Red Raiders Beat Priceville in Decatur Junior High
Decatur Red Raiders won their second straight game by defeating Priceville seniors 33 to 14 at the Decatur junior high gym. Harry Brewer led scoring with key early points and Charles Woodruff contributed early as the Raiders raced to an 11-1 start.
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Ogle Extends Moulton offer to play next year
Coach H L Ogle of the Decatur Raiders announced a public offer to Grady Elmore of Moulton to schedule a game with the Red Devils next season. Ogle said past doubts about a matchup are gone and left the date up to Moulton.
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Citation Wins Tanforan Handicap in Record Time
Citation, the 1948 Triple Crown winner, captured the $50,000-added Tanforan handicap by five lengths at San Bruno California. He clocked 2 02 4-5 for the mile and a quarter, setting a new track mark while defeating Stepfather and See-ee-Lee.
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Bruins face hard-hitting Northwestern, Grzibowski shines for Syracuse
The report notes UCLA coach Bert LaBrucherie calling Northwestern the toughest opponent since 1945. It also highlights Syracuse center Joe Grzibowski as the No. 5 man on the varsity shelf during spring practice, with Priceville players Thompson White and Prater praised for guard play.
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Bert LaBrucherie
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Joe Grzibowski
Syracuse University
SEC Officials Change Rules At Three Day Meeting
SEC wrapped up its three day session in Gainesville Florida adopting a new transfer rule allowing athletes to switch schools without a scholarship and remain eligible after one year of residence. Miami potential membership was sent to the executive committee for study while a ban on post season bids under certain conditions drew comment on future effects.
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Compton College Crushes Duluth In Little Rose Bowl
Compton College of California routed Duluth Minnesota junior college 48 to 14 in the third annual Little Rose Bowl before 50 638 fans. The Bluejays built a 20 point first quarter lead and never threatened. Halfback Ralph Neuses intercepted a pass and returned it 64 yards for a late score.
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Cry Baby Cry Crowned US Field Trials Champion
Cry Baby Cry owned by J. Percy Flowers of Clayton North Carolina was acclaimed champion of the United States field trials for tax hounds. The hound set a record with 795 points at the third annual trials ending yesterday. White Girl Meggs of Marshville NC placed second with 755 points. Sam entered by Charles M. Johnson of Raleigh NC finished third.
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J. Percy Flowers
Clayton
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Tax Hounds, Inc
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College sports rules and results from mid 20th century notes
The article outlines eligibility rules for athletes across semesters and scholarships, recruiting dates, and conference actions. It also lists a series of basketball results from multiple colleges and intercollegiate events with scores and matchups.
Priceville Drops Junior Raiders
The Vecatur juniors fell 25-15 to Priceville juniors in a hard fought game. Priceville built a 6-1 lead, led 10-9 at half, and held the Raiders scoreless in the third as A Poole scored 13 to lead his team.
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Blue Point Oysters Named for Long Island Village
Blue Point oysters derive their name from Blue Point, a Long Island village where delicious small oysters were found, reflecting the origin of the term in historic harbor trade.
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Dixie Athletic Meet Opens in Birmingham
A two day Dixie athletic conference session opens in Birmingham to draw up schedules for two years. Florida State University athletic director Danford, secretary, says membership applications from Florence Alabama State Teachers and Florida Southern College Lakeland will be considered. The year old conference will also discuss the membership question.
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Conference enables transfer and freshmen to stay on varsity
Conference members Florida State Tallahassee Tampa University Stetson Howard Birmingham Oglethorpe Millsaps Mississippi College Lambuth grant transfers and freshmen continued access to varsity teams.
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