Briez Chats About Sports Agents And Boxing Headlines
Eddie Brietz surveys sports chatter from 1940s era columns. Notable items include Jim Willcoxon cited as a top college guard, boxing rumors about Louis Galento, Montaner, and Canzoneri, and assorted notes on players, trades, and minor league figures across New York, San Francisco, and Detroit.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Jim Willcoxon
U. of Colorado
Mike Jacobs
Miami
San Francisco
Los Angeles
W. G. Bramham
Tony Canzoneri
Pedro Montaner
Bari postpones honeymoon to finish film project
Hollywood confirms actress Lynn Bari and her husband Walter Kane postponed their New York honeymoon until Bari completes her current movie. Bari, born Marjorie Betzer in Roanoke Virginia, wed the previous night.
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Hollywood
Lynn Bari
Walter Kane
New York
Miss Bari
Marjorie Betzer
Roanoke
Special grand jury to probe Byers shooting in Bevelle Mills
Alexander City authorities announce a special grand jury session Friday to investigate the fatal shooting of James L. Byers superintendent of the Bevelle unit at Avondale Mills. Sheriff L E Sellers of Tab County noted the inquiry aims to uncover circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Alexander City
Ala
L. E. Sellers
Tabcounty
James L. Byers
Bevelle
Avondale (Textile) Mills
Funeral rites set for John G. Sargent in Ludlow
Rites scheduled Wednesday in Ludlow for John Garibaldi Sargent 78 longtime attorney general in the Coolidge cabinet died at his home yesterday Sargent passed away here yesterday and funeral plans follow.
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Ludlow
John Garibaldi Sargent
Calvin Coolidge
Sargent
Kentucky Wildcats Win Third Southern Conference Title
Lexington reports that the University of Kentucky basketball team captured its third SEC title in eight years with a 46 to 38 victory over Tennessee. Coach Adolph Rupp’s squad adds to a storied program begun in 1920 and notes calls for uniform rules and more interconference play.
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Lexington
University of Kentucky
Wildcats
Knoxville
Tenn
University of Tennessee
Atlanta
Kentucky
Tennessee
Adolph Rupp
Phog Allen
University of Kansas
George Buchheit
South
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Hit-and-run driver kills Greer Thomas in Alabama
Alabama highway patrol reports Greer Thomas a 25 year old negro was struck by a car on highway No. 31 ten miles south of Montgomery last night. The driver fled the scene and two patrolmen investigated today.
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Ala
Greer Thomas
Alabama Highway Patrol
Potter Smith
Thomas
Montgomery
Camp Briefs Show Early Training Camp Movements
In New Orleans Trosky will report late with Oscar Vitt's OK. At Norway Iowa a new infielder joins the Indians family while the rest of the squad is due. McCarthy faces pitching questions after Chandler's injury. finishers needed. Giants and farm clubs invade Baton Rouge amid camp bustle as Red Sox and Dodgers split workouts. Phillies see slumps in camp game. Tigers prep under a strict schedule with Rowe and Hutchinson drawing attention.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Trosky
Cleveland Indians
Oscar Vitt
Norway
Iowa
Indians
Lakeland
Fila
Detroit Tigers
Lynwood
Connie Mack Praises Athletics In Inaugural Game
Lake Charles La Connie Mack called the first intramural game of the Philadelphia Athletics a huge success. He praised Joe Gantenbein at third base and at bat and noted Bill Lillard adding zip as the new shortstop. Pasadena Calif White Sox groom Eric MacNair for second base if Jack Hayes cannot recover. Luke Appling was due today, with Gerald Walker out.
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Lake Charles
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Joe Gantenhbeing
Bill Lillard
Pasadena
Calif
Chicago White Sox
Eric Mac-Nair
Jack Hayes
Luke Appling
Gerald Walker
Birthday Dinner Honors J. W. Brown on 69th
A birthday dinner at Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Mc Whorter home honored J. W. Brown on his 69th birthday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Brown and children, Horace Crow and son from Decatur, Raymond Pryor from Carstairs Texas, Mrs. J. W. Brown of Decatur, Hall of Beden, and John McMinnon SoM Moul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. McWhorter
J. W. Brown
J. T. Brown
Horace Crow and Son
Decatur
Raymond Pryor
Carsicana
Texas
Hall
Beden
John McMinnon
Mr. Brown
Coffman Reports to Tigers at Lakeland Spring Camp
George Coffman of Athens has gone to Lakeland Florida to report to the Detroit Tigers spring training camp. He played with the Tigers last season. His brother Dick Coffman is a pitcher with the New York Giants.
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Tigers
Farrel and Klein Watch in International Four-Ball
Farrell and Klein, the golf team with a chip on its shoulder, advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Dick Metz and Laffoon 3 and 2 after a 66 morning round. Wood and Burke upset Walter Hagen and Sara Ven by 2 and 1 as other matches set the stage for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Gables
Fla
Johnny Farrel
Willie Klein
Farrell
Klein
Ralph Guidah
Sam Snead
Dick Metz
Laffoon
Metz
Lawson Little
Tony Manero
Craig Wood
Bill Rourke
Snedd
Guidahl
Denny Shute
Ben Hogan
Horton Smith
Paul Runyan
Johnny Revolta
Henry Picard
Wood
Burke
Welk
Picard
Reévolta
Tommy Armour
Tony Penna
Jimmy Thomson
Harry Cooper
Te. Manero
Italian naval officer executed for espionage at Port Bravetta
On March 6 Antonio Scarpa an Italian naval employee was executed at dawn in the courtyard of Port Bravetta near Rome for military espionage.
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Bome
Antonio Scarpa
Port Bravetta
Rome
Sutherland Resigns as Pitt Football Coach
Chancellor Bowman accepted Dr. John Bain Sutherland’s resignation effective immediately after 15 years guiding the Pitt Panthers. The famed coach cited no plans, but Mississippi State reportedly offered a future post. Bowman noted possible contract release actions.
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Pittsburgh
John G. Bowman
John Bain
Jock) Sutherland
University of Pittsburgh
Sutherland
Bowman
Officinalis
Mississippi State College
Pitt Panthers
University of Pittspurgh
Jock
Pitt
Mississippi State
Mississippi College Wins Dixie Conference Title
Mississippi College of Clinton clinched the Dixie Conference basketball championship with a 49 to 39 win over Howard College of Birmingham in the tournament final. Howard Burks led scoring with 21 points while Howard and Mississippi College players earned All-Conference honors. Hitt and Telford named to the All-Star team with guards Howard and Ainsworth and center Blakemore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Marie
Charleston
W.va
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi College
Clinton
Howard College of Birmingham
Choctaws
Howard
Howard Burks
Bulldogs
Hitt
Mississippi
Telford
Ainsworth
Burks
Blakemore
Southwestern
Memphis
French Ensign Executed for Treason at Toulon
Ensign Marc Aubert, 25, was executed at dawn by a firing squad of volunteers from the fleet in Toulon for selling naval secrets to a foreign power. He confessed to treason and died with his head held high, declaring I know how to die like a sailor.
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Toulon
France
Marc Aubert
Four Topflight Dogs to Run in National Field Trials
Four leading bird dogs, including Lady Norias owned by Albert D. Noe Jr and Lawless Boy from Dr H E Longsdorf, prepared for the national championship field trials in Grand Junction Tennessee. The afternoon pairing featured Doctor's Boy Blue and Homewood Flying Dutchman as rain postponed Saturday races moved to today.
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Grand Junction
Tenn
Lady Norias
Albert D. Noe, Jr
Jackson
Lawless Boy
H. E. Longsdorf
Mount Holly
N. J
Norias
Homer K. Jones
Memphis
Homewood
H. M. Curry
Waynesboro
College basketball results from the weekend
A roundup of scores shows Pittsburgh over Georgetown 44 39 Carnegie Tech 33 Penn State 28 Yale 47 Harvard 31 Princeton 36 Cornell 35 Columbia 30 Pennsylvania 27 New York University 49 Rutgers 35 Syracuse 51 Colgate 32 Washington and Jefferson 45 West Virginia 33 Dartmouth 2 Brown 30 Chicago 39 Wisconsin 33 Oklahoma 53 Nebraska 45 Creighton 31 Oklahoma Aggies Wyoming 40 Colorado 33 Utah State 53 Brigham Young 38 California 43 Stanford 32 Southern California 56 UCLA 27 Oregon 54 Washington 52 Washington State 42 Oregon State 35.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Georgetown
Carnegie Tech
Penn State
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
Cornell
Columbia
Pennsylvania
New York U
Rutgers
Syracuse
Colgate
Washington and Jefferson
West Virginia
Dartmouth
Brown
Chicago
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Creighton
Aggies
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah State
Brigham Young
California
Stanford
Southern California
Oregon
Washington
Washington State
Oregon State
New Decatur Laymen's League Reorganizes Tonight
At 7 30 p m in St John s Episcopal Guild House the men of Decatur convene to revive the Laymen s League with a streamlined, restructured group. The event will unveil bylaws elect officers and set monthly meetings with entertainment and refreshments. The new group has not yet named itself but invites every local male to attend.
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St. John's Episcopal Church
Decatur
Laymen’s League
Laymen's League
Hs Hae
Home Demonstration Rescue Club Meeting Notes
The Rescue Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. W. C. Williams home on March 1 for its regular monthly session. Miss Rowe shared poultry care tips and disease prevention. Members discussed spring and summer styles and colors. A shrub and rose cutting demonstration aided members. Refinishing furniture guidance encouraged members to refinish at least one piece this year.Mrs. Evelyn Ditto was named to plan the better homes tour in May. The group adjourned to meet with Mrs. Lesley Owen on April 5.
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Rescue Home Demonstration Club
W. C. Williams
Miss Rowe
Evelyn Ditto
Lesley Owen
Want Ads Promote Trading and Savings Across Town
If you buy sell or swap use the Want Ads for best value and convenience. The notice urges readers to place ads to reach potential buyers and sellers efficiently within the local market.
Batterymen of the South Start Spring Training
Southern Association clubs begin spring training with half the league preparing to replace major losses. Nashville Vols Atlanta Crackers Bir leans and others report in early conditioning for a six week, with pitchers catchers and infielders meeting in Savannah Birmingham Monroe and New Orleans as managers seek talent and experience for the 1938 season.
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Associated Presa
Southern Association
Loop
Nashville Vols
Atlanta
Birleans
Atlanta Crackers
Savannah
Paul Richards
Richards
Dutch Zwilling
Birmingham
Baron
Paul Dunlap
Nashville
Larry Gilbert
New Orleans
Val
Monroe
Vols
Brooklyn Dodgers
Roger Peckinpaugh
George Toporcer
Little Rock
Knoxville
Neil Caldwell
Valdosta
Chattanooga Lookouts
Kiki Cuyler
Sanford
Fla
Frank Brazil
Memphis Batterymenn
Deland
University of Alabama Glee Club Presents Fine Show
The University of Alabama Glee Club enters its 34th season with a Decatur Riverside auditorium appearance on March 10. The program blends high grade choruses with bright pieces, orchestral interludes, and strong string sections, aiming for broad appeal and strong audience support.
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University of Alabama Glee Club
Decatur
Riverside Auditorium
Crimson Warblers
Harvard
Lauderdale County High School Wins Northern Alabama Title
Lauderdale county high school of Rogersville defeated Coffee high of Florence 29 to 17 to win the northern half of the seventh Alabama district basketball title at Lexington Saturday night.
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Florence
Ala
Lauderdale County High School
Rogersville
Alabama
Lexington
Lauderdale
Coffee High
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Florida
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Joe DiMaggio
Dizzy Dean
Bradenton
Senators
Yanks
Red Rolfe
Frank Crosett
Eddie Roush
Brooklyn
Dayton
Middle Atlantic
Zeke Bonura
Jimmy de Shong
Jimmy
Clark Griffith
Louis
Galento
Detroit News
American Cleaners
North Alabama
H. & H. Machine Works
Moulton Street
Ande
Kayak
Whichee
Acme Telephoto
Saramy Byrd
Cypress Stardens
ST. Petersburg
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Spurgeon
Spud) Chandler
McCarthy
Marie Joe
Baton Rouge
Horace Stoneham
Louisiana
New York Giants
Jersey City
Giants
Hot Springs
Ark
Sarasota
Boston Red Sockers
Joe Cronin
Clearwater
Leo Durocher
Goody Rosen
New Brunsfels
Tex
Phillies
Doc Prothro
Miss. College
Detroit
Bill Lee
Chicago Cubs
Catalina Island
Helen Strawn
Joan Johnson
Roy Johnson
Jack Lords
Pricheer
Rowe
del Baker
Fred Hutchinson
Seattle
Coast
U. OF A. Glee Club
Farisens
Upstate
Grant Harrison
Chevrolet
Pinky Higgins
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