Moon’s boxing career ends as Mullins leaves Fort Benning
SFC James Mullins known as Moon leaves Fort Benning after a 16 year boxing run. The Decatur, Alabama native fought 365 bouts with five losses, including Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pep, and Lou Jenkins. Moon earned major titles in state and service rings, boxed in Europe, and later mentored in Briant Wells Field house.
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James Mullins
Ft. Benning
Europe
Sugar Ray Robinson
Fort Benning
Lou Jenkins
Lou
Moon
Mullins
Willie Pep
Miro Fontain
Jimmy Clements
Decatur
Ala
California
U.S
St. Nick’s Arena
New York
Randy Turpin
Robinson
Manuel Ortiz
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Armored Division
Hornets Buzzing Through Morgan and Lawrence Counties
Austinville Hornet Seniors under coach Joe Jones have beaten eight teams this season, totaling 598 points and averaging over 66 per game. They resume against Eva, with a slate including Union Hill Ryan Decatur Priceville Mount Hope Trinity Danville Falkville Cotaco.
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Morgan
Lawrence
Joe Jones
Austinville Hornet
Hornets
Austinville
Eva
Union Hill
Ryan
Decatur
Priceville
Mount Hope
Trinity
Danville
Falkville
Cotaco
Mr. Hope
Jones
J. O. Braswell
Mt. Hope
Raiders
Cullman Favored to Win Tennessee Valley Conference Tourney
The article outlines the TWC basketball tournament schedule at Coffee's gym in Florence from Tuesday January 6 to Saturday night. Seeded teams include Coffee Butler Cullman Decatur with matchups for each night and predictions favor Cullman advancing to the finals against either Cullman Butler or Cullman Decatur.
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Cullman
Coffee
Florence
Butler
Decatur
Russellville
Huntsville
Athens
Sheffield
Moulton
Deshler
Seixas and Trabert Aim to Bring Davis Cup Home
Vic Seixas and Tony Trabert vow to win the Davis Cup for the United States in Adelaide. They train intensely and dispute Frankman and Ken McGregor in singles and doubles as crowds of 8 000 to 10 000 gather for practice.
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Vic Seixas
Trabert
Gayle Talbot
Adelaide
Australia
America
Vic Seixazs
Tony Trabert
Frankman
Ken McGregor
U. S
Anne
Ham Richardson
Straight Clark
Kneeling Customs Mark Medieval Worship and Fealty
A note on medieval ritual describes kneeling on both knees to honor God and on one knee to perform homage to a feudal lord, reflecting the era’s social and religious obligations.
Lions Aim for Playoff Berth in Browns Showdown
Detroit Lions travel to Cleveland for the championship tilt facing the Browns in near freezing conditions at Municipal Stadium. Injuries to End Mac Speedie and Halfback Dub Jones lessen Cleveland’s passing attack while Detroit’s Buddy Parker downplays odds and expects a hard fought, even contest amid snow flurries and wind from Lake Erie.
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Bud Springer
Cleveland
Detroit
Lions
Cleveland Browns
Municipal Stadium
Michigan
Ful Brown
Mac Speedie
Dub Jones
Speedie
Jones
Brown
Buddy Parker
Speedie and Jones
Browns
Parker
Mercury
Lake Erie
Bobby Layne
Otto Graham
Deadly Running Attack Makes Bama Favorite
Miami dispatch reports Alabama the two touchdown favorite over Syracuse in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day. Syracuse coach Floyd Schwartzwalder predicts a tough game as he touts his team’s dual threat, while Alabama coach Red Drew hails his line led by Bobby Marlow as a top Tide unit.
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Ben Funk
Miami
Fla
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Syracuse
Floyd Schwarzwalder
Texas
Georgia
Kentucky
Santa Clara
Clemson
Hurricanes
Georgia Tech
Baylor
Red Brew
Drew
Stanford
Maryland
Bobby Marlow
Tide
Tennessee
Orangemen
Boston U
Temple
Cornell
Holy Cross
Penn State
Colgate
Fordham
Schwartzwalder
Billy Teas
Leon Hardeman
Tech
Mississippi
Florida
Tulsa
Jacksonville
Doug Dickey
Dickey
Rich Casares
Towie Waugh
San Diego Navaling Center
Orlando
East Texas State
Tennessee Tech
el Paso
Tex
Mississippi Southern
College of the Pacific
All-American stars populate Senior Bowl rosters
Twelve players on the Senior Bowl rosters hold one or more all-American first team honors. The Northern squad features eight such players, led by backs Al Brosky and Don McAuliffe and ends Bernie Flowers and Ernie Stockert, while the Southern lineup includes Scar Bath Modzelewski Little and Athey among its four all-Americans.
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NBA
Sporting News
Colliers
Look Magazine
Owen
Jack Scarbath
Maryland
Dick Modelewski
Jack Little
Texas A. & M
Bill Athey
Baylor
Scarbath
Modzelewski
North
Bernie Flowers
Purdue
Ernie Stockert
U.C.L.A
Frank Kush
Michigan State
Chet Miller
Holy Cross
Dick Tamburo
al Brosky
Illinois
Don McAuliffe
Joe Schmidt
Pittsburgh
Brown
Harry Agganis
Boston University
Gene Gedman
Indiana
Charlie Maloy
Alabama Field Trials Date Is Approaching
COURTLAND Alabama Dec 27 P Birddog fanciers prepare for the Alabama Field Trials to begin Monday Jan 5 at Joe Wheeler Plantation. The three day event features shooting dog derby all age stakes and the Mid South regional championships for amateur handlers. Drawing for braces set for Sunday night Jan 4.
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Courtland
Ala
Alabama
Joe Wheeler Plantation
Alabama Field Trials Club
Marion J. Broadnax
Birmingham
Dick Parker
Florence
Paul Horton
Hillsboro
Bowl casualty list grows as prep injuries loom
Major bowls near with 432000 fans and over two million dollars at stake as Georgia Tech Tennessee Florida face key injuries. Tennessee’s coach Neyland and USC star Psaltis miss games while Wisconsin, Tulsa, Alabama and Georgia Tech contend with depth issues.
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Will Grimsley
New York
Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Florida
Bob Neyland
Southern California
Jim Psaltis
Pasadena
Wisconsin
Harlan Carl
Tulsa
Alabama
Syracuse
Miami
Jack Smalley
Fourth Annual Senior Bowl Set To Highlight Top Talent
Mobile Alabama hosts the fourth annual Senior Bowl January 3 with top players from three All-Star games. Coaches Paul Brown and Steve Owen lead North and South squads in a pro scouting showcase with a guaranteed minimum payout and CBS broadcasting. Key players include Jack Scarbath Lloyd Coltergahn Bernie Flowers and Ed Mioduszewski among many from Maryland Texas A&M UCLA Purdue and other programs. About 25 000 fans are expected.
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Mobile
Ala
Paul Brown
Steve Owen
Miami
San Francisco
Montgomery
Cleveland Browns
New York Giants
Brown
Owen
All America
Jack Scarbath
Maryland
Scarbath
Lloyd Coltergahn
Indiana
Gene Gedman
Michigan State
Don McAuliffe
Marts Beckley
Fred Bruney
Ohio State
Chuck Hren
Northwestern
Albrosky
Illinci
Maloy
Agganis
Joe Fortunato
Misissippi State
Ken Pridgeon
Houston
LSU
Leroy Labat
Vanderbilt
Longhorn Coach Doesn’t Expect Any Surprises
Texas coach Ed Price says no big changes to game plan for the Cotton Bowl vs Tennessee. He notes Tennessee’s top defense and strong offense, with Texas boasting strong offense and defense in the Southwest Conference. Sophomores from Texas will start or see time in the starting lineup and reserves.
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Austin
Tex
Ed Price
Texas
Tennessee
Bob Neyland
Gen. Neyland
Volunteers
Blair Cherry
Price
Quinn
Don McGraw
Jack Lansford
Phil Branch
Graves' Superb Signal Barking Causes Misery
Dixie all-stars coached by Ray Graves of Texas A M and Leroy Labat of LSU beat the Yankees 28 to 7 in the Blue Gray game. Graves scored one TD and Labat added another as the South piled up 318 rushing yards while the Northern passers could not connect. Marchibroda led the Yankees with 92 passing yards, but Dixie dominated the ground and defense to win the annual clash before 22 000 fans.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Ala
Dixie All-Stars
Ray Graves
Texas A. & M
Leroy Labat
Louisiana State
Yankees
South
Yankee
Ted Merchibroda
Detroit
Lou D’achille
Indiana
Marchibroda
Blues
Earl Hersh
West Chester
Bill Leonard
Penn State
Graves
Lewis Carpenter
Arkansas
Labat
Ed Mioduszewski
William and Mary
Charlie Harding
Virginia
Marchibieda
D’achille
Dixie
Bayous
Roy Bailey
Tulane
Carpenter
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