Tiger Basketeers Fall Narrowly to Joe Free of Kinston
The Dothan Tigers lost 37 33 to Kinston as Joe Free scored 25 points for the one man foe. Wilmer Pelham led Dothan with 14 points, Marvin Driver added five, and Wayne Sinquefield tallied 14 for the Tigers Bees in the preliminary 39 33 win over Kinston reserves.
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Dothan Cagers
Kinston
Joe Free
Bengals
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Tigers
Tiger
Kinson
Free
Rip
Hewes
Lanier
Montgomery
Wilmer Pelham
Marvin Driver
Wayne Sinquefield
Tiger Bees
Sinquefield
Sullivan
Powell
Abbeville and Columbia Lead Wiregrass League Standings
Abbeville Yellow Jackets and Columbia Lions remain undefeated in both junior and senior divisions after two rounds. Abbeville beat Rehobeth 26-22 in seniors, 15-10 juniors. Columbia routed Headland 55-26 in seniors and won 22-14 juniors. Slocomb and Midland City margins also noted as unbeaten and hot scorers highlighted.
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Leonard Blalock
Charley Finney
Columbia Lions
Jackets
Rehobeth Panthers
Columbia
Headland Rams
Rehobeth
Warren Jones
Arhabeth
Abbeville
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Branton
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K. Newton
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Sellers
Gerald Arnold
Headland
Mack Arnold
Ram
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Slocomb
Cottonwood
Brainard Richards
Red Tons
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Lynwood Sellers
Bears
Jerry Vinson
Cottonwood Juniors
Skipper
Racers
Midland City
Wicksburg
Midland City Fliers
Vicksburg
Mike Woodham
Parramore
Beastey
Grimmer
Ashford-Hartford
Ashford
Abbeville Jackets
Hartford Bulldogs
Hartford
Michigan 11 Biggest Drawing Card South Hits Top Increase
New York AP reports Michigan's unbeaten Wolverines led national home football attendance with a per game rise of 5 percent from 1946. A survey of 88 major schools showed 11,715,370 spectators for 419 games, averaging 27,960. Notre Dame, Southern Cal, UCLA also posted large totals.
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Michigan
Wolverines
Fritz Crisler
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Southern Cal
UCLA
Los Angeles Dons
New York Yankees
Tulane
Louisiana State
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Auburn
Hartford's Taylor Rins Tide Varsity a Bowl Workouts
TUSCALOOSA AP Alabama Crimson Tide faces heavy work schedule for the Sugar Bowl week. Coach Red Drew cites offensive and defensive drills after a ragged showing against the Bee squad. Freshman halfback Paul Taylor from Hartford led the Bee backs with steady gains. James Holland, last year's standout, plans to enroll at Alabama next year.
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Alabama
Crimson Tide
Texas
Red Drew
Vieraily
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Drew
Tide
Bee
Paul Taylor
Taylor
Hartford
Ala
Geneva County
James Holland
Rose Bowl Ticket Sales Slump Leads to Veterans Block
Pasadena officials report public sale of Rose Bowl tickets falls to about 6 500 copies. Southern California allocates 1 000 ducats for hospitalized servicemen in the area. Tournament of Roses committee also reserves a block of tickets for veterans.
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Southern California
Sugar Bowl Foe Of Crimson Tide Rough On Visitors
New Orleans report highlights Texas Longhorns as Sugar Bowl opponent for Alabama. Texas boasts a nine season spread with few intersectional losses and a prolific 793 point tally to 177 for opponents, with Dana X Bible credited for elevating Texas into national prominence and a Sugar Bowl showdown against Alabama on New Year’s Day. Auburn awards Russell Inman and Johnny Viptak the Bill Hurst Trophy as top back and lineman of 1997 squad.
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Louisiana State
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Oregon
Colorado
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Pete Layden
Jack Crain
Missouri
Auburn
Russell Inman
Birmingham
Johnny Viptak
McKeesport
Bill Hurst
Nathan Troy game postponed to tomorrow night
The Troy Tigers basketball game with the Troy Trojans has been moved to tomorrow night announced by Coach W. D. Hewes. Bee and varsity teams will play, with Bee at seven and varsity an hour later. Tigers enter with a 4 game 1 loss record and Pelham leads with 34 PPG.
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Rip) Hewes
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Hewes
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Tigers
Dothan
Tiger
Troy
Midland City
Eufaula
Lanier
Kinston
Wilmer Pelham
Tiger Bees
Wayne Smauhfield
Bees
Trucks Signs First With Detroit Tigers
Virgil C Trucks arrived in Detroit from Birmingham Alabama to sign the first Detroit Tiger baseball contract for 1948. Terms were not revealed. The 28 year old right handed pitcher had a 13 and 8 record in the 1947 season.
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Virgil C. Trucks
Detroit Tiger
Trucks
Birmingham
Ala
Tiger
Film Schedule Highlights for Friday and Saturday
Johany Mack Brown stars in Haunted Mine with James Ellison and Anne Gwynne in host Gnes Wild. John Mills and Valeria Hobson appear in Great Expectations. Tuesday features Lath LaRue in Fighting Vigilante and Buster Crabbe in Frontier Fighter.
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Johany Mack Brown
James Ellison
Anne Gwynne
Gnes Wild
John Mills and
Valeria Hobson
Tuesday Lath LaRue
Fighting Vigilante
Buster Crabbe
Frontier Fighter
Pro football draft reshapes early pro league future
SPIKE CLAASSEN reports the second draft meeting for the All-America pro league as owners claim the circuit will endure. Los Angeles Dons and Chicago plans mix with draft picks including Tony Minisi, Bobby Layne, Lowell Tew, and Pete Layden, signaling strong club interest and finance.
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Spike Claassen
NEW York
Benjamin F. Lindheimer
Los Angeles Dons
Loap
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Los Angeles
Rams
Dons
Lindheimer
Alabama
Harry Gilmer
Washington
Crimson Tide
Gilmer
Californian
Chicago
Dud DeGroot
Tony
Skippy) Minisi
Penn
Bobby Layne
Texas
Baltimore Colts
Lowell’ Tew
New York Yankees
Yankees
Pete Layden
Campbellton Cagers Triumph Over Chipley 28 to 0
Campbellton won their fourth game in five starts with a 28 point road victory at Chipley. Chipley juniors defeated Campbellton juniors 24 to 4. Campbellton led 20 to 10 at halftime, Chipley closed to 30 to 46 by the third, then Campbellton surged again. Standouts for Chipley were Mitchell and Owens. Campbellton had beaten Greenwood Vernon and Malone while losing to Sneads. Pine beetles destroy more of America Ponderosa pine than fires.
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Chipley
Mitchell
Owens
Greenwood
Vernon
Malone
Sneads
Postwar draft reshapes National League baseball strategy
Postwar athletics shifts to baseball as the draft remains secret. National League owners plan to select largely the same player set at their Pittsburgh meeting this weekend.
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Pittsburgh
North Dakota coal output hits record high in fiscal year
BISMARCK North Dakota United Press report shows state coal production rose to 2 81685 tons valued at about 4 750 000 dollars in the last fiscal year the largest on record according to George Easton state mine inspector
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N. D
North Be
Kota
George Easton
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