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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1949
Page
8
Austinville meets Hartselle in Hartsville gym for a second season clash after a close win over Decatur. The Seniors seek their 12th win while the Junior team relies on Austinville to lead them to victory and momentum. Tip off at 7 p.m.
German heavyweight Hein Ten Hoff, a 6'4\" former German army fighter and POW, unwound from a transatlantic flight and said he would welcome a bout with Joe Louis. Hoff, under contract with Lew Burston of the Century King Club, hopes for three to four U.S. fights.
Eddie Stanky the Braves second baseman postpones the opening of his free baseball school from tomorrow night to mid February saying it will not start as planned due to undisclosed reasons.
Ben Hogan wins the Bing Crosby Invitational at Pebble Beach with an eight under par 276 for $2,500. He totals 68 70 70 across Cypress Point Blentency Peninsula and Pebble Beach courses to finish ahead of Jim Ferrier and 10 rivals in front of 10,000 fans. Hogan also shares $500 with amateur John Dawson for third in pro-am best ball. Lefty O'Doul and Bill Nary teamed to win $1,000 in the pro-am.
The article notes Stanky plans to stay in town until early February due to business activities. For three years he has run baseball classes for fans and players from six to sixty, drawing hundreds from the gulf area. He recently had surgery to remove bone chips from his right ankle but reports no trouble in light workouts and expects to be in good shape for spring training.
Decatur reports 1948 season revenue and expenses showing seven home games drew 25 694 paid fans averaging about 3500 per game. Stadium receipts paid 7500 of a 25000 loan to finish funding the stadium costing 165000 with local 100000 in ten year seats. Coach Shorty Ogle and the Raiders posted an undefeated year as officials note receipts and disbursements for Sept 1 to Dec 30 1948.
Three basketball games scheduled for Moulton Heights tonight. The 6:30 start features Moulton Heights sixth grade versus Slipup sixth grade. A B team game follows with Ryan facing Moulton Heights, then an A game between the same teams.
Company A of the Decatur National Guard hosts Company B of the Athens National Guard to open the season at the Decatur Armory. Athens players come from local schools and colleges. Probable starters include Gene Ratliff Joe Brewer Aubry Free Chambers Riley and Don Watterson. Admission 15 and 25 cents.
The Kentucky Wildcats beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 56 to 45 in Atlanta. Kentucky built a large first half lead, held a 30-15 advantage at the break, and led 37-21 midway through the second half before Tech trimmed the margin briefly.
Gardner Mulloy of Miami claimed the singles title in the Florida West Coast Tennis Tournament with a 6-2 6-1 6-3 win over Gardner Larned of Rollins College. He then teamed with Sidney Schwartz of the University of Miami to beat Larned and Richardo Balbieri 6-2 6-4 for the doubles crown.
St Louis University tops national college basketball poll with 69 first place votes and 904 points. Kentucky second with 842, Western Kentucky third, Minnesota fourth, Oklahoma Aggies fifth. UCLA and California also prominent in top ten.
Ike Williams returns to action after a two month layoff to defeat Johnny Bratton in ten rounds at Philadelphia. Williams, weighing 138, overcame a hand injury as Bratton pressed the champion to the eighth round, with 8,015 fans watching. Bratton’s manager later claimed he offered 32,500 to risk the title in Chicago in March.
Whitey Skoog scored 26 as Minnesota beat Iowa 61 to 45 to remain undefeated in Big Nine play. Duquesne beat Akron 63 to 43 while Ohio State edged Wisconsin 57 to 54. Yale topped Cornell 59 to 40 and Oregon State downed Idaho 42 to 31.
East Yale 59 Cornell 40. LaFayette 59 Georgetown 48. Duquesne 63 Akron 43. Yvon Marshall 85 Adelphi 73. Johns Hopkins 54 Gettysburg 53. Muhlenberg 60 Lehigh 51. South: Kentucky 56 Georgia Tech 45. William and Mary 67 Hampden Sydney 56. Louisville 75 Kentucky Wesleyan 61. Vanderbilt 35 Mississippi State 29. Loyola of the South 50 Mississippi Southern 43 overtime. Mississippi 47 Auburn 43. Virginia State 60 North Carolina A&T 55. Salem 66 West Virginia Wesleyan 65 West Virginia State 54 North Carolina Coll 34 Univ 58 Randolph Macon Davids Elkins 64 Fairmont State 63. es 61 Atlantic Christian Union 59 Centre 54 Marshall 82 Murray 78 Wilson State twirs 67 Towson State twirs 60. Midwest Detroit 35 Michigan State 34 Colorado 42 Kansas 30 Indiana 56 Purdue 42 Kansas State 49 Iowa State 43 Ohio State 57 Wisconsin 54 Minnesota 61 Iowa 45 Omaha 64 Simpson 58 Southwest Missouri State Springfield 44 Kirksville 33. BgUT IWEST Arkansas 41 es Christian 36 Panhandle A&M 54 Sul Ross 43 Rocky Mountains Brigham Young 51 Denver 48 Utah 69 Colorado A&M 35 Far West Oregon State 42 Idaho 81.
In Chicago officials from the All American Conference and the National Football League start a three day secret session aimed at halting the costly pro football war. A compromise remains uncertain as talks center on schedules rule changes and television policies with midweek games possible for 1949 if peace is reached.
Frazier claimed the match was uneven as he argued Williams outpunched him and deserved the victory in last night’s boxing bout.
In St Augustine Florida sixteen first round matches are set as the national clay court championship opens. Top seed Frank Kovacs of Oakland meets Sam Shore of New York City in a night match while second seed Welby Van Horn of Atlanta faces Jim Mitchell of Richmond. About $1500 in prize money and the Mammoth Frederick G Francis trophy are at stake with permanent possession earned by three victories.
Company A of the Decatur National Guard has formed a basketball squad and invites teams to schedule games by calling the Decatur Armory. The season opens Wednesday night versus a Athens National Guard team. Games will not be played on Tuesdays and may be held at the armory or at the visiting team's venue.
In a war crimes trial affidavit, Lou Zamperini, a former Olympic miler from Soutea California, testifies that while a prisoner of war he was forced to race and defeated a Japanese champion. He details starvation and captivity after being captured following 47 days adrift in a life raft near the Marshall Islands.
The text notes that newts can regrow lost legs or tails and even some body parts. It also states rhododendrons and azaleas are among the hardest plants to cultivate.
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