Sports Notes Mix Gambling Talk With Golf And College
George Gallop of the Ameri Institute of Public Opinion surveys betting forms in Deep South cities noting church bingo and lotteries as a prominent gambling avenue. He lists 24 percent church lotteries and 20 percent cards and fees, with racing and athletic events among smaller forms. officials say slot machines and punch boards are outlawed. The piece also recalls sports figures with brothers and family ties, mentions Davis twins, Stribling brothers, Shote Charlie Trippi, Gene DeSautels coaching at Parris Island, and the 1876 National League birthday amid a broader look at sports and gambling culture.
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George Gallop
Ameri- 1 Institute of Public Opinion
Sition
Seal
Zon University
Reas
Gallop
Essa
Dotha
Davis Twins
West Pom
Glenn Davis
Davis
Ralph Davis
Glenn
Teas
W. L
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Herbert
Babe
Charlie Trippi
Georgia
Frankie Sinkwich
Air Force
Randolph Fields
Ramblers
Gene DeSautels
Red Sox
Parris Island Marine
Frank Chance
Johnny Evers
Miller Huggins
Roger Bresnahan
Baltimore
Tennessee gridder Barntail reports guard Klarer killed
Lt Rudy Klarer, varsity guard for the University of Tennessee football teams in 1941 and 1942, has been killed in action in the European theater. Klarer’s mother lives in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Knoxville
Dinosaur statues guard Rapid City gateway to Black Hills
Motorists along the Rapid City gateway near the Black Hills are startled by five life-size dinosaur statues, towering reptile figures that once inhabited the region and now stand as roadside guardians along the highway.
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Rapid City
Black Hills
Fire Fighting Aid Turns Water Into Effective Fog
In fighting fires one gallon of water becomes more effective when forced through a nozzle that breaks it into fog, delivering thirty gallons of extinguishing value per unit.
Four Games Slated On Wiregrass Basketball Loop
Wiregrass Basketball League cards four games with Columbia and Slocomb aiming to avenge earlier losses as Do then's Tigers ride a ten game win streak against Cottonwood. Slocomb beat Cottonwood 24 21 last week and seeks revenge on Columbia from January. Coach Jack Hoveler’s Tigers show strong form and face a weaker opponent while Hobeth travels to Witk sburg and Ashford visits Midland City in senior division action.
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Columbia
Slocomb
Dothen
Tigers
Cottonwood
Jack Hoveler
Hehobeth
Midland City
Witksburg
Ashford
Deelings
Webb
Oldtime Fight Fans See Historic Wrangles in Ring TKO
Veteran observer Burks Newland recaps record book quirks and old-timer lineages tracing champions and near-misses across eras. He cites Johnson Burns Gans Dempsey Willard era clashes and notes how competition shaped modern titles while highlighting Parks and future stars amid a mixed boxing panorama.
Crimson Cagers Down Mississippi Staters in Tight Clash
Alabama edged Mississippi State 26 17 at halftime then dominated the second half led by Aaron Jones 17 points as center play and team defense carried the Crimson to a win. Bubber Fiord topped the visitors with 10 points in a hard fought conference game at Tuscaloosa.
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Gelestng Mossissippy
Sue Tee Cratesp
Bare ‘Astoor
Teroreser
Tomer
Alabara
Aaron Jones
Alabama
Bubber ™ Fiord
Wilkins Passes 400 Mark To Retain Lead
New York reporting Dick Wilkins of the University of Oregon moved past 400 points to keep the lead in the national college high scoring race. He scored 30 as Oregon split two games with Washington, totaling 412 points on 182 field goals and 48 free throws. Big George Mikan of DePaul rose to 360, gaining second as he scored against Notre Dame and Purdue. Stan McWilliams moved to third with 24 points, edging Bill Henry of Rice by one point at 340. Henry led the week with 45 points, while Ernie Calverley stayed fifth at 280 and Clyde Lindsey led LSU with 213 in 14 games. Charley Sokol of South Carolina tops the Southern Conference with 19 in 14 games.
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Dick Wilkins
University of Oregon
Pacife Northwest Star
Washington
Big George Mikan
DePaul ‘Demons
Chicago
Notre Dame
Purdue
Witkins
Mikan
Oregon
Stan McWilliams
College of the Pacific
Army
Bill Henry
Rice
Henry
Ernie Calverley
Rhode Island State
Bob Kurland
Oklahoma Aggies
Clyde Lindsey
Lousiana State
South Carolina
Charley Sokol
Memphis Amateur Field Trial second day action ends in more dogs put down
In Hernando Mississippi three more dogs, completing the 15 infield trials, were euthanized on the second day of the Mem phis Amateur Field Trial Club annual all age stake. Two top performers from yesterday were Mississippi Zev owned and handled by Dr W Russell Trapp of Tuscumbia Alabama and Baconrind Dough Boy Rap a dog of Dr J Stillwell of Oklahoma City.
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Miss
Memphis Amateur Field Trial Club
Mississippi Zev
W. Russell Trapp
Tuscumbia, Ale
Baconrind Doughboy Rap
J. Stillwell
Oklahoma City
Softball Meet Slated in Cleveland and Columbus
The 1945 international softball tournament will be held at Cleveland Ohio September 12 to 17. Raymond Johnson president of the Amateur Softball Association announced. The national junior tournament will be held in Columbus about August 1.
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Johnson City. Tenn
Cleveland
Raymond Johnson
Columbus
Babe Ruth Reaches Sixty One Milestone and Speculation
New York veteran Babe Ruth near his sixty first birthday remains the sport’s most dazzling figure. Despite calls for a managerial post, Ruth prefers freedom from a desk and continues lucrative radio work and private appearances, while the game ponders his role and future with the Yankees.
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NEA
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George Herman Ruth
Riverside Drive
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Swat
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Ruth
Rush
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