Six-Man Football League brings wins and plans growth
The City Six-Man playoff at Highland School brought Lion and Yellow Jacket victories, boosting the Dothan Recreation Association revenue and promising a larger, better organized next season. Mosley aims for earlier start, longer play, weight rules review, new venues, and expanded junior high ties nationwide.
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Baseball Paper Names Big League Men of the Year
The Sporting News named Branch Rickey Bucky Harris and Ted Williams as Men of the Year in major league baseball. Rickey the Brooklyn Dodgers executive praised for judgment and tact including Jackie Robinson’s debut. Williams a three time winner honored for play with the Boston Red Sox. Harris lauded for guiding the New York Yankees to the 1947 world championship.
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Syracuse International Learne Chiefs
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Morris
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Columbia Lions pace Wiregrass League scoring in two divisions
Columbia juniors and seniors each won first two games and combined for 134 points to lead the Wiregrass Basketball League. The Lions’ fast breaking attack tops both divisions, with Abbeville also undefeated while Midland City tops the junior bracket. Standings show high scorers and point totals across districts including Hartford, Cottonwood, Ashford, Rehobeth, Slocomb, Headland and Vicksburg.
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Monarchs
Columbia
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Headland
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Abbeville Yellow Jackets
Abbeville
Midland City
Fliers
Columbia Juniors
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Cottonwood
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Tetos
Rebels Rout Blue Gray Clash in Decisive 33 6 Victory
The South defeated the North 33 to 6 in the Blue Gray game, led by George Grimes of Virginia with two touchdowns and strong punting. Key plays included two early Rebels scores, turnover-driven drives, and a final South touchdown march. North troubled by fumbles inside the South 20 and a late North pass interception.
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Mason-Dixon
Rebels
South
George Grimes
Virginia
Briffient
Grimes
Don Sandifer
Taufelana State
John North
Vanderkht
Pay Crost
Tennessee
Blacken
King
Iowa
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Sandifer
Jim Batchelor
East Terra State
Rogels Vireintal
Dick Delanex
Indiana
Wash Scrin
Kentucky
Eddie Dolan
Syracuse
Bill Moseley
Roland Nabors
Texas Tech
Joe Nejman
Temple
Ken Wiltzen
Northwestern
Hal Stockbridge
Rice
Nejman
Chare Richkus
N.C. State
Stockbridge
Joe Smith
Briehelne
North
Few Perfect Records To Be Risked In New Year's Bowls
Unbeaten Michigan in the Rose Bowl and Penn State in the Cotton Bowl head 15 New Year’s Day games. Westchester Teachers and Missouri Valley meet in the Cigar Bowl with 10-0-0 records, while SMU, Kansas and Miami also went undefeated or tied once. The overall slate features 30 teams with a combined 24-47-10 mark, and only two bowls pair unbeaten teams.
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Gambling
Bir Minham
Ala
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Alabama
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Indians Show Speed In Bowl Workouts
In Birmingham AP report the William and Mary Indians, preparing for the Dixie Bowl on January 1 against Arkansas, held a strenuous Saturday practice under a warm sun. Quarterbacks Buddy Lex and Tommay Korczowski connected well as receivers caught passes cleanly, tailback Stan Magdziak showcased his reliable kicking. Coaches plan a Sunday public workout but will bar spectators from then until game time. Arkansas departs Fayetteville on a special train Tuesday arriving Wednesday.
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Rube McCray
William and Mary Y Indians
Arkansas
Indians
Buddy Lex
Tommay Korczowski
Welleome
Stan Magdziak
Husky
McCray
Fayetteville
Top Women Golfers Meet In Atlanta
In Atlanta Georgia Louise Sugas Babe Didrickson Zannaries Patty Berg and Dot Kirbs among leading professional women golfers set to meet in a benefi t match on March 4 sponsors say the event will fund a library at Tallulah Falls School. тоног
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Babe Didrickson Zannaries
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Dot Kirbs
Fou
Ward Wright
Tallulah Falls
Lithia Springs
Gais
Chamydaen
Miss Kirby
Serhern Doarperesente
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Eles
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Soutmaineonig
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Minneapalie
Glen Davis Denied Pro Football Plea by War Department
Washington AP report says Glenn Davis, an All-America halfback and Army lieutenant at Fort Riley, was refused permission to resign to play pro football. Davis, spending holidays in California, accepted the ruling and noted orders must be followed. Draft rights lie with Los Angeles and San Francisco teams.
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War Department
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Leutenant
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Claremont
Calif
Associated Press
Althouth
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Bavis
Los Angeles
San Francisco
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Doc
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Eagles
Cardinals and Tripps Favored To Win Championship
In Chicago at snow swept Comiskey Park the Cardinals face the Eagles in the NFL title game. Weather partly cloudy low 30s with an anticipated 38 000 to 40 000 crowd. Cardinals favored by 12 points after two wins over Philadelphia this season.
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Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles
Comiskey Park
Eagles
Chicago Bears
Pittsburgh
Paul Christman
Charley Trippi
Elmer Angsman
Marshall Goldberg
Pat Harder
Boris Dimancheff
Kickoff Returns and Pass Completion Pace Highlight Game
The report notes kickoff returns and a tied pass completion percentage of .46, with both teams showing similar aerial efficiency. No further team names or locations are provided in usable form.
Louisville Man Seeks Sale of St. Louis Browns
St Louis AP report says Louisvile businessman George F Kinkead believes a deal could be arranged to sell the American League St Louis Browns and keep the club in St Louis He represents two wealthy locals and plans further inquiries into the Browns farm club setup in San Antonio.
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George F. Kinkead
Louisville
St. Louis Browns
Kinkead
San Antonio
Browns
Complications in Mucke deal cited by Kinkead
Kinkead said he and his partners believed Mucke could obtain about 1 1⁄2 million but called it mere guess. He said he represented a group interested in buying their emary C Perry of Chicago and Robert Rodenbe of Baltimore visited St Louis last year, made a brief inquiry and left.
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Baltimore
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Trade School Group Meets Monday Night
Delegates from four Wire counties meet Monday night at Probate Judges Logue's office to discuss securing a state owned school for Napier Field. The gathering aims to advance plans and information from a prior meeting, including population, education, and agriculture data in pamphlet form for the State Board at its next session.
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Napier Field
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State Board
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