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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1952

Page

5

Tennessee Turns To Aerial Route In 1951 Practice

Southeastern Conference teams shift to pass heavy drills as Tennessee trains air game. Pat Shires Jimmy Wade and Pat Oleksiak delivered long tosses amid Val d defense pressure while coach Bob Neyland plans to mix passing yardage with power runs. Other SEC schools report roster moves and scrimmage notes including Florida Georgia Tech Tulane Mississippi State LSU Kentucky Vanderbilt and Alabama with injuries and standout linemen and backs.

Tennessee Pat Shires Jimmy Wade Pat Oleksiak Val Bob Neyland Florida Bob Woodruff Howard Chapman Charlie Lapradd Chapman Georgia Tech Wayne Saterbak Birmingham Linwood Roberts Wally Butts Georgia Jim Farish Camden Ala Tulane Max McGee Bear Wolf Green Wave Wolf Mississippi State Maroons Murray Warmath Vince Dooley Auburn Ralph Jordan Tigers Jackie Creel Louisiana State Gaynell Tinsley Tiger Boss Jerry Marchand Notre Dame Leroy Labat Paul Bryant Kentucky Vanderbilt Bill Edwards Edwards Alabama Billy Shipp

Tide Sent Through Paces At Capstone

Tuscaloosa coach Red Drew ran Alabama through a closed scrimmage featuring two backfields. The seasoned pair included quarterback Clell Hobson and backs J. D. Roddam Bobby Marlow and Tommie Lewis with Bobby Wilson Luna Tharp and Bob Conway rotating at QB and back positions. Freshman Bart Starr showed best passing in the 45 minute drill.

Tuscaloosa Red Drew Alabama Clell Hobson J. D. Roddam Bobby Marlow Tommy Lewis Bobby Wilson Bobby Luna Corky Tharp Bob Conway Bart Starr

Hicks Plays All Stars At Delano Tonight

Hicks Chevrolet, City softball champions, meet a Decatur All-star selection at Delano Park tonight. The game likely ends Decatur softball for the year with Joe Elliott presenting the winning trophy to Hicks before first pitch.

Hicks Delano Hicks Chevrolet Decatur Delano Park Joe Elliott

Aussies Reach All Australian Final Path in U S Singles

Forest Hills reports a surge toward an all Australian final as Ken Rosewall, 17, defeats America's No. 1 Vic Seixas in five sets to reach the quarterfinals. Fellow junior rivals Hoad and Rosewall also advance, with Lar sen and Richardson among the US seeds losing in earlier rounds.

Hugh Fullerton Forest Hills U. S Ken Rosewall Australia Ken America Vic Seixas Philadelphia T. E. Richardson Melbourne Seixas Richardson Husky Lewis Head Rosewell Art Larsen San Leandro Calif Hoad Frank Sedgman Meryyn Rose Orange N. J Straight Clark Pasadena Herbie Flam Ham Richardson Baton Rouge Rosewall Gardnar Mulloy Miami Fla

West Limestone Tangled With Town Creek In Athens Tonight

West Limestone meets Town Creek Bearcats in Athens at the high school stadium for what is billed as the game of the week. The Wildcats boast an undefeated 4–0 record yet face a Bearcat squad with speed and a tough line. Ardmore and Lynnville also play, while Moulton hosts Double Springs with Red Devils favored by four touchdowns.

West Limestone Town Creek Bearcats Athens High School Ardmore Lynnville Tennessee Town Creek Limestone Wildcats Harry Richter Bearcats Lawrence County Moulton Rogersville Double Springs Red Devils

First Large Scale Coal Mines Opened in Spitsbergen

In 1905 American entrepreneur John M. Longyear began the first major coal mining operations on Spitsbergen, marking a turning point in Arctic industrial activity.

Icy Archipelago Spitsbergen John M. Longyear

Scores From Yesterday's City League Season Play

Results show Atlanta 10 over Mobile 3, New Orleans 12 over Birmingham 3, Chattanooga 4 over Memphis 3, Nashville 3 over Little Rock 2. Upcoming matchups include Birmingham at Atlanta, Little Rock at Chattanooga, Memphis at Nashville, New Orleans at Mobile.

WL Pet Chattanooga Atlanta New Orleans Mobile Memphis Nashville Little Rock Birmingham

Scores and Standings From League Matches

New York beat Philadelphia 12 to 2, Cleveland defeated Detroit 2 to 0, St. Louis routed Chicago 8 to 0, Washington won against Boston 4 to 2. The results reflect a day of decisive outcomes across major teams.

WL Pet New York Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia Detroit St. Louis Washington Boston

Today's Schedule headline game lineup

The schedule lists New York at Philadelphia, Boston at Washington, and Chicago at Cleveland, with only these games on tap.

New York Philadelphia Boston Washington Chicago Cleveland

Baseball Scores From The League Long Games

New York 4 Philadelphia 3 in 11 innings. Boston 6 Brooklyn 5 in 11 innings. Cincinnati 7 Pittsburgh 2. St. Louis 1 Chicago 0.

Brooklyn New York St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago Cincinnati Eae Boston Pittsburgh

Philadelphia at New York Brooklyn at Boston

Philadelphia faces New York while Brooklyn travels to Boston and Pittsburgh meets St Louis in the night’s schedule. The four games feature regional matchups across the league. No locations or results are specified.

Philadelphia New York Brooklyn Boston Pittsburgh St. Louis

Globetrotters to meet Black Barons at Legion Field Saturday

The Harlem Globetrotters Baseball Team face the Birmingham Black Barons at Legion Field Saturday night at 8.00 p.m. Abe Saperstein owns the team. Winfield Welch, ex Black Barons manager, leads the Globetrotters. The Barons, 1952 Negro American League pennant winners, stand 10-1 in 16 doubleheaders with 5-1 at home.

Harlem Globetrotters Birmingham Black Barons Legion Field Globetrotters Abe Saperstein Winfield Welch Black Barons Trotters Chicago American Giants Detroit Stars Cincinnati Crescents New York New Orleans Crescent Stars The Clowns Canada

Cattle as Currency in Traditional African Tribes

In historic African societies cattle functioned as a form of currency and were rarely slaughtered for food. The practice reflects social and economic structures where livestock held high value and mediated exchanges, status, and alliances.

Spartans Ranked No 1 In 1952 AP Preseason Poll

Michigan State leads the national college football rankings in the Associated Press preseason poll with 1 720 points and 77 first place votes edging Maryland at 1 696 and 79 first place votes. Georgia Tech places third with 1 233 points amid broad top 10 support.

New York Michigan State Associated Press Spartans Maryland Biggie Munn Georgia Tech Wen Oklahoma Illinois Tennessee Wisconsin California Texas Christian

Gray Reaches Morgan County Tennis Finals

In the Morgan county tournament Dan Nebrig advances to the Jr. Boys final after defeating Ralph Huff 6-2 6-0. Ike Gray moves into the men's singles final by beating Phillip Kyle 6-0 6-1 and will face Pat Hobson or Buddy Lovelace. Mixed doubles see Buddy Lovelace and Jane Long win 6-4 6-2 over Bob Pettey and Muriel Cox to reach the finals.

Morgan County Dan Nebrig Ralph Huff Nebrig Julian Jervis John Tatum Tatum Charles Ogle Buddy Lovelace Jane Long Bob Pettey Muriel Cox C. B. Kenton R. Lentz R. Dumas J. C. Cole Ike Gray Phillip Kyle Gray Pat Hobson Lovelace

Pepsi Plays Last Game of Season Against New Market

Pepsi Cola faces New Market in the season finale on Saturday. Last meeting produced a 5 2 Pepsi win with pitcher Fred Betterton likely to start again. A group including Betterton and 12 others will meet at the Alabama Grill by 12 30. Pepsi aims for its 25th victory as Cola has nine losses.

Pepsi Cola Pepsi Fred Betterton Betterton Alabama Grill Shirley Quattiebaum Clifton Parker Buck Johnson Thurman Thompson Marvin Breeding Earl Benefield Charlie Horton Pat Patterson George Burns Bobby Smith Harry Nash E. Flack Cola Boys

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