MEMORY LINGERS ON WIREGRASS 1949 FOOTBALL SEASON
Recollections highlight halftime shows and band performances across the Wiregrass. Notes praise Ashford and Columbia Abbeville, discuss field improvements and stadium lighting, and commend officials under the AHSAA rules. Emphasis on sportsmanship, reporting, and the All-Wiregrass team selection process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia-Abbeville
Ashford
Yellow Jacket
Columbia
Vickyburg
Greal
P. A
Columpia
Aerat
AHSAA
Wiregrass
Particwarly Slocomb
SEC Cagers Hope To Alter Intersectional Grid Record
SEC basketball and football teams eye improved early season performance as Vanderbilt Georgia Auburn and LSU loom in key Intersecting matchups. Vanderbilt faces Temple in Philadelphia while LSU plays St Josephs. Georgia begins under Ralph Jordan hosting Chattanooga with Birmingham Southern and Kentucky viewed as strong contenders amid coaching changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SEC
Kdwen Fopf
Atlanta
Pride
Baby Baskewall
Amory
Tixie Dexen
Ryes
New York
Philadelphia
Vanderbilt
Louidiana
Bob Polk
Vanderbilt Commodores
David Lipscomb
Iugh
New York University
Jin
Madison Square Garden
Communocores
Temple
Lestana State
St Joseph
Sai Town
Commodores
Harry Rabenhorst
Louisiwolang
Kentucky
Sam McAllister
Fiorin Gators
Florida
Southern
Lakeland
Joel Eaves
Auburn ‘Tigers
Birmngham
Birmingham Southern
Georgia
Ralph Jordan
Chattanooga
Athens
Auburn
Birmingham
Mle Howard
Jordan
J. B
Earl) Whitworth
Oklahoma A & M
Shief
Adolph
Bator) Rupp
Jenn
Beal
Wiregrass Basketball League opens season with Ozark inclusion
The Wiregrass Basketball League begins December 9 with Ozark joining Newville Abbeville Headland Bidland City Slocomb Martiar Vicksburg Columbia Salton Ashford and Rehobeth in a 12 team round robin schedule stretching to February 24. Home games feature varsity and B teams with doubleheaders and Christmas break rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Toote
Ozark Eagles
M. W. Merritt
Columbia
Dothan
Newton
Newville
Ozark
Merber
Abbeville
Headland
Bidland City
Slocomb
Martiar Vicksburg
Salton
Ashford
Rehobeth
Wernt
McNeil
Vey Rochford
Jane
Bees
WCL
Cottonwood
Hartford
Midland City
Vicksburg
Ozarts
Alabama’s 1950 football schedule set with 11 games
The University of Alabama announced an 11 game 1950 football slate featuring eight SEC games. New opponents Chattanooga and Furman join Tuscaloosa and Birmingham dates with key matches against Vanderbilt Tennessee Georgia Tech and Auburn. Duquesne is dropped from the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
SEC
Thore
Bama
Tulane
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Georgia
Tech
Florida
Auburn
Tide
Chattanooga
Furman
Alabama
Chatta Fooga
Birmingham
Wie _ mighty
Mississippi Southern
Duquesne
Scheds Wees
Florida State Lettermen and College Football Headlines
FS U Lettermen at Tallahassee highlight a conference champion Florida State squad with Whit ey Urquhart and Ernie Reddick named among notable players. The feature recalls George Miller Sternberg’s 1881 pneumonia germ discovery and previews Saturday night bouts, with Mississippi State, Providence, Tennessee, and Georgia Tech on early-season schedules alongside Clemson at Georgia and Birmingham-Southern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FSU
Tallahassee
Florida State University
Whitey Urquhart
Bonifly
Ernie Reddick
Chiple
George Miller Sternberg
U.S. Army
Indian Central
Mississippi State
Provida
Tennessee
Lincoln Memorial
Tennessee Tech
Georgia Tech
Chattanooga
Clemson
Georgia
Mississippi
Birmingham-Southern
Odom of Trieste Tigers Aims to Emulate Justice at Alabama
Trieste sergeant Gene Odom star back of the First Battalion Tigers seeks a Southeastern Conference college scholarship like North Carolina’s Charlie Justice. Promised support and a chance to return post enlistment frame his plan as he prepares for a bid in the U.S. to join Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gawd
Gene Odor
Trieste
Odom
Trieste Tigers
Alabama
NEA
Gene Odom
First Battalion Tigers
North Carolina
Charlie Justice
Justice
de Bainbridge
Naval Training Station
Bradenton
Fla
Swift
Gene Odorm
United States
Injuries Slow Auburn as Tide Drill for Rivalry
Alabama and Auburn opened week of practice hampered by injuries. Auburn listed senior tackle Arnold Fagen doubtful after a severe eye laceration. tackle John Adcock out with Clemson game injury. Coach Earl Brown said sophomore Momer Williams unlikely to play due to a shoulder problem. Alabama's regular tackle Herb Hannah hospitalized with an injury, and Red Lutz and Sandy Helms sat out rough drills but were expected back by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Auburn
Arnold Fagen
Iist
Fagen
Johm Adcock
Clemson
Earl Brown
Momer Williams
Herb Hannah
Tuscaloosa
Red Lutz
Sandy Helms
Ratuday
Fragmentary sports commentary reflects on the party system
A fragmented OCR snippet references football play framing and political party themes with unclear connections. It mentions the United States Constitution and Auburn, but the text lacks coherent facts, dates, or outcomes to establish a clear news item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Auburn
Troy Stats Posts Basketball Schedule
Troy State Teachers College cagers under Coach Buddy Brooks announce a 199-50 schedule with games against Florida State U Rubin, Provence State Howard College Livingston State Jacksonville State Spring Hill Florence State Mercer and more across December to February at home in Troy and on the road in Mobile Macon and other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TROY
Buddy Brooks
Troy State Teachers College
Florida State U
Rubin
Provence State
Howard College
Livingston State
Jacksonville State
Spring Hill Troy
Florence State
Mercer
Troy Pats
Spring Hall
Mobile
Florida State
Yvingston State
Mercer University
Macon
Earl Blaik Endorses Two-Platoon System as Near Perfect
WEW YORK AP After half a century of rules changes, Army coach Earl Blaik and Columbia's Lou Little praised the two platoon system. Both said the game is fast, safer, and nearly perfect, with Blaik noting fewer injuries and players returning, while Little called football stable and not needing big changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEW York
Bari
Blaik
Inch
Torday
Columbia
Ita Zenish
Little
Football Coaches Association
Lille
Hunter Bags Two Geese and Almost Cooks His Retrieval
An illustrated account of hunter Kirkpatrick retrieving two geese on the Mobile river delta day one of the hunting season. He sinks in mud, loses shoes, tears clothing, and is helped by highway patrol. His new $10 shotgun is noted as part of the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter
Kirkpatrick
Mobile River
Highway ‘Patrol
Tiger Cagers Prep With Practice For Openers
Tiger varsity and Bees continue drills ahead of the season opener next week in May. Coach Hovater splits players for a Friday night road game to gain court familiarity before traveling to Malone Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothany Tiger Varsity
Bees
Tigers
Malone
Rasy Igpene Malone
Jack Hovater
Varsity
Rin Hewes
Sam Smith
The
Wth
Yesterr
Hovater
Mariette Johnson
William _ Parrish
Richard Edgar
Charles Patterson
Tommy Arnold
Neil Posey
Sidney Lawier
Montgomery
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New Ouieans
Putman
Tuscaloona
Knoxville
Missisippi Southern
Loton W. Powell
Supreme Ice Cream Plant
Plymouth
Tom Brown
Motor Coq
N. Oates
Earl Blaik
Tiger Cagers
Dillard Keene Tun. Oates Bt
Dothat Ala
Firestone
Gery Boy
Essen
Legency Pn
Great Southern Stores, Inc
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