East Supports Purity Code At Conference Meeting
The Eastern College Athletic Conference foresees its 59 members backing the purity code and discusses television's impact on gate receipts. The group votes to approve NCAA principles at its January convention, with amendments allowing athletic staff to solicit prospects without financial incentives.
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Tough Fee For The Red Raiders
Priceville battled Decatur at the Decatur Junior High gym as the Red Raiders won 26 to 20. Ogle used a third string in the second quarter allowing Priceville to surge from 11-4 down to lead 15-11 at halftime. Aubrey Free scored ten points and dominated rebounds for Decatur.
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Union Hill
Wild cats fullback Moseley to play in Blue-Gray game
Montgomery reports Captain Bill Moseley of Kentucky will play for the South in the December 27 Blue-Gray game replacing ill Ray Coates of LSU. Moseley is a 195-pound Montgomerian and the third Kentucky player named to the South squad joining Jay Rhodemyre and Wash Serini.
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White Lovin Lead Decatur Juniors Past Priceville 31 10
White and Levin led the Decatur Juniors to a 31 to 10 win over Priceville on Tuesday at the Decatur Junior High gym. White had 12 points, Levin 11, as the Juniors built an 8 1 first quarter and 18 3 at halftime, then surged to a 26 6 advantage by the third quarter before substitutions.
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Dorais Fired After Near Misses Drag Lions Toward Reform
The Detroit Lions dismissed head coach Charles E. Gus Dorais after nearly half a million dollars in losses and seven failed championship bids. Interim plans and Mandell signals indicate organizational shakeups as the team seeks a new direction.
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Gus) Dorais
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White's Jewelry Extends Lead in Decatur Bowling League
White's Jewelry maintained first place in the Men's League at Decatur Bowling Center after Tuesday games. White's split with Donaldson's while second place Garrison's swept Gregg's. Hogan's defeated Texaco. John Geary led with high game 223 and high series 583.
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Star halfback Heck out for Raisin Bowl clash in Fresno
Stockton reports star halfback Bob Heck will not play for the College of the Pacific in the Raisin Bowl against the University of Wichita. A knee injury sustained in the Grape Bowl against Utah Aggies ends his season.
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Football Attendance Is Higher This Year By Far
A national survey shows 88 major colleges averaged 27 per game attendance this season up 5 percent from 1946. Michigan led with 76 114 per game at Ann Arbor, California and Southern California strong, Notre Dame UCLA Army Navy noted, regional gains led by the South and Southwest.
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Gilmer Ten Reported Drafted By The AAFC
AAFC draft extends to eight clubs with Harry Gilmer chosen by Brooklyn and Washington as foundation players. Los Angeles Dons and Dodgers show strong early interest while Chicago seeks bonds for 1948. Dud Degroot aids Chicago selection with Penn halfback Tony Minisi as a target.
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Skippy) Minisi
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Oil field blast puts two derricks and tanks ablaze
An explosion in the Signal Hill oil field near Long Beach caused a fire that burned two derricks and two crude oil tanks. The blaze was reported under control after about two hours.
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Hartselle Athens Split In Tuesday Basketball Tilt
Hartselle Tigers defeat Athens Golden Eagles 28 to 16 in the A game while Athens wins the B game 25 to 20. Louis Thompson leads Hartselle with 14 points and 12 by halftime. Athens’ Robert Rudder and Wallace Bullington each score four.
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Explosion Flares Across District Alarm Despite No Injuries
Police say six fire companies battled a blast that woke residents over a wide area. Police Sergeant E C Boynton reports the cause of the explosion is undetermined and there were no injuries.
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