Sports Writers Poll Picks Greatest Sports Figures Of 1960s
The Associated Press poll asks sports writers to name the era’s top figures from 1960 through 1949. Our selections favor Bobby Jones as greatest golfer, Babe Ruth as greatest baseball player, Dempsey as greatest boxer, Red Grange as greatest gridder, Zaharias as greatest woman athlete, Owens/Cunningham/Patton as top sprinter group, Tilden as greatest tennis star, Thorpe as greatest athlete, and Ruth/Grange runner-ups. note Babe Ruth’s enduring popular choice and the sweeping scope of 1900 onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Rome
Associated Press
Bobby Jones
Himavlt
Ben. Hogan
Jones
George
Baba Ruth
Ty Cobb
Walter Johnson
Lou Gehrig
Jon DiMaggio
the Babe
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Gene Tunney
Dempsey
Tunney
Ince
Bronce Nagurski
Tommy Harmon
Don Hutson
Benda Qosterbean
Charley Tripp
Hed Grange
Ilinoia
Sade Didrichson Zaharius
Gustie Moran
Jesse Owens
Glen Cunningham
Mel Patton
Spec’ Towne
Bob Mathias
Paavo
Bill Tilden
Bill
Jim Thorpe
Babe Ruth
Red Grange
Cente College
Harvard
Jimmy Braddock
Maxtu Baer
ASL Directors Set Big 1950 League Race in Troy
Longtime leaders and candidates contend for Alabama State League presidency as Troy directors convene for the annual pre season meeting. Hovater Barker and Laney are named potential contenders while Clarmine Hodge withdraws for managerial duties. Franchise issues, membership bids from Headland and Panama City, and budget talks loom as clubs prepare for the upcoming season.
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Troy iStett
Alabama State League
Jack Hovater
Dothan
Pinger
Wenpire
ASL
Movater
Parker
Clarence (Mutt
Hodge
Charles T
Is Club
Detroit
Troy
Headlands
Panama City
Headland
Tt Preywitt- Uraws
Skirmisnea
Dathan
Mutt” Hodge
Brewson
Holt
Cat) Milner
Enterprise
Paul O'Des
Slocomb Red Tops Lose Two Straight to Abbeville
Slocomb Red Tops drop a second straight 35 28 to Abbeville as Carroll leads with 16 points and Hidle adds eight. Slocomb also loses B team 33 20 while Abbeville and Midland City share top league status with seven wins and one loss. Midland City beats Hartford 28 25 and 37 20 in a doubleheader with Prince scoring 11 for Midland and Windham netting 13 for the Flyers B. Columbia Lions sweep Rehobeth 27 10 and 26 20 as Lottie Ray Sellers scores 16. Ashford tops Newville 17 12 in a special. Cottonwood shocks Headland 25 24. Hartford upsets Slocomb 26 14, extending Slocomb’s slump and keeping Hartford in the chase with Burns and Daughtry contributing for the winners.
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Slocomb
Abbeville
Carroll
Hidle
Robert Merritt
Cox
Hal Merritt
Calvin
Abeville
Midland City
Artford
Hartford
Midland Varsity
Prince
Midland
Battles
Flyer Bees
Windham
Justice
Columbia-Rehobeth Rehobeth
Colmbia Lions
Rehobeth
Heba
Columbia
Lions
Lottie Ray Sellers
Hob Clark
Gene Mixon
Columbia Bees
Davidson
Cook
Grady Merrile
Cottonwood
Headland
Sottonwood
Rams
Whitehead
Paulk
Arnold
Hinson
Cotetonwood
Hand of Headland
Wead
Slalt
Stocomb
Harteford
Bulldogs
Stannard Richards
Stocomp
Orel
Doyle Hinsaul
Jiromy Daughtry
Headland Rams
Sellers
White
Culbreth
Mack Arnold
Bees
Long
Kirkland
Nix
Ashford
CotTonwood Bears
Lewis
Jones
Johnston
Aaken
Maysall
Wyatt
Three-Way Tie For Crosby Lead In Golf Showdown
Slammin Sam Snead, Marty Furgol, and Smiley Quick share the Crosby lead at Pebble Beach after 36 holes, with Hogan two over par 74 in a stumble that left him far behind. Cary Middlecoff and Jackie Burke Jr. close behind, as wind and fatigue hindered Hogan.
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Buss
Newland Pebble Beach
Calit
Sam Snead
Lvyiis
Bin
bin Cross
Marty Furgol
Albuquerque
Smiley Quick
Culver City
Calif
Snead
Ben Hogan
Ben
Hogan
Cary Middlecoff
Jackie Burke, Jr
White Plains
N. J
Middlecoft
Burke
Tred Haas
New Orleans
Dave Douglas
Wilmington
Del
E. J. Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Ralph Blomquist
Glendale
Shurman
Elworthy
San’ Francisco
Alabama Quintet Stuns Jackets 73 to 39 in Tuscaloosa
Alabama overwhelmed Georgia Tech 73 to 39 in an SEC basketball game. Ivey led with 14 points, while McKenzie and Meare added 12 each as the Tide built a 43 to 24 halftime cushion and never trailed.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Georgia “Tech
Crimson
Tide
Tech
Floyd Burdette
Ivey
Dick McKenzie
Sammy Meare
State redistricted for all star high school tilt
Alabama high school athletic association announces new division for selecting players in the annual All-Star football game at the University of Alabama. executive secretary Cliff Harper notes the Southern part of district five is added to the Southern area to balance Northern and Southern squads. Last year each squad had 25 players.
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Montgomery
Alabama High School Athletic Association
Cliff Harper
Association
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Walker
Shelby
Jefferson
vThis
Harper
Kentucky Upset Knoxville in Early Lead Smash
AP reports Tennessee's basketball team built a commanding early lead and held on for a smashing upset over Kentucky's defending national champions. Pensacola edged Malone 23 to 21 as Pensacola's varsity squad triumphed at home. The Washington Senators announced five players signed 1950 contracts: Eadie Robson Gil Coan Robert Ortiz Dick Weil and Al Kozar. Saylesville Rotary head Percy Hodgson after 115000 miles of travel since last August sought a plate of frankfurters and beans.
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Kentucky
Knoxville
Tennessee
Senators
Ashington
Washington Senators
Eadie Robson
Robert Ortiz
Gil Coan
Dick Weil
See
al Kozar
Saylesville
R. I
Percy Hodgson
Rotary International
Auburn Tigers Win Over Florida in SEC Basketball
Auburn coach Joe Eaves emptied the bench as the Tigers rolled to a 72 to 46 victory over Florida in an SEC game. Auburn's Bil Lynn and George Hill each scored 11 points to pace the win, while Florida's Julian Miller led with 18 points and Hans Taender added 12. The Tigers opened strong, pulling ahead to a 31-20 edge in the first half and leading 42-30 at halftime.
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Auburn
Joe Eaves
Auburn Tigers
Florida
Tigers
Eaves
Bil Lynn
George Hill
Julian’ Miller
Hans Taender
Burn
Sewanee Gridders Bury Willie Six
Wille Six a longtime Sewanee trainer for 36 years was buried in Sewanee Tenn. His funeral in All Saints Chapel drew hundreds as patrons paid tributes to the beloved trainer. The 3 year old Willie died after months of illness, and many university athletes helped carry the service.
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Sewanee
University of the South
Geniol
Wille
Headland Eleven Banquet Set By Local Kiwanis Club
Headland High School teams including football and cheerleaders will be honored at a Kiwanis Club banquet Tuesday evening. The program at Headland High School starts at 6 30 p.m. Six more carps. SP. LOUIS AP Six Cardinals have signed for 1950 joining Red Schoendienst Harold Stamey Gearay Mulger Alpha Brazle Jim Hearn and Clayd Boyer.
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Headland
Headland High School
Kiwanis Club
Giants Sign Jansen and Jones To 1950 Contracts
AP report states right handed starters Larry Jansen and Sheldon Jones signed 1950 New York Giants contracts. Jansen contributed five wins for last year’s fifth place club while Jones posted 12 losses and Jansen 16 strikeouts in another noted season.
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GIANT
NEW York
Larry Jansen
Sheldon Jones
New York Giant
Jasén
Jones
Giants
Jasen
Leon High defeats Dothan Bees in Tallahassee setback
In Tallahassee Leon High defeated Dothan Bees 35 to 28 while the Bees varsity fell 41 to 17. Coach Hovater’s team stands two wins seven losses. Leon’s regulars, led by Givens and Haynes, posted strong second and fourth quarters. Ed Newby led Dothan with 11 points. Hayes and Haynes paced Leon with 14 and 15 respectively. The Tigers host Panama City Tuesday and Malone Friday as Florida opposition looms. Also, Hugh Willett of USC was elected 1950 NCAA President, with Kenneth L Wilson named secretary treasurer.
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Tallahassee
Dorhan
Leon High
Bees
Jack Hovater
Florida
Dothan
Varsity
Leon
Leon Tech
Richard Edgar
Marlette Johnson
Edwin Worthy
Hayes
Haynes
Caaches
Rin" Hewes
Sam Smith
Doug Lave
Givens
Ed Newby
Laye
Tigers
Panama City
Malone
NCAA
NEW York
Hugh ¢. I Willett
Southern California
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Earl Leib
Kenneth L
Tug) Wilson
Leonard Greatest Boxer Of 1900 50 From Four Experts
Four prominent figures at a New York boxing writers dinner named Benny Leonard as the greatest boxer of the first half of the 20th century. James Farley Eddie Egan Abe Greene and others weighed Leonard against Dempsey Tunney and others, praising his punching skill, boxing finesse, and nerve. Leonard’s 1922 title bid with Tendler is highlighted as a classic. The note adds Russia’s Transsiberian Railway as a long-world fact.
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Ted Meier
York AP
Orm
New York Boxing Writers Dinner
James A. Farley
Ruby Geldy Sieit
Reteres
Eddie Egan
New York State Athletic Compalasion
Abe J. Greene
National Boxing Association
Ine Louis
Jdack Dempsey
Sugar Ray Ree Ison
Mickey Walker
Jack Jomerson
Stanley Ketchel
Jim Jeffernes
Henry Armstrong
Gan Tunney
Lew
Tender
Tendler
Benhy
Leonard
Edward J. Neil
New York
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Lefty) McDermott
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