Kentucky Faces War-Era Eligibility Clash Over Erma Allen
In Lexington Ky the heated SEC eligibility dispute over Kentucky star halfback Erma Allen escalates as the school rejects a ruling and seeks Tigert’s ruling. Coach Bear Bryant vows to use Allen if declared eligible amid wartime four year rule debates.
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Bear) Bryant
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Newville Bearcats Rally To Tie Geneva In Opener
Newville Bearcats under coach Hugh Kirkland opened with a scoreless tie against Geneva, gaining nine first downs to Geneva's five. Veterans Oakley Roney and Lee Brannon helped spark the effort along with linemen Earl Griffin and Brannin Snell and backs Hulon Brannon and Bruce Roney.
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Rehobeth
Ashford
Samson
Abbeville Yellowjackets Boosted by Veteran EleVEN
Abbeville hosts Ashford in Viregress Friday with 12 lettermen returning boosting the Yellowjackets. Guards Maddox and Wallace pace a linescore that includes tackles Kirkland Creel and Howerton, center McClellan, backs Crarf ord Capps and others as they prepare for Cottonwood game on Oct 11.
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Worm picker crashes Blanchester man in fall from tree
W.7 Drake of Blanchester broke his arm when a ladder gave way while he hunted worms on a Catalpa tree. The incident followed his attempt to reach worms by picking them from branches.
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Good Sportsmanship Award Sparks Wiregrass Football Ethics
The Dothan Eagle urges fan reports of good sportsmanship in Wiregrass games to help name the season’s Best Sportsmen. Coaches will nominate from league opponents, with officials noting clean play. fans in Geneva Hartford Slocomb Ozark Newville Columbia may tip the balance by forwarding signed observations.
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Columbia
Flatbush Hopes Riding On Bums
Brooklyn fans back Leo Durocher to pull the Dodgers from the brink as they resume the post season series with St Louis at Ebbets Field. Joe Hatten starts with Kirby Higbe as the second option while Murry Dickson faces the Dodgers in the pitchers duel.
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Brooklyn
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Murry Dickson
Eddie Dyer
Redbirds
Tiny generator fuels radio controlled bomb speed
A compact generator in the proximity fuse of a radio controlled bomb attains about 100000 revolutions per minute, roughly fifty times the speed of a typical airplane propeller.
First successful repeating rifle in 1865 Covent Spencer
The first successful repeating rifle was the Spencer, an American weapon, developed in 1865. It saw notable use during the Civil War, marking a turning point in small arms technology.
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