All Wiregrass selects star eleven for 1948 season
Coaches name the All Wiregrass eleven from ten teams across two states with Hartford's James Holland a near unanimous choice. Charles Stokes of Graceville was highlighted as a top multi sport athlete likely to bolster basketball and track. Ashford’s Bill Lewis noted for building a strong squad with no standout stars yet ample talent. Sixteen schools represented across Wartford Ozark Ashford Rehobeth and others with over 90 players receiving votes. The Sportsmanship Award banquet is set at the Houston Hotel with coaches, principals, and captains attending.
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Nfeors
James Holland
Hartford
Smiley” Fowler
Graceville
Charles Stokes
Tigers
Ashford Yellow Jackets
Ashford
Bill Lewis
Lewis
Wartford
Ozark
Rehobeth
Enterprise
Columbia
Elba
Midland City
Abbeville
Newville Graceville
Slocomb
Geneva
Samson
Headland
Cottonwood
Wiregrass
Olen Purvis
Bubber McGowan
Bruce Roney
Rudolph Wyatt
Ed Hasty
Malcolm Killings
Embroidered Arts by Turkish Women of Harems
Turkish women in harems developed embroidery as a refined craft, spending long hours perfecting dress and utilitarian designs while maintaining seclusion. The United States typically leads gold fabrication, producing the metal in forms for jewelers, dentists, and scientists.
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Turkey
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Big Crowd Expected For Award Banquet In Wiregrass
More than 200 guests from Wiregrass schools and football circles will attend Tuesday night at the Houston Hotel for the second annual Sportsmanship Award banquet honoring the Vicksburg Panthers. Ed Danforth of The Atlanta Journal will present awards to the Panthers and Wicksburg High School, with Danforth also providing a football forecast.
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Wiregrass Stadium
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Wicksburg High School
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Snell
Danforth
Houston Hotel
Houston County
Atlante Journal
Prin. E. D. Cumbie
Wallace Lee
Burks Laney
David R. Snell
Eagle
Midland City Junior Fliers poised for strong season
Midland City prepares for a strong 1947-48 Wiregrass season as the junior basketball team, led by returning stars Michael Woodham and Gellette Payne, aims for top division again. The varsity squad, lean on experience with only DeWitt Thompson back, faces height and depth challenges but gains several junior players moving up, including Don Thompson and A J Tice. The Flier season opens Wednesday with junior vs Arton Bees at 6:30 p.m. and the varsity game to follow.
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Midland City
Roy Knapp
DeWitt Thompson
Knapp
Midland
Michael Woodham
Gellette Payne
Wilson Windham
Douglas
Pudding) Layne
Gerald Mathig
Don Thompson
DeWitt
A. J. Tice Ang
Wyman Windham
Jack Beasley
Gene Parramore
Bobby Crosby
Shellie Edwards
Jim McCallister
Indiana
Ariton Bees
Tulane Holds Tittle LSU To 6–6 Tie
In New Orleans 67,000 watched Tulane bottle up Y. A. Tittle and LSU in a 6–6 grid iron draw. Tulane stopped LSU on the one yard line in the fourth, then Hoot and Van Meter sparked a 65 yard drive for a Green Wave TD.
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Louisiana State
Green Wave
Bayou Tigers
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Y. A. Tittle
LSU
Ray Bullock
Tittle
Charlie Pevey
Benny Eliender
Cliff van Meter
Dick Hoot
Swarthmore
Tigers
Ed Heider
Harrell
Rip” Colling
Bill Svoboda
Slim Jim Cason
Leonard Finley
Ray Bul-luck
Bill Schroll
Greenies
Shrine Bowl Tilt Ends In 7-7 Deadlock
North Carolina and South Carolina high school All-Stars battled to a 7-7 tie in the Shrine Bowl in Charlotte before 19,000. Charlts Runyan of Gastonia scored on a 48-yard drive in the third quarter to tie the game after SC’s back O. C. One sped 90 yards on an interception return. The series shows North Carolina with a 33- edge in victories.
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Charlotte
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North Carolina
Louis Agrees To Rematch Walcott At Yankee Stadium
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis will meet Jersey Joe Walcott in a rematch at Yankee Stadium next June after Walcott protested Friday's decision. Louis' manager Marshall Miles verbally agreed to the bout to settle the dispute. Louis suffered a bruised right hand not broken, with an $80,000 exhibition tour pending in London. Walcott and Louis would share large purses, with Walcott set for $30,000 base and $45,000 in films. Walcott returned to Camden to visit his injured daughter Edna and planned to attend Eagan's hearing. Gov. Dewey's office reported heavy protests reaching Albany and slated for action by the boxing panel.
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New York
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Yankee Stadium
Eddie Eagan
New York Boxing Commission
Marshall Miles
Louis
London
Sol Strauss
20Th Century Sporting Club
Walcott
Camden
N. J
Edna
Eagan
Thomas E. Dewey
Albany
Boxing Commission
Graceville Quintet Seeks Cage Games
Graceville independent basketball team seeks open dates on the 1947 48 schedule under coach Wilmer Fowler. They hope to start this week with home or away games, preferring home and home arrangements. Interested teams may contact Flower or Charles Grant, Graceville Florida.
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Graceville
Graceville High School
Wilmer Fowler
Graceville Independents
Flower
Charles Grant
Fla
Durocher Returns as Brooklyn Dodgers Manager
Leo Durocher resumes managing the Brooklyn Dodgers without prejudice after suspension for the 1947 season. Burt Shotton retires from active management to a farm-system oversight role. Branch Rickey Jr. announced the renewed contract. Chandler stated Durocher’s status and future conduct will be judged.
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Brooklyn
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
A. B. Chandler
Burt Shotton
Bartow
Fla
Durocher
Rickey
Chandler Jold
Cleveland
Commissioner
Abbeville Varsity Dominate 51 Point Victory
Abbeville Bees hammered Eufaula 51 to 0 while Abbeville led 40 at halftime. Hall led the Sectors with 15 points and Haegier added nine for Feuia. The item references 1826 era events and a misdated League of Nations mention.
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Hall
Haegier Offeuia
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