Central High to Honor 1933 Red and Black Football Leaders
Bobby Banks will captain the 1933 Central High Red and Black squad with Gingrich as alternate. The annual PTA banquet praised the team after a successful season, presenting letters to 19 players and honoring a manager and three cheerleaders while speakers commended coaches, fans, and faculty.
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Bobby Banks
Central
Gingrich
Legion
Decatur
John Gingrich
Central Parent-Teacher Association
Central High
Young Banks
Willard J. Brown
Fannie
Simmons
Sponse
Lamar Moye
Max Wheat
Bama Carlyns
Bessie Boyd Ross
Mattie Sue Yarbrough
Virginia Speer
Tommie Wells
Mrs. Brown
Barrett C. Shelton
W. T. Jordan
Raymond Pepper
H. E. Williams
Aubrey Puller
Puller
Decatur Daily
Pettey
Taylor
Northney Cox
Alice Kendall
Stella Meadors
Auburn Football Teams Bury Superstitions About Roommates
Auburn Alabama December 8 1932 members of the undefeated Auburn football squad kept roommates same on all trips including managers They refused new roommates after the Birmingham trip naming pairs such as Hitchcock and Grant Parker and Brown Bush and Burleson Sean and Prim Jones and Chambless Wood and Arthur Johnson and Williams Phipps and Holmes Dupree and Kimbrell Musgrove and Levi Rogers and Houston Fenton Kemp Miller and Paterson Welch and Chmetzberg Head and Talley McCollum and Ariail Cleve Brown and Caton Henderson and Harry Whitten Lawson and West and Managers Holoday and Jackson.
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Auburn
Ala
Birmingham
Tigers
Magic City
Plainsmen
Hitchcock
Grant
Parker
Tom Brown
Bush
Burleson
Sean
Prim
Jones
Chambless
Wood
Arthur
Johnson
Williams
Phipps
Holmes
Dupree
Kimbrell
Musgrove
Levi
Rogers
Houston Fenton
Kemp
Miller
Paterson
Welch
Chmetzberg
Head
Talley
McCollum
Ariail
Cleve Brown
Caton
Henderson
Harry Whitten
Lawson
West
Holoday
Jackson
Auburn Sends Four To the Conference
Head Coach Chet Wynne and athletic figure Sam McAllister lead a four member Auburn delegation to the Southern Conference meeting in Knoxville this weekend. Wilbur Hutsell trainer and coach, and Herbert Martin from the Plainsman athletic committee join the group representing Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
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Auburn
Als
Chet Wynne
Sam McAllister
Wilbur Hutsell
Herbert Martin
Plainsman
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Knoxville
Texas League May Be Enlarged To Ten Clubs
The Texas league may expand next year to a 10 club loop with Oklahoma City named as a possible entrant into the circuit for the next season.
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Oklahoma City
Freddie Knichel Returns to Action After Illness
Freddie Knichel, a local wrestling favorite, has recovered from illness in Birmingham and is back in action. For a time it was feared his ring career could be halted permanently.
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Freddie Knichel
Birmingham
Freddie
Rodney Barron Faces Possible Second Operation
Friends of Rodney Barron report he underwent an operation at Benevolent Hospital and may require a second procedure as his condition worsens.
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Rodney Barron
Benevolent Hospital
Illness Improves for Little Telette Turney
Little Telette Turney, ill at her parents home on Fifth Avenue South, E F Turney and spouse, shows improvement today after an influenza attack. The report notes she remains under care of her family.
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Little Telette. Turney
E. F. Turney
Fifth Avenue
South
Miss Mary Douthit Recovering from Appendicitis Operation
Miss Mary Douthit of Tanner is resting well at Baugh's Infirmary after an appendicitis operation performed on Monday.
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Mary Douthit
Tanner
Baugh’s Infirmary
Bozo Held On Bad Check Charge In Birmingham
Battling Bozo the Birmingham ring clown, once near boxing’s top ranks, is held on a bad check charge after being arrested in Columbus, Georgia. His career declined after suspensions and losses, but the new arrest highlights ongoing legal troubles for the veteran fighter.
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Bozo
Battling Bozo
Birmingham
Columbus
Bowe
Cleveland
National Boxing Association
Maxie Rosenblodm
Pa Stribling
Arrivals at Hotel Lyons Lineup of Guests
A list of arriving guests at Hotel Lyons includes A. H. Wheldon of New York Bennie Wayland of Ashville North Carolina R. Binder and wife of Chicago H A Noel of Birmingham H A Smith of Fayetteville Tenn W E Scott of Nashville Stuart T Hauger of Norfolk VA V L Eastland of Chattanooga D E Johnson of Birmingham E H Hughes of Birmingham George Pourcian Jr of New Orleans S C Apffel of New Orleans Ed B Harris of Birmingham H N Harrison of Atlanta Paul Hinds of Birmingham T V Ordway of Anniston Frank Joest of Birmingham Irving Stutsky of Memphis W W January of Memphis J J Scharff of Corinth MS K R Waugh of Montgomery W A Waller of Birmingham T High of Auburn Hy Prickett of Montgomery F P McMillan of Aiken S C Mrs M H Brown of North Miami Jester Jr of Athens GA Jester of Chattanooga and other guests.
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A. H. Wheldon
New York
Bennie Wayland
Ashville
N. C
R. Binder
Chicago
H. ©. Noel
Birmingham
Fayetteville
Tenn
Nashville
Stuart T. Hauger
Norfolk
V. L. Eastland
Chattanooga
D. E. Johnson
E. H. Hughes
George Pourcian, Jr
New Orleans
S. C. Apffel
Harris
H. N. Harrison
Atlanta
Paul Hinds
T. V. Ordway
Anniston
Frank Joest
Irving Stutsky
Memphis
W. W. January
J. J. Scharff
Corinth
Miss
K. R. Waugh
Montgomery
W. A. Waller
Local Manager Is Sent To Rome
R. G. Sloan, manager of Mc Lellan Stores Co., announced a transfer to the Rome Georgia stores. J. A. Crumline will take charge of the local store for closing out the present stock. Officials say they will announce interesting plans in the near future. Mr Sloan has made many friends here who regret his leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Sloan
McLellan Stores Co
Rome, Ga
J. A. Crumline
Sloan
Mrs Rollo Recovers After Illness at Sherman Street
Mrs Rollo, affected by influenza at her Sherman Street home, is now able to be up and about after her illness.
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8. T. Rollo
Sherman Street
Cage Team Facing Doubtful Season
Alabama high schools face a doubtful season as many schools close or fear closure after the new year. Schedule makers struggle to arrange games with numerous cancellations expected across the state.
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Cage
Alabama
Walker Named Tuscumbia Team Leader
Underwood Walker has been elected captain of Deshler high football for next year and plays as an end. James Driver, a guard, is named alternate captain for the squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underwood Walker
Tuscumbia
Deshler
James Driver
Salary Cuts Likely for Baseball Players This Year
Wholesale salary reductions for minor and major league players are probable as teams in session discuss retrenchment programs. Major clubs face losses with Atlanta reportedly losing $70,000 last year.
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Atlanita
High Tribute Paid Beattie Feathers
Henry Vance in his On the Level column lauds Beattie Feathers of Tennessee as one of the greatest backs in Dixie football and predicts he will enter the annals of Southern gridiron history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Vance
Birmingham Seven
Beattie Feathers
Tennessee” Ater
Feathers
Dixie
Basketball Year Getting Underway at Central High
Central High opens practice with promising prospects for a strong season. Scheduling difficulties loom as schools may drop out, but Central plans two games each with Phillips High of Birmingham and Huntsville High, aiming for a 12 to 14 game schedule.
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Central High
Central
Phillips High
Birmingham
Huntsville High
All-Opponents Team Selected By Feated Football Squad
Georgia and Duke teammates Miller and Williams anchor the line with O Dell of South Carolina Trapp of Ole Miss at guards Rodrigues of Tulane center Mauney of South Carolina quarterback Mauney Mott of Georgia halfbacks Mc Anly of Florida and Mott of Georgia Zimmerman of Tulane at fullback The selection names players from Duke Georgia South Carolina Tulane Ole Miss Florida Georgia Tech and Erskine among others.
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Auburn
Ala
Georgia
South Carolina
Tulane
Ole Miss
Duke
Erskine
Howard
Georgia Tech
Florida
Plainsmen
Miller
Williams
O'Dell
Trapp
Rodrigues
Mauney
McAnly
Mott
Zimmerman
Camp Emblems Awarded for Kiwanis Camp Participants
Twenty boys who earned emblems at the Kiwanis camp last summer will receive them. Recipients should contact Carlton Kelley, camp instructor, at his home or Central High School to claim their awards.
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Kiwanis
Carlton Kelley
Central High School
Changes In Rules Sought By Wade
Wallace Wade Duke mentor plans several winter changes to football rules. He seeks elimination of the time out penalty for substitutions and urges officials to use judgment in inflicting penalties when a kicker is accidentally charged by a lineman attempting to block a kick.
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Wallace Wade
Duke
Lanier Cancels Basketball Plans
Sidney Lanier of Montgomery cancels cage practice and will not form a basketball team this year. Early school closings threaten season prospects led to the decision not to undertake a cage schedule.
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Sidney Lanier
Montgomery
Moye a Strong Pick for All-State Center This Year
The Tri-Cities Daily sports writer, known as Old Reporter, predicts Lamar Moye of Central will be named center on the all-state eleven. The writer says Moye was the standout center among the season’s performers and the key kingpin for Central.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-Cities Daily
Lamar Moye
Central
Moye
Mrs. E. T. Sheppard Sicken at Johnston Street Home
Mrs. E. T. Sheppard remains ill at her Johnston Street residence with influenza continuing since Sunday. Reports note she is resting at home.
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E. T. Sheppard
Johnston, Street
Limestone Night at Martin Arena Promises Tarzan vs Dutch Green
Limestone County Night at Martin Arena features Tarzan and Dutch Green as headliners with a one hour bout between Charles Nichols of Atlanta and Ernest Kelley formerly of Tennessee. Tarzan, a rising wrestling star, draws a large Limestone county audience and fan interest remains high after his Alabama debut.
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Limestone County
Martin Arena
Athens Legionnaires
Tarzan
Dutch Green
Charles Nichols
Atlanta
Ernest Kelley
University of Tennessee Grid
Alabama
Buck
Chris Jordan
Gunther Bout With Kallio Talks After Victory
Following Joe Gunther's win last Monday over Gale Byrd, chatter rises about a bout between Gunther and Gus Kallio. The potential match would heighten local boxing interest and set up a future title bid amid strong fan support.
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Joe Gunther
Gale Byrd
Gus Kallio
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C. R. Endsley
Sweetwater, Tennessee
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Walker
Beattie
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Charlie
Scesataidge
C. Smith
Thornhill
Eubanks
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Sunbeam
Electric
Alabama Power Company
Gunther
Kallio
Ches Davis
Gene “Honey
Gaj Cobe
Dixie Darlings
Maureen O’sullivan
James Gleason
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Fowe
Richard Arlen
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