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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1946
Page
8
Hartselle meets Cotaco tonight at 6 30 in the season opener for both junior and senior squads. The junior team led by Don Stephenson is improving and aims to rebound after Cotaco beat Decatur. This game marks the B team’s first appearance of the year.
Gen. Omar Bradley Veterans Administrator shot his way to a bag limit of 12 quail in about two hours at the Harmon Alabama game preserve. He drew praise for seven quail in eight shots in the final covies, with prior service at Fort Benning Georgia noted.
The Big Nine released its football schedules for 1948 and 1949 after conference coaches met. Six schools will face Pacific Coast Conference opponents next year while Michigan Iowa Minnesota Ohio State and Wisconsin will continue cross-region rivalry.
Boxing promoter Mike Jacobs showed a little improvement and remained in critical condition at St. Clare's hospital early today. He has been hospitalized since December 3 after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage.
Muhlenberg and St Bonaventure prepare for the Tobacco Bowl in Lexington with six Muhlenberg players on St Bonaventure’s Allegany roster. Kentucky Stadium seats 22 000 as forecasts call for clear skies and mild temps. Muhlenberg enters off a season closer slide after a Delaware loss while St Bonaventure rode a six game winning streak following a 14 0 halftime lead in their opener.
Athens College faces Snead Junior College of Boaz in the Athens high school gym at 8:00 p.m. It is Athens first college game in years and follows a 35-32 loss to Snead on November 23. The lineup includes Capt. Carl Grimes Alt Capt. Bob Lumpkin and guards Ellenberg and Varnell.
The Chicago Bears plan to rely on Sid Luckman to connect with George McAfee as they test the New York Giants secondary in a pivotal playoff clash. Luckman aims to improve after a rough prior visit, while McAfee seeks to convert chances in a game where speed may outpace defense.
Charleston, S C December 13 The Southern Conference may limit spring football practice to six weeks a year. A winter meeting opens here tonight to consider the proposal plus other items including eligibility, site and date for championships and officers elections. A Wake Forest proposal on former service men who played at their school is expected to be debated.
Decatur to take 25 players to Austinville for two top level games as 1941 42 season returns to challenge Austinville. Briscoe and Ogle name traveling squads with several new starters and a height edge noted. Senior and junior foes mix strong records and close recent results in this week’s decisive matchups.
Georgia's basketball team defeated Chattanooga 55 32 in Athens. Reserves led the victory while regulars logged limited minutes. Bob Healey scored 16, Al Fabian added 10, with Ray Griffith and George Carden each at six for Chattanooga. Chattanooga meets Georgia Tech in Atlanta next.
Hoagy Carmichael shared another achievement as he aced the 140 yard third hole at Bel-Air Golf Club in Beverly Hills while playing with actor Clark Gable. The composer behind Stardust and Buttermilk Sky added a hole in one to his list of credits.
Decatur Troop 61 led by Bobby Golden faces Town Creek Troop 28 in a Saturday 2 PM game at Benson Field. Town Creek brings 28 players coached by R R Berryman. Decatur lists 20 players with ends Smith Sellers Blackwell Mittwede. backs Davidson Willingham Crane and more.
The 1946 season recap shows Georgia Bulldogs top in touchdowns 54 and total points 372 while Notre Dame held opponents to 24 points. Jernigan led in extra points 47 of 48, Waterhouse had 11 misses, USC did not score via the pass, and Texas Tech punted 112 times.
Cuban official Luis Orlando Rodriguez announced plans to protest to the Cuban ambassador in Washington against what he called the imperialistic monopoly of United States baseball. He said a three hour meeting with Commissioner Chandler left him discouraged about U S Cuban relations and sought cooperation for rebuilding Cuban players and a four nation Latin American agreement.
Philadelphia Eagles drew 161,707 spectators across five games this season but will barely break even due to sharply higher operating costs, according to General Manager Harry Thayer. The NFL club increased attendance yet faced steeper expenses, leaving profits unchanged.
In Macon Georgia the Peach Bowl prepares for its first annual renewal tonight featuring Georgia Military Academy against Tennessee Wesleyan. About 8 000 spectators expected as GMA, once defeated only once, plays underdog and Tennessee Wesleyan posted an eight game schedule with junior college peers. Macon hosts a festive parade and holiday trimmings surrounding the game.
At Madison Square Garden during LSU versus Oklahoma Aggies, Lyman W. Archibald of Warren Pennsylvania, 78, a member of the first team to play basketball, was honored in a brief ceremony marking the game's invention 55 years ago.
Lenny Rees high broke the scoring record for the Western states prep basketball tournament last night but will be officially credited with 26 of 28 points due to a mixup. Carmel won 51 to 25, with Dykes scoring two for the opposing team after a pasadena basket mixup.
Hollywood announces Colton Calif pitcher Big ae Caster will join the Pacific Coast League in 1947 after ten seasons in the American League with Philadelphia St Louis and Detroit.
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