Malone Fete Set Thursday Honors Coach Malone
Plans for a banquet in honor of Coach James Malone of Northeast Junior College proceed at the Cherokee Terrace Hotel in Franes. About 200 tickets have been sold. tickets available at Frenchies cafe and Wilson-Lockhart Sporting Goods. Malone’s Indians boast a 67 32 8 record since 1934 with notable seasons including a 1935 national junior college title and a 1945 Southern championship. Former stars listed as guests include Sam Dunlap Clyde Nash Reuben McKellar Herbert Holliman Edwin Pop Walker Leon Apgar Guy Seivers Tommy Sands Jim Coyle Stanley Passman Jim Perry Raymond Henry and the 1946 team. Perry recovering from a broken leg hopes to attend.
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Spatafora and Ouachita Cubs win junior league games
In Ouachita Parish High School gym L T I defeats Key Club 15 4 with Wilkins six and Jackson three. Spatafora edges Red Shield 20 19 with Bossett scoring the winner in the final 30 seconds. Ouachita Cubs top Baptists 21 13 led by Roberts 12 and Hale nine. Midget League games set for tonight at L T I gym with Red Shield vs Ouachita Jeeps and L T I vs Spatafora.
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Ouachita Lions Face Calhoun In Early Season Clash
Ouachita Parish High School Lions host Calhoun tonight at the Ouachita gym for their second basketball game. Sonny Webb is questionable with an ankle injury, while Buster King returns from a knee issue to join Buster Clifford in the forward spots.
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Wimberley Returns to LSU Squad for Cotton Bowl
Abner Wimberley, LSU right end who suffered a skull fracture, will rejoin the Bengals for the Cotton Bowl showdown with Arkansas. Doctors say he can play January 1 after initial practice and a week of non contact work. The team also lost Moe Richmond to an ankle sprain in the Tulane game.
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College Basketball Scores From Texas Battles
In Houston Loyola of New Orleans edged Rice 55 in overtime while Georgetown saw St Edwards defeat Southwestern 40 36 In Nacogdoches Louisiana Tech beat Stephen F Austin 51 34 The note mentions ancient mountain shrimp ancestry in Australian streams.
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Notre Dame Tops Nation in Both Offense and Defense
Notre Dame is named the No 1 college football team of 1946 by combining leading offense with the stingiest defense. The Irish averaged 441.3 total yards per game while allowing 141.7 per contest over nine games. Oklahoma led rushing defense with 58 yards per game, and Nevada topped forward passing, while Holy Cross excelled in pass defense.
Tallulah and Slidell Meet for Louisiana Class B Title
Tallulah High faces Slidell High next Friday at 8 in Tallulah for the Louisiana Class B football championship. Tallulah earned eligibility by beating Oil City 46 to 12 to claim the North Louisiana title, while Slidell defeated Vinton 26 to 7 to win the South Louisiana championship and enter the state finals.
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College Football Yardage and Passing Averages Listed
The chart lists per game yardage totals for teams led by Mississippi State 66.4 and Yale 85.4, with other figures for South Carolina 79.6 Notre Dame 83.7 North Carolina State 85 Tulsa 93 Texas 93.4 and more. It shows passing offense leaders Nevada 198.1 yards and passing defense leaders Holy Cross 53.7 yards along with teams such as Georgia Texas Oklahoma A and M Michigan Boston College Indiana Marquette Princeton Washington and Lee and Navy.
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Tulane to Meet 2 Strong Lone Star Quintets
Tulane prepares to open its home schedule with a 65 point per game defense against two Texas champions. Houston visits Wednesday as Lone Star Conference titleholders, with standout Guy Lewis and additions from New Mexico School of Mines. Baylor follows Friday, led by sophomores Jackie Robinson and Bill Johnson, as the Bears attempt to defend last year’s Southwest Conference crown.
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Army All America names five players from service year
SPORTS MIRROR notes the year ago All America selections listing five Army players Tex Coulter Al Nemetz Johnny Green Glenn Harris and Doc Blanchard. It recalls three years ago SEC expanded eligibility to civilian transfers and five years ago Joe Louis memorial award to Eddie Neil. Ten years past Baseball Commissioner Landis ruled Bob Feller remained Indians property and Cleveland paid Des Moines 75000 draft price.
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Stephen AUSTIN Quint Defeats Tech In Narrow Victory
NACODOCHES Tex Dec 10 Stephen F Stephens Austin quint led by Jesse Lee Richardson and Norris Birdwell defeated Tech 51 to 34 in a decisive basketball contest. Coach Stan McKewens guided the team to the win.
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Sports Round Up From New York Rose Bowl Prep and Pro Notes
The column notes Western Conference meetings in New York to review eligibility and rules amid simultaneous Southeastern sessions. It mentions drafts of schedules for the Rose Bowl party and possible snarls among conferences as Big Nine leads in curbing commercial groups. It also cites comments from H V Wade on Charley Trippi and Eddie Zalanski on Jerry Coursel. The piece discusses bonus limits affecting football salaries, Montana vs City College scoring expectations, and Charley Fusari debuting as a NY fighter while helping with his father’s milk route.
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Debate at basketball meeting sparks playful jab between Lapchick and Bee
Joe Lapchick mocked Clair Bee for ranking St. John's fifth in a magazine. Bee retorted that a few dollars could change rankings, highlighting a lighthearted exchange at yesterday's gathering.
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Tulane coach Cliff Wells racks up opening-game wins
In 31 years Wells has steered Tulane to unbroken opening game triumphs. The note cites his consistent start to seasons and the impact on early-season momentum for the team.
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Lumberjacks rout Bulldogs 61 to 34 in non-conference game
Austin State College Lumberjacks defeated Louisiana Tech 61 to 34 in Ruston. Richardson scored 16 and Birdwell 10, with Duff and Williams sparking a 10 to 8 opening run and a 29 to 21 halftime lead. Louisiana Tech’s Van Hicks had 13 and Parker 6. The Jacks set a December 13 and 14 date with Howard Payne in Brownwood.
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