Decatur grid stars honored at annual banquet 1931
Lamar Moye named captain for next year with Eddie Eubanks out, Charlie Smith alternate captain, Walter Pettey to return as manager. The Decatur football team received letters for 1931 after a season featuring eleven games and high Alabama ranking, with tributes from Superintendent Benson and Principal Jordan.
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Central
Parent-Teacher Association
Lamar Moye
Eddie Eubanks
Charlie Smith
Walter Graves Pettey
Warriors
Alabama
Billy Comerford
Stanley Dunaway
Leonard Nelson
John Gingrich
Joe Otte
Bobby Banks
Albret Thornhill
Jack Moebes
Robert Nabors
Lyle Stover
Thomas Hamilton
Red Kendall
Columbus
Jumbo” Johnson
Gus Poole
Calvin Pettey
Henry Hurst
Otto Reeder
Glen Turney
Albert Harvey
R D. Taylor
B. E. Preuit
W. W. Benson
Board of Education
W. T. Jordan
Riverside High School
Taylor
Fuller
Frances Kelly
Prothro to quit active play and manage from bench
Doc Protho, Memphis manager, will not play third base next season and will manage from the bench. Herschel Bobo, former Jackson pennant winners’ manager in the Cotton States League, has been bought to handle third base duties.
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Doc Protho
Memphis
Doc
Herschel Bobo
Jackson
Football Deaths Are To Be Probed
The national rules committee conducts a thorough probe of football deaths from the recent season to determine if the deaths were caused by the game or by other factors. Early findings suggest many deaths were likely unrelated to football plays.
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National Rules Committee
Returning Decatur Football Squad Poised For Next Season
The Decatur gridiron team faces a buildable year with few graduates. Coaches Taylor and Puller pressed 22 players to earn letters, fielding three full teams and achieving an undefeated record this season.
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Decatur
Taylor
Puller
Dalrymple's Mother May Attend Rose Bowl Trip
Tulane faces Southern California in the Rose Bowl with Jerry Dalrymple's mother possibly watching her son for the first time. New Orleans residents arranged a coastal trip for Mr and Mrs Dalrymple with the team, though Mrs Dalrymple has a broken leg and doctors were unsure about travel feasibility.
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Jerry Dalrymple
Tulane
Jack Roberts May Be Out of the Game
Georgia regular fullback known as The Ripper Roberts may miss the lineup as the Georgians face Southern California today. Smith who recently suffered a mild influenza attack will be at his end post.
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Ripper
Roberts
Georgia
California
Smith
Huckleberry Finn at Princess Theatre
Paramount comedy drama a two day engagement starring Jackie Coogan Mitzi Green and Junior Durkin in Huckleberry Finn. Huck runs away from home chased by his father aids from Tom and saves two sisters from desperadoes in a Mississippi River town setting.
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Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn
Jackie Coogan
Mitzi Green
Junior Durkin
Jackie Sears
Huck
Tom
Eugene Pallette
Oscar Apfel
Clara Blandick
Polly
Jane Darwell
Douglas
Skippy
Norman Taurog
Mississippi
Barrymore's Early Life and Theater Rise Recap
John Barrymore, starring at the Princess theatre in Warner Bros The Mad Genius, chose art over acting in youth then shifted after a Bronx journalist fired him. He pursued journalism brief ly, joined the stage, then acted in Galsworthy Justice, Peter Ibbetson, Richard III and Hamlet. Later, he starred in silent films including Beau Brummel and Jekyll and Hyde, with Warner Bros Vitaphone titles like Don Juan and Svengali. Born in Philadelphia, educated at Seton Hall and in London, he is married to Pola Costello.
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Princess Theatre
Warner Bros
New York
Metropolitan
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Maurice Barrymore
John Drew
Brisbane
Galsworthy
Peter Ibbetson
Richard Third
Hamlet
Dr. Jekyl and
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Moby Dick
Mad Genius
Mr. Barrymore
Philadelphia
Seton Hall
New Jersey
London
Polares Costello
Bowling scores at Y M C A meet highlight high games
Scores from the last two bowling matches at the Y M C A show Carter Dobbs with a 207 high game and a 204, while C Teague posted a 516 total. The Bankers and Decatur Roofers each took three points. a Bankers vs Decatur Roofers rematch is planned next Monday.
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C. Teague
Carter
Bankers
Decatur Roofers
Tiders Greeted By President Hoover
The Alabama Stars visiting Washington for a charity tilt met President Hoover and Speaker Garner. Hoover waved his hat and said he was glad to meet the boys. Joe Sharpe, Tide captain, leads the all star squad.
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Alabama Stars
Washington
Hoover
Garner
Joe Sharpe
Tide
His Woman at Princess Theatre with Colbert and Cooper
At the Princess Theatre Thursday and Friday the Paramount drama His Woman stars Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper. The film, based on The Sentimentalist by Dale Collins, casts Cooper as a lanky leader at sea with women while Colbert portrays an abandoned waterfront girl in a contrast to her prior roles. The romance follows a roistering tropical adventure and a boyish bachelor who helps a worldly girl find happiness, with Richard Spiro delivering a standout infant role. The cast also includes Averill Harris Herschel Mayall Raquel David, Sidney Easton and Hamtree Harrington, directed by Edward Sloman.
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Paramount
Claudette Colbert
Gary Cooper
Horizon
Dale Collins
Cooper
Edward Sloman
Tropics
Richard Spiro
Averill Harris
Herschel Mayall
Raquel Davida
Sidney Easton
Hamtree Harrington
Crimson All Stars Face Three Foes Today
The Alabama all stars after a Washington workout will meet George Washington University Catholic University and Georgetown University in three 20 minute games this afternoon. Free substitutions allowed. Freddie Sington and Pooley Hubert lead the Crimson squads in the multi team event.
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Alabama All-Stars
Washington
Crimson Tide
George Washington University
Catholic University
Georgetown University
Alabama
Freddie Sington
Pooley
Hubert
Crimson Stars
Several Dixie Conference Schools Withdraw from S A A
In Birmingham yesterday more than half of the nine Dixie Conference representatives withdrew from the S A A A. Alabama members cited include Howard Birmingham Southern and Spring Hill. The conference was praised for its first year of work and Birmingham was awarded the Dixie Conference basketball tournament to be held February 23 26 at a municipal auditorium or the Birmingham Athletic Club.
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Birmingham
Howard
Birmingham Southern
Spring Hill
Alabama
Municipal Auditorium
Birmingham Athletic Club
Iowa Will Have Another Mentor for Next Season
Iowa will have another coach next season after Ingwersen resigned for the good of the school. Burton is named as the new mentor, though no successor had been chosen at the time of the report.
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Iowa
Burton
Ingwersen
Braves Sell Richbourg to Cubs in Baseball Deal
Lance Richbourg, former Volunteer star, is sold by the Boston Braves to the Chicago Cubs. An unnamed Cubs player will be involved in the deal at a later stage.
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Vol
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
Cub
Miss Elsie Roper Receives Cheerleader Letter
Miss Elsie Roper, a Decatur brunette who has cheered for three years, was awarded a cheerleader letter at the annual banquet. The Central senior led two cheers around the banquet board after accepting the honor, recognizing her service this year and the past two years.
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Elsie Roper
Decatur
Roper
Miss. Roper
Central
Down Greed With Reed Slogan Backed by White
Mrs. David I. White of Kansas City endorses Reed for president. She promotes the slogan Down Greed With Reed, arguing Reed opposes corporate greed more than any public figure. The note cites a parallel slogan Get Rich With Ritchie used for Governor Ritchie in 1932.
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Jim Reed
David I. White
Kansas City
Gilbert White
Whiteside
Senator Reed
John Jay Born On This Day In 1745
Anniversary note marks birth of John Jay American statesman and jurist born on this day in 1745. Jay helped shape early U S governance and served as a key diplomat and Supreme Court figure.
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John Jay
Tennessee Alabama Field Trials Set At Athens For Week
The Ten nessee Alabama Field Trials Club holds its annual trials in Athens starting Monday through Wednesday. About 100 dogs from Tennessee Alabama Kentucky Georgia and Mississippi expected to compete across duppy derby and all age classes on eleven thousand acre grounds west of Athens. Jefferson Hotel to host social events with judges John Grant and Hinton Orr. officers A Thomas E W Joni and M F Whitt. Board includes H B French A Canterbury Hugh Seals B McCall and others. The club formed from two earlier groups and cites Athens as permanent meet home.
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Captain Central
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Tennessee-Alabama
Athens
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Alabama
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Mississippi
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Courtland
Hinton J. Orr
Columbia
Tenn
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Huntsville
M. F. Whitt
H. B. French
A. Canterbury
Fort Deposit
Hugh Seals
Birmingham
B. McCall
John P. Moore
Walter W. Davis
Ray Holland
LaPayette
Marion Richardson
Lawrenceburg
L. H. Gower
Nashvile
R. R. Doss
Nashville
Middle Tennessee Field Trials Association
Tennessee Valley Field Trials Club of
Georgia Guards Face Real Task
Georgia's star guards Maddo and Leathers tackle a tough afternoon test in Los Angeles. The Georgians rely on their backcourt to halt Southern California's famed power plays and uphold the team's chances for success.
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Georgia
Maddo
Leathers
Los Angeles
Southern California
Hec Clark Signs For Three Years
Hec Clark, whose coaching helped Sewanee rise toward the top in gridiron circles this year, has signed a three year contract. Sewanee athletic officials said his work was so satisfactory that he was given full opportunity to make good.
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Hec Clark
Sewanee
Clark
Robert Hopper To Lead Huntsville Crimson Grid
Huntsville's star center Robert Hopper will captain the Crim son grid machine next year after being elected this week. Quarterback John McCord will serve as alternate captain.
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Robert Hopper
Huntsville
Sterling Center
Crimson Grid
John McCord
Lookouts Seek Pair of Fill-Ins for Next Season
Lookout manager Bert Niehoff needs a shortstop and a catcher for the upcoming campaign. Walter Duster Mails, a left handed pitcher, is the latest addition for the Noogans.
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Bert Niehoff
Walter ‘Duster’ Mails
Noogans
Horoscope for Sunday shows capable minds and bright intellect
Persons born on this day are capable and have a keen and brilliant intellect. The reading highlights sharp analysis and quick thinking as defining traits for today and beyond.
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