Abbeville Favored To Keep Wiregrass Lead In First Half
Abbeville Yellow Jackets ride a 29 27 road win over Columbia Lions to six straight victories and the division lead. They face Vicksburg Headland and Cottonwood in coming games as the league backs into the half, with Slocomb Hartford and Ashford looming for other contenders. Columbia juniors top the division with no losses, while Midland City juniors beat Hartford and prepare for Ashford Slocomb Rehoboth. Tuesday slate features Midland City at Ashford and Abbeville at Vicksburg.
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Florida West Coast tennis final shuffle interrupted match resumes
In St. Petersburg Richard Gonzales of Los Angeles and Gardner Mulloy of Miami resumed their Florida West Coast championship semifinal as darkness halted play last night with Gonzales leading 6-4 2-6 11-9. Mulloy advanced to the final by beating Irvin Dorfman 6-1 6-4 6-3, while Gonzales edged Gardner Larned 7-5 6-4 3-6 12-30.
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Gilmer Signs With Pro Redskins After Sugar Bowl
Alabama star passer Harry Gilmer announced from Birmingham that he signed a two-year contract to play professional football with the Washington Redskins. The deal, signed with owner George Preston Marshall and coach Turk Edwards, follows his Sugar Bowl appearance and prior bid for a five-year 190000 dollar contract. Gilmer, a Birmingham native, is 21 turning 22 in April and praised the terms and chance to play with Sammy Baugh.
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Chipola and Pensacola Win Double Feature
Chipola Junior College beat Starke Cadets 53 32 after leading 20 6 at halftime. West of Malone led Chipola with 17 points while Cox of Starke had six. Pensacola edged Malone 29 11 in the first game as Payne sparked the attack with eight points. Hall and Jordan of Malone added three each. In a prior Friday, Pensacola defeated Marianna 32 28, after a 10 8 halftime edge. Saturday Chipola meets Cree. Marianna faces a high school foe.
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Rollins College Opens Spring Football Drills
Orlando Florida April 1948 Rollins College began spring football practice with 42 varsity candidates reporting to Coach Jack McDowall. The squad features 25 returning lettermen as it prepares for the rugged 1948 schedule highlighted by a clash with the University of Florida Gators.
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Kentucky Meets Tech and Georgia This Week
Kentucky heads into two new Southeastern Conference games visiting Georgia Tech tonight and Georgia in Athens tomorrow. Vanderbilt meets Alabama and Auburn as part of a busy program with many league clashes and a tight standings race led by Tulane and Kentucky.
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Harrison Sets Mark In Richmond Golf Win
E. J. Harrison won the Richmond Golf Tournament with a 273 and a course record 65 in round one. The payout faced delay as three Negro golfers sued the PGA and Richmond sponsors for 315000, prompting blank checks for prize money to be issued later, likely in Phoenix. Harrison, from Little Rock, led a dominant field over 72 holes at 6488 yards while most prize money awaited litigation resolution.
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Les Mac Mitchell Returns To Track
Former miler Les Mac Mitchell returns to competition after a year away. He won the Metropolitan AAU mile in 4:18.9 and will run the mile in Philadelphia Friday and Boston Saturday for the New York Athletic Club, facing teammates and rivals including Tommy Quinn Bill Hulse Taver Perkins Gerry Karver Browning Ross and Jack Milne
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Kramer Beats Riggs To End Four-Game Win Streak
In Baltimore, Jack Kramer paused to urge the 3,700 fans that it isn’t over yet before defeating Bobby Riggs 7-9 6-4 9-7 on the barnstorming tour. The victory leaves Kramer with seven wins to Riggs’s eight in their head-to-head series.
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Leahy to Speak at Athens Toasted Club Banquet
Notre Dame football coach Frank Leahy will headline the Ath ens Touendevin Club banquet in Athens on February 9. The event marks the second annual gathering with Leahy as featured speaker, highlighting college football and local sports culture.
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Golfer Harrison Seizes Lead in Winter Tour Money List
Slopes topped 7500 to sit third among money winners after three 1948 winter season events. Harrison moved ahead with a two stroke edge over Jimmy Demaret at the final Los Angeles round, firing a six under 66 to boost his total. Demaret ended at 275, while Ed Furgol finished third with 277 after a par 72 final round.
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Tigers Welcome Hurt Military In Only Local Game This Week
The Dothan Tigers led by coaches Rip Hewes and Jack Howater host Hurt Military School of Montgomery on Saturday night at seven. Hurt’s Colonels have yet to win a game but show improvement, losing 27-24 to Union Springs last week. The Bees and varsity Tigers seek season wins. Dothan’s Bees beat Eufaula 58-28, and the varsity closed 53-30 in a pair of recent victories.
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Jameson Tops Suggs In Tampa Golf Victory
Betty Jameson won the Tampa Women's Open on the Palma Ceia course with 307 for the $3,000 tournament. National Open champion from San Antonio added rounds of 77 and 78 to reach 51 holes and finish four strokes ahead of amateur Louis Suggs of Lithia Springs, with Suggs posting 311 for the amateurs. Suggs had the meet’s lowest round, a 74, on the 6,093 yard course.
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Six Undefeated Quintets Remain in National Campaign
The East dominates the unbeaten ranks as six teams push toward the back stretch of the national basketball campaign. Duquesne NYU Columbia La Salle Rhode Island State Fordham remain 12-0 to 9-0, facing tests this week from Holy Cross Temple Coast Guard St Peter's and Colgate as conference chases heat up and the Big Nine, Southwest and SEC race to the title with Texas Arizona and others in pursuit.
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