Cagers Start League Battles York Preview
Preview of early college basketball league races with NCAA berth stakes. Kentucky leads the SEC, Arizona tops the Border Conference, and multiple conferences like Missouri Valley and Big Seven show strong contenders as the season opens.
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Local teen in critical condition after Higgenbotham cave fall
Edward Donald Ball Jr a 17 year old high school senior remained in critical condition at Vanderbilt Hospital four days after a skull fracture from a fall in Higgenbotham cave near McMinnville Tennessee.
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Sooners Favored By A Touchdown In Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma, national champions, meet Kentucky in the Sugar Bowl with a one touchdown edge. Bud Wilkinson focuses on scoring to offset a weak defense as 82,000 fans expect a high scoring shootout. Kickoff 1 45 p.m. CST.
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AP reports early football bowl results across venues
The Associated Press notes scorelines from multiple bowls: Ice Bowl at Fairbanks ends tied 0–0 between Ladd Air Force Base teams, Shrine game in San Francisco sees West 16 East 7, and Blue-Gray in Montgomery Alabama concludes South 31 North 6.
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Taxes Bite Blue-Gray Game Revenue in 1950
Montgomery Alabama reports that the 1950 Blue-Gray football game grossed 53400, with 10680 paid to the federal government and 1068 to the state. Blue-Gray manager Champ Pickens announced more bills are arriving and costs will exceed prior years due to extra pageantry and added program features.
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Teen jockeys Culmone Shoemaker win 1950 riding honors
Joe Culmone and Willie Shoemaker finished the year tied for the national riding title with 388 wins each marking the closest finish on record. They matched the 44 year old mark set by Walter Miller after three wins apiece on foreign tracks yesterday.
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Walter Miller
SEC Basketball heats up with league play opening
SEC teams begin conference race after strong outside results. Kentucky hosts Auburn while Tennessee faces Alabama. Tulane meets Georgia Tech as Kentucky, Tulane, Vanderbilt and Tennessee pursue early supremacy. Alabama upsets Oklahoma City to place third in all college tourney.
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New Contracts Signed By Bob Hope With Paramount and NBC
Bob Hope signs long term renewals with Paramount and the National Broadcasting Company. The agreements announced yesterday leave details about duration and amounts unspecified, but are expected to be satisfactory for both sides. Hope has been a staple in film and radio/TV since earlier decades.
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Labrador Retriever Proves Ideal for Cold Water Duck Hunting
The dog’s exceptionally thick hair suits it for hunting waterfowl in icy weather, supporting its effectiveness in cold environments.
All domestic chickens derive from red jungle fowl of India
Historical note claims domestic chickens originate from the red jungle fowl native to India. The assertion reflects traditional evolutionary theories about fowl domestication.
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Cervical Rib Causes Trouble
A medical note explains how cervical ribs arise from neck spine variations and can press nerves and vessels. Bilateral occurrence is common in women, with left side predominance and right side ribs often causing more symptoms. Diagnosis requires exam and X ray, with heat and exercises as first steps. surgery may be needed if these fail.
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Four Major Bowl Games Open With Key Questions
New York reports kickoff as 11 bowls across the country decide four top questions. Oklahoma seeks a 32nd straight win and third Sugar Bowl, California aims to beat a Big Ten foe in Rose, Texas and Tennessee clash for line strength, and Clemson meets Miami in a T formation test. Attendance nears 450000 with about $2 million gross.
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Longhorns Picked By Seven Points Over Tennessee
The Cotton Bowl pits Texas and Tennessee with a single loss each. Texas carries a seven point edge in betting and relies on Blair Cherry’s T formation while Tennessee sticks with the single wing under Gen eral Neyland.
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Cage Results From Various Conference Tournaments
A compilation of college basketball scores across multiple tournaments and regions. Notable results include Bradley over St. Louis 64 59 and Kentucky over Syracuse 69 59, with North Carolina State 85 Colgate 76 and Navy 66 Wake Forest 46 in third place.
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Jr. Raiders Battle With Moulton Hits
Decatur juniors travel to Moulton Heights for post Christmas games. Jr. B opens at 7:00 followed by the Jr. A at 8:00. A rotation lists Bus bey Hunter Hubbard Baker Cox as starters for the unbeaten A squad. Also scheduled to face Eva Wednesday night.
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College basketball results and a baseball record
UCLA beat LSU 95 86 and Oregon defeated Santa Clara 47 46. Sunday Seton Hall won 73 49 over Creighton. The note cites Rice 76 over Stephen F. Austin 41 and mentions Lou Gehrig’s career record of 23 grand slams with bases loaded.
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Lou Gehrig
Germany Pioneered In Gasified Lignite Prep Before War
The article notes Germany pioneered converting lignite into gas before World War II, detailing early efforts and the strategic relevance of coal chemistry in the prewar period.
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