Peace Sought In Pro Ranks
New York January 11 A new peace offensive in professional football is reported as Dan Topping may pull the Yankees from the All America Conference and rent Yankee Stadium to the Boston Yanks. Ted Collins won permission to move the Boston entry to New York as negotiators plan a Chicago meeting later this month. Red Patterson says peace is possible if all AAC clubs approve. The Yankees keep signing players for 1949 including Barney Poole from Ole Miss.
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Barney) Poole
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Auburn and Tech Meet Tonight in Southeastern Showdown
Auburn and Georgia Tech face off with both clubs missing SEC wins. Auburn relies on star Bill Lynn, captain of 93 points, while Tech counters with 6-8 center Jim Nolan from Macon who has 126 points in eight games.
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Cage Results From Associated Press East and Southwest
East region scores include Rhode Island 75 over Rutgers 57 and Duquesne 75 over St. Francis Brooklyn 62. Salem 83 over Steubenville 67. Georgetown 53 edged Maryland 51. Wake Forest 63 beat Richmond 51. Tennessee 53 over Vanderbilt 51. LSU 64 over Mississippi State College 40. Illinois 64 over Ohio State 63 and Michigan 36 over Purdue 45. Western Kentucky State 56 beat Louisville 44. Southwestern results show New Mexico A&M 33 over Newgate Tech 45 and Sam Houston 66 over Houston 64. Rocky Mountain Wyoming 42 over Utah 38. Far West Montana 73 over Idaho State 60.
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Billikens Open at Madison Square Garden in Strong Play
St Louis Billikens, fresh off Sugar Bowl glory, face Long Island University at Madison Square Garden as top- ranked team sought to extend a 9 game win streak. Other games include West Virginia vs City College of New York and several top conference clashes.
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Danville Splits With Cotaco In Hard Fought Games
Danville junior team loses 19 17 to Cotaco but wins the senior contest 25 23. Danville juniors and seniors meet Eva teams tonight in Danville in a highly anticipated tossup showdown.
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Mangrum Wins With Ease at Los Angeles Open
Lloyd Mangrum captured first prize of 2 600 in the Los Angeles Open at Riviera finishing one under par with a 70. E J Harrison of Little Rock took second money for 15 000 total purse, while Dan Hogan trailed. Mangrum credited better woods and a winter repair job on his clubs for the win as cold winds blew across the course.
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Tulane Star Jim Riffey Leads SEC Scorers in Season Half
Tulane guard Jim Riffey holds the top spot in SEC scoring halfway through the season with 192 points after 35 points in wins over Mississippi State and Georgia Tech. Teammates Warren Perkins and Virgil Risner trail, while Tennessee's Paul Walther leads per game averages. Other top scorers include Bob Healey of Georgia and Bob Meador of LSU as the race widens across conference teams.
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Schroeder weighs pros and nationals decision for 195? tennis
Ted Schroeder, famed for grit, may play in the national championships this summer after skipping last year for Davis Cup. He seeks a clear path to at least 50 000 dollars in a year or less and resists pro pressure. Ace Parker rumored as Durham manager after bids from Portmouth. Princeton adds Box Lacrosse to its sports program, drawing Ivy League reactions.
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Pappy Waldorf Topples From Platform At West-East Luncheon
At a San Francisco football luncheon for the East West game Pappy Waldorf slipped backward from the speakers' table and fell off the platform. A spectator quipped that it was the Bears best rolling block of the season.
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Local Sports Roundup From Across The Nation
Early reports show mild snow country weather with golf daily in Laconia New Hampshire and ice fishing efforts underway. Braves manager Billy Southworth backs Pete Reiser as top center fielder while Packers QB Jack Jacobs hopes Charley Justice stays away from Philadelphia. Scout Bobby Mattick says Lloyd Merriman shows major league promise. Durham Golden Gloves to honor Warren former North Carolina DA with a trophy named for him. Fort Worth amateur golf champ Doug Higgins shines as Texas Wesleyan forward. Cubs rally around Dutch Leonard as Pafko jokes about last season decisions.
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Southerners Win Boston Baseball Rookie Awards
Two Southern players are named Boston chapter rookies of the year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Al Dark of Lake Charles Louisiana, Braves shortstop and NL rookie of the year, posted a .322 average with 175 hits in 543 at bats across 137 games. Billy Goodman of Concord North Carolina, Red Sox first baseman, hit .310 in his first big league season after filling multiple positions.
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Decatur Raiders to Host Falkville in Junior High clash
Decatur Raiders face Falkville Wednesday night in the junior high gym with games for Raider A and B teams starting at seven. Falkville plays Austinville tonight to gauge the strength of the Falkville cagers.
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Dillard Fails On Color In Sullivan Award Bid
Cleveland report cites Jimmy Lee claiming Harrison Dillard missed the 1948 Sullivan award due to his race and Southern votes. Dillard, Olympic 1948 sprinter, finished fourth. Bob Mathias won with 228 points, followed by Bob Kurland and Alline Banks Sprouge. Lee seeks abolition or South voting ban for top contenders.
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Civitan Seeks Sewanee Southwestern Fall Football Game
Local Civitan committee discusses a charity football game plan between Sewanee and Southwestern of Memphis at Decatur stadium. Prospects hinge on a meeting with Gordon Park, Sewanee athletics director, who praised Speake, standout student and football player.
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Snow Halls Coaches Meet In Palm Springs
Snowbound by a winter storm, the football rules committee gathers in Palm Springs to discuss recodifying rules last updated in 1928. Chairman William J. Bingham and Dartmouth coach D O McLaughry lead as a quorum forms, with focus on the free substitution rule and two platoon system.
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Tech players top scoring pair in eight game stretch
In eight games Joe Keener and Mike Sermersheim of Tech each totaled 76 points across five games, leading the team’s scoring effort in the period. The pair combined for a strong scoring run as Tech pushed for conference play success.
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Next FFA Meet Be Held in Eva
Morgan County F F A plans its February meeting at Eva High School with a county elimination public speaking contest and a quartet. Danville chapter hosted the January gathering with a string band, jokes, and talks on F F A history.
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Publication Order in Equity Case Scott vs Scott
In Morgan County Alabama the court orders publication for Louis Ester Scott non resident to plead by February 14 1949 or the bill will be confessed. Notice appears in the Decatur Daily with four weekly issues starting January 10 1949. Bryan Mufee Register.
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Reverse centers rule in basketball: players face own goal
The rule bans a center from facing his own goal line when he puts the ball in play. It requires centers to position back toward the opponent’s goal, affecting how ball starts for possessions and free throws.
Five of Top Ten To Play in Florida
The Professional Golfers Association has assured Jacksonville officials that at least five of the ten top money winners will participate in the fifth annual Jacksonville $10,000 invitational golf tournament. The event is set to attract leading golfers to compete for the prize in Florida.
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Harbert Wins $2000 Top Prize At Brentwood Course
Last year Chick Harbert captured the $2,000 top prize in the competition over the Brentwood Municipal course, defeating rivals in a tight tournament.
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