted 342 rushing, 240 passing yards and three TDs while Gordon outperformed in punt returns and throwing, and Rountree contributed 4.5 yards per carry. Taylor nears SEC scoring crown after nine games with 591 rushing yards and 4.1 yard average.
Six foot eight center Keon Posey led Moulton with a record night as the Red Devils rolled past Rogers 65 to 45. Leon scored 34 points on 13 field goals and eight free throws, while Posey and Foy Hall each pulled 17 rebounds as Moulton shot 56.6 percent from the floor.
Albert Durer, the noted German artist who died in 1528, was also renowned for his copper plate engravings and contributions to printmaking.
Mae Martin Bryant, 21, said her father Paul Bryant, then coach at Texas A&M, would return to Alabama as head football coach. She spoke after Thanksgiving with her parents in Texas, saying house-hunting would start in Tuscaloosa around Dec. 19. The university had not confirmed Bryant’s decision as of the report.
The Decatur Red Raiders open their junior and senior basketball schedules on the road tonight against Falkville at Falkville. Coach Joe Jones says the senior forwards will likely be Hugh Ogle and Rhea Greenwell with Ben Chenault at center and two of Jerry Oliver Buddy Payne or Ronald Travis at guards. The junior lineup features David Ingram Joe T. Jones Billy Biles Eddie Smith Larry Hill. Game time is 7 P.M.
The 1957 58 SEC basketball season starts with eight games on opening night. Kentucky enters as clear favorite for the conference title and a high national finish. The preview lists projected strengths and losses for all 12 SEC teams, including Alabama Auburn Florida Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky LSU Mississippi Mississippi State Tennessee Tulane and Vanderbilt with outlooks for each squad.
The project for the Panama Canal ran to a total expenditure of 525,812,661 dollars. This figure reflects the overall cost of the extensive engineering effort and related expenses through completion.
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