Anglers Almanac and a Florida fishing law tale
A quirky Florida fishing law tale about female worms sparks humor with a judge and a worm expert. The piece then reviews the Anglers Almanac season, listing world records, bass names, tips for casting and lures, and noting Alabama and Florida fishing spots. It closes with 1947 and 1948 license revenue figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Florida
George W. Perry
Montgomery Lake
Walter Harden
Oakland
Fls
F. M. Broock
Silver Lake
Mich
Tennessee and
Coosa River
Choctawhatchee
Bon Secour
Orange
Tombigbee
Black Warrior
Cahaba
St. John’s
Kissimmee
Lake Okeechobee
Opopka
Dora Lake
Harris Lake
Dead Lakes
Lake Tarquin
Kentucky Wins Sixth Consecutive SEC Cage Crown
Kentucky clinched its sixth straight Southeastern Conference basketball title with a 68-52 win over Tulane at the Jefferson County armory before 8,000 fans. Alex Groza scored a record 37 points, breaking Bonnie Graham’s mark, as Kentucky dominated after a 17-17 tie. Kentucky defeated Tennessee 83-44 in the semi finals, while Tulane beat LSU 72-53.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Kentucky
Tulane
Jefferson County Armory
Alex Groza
Wildcats
S.B.C
Bonnie
Graham
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana State
Vols
Adolph Rupp
Wallace Jones
Ralph Beard
Paul Walther
LSU
Warren Perkins
Virgil Rister
Gene Murphy
Ls.u
Corner Tops Marion In B Tournament Clash
TUSCALOOSA AP Corner of the fifth district swept the Alabama B high school basketball tournament by routing Perry County of Marion 44 31 in the finals. Center Tom Langston scored 20 as Princeton’s Robert Thrower set a new single game scoring mark with 26 and Tournament total 94. Corner will face Hubbertville in the A tourney next weekend with pairings set in Montgomery.
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Tuscaloosa
Walloping
Perry County
Marion
Corner Yellow Jackets
Hubbertville
Tom Langston
Princeton
Fyffe
Robert Thrower
Livingston
Thrower
Corner
Springville
Hackneyville
Columbia
Ashville
Hubertville
Montgomery
Florala Tops Kinston For District Class A Title
Florala defeated Kinston 49 to 35 to win the second district Class A basketball championship. Rudd led Florala with 20 points, while Bowdoin struggled with an ankle injury and did not play in the second half. Davis topped Kinston with 10 points as Florala pulled away in the second period and held the lead through the fourth. About 1,200 fans witnessed the final in Tuscaloosa vicinity.
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Reuben Herring
Elba
Florala
Kinston
Florain
Rudd
Dothan
Kerala
Davis
Bowdoin
Kinstons
Tuscaloosa
Haywood Sullivan
Wayne Sinquefield
Dick Beauchamp
Budd
Steele
Johnson
Antonelli Emerges as Regular Bravos Starter
Johnny Antonelli, the Rochester N. Y. schoolboy bonus signee, is rated by Braves manager Billy Southworth as a regular starter. He will get early work in exhibitions and is slated to face Brooklyn in Miami next weekend. Though lacking minor league time, he has shown pure stuff and a no hit showcase with Milwaukee last summer, while his father August publicized the campaign to secure the big bonus.
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Jack Hand
Bradenton
Fils
Johnny Antone
Rochester N. C
King’s Ransom
Boston Braves
Billy Southworth
Antonelli
Brooklyn
Miami
Johnny Cooney
Southworth
Johnny Iain
Warren Spahn
Vern Bickford
Braves
Braves Field
Milwaukee
Marv Rickert
John Quinn
Heinz Becker
John
August
New York Central
Gus
St. Petersburg
Johnny
Rochester School
American Legion
Boston Red Sox
New York Giants
New York Yankees
Quinn
Tourney Table Saturday Night Highlights
Florala tops Kinston 49 35 and 56 36 while Dothan defeats Kinston 32 to 30. Elba loses to Fancy Night 61 45 and Straughn beats Kinston 69 22. Samson defeats Florala 64 22 and Eufaula 29 to 22. Arundidge and Florala 41 22 and Andalusia over Elba 33 to 3. Enterprise 33 is listed without result.
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Elba
Dothan
Florala
Kinston
Tigers
Straughn
Haywood Sullivan
Posey
Straushn
Gerald Carroll
Sullivan
Straugan
Wayne Sinquefield
Dothen
Samson
Eufaula
Arundidge
Andalusia
Enterprise
Marianna Beats Malone For District Title 26-25
Kenneth Anderson sinks a last second field goal as Marianna Bulldogs edge Malone Tigers 26-25 to win the district Class B basketball championship. Grady Jordan leads Malone with 16. Marianna’s Anderson and Whitehead score 10 each.
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Marianna
Kenneth Anderson
Bulldogs
Malone Tigers
Rosy Davis
Tigers
Anderson
Lamar Whitehead
Grady Jordan
Ponts
Dalton Hagler
Malone
Tate
Pensacola Catholic
James Chapman
Don Simmons
Charles Brown
Ted Hunt
Walton
Milton
Jordan
Cecil McClellan
Florida Champion Leads Touring Pros In St. Pete Open
Florida's Pete of Ponte Vedra Beach leads the field at the St. Pete Open on Pasadena Course after a two-under 35 34 89, chasing a 54-hole 204 total. Johnny Palmer sits one behind at 205, with Cary Middlecoff at 208 and five others at 210, as final-round bids begin.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Florida
Pete
Ponte Vedra Beach
St. Peterstay
Cooper
Pasadena
Johnny Palmer
Badin
Cary Middlecoff
Rey
Tomy Yow
Bob Hamilton
Lang Md
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Notheer
By Kyle Vance
Sutherland
Dothan, Ala
Bowdain
Florala Five
Belcher Spearh
Dixon
French
Avant
Russell Taylor
Enterprise Wildcats
Jim Reynolds
Martin
Jacobs
Florala-Andalusia
Belcher
Eufaula - Brundidge
Brundidge
Gardner
Hatfield
N.C. State
Wake Forest
Jack ‘McComas
North Carolina State
College
Durham
N.C
N. C. State
Paul Horvath
N.C State
Kap
Wizephote
Marianna Shades Malone
Catholic
Jack Caro
Robert Thompson
DeFuniak Springs
Cottondale
Paul Thomas
George Bellis
Century
Ronny Joyce
Orly Heaton
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Gabardine
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Flumberg
Rockingham
Stetson
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