Coffee Upsets McGill 61-53 In Alabama Finals Bout
Lanier of Montgomery and Coffee of Florence reached the finals of the Alabama high school basketball tournament. Coffee defeated McGill 61-53, ending McGill's bid as a favorites. Jim Fulmer scored 28 for Coffee while Frink Bolling added 26 as Coffee staged the upset.
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Tuscaloosa
Als
Lanier
Montgomery
Coffee
Florence
Murphy
Mobile
Coffee'siumph
Abacil
Etoward County
Big Jim Fulmer
Coffee Center
Nets
Frinx Bolling
Florence Club
Aheaa Py
Secort
Montgomery Cagers
Joiner
T Scott J
Kens Holder
Watlington
Mullinix
Austin
Petr
Prisock
Haye
Hubbard
Lanie Murphy
Murphy- Hubbard
Hayes
Baker
Priscock
Lubel
Coleman
Cosby
Scott
Holder
Ranko
Bolling
Dooley
Crawford
Lowery
Hickey
K Coffee
Tr Hollis
Coffee High
McGill Hickey
Fulmer
Auburn Names James Coleman to Sports Publicity Chief
Auburn announces James E. Coleman will replace Emer Gi. Salter as sports publicity director effective April 1. Salter resigns to manage WAUD radio. he led Auburn publicity from 1929 to 1942 and returns after Army Air Corps service. Coleman, an Auburn graduate, has been acting sports director and campus publications staffer.
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Auburn
Emer Gi. Salter
Wilbur Hutsell
James E. Coleman
Salter
WAUD
Army Air Corps
Coleman
City Softball League Opens With Meeting
Past President Julian Hardy announced a called meeting for anyone interested in forming a city softball league this summer. The gathering is at Railroad Street City Hall Monday night at 7 30 to plan the coming season. All interested are urged to attend to get the league underway.
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Julian Hardy
Railroad Street City Hall
Baseball Monopolys Show Cause At High Court Cross Road
New York March 13. The Baseball, Inc monopoly faces a show cause hearing Tuesday over a 2 1/2 million suit by former St Louis Cardinals Max Lanier and Fred Martin. Lawyers must prove it is not a monopoly, can bar players, and that the reserve clause keeps the sport intact amid labor reforms.
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New York
Baseball, Inc
U.S
St. Louis Cardinals
Max Lanier
Fred Martin
Horace Stoneham
Giants
Danny Gardella
Staten Island
Happy Chandler
Gardella
Danny
DiMaggio
Gardelia
Lanier
Martin
Carolinal
Mexico
Chandler
Combine
Laker
Kerhel
Yankees
Mississippi
George Wharton Pepper
Pepper
Red Shield Tournament Progresses With Junior and Senior Wins
At Red Shield Boys Club the Junior Blackhawks beat Fairview Jr Scouts 28 26 with Jommy Lee scoring 15. Fairview won 40 32 over Newsboys led by Johns 17. Senior games saw Bulldogs 41 29 over Fighting Fleas and Hotshots 52 25 over Easttown Devils.
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Red Shield
Blackhawks
Fairview Jr
Jommy Lee
Jimmy Berry
Fairview
Newsboys
Johns
Tim Baker
Fairview Boys
Berry
Khawks
Bulldogs
Fighting Fleas
Hotshots
Easttown Devils
King Cardinals
Fairview Scouts
Trinity
Brown
Pointe
Training Camp Briefs From Grapefruit League Exhibitions
In St Petersburg Yankees beat Cardinals 10 3 George Stirmweiss tied game in eighth then New York offense added six runs in ninth Ed Lopat and Fred Sanford pitched six scoreless innings. At Clearwater Phillies defeated Tigers 5 3 as Wakefield misplayed a ball on Miller hit. Sarasota Reds defeated Red Sox 5 3 in ten innings Saver delivered go ahead single after bases loaded. West Palm Beach Athletics report ongoing spring games in Florida.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
George Stirmweiss
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Ed Lopat
Fred Sanford
Clearwater
Fla
Dick Wakefield
Philadelphia Phillies
Detroit Tigers
Phils
Richie Ashburn
Granny Hamner
Eddie Miller
Wakefield
Detroit
Miller
Sarasota
Cncinnati
National League Reds
Red Sox
Hank Saver
Saver
Maurice
Lefty) McDermott
Athens College Practices For Spring Football
Athens College in Alabama begins spring practice for about 40 athletes under head coach Bull Smith and athletic director. Drills run five days a week for six weeks with a split into gold and blue teams for inter squad games. Captain Harold Smith leads the gold team with Ralph Brett Walton Water Kenny Skipper and Sonny Hun as alternates and coaches.
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Athens
Ala
Athens College
Moerday
C.R. M. “Bull
Smith
North Alabama ‘School
Harold Smith
Ralph Brett
Walton Water
Kenny
Sonny Hun
Spring training clash: Calvert leads rally to rout Senators
Hank Majeskis two run double sparked a four run third inning as Paul Calvert pitched in and Eddie Joott opened the rally with a single. The exhibition game ended with a win for the home team over the Washington Senators 71.
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Paul Calvert
Washington Senators
Hank
1948 squad members listed for spring drills
Friday and Saturday during the training season are noted. Members expected to show well in the spring drills include Robert Autrey Richard Perryman Bessemer Bil Wriskill Gadsden Ralph Brett Panama City Marvin Clem Roy Johnson Athens Tony Gregory Grove Hill Rod Flanagan Gurley Kenny Skipper Rod Hollaway Mobile Vernon Lang Moutton Ernest Brooks Huntsville
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Eaen
Robert Autrey
Richard Perryman
Bessemer
Bil Wriskill Gadsden
Ralph Brett
Panama City
Florida
Marvin Clem
Roy Johnson
Athens
Tony Gregory
Grove Hill
Rod Flanagan
Gurley
Kenny Skipper
Rod Hollaway
Mobile
Vernon Lang
Moutton
Ernest Brooks
Huntsville
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