Raiders Beat Priceville 47 34 In 1950 51 Hoops
The unbeaten Decatur Red Raiders defeated Priceville 47 to 34 at Decatur gym to run their season record to four wins. Allan Moody led scoring with 14 points, Freeman and Ridgeway added 12 apiece, Mullican nine as Poole Col liers top the Priceville totals. The Raiders next travel to Cotaco Friday.
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Decatur Red Raiders
Priceville
Decatur
Raiders
Bill Isbell
Allan Moody
Wayne Ridgeway
Bob Freeman
Moody
Freeman
Ridgeway
John Mullican
Aston Poole
Joe Collier
Livingston
Cotaco
Decatur Srs
Breeding
Wwe
Stedeske Ier
Salen Arnias Geee
Biles
Picidowmedicoaies
Scott
Enon
Aycock
Lovin
Johnson
Priceville Srs
D. Poole
Collier
Clark
Terry
A. Poole
Levin
Robinson
Black
Van Brocklin Tops NL Passing Honors for 1950 Season
Norman Van Brocklin of the Los Angeles Rams led the National Football League in passing with 127 completions on 233 attempts for 2061 yards and 18 touchdowns. Marion Motley of the Cleveland Browns led ground gains, surpassing Steve Van Buren for the Eagles.
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Philadelphia
Norman van Brocklin
Los Angeles Rams
Marion Motley
Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles
Chicago Bears
Cleveland
New York Giants
van Brocklin
Ram
Motley
Philadelphia Eagles
Steve van Buren
Wildcats And Kansas Back Up Victories
Kentucky rallied to beat Xavier 67 56 in Cincinnati keeping a perfect record. Kansas edged St John s 52 51 at Madison Square Garden with Clyde Lovellette scoring the winning basket in the final 15 seconds.
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Wildcats
Kansas
Alabama Players Earned All Tournament Team Honors Long Ago
The last Alabama player named to the SEC All tournament team occurred in 1942 with Wheeler Leath and Louis Adair. Since then the program has only placed players on the second team in 1945 and 1946.
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Alabama
Wheeler Leath
Louis Adair
AP Gets An Answer On Platoons
The AP year end poll shows sports writers and radiomen divided over two platoons in football. Many praise the innovation while others warn it worsens gaps between have and have not programs. Critics fear loss of tradition and 60 minute athletes amid growing disparities.
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Associated Press
St. Mary’s
Santa Clara
TCU
Texas
Themas
Harvard
Washington and Lee Gator Bowl squad named for Wyoming game
Washington and Lee University announces a forty‑man squad plus coaches and staff will travel to Jacksonville Florida for the Gator Bowl against the University of Wyoming on New Year's Day. The group departs Richmond December 26 aboard Seaboard Airlines Orange Blossom Special and stays at the Hotel Roosevelt with two workouts planned in Jacksonville.
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Lexington
Washington & Lee University
Jacksonville
Fla
University of Wyoming
George Barclay
Richmond
Seaboard Airlines
Hotel Roosevelt
Game City
Dave Hedge
Talbot Trammell
Bob Hinton
Jack Delahunty
Mike Radulovic
Charlie Smith
Ray Leister
Jack Garst
Randy Broyles
Wally Oref
Walt Mr
Charlie Holt
Ray Arnold
Younger Alabama basketball squad relies on youth
The University of Alabama 1950-51 varsity roster features only three seniors among 14 players with six juniors and five sophomores, signaling a predominantly younger team.
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University of Alabama
Gran Chaco of Paraguay Remains in Wild West Stage
A concise report notes the Gran Chaco region in Paraguay is described as still in a Wild West phase with unsettled governance and frontier conditions highlighted by ongoing land disputes and sparse development.
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Gran Chaco
Paraguay
Robinson Wood Honored by New York Boxing Writers
Welterweight champion Ray Robinson and Wilbur Wood receive top NYBWA honors. Robinson gains the Edward J. Neil Memorial Plaque for yearly boxing service and sacrifice. Wood earns the James J. Walker Memorial award for long, meritorious boxing service.
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Ray Robinson
Wilbur Wood
New York Sun
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Sugar Ray
Edward J. Neil
Wood
James J. Walker
Robinson
Europe
Ezzard Charles
Neil
Jack Dempsey
Damon Runyan
Associated Press
Spain
Walker
New York
Cage Results From The Associated Press Daily Scores
A sprawling list of college basketball results shows Kansas State routing Wichita 73 to 42 while Temple defeated George Washington 84 to 64. Other notable scores include Princeton 57 over Rutgers 51 and New York University 74 over Colgate 79.
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Xavier
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Wildcats
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St. John's
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New York
Madison Square Garden
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Phog Allen
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Adolph Rupp
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Rupp
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Slim) Schloss
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Yoe Jordan
Mickey Best
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Jim Slaughter
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Duquesne
George Pepperdine
Los Angeles
Nebraska
Santa Clara
Colgate
New York University
Temple
George Washington
Princeton
Rutgers
Field Trials Open Sixth Piney Woods Event In Florida
The second half of the open all age Stakes in the sixth annual Piney Woods Field Trials were run today at Kissimmee Florida. Twelve of the 23 dogs entered competed yesterday with five year old Greenwood Bill owned by H M Bettie of Decatur Ga and handled by John Gates catching the judges eye with five finds one unproductive point and one fox rustled up in his hour performance.
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Fla
Piney Woods
Greenwood Bill
H. M. Bettie
Decatur
John Gates
East Limestone Indians Defeat Danville In Double Victory
The East Limestone Indians defeated Danville in both games Monday night. The A team won 59 to 51 and the B team 42 to 38. Charles Turner led East Limestone with 20 points. Burgess led Danville with 21. Schrimscher had 21 for the B team, Tomlinson 10 for Danville. East Limestone hosts Woodville Friday night.
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Indians
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Smith
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Ewe
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King
James
Holladay
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Tide May Play Memphis State
Memphis State seeks an Alabama game for next fall. Athletic director Jeys plans talks with Alabama officials and notes both teams have open dates the week before a Tennessee meeting. Memphis State already draws Vanderbilt and Mississippi from the SEC schedule.
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Jeys
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Unclear basketball scores from regional matchups
Summaries list multiple college games with final scores: Ida Southern 45 over Johnson C Smith 90. Bluefield State 67 over Tennessee A I 49. Chattanooga 98 over Cumberland 42. North Texas State 43 over Abilene Christian 40. Arkansas State Teachers 50 over Little Rock JC 43. Rice 63 over Southwestern Louisiana Institute 59. Tulsa 54 over Oklahoma Baptist 52 in overtime. Baylor 61 over Southwest Texas State.
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Club Owners Plan To Pick New Head Man
Major league club owners moved to oust Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler without legal entanglements and will soon select a new high commissioner. Chandler may finish his five year term though a buyout failed and owners contemplate candidates like Ford Frick George Trautman and Warren Giles.
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Fla
A. B. Chandler
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Dan Topping
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Ford Frick
National League
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Warren Giles
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Sam Snead Top Money Winner For 1950 Golf
Sam Snead led official golf winnings in 1950 with 35 758.83 dollars, the most prize money in a single season. The Virginian also won the Warden trophy by a wide margin after 96 competitive rounds, achieving the double for the second straight year.
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Sam Snead
Snead
Ben Hogan
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St Helena Island Holds Napoleon Exile History
St Helena in the South Atlantic is known for Napoleon Bonaparte's exile site and its remote historical significance as a key destination in imperial times.
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Napoleon
South Atlantic
Juniors Defeat Priceville 46 to 25 in Decatur Victory
The Decatur Junior Raiders beat Priceville 46 25 on Tuesday night to earn their third win. Howard Busbey scored 19 points and Tim Baker added 12 as Decatur led 14 2 after the first, 20 10 at halftime, and 35 16 after the third period before preparing for a game at Cotaco Friday.
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Cotaco
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Clark
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H. Thompson
J. Thompson
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Six Sooners Picked for Senior Bowl North Squad
Oklahoma stars Frankie Anderson and Leon Heath headline five Sooners chosen for the North team in the Senior Bowl on January 6 in Mobile Alabama. Guards Norman McNabb center Harry Moore and quarterback Claude Arnold join as the other Oklahoma selections. Maryland’s Jack Bowden and Chester Gierula also added, bringing North roster to twelve. South team lists total twenty two players.
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Mobile
Ala
Oklahoma
Frankie Anderson
Leon Heath
Norman McNabb
Heath
Harry Moore
Claude Arnold
University of Maryland
Jack Bowden
Chester Gierula
Indians Acquire Birdie Tebbetts From Red Sox
Cleveland general manager Hank Greenberg announced the Indians bought catcher George Birdie Tebbetts from Boston in a straight cash deal. Tebbetts, 36, debuted in 1936 with Detroit and batted .310 in 79 games last season. The exact price was not disclosed.
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Fla
Cleveland Indians
George
Birdie) Tebbetts
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Hank Greenberg
Tebbetts
Detroit
Greenberg
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