Wiregrass League showdown eyed as Abbeville hosts Columbia
Abbeville Jackets host Columbia Lions in a pivotal senior division clash to decide the league lead. Columbia sits atop with 12–1. Abbeville seeks a second win after Jan. 16 and hopes to pull ahead by a half game. Tuesday slate also features Midland City at Hartford and Slocomb at Vicksburg.
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Leonard Bla
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Cottonwood
Slocomb
Charley Finney
Columbia Lions
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Brainard Richard
Slocomb Red Tops
Dothan Tigers
Midland City
Vicksburg
Coottonwood
Hartford
Headland
Ashford
Rehobeth
Ambitious Program of Junior Baseball Planned By Legion
New York AP plans for special American Legion days in every ball park as the Legion and major leagues mark 21 years of junior baseball co sponsorship. Dan Sowers and Dale Miller outlined the 1943 program with Chandler's backing and a $50,000 major league grant.
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American Legion
Legion
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Dale Miller
A.B. Chandler
Art Valpey Named Harvard Grid Coach
Harvard appoints 32 year old Art Valpey as head football coach on a three year contract succeeding Dick Harlow who retired due to ill health. Athletic Director William J. Bingham announced the decision last night. Valpey comes with three years of varsity coaching at Michigan and will lead efforts to restore Harvard football prominence.
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Harvard
Art Valpey
Valpey
Dick Harlow
William J. Bingham
University of Michigan
Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt Shine In SEC Race
Georgia Tech edged Georgia 73 to 64 and defeated Florida 65 to 42 while losing 59 to 55 to Tulane, boosting hopes for a top SEC finish. Vanderbilt upset Tulane 58 to 32 as Kentucky, Tennessee, and others posted wins in a packed weekend slate ahead of tournament seedings in Louisville. An annual Georgia coaches clinic is planned in Atlanta August 12 to 18.
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Dwight Keith
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NYU and Columbia Extend Unbeaten Streaks In Cage Week
NYU holds a 16 game win streak facing Manhattan at Madison Square Garden while Columbia, on a 14 game run, meets Princeton and Harvard in Ivy action. Other top battles include Wisconsin vs Ohio State, Iowa, and conference showdowns in the Southern, Big Seven, Pacific Coast, and Mountain States races as leaders seek to pad leads or defend titles.
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Six top women golfers entered South Atlantic Championship
ORMOND Fla AP six women golfers including Polly Riley of Fort Worth and Margaret Gunter are among early entrants for the Women's South Atlantic Golf Championship at Ormond on March 26. Also listed are Mrs Eddie Bush of Wilmington Del and Babe Didrickson who won last year's tournament.
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Jimmy Thompson
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
Riley
Palm Beach
Margaret Gunter
Florida
Eddie Bush
Wilmington
Del
Babe Didrickson
Wharlas
Barbara Ann Scott Wins Another World Title
Barbara Ann Scott of Canada, already holder of North America and Olympic crowns, defended her world figure skating title in NOVAS Switzerland. She dominated the five compulsory figures and delivered the best free skate on improving ice, finishing first in seven of nine judges with 182.6 points to Eve Pawlik of Austria on 175.6. Pawlik, a Viennese medical student, challenged Scott closely in a dramatic world final.
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Barbara Ann Scott
Canada
Miss Scott
Eve Pawlik
Austria
Miss Pawlik
College basketball results blur in mixed scores cards
AP reports a slate of college basketball results with NYU topping Georgetown 74 58 and Kentucky defeating Tennessee 69 42 among others. Also noted a note on Haiti where natives can buy enough food for one substantial meal for a penny.
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Karver Rated Second Best Miler at Indoor Nationals
New York AP report from the National AAU indoor championships at Madison Square Garden highlights Gerry Karver as the country’s second-best miler and favorite to win the indoor mile title. Curtis Stone claims the Toussaint two mile. Herb McKenley dominates 600-yard prospects. other NYAC and Villanova runners place in events. The article also notes Baxer Mile winner Karver’s 4:15 showing and unrelated zoological fact about the giant tortoise at the New York Zoo.
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Browning Ross
Larry Ellis
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Stone
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McKenley
Buermeyer
John Hammack
Army
Jeff Kirk
Pennsylvania
Joe Nowicki
New York A. C
Matt Halpin
Mangrum Demaret Face Off In Harlingen Playoff
Harlingen Texas AP Mangrum and Demaret meet today to decide the Rio Grande Valley Open golf championship after a round of fist fights resignations and withdrawals. Both shot 269 for 72 holes tying for first with par 66s, Demaret from Ojai and Mangrum of Chicago. Deliberate summaries follow of key events and players including Heafner Smith Laffoon Pal met Middlecoff and Ramson suspended after a fist fight.
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Fashion Plate
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al Smith
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Craig Wood
New York
Byron wins eighth annual Ray son Memorial stock car race
Daytona Beach, Fla. AP report says Bob Red Byron of Anniston Alabama captured the national stock car championship by taking the lead on the 50th lap of the Ray son Memorial race held yesterday.
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Georgia Bulldogs begin spring football practice on campus
Georgia University football players start three weeks of practice after a two week exam break, with a subsequent three week session planned. A rattlesnake comparison and a note on silk as unclean to Mohammedans appear as stray insertions from the source.
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University of Georgia
Tigers Face Lanier Se Campbellion In Road Cm
Dothan's varsity Tigers, riding a 14 of 17 mark, prep for a tough week as district tourney action begins next week. Three road games include Lanier Poets, Campbellton Cats, and Selmen, with Coach Jack Howater guiding the squad through Montgomery and Graceville tests.
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Detroit Opens with Record Prize in American Bowling Congress
The Detroit tournament starts with a $525000 prize pool, more than twice the previous total. A record 36.74 pinfall pace is noted in the renewal event, as the American Bowling Congress opens here in March.
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