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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1950

Page

11

Ridgeway Leads Raiders Scoring in Local Action

Wayne Ridgeway paces the Decatur Red Raiders in scoring as they face Austinville after a Cotaco Tuesday card. Bobby Smith remains the Juniors’ top scorer with 149 points, followed by Joe Burns 78 and Hoyt Powell 42 in the Juniors.

Wayne Ridgeway Decatur Red Raiders Bobby Smith Cotaco Ridgeway Smith Raiders Bob Freeman Brother Roy Marvin Taylor Billy Levin Charley Horton Joe Burns Hoyt Horton Levin Austinville Decatu B. Freeman R. Freeman Taylor Crim Aycock Garnett Scott Hendon Bryant Hunter Knoblock Marion Atar SR. Bees Cox Biles Rowntree Barnett Conner Ore

Siena Drops 14-Game Win Streak In Niagara Loss

Siena College fell to Niagara 59-49 at Niagara Falls in a sellout crowd, ending a 14-game win streak and dropping the 18th ranked Saints from the AP poll. The article also notes Louisville upset over Western Kentucky, Notre Dame’s win over DePaul, and other college games across the nation.

New York Little Siena Niagara New Student Center Auditorium Niagara Falls N. Y Associated Press San Francisco Western Kentucky Louisville Keny Reeves Cardinals Notre Dame DePaul Kevin O’shea O’shea Bowling Green Ohio Toledo Charles Share Bob Long Dean Dudley Chicago Loyola Marquette Princeton Pennsylvania Cornell Dartmouth Syracuse Columbia Fodham Maryland State Princess Anne Yale Trinity Conn Rhode Island State Brown Kingston R. I Arizona West Texas Texas Western Hardin-Simmons George Washington Richmond Wake Forest Furman Lexington Washington and Lee Bridgewater Virginia Virginia Military Navy Johns Hopkins St. Marys California College of Pacific

Austinville Jrs. Beat Eva 37 25 for Eighth Straight

The Austinville Junior team defeated Eva 37 25 to extend their win streak to eight games. Tommy Allen led with 12 points, Billy Woodall 11, and Robert Hall 8 as Austinville built a 11 2 first-quarter lead and a 21 11 halftime edge. Eva’s Bennett scored 11, Easterwood and Edmondson 6 each.

Scott McClanahan Austinville Jrs Eva Austinville Tommy Allen Billy Woodall Robert Hall Bennett Easterwood Edmondson Decatur Moulton Heights To Allen Anne Patterson

College coaches uphold two platoon system in vote

New York coaches voted to retain the two platoon system amid an explosive session of the National Collegiate Football Coaches Association. A finger pointed at ten more violators of the Sanity Code as the meeting unfolded.

Associated Press New York

Proposed Rule Meets Great Approval in Football Circles

New York reports coaches praised a rule change allowing one substitution per down without clock stoppage while preserving the two platoon system. Small colleges welcomed continuous changes to keep stronger lineups, though some opponents opposed free substitution. The NCAA rules committee will act in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

New York Bobby Dodd Georgia Tech American College Football Coaches’ Rules Committee Lou Little Columbia Little Harvard Bill Bingham Pinehurst N. C Manda Harvey Harman Bob Neyland Tennessee Neyland

Cager Results Across Colleges with Close Defeats and Wins

College games featured narrow margins from Dartmouth over Maryland State to Gettysburg and Bucknell wins. Navy hires Eddie Erdelatz as head football coach. racing notes include Citation’s return and Bewitch’s debut. Golf weather delays Hogan Snead playoff. Eastern Ivy League ends two minute rule in basketball.

Basketball New York

Speake Wins Three More Cage Games Saturday Night

Result roundup shows Speake tallying three wins in cage action. Victories include Georgia Teachers 95 over W Huntsville Institute 35 and Jacksonsville Naval Air 52, Alabama Frosh 71, Southern Union Alabama 35.

Speake Cage Action Stitute Georgia Jacksonsville Naval Air Alabama Southern Union Ala

Hartselle Takes City League Lead After Win

Hartselle upset Red Shield 61 31 to seize the City Basketball league lead on Wednesday night. Garrison's and Wolverine eye the top spot as the schedule lists 7 15 and 8 30 matchups. Flint forfeited to H Ryan in a second game, with Danville beating the forfeit team 39 28 in a practice tilt.

Hartselle Red Shield Garrison's Wolverine Armory Dergy Mitchell Johnson Flint H. Ryan Danville Hartsellle Lindsey Mitchell Bean. Plater Player Love Howard Lee Mein I Harrison G Sanderson Brooks Kenum Goodson Singleton Braswell Hughes Gee Potal Templeton Miei Jones Sandlin Compton Sroosov AE Nanéarrer

Virginia and Tech press for a new honest Sanity Code

Virginia and Virginia Tech urged the NCAA to adopt an open but strictly enforced scholarships policy for athletic ability, arguing the current Sanity Code is hypocritical and unworkable. Virginia's Norton Pritchett led the push, saying honest jobs and more scholarships are needed, while noting his schools currently offer far fewer full scholarships.

New York Virginia Virginia Tech NCAA Dixie National Collegiate Athletics Association Norton G. Pritchett Colgate W. Darben University of Virginia W. S. Newman C. P. Miles Col. D. S. McAlister Citadel Virginia Military Pritchett

Moulton Heights Tops Clements Juniors 26-21

Moulton Heights defeated the previously undefeated Clements Juniors 26-21 on the losers home court. Mullican led Moulton Heights with ten points as the team held a 15-12 halftime edge in a tight contest.

Moulton Heights Clements Juniors Mullican Moulton Heights Jrs Jackson Smith Aoten Cde Murdock Clements Carter C Seemani Carpenter Wari McGlockling Marks

McKale tale and Latin quick wit liven college baseball notes

A段 roundup recalls college sports topics including Louis University inquiries on an athletic move and coaches debating equipment rules. J.F. Pop McKale tells of a Mexican player who misinterpreted signals and swung after hearing take one from the coach and team captain.

J. F Pop” McKale Arizona Mac McKale

Harvard Alumni Heat Off Valpey Amid Worst Season

Harvard reports the alumni note a cooling heat on Coach Art Valpey as the football program endures one of its worst seasons. Pedro Montanez, former Walterweight title contender, plans a New York return as manager with a Mexican featherweight. Amid NCAA talks, an athletic director likens subsidization to death by own action, despite laws against it. Alaska moose population stands at about 30,000.

Harvard Art Valpey Pedro Montanez New York Ernesto Aguillar NCAA

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