Decatur Hosts Hartselle In Central High Basketball Duel
Decatur junior and senior teams meet Hartselle tonight at Central High Gym in the last game before Christmas. The junior game starts at 7:00 with the senior at 8:00. Decatur seeks a fourth win after earlier triumphs over Priceville Sapalten Heights and Trinity. Hartselle, 0-2, bounced back to edge Moulterr 28-27 after a rough start.
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Hartselle
Central High School
Raiders
Priceville
Athens
Trinity
Ryan
Cullman
Moulterr
Sapalten Heights
Flint
Aubrey Frée
Robert Wright
Freshmen and Veterans Clash in Sugar Bowl Matchup
New Orleans December 21. Wartime football shapes the Sugar Bowl as nine freshmen join All American halfback Herman Wedemeyer for St. Marys Gaels against Oklahoma A and M with ex-soldier veterans expected to start alongside Bob Fenimore. Veterans recount past campaigns and D-Day paratroopers.
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New Orleans
Bob, Fenimore
Herman Wedemeyer
Fenimore
Oklahoma A
Wedemeyer
Aggie
Jim Reynolds
Europe
Bert Cole
Czechoslovakia
J. D. Cheek
Otis Schellstefe
Terry Monroe
Bob Hargrove
Gaels
Spike
Cordeiro
St. Mary’s
UCLA
Southern California
USC
Theatre Plan Being Drawn for Clark Hodgins Theatre
Albert R Frahn & Associates announce they are commissioned to design a new theatre for Clark Hodgins at Moulton. The modern 700-seat house will include heating and air conditioning, a balcony, and a front marquee. The existing theatre will be remodeled and the new building will be semi fireproof with latest construction. Construction start is being rushed to begin as soon as possible.
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Albert R. Frahn & Associates
Clark Hodgins
Moulton
Hodgins
Grant to Emory for five year infantile paralysis program
A grant of 167100 dollars from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to Emory University in Atlanta for a five year program in physical medicine was announced today by Basil O’Connor president of the foundation and Dr Goodrich C White president of Emory.
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National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Emory University
Atlanta
Basil O'Connor
Goodrich C. White
Emory
Austinville Upsets Ryan 38-28 In 1945-46 High School Hoop Battle
Austinville basketball halted Ryan high schools seven game win streak with a 38-28 victory. Austinville led 25-10 at halftime and used a stalling game to limit Ryan’s second-half chances. Gardner Manor and Junior Wallace scored 10 each to pace Austinville, while Malcolm Mardis led Ryan with 10 points.
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Ryan High School
Ryan
Frank Gardner
Billy Manor
Junior Wallace
Malcolm Mardis
Stansel Light
Manor
Wallace
Gardner
Turker
Local Moves and Discharges Highlight Morgan County Notice
Eloise Bagwell of Howard College visits her parents Mr and Mrs Homer Bagwell. Eugene Whisenant and Neamon Childers have been discharged from the U S Army Navy respectively. Several families visit relatives across Cullman Huntsville Birmingham Joppa Guntersville Garendale and Oak Ridge over the weekend and past week.
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Howard College
Homer Bagwell
Marie
Inex Lathom
Junita
Fay Jones Lee
Harvey Gubbon
Tula Hicks
Birmingham
Harvey Gulion
Stanford Eudy
George Owens
Cullman
Frances
Elizabeth Darnell
Huntsville
Cecil Wright
Bruce
Englewood Juniors Stunned by Lake View In Narrow Game
Chicago December 21 Englewood high school junior basketball team managed a lone point by ward Gerald White as Lake View Juniors routed them with 43 points using 13 players. In Chicago tonight De Paul aims for eighth straight win led by George Mikan against Oregon State in the season opener double header at Chicago Stadium. Northwestern faces Michigan State in the other game.
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Englewodd
de Paul
George Mikan
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Demons
Beavers
Chicago Stadium
Northwestern
Michigan State
Gaels Head to Sugar Bowl to face Oklahoma Aggies
St Mary's Gaels Trainers say all players are fit for the New Orleans trip after a brief layover en route to the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. Captain Harvey Adair and end Ed Ryan were listed as fit after earlier injuries.
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Los Angeles
St. Mary's Gaels
New Orleans
Oklahoma Aggies
Jimmy Phelan
Harvey Adair
Ed Ryan
Ole Miss names Hovis as football recruiter for 1946 squad
Memphis dispatch reports John Hovis former Ole Miss star is hired by the University of Mississippi Athletic Committee to recruit talent for the 1946 eleven. Hovis says he will not seek a permanent coaching post as he plans to return to pro football after his Navy discharge. He played for the New York Giants and rejoined them for four games this fall. A head coach will be chosen later to replace Harry Mehre.
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Memphis
University of Mississippi Athletic Committee
John
Tide and Bulldogs brace for post holiday duties
Alabama's Vaughn Mancha and Lowell Tew rejoin the Tide to practice against Southern California in Tuscaloosa. Coach Frank Thomas hopes others with flu recover by Sunday, while Georgia coach Wally Butts plans a Christmas Eve Santa appearance before the New Year Oil Bowl with Tulsa. Broad list of mentors and trainers noted.
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Alabama
Tide
Southern California
All America
Vaughn Mancha
Lowell Tew
Frank Thomas
Phe Rnia
Lee Flowers
Corky Corbitt
James Robertson
Athens
Wally Butts
University of Georgia
Charlie Trippi
American Legion
Georgia
Tulsa
Coaches to choose systems for Blue Gray clash
Montgomery December 21 The eighth annual Blue Gray football classic will see opposing coaches meet tonight to select the offensive and defensive systems for the December 29 game. Players and coaches arrived today and practice starts tomorrow morning. About 1,100 seats remained available this morning. Blue-Gray manager Champ…
Rose Bowl ticket scramble as Alabama faces USC
Pasadena crowds count down ten days to the Rose Bowl as Alabama and USC prep for a first ever Tide Trojan matchup. USC carries a perfect Rose record while Alabama boasts the strongest Eastern bowl resume, with 32 renewals making it the oldest bowl series.
Robert Fludd the English physician and philosopher
Robert Fludd born 1574 and died 1637 was an English physician and philosopher who also built unusual mechanisms including a self playing lyre.
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Robert Fludd
Tech tops Clemson 52 to 38 in season opener
Georgia Tech defeated Clemson 52 38 in Atlanta last night. Freshman forward Johnny Doyle scored 18 points and center Jim Nolan 14 all in the first half as Tech built a 29 22 halftime lead. Clemson guard Dewey Quinn led their scoring with 10 points.
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Johnny Doyle
Jim Nolan
Georgia Tech
Clemson
Doyle
Nolan
Tech
Dewey Quinn
Babe Zaharias Named Best of Year in AP Poll
New York December 21 Babe Didrikson Zaharias the longtime champion who has won multiple titles over 15 years was named the outstanding woman athlete of 1945 by an Associated Press poll of 70 sports editors. She dethroned Ann Curtis of San Francisco and joins Byron Nelson as the year’s top male athlete. Zaharias dominated golf in 1945 winning three Western Open titles and beating Betty Jameson in a 72 hole match. Curtis led in swimming but was overtaken by Brenda Helser in the Western AAU events. Sarah Palfrey Cooke finished third in the poll followed by Brenda Helser and Patty Berg Pauline Betz tied for fifth. Zaharias is a two time woman athlete of the year with Alice Marble the only other repeat winner. First place votes listed in parentheses.
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New York
Mildred
Didrik Zaharias
Associated Press
Zaharias
Ann Curtis
San Francisco
Byron Nelson
Betty Jameson
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Miss Curtis
Chicago
Patty Berg
Pauline Betz
Alice Marble
Babe” Zaharias
Sarah P. Cooke
Brenda Helser
Batty Berg
Esther Williams
Phyllis Otto
Dorothy Germain
Sonja Henie
Nancy Merki
Alline Banks Pate
Dorothy Kirby
Stella Walsh
Mildred Burke
Marilyn Phillips
Anne Lou Ballew
Helen C. Morgan
Service Veterans Share News In Athens Area
Pfc Heber Eaves of the 443rd engineers returning from Calcutta India arrives home after learning his father Joe Eaves was seriously ill. His brother Sgt Joseph A Eaves was killed in Southern France. Other veterans including Woodrow Griffin and Hogan Miller are mentioned with expected discharges and home plans. Local illnesses and social visits noted among families in Athens Decatur and Nashville area.
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India
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Veto
Joseph A. Eaves
France
Eaves
Atlanta
Nashville
Woodrow Griffin
W. A. Griffin
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Lewis Allen
Carlos Black
Henry Black
Chuaren
Carl Black
Bertha Black
Robbie Johnson
J. E. Smith
Robert Curry
Athens
Smith
Decatur
Kirk Clem
George Brown
Bertha Miller
Flossie Miller
Alvin Bowers
Pulaski
Alvin A. Bowers
England
Army column length calculation by marching troops
An army of four divisions totaling 100 000 men marching along a single road would form a column sixty miles long, illustrating the vast scale of wartime mobilization and marching formation.
Roundup of sports gossip and league moves
New York reports Bing Crosby has not bought a big league club in 48 hours and a city like New Orleans or Dallas may join the All-America Football Conference soon. Gus Lesnevich seeks a title shot after boxing wartime coaching, while Larry MacPhail faces an assault trial in Bel Air.
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Bing Crosby
New Orleans
Dallas
Os Angeles
Rio de Janeiro
Gus Lesnevich
Tigers May Field Star Trio From Beaumont Past Champions
Detroit reports a strong likelihood that next season's Tigers outfield will feature Oak Evers Dick Wakefield and Moore the trio who helped Beaumont win the Texas League pennant before the war.
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Tigers
Beaumont
Oak Evers
Dick Wakefield
Moore
Gremlin in Office Spars Ted Meier for Quick Complaint
A brief note reports an impulsive objection raised by an office gremlin named Ted Meier, occurring before the item could appear in print. The incident highlights a rushed, disruptive reaction impacting publication timing.
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Ted Meier
Georgia picks on all-star team for season
Georgia Bulldogs prep for the Sugar Bowl as LSU and Alabama lead with three selections each. Other honorees include Clyde Lindsey of LSU, Reb Steiner of Alabama, Bobby Davis of Georgia Tech, Jack White of Florida, Gene Haas of Kentucky, Vaughn Mancha of Alabama, Harry Gilnfer of Alabama, George Mathews of Georgia Tech, Harry Ghaul of Miami, and Gene Knight of LSU.
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Tula
Houston
Texas
Louisiana State
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Clyde Lindsey
LSU
Reb” Steiner
Ala
Bobby Davis
Ga. Tech
Jack White
Florida
Gene Haas
Kentucky
Vaughn Mancha
Harry Gilnfer
George Mathews
Harry Ghaul
Miami U
Gene Knight
Mikan Tops Critics In Debate On Greatest since Naismith
The discussion names Charley Hyatt Hank Luisetti Gus Anderson Bob Kurland and Harry Baykoff as contenders. The author asserts George Mikan as the greatest, preferring Hyatt, while Fullerton will decide if there are further dissents once he returns tomorrow.
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George Mikan
Dr. Naismith
Charley Hyatt
Hank Luisetti
Gus Anderson
Bob Kurland
Harry Baykoff
Hyatt
Mikan
Fullerton
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