Decatur Lads Ring Tonight Ends With Knockouts
Decatur boxers starred at Civic Center last night in five bouts with one draw and multiple decisions. Charles Lindsey delivered the quickest knockout at 15 seconds in the fourth bout, while Buddy Lang and Marion Worley opened with Worley taking the decision. Stonewall Graham won by technical knockout over Millard Eddins in the third round after a nose injury, as Jess Hazel and Jack Fipton refereed the events.
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Johnson
Buddy Lang
Marion Worley
Worley
Lang
Grady Irvin
Collins
Ae Impose
Jack
Jess Hazel
Hazel
Sherman
Stonewall Graham
Millard Eddins
Millard
Tipton
Ten Golfers Win 1939 Pro Events Across Continent
In 1939, ten golfers captured all of the continent's medal play events, led by Byron Nelson who won five opens and the Vardon trophy. The year featured low scores, dramatic playoffs, and notable shots, with Henry Picard earning the most money and Gene Sarazen’s 66 as the greatest round.
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Miami
Fila
Fred Corcoran
Professional Golfers Association
Byron Nelson
Harry Vardon
Act
Phoenix
Pinehurst
Massachusetts
Henry Picard
New Orleans
Thomasville
Metropolitan
Scranton
Gene Sarazen
Augusta
Nelson
Picard
Snead
Eagle Duce
Craig Wood
McSpa
Eagle
Léepper
Tennessee and USC duel for Rose Bowl defense and offense
Tennessee enters the Rose Bowl with a stronger defensive record on paper than Southern California. Starters Cafego and Lansderff headline the offenses with Cafego contributing 443 net yards before injury and Butler and Schindler sharing rushing duties for Tennessee. USC relies on Lansderff and a potent Trojan attack, as both teams project similar high scoring potential.
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Robert Myers
Tennessee
Southern California
Trojans
Tennessees
George Cafego
Grenville Lansdeff
Troy
Cafego
Citadel
Monay
Johiniy Butler
Darkhatred
Ruby Schindler
Vols
S. C
Clemson and Boston College Open Secret Cotton Bowl Prep
Clemson and Boston College football squads trained separately around Dallas ahead of Monday's Cotton Bowl battle. Clemson's regular guard Walter Cox likely unable to start with a leg injury. practice described as secretive with gates locked at Southern Method Stadium.
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Clemson
Boston College
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Con Jens Neely
Walter Cox
Ray Wolf Remains UNC Coach Amid Rice Offer
North Carolina headlines report coach Ray Wolf will stay at the University of North Carolina. He declined a Rice Institute offer seen as higher pay, with Wolf's five year UNC contract still having four years to run.
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N. GC
Ray Wolf
University of North Carolina
Wolf
Rice Institute
A. W. Hobbs
Thietic
R.atzer
Rice
Kathryn Hemphill Retires From Golf to Work in 1940
Kathryn Hemphill, noted golfer and 1938 American Curtis Cup player, announces she will lay aside her clubs for 1940 to take a job. She stresses she is not quitting due to fatigue or dissatisfaction, but due to necessity.
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Columbia
8. C
Kathryn Hemphill
Missouri Drops Heavy Work Before Orange Bowl
Coach Don Faurot halted heavy practice for Missouri after tough prep for the Orange Bowl with Georgia Tech. He ordered rest day with brief light work, maintaining his policy of no practice the day before a game. Georgia Tech, under Coach Bill Alexander, planned increased workouts to acclimate to the heat.
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Fla
Don Faurot
Missouri
Georgia— Tech
Faurot
Stadium
Georgia Tech
Bill Alexander
Florence Boxing Return Brings Elated Decatur Fans
Muscle Shoals Athletic Club boxers visit Decatur Boys Club at the Civic Center for a Thursday night fight card shifting from Tuesday. Both clubs boast strong lineups with several confirmed bouts including Cornelius vs Plemons and Gooch vs Worley, plus a heavyweight clash Tipton vs Jackson. Local fans expect record crowds as the rival teams renew a lively series.
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Decatur
Muscle Shoals Athletic Club
Decatur Boys Club
Civic Center
Shoals Battlers
Florentines
Fur Files
Victor Youngblood
J. C. Cornelius
Florence
J. R. Plemons
Haroid Gooch
Eugene Worley
Bill Cornelius
Worley Alexander
Hassell
McGhee
Wilson Campbell
Ralph Taylor
Charles Lindsay
Jack Jackson
Jack Tipton
Decatt
Tipton
Press Agents Debate Sugar Bowl Showdown
New Orleans reporters quote Tulane and Texas A and M publicists about the Tulane Texas A and M Sugar Bowl clash. Horace Renegar and Byron Winstead discuss expectations, optimism, and toughness as both teams prepare amid holiday crowds and New Orleans bustle.
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Texas Aggies
Tulane
Horace Renegar
Byron Winstead
Texas A. & M
Mr. Renegar
Texas
Winstead
Southwest
Football Safer Now Than In 1931 Survey Shows
Dr. Floyd R. Eastwood of Purdue reports the ninth annual NCAA survey finds football fatalities at a 12 direct deaths and six indirect, the safest season since 1931. Improved equipment and training cited. pay-to-start and emotional control discussed as potential reductions. Separate Voinoff six man data notes more accidents but less severity.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Floyd R. Eastwood
Purdue University
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Eastwood
Samuel Voinoff
Purdue
Voinoff
Across and Within Puzzle Clues United in Word Mesh
A jumble of crossword style clues appears with numbered hints spanning across and down entries. Several entries reference ancient gods languages and common words, inviting solution through cross letters and defined word lengths.
Moulton High Opens Basketball Practice For 1940 Schedule
Moulton Alabama, Dec 29. Moulton cagers return from Christmas holidays to practice under Hugo Yancey. They will start 1940 play January 4 at home vs Mount Hope, with a 23 game schedule featuring junior and senior boys and girls. Returning players include Evans, Turner, Bolling, Turney, Bass, Bollin, Lagan, Wilkerson, Watkins, Waites, Lang, Speake, Jones and Terry.
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Moulton
Alay
Hugo Yancey
Moulton Cagers
Mount Hope High School
Lawrence County
Town Creek
Bel Green
Double Springs
Buster Evans
Oliver Turner
Ollie Bolling
Preston
Turney
Milford Bass
Tillman Bollin
Robert Lagan
Bluntt Wilkerson
Hoyt Watkins
Everett Waites
Theron Lang
Harold Speake
Dan Jones
Clayton Terry
Cementers top national semi pro baseball rankings
The Duncan Cementers of Dungan Oklahoma win the national semi pro baseball congress ranking, repeating as national champions after winning last year. Wichita tournament winner cemented top spot as the national leaders, with Buford Georgia the previous year’s champion.
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New York
Dungan
Okla
Halliburton Cementers
Cementers
Wichita
Kan
Duncan
Buford
Paterson Warns Alabama Farmers About Seed Quality
Montgomery Alabama December 29 Haygood Paterson state commissioner of agriculture and industries warned farmers that bargain price seed shipments seized previously failed to meet the states pure seed law and were mislabeled. Dodder weed Johnson grass seed and trash were found in lespedera and pasture mixture shipments. The seed testing laboratory operates in Montgomery and Paterson urged farmers to report suspicious seed to his office.
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Montgomery
Ala
Haygood Paterson
State ‘Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries
Alabama
State Department
Paterson
Rebels and Yankees Ready for Blue and Gray Game
Montgomery Dec 29 The 1939 Blue and Gray football game squads show confidence and promise a toss up battle. Northern and southern coaches name captains Ken Heineman and Young Bussey as key plays with Smiley Johnson and Ken Kavanaugh leading selected linemen. The lineup hints suggest a fast aerial and running attack with Notre Dame center John McIntyre and L S A captain Ken Kavanaugh among those listed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Rebels
Yankees
Ray Morrison
John Cody
Ken Heineman
Texas Mines
Young Bussey
Grays
Smiley Johnson
Georgia Guard
Ken Kavanaugh
Blues
John McIntyre
Notre Dame
Ashenah
Grefe
Northwestern
Tomasello
Stranton
Cutlich
Jocher
Manhattan
Manrodt
Brown
Method
McIntyre
Rocalla
Scranton
Tranavitch
Zadworney
Ohio
Tate
Hutchinson
Dartmouth
Principe
Fordham
Kavanaugh
Bailey
Duke
Pate
Wake Forest
Goff
Florida
Johnson
Georgia
Ribar
Cox
Alabama
Andrus
Vanderbilt
Heineman
Shetley
Furman
Fullack
Lawrence County Union Grove Church Attendance
A small crowd attended church Sunday in Union Grove, Lawrence County. Wootrow Thompson left Thursday for a two week visit with relatives in Georgia. Mrs Mable Waterson and children of Birmingham spent Sunday night with her parents Mr and Mrs G W Hampton. Mae McMillan visits her mother Edna Matthews. Mr and Mrs Ernest Roger and
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Wootrow Thompson
Georgia
Mable Waterson
Arid Children
Birmingham
G. W. Hamptden
Mae McMillan
Edna Matthews
Ernest Roger
Rose Bowl matchups and pro football rumors compile
A late 1941 bulletin previews Washington vs Texas A and M for the Rose Bowl and notes big bets on Santa Anita’s Kayak II, Seabiscuit as an underdog, and pro football drills for January 7. It also mentions Red Grange’s Memphis talks, Lou Novikoff’s Coast League prowess and a Loyola coach rumor involving Clark Shaughnessy.
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Kayak II
Seabiscuit
Sammy Baugh
Andy
Washington Redskins
Green Bay Packers
Green Bay
Washington
Red Grange
Harry Ever
Memphis
Tennessee
Vols
California
Dallas
Rose
Texas Aggies
Santa Catalina Island
Charlie Grimm
Banjo
Chicago
Roy Phillips
C. Wilburforce
Dunkley
Terror
St. Catherine
Night Watchman
Lou Novikoff
Los Angeles Baseball Club
Golf pros head into Los Angeles Open next week
The 1940 LA Open kicks off with top professionals as Bud Ward of Spokane enters the field as a notable amateur challenger. The text hints at potential upsets by amateurs and references to Bing Crosby and upcoming tournaments in Oakland, San Francisco, and Del Mar.
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Dick Metz
Oakland
Asheville
St.Paul
Ralph Guldahl
August National
Pittsburgh
Sam Snead
St. Petersburg
Milma
E. J. Harrison
Texas
Bing Crosby
Denny Shute
Glens Falls
N. Y
Jimmy Demaret
Los Angeles
Felix Sera
Eee Fu
Harold McSpa- Corcorani
Metz
Gesahd
Ttehoon
McSpaden
St. Paul
Harrison
Snead
Miami
Bud Ward
Spokane
Wash
L. A
San Francisco
del Mar
Bing
Local Families Share Christmas Visit Pictured In Laurel County Region
Sunday afternoon visits featured many local households as relatives gathered near Lovelady Decatur Fairfield Five Points and Pleasant Hill. Families including Hamp ton Hendrix Previtt Stewart Russell Clark Dodd Kitchens Turner and Wade joined in shared time with parents and relatives amid festive season. Illness savings and travel plans appear in brief notes among the array of names and places mentioned.
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G. W. Hampton
H. A. Hendrix
Pleasant Hill
Annendrix
Lovelady
R. L. Previtt
Decatt
W. E
Fairfield
J. N. Kitchly
L. D. Stewart
Marjorie
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