Auburn and Alabama Readying Football Rivalry Return
Auburn and Alabama, separated since 1907, will renew football with a December 4 game. Proposals place the site in Birmingham or Mobile as neutral venues with large stadiums. Officials from both schools confirm pending final arrangements and freshman competition resumes this fall.
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Alabama
Auburn
Crimson Tide
Tigers
Birmingham
Big Mobile
Montgomery
Ralph Draughon
John M. Gallalee
Legion Travels To Columbia To Face TKM Team
Decatur American Legion baseball heads to Columbia Tennessee to play Tennessee Knitting Mills. The club sits in a three way tie for second with Reynolds and Scottsboro. Monsanto leads the league with two straight wins and hosts Reynolds in Sheffield while Florence visits Scottsboro. Coach Shorty Ogle weighs starting pitcher between Howard Curtis Robert Hudson and Ross Graham with Graham having two league wins this season.
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Columbia
Tennessee
Tennessee Knitting Mills
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Scottsboro
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Sheffield
Florence
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Howard Curtis
Robert Hudson
Ross Graham
Graham
Decatur
Detir-Surtis
Hudson
Ogle unveils Avery Roberts add to Decatur lineup
Decatur's Coach Ogle welcomes Avery Roberts from the University of Alabama to the Sunday league schedule. Roberts may shift to outfield with Sonny Todd at second, while Ogle keeps the rest of the lineup and releases Joe Brewer and Coy Halbrooks to Ingalls.
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Avery Roberts
Roberts
University of Alabama
Sonny Todd
Joe Brewer
Coy Halbrooks
Ingalls
Brewer
Halbrooks
Decatur
Armory
Red Kimbrell
Bud Lee
Bill Freeman
Claude McMurtrie
Red Caudill
Gervis Moore
Birmingham Golf Meeting Series Rivalries Set for Semi finals
In Birmingham Alabama two Tuscaloosa golfers Harry Pritchett and Allen Bricken reach the upper semi final bracket of the Birmingham Country Club Invitational. Gordon Buddy Smith of Mobile faces Leo Steiner Birmingham while Pritchett defeated Walter Wood and Gus Novotny to reach this stage.
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Ala
Tuscaloosa
Harry Pritchett
Allen Bricken
Gordon
Buddy) Smith
Mobile
Leo K. Steiner
Pritchett
Walter Wood
Gus Novotny
Atlanta
Novotny
Dick Hackett -of
Rome
Bricken
Tommy Nicol
Johnny Thames
Auburn and Alabama discuss home-and-home series after long rivalry
The Presidents announced a two year contract plan between Auburn and Alabama for a home and home series. History shows Auburn lead 7 to 4 in 12 meetings from 1892 to 1907 with scores ranging from 0 to 53 points. Legion Field hosts a potential December meeting as part of the new agreement.
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Crimson Tide
Tigers
Wilbur Hutsell
University
Gallalee
Thomas
Harold
Red) Drew
A. B. Moore
Auburn
Draughon
Hutsell
Brown
Roger Allen
Alabama
Birmingham
Legion Field
Ladd
Tela
Lanier Wins 24th Alabama High School Track Meet
Lanier High School boys win the Alabama state track and field meet with 39 points led by Ed Bauer who swept discus and shot put. Phillips High School finishes second with 24 points as West End and others trail, final team totals list Lanier 39 Phillips 24 Woodlawn 15 1 2 and more.
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Ala
Sidney
Lanier High School
Alabama
Ed Bauer
Lanier
Ray Satterbak
Phillips
Rr Phillips
Frank Brocato
Harry Farris
Satterbak
Robert Karasek
Henry Knighten
Lan
Two Games Set For Decatur
The Decatur Owls host Guntersville at Ingalls diamond at three o clock while the American Legion plays in Columbia. The Decatur Dodgers, a Negro team, face a Guntersville Negro squad at Legion field at three o clock. Manager Grady Roberts names Bill Betterton the starting pitcher with the rest of the lineup unchanged.
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Decatur
Guntersville
Ingalls Diamond
American Legion
Columbia
Decatur Dodgers
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Dodgers
Grady Roberts
Bill Betterton
Shipbuilders Defeat Cold Springs 10 to 7 in Cold Springs
The Ingalls Shipbuilders earned their second win over Cold Springs this season by a 10 to 7 score in Cold Springs. They remain the only undefeated team in Decatur as of now.
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Ingalls
Decatur
Owls Pull Away for 9-4 Victory at Hillsboro
Decatur Owls beat Hillsboro 9-4 on the road as Hoyt Grizzard pitched, yielding eight hits. Decatur jumped to an early lead, adding runs in the first third and later frames while Hillsboro answered in the fifth and sixth innings before the Owls sealed the win with late scoring.
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Gary
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Love
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Ray
Jimmy Caudll
Sams
Roberts
McCulloch
Johnson
Jones
Tield
Hillsboro
Gray
W.terry
B. Terry
Ray Love
Grizzard
Decatur Junior Legion Set For Final Tilt Thursday
Decatur baseball fans will see the Decatur American Legion Junior team in their last tilt this Thursday at Delano park. Under Floyd Briscoe the squad faces Grady Roberts' Decatur Owls at four o'clock with a probable lineup led by Harry Brewer catching and Tom Bolding or Bob Freeman pitching. Briscoe has the squad practicing three weeks and Bob McNelly manages the Legion entry this season after last year’s district finals run before bowing to Huntsville.
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Decatur
Decatur American Legion
Floyd Briscoe
Grady Roberts
Decature Owls
Delano Park
Briscoe
Harry Brewer
Tom Bolding
Bob Freeman
Monk Allen
Ralph Sharp
Marvin Golden
Gene Collier
Roy Freeman
Marvin Taylor
Billy Phillips
Allen Hamilton
Tom Gallant
Bobby Smith
Wayne Ridgeway
Tennessee Valley
Bob McNelly
Huntsville
Auburn
Gadsden Club Trusts Directors Amid Criticism
Southeastern League directors backed Gadsden club officers in Montgomery urging fans to ignore unfair remarks. The statement, signed by league presidents and local managers, said Cary Graham and officers run the club satisfactorily despite a small group undermining public confidence.
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Montgomery
Ala
Southeastern League
Gadsden
League
Stuart X.stephenson
Eee
Cary Graham
Gadsden Baseball Club
Baseball Administration
Gadsden Club
Lou Gunter
Anniston
Emmett Vaughen
Jackson
Ben R. Goltsman
Wally Dashiell
Pensacola
Keith Williams
Vicksburg
C. B. Rawlings
Meridian
Thomas P.johnson, Jr
Selma
Nixon Sparks Auburn in 10th to Beat Georgia
Auburn's ace Willard Nixon earned his second win in as many days, Tiger relief helped, as Auburn edged Georgia 5-4 in a 10 inning game. A tenth inning single by Pete Diffle scored Ray Williams for the decisive run. Nixon, used in relief ninth, had pitched a one hitter the day before.
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Athens
Auburn
Willard Nixon
Tigers
Georgia
Pete Diffle
Ray Williams
Nixon
Bulldogs
Leahy to Lead All-Stars Versus Pros on Aug 20
Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy will helm ten top college players against the Chicago Cardinals in the 15th annual All-Star game at Soldier Field on August 20. This marks Leahy’s second consecutive year as All-Star mentor after last year’s Collegians upset of the Bears 16 to 0.
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Chicago
Notre Dame
Frank Leahy
Chicago Cardinals
Soldier Field
Leahy
Omar Itn
Chicago Leahy
Collegians
Chicago Bears
Undefeated Season Hailed as Mythical National Championship
The article marks an undefeated season as the mythical national title as determined by the Associated Press poll of grid writers. The discussion centers on the prestige of the AP poll and its role in declaring the championship in absence of an official playoff.
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Associated Press
Grid
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