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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1950
Page
5
Notre Dame defeated Kentucky 64 51 as Bill Spivey led the Wildcats with 27 points but Notre Dame’s sophomore‑powered lineup dominated. Kevin O Shea topped the Ramblers with 16 as Notre Dame improved to 11 of 16 in the series.
Fred Haas Jr of New Orleans won the Long Beach Open in California with a 268 total, 16 under par, on Lakewood course. He earned $2,000 for the final round 65, overcoming Stan Leonard who shot 71 67 69 to finish second. Cary Middlecoff and Al Brosch also contended. Haas also sells putters on the side and added to his 9,817 earnings from last year.
The Alabama Golden Gloves tournament starts tonight in Birmingham with twenty nine first round eliminations and three byes possible. The field centers on 1949 champions Charles Clark of Birmingham and J L McLaughlin of Sylacauga in a wide weight field across eight cities including Birmingham Mobile Montgomery Talladega Tuscaloosa Huntsville Sheffield and Gadsden.
Freddie Mills defends the world light heavyweight title tonight against Joey Maxim in London at Earl's Court Arena before 18 000 fans. Mills, 30, says he feels better than in 1948 when he won the crown, while Maxim seeks an upset as a boxer who must stop Mills' left hooks to win.
Bill Spivey of Kentucky scored 21 points in an 86 to 53 win over DePaul to seize the Southeastern Conference scoring lead with 221 total points. Virgil Risner of Tulane is second with 219 and Bob Schloss of Georgia is third with 196 through Saturday games.
Birmingham Barons report midwinter contract activity with four agreements signed and Ed Lavigne anchoring a potentially strong lineup. See 1950 roster reshaping as pitching staff adds Cuban rookie Oscar Reguerra and veterans Bobby Brake Jim Atkins Earl Caldwell Buck Tanner Red Mathis Bob Nelson return. Spring training opens in Ocala Florida batterymen report March 3 and full squad by March 9.
Southeastern Conference teams provided 44 players to the NFL draft with the Chicago Bears choosing eight, Giants seven, Bulldogs six, and Pittsburgh five. Washington and Cleveland each selected two, while Los Angeles and Detroit did not pick a SEC player. Notable selections include Auburn backs Bill Waddell and Travis Tidwell, Alabama backs Red Noonan and Ed White, Georgia linemen and ends, and Floyd Reid of Georgia to the Bears.
Spivey averages 15 points per game with 11 to 14 points in 14 games while Risner posts 15 points and 9 to 14 in 14 games. Georgia Tech's Melvin Dold is fourth with 180 points in 16 games though below the leaders by average, and Kentucky's Jim Line has 179 points in 14 games.
Union Hills senior team defeated Princeton 63 to 36 with a strong first quarter 25-15 split and a 46-19 halftime lead. M Bolding led Union Hills with 16 points while Princeton’s Brewer scored 20 to top Princeton. Princeton juniors beat Union Hills juniors 33-27, led by Williams with 10 and Walters with 13 for Union Hills.
East Limestone tops Ardmore 24 23 on their home court in a game where Turner led the winners with 10 points and Yarbrough Gray and Taylor helped seal the final rally. Ardmore juniors fell 25 19 as Leopard and Laxson led East Limestone with seven each.
Alabama 47 Vanderbilt 44 Mississippi State 65 Tennessee 56 Stetson 63 Rollins 48 Louisville 82 Morehead Kentucky 71 Notre Dame 64 Kentucky 51 Minnesota 73 Michigan State 56 Ohio State 68 Iowa 54 Oregon State 48 Idaho 37.
Holy Cross remains undefeated at 14-0 and leads the AP top college basketball poll with 118 of 166 first place votes. Duquesne moves to second at 13-0, Long Island University holds third, Kentucky fourth, and St John’s fifth as the nation’s ranked teams are listed with records and points.
Commissioner Bert Bell leads 13 NAFL owners in finalizing two divisions for the new league. The plan calls for a 12 game schedule with home and home series in division, a traditional rival, and a swing team role for Baltimore to be placed in a division later.
New York dispatch reports the death of Leo Houck a famed boxing coach for 27 years at Penn State College. He fought 200 plus bouts never knocked out until his final days. His pupils produced five national and 48 Eastern champions and two notable pros Steve Hamas and Billy Loose.
Trenholm high of Tuscumbia meets Decatur high Tigers in a conference showdown with both teams unbeaten. Coach Dunn predicts a Tigers victory and cites Molin Priest Stewart Thompson Carlisle as top players for the Tigers while the Tigerettes aim to defend an undefeated 4 0 mark led by McDonald Matthews Milton and strong guard play from Carter Nance Banks
Fred Haas Jr from New Orleans captured the Long Beach Open title in California by finishing with a 268 total after 72 holes.
Miami Honeys Gal wins the featured race for three year old fillies at Hialeah Park while New Orleans Big Road captures the Bienville purse at Fair Grounds.
The National American football league announced divisions with Cleveland New York Giants Philadelphia Washington Chicago as division one teams. Chicago Bears Los Angeles San Francisco Detroit New York Bulldogs Green Bay form division two with Baltimore listed as a swing team.
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