Nelson Who Else Captures Fort Worth Open Tourney
Byron Nelson of Denton Texas won the Fort Worth Open at Glen Garden CC with a 273 eleven under par eight stroke lead over Jimmie Demaret of Houston Harold McSpaden of Sanford Maine was third with 22 under par Ben Hogan of Hershey Pa among top contenders. The Los Angeles Open follows January 4 to 7 with PGA officials reporting over 500000 dollars already set aside for purses.
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Stein City Jack Wins By A Nose In Regional Trial
Stein City Jack owned by Robert Cates of Spartanburg S C topped the Regional Amateur Championship of the Southeastern States Field Trial Association in Eufaula Alabama. Runnerup was Tip Top Bob owned by E J Laney Braver Pennsylvania. Poor running occurred due to soggy fields.
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Birmingham Joins Pirates as Farm Affiliate
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the Birmingham Club of the Southern Association has become a Pirate farm affiliate. The Birmingham team once previously connected with the Pirates in the early 20s and sent stars like Harold Traynor Johnny Morrison Whitey Glanager Johnny Gooch and Clyde Bambart, making this the Pirates eighth farm link.
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Pie) Traynor
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Whitey Glagner
Johnny Gooch
Clyde Bambart
Yearly Bowl Games Propose Headache For Football Fans
New York AP reports on January 1 1986 a slate of ten bowl games plus the Shrine parade in San Francisco and other key matchups. Southern California hosts the Rose like Bowl, Alabama meets Oklahoma State, Tennessee faces Missouri, Texas and Miami mix in the Cotton Bowl with strong crowds. Oklahoma State stars and Holy Cross coach duties loom as traditional programs prepare for New Year action across cities including Dallas Miami and Jacksonville.
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Drake
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Ala
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Texas College
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Northern Stars
Dixie
Blue Gray Squads to Mobilize Friday for Classic Preparations
Rival Blue Gray squads in Montgomery plan a Friday gathering to outline weeklong practice at Cramton Bowl for the Dec 29 gridiron classic. North Western, Indiana, and Temple, joined by SMU, Georgia Tech, LSU, and Penn State players, will decide formations and add a 24th man per side. Practice begins Saturday at Cramton Bowl and Lanier High School fields, with notes on defense improving and shooting still off.
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Lynn Waldorf
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Bo McMillin
Indiana
Ray Morrison
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SMU
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Bernie Moore
LSU
Morrison
Blue Gray
Erd
Sam Tamburo
Penn State
Maily Bell
Gene Wilson
Pathan Abbeville Set For Wednesday Night Basketball
The Dothan High Tigers travel to Abbeville for their final game of the year. Tip-off is 7:30 PM. The Tigers look to repeat a second straight win after beating Swanson 25 99. The starting lineup likely mirrors the Ozark Eagles matchup.
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Trom
Columbia Schools Lead in Wiregrass League Cagers
In the Wiregrass Bus League first week of four games across two doubleheaders, Columbia schools surged to the lead in both junior and senior divisions. Rehobeth and Ashford stood 2-0 in seniors with one win, Abbeville tied with Columbia at 2-0 in juniors. League president Mo W. Merritt announced no games until after the holidays, with play to resume January 4 in Rehobeth Abbeville Vicksburg Slocomb. A dirigible 930 feet long and 142 feet in diameter could carry 112 first class passengers or 208 tourist class, and one airline plans to use dirigibles.
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Slocomb
Florida Bids For Gridiron Winner
Florida moves to hire a new head football coach and creates a football scout position paid six thousand dollars annually to recruit talent. The state board refused to renew Tom Lieb’s contract, citing lost prestige and poor performance, while retaining most other coaches for another year. Lieb had been Florida’s head coach since 1940.
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Notable Football Figure Tigert Discusses Hiring Possibility
A historic note describes Dr. Tigert discussing fulltime coaching talent and approaches to West Point and other institutions. It references past roles including line coach at Notre Dame under Rockne and positions at Wisconsin Loyola in Los Angeles and Loyola.
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