Raiders Face Hartselle in First of Week Trio
Decatur junior and senior teams travel to Hartselle to meet the Tigers with junior action at 7:00 and the seniors at 8:00. Both teams had a seven game win streak snapped Friday. Isbell coached Raiders field a lineup led by Burns or Ogle at forward with Kennedy center and Powell Weaver guards.
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Decatur
Raiders
Hartselle
Tigers
Moulton Heights
Cullman Bearcats
Charlie Smith
Isbell
Smith
Joe Burns
Bobby Smith
Ray Kennedy
Hoyt Powell
Bill Weaver
Burns
Sonny Ogle
Raider
Wayne Ridgeway
Marvin Taylor
Billy Lovin
Freemans
Bob and
Roy
Charley Horton
Lovin
Taylor
Cotaco
Austinville Cagers
Austinville
Ray
Kennedy
Sam Hobbs
Top 10 college hoops teams show mostly perfect records
Indiana Holy Cross and Duquesne remain unbeaten among the nation's top ten as the season nears one third completion. Cincinnati Auburn and Army also hold undefeated marks, with St. John's slipping from the top spot after a loss to CCNY and several regional leaders listed by region.
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New York
Indiana
Holy Cross
Duquesne
Cincinnati
Auburn
Army
Associated Press
St. John’s
CCNY
Long Island U
St. John's
la Salle
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North Carolina State
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Bradley
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Cornell
Southeastern League votes against bonus rule and approves new owners
SEL directors in Selma Alabama voted to repeal baseball's bonus rule and approved franchise charges for four clubs in Montgomery Selma Anniston and Gadsden. They also endorsed minor changes and unanimously decided to discontinue the postseason playoff with the Florida International League.
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Ala
Southeastern League
Weste Aay
Montgomery
Anniston
Gadsden
Florida International League
U S Auto Workers Earn Much More Than European Counterparts
U S auto workers receive pay ranging from three to ten times higher than their European peers, highlighting a broad wage gap between regions in the automotive industry.
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U. S
Europe
Rain Forces Hall of Play In LA Open
The Los Angeles Open golf event at Riviera was canceled after an inch and a quarter of rain soaked the course. Jerry Barber led with 210 after 54 holes while Ellsworth Vines was runner up at 200. players quit as the field flooded and officials postponed play.
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Riviera
Jerry “Barber
Barber
Ellsworth Vines
Willie Hunter
PGA
Ralph Guldahl
Johnny Revolta
Jimmy Thomson
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Johnny Bulla
Ben Hogan
Hogan
West
Texas
Henry Ransom
St. Andrews
Ill
Otto Greiner
Baltimore
Joe Novak
Professional Golfers’ Association
Olympic bid push by Brundage for 1960 host city
Avery Brundage, re-elected president of the U.S. Olympic Committee, vows to back a single U.S. city as 1960 host to avoid Rome 1956 troubles. He aims to tighten rules to secure another Games in the United States, which last hosted in 1932.
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Washington
United States
Avery
Brundage
Rome
U.S
Senior Bowl Draws Big Crowd Yet Posts Loss
The Senior Bowl in Jacksonville drew about 17 000 fans for a 22 13 South victory led by Travis Tidwell. Despite the turnout the event ran about 20 000 in the hole with players earning modest sums and discussions to relocate next year for better gate receipts.
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Travis Tidwell
Yankees
Charles N. Rolfe, Jr
Nashville
Rolfe
Tidwell
Auburn
Rebels
Art Weiner
North Carolina
Weiner
Jim Ownes
Oklahoma
Paul Campbell
Texas
Eddie Lebaron
College of the Pacific
Doak Walker
Southern Methodist
Charlie Justice
Sanity Code intrigue and spy clash in NCAA roundups
The feature notes Bud Wilkinson venting over LSU athletes watching Oklahoma secret practices and threatening to confront them at a players party. Vin Scully recalls his early Fordham days as a broadcaster and road trip captain carried by memory.
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NCAA
Bud
Wilkinson
LSU
Oklahoma
Committee On Ethics
Coaches Association
Vin Scully
Dodgers
Fordham
Vin
Sewanee Tailback Jim Mulkin Earns Real Little All American
Monday Matinee notes Sewanee’s amateur football star Jim Ed Mulkin, a 128 pound tailback, ran back four kicks for touchdowns from 45 to 90 yards last fall. Also mentions Benny Gould, former junior featherweight champion, now runs a candy and cigar store in Midtown Manhattan.
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Sewanee
Jim Ed Mulkin
Benny Gould
Toronto
Midtown
Manhattan
Cincinnati Reds clash over recruiting at meeting
Brundage criticized a split vote at the international meeting for blocking Joe Act and costing the U S a better chance. Detroit had been favored by the U S O A, but Los Angeles and Minneapolis received individual invites against the organization's preference.
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U. S
Brundage
Detroit
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Huntsville Golden Gloves Entry Blank Details Open Novice
Amateur boxers may enter the Huntsville Times YMCA Golden Gloves tournament with an open class and a novice class for those without prior public competition. Entries must include name address age and phone. Tournament dates are January 18 and 19 with entries mailed to Russel Barber at the Huntsville YMCA.
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Huntsville Times
YMCA
Russel Barber
Huntsville
Austinville Jrs Score Seventh Straight Win 40 20
The Austinville Jrs defeated Falkville 40 20 to extend their win streak to seven and reach 11 wins in 12 games. Billy Woodall scored 14 and Robert Hall 11 for Austinville, while Falkville’s Wilhite led with 7 points.
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Falkville
Austinville
Dollar
Billy Woodall
Robert Hall
Tommy Allen
Buddy Patterson
Vernie Haley
Wilhite
Corder
Dunaway
Copeland
Moulton Heights
Austinville, Jrs
Pasteese Essences
Alford
Panetrenae
Cobb Leads Athens Eagles Past Elkmont With 30 Points
Athens High gains a 45 to 25 victory over Elkmont as James Cobb scores 30 points in a standout 30 point night. Holt tops Elkmont with 10, while the Athens squad sustains the third straight win and sixth win overall for the B team at 60-24.
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Eagles
Elkmont
Athens
Ala
James Cobb
Athens High Golden Eagles
East Limestone
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Holt
Black
Kelly
Bolton
Hicks
Sibley
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Nelson
Wood
Christopher
Sims
Rochell
Athens High
Koa
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Elliott
Ors
Awe Nelson
Wavelet Hicks
Elemont
CIA Agus
Daley
Justice Takes Job as Health Worker for $8000
All-America Charlie Justice, former North Carolina tailback, takes a post as assistant to the Executive Director of the Medical Foundation of North Carolina. He will not play pro football for now and will not be connected with University athletics. Salary set at 8000 dollars annually. The Foundation aims to raise funds for health projects in the state.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Justice
University of North, Carolina
Medical Foundation of North Carolina
Tulsa Lad Might Run Kluska off First Base
A Tulsa lad could disrupt Ted Kluskowski at first base, a move that would aid writers troubled by spellings.
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Tulsa
Ted Kluskowski
Rome in Georgia Alabama League decision hinges on Newnan
Rome baseball club added to the Georgia Alabama League but may be dropped if Newnan quits. Directors warned Rome could lose its vacancy if Newnan remains in doubt. Sheriff Lamar Potts said finances and management are the main issues, and he plans to relinquish the club after four years. A 126 game schedule was approved.
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Rome
Tallassee
Ala
Newnan
Lamar Potts
Auburn Leads SEC Race With Eight Straight Wins
The SEC race shows unbeaten Auburn atop Dixie with eight straight wins though national power status remains debated. Kentucky and Tulane post notable wins, while several league games this week could reshape standings as Tulane or LSU threaten Auburn.
Poll predicts attendance fall at box office in 1950
The 1950 AP poll of 90 sports editors expects continued decline in overall box office for most sports. However college and professional football may rise with 26 writers predicting pro football gains and 20 predicting college football gains. Baseball and basketball gains are seen by about nine writers each.
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New York
Sports Today
Associated Press
Hogan trails in Los Angeles Open as weather halts rounds
In Los Angeles Hogan shot 69 for 142 total, five back of leader Jerry Barber who had 137 after a 68. Sunday's third round was canceled due to rain, affecting the field.
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Los Angeles
Ben Hogan
Jerry Barber
Pasadena
Solidarity wins San Pasqual Handicap at Santa Anita
Solidarity, paying 14 80, led Home Neor by a length to win Santa Anita's 50 000 added San Pasqual Handicap as Ponder finished third. Loriot wins Tropical Park Ponce de Leon in 1 09 2 5 tying track record. Thwarted captures Old Hickory Purse at Fair Grounds. Gardnar Mulloy defeats Bitsy Grant in Dixie final. Laura Lou John wins Women’s Title at Clearwater. Patricia Canning Todd defeats Gussie Moran to win Indian National title. Felicissimo Ampon wins men’s final in Calcutta event.
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Solidarity
Santa Anita
Ponder
Miami
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Tropical Park
Ponce de Leon
Bornbeam
New Orleans
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Tampa
Gardnar Mulloy
Bitsy Grant
Atlanta
Laura Lou John
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Marta Barnett
Calcutta
Patricia Canning Todd
la Jolla
Gussie Moran
Santa Monica
Callif
Filipino Felicissimo
Ampon
Spain
Tentative season plan hinges on club numbers
A final decision awaits club counts at season start with radio broadcasts of home games made optional per team.
Austinville Ends Five-Game Slide With 43-32 Victory
Austinville beat Falkville 43-32 on the home court to snap a five game skid and lift their season record to 3-5. Sonny Austin led with 13 points before fouling out, followed by Smith 11 Fields 9 and Sharp 7. Boozer paced Falkville with 14 points as Hinderson and Payne added 9 and 5. The game featured 29 fouls with Austinville sustains the edge through the second half.
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Falkville Bue
Falkville
Bobby Smith
Robert Fields
Falkin
Austinville Sr
Sonny Austin
Smith
Fields
Ralph Sharp
Boozer
Hinderson
Payne
Austinville Srs
Te Smith
Feell
Lds
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Russell
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Key
Falkville Srs
Te Brown
Moore
Hogan
San Payne
Track stars set flat-armory records at Columbus Council meet
Fred Wilt posted 9 06.2 for two miles and Hugo Maiocco NYU clocked 57.4 for 500 yards, in the Columbus Council Knights of Columbus indoor track meet. Both times were the fastest ever run on a flat Armory Track.
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Fred Wilt
Hugo Maiocco
New York University
Columbus Council, K. of C
Armory
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