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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
6
Eastern colleges football stars head to France inspires more. Ozark Mountain Hill Billy girls basketball team to play here tonight December 15. An all star boys team will open, followed by the Hill Billys in their hillbilly costumes in uniform.
Conference officials gathered in Gainesville to discuss post season bowls with Sugar and Orange Bowls likely to seek official backing. Tennessee was picked to play Oklahoma in Miami on January 2, while Texas Christian and Carnegie Tech joined New Orleans bids. Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Sewanee, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt attend with dinners, smokers, and sessions scheduled through Saturday.
The University of Miami may seek a Southeastern Conference berth soon, though it likely won’t affect the next football season. Miami outdrew Tennessee in a home schedule with 93,609 attending Hurricanes games versus 72,884 for the Vols, though the team isn’t yet ready for the major league. Eddie Dunn is the only regular graduating.
The Associated Press names a nameless West Virginia backfield member as the winner of its fur lined nose guard prize for the season’s oddest performance. Rival candidates included referee John Getchell for a Notre Dame Carnegie Tech miscall, and another official tied to a William & Mary vs Richmond incident.
A pony mascot disrupted play as William and Mary drew a 15 yard penalty, but Richmond captain Mar chant refused the call. Washington coach Jimmy Phelan made a late, risky surge for seniors, while Purdue showed solid guard play. Georgia Tech beat Auburn 7-6 in a Ramblin Wreck milestone, and Wisconsin dropped to fifth after losing to Minnesota as Princeton players enjoyed before supper musicales.
At the University of Alabama the 1939 basketball squad features six multi sport athletes. Harold Thomason, Blackie Thompson, Joe Sciurba, Edgar Hudson, Tut Warren, and Robert Trocaler join the roster with notable baseball and football credentials alongside basketball roles.
Found dead in Clanton Ernest L. Avant a local jeweler had his funeral today after his body was found yesterday at the foot of a railroad embankment Coroner J Mell Martin ruled death likely from heart failure.
In Knoxville Tennessee the Euclid Avenue Baptist Church dismissed Rev. A V Pickern Sr after a congregation vote 146 to 126 leaving the church without a pastor.
Frankie Frisch and Zeke Bonura were noted for hits as the national association of professional baseball leagues moved through a busy convention day. Frisch reportedly offered the New Orleans Pelicans top pay but must decide soon, while Zeke faces a possible Giants bid from Washington. The Giants aim to acquire a strong hitting first baseman, with fielding concerns balanced. Meeting also features 35 amendments seeking uniform rules across circuits and levels.
Washington officials announce tighter controls on military secrets as defense program accelerates. New rules protect forts ships and planes and curb alien presence in aircraft plants. President Roosevelt signals possible new funds from Congress to fight spies.
Birmingham report says Southern railroads moved more cars of revenue freight in the week ending November 26 than in the same week of 1937, according to the association of American railroads.
Work started in Muscle Shoals Alabama to remove 31 000 cubic yards of ledge rock from the bottom of lock No 1 canal to deepen the channel from six feet to ten feet. The operation aims to improve navigation on the Tennessee River.
The 1938 Little All-America team, chosen by the Associated Press, favors the South with four players led by Gaylen Smith of Southwestern Tennessee. Other regions follow with two players each, and the lineup features backfield stars, tackles, and guards from small colleges across the nation. The article lists players, schools, and hometowns, highlighting top performers from Dickinson, Bradford Tech, East Texas Teachers, and more.
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