Worthy and Jones Lead Tigers Past Elba Tigers 75 to 53
Worthy scores 27 and Jones adds 21 as the Dothan Tigers secure a home season finale 75 53 victory over Elba. Hilton Jones dominates inside, with 21, while Worthy fires from outside and across the floor. Dothan’s Bees fall to 7 losses, as Elba and Dothan exchange leads through a high scoring third quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Worthy
Hilton Jones
Do 1
Tigers
Elba Tigers
Sly ‘Losees
Dothan
Eufaula
Sea Ton
Elba
Tueaday
Dothan Bees
Worthy
I &5
Jones
Fiba
Dothen
Wise Wod Marler
Dothan Golf Team Prepares For Tallahassee Pro Am
The Dothan golf team will enter the Tallahassee Pro Am, part of the Tallahassee Invitational, next Thursday at Dothan Country Club. Members include Flowers Jr., Pat Poyner, Telair Ghioto, and Bull Harvard, with Johnny Ayres possibly joining. Mrs. James Baughman and Mrs. R. W. Nichols won Ladies Day events at the club this week as 48 golfers and 16 attendees took part in clinics and contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soso
Bull
Harvard
Flowers, Jr
Pat Poyner
Telair Ghioto
Dothan Country Club
Otc
Tallahassee
Ghioto
Johnny Ayres
Dothan
James Baughman
R. W. Nichols
Baught
Nichols
Ghiote
Greenwood Advances In Loop Tournament
Greenwood faces top seeded Cottondale in the Chipola Athletic Conference quarter finals after beating Poplar Springs yesterday. Other first round results include Frinks over Grand Ridge and Havana over Sneads. Quarter final pairings include Havana versus Wewar Kitchka versus Greensboro and Wemor Frink versus Campbellton. Finals tonight at 2 15 and Saturday at 6 45. Sneads and Poplar Springs advance to Saturday girl singles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood
Cottondale
Poplar Springs
Frinks
Grand Ridge
Havana
Sneads
Wewar
Kitchka
Greensboro
Wemor
Frink
Campbellton
Poplar
Frank Jasslea
Malone
Biaone
Chipley
Quincy
Patrick
Meelore
Hagler
Willis
Cox
Butler
Lewis
Bonifay
Barnes
Goodson Jia
Griffin Sanx
Borry Sever
Graceville
Lonlant Bonitay
Marianna
Quinty
Headland Victory Tightens East Division Lead
In a tight East division showcase, Headland beat Newville 50-24 with Patterson 13, Walker 12, Arnold 10 leading the winners while Whitlock had 11 for Newville. Earlier, Headland topped Columbia Bees 57-54 as free throws and late scoring decided the outcome amid 28 Abbeville baskets to 24 by Columbia.
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Columbia
Abbeville
Wiregrass Basketball League
Colunt
Din
Iackets
Suns
Carroll
Saunders
Money
Cinecomb
Garret
Culbreth
Lang
Vance
Bristow
Beasley
Weadland
Newville Headland
Headland
Varsity
Newville
Patterson
Walker
Arnold
Whitlock
Robertson
White
Viking Company Dinner Plans Amid Golf Event
Members of Company H 135th Infantry Regiment at Camp Rucker join a carnival of golf with wives as guests. Zaharias as sponsor was ruled out of a tourney. Thirty seven Hormel Company Austin workers on military leave attend. Dinner set for 7:30 p.m. at Houston Holey in Columbia.
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Zaharias
Fis
Nny
Rucker
Sanual
Didrikson Zaharias
Montina
Geo. A. Hormel
St Loca Sera Ca
Hormel” Company
Austin, Minn
Jcompany
Fldpow Ruceall
Eneue Games
Ruhobeih
Headland
Wickssted
Auntard Vist
Houston Holey
Columbia
Rom
Amateur golf clash halted by old rule
Al Lavkford, manager of Hormel in Montgomery, described a dinner in a home and home affair. The text notes La Babe played in several 1934 Cards exhibitions and Freddie Corcoran tried to enter her in the tournament, but George Jacobus of Ridgewood ruled that a 1837 rule forbids professionals competing against ballplayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Lavkford
Hormel
Montgomery
la Babe
Freddie Corcoran
George Jacobus
Ridgewood
N. J T
Columbia Ashford In Tourney Finals
In Athens Georgia Columbia faces Ashford in the finals of the Southeastern Conference basketball tournament. Abernathy from Lanier High School signed a grant in aid at Auburn. Ashford beat Harmon 38 30 led by Roney and Shipper. Dothan’s Clark scored 13 for Ashford while White had 11.
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Athens
Georgia‘s
Sterling Dupree
Abernathy
Columbia
Ashford
Montgomery
Don
Auburn
Lanier High School
Webb School
Dothan
Harmon
U. S Air Force
Clark
White
Roney
Shippers
Robinson Seeks Light-Heavy Crown After Two Titles Win
Sugar Ray Robinson claimed the welterweight title from Jake LaMotta after knocking him out in Chicago, then eyed light-heavyweight bouts and a possible clash with Maxim. Promoters and managers floated aims at Maxim and future battles with Robinson or LaMotta, while weight questions and commission views clouded the plan.
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Robinson
Chicago
Sugar Rays Robinson
Gharalpion
Jake LaMotta
LaMaotta
George Gailford
Joey Mazi
Thei: New York
Ilnois — Athletic
Sugie Ray
LaMatta
Gainford
LaMotta
Sugar’ Ray
Jim Norris
International Boxing Club
Jake
al Weill
IEC
LaMotta-Maxim
Reeveal
New York
Norris
Maxim
Sugar Ray
Browe
Paing
Lae Motta
Joey
Lon Ezzard Chartes
Jack Kearns
Charles
Cleveland
Kearns
Maximn
Niagara Five Upset St John’s In NCAA Tilt
Niagara five upset high ranking St John’s 77 75 in overtime at Madison Square Garden. Smyth hit the winning basket after St John’s led 48 61 late in regulation, snapping their 12 game streak and lifting Niagara to 18 3. Canisius also beat CCNY in OT as Stoetzel propelled the upstaters to 18th win in 19 starts. Other scores include Louisville over Toledo 67 58 and LSU over Arkansas 64 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Raney Joe Smyth
Niagara
St. John's
Smyth
Brooklyn
Canisius
Buffalo
CCNY
Madison Square Garden
Scrappy
Bob Stoetzel
Upstaters
Louisville
Toledo
Cincinnati
Ohio University
Valparaiso
St. Joseph's
Indiana
Arkansax
Louisiana State
Boston College
Dartmouth
Everglades mixed foursomes wraps final round
In Palm Beach Florida the Everglades golf tourney enters its final day with J Polly Riley of Fort Worth Texas matching against J Walcott Brown of New York in the 18 hole championship match, facing Boa McWane of Birmingham Alabama and Bob Sweeny of Palm Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everglades
Prum Beach
Fla
J. Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
J. Walcott Brown
New York
Boa McWane
Birmingham
Alay
Bob Sweeny
Palm Beach
Cottondale Girls Triumph Over Alford In Local Basketball
The Cottondale girls defeated Alford 26 to 18 here yesterday with Ann Williams scoring 19 points for Cottondale Thrape scored eight and Cumba six for Alford.
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Coffee Springs
Ewton
Wolverinee
Newton
Clark
Atkinson
Jackson
Logan
Newton Bees
Cottondale
Cottondale Girls
Alford
Ann “Williams
Thrape
Cumba
Gator Bowl Game Maintains Schedule After Directors Meet
In Jacksonville a Gator Bowl directors meeting ended with no opposition to continuing the game on New Year’s Day. The board voted unanimously to proceed and discussed only suggestions to enhance the event, with no formal changes approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Chertors
Fragmentary timetable notes for Major and Minor Periods
The fragment lists Major Periods starting times and durations of about an hour and a half to two hours, with Minor Periods of shorter length. It mentions Friday and Saturday AM entries and shows partial labels like Major, Minor, and times such as 1:00 and 2:25, but lacks complete details.
Louis Rates Conn His Top Opponent Charles Rated 6th
San Francisco AP report says old Joe Louis, nearing 37, lists his top opponents in order with Charles at No 6. Louis praises Billy Conn as the best he faced, recalls 1941 and 1948 meetings, and notes other ranked foes Max Baer James Braddock Schmeling Farr Carnera Walcott Pastor Godoy. He remains hopeful to face Charles again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euss Newland San Francisco
Joe Louis
Ezzard Charles
Brown Bomber
Charles
Ol Joe
Billy Conn
Billy
Louis
Chalenger Conn
Joe
Louis Bayoed
Conn
Max Baer
James J. Braddock
Mex Schmeling
Tommy Farr
Primo Carnera
Joe Walcot
Bob Pastor
Arturo Godoy
Evrard
PGA To Discipline Mexican Jumpers
The PGA tournament committee plans disciplinary action against sight golf ers who defied a ruling barring participation in the Mexican National Open. Led by Jimmie Demaret, the golfers face possible suspension, with committee members set to meet in Houston for the Rio Grande Valley Open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Tex
Houston
Lawson Lite
Jimmie Demaret
Mexico
Rebels Name Metro As Montgomery Club Manager
Stuart Stephenson named Charlie Metro field manager of the Montgomery club in the Sally League. Metro, who piloted the Montgomery team last year in the former Southeastern League, had been chosen by a directors committee after Stephenson announced the new entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Stuart Stephenson
Charlie Metro
Stephenson
Ancreaning
Metra
Furgol Leads Valley Open Second Round Campaign
Marty Furgol, from Long Beach, leads the Rio Grande Valley Open after the second round, chasing the 10,000 prize on a muddy Harlingen Municipal layout. Henry Ransom and Chuck Klein trailed by one stroke as 123 of 146 starters teed off today, with weather-affected conditions shaping a grueling test.
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Harold V. Ratliff
Harlingen
Tex
Marty Furgol
Tall Long Beach
Calif
Harlingen Municipal
Furgol
Marty
Ransom
Felows
Lloyd Sangre
Chicago
B. J
Butch) Morrison
St. Andrews
Mangrum
Jack Burke, Jr
Houston
Astroka
Ed. Furgol
Royal Oak
iMich
Troit
Clayton Heafner
Charlotte
N.C
Fampatener
Fred Haas, Jr
Orleans
Els
Fest
Alabama Wins Wild Game From Georgia
Alabama narrowly defeats Georgia 53 51 in a volatile SEC clash. Georgia guard Jon Jordan returns from injury and scores 15 as fouls mount for both teams. Sammy Moore and Earl Davis reach foul limits, signaling a heated finish amid many infractions.
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Athens
Alaame
Georgia
Bulldogs
Kelled
Jon Jordan
Alabama
Tide
Jordan
More
Sammy Moore
Earl Davis
Jin
Nick Vrotsos
Bama
Zippy Morocco
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Poulk
Brunson
T. Wise
J. Wise
Scott
M. Marler
Cowery
D. Marler
J. Bowdoin & Bees
Price Brunson
D. Ford
Hudson
Samson
Enzor
LaBette
Layer Jones
Layer Jones 21, Mews By 8. Carth
Simmons
Gray
Bees
Wilkes
Faulle
Brannon
Givens
Litlefield
Blount
McDaniel
Saxon Ins
Corie Bidag
Byrd
S. Foster
Hub City Finance Co
Houston County
Fairway Seed & Supply Co
Fairway Feed and Seed Co
DIAL
Midland Fliers
Wolverines
Slocomb Cops
Cowmpla
Webb
Columbia Bees
Midland City
Newton Newton
Midland City Fliers
Bohing
Trave Newton
Miiers
Midland
Charles Prince
Hiers
Murray Clark
Saled
Woodham
Hunter
Slocomb
Geneva
Hollaway
Meryritt
McWaters
Hendrix
McDonald
Commander
Kelly
Viking Company
Hogar
Barden
Ben Sherman Lumber Co
Cherry
C. E. Blakey
Optometrist
Foster St
Spon
L Louis
Metro
Henry M. Caine
Ingram Furniture Co
Tis
Camellias
Carter
Nurseries
Henry Ransom
Milli Machine Atlas
Cui Gdaives
Dothan Hardware and Supply Co
Lit
McCurdy
DIXIE
Gardena
Dothan Milling Co
Montgomery Hi-Way
Loton W. Powell
Supreme
Plymouth
DeSoto
Chevrolet
Tom Brown Motor Co
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