Lujack and Joe Louis lift dreams beyond the coal mine
Johnny Lujack of Notre Dame rose from a coal miner's family to a $20,000 a season deal with the Chicago Bears after an athletic scholarship. He paid off his parents' mortgage, bought his mother a fur coat, and helped relatives, proving the dream of college and stardom can come true. Joe Louis retires again for two reasons: aging body and hope to emulate Gene Tunney, joining promoters Wirtz and Norris, with friction with Mike Jacobs noted.
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Lujack
Johnny Lujack
Notre Dame
Chicago Bears
Johnny
Pop
John
Joe Louis
Gene
Tunney
Joe
Wirtz
Norris
Mike Jacobs
Richard
Dempsey
Jim Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Louis
Ezzard Charles
Joe Walcott
Jack Solomons
Evans Beats Drum for Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville
Sutlima n Evans, Nashville publisher, campaigns for the annual Iroquois steeplechase at Percy Warner Park. The 18 jump race is set for May 14 with free admission and an expected crowd of 100000 on the park slopes. Herbert A. Kent will sponsor the trophies.
Crimson Panthers Reach Semi finals With Narrow Win
Huntsville Crimson Panthers edged Geraldine 29 to 28 in a district A basketball quarterfinal. Sexton led Huntsville with 15 points as Baker added seven and Brock scored nine for Geraldine. The win advances Huntsville to face the Pisgah Holly Pond winner in the semifinals.
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Huntsville Crimson Panthers
Crimsons
Geraldine
Panthers
Geraldime
Huntsville
Sexton
Geraldine Sexton
Baker
Brock
Boggs
Princeton Knocked Out Of Meet Thrower Sets Record
In the Alabama High School Basketball B tournament semi finals Corner defeated Princeton of the Eighth 46 to 37. Robert Thrower of Princeton scored 20 points, adding 25 in the previous game to set a single tournament record. Corner led 22 to 16 at halftime and and the two teams met tonight for the championship.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Corner
Princeton
Fyffe
S. Perry County
Robert Thrower
Thrower
Livingston
Stephenson
Tigers
Brown
Fort Payne
Brock
Decatur
Pisgah
Hartselle Tigers
Huntsville Crimsons
Tigers And Panthers In State Meet
Hartselle Tigers and Huntsville Crimson Panthers won their Athens High School semi finals to advance to the state tournament in Tuscaloosa. Huntsville beat Pisgah 26 21 in a slow start surge, while Hartselle beat Fort Payne 38 25.
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Tuscaloosa
Hartselle Tigers
Huntsville Crimson Panthers
Athens High School
Pisgah
Eami
Huntsville
T & Ita
Bain & Saw
Holloway
Hartselle
Hialftime
Channe
Wallace Hand Graf Speegle
Kracke
Ward
Bone
Fta
Betterton U
Pickens
Samerford
Speegle
Tigers Win First Game In 1949 District Tournament
Hartselle Tigers beat Fairview Cullman county 50 to 27 at Athens high school gym. Coach Petty played first team only in the first half with reserves in the second half. Oscar Chunn led Hartselle with 13 points, tied for game high with Ellenburg of Fairview.
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Baker
Huntsville
Sexton
Hartselle Tigers
Fort Payne
Tigers
Ort Payne
Chunn
Oscar Chunn
Hartselle
Speegie
Morgan County
Hartselligers
Athens High School
Fairview
Cullman County
Petty
Texaco
Arene
Gregg
Don Lewis
Tuck
Lewis
Frank Carau
Kennedy
Watts
Hogan
Wilson
McKinnies
S. Hogan
F. Carau
R. Easter
Wyin
C. Toney
B Wilson
Donaldson
B. Beirs
J. Hartselle
Halbrooks
J. Donaldson
T. Hartselle
Garrison
J. Geary
R. McKinnis
H. Watkins
S. Todd
J. Bey
T G. Sellers
R. Weaver
B. Latham
J. Shealy
Launderette M. Kennedy
V. Kantola
F. Watts
C. Guess
J. Babis
White Way
D. Braswell
T. Derrick
M. Long
C. Culver
C. Riley
Spot
Ft Fla
Fg Cummings
F . Eidson
G Espe
Elienburg
Beberg
WE Perols
Cccisveiense
Butler Brannan Boatright U
Burham
Founding of the YMCA in London 1844
The Young Men's Christian Association was founded in London in 1844 by George Williams and a group of employees of a drapery firm.
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The
Young Men's Christian Association
London
George Williams
Wildcats Meet Tulane In Finals Of S E C Tournament
Kentucky and Tulane reached the Southeastern Conference title game in Louisville with Kentucky routing Tennessee 83 to 44 and Tulane defeating LSU 72 to 63. Key scorers included Wallace Jones 17 and Alex Groza 16 for Kentucky, while Warren Perkins Virgil Risner and Gene Murphy led Tulane LSU with 18 apiece.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Tulane
Tennessee
Louisiana State
Wallace Jones
Alex Groza
Ralph Beard
Paul Walther
Warren Perkins
Virgil Risner
Plastic mildew resistant apron with heat sealed seams
A new plastic apron resists mildew fruit stains acids and alcohol. Seams are electrically heat sealed for a tight durable seal.
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International News Service
New York
INS
Kenyon College
Eddie Collins
Grosse Pointe, &H
Kenyon
Collins
Naf
Crimson Panthers
Ween
Ewer
Simms
Wwe
Hill
Hawkins
Gerldine
P Brock
Wens Boggs
Ee Culbert
Enen Harris
F Jones
F Hammonds
Graf Hart
Gene Sahiniors
SUPER
PR Gallon
J. B. Sheats CO. Hardware and Seed
East Moulton St
Musial
Cardinals
Florida
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Petersburg
Fla
Glen Nelson
Joe Gargiola
Harold Rice
Ed Sauer
Stan
Fort Fayne
HART
Pisgah Lads
Laney
Visgah
Corbin
Nant
Jener
Fica Freeman
Sorsks
Wildcats
Greenies
Vols
Adolph Rupp
Minnow Pool
Church St
Sarak
Warren
Ye YU
Hyde Park Clothes
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