Hartselle Opens With 56-45 Win Over Falkville
The Hartselle Tigers beat Falkville 56-45 to begin the 1952 basketball season. Junior players led 32-19 for Hartselle, with Jack Atkins scoring 16 for the Juniors and Falkville’s Brown posting 12. Francis led the varsity with 16 and Bud Mayfield had 15 as Hart selle led through the game.
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Hartselle Tigers
Fred Morgan
Falkville
Tiger
Jack Atkins
Hartselle
Brown
Hartselle Srs
Tigers
Francis
Bud Mayfield
Thad Brindley
Wildcats and Gators Set for High-Profile SEC Clash
Gainesville faces a marquee Saturday battle as Kentucky and Florida meet in a clash between two of the SEC’s rising programs. Steve Meilinger and Rick Casares star as do LaPradd and D Agostino for Florida, with both teams fresh off a bye and in top shape for the showdown.
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Gainesville
Fla
Kentucky
Florida
Pas Neyland
Tennessee
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Wally Butts
Georgia
Steve Meilinger
Rick Casares
Sions
Charlie LaPradd
Joe D’agostino
Gator
Casares
Buford Long
Papa Hall
Jack Nichols
Florid
Paul
Bear) Bryant
Seb Woodruff
Close scoring run in Falkville Hartselle game details
Falkville led by Wilhite with 19 and Goff 11 while Hartselle juniors Atkins 16 Mayfield 7 Marsh 6 contributed. Senior scorers Francis 16 Mayfield 15 Brindley 10 Turney 7 Marsh 6 Peck 2 paced Hartselle. Falkville seniors Wilhite 19 Goff 11 Hardy 6 Dunnaway 5 Duncan 2 Couch 2.
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Deadly
Wilhite
Goff
Falkville
Hartselle
Francis
Mayfield
Brindley
Turney
Marsh
Peck
Falkville Srs
Hardy
Dunnaway
Duncan
Couch
Hornets Sweep Cotaco With 2 Wins As Woodall Drops 25
Tuesday night the Austinville Hornets won two games over Cotaco. The Jr. team edged 40-36 while the Senior squad prevailed 61-42. Woodall poured in 25 for the Seniors, Breeding led Cotaco with 14, Jenkins tallied 18 for Cotaco Juniors, and Lee scored 10 for the Austinville Jrs.
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Austinville Hornets
Cotaco
Austinville Jrs
Kenneth Lee
Jenkins
Bill Woodall
Hornet
Breeding
Blagburn
Land
Lee
Williams
Brothers
R. Manly
Cotaco Jrs
Luker
Johnson
Mooneyham
McNally
Bessemer Trio Lead All Alabama Prep Football Team
Bessemer placed its ace Halfback Jimmy Thompson and two linemen on an All Alabama first string prep football team announced by the Birmingham Post Herald. Ramsay of Birmingham earned two spots on the No 1 Class AA squad, with other schools limited to one each. Two players from Eufaula and Verbena each secured Class AA first string honors.
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Birmingham
Bessemer
Jimmy Thompson
Birmingham Post- Herald
Ramsay
Eufaula
Verbena
Decatur Players Earn Honorable Mention On All State Team
Five Decatur players receive honorable mention on the Post Herald All State football team. Named are Hoyt Powell Eddie Journey Paul Terry Bobby Smith and Howard Busbey for their on field performances this season.
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Decatur
Post-Herald
Hoyt Powell
Eddie Journey
Paul Terry
Bobby Smith
Howard Busbey
Local High School All Star Teams Named by Post Herald Staff
The Post Herald picks top Class AAA and AA players for 1930s squads. Nine Class AAA and eight Class AA first-team members are seniors with several underclassmen noted. The lineup includes Dan Coyle, Red Robertson, Bobby Colegrove, Ernest Marchetti, Jimmy Thompson, Ben Crane, Glen Nunley, Pete Cook, George Hubbert, Harry Tucker, Eddie Willingham, and Billy Walters among others.
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Post- Herald
Dan Coyle
Ramsay
Red Robertson
Bessemer
Fred Sington
Frank Christy
Bobby Colegrove
Etowah
Charles Helm
Tuscaloosa
Ernest Marchetti
Murphy
Jimmy Thompson
Ben Crane
Selma
Bill Lumpkin
Coffee
Glen Nunley
Butler
Crane
Nunley
Enid
Pete Cook
Alexander
George Hubbert
Hubbertville
Harry Tucker
Opelika
Ben Preston
Eufaula
Eddie Willingham
Attendance Decline Marks Major College Football Season
The Associated Press survey shows a national 1.49 percent drop in average college football attendance across major programs, with Pacific Coast and Eastern independents hardest hit. Southeast and Southern conferences posted gains led by Oklahoma in the Big Seven and Houston/Tulsa in the Missouri Valley. Ohio State led gates at 453,911, while Pennsylvanias 372,000 across seven games highlighted the East.
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Associated Press
Pacific Coast
East
Big Seven
Southeastern
Oklahoma
Houston
Tulsa
Ivy League
Pennsylvania
Quakers
Ohio State
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Big Ten
Negro All Stars Clash At Legion Friday Night
The North Alabama high school Athletic association hosts the seventh annual Negro All-Star game at Legion Field Friday at 7 30. East versus West seniors only with players from Huntsville Decatur Hartseli Moulton Athens and from Sheffield Florence Courtland Tuscumbia Cherokee and Russellville. East coaches A M Kellam and West coach Samuel Bolden. East 24 players West 21 players with Posey and Mathis tied votes for seniors.
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Legion Field
Huntsville
Decatur
Hartselle
Moulton
Athens
Sheffield
Florence
Courtland
Tuscumbia
Cherokee
Russellville
A. M. Kellam
Samuel Bolden
Bolden
East
All-South football team features 15 colleges across Dixie
Fifteen colleges placed players on the AP 1952 All-South team. Georgia Tech and Tennessee lead with two on offense and defense each, while Florida and Duke also claim multiple spots. Names include Scarbath, Hardeman, Brehany, Kozar, Babcock, Lewis, Gilbert, Dunkerley, Michels, Watford, Brown, Morris, Moorhead, Meadows, Sommers, La Pradd, D Agostino, Scott, Barton, Shiver, Mullis.
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Mercer Bailey
Atlanta
Dixie
Associated Press
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Tennessee
Florida
South
Maryland
Clemson
Virginia
Miami
Jack Scarbath
Leon Hardeman
SEC
Bill Brehany
Virginia Military
Southern
Andy Kozar
Harry Babcock
Georgia
Jack Lewis
Wake Forest
Kline Gilbert
Mississippi
Ben Dunkerley
West Virginia
John Michels
Jerry Watford
Alabama
Pete Brown
Tech
George Morris
Bobby Moorhead
Ed Meadows
Dick Sommers
Mack Franklin
Charlie la Pradd
Joe D'Agostino
Tom Scott
Tom Barton
Rex Shiver
Norris Mullis
South Carolina
East Limestone Dominates Clements for Fourth Win
East Limestone seniors routed Clements 91 to 53 led by Schrimscher with 30 points on ten field goals and ten free throws. Junior game also won 38 to 31 as E Scott tallied 19 points.
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Clements
Schrimscher
East Limestone
Jrs
E. Scott
E. Limestone Srs
Wheeler Refuge Night Hunt Notes Strong Duck Arrival
The Wheeler Refuge reports good hunting through the month with ducks and geese arriving in large numbers. Cold weather is expected to bring more birds for the next two to three weeks as rain fills Swan Creek sloughs and hunters are urged to return permits promptly.
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Swan Creek
Wheeler Refuge
Hunters bag ducks amid corn fields near reservoir
Hunters report good duck bags from fields and ponds near the reservoir but warn to heed shooting hours. Local men with recent cases testify that state and federal wardens are determined to stop late shooting.
Ten for One Hawk? Unclear conservation haul and Hawks official
J L Heflin reports Swan Creek area hunters bagged over 70 geese and 350 ducks in the first two and a half days of the season with about 60 percent of kills counted. Goose totals were mainly Canadas with Blues and Snows, while Mallards led the duck take followed by Gadwall, Black Ducks and Pintails.
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J. L. Heflin
Alabama Conservation Department
Tennessee Valley Waterfowl Program
Swan Creek
Gadwall
Spencer accepts Senior Bowl invitation for Kansas
Mobile notes Oliver Spencer, Kansas University tackle, accepted a Senior Bowl invite for January 3. At 6 feet 2 inches and 224 pounds, he played mainly on offense and was co captain of the 1952 Kansas team.
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North Forces
Oliver Spencer
Kansas
Uni
Versity
Spencer
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