Wiregrass B Teams to contest three day district tourney
Three Wiregrass B teams will host a three day district basketball tournament at the local high school gym starting Thursday afternoon. Seeds include Columbia, Highland, Abbeville, and others with first round games Thursday evening and semi finals Saturday. Sessions run through Friday with admission 25 cents for students and 50 cents for adults.
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Alaeigh School Athletic Associ
Gill
Champhip
Dothan
Cals
G Dothan
Columbia
Highland
Abbeville
Paws
Abbeville Yellow Jackets
Columbia Lions
Aftron
Charlie Finney
Lions
Dozier
Msburg
Pleasant
Louis- Baker Hill
Cheville
Leonard Blalock
Ashford Jackets
Ogs Newville
Highland Home Rawls
New Brockton
Clay Headland
Brantley
Etwo
Asion
Burkett Impresses Tide as Spring Practice Advances
Alabama coach Red Drew reports spring drills ahead of last year despite bad weather and injuries. Sophomores show promise. Butch Avinger at quarterback and Ed Salem nearing return. Key players J D Roddam, Tom Calvin, Jim Burkett, Bill Abston, Charley Davis competing. several veterans to miss spring sessions. March 12 intra-squad ending practice set.
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Tuscaloosa
Red Drew
Alabama
Tide
Butch Avinger
Red Noonan
Ed Salem
Fallone
Paul Taylor
Jim Franko
Mike Mizerany
Jen
J. D. Roddam
Tom Calvin
Jim Burkett
Bill Abston
Charley Davis
Roddam
Pinson
Ala
Burkett
Joe Compton
Calvin
Bill Cadenhead
Davis
Aliston
Don Spurrell
Marianna Bulldogs Rout Chipley Tigers 64 34
Marianna led 20-7 after one and widened the gap to 34-15 and 45-21 through three quarters to hand Chipley a 64-34 setback. Lamar White scored 18 for Marianna while Kenneth Anderson added 17 and Kim Williams led Chipley with 10. Chipley visits Niceville Tuesday.
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Chipley
Tiger Basketeers
Bulldogs
Marianna
Tigers
Lamar Whitehead
Kenneth Anderson
Kimon Williams
Gerald Rogers
Billy Joe Maddox
Roger Laney Gix
Niceville
Eight Session Schedule For Adults Is Published
The notice lists eight sessions with specific start times: Thursday 1 PM, Thursday 7 PM, Friday 9 AM, Friday 1 PM, Friday 7 PM, Saturday 10 AM, Saturday 2 PM, and Saturday 8 PM, detailing times for adult participants.
Minnie T Heard School Fives Dominate Midget League
Minnie T Heard School leads the Midget Basketball League with two teams the Alley Cats and Tigers. Alley Cats undefeated at 13 straight wins, Tigers strong runner up with 10 wins and 3 losses. Regular season wrapped but makeups await this week. standings to follow.
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Minnie T. Heard
Alley Cats
Tigers
Crawford Mosley
E Cats
Earl Brown Divides Auburn Eleven For Intra-Squad Scrap
Auburn coach Earl Brown split his football squad into intra-squad teams for a Talladega game next Saturday. He plans to split his six-man coaching staff, with three on each side, keeping himself neutral. The lineup lists Orange and White teams with players by position, including quarterbacks Allen Parks Travis Tidwell and Bill Tucker, and captains Russ Inman and John Adcock to receive halftime trophies.
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Auburn
Orl Brown
Talladega
Asign
Brown
Walter Marshal
John Murphy
Shot
Dick McGowen
McCoy Hewlett
John Williamson
Russ Inman
Tiger
John Adcock
Inman
Tigers
Adcock
Orange
Virgil Willett
Erskine Russell
Bob Weaver
Dave Ridgeway
Don Woodrich
Max Autrey
Jim Burns
Frank Poole
Janu Adcock
Joe Tiburzi
Jim Bailey
Ed Bauer
Chester Cline
Dick Chiodo
Jim Brooks
Dan Mantrone
Coker Barton
Franc Hayes
Allen Parks
Travis Tidwell
Bob Golden
Dwight Hitt
Sonny Garrison
Joan, Wallis
Joe Jeffrers
Charlie Langner
John Crolla
Charlie Justo
Fred Duart
Jim Hancock
Ralph Pyburn
Tommy Edwards
Chester Allen
Ted Varando
Andy Douglas
John Claunch
Arnold Fagen
Frank Jones
Homer Wesley
Jim Kite
Jack Lambert
Fret McLintock
Bill McGuire
Ray Moore
Harold Tarris
Bill Hogarth
D. Wade
George Baba
Bill Tucker
Bill Davis
Albert Woodham
Oeko Norton
Bill Waddall
Buo Briggs
Jim McGowen
Randy Hudleston
Elmer Jahn
Bob Jones To Miss Masters Tournament
Augusta, Ga AP Officials of the Masters Tournament say a neck injury dating back at least 29 years has temporarily ended Bobby Jones annual appearance. Clifford Roberts, chairman of the Masters Tournament committee, said Jones first noticed a crick in his neck and a lame shoulder in Scotland in 1926. Jones operation last October was serious but a full recovery is expected.
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Augusta
Bobby Jones
Clifford Roberts
Jones
Roberts
Scotland
Bob
Folsom Of Brockton Tops Ozark In District Play
New Brockton star Jed Folsom scored 31 points to lead Brockton to a 57-42 victory over Ozark Eagles in a class B district tournament warmup at Dothan. Fussell added nine, Hanna 12, Woody 11 for Ozark, with Brockton building and holding the lead through the game and sweeping the twin bill 30-27 in the opener.
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New Brockton
Jed Folsom
Dothan
Brockton
Ozark Eagles
Folsom
Fussell
Hanna
Woody
Ozark
McQuee
Roberts
Everett
Wright
Richardson
Elba Quintets Sweep Brundidge and Opp Twice
Elba Bees rise as top seed with four straight wins in two doubleheaders beating Brundidge and Opp. In Brundidge 54-42 Elba with Jacobs 20 led, Johnson 13 and Davis 12. Opp game 48-26 paced by Jacobs 16 and Davis 11. Next week schedule includes FloTal a Laverne and Andalusia with local prep focus.
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ELBA
Elba Bees
Brundidge
Opp
Tiger
Bill Jacobs
Davis
Nelson
Boles
Gunter
Bobcat Bees
Griffin
Hudson
Jones
Ozark
McCall
Jacobs
Johnson
Garner
Wise
Stradher
Tigers
Flotala
Laverne
Andalusia
Southeastern Loop Plans Cage Tourney
The SEC basketball committee will meet in Birmingham to set the draw for the conference tournament in Louisville. March 3-5, Kentucky is a likely No. 1 seed. Tulane expected No. 2. Committee members include Shively, Coleman, Mundorff, Wells, Lowery, and Moore.
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Birmingham
Louisville
Kentucky
Tulane
Bernie Shively
Jett Coleman
Alabama
Roy Mundorff
Georgia Tech
Chitf Wells
Emmett Lowery
Tennessee
Bernie Moore
Geneva Club Signs Pitcher As Manager 1949
Geneva Alabama announces twenty six year old right hand pitcher from Winston Salem is signed as manager of the Geneva Redbirds of the Alabama State League for the 1949 season. He is a St Louis Cardinals property who began with Allentown in the Class B Inter State League. He later played for Salisbury and Winston Salem with mixed records. Other ASL managers named include Holt Milner Troy Walter Tauscher Greenville Joe Stuch Brewton and Russell Taylor Enterprise. Ozark and Andaldsia have not announced managers.
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Geneva
Carl Well- East
Winston-Salem
Geneva Redbirds
George Cauleteau
Hal Fehrenbacher
Geneva Pilot
St. Louis Cardinals
Allentown
Wellgast
Salisbury
Decatur
Dothan
Browns
Joe Cavosie
Montgomery Rebels
Holt
Cat) Milner
Troy
Walter Tauscher
Greenville
Joe Stuch
Brewton
Russell Taylor
Enterprise
Ozark
Andaldsia
Model Plane Meet At Center Saturday
A model airplane contest for fifth and sixth grade students will be held at the Dothan Recreation Center Saturday at nine in the morning. Director Crawford Mosley will award model kits to contestants who have one week to complete their small solid wooden planes. About 60 kits were distributed yesterday with 100 more ordered to attract many entrants. Winners will receive larger model kits and award certificates.
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Dothan
Mosley
Coaltown Wins McLennan Handicap in Easy Four Length Victory
In Hialeah’s McLennan handicap Coaltown led from start to finish to win by four lengths. Fouts Less checked in second with Dixie’s Shy Gur third while America faded to last in the $25,000 race at Hialeah Park.
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Coaltown
MIAM
Cabinet Farm
Hialeah
Fouts Less
Dixona
Shy Gur
America
Putt leads easy win as SEC champ rallies to 46 28
The defending SEC champion surged to six of the first seven events to secure a 46 28 victory over Florida. It was their fifth win in six starts prompting a strong performance Saturday.
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University of Florida
Chamopon
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