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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1947
Page
7
Alabama fights hard as Kentucky edges the Crimson Tide 48 to 37 in a close matchup. Despite a late surge by Alabama, the Wildcats maintain a slim lead, while Kentucky’s strong defense secures the win.
Newark report says Tami Mauriello won a heavyweight decision after Freddie Schott floored him with a third round knockdown. Mauriello admitted underestimating his rival and hinted a future title bout with Joe Louis may still be possible. Schott’s punch rattled Mauriello’s teeth and stunned the crowd.
Midland City's juniors defeated the Young Juniors 32 6 at Midland City. The visitors led only early in the first quarter before Midland City substituted, then pulled away. Seventh grade also fell 26 8. The Young Juniors schedule Webb at Dothan gym tomorrow at six in a prelim to the Tigers versus Selma.
Thirty two teams begin match play in the Florida mixed two-ball open golf tourney in Orlando. Cold forecast forced an 18 hole schedule today with the remainder to be completed tomorrow. Zaharias and Welker led a qualifying 73 while Bongard and Dee posted 81 in top flight.
The Tex as Open kicks off at Brackenridge Park in San Antonio with a pro am field of 100 players headed by Ben Hogan and star challengers. The event offers a record $10,000 first prize as Hagen defends and Mangrum Keiser Demar and others vie for the title.
Tide faces Louisiana State University and Tulane in Baton Rouge and New Orleans for weekend return games. After a close battle with Kentucky, Alabama remains among top teams as Coach Floyd Burdette plans a Wednesday practice before the trips. Alabama had defeated both LSU and Tulane earlier in Tuscaloosa.
Radio sportscaster Ernie Harwell urged a joint annual Southern and Southeastern Conference basketball tournament. He proposed the eight top teams from each league meet in a double-elimination event at a rotating site to crown a real Southern champion, noting Kentucky’s SEC success as context.
United Press reports Army defeated Washington & Jefferson 52 to 40 as part of a basketball scoring roundup. Other results include Navy 41 Bucknell 36 Holy Cross 45 Yale 31 Columbia 56 Princeton 49 Pittsburgh 53 Carnegie Tech 46 Washington & Lee 69 George Washington 59 Purdue 51 Illinois 42 Duquesne 6 Rensselaer Poly 47 Villanova 77 Kings Point Merchant Marine 55 Muhlenberg 55 Long Island University 53 Rutgers 69 Fordham 55.
New York AP Rocky Graziano, the East Side knockout star, is set to testify at a State Athletic Commission hearing over a $100,000 bribe offer to throw a fight. The panel may ban him for failing to report the offer as prosecutors contend he knew the would be fixers but refused to identify them.
New York City College social research lab commended the Brooklyn Dodgers for introducing a Negro player to a major league tryout and predicted the move would spark a feasible and imminent breakdown of segregation and prejudice in organized baseball. The six month survey by the lab found it likely that the majority of major league players from
The text notes that knowledge of radium's action on human tissue emerged in 1901 after Prof. Becquerel stored a radium tube in his vest pocket. Fourteen days later he suffered a severe chest skin inflammation, illustrating early cautious observation of radium's dangers.
The team opened 45 38 on January 13 and barely eked out a 41 39 decision over Tulane on January 27, reflecting a string of close results and clutch plays in late January.
Athens Georgia star Charlie Trippi weighed pro baseball options with the Birmingham Barons and Atlanta Crackers after receiving offers of a $10,000 bonus and $400 monthly salary. He already signed to play NFL football with the Chicago Cardinals and hopes to join a major league operation soon given Jackie Robinson’s farm club example.
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