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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1949
Page
8
In the 1949 tournament high scoring surged with 1,326 total points across 11 games, averaging 60 per game. Tulane poured in 92 points in a quarterfinal win over Georgia, while Kentucky stacked 294 points over four games, nearing the 1947 mark.
Alabama high school basketball state tournament pairings announced in Montgomery. Hartselle meets McGill in the first round with Murphy, Lanier, Selma, Tallassee, Ensley, Hackleburg, Huntsville, and other district teams set for two day event at Foster gym on March 11 and 12 in Tuscaloosa.
ARCADIA Calif Miss Grillo paid $4.80 to take the $50,000 San Juan Capistrano handicap beating Dinner Gofiy and Rose Beam. Big Dial won Gulfstream Park Fort Lauderdale handicap by four lengths at $8.70. My Request and Caillou dead heated for first in Lécompte Handicap at New Orleans Fair Grounds with payouts of $2.40 and $38.80. Ariel Gift captured the Bellair Purse at Sun Shine Park returning $10.20.
In Champaign Illinois Ohio State and Michigan tie for first in the Big Nine track meet with 38 points each. Army upset Yale to win the Heptagonal games with 64 5 6 points. Michigan State wins central collegiate conference track title with 60 1 2 points. Pete Cooper wins the St Pete Open with 275 over four rounds. Marjorie Lindsay defeats Claire Doran 2 and 1 to win the South Atlantic women’s tournament.
Walter Diggieman and Hugo Koblet of Switzerland won the International Six Day bicycle race. In London, Dr Dave Freeman of Pasadena California captured the men's singles title at the English Badminton championships by beating Ooi Teik Hock of Malaya 15 1 and 15 6.
Marion coverage notes Cerner as a runner-up in last year’s B tournament, with focus on continuing performance and potential this season.
New York says the question of a fourth out to prevent a run from scoring sparked debate during a baseball rules committee meeting in Florida. Harry Simmons and Bill Manley sought clarity on a squeeze bunt play with runners on first and third and one out. The issue centers on whether a run counts if it crosses the plate before the third out unless the third out is forced or fails to reach first base. National League umpires favor suppressing the run, prompting consideration of rule revisions.
Florence Alabama March 7 Thirty three students of Florence State Teachers College are candidates for graduation at the end of the winter quarter. They will receive their degrees at graduation. The candidates include Frances Marie Clingan Imogene Coffey Francis Allen Long Alvin Floyd Parker James H Sloan James Maurice Spain Reba Ellen Walker James Robe Williams Nora Lee Wright Bonnie Rae Yeilding Florence James B Clouse Louis F Fisher James E Mitchell Robert M Mitchell Sheffield Homer A Blankenship Granville J Richardson William Cletus Wilingham Tuscumbia Mrs Kenneth Jones Eves Waterloo Joseph A Jones Susie Bitticky Odom Decatur Fredda Lou Bostick Winfield Randall Max Goggans Grace Graden Morrow Hamilton Halfrd Neil Taylor Phil Campbell Don Julian Jones Moulton Lucy Margaret Roberson Mr Hope Mildred Jym Whitehead Rogersville Wastie Williams Fayette James Harold Wakefield Jasper Henry J West Hodges Juanita Thorne Iun Miss Earl Hargett Golden Miss
In certain ancient geological eras plants across distant regions show little differentiation in types. This suggests widespread ecological convergence or similar environmental pressures shaping flora globally.
East Amherst beat Williams 50 49 and Connecticut topped MIT 91 52. Rhode Island State defeated Springfield 64 36 and Tufts 60 over Boston Univ 57. Rensselaer 58 beat Buffalo 40. Notable scores include Penn State 61 and Georgetown D C Muhlenberg 80 Lehigh 43. Yale 77 Harvard 58 Pitt 34 West Virginia 32 Navy 42 Army 40 Villanova 43 St Bonaventure 36 Princeton 44 Cornell 38 Pennsylvania 57 Columbia 47 NYU 57 Fordham 51 Drexel 69 Ursinus 66. Midwest Wisconsin 45 Minnesota 43 Oklahoma 56 Nebraska 49 Iowa 63 Michigan 62 Ohio State 63 DePaul 51 Kansas State 54 Iowa State 39 Missouri 49 Colorado 34 Notre Dame 59 Northwestern 56 St Louis 66 Bradley 56 Hawaii 64 Emporia 56. South North Carolina State 55 George Washington 39 SEC results Kentucky 68 Tulane 52 Kentucky 83 Tennessee 44 Tulane 72 Louisiana State 63 Virginia State 79 Virginia Union 67 Morgan State 84 Maryland State 62 Southwest Texas Tech 63 East Texas 45 Far West UCLA 63 USC 55 Stanford 55 Cal 46 Utah 69 Denver 44 Wyoming 63 Utah State 44
Cleveland owner Bill Veeck faces trouble signing key World Championship lineup members. Gene Breeden Bill Lemon and Joe Gordon remain unhappy with terms offered while Bearden Berardino and Hank Ruszkowski also hold out. Veeck hopes to sign Breeden Lemon Gordon Berardino at Tucson base as Ruszkowski stays in Cleveland. He said they are not far apart, risking a last minute concession.
Ted Williams and Stan Spence agreed to contracts with Boston, Williams reportedly at 100000 and hinting at retirement after 1951 if finances suffice. Phil Masi also signed for the Braves, while Eddie Miller faces Gran Hamner for the Phillies shortstop job after Hamner drove in five in an intra squad game.
Pittsburgh manager Bill Meyer praises rookie Bill Lathrope after his 20 3 season with Santa Rosa last year. Meyer also notes Bill ae up from San Francisco. Augie Galan, free agent by the Giants, proves he can still hit with a two run pinch single. Casey Stengel expects Fred Sanford to win 15 games after a $100000 deal with the Browns.
New York attorney John L. Flynn says suits will be filed against Mexican league players over bans that allegedly deprived them of earning power. He cites the Gardella case and lists several major league names as potential plaintiffs, with a multi million dollar damage claim and no firm defendants named yet.
Eight teams in, eight to come as national Invitation Tournament selects Kentucky St Louis Western Kentucky Bradley Utah and others. Eastern NCAA and Western NCAA races outline remaining qualifiers with district play and committee decisions shaping bids including Yale Illinois Kentucky Villanova Duquesne Niagara City College and more.
District eight UCLA at 21 5 faces Oregon State 20 10 as Pacific Coast Conference title and tourney bid hang in balance Three of seven teams with bids are in post season, while NAIB opens in Kansas City Hamline shines in holiday wins Yale leads Ivy with Princeton two games back Oklahoma and Nebraska duel for Big Seven lead Missouri wary for title Kansas State possible co champion if both lose Wyoming seeks Big Six crown with Utah State, others decided with several titles already claimed including Illinois NC State Kentucky Rice Arizona UCLA Oregon State.
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