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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1950
Page
5
Raiders open the 1950-51 season tonight with two freshman and senior games at 7:00 and 8:00. Junior Raiders face Trinity High Juniors, then seniors meet Trinity. Coaches Isbell and Smith plan to rotate many players for early season trials.
Navy upset Army 14-2 as Bob Zastrow scored once and threw a TD pass. Jim Sears returned a 94 yard kickoff for USC in a 9-7 win over Notre Dame. Claude Arnold threw four TD passes for Oklahoma in a 41-14 win over Oklahoma A and M. Johnny Papit rushed for 141 yards in Virginia 44-13 victory over North Carolina to become first to reach 3,000 rushing yards in three seasons. Bobby Marlow scored twice and caught a TD as Alabama shut out Auburn 34-0. Darrell Crawford scored Techs only TD in a 7-0 upset of Georgia.
In nine gridiron clashes with Syracuse, Rutgers has managed only one tie. The remaining eight games were won by the Orange.
Oklahoma Princeton and Wyoming end the season unbeaten and untied. Oklahoma closes with a 41-14 win over Oklahoma A&M for a 31st straight victory. Army loses to Navy 14-2 at Philadelphia. Notre Dame falls 9-7 to Southern California. SMU loses 27-13 to Texas Christian.
In St. Petersburg on December 4 the Southern Association announced a new opening day format for 194? spring with Mobile at Atlanta New Orleans at Birmingham Nashville at Little Rock and Memphis at Chattanooga breaking prior home-opener pairings.
The Priceville juniors host Moulton Heights Tuesday night with junior B at 7:00 and junior A at 8:00.
The SEC season ends with upsets nine games into the schedule. Tennessee crushed Vanderbilt 43 to 0, Alabama faded 34 to 0 against Auburn, and LSU’s Ken Konz has a final chance to reach the top five with 44 points before the LSU Texas game. Kentucky’s Al Bruno and Will Jamerson tie for top points at 60, followed by Bama’s Bobby Marlow and Vanderbilt’s Bucky Curtis with 54.
Chicago Cardinals stunned the favored Chicago Bears 20 to 10 at Comiskey Park as Green Bay lost 51 14 to the Rams. Browns beat Philadelphia 13 to 7 and Giants crushed the Yanks 51 7. Washington defeated Pittsburgh 24 7 and Detroit beat Baltimore 45 21.
Travis Tidwell, former Auburn star and New York Giants asset, will join the Southern coaching staff for the Senior Bowl on January 6 in Mobile. He will assist Giants coach Steve Owen, who is skip per for the Southerners. The North coach was to be announced today. The second round of opening games April 17 lists Little Rock at Mobile and others.
For the first time since 1942 the All-Southeastern Conference football team leans senior as Kentucky, Alabama and Tennessee supply most first team picks. Parilli and Daffer head the list with several repeat selections and a broad mix of Southern players across eight colleges.
The History Of Southern Football Starts Today previews the birth of Southern football detailing early teams and key figures. It outlines the formation of early leagues, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Southern Conference, and the modern Southeastern Conference with contributions from Dr. Dudley S W Sanford Dr Riggs and Dougherty. It notes Centre College and Transylvania playing before the Harvard Princeton clash and early Kentucky games.
The piece traces Southern college football's birth and growth from early 1880s entries by Duke and others through 1890s development, noting Alabama, Georgia, LSU and more. It highlights Vanderbilt leader Dr. William L. Dudley who organized the first Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894 and his impact on the sport.
President George M. Trautman opened the 49th minor league convention as 57 circuits prepare to operate in 1951. He warned manpower shortages may force some leagues to fold while noting 100 players have already been drafted and attendance fell 8,000,000 year over year due to radio TV broadcasts and bad weather.
The rise and split of the Southern Intercollegiate Conference began in 1925 as Dean S V Sanford pushed for a division of the league. By 1933 members including Alabama Auburn Georgia Georgia Tech Florida Kentucky Mississippi State LSU Sewanee Tennessee Tulane and Vanderbilt formed the Southeastern Conference. Sewanee left after 1940 with N W Dougherty a former Tennessee guard and longtime SEC leader remaining active as secretary-treasurer.
Navy accepted college footballs accolades for a 14 2 victory over Army but will soften future schedules. Athletic director Capt Howard Caldwell said the team cannot keep a back breaking schedule. Navy has cancelled its 1952-53 home and home with Ohio State. He questioned back to back games against Southern California Penn and Tulane.
In 1949 Sid Gordon and Andy Seminick each hit two home runs in a single inning marking a rare power burst for their teams. The feat showcased their batting depth and highlighted a memorable offensive outburst of that era.
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