Wiregrass league pace set by East division leaders Abbeville and Columbia
The Wiregrass Basketball League shows Abbeville and Columbia as undefeated in both varsity and junior Eastern bracket play after four rounds. Hartford leads the West with one unbeaten varsity team as tensions rise over a potential Geneva entry in the second half. Bil McKay earns a salute for resilience after polio, a serious scooter accident, and the loss of his right leg, with a strong comeback expected.
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Columbia
Headland
Ashford
Hartford
Macomb
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Slocomb
Ozark
Newville
M. W. Merritt
Geneva
Panthers
National Guard
Bill McKat
Bil McKay
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Abbeville and Columbia clash for East Division lead Friday
Abbeville Yellow Jackets and Columbia Lions each hold four league wins with no losses as they face off in Abbeville in a key East division showdown. The Jackets boast the league’s top scoring pace, while the Lions own the best defense. A junior clash precedes the main game with similar stakes in the East. Local Beers lead the West division with Hartford riding a three game win streak and Ozark topping the West scoring chart.
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al Alford
Ozark Eagles
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Newsille
Vicksburg
Headland
Abe Abbeville
Ile Columbia
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Coffee Springs
Stocomb
Orari
Ozark Eagles Sweep Newville In Doubleheader Thriller
Ozark Eagles defeat Newville Bees 98 26 in the opener and take the main 647 game. Richardson leads Ozark with 24 points, Reynolds 20, while Golden 15 and Elliott 15 pace Newville. Curly Wright sparks Ozark Bees with 13, Parker 14, Lunsford 13, Payne 12. Robinson 12 for Newville. The game wasn’t a Wiregrass league contest but sets up league clash with Hartford in Ozark Friday.
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Ozark Bees
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Payne
Robinson Torm
Troy
Hartford
Oklahoma Aggies and Columbia Undefeated Streaks Continue
Oklahoma A&M beat St. Louis 53 to 44 to extend its winning streak to 18 games in the Missouri Valley. Columbia remained undefeated at 20 straight with a 50 to 0 win over Pennsylvania to stay atop the Ivy League. Zeke Sinacchia of Harvard added 28 as Notre Dame or nearby teams posted wins.
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Ousting Coach Worthy Sparks API Shakeup
Gov Gordon Persons and alumni pressure Auburn administration pursue Earl Brown as head coach amid unrest after a winless 1950 season. Conference rally set at the governor’s mansion. Draughon denial of firing API president. basketball scorers Worthy Wilkes lead the Tigers with upcoming road games.
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Manhattan College basketball bribery scandal widens arrest shakeup
Former Manhattan College co captains Henry Poppe and Johan Byrnes and three others were arrested on bribery and conspiracy charges after an undercover police sting. Norton and Breslin linked the case to wider fixes in college basketball. Bail set from 2,100 to 13,000 with hearings pending.
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Issen
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Iasattan
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Fair Catch Returns To College Game Changes Made
GALVESTON Tex AP The national college football rules group kept changes to a minimum restoring the fair catch with a one handed signal while revising clock start rules and penalties. Other tweaks included a five yard illegal shift penalty and new restrictions on linemen moving into the backfield with substitution rules clarified.
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