McGill's 20 straight wins eyed in Alabama hoops
Joy REUBEN HERRING notes McGill Institute of Mobile has reeled off twenty straight basketball victories, rivaling Dothan and Sidney Lanier discussions. The column argues McGill is the top Blute tournament favorite for 1949 Alabama high school champs, with Sidney Lanier a potential challenger if they beat the Tigers. Football and baseball notes follow, including Dothan spring drills and Freeman Chapman's sportsmanship stance at a clinic.
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Roy Knapp
Midland City
Cliatora
Ala
McGill Institute of Mobile
Dothan Browns
McGill
Alabama
Sidney Lanier
Montgomery
Tigers
A. C. Freeman
New Brockton
Freeman
Ben Chapman
Chapman
National Invitation Field Ready with 12 Teams
National Invitation Basketball Tournament opens Saturday with 12 teams, six ranked clubs and three AP All-America first team players. Kentucky leads as No 1, followed by St Louis, Western Kentucky, Bradley, San Francisco, Bowling Green, Loyola of Chicago, City College of New York, Manhattan, St John’s, and NYU. Other NCAA tourney notes include district playoff dates and district eight series at Corvallis between Oregon State and UCLA.
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Ben Phlegar
NEW York
Kentucky
St. Louis
Utah
Western Kentucky
Bradley
San Francisco
Bowling Green
Loyola of Chicago
City College of New York
Manhattan
St. John’s of Jacksvn
New York University
Bow Ting Green
Allo Americas
Alex Groza
Ralph Beard
Ed Macauley
St Lows
Bee
CUNY
Chicago
Loyola
NYU
St. John's
Venre
Brady
Wyoming
Colorado State College
Oklahoma A
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Dallas
Arizona
Baylor
Arkansas
Rice
Yale
Villanova
Illinois
Oregon State
UCLA
Corvallis
Ore
Lovell and Ozark Final in A.B.C. Tourney Showdown
Lovell Wyoming and Ozark Missouri reached the American Basketball Congress finals after semifinal wins. Lovell defeated Maryville Tennessee Gull Restress 69 to 50 with Max Jones scoring 14 and Terry Gregg 16 for the losing side, while Ozark edged Huntington West Virginia 57 to 55 as Billy Joe Hanks led with 23 and Larry McLin added 14 for Huntington.
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Atlansa
Lovell
Wyo
Javeres
Ozark
Millers
Maryville
Tenn
Gull
Niga
Max Jones
Tovell
Terry Gregg
Huntington W. Va
Steelers
Billy Joe Hanks
MarOk
Larry McLin
Huntington
Rivenbark And Folsom Chosen As Best Players
The Eagle selects its second district All-District basketball team with five seniors led by Ted Folsom of New Brockton and David Rivenbark of Columbia. Seven from B class and eight from A class are represented among the top 15, with opposition stars Dudley Gunter of Opp and Milton Cunningham of Abbeville among honorees.
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Reuben Nearing
Eagle
Eagle Sports Department
Ted Folsom
New Brockton
Milton Cunningham
Abbeville
Billy Jacobs
Elba
David Rivenbark
Columbia
Dudley Gunter
Opp
Folsom
New Radonta
Rivenark
Dothan
Wayne Sinquefield
Dick Beauchamp
Sammy Gray
Gunter
Jed Folsom
Brockton Five
Jim Folsom
Rivenbark
Milton
Headland Five Triumphs In Gold Medal Opener
Headland defeated Blakely Georgia 64 to 51 as Hilton Georgia eliminated Rehobeth 28 to 25 in two close games. Waganer and Nomberg scored 16 for Headland, Houston 17 for Blakely. Hilton led 17-16 at halftime. Tonight Webb faces Columbia at seven, Colquitt versus Hilton at eight, and Wilson of Dothan meets Eufaula at nine.
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Geogia
Headland
Blaxely
Hilon
Rehobeth
Waganer
Nomberg
Houston
Blakely
Hilton
Evans
Smith
Eaen
Bob Clark
Fred Tindel
Webb
Colquitt
Gatawzles
Wilson
Dothan
Eufaula
Training Camp Notes Dodgers Groom New Negro Rookie
In Vero Beach Sam Jethroe a Montreal roster outfielder may move to the Brooklyn Dodgers this season. Jethroe showed speed and hit a 75-foot home run in camp after going unsigned at the off season sale. Giants Need Hurlers With eight pitchers likely on final roster, they allowed 19 hits in an intra-squad game in Phoenix. The group includes Jansen Kennedy Hartung Webb Koslo Poat Hansen. Washington's Kubel ends golf for spring training. he notes players get too golf-minded and cites his throwing arm helping runners. Ashburn Meyer return to Phillies camp after injuries in Clearwater. Scheib and Fowler excel in Athletics camp. Aaron Robinson is favored for Tigers catching in Lakeland. Spahn wins first holdout in Boston camp. Quinn non-committal.
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Associated Press
Vero Beach
Fla
Sam Jethroe
Montreal
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jethroe
Phoenix
Ariz
New York Giants
Larry Jansen
Sheldon Jones
Monte Kennedy
Clint Hartung
Sam Webb
Dave Koslo
Ray Poat
Andy Hansen
Kennedy Stars In Indians Intra Squad Hit Parade
Tucson outfielder Bob Kennedy showed he will challenge Allie Clark and Hank Edwards for the right field job in Cleveland's first intra squad game. Kennedy hit two 400 foot doubles and a single.
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Tucson
Bob Kennedy
Cleveland Indians
Allie Clark
Hank Edwards
Kennedy
Iwo
Bonifay Blue Devils Open Spring Drills With 18 Lettermen
Bonifay Florida spring drills begin for the Bonifay Blue Devils under coach Russell Cook Jr with 29 candidates and 18 returning lettermen. The team switches to the T formation from Notre Dame and unveils gold uniforms. Notable players include Billy Barlowe and Joe Howell among 38 listed hopefuls. a 10 game schedule unfolds from Sept to Dec across multiple Florida towns and opponents.
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Notre Dame
Robert Brown
Paul Matthis
Paul Chitty
Ralph Teal
James Ellis
Artie Williams
Gerlad Garret
Joe Newsome
Harry Tison
Buddy Simmons
Earl Pettis
Chattahoocheechee
Graceville
Crestview
Chipley
DeFumiak Springs Lere
Ozark
Fort Walton
Milton
Port St Joe
Niceville
Gold Medal Tourney Opens Friday in Samson
A Gold Medal basketball tournament for independent teams begins Friday at 2 PM in American Legion Post 78 Samson. Twelve teams from Alabama and Florida enter including Elba Geneva Handa New Hope Open Pond Andalusia Enterprise Paxton Wickshburr Florala Bellwood and Samson. Elba vs Geneva sparks opening clash at 2 PM with sessions Friday and Saturday leading to a Saturday night championship playoff.
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American Legion Post No
Samson Lessonnaires
Alabama
Florida
Elba
Geneva
Handa
New Hope
Open Pond
Andalusia
Enterprise
Paxton
Wickshburr
Florala
Bellwood
Doyle Quits Auburn to Become Red Sox Scout
Danny Doyle resigns as Auburn varsity basketball and baseball coach effective April 1 to join the Boston Red Sox as a scout. A former Red Sox catcher, Doyle is a Oklahoma A and M alumnus who previously coached at Auburn since February 1947.
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Danny Doyle
Boston Red Sox
Doyle
Oklahoma A & M
Red Sox
Boston
Snead and Mangrum Favored At Miami Four Ball
The 24th International Four-Ball opened in Miami with Sammy Snead of West Virginia and Lloyd Mangrum of Illinois as the favorites. Twenty four pros were to tee off on the 6630 yard par 70 Miami Springs course. Dr Cary Middlecoff and Jim Ferrie were among the contenders.
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Fla
Sammy Snead
White Sulphur Springs
Lloyd Alangeum
Chicago
Miami Springs
Cary Middlecoff
Memphis
Tenn
Jim Ferrie
Chicago Area Defending Champions Four-Ball Event
The four-ball test is seen as a harsh winter tour challenge with Chicago area defending champions. Thirty six holes will be played daily for four days across the event. Cash prizes total five thousand dollars with the winning team earning twenty four hundred.
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Chicago
Florida East Coast women’s golf semis set in St Augustine
Pat O'Sullivan of Orange Connecticutt upset expectations as a semifinalist in the Florida East Coast women's golf tournament in St Augustine. She drew Pat Devany of Cross Ye Michigan in one semi while Mrs Maurice Glick of Baltimore met Polly Riley of Fort Worth in the other.
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ST. Augustine, Fla
Pat O'Sullivan
Orange
Groza Leads 1948 All-Star Basketball Team
Groza and eight others named to the 1948 All-Star squad by Associated Press sport writers. North, South, Midwest and East stars show a strong lineup with Beard Macauly Lavelli O’Shea and Cousy among highlighted players. selections reflect postwar rosters and college teams across the nation.
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NEW York
Midwest
Kentucky
NCA
Alex Gra Beard
Ed Macauley
Tony Lavelli
Yaj
Vince Denver
Rocky Beard
Macank Peaters
O'Shea
Notre
Wah-Wah Jones
Ber
Dwight Eddieman
Bob Harris
Okiah
Bob Cousy
Holy
Europe Expecting American Tourists in 1952
A brief note reports Europe anticipates a rise in American visitors during 1952 with figures indicating a strong recovery in transatlantic travel. The overview highlights hoped stability and renewed tourist interest across major European destinations.
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