Abbeville Jackets Rout Midland City In Big Wiregrass Win
Abbeville Yellowjackets, defending Wiregrass Basketball League champions, crushed Midland City 66 to 17. Senior leaders Gamble with 22 and Carr with 15 paced the Jackets, while junior standouts Searcy and Culpepper each scored eight. The junior game went 21-19 in favor of Abbeville. The Jackets travel to Slocomb Friday night.
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Abbeville
Midland City
Lenard Blalock
Jackets
Gamble
Carr
Searcy
Culpepper
Windam
Thompson
Slocomb
Burkett shown as valuable star beyond one man nation
In football praise often ignores the rest of the squad. James Ware Burkett is praised for his play, yet teammates and coaches stress teamwork, blocking, and humility. The piece notes his leadership and popularity, and mentions an All-Wiregrass selection with Hartford and Enterprise prominent while Dothan players largely excluded.
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BUCS
Hee
James Ware Burkett
Dothan Hi
Burkett
Iseiuns
Ahvasvs
Fons
Wong
Eagle
Hartford
Enterprise
Ths
Dothan
Tigers
McCrowan
Foulk
Underwood
Undermanned Georgia Seeks More From SEC Meeting
Fragmented report outlines South eastern Conference session proposals on athletic schedules cad rights pennants and freshmen football games. Mentions Georgia and Florida involvement plus requests for funding and governance changes amid broader regional notices and a traffic court fine for an elephant incident.
Crimson Cagers Crush Craig Field 76 to 26
Crimson team overwhelms Craig Field with a 76 to 26 victory. Early lead widens as Crimson's offense dominates and defense locks down opponents, securing a lopsided win in a regional matchup.
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Crimson Cagers
Craig Field
Yanks Name Smith New Head Mentor
Maurice Clipper Smith is named head coach of the Boston Yanks for 1947 succeeding Herb Kop. He left the University of San Francisco after a five year contract to take the Yanks job and may quit if immediate success is not achieved. Smith played guard at Notre Dame under Knute Rockne and coached at Villanova before a tenure at Santa Clara. He served three years in the Marine Corps prior to joining San Francisco.
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Bill King
Boston
Boston Yanks
National Football League Today
Maurice (Clipper) Smith
Smith
University of San Francisco
Herb Kop
Yank
San Francisco
Ted Collins
Notre Dame
Knute Rockne
Yanks
Santa Clara
Villanova
Boston College
Holy Cross
Marine Corps
Philadelphia Eagles
Kopf
Griffith To Build Johnson Memorial At Griffith Stadium
Washington club president Clark Griffith announced a Walter Johnson memorial will be built inside Griffith Stadium. The marble or granite shrine will be four feet high and simply designed. Johnson died Tuesday night of a brain tumor. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. in Washington Cathedral with interment at Rockville Union Cemetery. Pallbearers include Ossie Bluege Joe Judge Nick Altrock Rome Peek Paugh Muddy Ruel Jim Shaw and Mike Martin.
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Washington
Clark Griffith
Washington Baseball Club
Walter Johnson
Griffith Stadium
Griffith
Ball Park
Johnson
Washington Cathedral
Negro Teams Clash in Peanut Bowl Classic Friday Night
Friday night at Wiregrass Memorial Stadium the Dotaan Colored High Lions meet the Eufaula Tigers in the Peanut Bowl Classic. Kickoff is 7 30 p m with admission 50 and 75 cents. The game marks the second meeting of the season after a 7 7 draw. The Dothan Community Center sponsors the event for local Negro youth. Lake Titicaca description appears as context.
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Wiregrass Memorial
Dotaan Colored High Lions
Eufaula Tigers
Lions
Tigers
Dothan
Farly Date Sought For Ryder Matches
MIAMI AP The Ryder Cup matches to be revived in 1947 may be played earlier or later than October, said Ed Dudley head of the PGA. He cabled England asking for a date that avoids football and the World Series. Dudley suggested September, but if too early the matches could be in November or December. A four man committee will plan selecting the 10 U S golfers.
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Miami
Ed Dudley
Professional Golfers' Association
Dudley
England
Augusta
United States
Ryder Cup Matches Adopted Biennial Schedule in 1927
The Ryder Cup began a biennial format in 1927 with matches held every two years, establishing a regular cadence for transatlantic golf competition between the United States and Great Britain and Ireland.
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So. Foster St
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