Raiders Rally Past Hartselle 30 24 In Final Minute
Decatur Seniors overcome Hartselle Tigers 30 to 24 at the junior gym as three fast field goals and a late free throw in the final 105 seconds clinched the win. Aubrey Free and Roy Freeman swap late scores, with Joe Brewer delivering decisive baskets after a close 23 22 edge.
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Motorola team to play fundraising basketball game
The Motorola basketball team of Birmingham sponsored by the Motorola radio service will play Southeastern at Decatur junior high gym on February 7 at eight o clock. All gate receipts go to the stadium fund as the Decatur dealer Johnny Aycock brings the team here free. The visitors have won five of seven games.
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Decatur
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Tigers Rally Beats Raiders After Halftime Slump
Score stood 14 to 10 at half as Coach Clarence Petty fired up the Tigers. They surged in the third period with Kracke and Brewer scoring and Speegle and Chunn adding as the Raiders faded from the picture.
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Decatur Juniors Top Hartselle in Morgan County Clash
Decatur Junior Raiders defeated Hartselle 39 to 16 on Friday night, extending their Morgan County win streak to nine. Bobby White led with ten points, Brewer added nine, while Hartselle’s Summerford topped their scoring with six as Decatur used sharp passing and a solid zone to stifle the Tigers.
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Meeting Postponed On Forming Six-City Baseball League
A Decatur meeting called by league president Robert J. McNelly to organize six cities Huntsville Florence Sheffield Cullman Tuscaloosa was postponed due to weather. The group planned to review George Trautman of the Professional Baseball Leagues of America denial of the Mid-South League for 1948 and prepare for 1949 with required facilities and organization.
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Georgia Bulldogs Swim to 60 15 Win Over Birmingham
Georgia’s swimming team opened the season with a 60 to 15 victory over Birmingham YMCA in Athens. The Bulldogs swept firsts except in the 220 yard freestyle won by Hull of Birmingham. Stewart and Meekin led with top finishes including backstroke and medley relay leg contributions.
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Decatur Red Raiders Announce 1948 Football Schedule
Decatur's Red Raiders reveal the 1948 football slate with seven home games in the new stadium and three away. Opening game features Phillips and Red Raiders, while Huntsville's Crimson will resume play in Decatur. Key contracts set with Phillips Athens Florence Hartselle Huntsville Tuscumbia Sheffield Cullman.
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Three Hartselle Boxers Score In Golden Gloves Meet
Three Hartselle pugilists went 3 3 in the Novice Golden Gloves event in Birmingham last week Pete McCutcheon 135 beat A J Brilliant of Alabama Grizzard 124 outpointed Doyle Briesen dine Florida in his first round but lost to Caterinecchia in 0 53 of the first round Ashley 135 drew a bye then lost to Joe Latsis The trio trained by W H Thompson and Ben Calloway are Pete McCutcheon Tommie Grizzard and Vincent Ashley.
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A. J. Brilliant
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Joe Latsis
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Pete
Joe McNutt
McNutt
W. H. Thompson
Ben Calloway
Raiders Face Uncertain 1948 Prospects In Decatur
Lawrence burg Tenn notes Ogle still has one open date on the schedule and negotiations ongoing for that game. Decatur fans welcome Huntsville Crimers return to Decatur at Benson Field as crowd demand outgrew Madison County city venues. Ogle fears graduation erosion but has a history of turning weak starts into fast, smooth teams.
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Red Raiders
ASA Holds Annual Meet Seeks 1948 Softball Site
The General Council of the U S Amateur Softball Association began its annual meeting in Houston with Portland delegates pressing to move the National Tournament from Cleveland. Raymond Johnson said a closed executive session failed to decide the 1948 site while Houston made a courtesy bid. The council will also discuss rules changes regional site awards and a peace with the NSC.
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Austinville Opens First Electric Scoreboard in Morgan County
The Daily corrects Thursday’s note about Decatur having the county’s only electric scoreboard. Austinville High School now reports an electric scoreboard installed one week before Decatur’s, revealing Morgan County’s first such display.
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Morgan County
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ASA and AAU set to ease rivalry at Houston meeting
Dent and Larry Walker of Phoenix executive secretary ASA officials plan peace talks in Oklahoma City and Houston. Walker predicted Thursday night that ASA would remove its barrier to competition between members of both organizations at the Houston meeting.
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Phoenix, Ariz
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Oklahoma City
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