Junior Raiders Set For 1945 46 Season
Decatur junior high basketball squad prepares for a 15 game schedule under coach Floyd Briscoe. Open with Priceville at home after two exhibition losses to Flint and Moulton Heights, with a roster heavy on newcomers and several Tiny Cagers veterans guiding the way.
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Decaturs
Floyd Briscoe
Dell
Dévateere
Hartse
Austinville
Iariegla
Falkville
Flint
Trinity
Cotaco
Hartselle
Moulton Heights
Danville
AP All America picks fastest, heaviest 1945 squad
The 1945 All America team selected by AP sports writers features a fast 206 pound average line and four backs weighing from 174 to 205 pounds, with five Army players including Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis highlighted. East dominates with 13 picks, while Alabama’s Vaughn Mancha is the lone South representative on the first team.
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New York
Associated Press Sports Writers
Big
Blanchard
Davis
Fenimore
Harvard
Army
Richard Duden
Navy
Trie Midwest
Warren Amling
Ohio State
Vaughn Mancha
Alabama
Bechtel
Southwest
Far West
Herman Wedemeyer
St. Mary's
Birmingham
Allancha
Tide
Frank Thomas
Vaughn
Decatur Men Drop Birmingham Bowling Match
Decatur men fall 37 pins in a five game series Sunday in Birmingham as Birmingham Magic City wins. Decatur leads early then falls behind after game two while Eual Garrison tops Decatur with 852 series and Cecil Turner 834. Turner also posts a 199 high in game two as the Decatur totals reach 4023.
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Decatur
Birmingham
Eual Garrison
Cecil Turner
Turner
Decatur Ray
Watkins
Garrison
Kitchens
Birmingham Busbey
Leader
Farabees
Crocker
Henderson
Chambers
Union Hill Edges Pisgah 20 19 In Tight contest
Union Hill basketball earned its third win of the season by defeating Pisgah 20 to 19 on a late free throw by Mitchell State. Troy Whisnant tied the game at 19 19 with a field goal in the fourth period before the decisive foul. Paul Ransom led Union Hill with seven points, Jack Morris added six, and the B team won 19 15 after trailing at the half. Junior and Senior teams travel to Fairville tonight. Fairview teams visit Union Hill Friday.
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Union Hill
Pisgah
Mitchell State
Troy Whisnant
State
Paul Ransom
Jack Morris
Joe Criscoe
Tom Morris
Giants Hope to Extend Lead in Classic Bowling League
Giants face fifth place Up-State tonight as Garrison’s two games behind leaders meets Ingalls while Transit battles Tennessee Valley Press. Five weeks remain in the first half schedule as Knights games conclude.
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Giants
Garrison's
Ingalls
Tor’ Transit
Tennessee Valley Press
Watchman Shot Dead at Massey Gun Works Plant
William P. Hinson watchman at the Massey gun works was found dead from gunshot wounds at 3 a.m. in front of the Masseyville plant six miles east of Macon. Deputies and Coroner Lester Chapman investigate with no arrests. He is survived by a wife, three daughters, and four sons.
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Macon
William P. Hinson
Massey Gun Works
Masseyville
Here
Lester Chapman
Hinson
Solem Quits Syracuse After Nine-Year Run
Oscar M. Ossie Solem resigned as Syracuse University football coach, submitting the move to Athletic Director Lewis Andreas with no regrets. Chancellor Tolley accepted, amid speculation about successors including Clarence Biggie Munn and Hugh Devore, with other names tied to the post.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Oscar M. “Ossie” Solem
Syracuse University
University of Minnesota
Lewis Andreas
William P. Tolley
Clarence “Biggie” Munn
University of Michigan
Hugh Devore
Notre Dame
Harry Mehre
University of Mississippi
Lynn Waldorf
Northwest
Buff Donnelli
Columia
Solem
Orangemen
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Women Bowlers Win Birmingham Match
The Garrison Womens Bowling team defeated a Birmingham squad 218 pins in a three game series. Decatur led early and never trailed, with Cody Street posting a 195 game and 486 series and Mary Clouse second with a 452 series.
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Garrison
Birmingham
Decatur
Cody Street
Mary Clouse
Unions Align To Form Amateur Athletic Coalition
New York December 11. National High School National Collegiate and National Amateur Athletic Union unite to form a cradle to the grave postwar athletic program. The agreement aims to develop amateur athletes with no jealousies as NCAA and AAU cooperates with the U S Olympic Association beginning work toward the 1948 Olympic games. Leaders elected include Willard N Greim Kenneth L Tug Wilson Owen V Van Camp and Asa S Bushnell in key posts.
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New York
National High School
National Collegiate
National Amateur Athletic Union
United States
Willard N. Greim
Denver
NCAA
AAU
U. S. Olympic Association
U. S. A. Sports Federation
Sunshine and Light of
Chicago
Olympic Group
Wilbur C. Smith
Tulane University
Greim
Kenneth L
Tug) Wilson
Owen V. van Camp
Asa S. Bushnell
Decatur Basketball Debuts Tonight in Doubleheader
Decatur fans will see the senior and junior high teams clash with Priceville in a 7:00 PM doubleheader at Central High. The senior game starts the season for Decatur, while Priceville’s senior and junior squads seek early wins. The Decatur lineups feature Johns, Boley, Free, Braswell, and Chandler or Coleman at guard.
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Decatur
Priceville
Raiders
Flint
Moulton Heights
Cotaco
Ryan
Eva
Falkville
Austinville
Shorty” Ogle
Jimmy Johns
Carl Boley
Aubrey Free
John Braswell
A. J. Coleman
David Chandler
Decatur Srs
Pos
Priceville Srs
Cords Iid
Gses Concuss
Diaian- Eee
POOR
Aees Snead Peet
Prater Coleman
Chandler
Hartselle to Meet Strong Ryans Team Tonight
Hartselle high school opens the 1945-46 basketball schedule at home facing the Strong Ryans team in A and B games. The first game starts at 7 30. Ryans has won six against high schools this season and only lost to Decatur Ingalls 19 14.
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Hartselle
Ryans
Ingalls
Decatur
Effect of Smoking on Blood Hemoglobin Levels
Smokers absorbing carbon dioxide into the system can render up to seven percent of the blood’s hemoglobin ineffective, a consequence of inhalation that impacts oxygen transport.
Golf year in review 1945 from touring pros
Jimmy Thomson posted the year’s longest drive of 365 yards at Portland while Byron Nelson missed the final putt that cost him first in the Los Angeles Open. Fred Haas Jr won Memphis Open, Harold McSpaden earned “unlucky pro,” Gene Sarazen praised, Nelson led in wins and prize money, and pros totaled 42 events, $510,000 in war bonds, and $300,000 for charities and rehabilitation.
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Miami
Jimmy Thomson
Wolé
Portland
Ore
Freddie Corcoran
Professional Golfers Association
Byron Nelson
Fred Haas
New Orleans
Nelson
Sam Snead
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Gold Dust Twins
McSpaden
Tee Heei
Mike Turnesa
Dayton
Turnesa
Corcoran
Basketball scoreboard shows mixed college results
Auburn over Mississippi State 55 to 47. Ohio defeats Denison 72 to 35. Bainbridge Naval Training Station beats Fort Meade 48 to 34. Richmond tops Union Theological Seminary 64 to 26. Morehead Kentucky Teachers 41. Navy 42 at Norfolk. Proving Ground Aberdeen 36. Eastern Kentucky Teachers 74 over Kentucky Wesleyan 53. Southern Illinois Normal University 53 defeats Western Kentucky 48.
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Auburn
Mississippi State
Ohio
Denison
Bainbridge Naval Training Station
Fort Meade
Richmond
Union Theological Seminary
Morehead
Garshal
Norfolk
Road runner Outpaces Horses in Quick Departure
A road runner effortlessly outspeeds a team of horses in a vivid field demonstration, illustrating natural speed and agility. The scene contrasts the bird's compact form with the horsepower of the animals, highlighting a striking display of swift movement.
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