Second District finals loom in December 1945 basketball scene
Report outlines looming Second District finals with Enterprise defending title against Luverne and featuring players Tex Young Ben Pridgen and local Dothan stars. It notes Dothan area teams, ex Tigers McLeod and Adams now in the armed forces, and local fan turnout issues while recounting prior Friday games and regional optimism for growth in basketball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Uou
Luverne
Dene Jeans
Tex@ Young
Ben Pridgen
Querprine
Hay
Peebes
Tee Groirn
Henderson
Ceramly
Peseon
Bothan
Yeany
College Cage Season Heads Toward Postseason Tilt
The season shifts to postseason bids as North Carolina and other teams vie for conference titles. Arkansas, Rice, and Pennsylvania lead in various leagues, while Tennessee and Kentucky clash near the SEC race lead with plans for the Louisville tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.C
Rice
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Texas A
Oklahoma A
M. Midwest
Kansas City
Anglers Fail to Snare Firiny Tube at Dead Lakes
The Dead Lakes fisherfolk cast for hours but were under par as they failed to catch the firiny tube. After several hours of tossing bait, the angler gave up and called it a day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiregrass
Blue Gator
Dead Lakes
Iis
John Bradley
Will Byrd
Negro Gundes
Texas Setter Bids For National Title
A Texas setter makes the final bid in the National Field Trials at Grand Junction Tennessee as judges select the champion game bird dog. Flight Command of Tyler, owned by C D Duffield, vies with Ariel of New York, Tarheella Lucky Strike of New York, and Norias Burk of Biloxi Mississippi for the top honor in this week’s competition.
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Grand Junction
Tenn API
Texas
America
Flight Command
C.D Duffield
Tyler
Tex
Ariel
A. G. C Sage
New York
Tarheella
Lucky Strike
GM. Livingston
Norias Burk
Douglass Smuth
Bilox
Fadette Teams Win County Tournament
The Fadette girls basketball team claimed the Geneva County championship by defeating Kinssui 48 to 2 and Tate 50 to 2, finishing undefeated in eight starts. Key players include Lowie Graves, Clara Adams, Ann Collins, Melba Dean, Nell Smith, and others. The Fadette boys also won, beating Tate 40 1011 and Kinsaul 23 to 12. players include R D Kirkland, Ceei Martin, Paul Toole, Lloyd White, Brady Skipper, Allison Vickers, and Winford Williams.
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Fadette
Geneva County
Kinssui
Tate
Lowie Graves
Clara Adams
Ann Collins
Melba Dean
Nell Smith
Kathleen Singletary
Clara Marin
Irene Wright
Grace Baxley
Sara Newton
Tearm
Kinsaul
R D. Kirkland
Ceei Martin
Paul Toole
Lloyd White
Brady
Allison Vickers
Winford Willams
Peenter
Newsome and Paschal Enter General Army Service
ATLANTA AP Lamar Newsome Boston Red Sox shortstop and Billy Paschal New York Giants fullback have been accepted for general Army service Newsome, 35, a Red Sox veteran since 1940, lives in Columbus Gate and was fourth in AL shortstop fielding averages last year while hitting .242 Paschal, 23, has served in the Merchant Marines since leaving Georgia Tech and entered the Army Air Forces, from which he received a medical discharge He was on active duty when called for his physical.
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Atlanta
Lamar
Skeeter
Newsome
Boston Red Sox
Billy Paschal
New York
Guianis
General Army Service
Columbus Gate
Paschal
Merchant Marines
Georgia Tech
Army Air Forces
Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black Adopts Eastern Tennis Grip
Justice Hugo Black, 50, switches from western to eastern tennis grip after 40 years of practice. He rests and says he hopes to play tennis until age 70.
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Hugo Black
Supreme Court
Rucker Golf Pro In Pensacola Tourney
Camp Rucker sensational golf star Harry Pezzullo will vie with nations leading professionals in the $6500 Pensacola Open under way at Pensacola Florida. Pezzullo, who runs Camp Rucker nine hole course, previously supervised Rocky Mt open at Camp Carson and Bing Crosby’s DeMar course. He is a former Mid Western Open Champion and California Open and Northwestern professional champion. In 1938 he played in the Hortonch open at Leeds England.
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Camp Rucker
Tset
Harry Pezzilo
Pensacola
Fla
Pezzullo
Camp Carson
Colo
Leeds
England
Sgt. Pezzullo
Bing Crosby
DeMar
Calif
Tie in SEC race ends with Tennessee Kentucky in conference set
In Atlanta, Tennessee and Kentucky finish the season tied by percentages with Tennessee 8 2 in league play and Kentucky 7 3. They are favored to meet in the SEC tournament opener in Louisville, pairing Kentucky against Florida and Tennessee against Mississippi State in the first round. Alabama and Tulane receive byes in the top bracket.
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Army and Navy
Inapolis
Penn
New York U
iMaddies
Baintridge Naval
Tennessee
Kentucky
Vols
Wildcats
Louisville
Atlanta
Loulaville
Alabama
Georgie Tech
Tennesssee
Notra Dame
Michigan State
Georgia Tech
Mississippi
Florida
Eneneers
Georgia
Bulldogs
Floorida
Mississippi State
Auburn
Tulane
Lousiana
L. A
Committee Proposes Revisions To Major Minor Agreement
A ten man committee in Chicago takes first steps to revise the major minor league agreement. Proposals include greater self government higher draft price for class AA players and a voice in selecting a commissioner. Tommy Richardson of the Eastern League leads the group which will sift proposals over three days for action at December meetings. Several leagues show interest.
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Joanny Jordan
Chicago
Misor Bexor
Jose
Gauny Post
Tate Kenesaw Mountain Landers
Tommy Richardson
Eastern League
Cairman
Stage and Screen Schedule From Saturday to Tuesday
Saturday Solley Burset2 in person and on screen Akiuon Fire band. Thursday Mirtle Jean and Henry Staphsnen in Kechlon Age. Friday and Saturday Starratt in Cowboy Ih Garuda with Nina Foch and Stavhee Crane in Cry of The Werewolf. Today and Tuesday Bob Hope in The Princess and the Pirate.
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Solley
Wut Mage
Odr
Do “Akiuon Fire Band
Mirtle Jean
Henry Staphsnen
Priday
Starratt
Ih Garuda
Nina Foch
Stavhee Crane
Bob Hope
Ann Sothern
John Hodiak
Reno
Bop Rogers
Howe of
Texas
Arthur Jake
Lele Evans
Jin Falkenberry
Dave O Brien
Major league expansion stalled by border and franchise rules
Under the current system leagues may buy franchise rights from clubs with a $5000 payment and suitable arrangements, enabling cross border competition but risking league stability as expansion faces obstacles. This draft notes friction among owners and potential cross-border teams.
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Omajor-Manor
Cosss
Comet
Esm
Tar Heels Win Cage Title In Southern Conference
North Carolina clinched the Southern Conference basketball championship in a hard fought season ending triumphs over the top seeds. The Tar Heels defeated the favored South Carolina Gamecocks to seal the title and assert their strong season performance.
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Tar Heels
Southern
Raleigh
North Carolina
South Carolina Gamecocks
Unclear fragment points to college game confusion
Fragmentary text references a college opponent and a drive by a person posing as another. Mentions Duke and a 2038 date, deer, winter and spring growth. Details are garbled and unclear.
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Perpmnbal Frwlet
Duke
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