Gilmer Helps South Beat North 20-13 in North South Classic
Harry Gilmer of Alabama starred for the South, throwing a 41 yard touchdown to Kelly Mote and setting up the winning score. Shorty McWilliams scored two Rebels touchdowns as the South edged the North 20-13 before 22 500 in Montgomery.
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Harry Gilmer
Alabama
Rebels
Northern Eleven
Little Star
Duke
Kelly Mote
Shorty McWilliams
Mississippi State
Northerners
Phil Colella
St. Bonaventure
Carmen Falcone
Penn
Bill Sullivan
Villanova
Andy Caruso
Columbia
Dick Conners
Northwestern
Leo Daniels
Texas A & M
South
Falcone
Robert Walters
Penn State
Neill Armstrong
Okla A & M
McWilliams
Seeccees
Indiana
Nor Jenkins
Ll. E. Armstrong
Okla A.M
J. T. Satterfield
Vanderbilt
Hast Zwo
Sowinski Sneneee Tg
R. T. Garrett
Miss. State
Ullivan R. E. Poole
Mississippi
Falcone Oarkeceven
Q. B. Taylor
TCU
1. H. Gilmer Colella
St. Ben
Ew Slos
Eddie Stankys Free Baseball Clinic Expands to Ohio
Eddie Stankys second annual free baseball clinic draws interest from as far as Dayton Ohio. Donald Curtis a Dayton veteran with three years baseball in high school requests participation and Stanky invites him to join the six week indoor sessions and two outdoor weekends start January 7 in Mobile. The clinic aims to teach kids the game and help adults become better fans.
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Eddie Stanky
Ohio
Brooklyn Dodger
Dayton
Donald Curtis
Stanky
505Th Parachute Infantry Regiment
83Rd Airborne Division
Gaels of St Marys Arrive for Oil Bowl clash with Georgia Tech
The Galloping Gaels from St Marys Moraga Valley arrive in Houston for the Oil Bowl at Rice Field on January 1 against Georgia Tech. Herman Wedemeyer, famed as a top all around athlete, leads a colorful squad that drew massive crowds this year. The team visits Roman Catholic Church services and hosts a party with Georgia Tech after a Houston high school workout.
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Tex
St. Mary’s
Moraga Valley
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Rice Field
Herman Wedemeyer
Honolulu
America
Annunciation Roman Catholic Church
Jim Phelan
Houston High School
Town Set for Peanut Bowl in Columbus Georgia
Columbus Georgia prepares for its first annual Peanut Bowl on New Year Day. Tech High Atlanta faces Benton High School Missouri in Memorial Stadium with a peanut queen coronation at halftime. A downtown parade features floats and high school bands as part of the pageant festivities.
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Columbus
Tech High of
Atlanta
Benton High School
St. Joseph
Memorial Stadium
Bowl matchups project offensive tilt amid six major bowls
NCAA bulletin surveys past season to forecast Jan 1 games. Georgia leads in offense with 394.6 yards per game and 48 touchdowns, while North Carolina emphasizes a strong rushing attack. Defense dominates this year with Oklahoma, North Carolina State, Rice, and LSU among top defensive bowl teams.
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National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Illinois
Georgia
North Carolina
Arkansas
Louisiana State
Rice
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
St. Mary’s
Tar Heels
Charley Trippi
Johnny Rauch
New Orleans
Oklahoma
North Carolina State
Notre Dame
Athens Nightly Items Chronicle Local Happenings
Athens announces Floyd Fry becomes Electric Light superintendent of Lanett on December 15 after 23 years with Athens city. Spaghetti supper planned at Carl Martin camp for Bennett T Waites class, church assembly 5 30. Engagement of Christine Hasting to Luther J Cobb announced. Cobb a 1944 Athens High graduate. Rotary funds aid Crip pled Children's Fund. Navy family notes and high school band fundraising progress reported. Christmas dances feature Sub Deb Club event with numerous attendees and chaperones.
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Light and Water Department
Floyd Fry
Electric Light and Water Department
Lanett
Fry
Carl Martin
Bennett T. Waites
Methodist Church
W. D. Hasting
Christine
Luther J. Cobb
Robert Cobb
Miss Hasting
Athens High School
Cobb
Athens High
Alabama School of Trades
Gadsden
M.S. Kennemer
Joe Anderson
Marjorie Whitt
Walter Walker
Judy Spence
al Kennemer
Betty Jo Anderson
Jack Allen
Jimmie Hale
Rock” Balch
Mary Jo Hendricks
Tom Calvin
Dorothy Thames
Doug Jordan
Mary Ann Bowers
Charles Thomas
Mary Helen Williams
Tom Collier
Nella Hannah
Shelton
Morris Vinson
Dorothy Shelton
Charles Clem
Ellestine Thames
Hubert Aycock
Joy White
Sibley
Joyce White
Doc
Jimmie
Chris Thompson
Dottopher
Bill Nichols
Mary Anne Phillips
Bobby Smith
Ogie Lawler
Whitfield Williams
Joy Hale
R. B. Nichols
Bill Wood
Bill Nelson
Don Horton
Sonny” Yarbrough
Marvin Clem
Bobby Allen
Dick Martin
Pete Bryan
Monument planned for American benefactor in Livry
Appreciative residents of Livry, a French farming town near Fairhope, pool resources to erect a monument to Lt. Ernest B. Gaston, grandson of Fairhope's founder. Gaston family in Fairhope received word via a letter from Richard Spater, Trans Continental Airways official in Paris.
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Fairhope
Ala
Livry
Ernest B. Gaston
Gaston
Richard Spater
Transcontinental Airways
Paris
Field Trial Opens Monday In Courtland Alabama
Interest runs high as about 20 dogs enter Derby and 20 in All Ages for Alabama Field Trial in Courtland. First cast at 9 am Monday. dogs drawn and entered tonight at Gilchrist and Co Store. Gallery wagon to be provided. trial offers riding options and horse access via association contact. Drug Topic pointer owned by Otis Brown to be watched closely. bred by W L Almon with Tri Cities supporters in attendance.
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Alabama
Courtland
Dan Gulchrist
Alabama Field Association
Gilchrist and Co
Young Pointer
Otis Brown
Florence
Topic
Wheeler
W. L. Almon
Tri-Cities
Baylor Delegation Pressures Dodd Over Switch
Texas backers of Bobby Dodd urge Baylor interest as Georgia Tech mentor contends he will stay. Morris McLemore reports from Houston that Dodd, earning 8000 a year at Tech, has been offered about 10000 by Baylor and the Baylor group remains hopeful.
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Texas
Bobby
Dodd
Mide
McLemore
Tech
Baylor
Alabama Basketeers Ready for SEC Return Versus Georgia
Thirteen Alabama players trained in a double duty session ahead of the SEC opener against Georgia on January 7 in Tuscaloosa. Coach Floyd Burdette scheduled a warmup game for January 2 in Birmingham against Vulcan Five, marking Alabama's first varsity road appearance since a 1939 win over Kentucky. The squad welcomed back Johnny Hite and added freshman Marbury Hardy from Parrish High.
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Alabama
Georgia
Floyd Burdette
Birmingham
Vulcan
Tide
Kentucky
Crimson
Johnny Hite
Marbury Hardy
Parrish High
Selma
Bowl Season Team Stats Highlight Northwestern? Highs and Lows
North Carolina State ranked second in total first downs with 82 in ten games and averaged 85 rushing yards per game. UCLA and Illinois show mixed bowl-season numbers with UCLA gaining 259.8 rushing yards per game and Illinois 175.6 rushing yards per game, while passing totals varied across the top teams. Arkansas led kickoff returns at 29.4 yards.
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North Carolina State
Illinois
Ucla
Lillini
North Carolina
St. Mary's
Rice
Arkansas
Georgia Tech
Edison At Thirty Invented The Talking Machine
The article notes Thomas Edison, age thirty, as the inventor of the talking machine. It marks a milestone in early sound-recording history and highlights Edison’s role in technological innovation.
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Thomas Edison
Kentucky Derby Set for May 3 at Churchill Downs
Louisville December 28 A Derby announcement from Col. Matt J. Winn confirms the 73rd Kentucky Derby will be run May 3 with a $100 000 added purse. Nominations close February 15 with eligibles published by March 1 8. Winn predicts a record Derby attendance of 125 000 and a peak pari mutuel handle of 1 202 704. The spring meeting at Churchill Downs is expected April 26 to May 17.
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Louisville
Matt J. Winn
Churchill Downs
Downs
Col. Winn
Kentucky and A M to meet in Sugar Bowl basketball doubleheader
Kentucky Wildcats face Oklahoma A and M Cowboys in a Sugar Bowl mid winter basketball doubleheader at the Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans. Both teams are top contenders with strong records and recent titles. crowds expected around 8500. Also notes the Sugar Bowl football game between George and North Carolina.
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New Orleans
Sugar Bowl
Kentucky
Oklahoma A. & M
Municipal Auditorium
George
North Carolina
A. and M. Cowboys
National Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Wildcats
Lexington
Wabash College
Oklahomans
Long Island U
Oklahoma City
Texas
Cowboys
Kansas Jayhawkers
Cage Practice Called by Coach Ogle
Decatur senior cage squad coach H L Shorty Ogle called for a Saturday afternoon practice session.
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H. L
Shorty” Ogle
Decatur
Squad to Report for Practice and Ice Sessions Planned
The report directs the squad to convene for practice at two o clock on Tuesday afternoon. Ice sessions for squad members will continue through an eight week period beginning with the first Christmas schedule.
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