Raiders Top Trinity 56 to 37 in Decatur Victory
Decatur Raiders improved to ten wins in nine games and extended their win streak to four with a 56 37 home victory over Trinity. Jimmy Johns Carl Boley and Aubrey Free led scoring while Freshman Free tallied 11 points.
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Decatur
Trinity
Central High School
Raiders
Athens
Eagles
H. L. “Shorty” Ogle
Limestone County
Jimmy Johns
Carl Boley
Aubrey Free
Bud Bryan
Bob Sibley
Buster Romine
Boley
Johns
Bo Aubrey Freeley
Ratliff
Wentoctone
Jones
Chas
Riley
Braswell
Chal Riley
Colema
Lentz
Lamon
Bolton
Fil Omas
Berry
Tipper
J Ae Jones
Coleman
Braswell Mon
Thomas Morgan
John Burleson
Decatur Junior Raiders top Trinity 34 24 in Central gym
Decatur high junior team defeated Trinity Junior High 34 to 24 before 350 fans. Scott McClanahan led with 14 points and Ben Lee added nine to push Decatur to its seventh win this season. Trinity struggled from the free throw line and racked up 21 Decatur fouls.
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Scott McClanahan
Ben Lee
Decatur Junior High School
Trinity Junior High
Central High School
McClanahan
Raiders
Lee
Decatur
Austinville
Trinity
Floyd Briscoe
Raider
Huntsville
Cotaco
Trinity Girls
Vaughn
Lamon
Sybil Gunn
Parker
Maner
Morgan
Meares
Roy Freeman
Harry Brewer
Freeman
Russell, Meares
Fuller
Yanks Plan Three-Group Spring Training Trek
New York Yankees manager Joe McCarthy will split a 76 game spring schedule into Panama, Bradenton, and St Petersburg pods. Key players like Joe DiMaggio and Red Ruffing will join the Panama unit, with all service members assigned to the Canal Zone for two-ocean travel and warmups before a 154 game AL grind. The St Petersburg group will join Feb 16, with Bradenton starting March 4 and 5, as Florida workouts begin in earnest.
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Larry
Explorer) MacPhail
New York Yankees
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama Canal Zone
Valdosta
Panama Club
Bradenton Nine
St. Petersburg
Joe McCarthy
Panama
Arthur
Red) Patterson
Canal Zone
Joe DiMaggio
Charley Keller
Red Ruffing
Joe Gordon
Spud Chandler
Phil RiZuto
MacPhail
Puerto Rico
Cincinnati
Brooklyn Dodgers
Havana
Enrique A. Jimenez
Republic of Panama
W. D.crittenberger
U. S. Army
ThePanama
Asrarge
Miami
McCarthy
Balboa
Panama Professionals
Army
Bradenton
Tnder
Florida
Auburn Wrestlers to Open Thursday at Home Debut
Auburn hosts Georgia Tech in the season home opener Thursday night with a Novice squad led by coach Swede Umback. Wrestlers listed include N W Long at 121 pounds, Buddy Geisking 128, Asa Dodd 136, Robert Perry 148, Charles Harris 155, Morton Bryant 165, Tom O Connor 175, Jug Pate heavyweight, with Birmingham and Georgia connections noted.
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Georgia Tech
Swede
Umback
N. W. Long
Birmingham
Buddy Geisking
Asa Dodd
Robert Perry
Wedowee
Charles* Harris
Lineville
Morton Bryant
Foley
Tom O'Connor
Chaunsey
Jug Pate
Roundup of college prep stars and pro links in sports
A compiled sports roundup notes several rising players from Peoria who joined league clubs after early showcases. It mentions Dick Weik earning a $20,000 bonus with Washington and Rod Timm signing with the Browns, plus various college and Olympic era items and a San Francisco Seals sellout for Honolulu camp exhibitions.
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New York
Peoria
Ken Jones
Howard
Lefty
Grimenstein
Army
West Point
Notre Dame
Elmer Ripley
Ray Corley
Staten Island
Hans Kilian
Ernst and
Maxim Baer
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
U. of Thavis
Whiz
Jack Smiley
Ken Menke
Bobby Baysinger
Syracuse
Staunton
Ruel
Muddy Ruel
Happy Chandler
Fort Thomas
Cincinnati
Bill Bramham
The
Reds
San Francisco Seals
Honolulu
Dominion Grattanluey Gano
E. G. Hayes
Duquoin
Ill
Giants
Steve Owen
Bob Fenimore
Herman Wedemeyer
Steve
Tide Stuns Georgia 45 27 in College Basketball Showdown
Alabama men rout Georgia 45-27, avenging a prior loss. Bell and Fabian led with 10 points each as Alabama dominated early and cruised in the second half at Tuscaloosa.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Georgia
Bulldogs
Bell
Fabian
Vanderbilt Sets Up 1946 Football Coaching Staff
Vanderbilt's 1946 staff is set with Henry R Somers as head coach. Sanders says reliance on veterans and new enlistees will determine depth, as many players are in the service. Here Alley, formerly Auburn backfield coach, will return to Vanderbilt in a similar role.
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Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt
Henry R
Sanders
Navy
Here Alley
Auburn
Navy Names Thomas J. Hamilton Football Coach
Navy announces Capt. Thomas J. Hamilton as its new football coach at Annapolis. He cites athletics as vital to military training, recalls wartime service on carriers and escort ships, and plans to adapt his system to available personnel.
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Navy
Thomas J. Hamilton
Naval Aviation
Enterprise
Solomons
Gilberts
Marshalls
Leyte
Savo Island
Hamilton
Annapolis
Comer
Oscar E. Hagberg
Army
Red Blaik
Blaik
Louis Conn Talks on Gate and Tax for June Title Fight
In Pittsburgh on January 23 heavyweight champion Joe Louis and challenger Billy Conn discuss the June 19 world title bout. They talk gate size and expected tickets, share concerns about income tax, and note Louis finishes band touring January 28 before starting training.
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Pittsburgh
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Louis
Luis Russell
Billy the Kid
Hot Springs
Ark
Conn
Joe
Mike Jacobs
Sam
Billy
Bill
Jacobson
Red Shield league opens with two doubleheaders tonight
The Red Shield basketball league begins with a junior match between the Turtles and Nutheads and a senior game pitting the Madhens against the Austinville Roosters at 7 30. Four teams are entered in each division with Woolies and Wildcats in juniors and Eager Beavers and Aggies in seniors completing the fields.
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Turtles
Nutheads
Madhens
Austinville Roosters
Woolies
Wildcats
Eager Beavers
Aggies
Garrison's Wins First Half With Three-Game Sweep
Garrison's bowling team defended city champions by taking three games from the second place Giants on Tuesday night to secure the first half title in the Classic Bowling League. The victory gives Garrison's an eight game lead over Giants with four games left in the first half.
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Garrison
Giants
Lambert resigns as Purdue coach after 28 years
Lam bert announced his resignation as Purdue basketball coach after more than 28 years at the school. Mel Taube takes over as head coach while Lambert remains as professor of physical education and head baseball coach. Purdue has 371 victories and 152 defeats in all games and seven wins in 14 this season.
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Ind
Mel Taube
Purdue University
Boilermakers
Ward L
Piggy
Lambert
Purdue
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