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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1950
Page
8
The Valley district tournament draws set for January 28 in Scottsboro after Athens loses hosting rights. Decatur faces tough route including Scottsboro in the first round, with Union Hill’s Bobo Bowling emerging as a top MVP contender after key recent performances.
Friday night's tilt between Decatur and Union Hill produced 40 personal fouls with 21 against Decatur and 19 for Union Hill. Four players exited on personal fouls including Decatur’s Bill Levin and Roy Freeman and Union Hill’s Bowlings.
Decatur's Wayne Ridgeway, a sophomore with a history as a top scorer for Moulton Heights' junior team, led the Raiders on Friday night with 14 points. His season total stands at 176 after sixteen games, and he is expected to return for two more seasons.
The Sporting News features a Dillinger photo, noting strong resemblance to Mahalon Yarbrough of this city. A Decatur fan comments on the likeness and speculation about the comparison.
J C Ray rolled the week's high game of 220 in the Classic League on Thursday night at the Decatur Bowling Center. Eva Bagwell topped the Ladies League with a 179 on Tuesday night, marked as an impressive showing by a female bowler.
Art Decatur continues to push for organized baseball this summer as five towns including Decatur Tuscaloosa Scottsboro Ft. Payne and Florence prepare to join a Class D league. Huntsville remains unready and Columbia is being pursued while Tennessee City prefers semi pro action.
The Civitan plans in Decatur look to be decided by Wednesday with four clubs under consideration. Proposals include Sewanee-Southwestern and Howard College Florence State matchups. The Florence-Howard pairing likely wins board approval and would showcase Hal Self and other former Raiders from Florence back in Decatur.
George Sauer, former Kansas and Navy coach, was named head football coach and athletic director at Baylor University. He plans to bring Navy assistants Bob Ingalls and Vic Bradford to Baylor and resigns from Navy explains his move as a settling down choice after twelve moves since 1940. Sauer holds a 41 32 6 record in nine seasons with a New Hampshire era title and Big Six co champions at Kansas.
Mobile club reveals 1950 winter roster with eight 1949 veterans and many Brooklyn farmhands. Veterans Pete Vosey Charlie Samaklis John Hall Walt Moryn Bernie Zender Guy Wellman Stan Wasiak Forrest Jacobs back. promising Vic Marasco joins. Training starts March 1 at Vero Beach with ten exhibition games through April 12.
NEW YORK January plans by retired heavyweight champion Louis to tour the South with eight-round engagements. Manager Harry Mendel said bookings are lined up in Florida Georgia and Alabama for the Brown ember circuit with Gene Jones Camden New Jersey.
Mendel said Louis will perform exhibitions across Florida in St Petersburg Orlando Daytona Beach Tampa Jacksonville and in Georgia cities Atlanta Savannah Columbus Augusta and Macon and Alabama Birmingham. Dates are unsettled and most shows will be four rounds with a few six or eight rounds.
Two major league scouts Paul Florence of the Reds and William Maughn of the Braves will teach five Alabama high school baseball clinics starting in Sheffield January 23 24 and continuing in Gadsden Birmingham Mobile and Montgomery through February 2. Clinics are sponsored by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues and the Alabama High School Athletic Association.
Decatur Red Raiders fell 36 35 to undefeated Union Hill as Charley Horton missed a final free throw with 15 seconds left. Wayne Ridgeway led Decatur with 14 points and Bobo Bowling starred for Union Hill with 13. The loss ends Decatur’s county slate while Union Hill extends its win streak to 16.
Cullman high school’s Bearcat Bees edged Athens Bees 28 to 25 on Friday night. Asa Blalock scored 15 points from guard for Cullman and Elliot of Athens led with 10 points, sparking a tense late fourth quarter surge by the visitors.
In Birmingham City Auditorium three score of Alabama’s top amateurs clash in the first round of the State Golden Gloves. About 28 to 30 matches are on the opening night with semi finals Wednesday and finals Thursday. Winners in eight divisions go to the Southern Gloves at Nashville February 13 to 15.
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