Austinville Splits Games In Rough Night Of Basketball
The Austinville teams split decisions with Moulton Heights, Juniors winning 21 to 14 while Serfiers fell 29 to 26. Frank Lardner led Austinville with 16 points as crowd-pleasing final minutes added eight points.
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Austinville
Moulton Heights
Serfiers
Heights
Pang
de Crowe
Yey
Heights Independents
Frank Lardner
Charlie Ed Mooney
Eld Aldean Ridgeway
Jack Allen
Junior Wallace
Decatur Raiders roll to fifth win in basketball clash
Decatur junior Raiders defeated Priceville 34 to 12 Tuesday night, running their 1946-47 record to five wins. Roy Freeman led scoring with 16 points as Decatur built an early 8-0 edge and held Priceville well below their opponents’ average.
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Decatur
Raiders
Priceville
Flint
Cotaco
Moulton Heights
Austinville
Trinity
R. Freeman
Roy Freeman
Buddy Poteet
Floyd Briscoe
Poteet
Ralph Sharp
Marvin Golden
B. Freeman
Ralph Atkins
Bob Freeman
Sharp
Bob Neill
Neill
Edgar White
J. A. Thompson
Sanderson
Golden
R Freeman
Ray Turner
Decatur Secant Cancer Acte 4
H. L. “Shorty” Ogle
Ith
Huntsville
Ogle
Crimson
Elba Receives Dothan Eagle First Annual Sportsmanship Plaque
Elba high school won the Dothan Eagle first annual spot award for outstanding sportsmanship among 23 teams in five Alabama counties and three Northwest Florida counties. Commander Magruder Tuttle presented the engraved plaque and a gold watch to Head Coach G W Hause, with remarks from Navy officials and Eagle editors. The event featured a testimonial dinner, speeches, and a film of the 1946 Army Navy game.
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Dothan
Elba High School
Elba
Magruder Tuttle
USN
U. S. Naval Academy
Tuttle
Grid
Academy
Alabama
Florida
Richard Burns
Navy Eleven
Pensacola Naval Air Station
The
Eagle
Burns
Naval
G. W. Hause
J. C. Dixon
Chick Hosch
Associated Press
Bobby- Jones
Horace Hall
Nat Faulk
Reuben Herring
Herring
Dan Pridgen
Enterprise
Harold Dorriety
Hartford
Clarence Parker
Geneva
Oakley Reney
Newville
Ray Baker
Bobby Glover
Sid Ward
Max Ellis
James Holland
Paul Taylor
James Alford
Columbia
Henry Killingsworth
Wesley Chalk
Pensacola News-Journal
George Andrews
Duke Hands Gators 3rd Defeat In Row
Duke Blue Devils defeated Florida 44 to 37 in Gainesville, ending the Gators third straight loss. Duke led 26 to 8 at halftime as Florida’s Hans Tanzler scored 14 and Duke’s Co Capt John Seward trailed by one point.
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Gainesville
Fla
Duke
Blue Devils
University of Florida
Hans Tanzler
Florida Center
John Seward
Zale Wins Edward J. Neil Memorial Trophy
Tony Zale of Gary Indiana, 160 pound champion, was named the man who did the most for boxing in 1946 by the Boxing Writers Association. Mike Jacobs received the second prize while Zale prepares for a January ceremony in New York with other past winners.
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New York
Tony Zale
Jack Dempsey
Benny Leonard
Joe Louis
Edward J. Neil
Blond
Gary
Ind
Rocky Graziano
Navy
Boxing Writers’ Association
Associated Press
Spain
Mike Jacobs
Writers
Zale
Jacobs
Boxing Writers
Henry Armstrong
Barney Ross
James J. Walker
Billy Conn
Dempsey
Leonard
Louis
Cubs schedule 36 exhibition games for 1947 season
Chicago Cubs unveil a 36 game exhibition slate for the 1947 season with nine confrontations against the White Sox. Batterymen begin drills at Catalina Island camp on February 16.
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CUBS
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
White Sox
Catalina Island
California
Alaska survey probes uranium and mineral potential
The Interior Department announced a thorough geo search to determine if Alaska harbors uranium for atomic energy and bombs. It also surveys Alaska’s oil coal gold and radium prospects and methods to cope with volcanic activity and permafrost.
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Washington
Interior Department
Alaska
Farms Open to WWII Vets in Glamath Falls Reclamation
Eighty six irrigated farms reclaimed from an ancient Western lake bed will be awarded today in Glamath Falls Oregon as the first government homestead opening for World War II veterans. Current land values in the area suggest a total worth around two million dollars.
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Glamath Falls
Ore
Great Western Lake
U. S. Reclamation
Tulane ready for Trojans in New Orleans clash
Southern California arrives in New Orleans for a Saturday game with Tulane after a 1942 meeting. Tulane, led by Coach Henry Frnka, rests on strong form as Art Battle may miss action with a leg injury from Notre Dame.
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New Orleans
Southern California Trojans
Tulane
Southern Cal
Trojans
Henry Frnka
California
Los Angeles
Tucson
Ariz
Jeff Croath
Art Battle
Wave
Battle
Notre Dame
LSU Set to Fly to Cotton Bowl in Dallas
LSU officials announce the Tigers will travel by air to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas for the January 1 game against Arkansas. LSU has a long history of successful plane travel for major games, including wins against Holy Cross, Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Miami University in recent seasons.
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Dallas
Tex
Louisiana State Tigers
Arkansas’ Razorbacks
Tigers
Holy Cross
Worcester
Mass
Crusaders
Georgia
Athens
Bulldogs
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Bengals
Baton Rouge
Miami
Miami University
Six New England Colleges Form Yankee Conference
Six New England land grant colleges band together forming the Yankee Conference with Hugh P. Baker of Massachusetts State College as chair. The conference, officially the New England Conference of State Universities and Colleges, adopts a code including a freshman eligibility rule and a transfer rule. Members include the University of Maine University of Vermont University of New Hampshire and others in Connecticut and New York area.
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Amherst
Mass
New England
Sports Roundup on youth sports and delinquency prevention
Hugh Fullerton Jr cites a Washington meeting with Attorney General Tom Clark on using sports to curb juvenile delinquency. He urges funding playgrounds and gymnasiums, strong leadership, and attractive programs as cheaper and better than courts. He cites Police Athletic League success and calls for community support and planning.
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New York
Washington
Tom Clark
Police Athletic League
Tuberculosis Health Notice On Disease Spread
A public health note defines tuberculosis as a contagious disease spread from person to person. It emphasizes transmission risk and the need for awareness.
NFL considers safety rules and overtime impacts
New York December 1 NFL coaches and owners voted to pursue faster whistles and a fifth official to spot infractions while not yet ready to adopt sudden death or eliminate the extra point. Discussion noted lighting limits at three parks and the move aims to curb game fixing amid playoff talk between the Bears and Giants.
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New York
National Football League
Chars
New York Giants
Chicago
Bert Bell
Bell
Assembly
Luke Johnson
Chicago Bears
Edgemon Named Hot Tip For Southern Association President
Sports editor Wirt Gammon of the Chattanooga Times cites a hot tip that Ross Edgemon of Johnson City Tennessee, former Appalachian League president, will become the next president of the Southern Association. The editor, on vacation, provided no further details.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Wirt Gammon
The
Times
Southern Association
Ross Edgemon
Johnson City
Appalachian League
Gammon
Barons poised to hire Spud Davis as next manager
Virgil Spud Davis, who managed the Barons during the 1946 closing days, is seen as a prime candidate to take over as Birmingham Barons manager. General Manager Eddie Glennon also considers two ex major league players for the post, George Mule Haas and Richard Porter, both former Barons and major leaguers.
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Ate
Birmingham’ Baron
Eddie Glennon
Frank Snyder
George
Mule) Haas
The
Athletics
Richard Porter
Cleveland
Syracuse
Ikes-Barre
Players rally to support coach Kern at West Virginia
Morgantown West Virginia December report says 38 members of the West Virginia University football team and campus leaders rallied to support Head Football Coach Bill Kern amid rumors he might resign. An open letter to the News editor cites 30 players threatening to refuse if Kern remains.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Billern
Kern
Dick Leonard
Parkersburg
Leonard
Ey Kern
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Joe Brewer
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Prater
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Russel Bolding
Eareeves Eill
Mixon
Levin
Sherrill
G . Eeensseraae
G. Taylor
Cosaes Dobbs
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F Atkins
Es “ Turner
G White
Tess
B Freeman
Atkins
Russell Bolding
Lewis Johnson
Joe Sharpguard
TP Jones
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Chas
Riley Osemnece Terry
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A H. Brewer
Office Equipment Co
Second Ave
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Ave. & Moulten St
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Charles Harvey
Wilder’s
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Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
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LSU
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Servicenter
Vine
Hugh $. Fullerton, Jr
Trand
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Isle OF the Dead
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Robert Alda
Julie Bishop
Cinderella Jones
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Southern
Capitol
Theatre
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Frank Moran
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