Decatur Red Raiders Top Speake 38 33 In Junior High Thriller
Decatur Red Raiders defeated Speake 38 to 33 to avenge an earlier 28 27 loss. Wayne Ridgeway led with 17 points and Bob Freeman added 10 while both played with illness. Decatur built a 20 14 halftime edge, extended to 27 20 by the third, and sealed the win in the final minutes.
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Bill Isbell
Decatur Red Raiders
Wayne Ridgeway
Raiders
Mane
Assausine
Siivue Shucutamnbi
Ridgeway
Bob Freeman
Bill Levin
Decatur
Speake
Horton
McCraghren
Hembree
Levin
Priceville
Temple
Esseecoens
Cally Pa
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Taway
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R. Freeman
Crim
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Freeman
Melson
McCaghren
Eeels
Herb McElroy
Clarence Petty
Methie
Charley Horton
Benny Ray Flack
De maret and Bauer lead in early golf open results
In Phoenix Jimmy Demaret led the Ben Hogan Open with a 64, one stroke ahead of Ben Hogan and Johnny Palmer. In Miami Marlee Bauer beat Claire Doran 7 and 6 to top the Helen Doherty Women's Golf Tournament discussion as the favorite.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Hogan
Johnny Palmer
Miami
Fla
Marlee Bauer
Helen Doherty
Claire Doran
Racing Arcadia Sees Miche Defeat Citation Tight Neck Finish
In Arcadia California Miche edged out Citation by a neck in a six furlong Santa Anita race. The Calumet horse finished second as the field narrowed to a close finish worth 32.20 to win. In New Orleans Rags to Riches captured the St. James Purse at 6.60.
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Calif
Citation
Calumet
Santa Anita
New Orleans
St. James
Kentucky and Bradley Triumph In Cage Close Upsets
Kentucky 58 Xavier 47 at Cincinnati after a 23-23 halftime tie. Lucian Whitaker scored 10 in the second half as Kentucky pulled away. Bradley 64 Tulsa 45 at Peoria with Bill Mann delivering 15 and Paul Unrah scoring 11. St Bonaventure beat Niagara 52-48 at Olean. Dayton fell 71-68 to Muskingum while St Johns beat St Francis 65-46 and Villanova crushed John Marshall 107-62.
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Associated Press
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Xavier
Ohio
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Tulsa
Peoria
Detroit
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Braves
Paul Unrah
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Niagara
Olean
N. Y
Ed Krause
Bonnies
Dayton
University
Muskingum
Muskies
Bill Ruby
St. Johns
Bkn
St. Francis
Villanova
John Marshall
Birmingham and Montgomery Share State Golden Gloves Title
Birmingham and Montgomery tied for the Alabama State Golden Gloves crown after three days of competition. Birmingham standout Bill Trero delivered the decisive right hand in light heavyweight final. Charles Clark scored a two round knockout for Birmingham in featherweight. Final tallies: Birmingham three wins Mobile two and Talladega two. The champions advance to the Southern Golden Gloves in Nashville, February 13 to 15.
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Ala
Jaff
Ontgomery
Alabama
Talladega
Mobile
Bill Trero
Charles Clark
Carlton Wilson
Gadsden
Montgomery
Nashville
Tenn
Archie Horton
Fair Grounds Race Results Note Second and Third
In New Orleans Mister Morgan was second and Montana Sands third in a listed event. At Hialeah MIAMI-Control won the feature over Good Story and Grapito. At Sunshine Park OLDSMAR Whiffletree took the feature by five lengths over Phara Model.
Hogan Demaret Renew Battle For Phoenix
Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret renew their Phoenix golf duel in the Hogan Open at Phoenix Country Club with Johnny Palmer as a strong challenger. Hogan shot 65 to tie Palmer for second while Demaret, fresh from a long win drought, posted 64 to lead the field. Sam Snead and Wally Ulrich stood five under with 66s as 30 players finished under regulation par. Gray Madison and Bill Markham led the amateurs with 72.
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Jack Stevenson
Phoenix
Ariz
Ben Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Johnny Palmer
Jimmy
Demaret
Hogan
Palmer
Ben
Sam Snead
Wally Ulrich
Minneapolis
Jack Harden
el Paso
Dale Anderson
Hinsdale
Ill
Clayton Heafner
Charlotte
N. C
Fred Hawkins
Ellsworth Vines
Chicago
Gray Madison
Bill Markham
East Hampton
Conn
Phoenix Country Club
Veeck Eyes Part Owners in Senators or Cubs
San Francisco dispatch reports baseball executive Bill Veeck is negotiating for controlling interest in either the Washington Senators or the Chicago Cubs. Once a Cleveland star, Veeck built the Indians into a major attraction and sold the club at a profit before speculations about his next move.
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Russ Newland
San Francisco
Bill Veeck
Washington Senators
Chicago Cubs
Veeck
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Indians
Cubs
Pacific
Local boxing results from Talladega show decisive wins
In 118 to 175 pound bouts, Leslie Williams beat Martin Johnson. Charles Clerk stopped Carlton Wilson after three rounds. W B Dillars edged Fred Densmore. Jim Kilpatrick stopped James Tankersley in 1 10 of Round 3. George Rush defeated Gene Stidham. Bill Trero and James Craven won byTKOs or decisions against Henderson and Baird.
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Hugh Denton
Montgomery
Leslie Williams
Birmingham
Martin Johnson
Mobile
Charles Clerk
Carlton Wilson
Wilson
W. B. Dillars
Fred Densmore
Jim Kilpatrick
James Tankersley
Wolverine Edge White Way In Overtime Thriller
Wolverine defeated White Way 62-60 in overtime as Erskine Speegle scored 22 and Owens 25 for Wolverine. Hartselle beat Danville 58-44 to tie Garison's for first. White Way led 59-59 late. game featured nine ties and a Morgan free throw to force OT.
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Danville
Wolverine
White Way
Garison
Erskine Speegle
Owens
Jerry Mitchell
Teague
Lindsey
Mitchell
Bean
Jones
Templeton
Compton
Battles
R. Woodard
Nelson
Speegle
Decatur Bees Beat Speake In 34 25 Victory
The Decatur Raider Bees defeated Speake 34 to 25 on Thursday. Bill Cox led Raider Bees with 15 points after a scoreless first period, helping Decatur build a 12 8 halftime edge and extend to a 23 14 lead by the third period. Miller had 7 for the losers, with Mullican and McCaghren adding 6 each.
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Speake Bees
Bill Cox
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Decatur
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Miller
Mullican
McCaghren
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Speake
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Perry
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Clemens
McElroy
Petty
Juniors Overpower Speake For Victory Number Fifteen
Decatur Juniors beat Speake 37 to 18 to secure victory number 15. Bobby Smith scored 12 points, reaching 210 points for the season, as 13 players were used and the first team played less than half the game. Decatur led 8-0 after one, 19-6 at halftime, and 25-13 after three quarters. C Teague led Speake with 7 points.
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Decatur
Bobby Smith
Smith
Speake
C. Teague
Priceville
Gillespie
Henleys
Decatur Jrs
Boxers with Service Ties Highlight Garden Card
In New York the Garden hosts a triple header featuring six young fighters under 24. Rocky Castellani and Ernie Durando share service backgrounds from the Marines and Navy, respectively, as boxing returns to postwar form.
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Service
the Garden
Uncle Sam
Rocky Castellani
Marines
Seventh Fleet
Ernie Durando
Navy
Johnny Attell
Holy Cross coach rumors link Buster Sheary to job
Rumor positions basketball coach Buster Sheary as Holy Cross football coach prospect. Informant says he had an excellent high school record and could be an other Paul Brown.
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Holy Cross
Buster Sheary
Paul Brown
Williams bids for Senators stock rejected in Washington
Coast League holding in Los Angeles and Washington reports Wash B. Williams, sportsman, lamenting that his bid for 40 percent of the Senators was called off by the seller’s attorneys. Williams valued the stock at nearly 550 thousand dollars as part of a club worth about 1.3 million dollars, and he wondered if a tie to young Veeck’s purchase push influenced the rejection.
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Williams
Hazlewood Dismantles Deshler in Doubleheader
Hazlewood teams swept Deshler with two wins Tuesday night. The Town Creek A team defeated Tuscumbia 47 to 31, while the Bees of the Bears beat Deshler 32 to 22.
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College Scores From A Busy Cage Day
Numerous college basketball results listed with teams such as St Bonaventure Niagara Villanova John Marshall St Johns Beckley Mexico Univ Western Carolina Carson- Newman Erskine Charles ton Miss Southern Louisiana Tech Florida State Millsaps Milligan Austin Peay East Teri King Florence Twins Howard Kentucky Xavier Ohio Tulsa Muskingum Dayton.
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John Marshall
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Beckley
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Mexico
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