Raiders Travel To Meet Trinity Tonight
Decatur juniors and seniors travel to Trinity gym at 7 00 p m for a non league road game. Juniors seek a fourth straight defeat ending a three game slide while seniors aim for their eighth win as they face Trinity after a 44 32 overtime win over Ryan seniors.
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Decatur
Trinity
Trinity Gym
Ryan
Austinville
Trinity Lads
Raiders
Floyd Briscoe
Paul Marioni
Donnie Cox
Ray Kennedy
Frank Hargitt
Marvin Breeding
Austinville Cagers
Hartsell
Hartsell Tigers
Woodruff
Horton
Bob Freeman
Roy Freeman
Harry Brewer
Marvin Taylor
F—Marion
Stemeio Horton
C—Kennedy
B. Freeman
R. Freeman
Top Seeded Boys Win First Round
In St Augustine Florida January 19 1950 top ranked Frank Kovacs Welby Van Horn Francisco Pancho Segura and Elwood Cooke won to advance in the national professional clay tennis championships. Kovacs beat Sam Shore 6 1 Van Horn advanced by default over Jim Mitchell.
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ST Augustine
Fla
Frank Kovacs
Welby van Horn
Francisco (Pancho) Segura
Elwood Cooke
Met
Tham
Kovacs
Oakland
Calif
Sam Shore
New York City
van Horn
Atlanta
Jimtchel
Richmond
Peace Hopes Still Alive in All-America Conference Talks
Chicago January reports quote a high AAC executive saying peace prospects remain alive with Baltimore as the compromise pivot. Analysts weigh a two-league, seven-team blueprint while owners push to keep eight teams in 1949 amid San Francisco and Cleveland interest and a flood of new signings.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Baltimore
Anthony Morabito
San Francisco 49Ers
Cleveland Browns
National Football League
San Francisco
Cleveland
Morabito
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kmg Rockets
AAC
Hartselle Teams Defeat Austinville In Twin Wins
Hartselle seniors cruised to a 48 to 35 victory over Austinville while the Hartselle juniors won 35 to 21. Summerford led the seniors with 18 points and Speegle top scored for the Tigers with 20 points in the junior and senior games. Austinville’s Allen had 7 points in the seniors and 15 in the juniors. Game time for Friday’s matchup with Decatur is set in Hart.
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Hartselle
Austinville
Summerford
Trent
Allen
Roper
Speegle
Tigers
Stephenson
Monk Allen
Austinville Cagers
McClanahan
Decatur
Hart
Georgia Whips S. C. In Last Minutes
Georgia defeats South Carolina 43 to win the inter conference clash in Columbia. Jim Slaughter led scoring with 15 points before fouling out, while Bob Healy added 13 for the Bulldogs as they rallied late after a 22 18 halftime edge.
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Columbia
S. C
Georgia
University of Sou
Bulldogs
Jim Slaughter
South Carolina
Bob Healy
Bulldog
Segura and Segura Triumph In Tennis Singles and Doubles
Segura of Gua defeats Gene phe amp 6-0 6-1 and Koslan 6-2 6-2 6-1 in singles. In doubles the Segura-Cooke pair leads seeds with Kovacs-Bert Brown second and Van Horn-Evert third, Gornto-Stubbs fourth оп.
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Segura
Gua
Sae
New York
Koslan
Mulepas City
Segura- Cooke
Kovacs
Bert Brown
van Horn-Evert
Gornto-Stubbs
Red Heads to Play Garrison's Here Next Week
The All-American Red Heads will visit Decatur junior high gym next Wednesday January 26 for a women's exhibition against Garrison's Independent team led by J. O. Braswell. Gene Love will anchor the Red Heads with Mary Alice Hat cher and Peaches Hatcher, current shooting stars from Georgia.
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Decatur
Olson
Garrison
J. O. Braswell
Braswell
Gene Love
Mary Alice
Peaches
Hatcher
Miss Hatcher
Georgia
Red Heads
J. R. Mooney, Jr
Garrison’s
Mooney
Maner
Jones
College Basketball Scores Nationwide and Regional Results
East results feature DePaul over St Johns 61 58 and Conn 66 over Hampshire 37. Colby defeats Bowdoin 62 48 while Bates edges Maine 72 52. Moravian improves to 83 59 over Ursinus. South region shows Western Kentucky 78 over Memphis State 51 and NC State 81 vs Furman 57. Midwest includes Notre Dame 60 over Butler 58 and Loyola Chicago 56 over Marquette 41. Southwest lists Texas 40 over Baylor 37. West notes Oregon State 59 over Idaho 53 and San Diego State 55 over Pepperdine 46. Baseball-like line shows scattered scores across multiple small colleges and universities.
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DePaul
St. Johns
Holy Cross
Manhattan
Slippery Rock
Gannon
Connecticut
Hampshire
Colby
Bowdoin
Bates
Maine
Moravian
Ursinus
South
Western Kentucky
Memphis State
Washington and Lee
Virginia Tech
North Carolina State
Furman
Georgia
South Carolina
Roanoke
Virginia Military
Mississippi State
Auburn
Nashville Pros
Austin Peay
Southeastern Louisiana
Southwestern Louisiana
Erskine
Piedmont
Bridgewater
Randolph-Macon
Morehead
Murray
East Tennessee State
Tusculum
Mercer
Florida State
Midwest
Notre Dame
Butler
Chicago Loyola
Marquette
Cincinnati
Miami
Ohio
Wilberforce State
Wilmington
Dubuque
Platteville
Washington
St. Louis
Missouri Mines
Kansas Wesleyan
McPherson
Panhandle Oklahoma A and M
Sul Ross
Southwestern
Kas
Farwest
Oregon State
Idaho
Padget Sound
Seattle
Portland
Lewis and Clerk
San Diego State
Pepperdine
Willamette
Pacific University
Nevada
San Francisco
Stewart Chevrolet
Ed Diddle
Martin O’connor
Texas
Baylor
Rice
Arkansas
State
St. Anselm's of
New Hampshire
Assumption of Mass
Southworth plans left field shift with Heath in right
Billy Southworth reveals a planned outfield rotation for the Braves using Jim Russell in left against lefties and Jeff Heath in right. He says Russell is fit again but will not play every day. In indoor mile news, Don Gehrmann debuts at Millrose on Jan 28 after a 4 08.5 mile in Madison showing faster than notable rivals.
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New York
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
Billy
Jim Russell
Jeff Heath
Russell
O. K
Southworth
Wisconsin
Don Gehrmann
Don
Madison
Chuck Fenske
Wally Mehl
Around New Orleans Hickman visit sparks playful misread
A sports writer misidentified Yale coach Herman Hickman at a New Orleans restaurant, claiming he sat between two others while the coach joked those were his own shoulders. Other notes mention Willem Slijkhuis lacking track shoes, Virginia football/ basketball tensions with Mississippi, Ken Terry trying out for Mississippi baseball, and USC pole vaulter Montgomery at Millrose.
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New Orleans
Herman Hickman
Herman
Hickman
Yale
Willem Slijkhuis
William
Marv
University of Virginia
Alabama
Auburn
Ken Terry
Memphis
Bill
U. of Mississippi
John Montgomery
U. of Southern California
Millrose
Charloy Ee
Old Garden
Notre Dame Trip Sparks Local Guide Quip at San Francisco
Kevin O Shea of San Francisco acted as guide for the Notre Dame basketball visitors. He pointed out the Seals ballpark and mused on the baseball team as the Irish poked fun. The crowd teased him about ball players and batting style before he fell silent.
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Shaddup
Notre Dame
San Francisco
Kevin O'Shea
Kevin
Seals
O’shea
Golden Gate
Athens College Faces Martin College Tonight In Athens
Athens College Golden Bears host Martin College of Pulaski Tennessee in a 7:30 tip. Athens had toppled Marion Institute last week ending their five game losing streak and Marion’s six game win streak. Coach E M Smith has unified the team into a dangerous unit as North Alabama fans anticipate more action this season.
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Athens College
Golden Bears
Martin College
Pulaski
Tennessee
Martin
Marion Institute
Marion
E. M. Smith
North Alabama
Porwerds
McElwain
Sibley
Moulton Cagers Sweep Lexington Then Look Ahead
The Moulton A team beat Lexington 63 35 and the B team won 44 26 extending their win streak to ten straight and eleven of twelve. They also beat Hartselle A and B last Friday and plan games at Haleyville Speak and Phil Campbell this week.
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Moulton Cage
Lexington
Moulton
Moulton Cagers
Moultons
Hartselle
Mercer Star Glenn Wilkes Tops Nation In Scoring
Mercer University forward and captain Glenn Wilkes leads college scorers with a 23.8 point average over seven games in the 1949 season. Cincinnati’s ph Richter trails at 21.83. Wilkes, 6 3, scored 300 points last year and has steered Mercer to five wins and two losses.
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Barney Poole
University of Mississippi
New York Yankees
Frank “Bruiser” Kinard
Mississippi
Yankees
Poole
West Point
V-12 Marine
University of North Carolina
Macon
Glenn Wilkes
Mercer University
Wilkes
Associated Press
Ph Richter
Cincinnati
Jim Cowan
Mercer
Bears
Eatonton
Hartselle Sailor Arrives January 24
Rexford L. Floyd seaman USN, son of Mrs. Gladys W. Floyd of Hartselle 3, is due in Norfolk Virginia January 24 after a six month Mediterranean cruise aboard the destroyer USS Hyman. He sails with the Hyman along with destroyers Glennon Ernest G. Small George K. MacKenzie Power Beatty and the aircraft carrier Franklin D Roosevelt, all serving with the sixth task fleet.
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Rexford L. Floyd
USN
Gladys W. Floyd
Hartselle 3
Norfolk
Mediterranean Sea
Hyman
Glennon
Ernest G. Small
George K. MacKenzie
Power
Beatty
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Feeding hogs on clean floor saves corn
Haywood County North Carolina reports 72 mountain peaks over 5000 feet. The data point notes hog feeding efficiency and regional topography.
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Haywood County
North Carolina
Western Kentucky Extends Win Streak To Eighteen
Western Kentucky, ranked third nationally, rolled past Memphis State 78 to 51 for its 18th straight win. Other top teams won as Loyola, Cincinnati, Holy Cross, Notre Dame and Saint Anselm’s also posted victories.
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New York
Western Kentucky
St. Louis
Kentucky
Associated Press
Memphis State
Austinville Community Notes Honor Mrs Ellis and Local Events
Mrs Ella Mae Ellis, longtime sixth epee teacher in Austinville, was surprised by a party from forty seven students Friday. Sunday marked Mrs H D Bates birthday with a dinner hosted by Mrs Marie Campbell and others from Decatur and Hartselle. Various local residents visited, hosted, or bought homes, including Leon Russell and the Russell family.
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Ella Mae Ellis
Austinville
Ellis
H. D. Bates
Marie Campbell
Hartselle
Robert Broadway
Tristine Russell
Decatur 1
Zula Landers
Decatur
Carol Sue Stevenson
Elmer Ogborn
Wynell
Bertha Haines
Vernie Kirby
Harold E. Sparkman
Wilson Kirby
Leon Russell
J. C. Russell
Leon
Russel
Sam E. Clymore
Hester Raspberry
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