Vanderbilt Faces Uncertain 1946 Football Season
Vanderbilt football coach H R Sanders voices puzzlement over the coming season as 92 players vie for 11 positions. The squad includes 10 returning lettermen, 14 from 42-43, with a mix of weighty, talented contenders and unsettled backfield spots. Scheduled games feature Tennessee Tech, Ole Miss, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Auburn, NC State, Alabama and Tennessee.
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Tigers Open Secret Practice for 1946 Team
Auburn coach Carl Voyles started work on the 1946 Tigers with secret practice behind closed gates to limit distractions. Four quarterbacks vie for the starting job as veterans Gendusa and three husky challengers contend for the role. Punt specialists Tidwell Gafford Shiver and Wilson conducted drills.
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Crackers Clinch Southern Association Title With 4 3 Win
Atlanta Crackers win the pennant for the 12th time in 46 years by beating New Orleans 4 3 while Memphis Chicks stay five games back. Lookouts secure at least third as Mobile Bears move into fifth. playoff matchups undetermined.
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Rams Lose In Playoff Showdown In Southeast League
The Pensacola Fliers edged Vicksburg 3 2 to open the Southeast League playoffs while Montgomery topped Anniston 3. Guise allowed seven hits as Vicksburg scored in the fourth for two runs. Anniston’s Ben Wade struggled before Burtschy relieved in the seventh. The Rams rallied for two in the ninth but fell short.
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Stars shine in late games across MLB slate
Yesterday's stars include ANDY SEMINICK who hit two homers as the Phillies beat the Giants 6-5. PETE SUDER drove in the winning run in the A's 4-3 win over the Yankees. CHET LAABS powered the Browns with two homers and a single in a 5-1 victory over the White Sox. HAL NEWHOUSER pitched well for the Tigers to outduel the Indians 4-1 for his 24th win. DOM DIMAGGIO singled in the Red Sox's 4-2 win over the Senators. JOE BEGGS relieved Bucky Walters in the Reds' 6-0 victory over the Pirates.
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Stenographers Sought as Alabama State Jobs Short on Talent
Personnel Director Charles W. Terry says the state government faces an acute shortage of stenographers. Vacancies across offices cannot be filled due to long eligible lists for junior or senior stenographers.
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Leading Hitters In City Series As Blue Devils Meet Ingalls
Avery Roberts and Bud Lee lead their teams as the third game in the best-four-out-of-seven city championship nears. Roberts holds a city batting lead though his average dropped to .408 in two games. Lee rose to .309 in three games. Other Blue Devils hitters include Kimbrell .360 Bolding .347 Flynn .321 Jackson .283. Ingalls top hitters Caudill .268 Sparkman .276 McElroy .260 Moore .256, Caudill and Landers high at bats despite limited appearances. Both teams won one game so far. the series resumes Saturday and Sunday.
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Morgan County Community Social News Highlights
Sunday church attendance at the Methodist church drew a good crowd led by Rev J L Wheeler. Local families and visitors from Ethie Florence Bear Birmingham Redstone Arsenal Decatur Trussville Falkville and Tuscaloosa hosted meals and visits. University students Paul Lindler Imogine Morgan and Miss Truddie Cobbs spent vacations with relatives as Rev B F Turrentine attended Mt Zion revival.
Morgan County Rock Creek F T Tanner Rock Creek F T Tanner
Rev Dewey Crow filled his regular appointment here Saturday and Sunday He has been elected as pastor for another year Mr and Mrs Yanace Ozbolt from Illinois spent Monday night with Mr and Mrs Cecil Tanner Mr and Mrs John B Oden spent last week with relatives in Birmingham and Cordova Mr and Mrs Ed Kullman from Decatur and Mrs Annie Cracks from Blue Springs were the Sunday guests of her aunts here Mr and Mrs Zola McCulloch and daughter Vickie from near Decatur were the Sunday afternoon guests of Mrs Lois Childers Auburn Drinkard has been ill for the past few days and is under the care of the doctor Miss Bessie Hamilton is suffering with an injured leg caused by a swing chain breaking Sunday afternoon while she was swinging Several from here attended the singing at Ryans Sunday Arlin Blackwood spent Monday night with Mr and Mrs D M Brown at Liberty Mr and Mrs Monroe McKee spent a few days last week with her brother Mr and Mrs Edward Hudgins at Falkville
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Air Show Cancelled During Navy Visit to Athens
The United States aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt and escort arrived in Athens for a four day courtesy visit. The naval attaché said no air show was scheduled though plans to spell FDR with planes were abandoned to fit the jammed program.
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Standings in South Atlantic Baseball League
South Atlantic standings show Columbia 12 over Augusta 2, Macon 8 over Greenville 4, Jacksonville 4 over Charleston 3, Columbus 5 over Savannah 0, Georgia Florida Waycross 3 over Albany 1, Tallahassee 11 over Cordelo 7, Moultrie 7 over Thomasville 2, Americus 3 3 and Valdosta 1 4.
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Bama Holds First Scrimmage Session
Alabama's football squad conducted its first scrimmage in Tuscaloosa as the team prepares for the season opener with Furman in Birmingham on September 20. Assistant coach Tom Lieb noted the 80 candidates are in good condition with strong spirit and hustled effort.
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Dark horse Kammer among contenders in national amateur golf
New York report highlights Fred Kammer of Detroit as a potential dark horse for the upcoming National Amateur Championship. It notes his Bal tusrol roots and mentions other contenders including Don Schumacher Jimmy McHale John Dawson Otto Greiner intercollegiate champ George Hamer Maurice McCarthy and more.
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Cards Retain Two Game NL Lead With Munger Victory
George Red Munger pitched the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-1 win over the Chicago Cubs his second week after leaving the Army. The victory keeps the Cards two games ahead of the Brooklyn Dodgers, who beat the Braves 3-1 in Boston. Other results include the Red Sox 4-2 over the Senators, the A’s 4-3 over the Yankees, and Hal Newhouser's 24th win as the Tigers beat the Indians 4-1.
Delaware Diamond State nickname origins
Delaware is known as the Diamond State. The nickname reflects its polished image and historical significance as a compact source of trade and governance in early American history.
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Major League Leaders National and American Batting and Pitching
The report lists top players by league in batting runs and runs batted in, plus hits and doubles. Key names include Musial and Slaughter leading the National League, Vernon and Pesky among American League leaders, with figures for runs, RBIs, and stolen bases.
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Earl Hotalen to Take New Education Commission Post
Governor Sparks appoints Charles Abercrombie of Montgomery to succeed W Earl Hotalen of Birmingham on the state commission of education with alcoholism. Hotalen, former secretary of the Alabama Temperance Alliance, will leave the state to become field director for the National Inc.
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