All-Wiregrass Football Team Named by Wiregrass Coaches
Coaches from the Wiregrass selected the All-Wiregrass squad after a near-complete poll by The Eagle sports department. Lafayette Roney headlines the guard and fullback roles for the second year running, with other standouts including Buddy Skinner, Jimmy Maddox, and Harold Beamon. The team will be honored at the Sportsmanship Award banquet at the Houston hotel with Bill Alexander of Georgia Tech as speaker.
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Eagte Sports Department
Jule Howell
Newville
Tere
Roney
Lafayette
Hneman
Fmall
Lafayelle
Oakley Roney
South Georgia College
Douglas
Dothan
Bruce Rosey
Florida, Gators
Joe Honey
Jack Carr
Howell
Honey Howell
John
Buddy) Skinner
Slocomb
Red Tops
Bill Billy Tune
Donell Richard
Abbeville
Jimmy Maddox
Maddox
Jackets
Auburn
Columbia
Harold Beamon
David Rivenbark
Lions
Charlie Finney
Rehobeth
Ashford
Enterprise
Headland
Cottonwood
Vicksburg
Ozark
Graceville
Hartford
Geneva
Elba
Sctorls
Walker
Ordik
Whitehead
Marianus
Sloan
Bond
Hand
Davis
Kennbeth
Baggett
French
Owens
Samson
Martin
Moore
Andrews
Enterprise Jinemeh
Houston Hotel
Bill Mexander
Georgia Tech
Rehoboth Rebels
Rockefeller gifts total surpass half a billion in 1937
Upon John D. Rockefeller's death in 1937 the estate was noted to have given more than 530 million dollars to philanthropic and charitable causes. It was described as the largest single bequest of such gifts to date.
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John D. Rockefeller
Junior Basketeers To Receive Jerseys
Junior Basketball League players will be issued basketball jerseys as the second week of the schedule begins Monday Director Crawford Mosley said yesterday. Some games from the first week were not played and must be made up. The league will be inactive from Christmas to January 3.
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Crawford Mosley
Dee
Ciwisumas
Waterloos
Brar Tigers
Eagles
Hol Peroots
Braves
Pertools
Tigers
Bears, Cards Clash For Western Title
Chicago Bears and Chicago Cardinals, top NFL teams, meet in a pivotal Western Division showdown tied at 10 wins each. The winner advances to face the Philadelphia Eagles in the league championship in Philadelphia on December 19.
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Bears
Chicago
Ficago Bears
Chicago Canels
Doday
Western Hills
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia
Cry Baby Cry Wins Fo Hound Trials
Cry Baby Cry owned by J. Percy Flowers of Claston North Carolina was acclaimed champion of the United States Field Trials for Fox Hounds Inc. with a record 783 points. Meggs and Son and Another Northarol: nd, Sanz, entered by Charles M. Johnson of Raleigh, placed second and third respectively.
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Florence
J. Percy Flowers
Claston
N.C
United States
Fox Hounds, Inc
Meggs and Son
Mar
Sanz
Charles M. Johnson
Raleigh
Wiregrass League opens with twin wins by Columbia and Rehobeth
Columbia Lions and Rehobeth Rebels topped rivals in the season opener sweeping doubleheaders. Columbia beat Wicksburg 44 10 while Beamon and Rivenbark led scoring with 15 and six points respectively. Slocomb and Midland City also posted wins in nearby matchups.
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Rehobeth
Columba Lions
Tterhobeth Rebels
Wiver Keene
Columbia Varsity
Wicksburs Panthers
Marold Beamon
Lions
David Rivenbark
Bond
Iive
Wicksburgeach
Columbians
Panther
Kwiftine
Beasley
Atkerson
Wicksburg
Kelly
Bonifay Wins Two in Doubleheader Over Hountstown
Bonifay Blue Devils of Holmes County High School swept both halves of a Friday night doubleheader against Hountstown. The Bonifay varsity prevailed 24-13 with County scoring 15 and Urquhart adding four. Comp ton of Blountstown sank five, Hol Jey three. In the B game Bonifay won 14-6. Highpoint leaders were Bush with nine for Bonifay and Compton with four for the Boxers.
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Fila
Bonifay Blue’Devils
Holmes County High
Hountstown
County
Urquhart
Compton
Blountstown
Hol Jey
Bush of
Coffee Springs Cagers Beat Hartford and Bees
The Coffee Springs team added their third win of the season by defeating Hartford varsity 44 to 4 and Hartford Bees 43. Kelley of Coffee Springs and Hartford's Kinsaul led scoring, while Glass of Hartford and Jones of Coffee Springs were high point men in the preliminary.
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Coffee Springs
Hartford Varsity
Hartford Bees
Kelley
Hartford
Kinsaul
Glass
Jones
Tigers Rally In Final Frame Over Lanier Five 39 37
Tigers narrow victory over Lanier Five 39 37 as last quarter rally shocks Dothan varsity. Beauchamp leads Tigers with 12 points, Sinquefield scores 13 for Lanier, tight defense clamps down late. Lanier’s Turner and Clenny among top scorers as Bees misfire in final minutes.
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Lanier
Tagers
Sidney Lanier
Monts
Dothan
Bengals
Tiger Bees
Halder
Tenter
Pauls
Fae
Dick Beauchamp
Wayne Sinquefield
Gray
Sullivan
Whatley
Joiner
Watlington
Ross
Edgar
Clenny
Margay
Lanier Varsits
Wiregrass League High School Basketball Scores
Scores from the Wiregrass League show Columbia 34 Wicksburg 10 and Rehobeth 29 Hesdland 21, Cottonwood 49 Hartford 30, Slocomb 12 Midland City Abbeville 38 Ashford 23. Bees results include Columbia 2 Wicksburg 20 and Hartford 28 Cottonwood 2, plus Dothan 39 Lanier 37 and Ozark 20 Geneva 28.
Cottonwood Bears to Hold Banquet at High School
Cottonwood Bears announce their annual football banquet this Thursday at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. Sponsored by the Cottonwood Lions Club the event is open to the public with tickets sold by the school. The program includes a guest speaker plus awards and special features.
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Cottonwood
Bears
George Layton
Cottonwood Lions Club
Malone Tigers Ready For Cage Season
Malone Tigers begin basketball season under coach Rosy Davis with a young squad hampered by injuries and limited height. Both varsity and B teams face Joy Matone, aiming to improve after one year. Home openers set for December 14 against Cottondale and Campbellton on December 17 with double headers.
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Malone. Fila
Rosy Davis
Malone Tigers
Joy Matone
Tigers
Cottondale
Gampbellton
Mafone
Blakely Bobcats open season with two wins
Blakely Ga Blakely Bobcats opened the basketball season here with two victories boys 17 16 girls 20 16 over Brinson Homer Brinson led the boys with seven points Joyce Layless scored 21 for the Blakely girls both teams showed early promise in the season opener on the home floor.
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Blakely
Blakely Bobcats
Brinson
Homer Brinson
Blakely Jades
Joyce Layless
May Fight Planned For Charles Sevold Mills Looms
NEW YORK up indicates Charles May heavyweight would fight Lee Savold or Mills at Madison Square Garden on March 5 with Savold possible as an opponent. Promoters and managers favored Mills as the top challenger while confirming plans amid conference chatter at the Garden.
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New York
Charles
Lee Savold
Big Mills
Madison Square Gar
Savold
Paterson
Mia England
Tod
Harry’ Markson
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