Raiders Set For Severe Test In Tonight's Game
Decatur and Athens meet at 7 30 tonight in the Central high gym for a boys basketball showdown. Athens debuts after eight 1944 45 Eagle veterans join the lineup with Sibley and Bryan starring for Athens while Decatur, coming off a 37 10 win over Priceville, counters with Boley Johns and Free.
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Athens
Central High School
Priceville
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Jack Allen
Bret Yarbrough
Sibley-Bryan
Carl. Boley
Jimmy Johns
Free
Boley
Johns
Beaten Junior Raiders Fall Short in 22-20 Loss
The Decatur senior high B team edged the Junior Raiders 22-20 after a tight fourth quarter. Trailing 20-14 at halftime, Decatur pulled away late as Forrest Paié and Jimmy Carl boosted the Bees,. Pat Aday sparked the juniors late rally, but Decatur held on for the win. The teams featured McClanahan scoring all 10 first-half points for the Junior Raiders. The B team next hosts Athens at Central High Gym tonight at 7:30.
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Aubrey Free
Decatur
Free
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Athens
Bryan A. J. Coleman
Coleman
Bryan
Raiders
Central High School
Gymasium
Forrest Paié
Harry Brewer
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J. P. Vaughn
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A Vaughn
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Bee Freeman
A. S
Odds on Cleveland Fall Fast in Rams Redskins Playoff
Snow and betting odds shaped the NFL title clash in Cleveland. Rams, once six point underdogs, drifted to three point favorites as 55,000 expected fans brace for a snowy day. Stadium workmen cleared five inches of snow from the field while more flurries were forecast by the Weather Bureau.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Rams
Washington Redskins
Forest City
Rams
U. S
Weather Bureau
Crossword Puzzle and Cryptoquote from Daily Page
A pasted page shows a large crossword with numbered Across and Down clues, plus a cryptoquote puzzle. It includes the headline style clues and a quote distributed by King Features Syndicate. The cryptogram reads UBC VPNK KELVUBIJKC OQWAKG LPAAWEBO. and ends with a note about yesterday's quote.
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Patmore
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Austinville to Play Falkville Tonight on Falkville Floor
The Austinville high school basketball team faces Falkville tonight on their home floor. Both junior and senior squads will compete. A 7:00 PM start opens the doubleheader, with Saturday’s games against Cotaco at Austinville for both teams.
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Austinville High School
Falkville
Austinville
Cotaco
Break Huntsville: Green Mountain Kids Escape School
In Madison County isolated Green Mountain area about 25 school age children avoid attending school due to state law. County Superintendent Edward Anderson notes these students live more than two miles from the nearest bus route and many do not attend.
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Huntsville
Green Mountain
Madison County
Strreee
Edward Anderson
Cardinals Near Crown Mixed Doubles League Lead
The Cardinals won three games from the Tigers to stay within five of at least a share of first in the Mixed Doubles Bowling League first half. Browns moved to second by beating the Giants, Yankees fell to third after losing to the White Sox, Red Skins beat the Dodgers, and the Red Sox took two from the Indians. Top men bowled 180 plus: Wilson 180, Kitchens 180, Todd 200, Ray 199 and 191, Watkins 185, Marquis 213. Women over 150: Kitchens 165, Briscoe 157, Rowe 174 and 177.
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Beau Jack Returns to Madison Square Garden in Big Match
Joyce meets Beau Jack tonight at Madison Square Garden in a 1 to 2 wager to beat Willie Joyce in a one round bout. A crowd over 15,000 is expected with gross gate near 100000 dollars at 12 dollars top. Joyce, Gary Indiana southpaw with title shot hopes, faces a returning Beau after 16 months in the Army.
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South Places Five On Team Little All-America
The 1945 Little All-America football team selections feature five players from the South, including backfield standout Carrot Bowen and coach-influenced leader Walter Trojanowski. Florida’s Miami University contributions include William Levitt and Ed Cameron on the first team, joined by Theodore Molitor of St Thomas Minnesota, Robert Eyer of Lock Haven Teachers, Thomas Stewart of Chattanooga, Robert Kirkman of Dakota Wesleyan, and Andy Kavounis of Presbyterian.
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Ed Cameron
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Theodore Molitor
St. Thomas
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Lock Haven
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Bo) Stewart
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Robert Kirkman
Dakota Wesleyan
Andy Kavounis
Presbyterian
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Walter
Trojanowski
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Oberlin
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Schlink
Cleveland Faces Playoff Snowball Fight Preview
In Cleveland and nearby areas Sammy Baugh and Bob Waterfield loom as star rivals in the approaching pro football playoff. Three All-America Conference teams Cleveland Chicago and Brooklyn reportedly bid to pry Sid Luckman from the Bears. The column also notes rising basketball crowds in Madison Square Garden and Chicago Stadium, plus assorted notes on Luke Sewell, Bruiser Kinard, Jim Enright, Paul Florence, Ted McGrew, and Great Lakes Navy coach Earl Beckman.
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Yale Signs Odell to Five Year Contract
Yale announces Howie Odell as head coach for five years breaking a 73 year football history record. Odell, 35, becomes one of the nation’s youngest major college coaches after a string of Yale wins totaling 22, with three over Princeton and two over Harvard.
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Spike
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Man of Texas Tech Leads Backfield in 1944 Return
Bowen of Catawaba, the lone letterman when the sport resumed in 1944, assumed coaching duties midseason after coach Gordon Kirkland fell ill. The first team averages 21.5 years, just under six feet tall, and weighs about 192 pounds per man.
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Bowen
Catawaba
Gordon Kirkland
Shipbuilders victory over Alabama State Teachers College
Ingalls Shipbuilders beat Alabama State Teachers College Florence 47 to 26 after trailing 5-4 early. Milton Dumas led with 14 points and Leman Caudill and Arthur Bolding contributed, while Florence's J O Braswell scored 13. Herb McElroy was injured early.
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Milton Dumas
Alabama State Teachers College
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Dumas
J. O. Braswell
Austinville
Herb McElroy
Leman
Caudill
Teague
Long
Arthur Bolding
Love
Clark
Afton Bolding
Williams
Shannon
Braswell
Elis Sees 11 Losses and One Tie in Modern Football History
The record shows 11 defeats and one tie highlighting Elis' challenging era in football, with frustration felt by players and supporters as the team struggled to secure wins and maintain competitive status.
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Elis
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