Tigers Begin Road Journ Following Hurt Tilt Saturday
Tigers face Hurt Colonels on the local court tomorrow as they start a long road trip after the Hurt tilt. Both varsity and B teams play. Bees also in action. Tigers seek eighth win in 10 starts while Hurt squads attempt first victory. Dothan drills emphasize timing and floor play.
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Howater
Eufaulo
Eufaula
Kramer and Riggs Renew Title Bout In Philly Arena
Bob Riggs and Jack Kramer bring their country wide tennis series to Philadelphia tonight with nine wins apiece. Kramer leveled the series at one apiece by defeating Riggs 6-3 6-4 before a 6,234 capacity crowd in Washington. Tonight marks their fifth meeting since last Sunday night.
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Philadelphia
Bobby Riggs
Jack Kramer
All Square
Kramer
Washington
Florida State seeks amateur football with small southern colleges
Florida State University proposes a conference of small southern colleges to play football for fun as part of a broader push toward amateur athletics under the NCAA purity code. Reactions from coaches and athletic directors across the SEC show cautious favor or interest, with meetings planned in Birmingham in March to discuss forming the league.
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BEM Price Atlanta
Florida State University
Florida
Southeastern Conference
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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N.C.A.A
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Mississippi College
Clinton
Doby Bartling
Millsaps
Jackson
Miss
Walter K. Greene
Wofford College
Spartanburg
S. C
Mulherin
Spring Hill College
Mobile
Ala
Spring Hill
Gordon Clark
University of the South At
Sewanee
Tenn
C. E. McCarver
Howard College
Birmingham
Howard
Howard Danford
Headland Rams Sweep Louisville in Twin-Bill Wins
Headland Rams defeated Louisville in a twin bill, taking the junior game 30-19 and the senior contest 42-40. Colfeman led Headland with 10 in the junior clash, Barnes scored 21 in the seniors as Walls and Whigham added solid support, while Louisville’s Weston and Scroggins contributed for the visitors.
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Chester Lee
Headland Rams
Louisville
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Bostick
Whigham
Walls
Louiisville
Barnes
Messer
Arnold
Weston
Scroggins
Midland City to Hold Annual Football Basics Tomorrow
Coach Roy Knapp reported Midland City will hold its annual football basics event tomorrow at Kelly Spric, with nominations for the 1948 season and coaching caps to be elected.
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Midland City
Roy Knapp
Kelly Spric
Cindermen Begin Race For Berths On Olympics Squad
Philly indoor track season heats up as 700 athletes debut on banked tracks in the Philadelphia Inquirer games at Convention Hall. Key rivals include Gerry Karver of Penn State and Bill Hulse of New York AC, with Leslie MacMitchell aiming for a third straight mile win. The circuit shifts to Boston and West Point as Olympic berths loom.
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Varios Armory
Boston
Inquirer
Leslie MacMitchell
New York Athletic Club
Gerry Karver
Penn State
Brownins
Rovs
Villanova
Washington Star
Bill Hulse
New York AC
Hogan And Locke Favored At Phoenix Tournament
About 150 golfers from around the world gathered at Phoenix Country Club to start the $10,000 Phoenix Tournament. Bobby Locke and Ben Hogan were the early favorites alongside Lew Worsham and Jim Ferrier, while Dale Andreason led the pro-am with a 64 to tie the course record and share low professional honors.
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South Africa
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Rehobeth Courtmen Trample Newville in 63-22 rout
The smooth Rehobeth Independents won their fourth game in five as they trampled the Newville five 63 to 22 in Newville. Marcus Davis scored 17 and John Martin 16 to pace the Independents, with coach George Guida and athletes noted as meeting upcoming races and events.
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Rehobeth Independents
Newville
Marcus Davis
Dothan Browns
John Martin
Hankins Heads NCAA Scoring Pace With 357 Points
Norman Hankins of Lawrence Tech leads major college basketball scoring with 357 points in 15 games through Jan 17, 23.8 PPG, 149 FGs and 59 FTs. Tony Lavelli of Yale close behind at 301 points in 13 games, with 23.2 PPG. Other top performers include George Kok of Arkansas and Frank Kudela of St Marys. Bill Gallagher ties for top free throws, 26 of 27, .963. Ed McCauley leads field goal percentage at .481.
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Norman Hankins
Lawrence
Mich
Tech
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
Hawkins
Tony Lavelli
Yale
Lavelli
George Kok
Arkansas
Coleader
Frank Kudelka
St. Marys
Calif
Gene Berce
Marquette
Ernie Vandeweghe
Colgate
Murray Weir
Iowa
Drake
Towa State
Jonesboro
Rhode Island State
Brown
Nevada
San Francisco Olympic Club
Bill Gallagher
LaSalle
Big Ed McCauley
St. Louis
No More Room For Minor Baseball In America
Columbus, C. AP reports National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues publicity chief Bob Finch told 300 delegates at Trautman's five day rules conference that America has nearly saturated minor league baseball. He noted growth from 11 leagues in 1932 to 57 in 1947 and warned new leagues must join by Feb 1 or be rejected. He cited working agreements with major leagues as essential and projected attendance rising from 60 million in 1947 toward 100 million in the coming years.
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America
Bob Finch
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
George M. Trautman
Finch
Penny
Inter-State Cage Game At Chipola Junior College
Campbellton Florida and Cottonwood meet in the Chipola Junior College gym for an inter state night of basketball. Chipola faces the independent Cree five in the first game at 7 30 p m local time.
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Campbellton
Fla
Cottonwood
Chipola
Columbia Faces Troy in Doubleheader Showdown
Columbia enters a doubleheader tomorrow night at seven. The Columbia juniors meet Webb B team while the varsity tangled with Troy State Teachers College B, all at home.
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Webb
Troy’ State Teachers College
Elba B team tops Enterprise Bees 29 23 in Tuesday game
Elba's junior squad edged Enterprise Bees 29 23 in Enterprise Tuesday night, a result reversed in yesterday's Eagle. Enterprise won the senior game 33 25 to complete the doubleheader.
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Enterprise Bees
Enterprise
Eagle
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