Vols Open Secret Cotton Bowl Prep In Dallas
General Bob Neyland and 44 Tennessee Volunteers began secret practice on Texas soil for the Cotton Bowl. Neyland said players object to an audience and would not predict the game, noting Texas advantages in backs, linemen, and practice. Texas previously practiced last Friday.
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Dallas
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Texas
Knoxville
Blair Cherry
University of Texas
Southern Methodist University
Neyland
Wolverine and Monsanto Club clash in Decatur gym
The Monsanto Chemical basketball team from Columbia Tennessee meets the Wolverine five at Decatur Junior Gym on Wednesday night December 27 at 7 30. The Monsanto squad, over six feet tall, features high profile players Billy Joe Adcock Rope Ray Hallie Hudson and Bill Allen. Both teams boast strong records and the game is touted as a season highlight with admission thirty five cents.
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Monsanto Chemical
Columbia
Tennessee
Wolverine
Decatur
Monsanto
Billy Joe Adcock
Vanderbilt
Rope Ray
Vandy
Nashville Volunteers
Hallie Hudson
Bill Allen
University of Tennessee
Blue Gray Aerial Practice Sets Tone for Classic
Blue Gray coaches emphasize passing in practice as Northwestern's Dick Flowers and Penn State's Vince O'Bara lead the Northerners in air drills while Duke's Billy Cox and Oklahoma A&M's Bob Cook and Alabama's Butch Avinger run the South's passing plays. The Blue Gray basketball tournament opens with Ensley facing Parrish and other first round matchups. Finals set for Friday night.
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Montgomery
Ala
Northwestern
Dick Flowers
Penn State
Vince O’bara
Billy Cox
Duke
Bob
Cook
Oklahoma A and M
Butch Avinger
Alabama
Ensley
Parrish
Selma
Lanier of
Kinston
Valley of Fairfax
Wetumpka
Anniston
Talladega
Longhorns Travel to Dallas for Weekend Practice
The Longhorns resumed after a pause and head to Dallas for Friday afternoon workouts and Saturday sessions.
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Longhorns
Dallas
Baseball And TV Sign Up For Six Years
Cincinnati December 27 The six year 6 million dollar television rights contract for World Series and All-Star games was announced by Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler. Owners including Warren Giles Charles Comiskey Horace Stoneham Roy Mack praised the deal while Fred Saigh called it in poor taste. Gillette will add 1 37 million for radio rights. Proceeds fund players pensions and annuities after age 50.
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Cincinnati
Gillette Safety Razor Co
A. B. Chandler
Warren C. Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Charles Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Horace Stoneham
New York Giants
Roy Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Fred Saigh
St. Louis Cardinals
Saigh
Chandler
Giles
Redleg
Stoneham
Giants
A’s
Gillette
Billy Evans
Detroit
Tigers
Ellis Ryan
Cleveland Indians
del Webb
New York Yankees
Phoenix
Ariz
High Schools Start Annual Meeting Today
MOBILE ALABAMA December 27 an estimated 250 high school officials from across the nation arrive to discuss proposals easing a ban on professional baseball scouts. The National Federation of State High School Athletic Associations holds its annual meeting with talks on allowing certain tryouts and scout negotiations before graduation. The current rule bars any contract with a student prior to graduation or class graduation, with penalties banning further high school sports participation.
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Mobile
Ala
National
Federation of State
St. Petersburg
Alabama to receive Tutwiler estate gift for alumni building
Birmingham business leader Temple Tutwiler dies and leaves 26000 to the University of Alabama to pay any remaining debt on the alumni building named for him. If debt is cleared the funds may fund further improvements. The largest bequest in the will is 60000 to his wife Florence Tutwiler.
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Bama
Birmingham
University of Alabama
Temple Tutwiler
Tutwiler
Florence Tutwiler
Sugar Bowl Festivity Grows With Full New Orleans
New Orleans hosts a crowded Sugar Bowl extravaganza as hotels book solid for boxing, tennis, sailing, track, and basketball ahead of the Oklahoma versus Kentucky football clash. Tickets scarce. crowds pack Sugar Bowl Stadium. Kentucky meets St. Louis, Bradley faces Syracuse in basketball with finals on Saturday. Boxing Idaho vs LSU Thursday. yacht regatta weekend on Lake Pontchartrain.
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Sterling Slappey
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Sugar Bowl Stadium
Associated Press
Joe
Bradley
St. Louis
Syracuse
University of Idaho
Lake Pontchartrain
All College Tournament Opens With Six Darkhorse Contenders
Six teams compete in the 15th annual All-College Basketball Tournament led by five time defending champion Oklahoma Aggies who face Baylor in the first round. Oklahoma City University eyes another title as Alabama Arkansas Texas Tulsa and Vanderbilt offer strong challenges in a two-bracket format with consolation rounds.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Aggies
Associated Press
Alabama
Arkansas
Oklahoma City University
Texas
Tulsa
Vanderbilt
Baylor
Aggies
Doyle Parrack
Chiefs
Bears Set For Michigan And All Out To Win
In Pasadena on December 27 the California Golden Bears prepare to face Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Coach Lynn Waldorf leads a focused squad training in San Bernardino with a determined attitude shown on and off the field as New Year’s Day marks the third straight bowl bid under Waldorf's guidance.
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Pasadena
Calif
University of California
Golden Bears
Michigan
San Bernardino
Lynn C. Waldorf
California
Waldorf
Snead College Tops Locals In Asbury Tourney Semis
Snead College of Boaz defeated the Wolverine team 68 to 53 in the Asbury high tournament semi finals. Wolverine earlier beat Carter Finance 73 to 43 and Susan Moore 67 to 41 to reach the semis. P Ransom scored 14 for Wolverine while Waldrop added 25 for Snead.
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Wolverine
Snead College of Boaz
Asbury High
Asbury
Carter Finance
Guntersville
Susan Moore
P. Ransom
Snead College
Waldrop
Thompson
Broom
Painter Wee
Creswell
Asburn Ware
Green
Wright
Painter
C Menimaes
Speegle
Nelson
Blackwood
Menefee We
Ur Woodard
Snk Anicsslegse
Miller
Ewes
Rickey
Horton
Cleveland Meee
McCanly Se
Beane Wee Ee
Ewer
Wildcats Are Top Cagers In The Nation
Kentucky remains the No 1 college basketball team in the second AP poll with 105 of 167 votes. Bradley close behind with 37 first place votes, while LIU and Oklahoma A&M vie for third as LSU rises on the week.
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New York
Kentucky
Wildcats
Bradley
Associated Press
Kansas
St. John’s
Duke
Braves
Peoria
Ill
New Orleans
Syracuse
Aggies
Blackbirds
LSU
UCLA
Idaho
Southern California
California
Bears and Waldorf Reflect on Coast Big Ten Rivalries
Waldorf recalls the Coast versus Big Ten series and notes Northwestern's 1949 six point win and Ohio State's 17 14 last year. He believes Michigan will be the toughest foe for his Bears in 1950, more challenging than Stanford which tied them at 7 7.
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Big Bears
Meteen
Northwestern
Ohio State
Bears
Waldorf
Big Ten
Michigan
Stanford
Auburn Tigers award 1950 grid letters to 34 players
Thirty four Auburn football players earned letters for the 1950 season. Winners are listed by position with players from multiple states and Alabama towns including Birmingham, Mobile, Chicago, and Jackson. Manager Edmund Jarvis also received a letter.
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Auburn
Ala
Bill Hogarth
Miami
Fla
John Crolla
Chicago
Homer Williams
Greensboro
Guy Bruce
Bessemer
Tom Banks
Birmingham
Bobby Rhed
McComb
Miss
Danny Stewart
Foy Thompson
Camden
S. C
Ed Bauer
Montgomery
Bruce Bailey
Florence
Virgil Willett
Tallahassee
Sam Hanks
Evergreen
Harold Harris
Lineville
Gene Mulhall
Joe Tiburzi
Ted Varano
Chester
BNDS
Fred Duart
Jamaica
N. Y
Tommy Edwards
Lee Hayley
Charles Justo
Bill McMurry
Fairfield
David Ridgway
Jackson Miss
Wrestler Don Keene Killed in Plane Crash
Birmingham wrestler Don Keene real name Don Kuehn, 25, died when his small chartered plane crashed near Montevallo Alabama shortly after takeoff from Birmingham. He had been wrestling in Texas recently and spent Christmas at home with family including promoter Joe Gunter and brother Charley Kaehn.
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Montevallo
Ala
Don Keene
Birmingham
Texas
Keene
Don Kuehn
Amarillo
Tex
Joe Gunter
Charley Kaehn
Charley Keene
July's Flower and Jewel: Larkspur and Ruby
The larkspur is identified as July's flower and the ruby as the month's jewel, marking traditional symbolic choices for the first summer month.
Clemson Tigers head to Miami for Orange Bowl bid
Clemson College winds up preparations as Coach Frank Howard leads 44 players to Miami aboard Capital Airlines. The Tigers will train at Miami High and stay at the Flamingo Hotel while 7500 Orange Bowl seats were allotted to Clemson with an expected 20000 fans expected to travel from South Carolina.
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Miami
Fla
Clemson College
Tigers
University of Miami Hurricanes
Frank Howard
Miami International Airport
Anderson
S. C
Capital Airlines
Miami High Schooo
Flamingo
Miami Beach
Howard
Fr — Cone
Jackie Calvert
Ray Mathews
Dick Hendley
Clemson
Ancient Greek Burial Practice of Clay Casing Baked Mummies
Archaeologists note that some ancient Greek burials used clay to encase the body which was then baked. This practice created durable hardened forms preserving the deceased.
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Ray Bolger
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Betty Clark
Meat Curtis
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Decatur High School
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E. E. Forbes Piano Co
Watkins & Perry
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Laigh Main
Dottley
John Dottley
Mississippi
Southern College All-Stars
Mahi Temple of the Shrine
England
Robert
Lefty) Grove
Oklahoma A&m
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Gordon-Bibb
Carole Landis
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Republic Picture
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Charles Coburn
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