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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1950
Page
5
Kentucky stunned Kansas 68 to 39 as Clyde Lovellette struggled and fouled out after seven minutes of the second half. Adolph Rupps seven foot star Bill Spivey scored 22 as the Wildcats overran the Jayhawks at Madison Square Garden.
The Los Angeles Rams defeat the Chicago Bears 24 14 to win the National Conference title while the Cleveland Browns beat the New York Giants 8 3 to claim the American Conference crown. Lou Groza kicked two field goals for Cleveland as Waterfield and Fears connected on three touchdowns for the Rams.
The article lists top programs by conference standings as the season nears its midpoint. Key leaders include Southeast Kentucky, North Carolina State, Duke, West Virginia, Kansas, UCLA, and Notre Dame among others, with a mix of independents like CCNY and Long Island showing strength.
The 9 3 Michigan victory over Ohio State on November 25 at Columbus is hailed as the season’s oddity by AP voters and writers. Glazed ball, 42 punts, and a ground gain of 27 yards defined the game. Other notable quirks include Iowa’s late huddle finish, Washington’s last 50 seconds touchdown exchange, and Miami’s near upset with six on the line. Blair Cherry resigns as Texas hosts, and Georgia Tech end Marion Akins returns a punt for a score.
Senator Estes Kefauver says the United States risks a major war as Korea drags on. He criticizes Gen MacArthur and the State Department for perceived failures and notes President Truman’s pessimism about a possible Third World War while reopening Senate Crime Committee hearings on organized crime.
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals wins the 1950 National League batting title with a .346 average, beating Johnny Hopp by six points. Other leaders include Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, and Red Schoendienst in several categories as Musial adds his fourth NL crown.
The Ryan teams defeated visiting Hartselle in two games, 20-14 for juniors and 50-22 for seniors. Hester led Ryan juniors with 10 points, Leeth added nine, while Mayfield topped Hartselle with six. For the seniors Ralph scored 15, Briscoe 13, Powell 12, and Summerford led Hartselle with seven.
Art Larsen of San Leandro and Margaret Osborne Du Pont top the 1950 amateur tennis rankings set by the U S Lawn Tennis Association. Larsen, first southpaw leader since 1930, won Forest Hills finals over Herb Flam. Du Pont claimed no. 1 after her third straight national title defeating Doris Hart 6 3 6 3.
The 1950 season altered only one SEC all time ranking as Tulane moved to fourth with a 3-2-1 record, Georgia dropped, and Tennessee maintained a .767 winning percentage across 18 years since the SEC’s formation. Kentucky tops with a .313 mark as Florida falls to near bottom.
Coach Charles Rip Engle steered Penn State to a 41-7 loss against Army in 1950 and Brown to a 59-7 defeat in 1944, highlighting tough gridiron battles with the Cadets.
Wake Forest defeated Virginia Military 68 to 60 while Mississippi beat Louisiana State 72 to 60. Western Kentucky won 77 to 64 over High Point, and West Virginia edged South Carolina 64 to 55. Duke overcame Washington & Lee 97 to 69, Florida State 86 over Florida Southern 55, Alabama 60 to Georgia 39, Tennessee 60 vs Florida 54, Navy 68 over Harvard 50, Clemson 63, Abney Mill 39, Georgia Teachers 79, Tenn Tech 7, Bradley 85, Georgia Tech 55, Illinois 69, DePaul 68, Marquette 61, Wisconsin 58, Minnesota 72, Pitt 43, Michigan 58, Butler 37, Indiana 58, Kansas State 52, St. Louis 62, Texas Christian 52. Notre Dame 82, Northwestern 76.
Two feature showings at Strand theater in Hartselle headline Roy Acuff in Home In San Antone with Bomba on Panther listed for Tuesday web presentation as part of the night’s bill.
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