Raiders Win 2nd Round, Defeat Trinity 74 to 48
Decatur seniors opened after a Christmas layoff with a commanding 74 48 win over Trinity. Hoyt Franks and Ralph Hurst sparked the Raiders with sharp outside shooting and strong second half pace, as Trinity’s Claudie Lee Fagan led the visitors with 16 points. Junior action went to Decatur 45 44.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Decatur
Hoyt Franks
Raiders
Ralph Hurst
Claudie Lee Fagan
Fagan
Franks
Hawks
Charlie Smith
Hugh Ogle
Hurst
Flack
sHeee Ewe SS 'Husted
Ridgeway
Nee Nebrig
Rogers
Cagle
Rug
BO Cidssien
Whitlow
Ee i. Oi
Ewe Morgan
Wackou
Danville Seniors Triumph 61-55 Over Ryan
Danville seniors edged Ryan 61-55 on Tuesday night, outscoring from the foul line while Ryan’s juniors won 44-26 in the opener. Halftime had Danville leading 31-25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ryan
Young goldens eagles show white wing and tail blotches
Older golden eagles become brown or blackish, losing the juvenile white patches on the under surface of their wings and tail.
Dayton Battles Tough Duquesne Night Showdown
Dayton faces Duquesne after a week off in a key matchup as Bill Uhl leads the Flyers against the Dukes. The evening also features Notre Dame star Lloyd Aubrey's 43 point spree to set a field house scoring record, and Wake Forest's 84-71 upset of Duke. Temple remains unbeaten with an 81-48 win over Lehigh while St Bonaventure extends its home win streak to 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ED Corrigan
Associated Press
Bill Uhl
Dayton Flyers
Duquesne
Flyers
Miami
Fla
Spring Hill
Lloyd Aubrey
Notre Dame
Butler
Irish
Maryland
George Washington
South Carolina
Bud Millikagw
Terps
Lefty Davis
Wake Forest
Duke
Deacons
Dukes
Belmont Abbey
Richmond
Temple
Lehigh
St. Bonaventure
le Moyne
Eva Falls To Senior Hornets By 73 To 66
Eva’s center Chaffin poured in 32 points as Austinville seniors defeated Eva 73 to 66 on Tuesday night. Eva’s Sanders added 19 while Jimmy Moebes led Eva juniors with 16 in a 42-30 early game win. The Hornets led 20-7 after the first and, despite Eva’s late rally, secured the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva
Chaffin
Austinville
Blue Eagles
Jimmy Moebes
Sanders
Sharp
Hornets
Hatton Beats Clements 67 to 47 in Weeknight Victory
Hatton Hornets rolled to a 67 47 win over Clements with forward Jodie Burney scoring 25 points. In the junior game Clements won 41 39 as Hatton's Beck hit for 20. Hornets set to face Belgreen at Belgreen Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jodie Burney
Clements
Hatton
Beck
Hornets
Belgreen
Frogs coach donates bowl bonus as home down payment
Coach Abe Martin and 11 players from TCU Frogs agree to use a $4,500 Cotton Bowl bonus as a down payment on a new house. Martin, in his third season, led TCU to the Southwest Conference title and a Cotton Bowl berth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FROGS
Fort Worth
Tex
Abe Martin
Martin
Patty Berg Named Female Athlete Of 55 On Golf Ability
Patricia Jane Berg, former football quartber of the 10th Street Tigers, was chosen as the nation s top female athlete for 1955 by sports writers and broadcasters. She led all women pros in earnings with 16492.34, won the low scoring title, and captured the Titleholders, Tam O Shanter, and Western Open titles in a standout year. Babe Didrikson Zaharias was runner up in the AP vote, with Hart as the next notable figure. about 40 voters abstained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fullerton Jr
Associated Press
Patricia Jane Berg
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Patty
10Th Street Tigers
Minneapolis
Miss Berg
Babe
Didrikson Zaharias
Zaharias
Brown Parker Clash Highlights Senior Bowl Prep
In Mobile Alabama Paul Brown and Buddy Parker direct opposing Senior Bowl squads. Both coaches show strong win instincts with Browns six straight divisions and three world titles versus Lions three divisional crowns and two championships. Brown emphasizes individual tutoring while Parker favors early quarter drills and passing patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Paul Brown
Buddy Parker
Brown
Cleveland Browns
Parker
Detroit Lions
Reichow
Haluska
Hardy
Herring
Slammin Sam Wins Vardon Trophy Amid Stroke of Luck
Sam Snead, age 41, overcame back trouble to win the Vardon Trophy for the fourth time by posting a 69.86 average over 63 rounds. Cary Middlecoff earned $39,567 and Doug Ford $33,503 as Boros topped money lists with $63,121.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sam Snead
Aver
PGA
Julius Boros
Boros
Cary Middlecoff
Doug Ford
Ford
Snead
Middlecoff
Georgia Star to Auburn Bryant Harvard Signs Auburn Grant-in-Aid
Harvard Bryant, quarterback of Thomasville 1A champion team, signed a grant-in-aid athletic scholarship with Auburn. Named to AP all-state A team and All-Southern squad, he is the 33rd high school player to join Auburn since recruiting opened last Dec. 7. SEC teams may sign up to 55 players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Star
Auburn
Bryant
Harvard
Thomasville
Associated Press
West Limestone Rips Priceville Seniors 71 To 59
West Limestone Wildcats rallied in the final period to defeat Priceville 71 to 59 on Tuesday night. The opener saw WL Bees win 60-53. Priceville led after the first, West Limestone ahead at half, and the Wildcats pulled away with a 27-point fourth quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Limestone
Priceville
West Limestone Wildcat
WL Bees
Wildcats
Bulldogs
Fullmer Won't Seek Title Fight After Castellani Bout
Cleveland report says Gene Fullmer, victorious in a tough 10 round decision over Rocky Castellani, prefers another shot at Eduardo Lausse over a middleweight title clash with Sugar Ray Robinson. Fullmer had earlier lost to Lausse last November and says he will pursue Robinson later, amid a bloodied bout that left spectators split on the outcome. Castellani pressed late, but Fullmer's aggression carried the decision in a match televised nationally from Cleveland Arena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Gene Fullmer
Rocky Castellani
Cleveland Arena
Argentina
Eduardo Lausse
Sugar Ray Robinson
Fullmer
Lausse
Castellani
Robinson
Area Games this Saturday night schedule notes matchups
Athens hosts Decatur Hamilton and Fairview faces Cotaco in a set of Saturday night games. Ardmore tangles with West Limestone while other area pairings include Hackleburg Town Creek Fayette Decatur Cotaco Eva Huntsville Cullman Holly Pond Union Hill Falkville Mount Hope Priceville Austinville Trinity Hanceville West Point and Mount Hope at Priceville with Austinville at Trinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Toa
Decatur
Ardmore
West Limestone
Hackleburg
Town Creek
Fayette
Cotaco
Eva Huntsville
Cullman Section
Holly Pond
Union Hill
Falkville
Mount Hope
Priceville
Austinville
Trinity Hanceville
West Point
Hamilton
Fairview
Patterson Rocky Title Clash Aiming for 1956
New York reports a Patterson vs Rocky Marciano heavyweight title bout being arranged for September in Los Angeles. D'Amato targets 1956 as the year Patterson ascends to a world title shot after potential tuneups against Archie Moore, Bob Baker, or Bob Satterfield, with Patterson boasting a 28 of 29 pro record and 19 knockouts and recent wins including a 7th round TKO over Jimmy Slade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Floyd Patterson
Rocky Marciano
Los Angeles
Marciano
Archie Moore
Bob Baker
Bob Satterfield
Brooklyn
Jimmy Slade
Cos D'Amato
Patterson
Ager
D’amato
Slade
Hurricane Jackson
al. Weill
Weill
Gested
Rocky
Joey Maxim
Blue Devils Surge Past Trinity 86-39
Falkville senior standout Tucker scored 38 points as the Blue Devils overwhelmed Trinity 86 to 39 on Tuesday night. The dominant team led 26-6 after the first quarter and 42-16 at halftime, with Trinity's juniors also posting a 54-39 win in the opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Devils
Trinity
Falkville
Tucker
Tech signs James from Chattanooga in football grant
Georgia Tech secured Calvin James, brother of Auburn star Fob James, to a football grant in aid. Line coach Whitey Urban announced the 175 pound halfback last night and praised him as one of the finest boys from the region. Fob James led the SEC in rushing in 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TECH
James Chattanooga
Georgia Tech
Calvin James
Auburn
James
Whitey Urban
Games Tonight in Austinville Junior Matchup
Hor net Juniors host Moulton Heights in A and B games with first tip at 7 p.m. Austinville enters the night 7-1 on the regular season while Moulton Heights remains undefeated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville
Hornet
Moulton Heights
Also Mentioned on This Page
Down
Eagles
Athens College Bears
Martin College
Rowland
Jackson
Turner
Montgomery
PFT
Intents Mareen
Kent
Tyrone Power
Susan Hayward
Technicolor
Il McCay
Morris
Gareer
Hammond
Sunset Drive-In
Leonard Goldste
200 Contery Oc
Dayton
Miho
Oliver
Williams
McCulloch
Manley
Eau
Walder
Hames
Eva Srs
Woodall
Ee Hill
Holmes
Slaten
Hale
Hatton Rolls
McCormick
Oea
B. Smith
Wee K. Smith
Owens
Waldrop
Jack Burney
Rutherford
Patty Berg
Wayre - Field
Carey
Tip
Slammin
Sam
Albert Dekker
Paul Stewart
Juano
Sox Robert
Hernandez Tes
Bennett
Ceccen
J. Winton
Lee
C Maples
G. Winton
Norman
Poole
W. Limestone
Te. Smith
Beasley
Greene
Richardson
G Ce Chittam
Thompson
Sean
Nelson
Anders
Ia Précuren
A. Holmes
G. Holmes
Bryan
A Dunlap
Scene
Ann Sheridan
and Sterling Hayden
Pancho Villa
Highway
Richard Carlson
Victor Nee
Mala Powers
Bengazi
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!