Mississippi signs two Crestview stars on athletic scholarships
Crestview Florida December 13 University of Mississippi landed two northwest Florida football prizes Monday. Ray Medley 210 pound tackle and Tommy Settles end known for pass catching and hard blocking will attend Ole Miss next fall on athletic scholarships. Settles missed just one extra point all season as Crestview posted 234 points to 9 for opponents.
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Crestview
Fla
University of Mississippi
Northwest Florida
Ray Medley
Tommy Settles
Ole Miss
Crestview High School
Settles
Redskin Frosh Triumph Over Tech in Close 49 44 Loss
Louisiana Tech freshmen defeated the NC Indians 49 to 44 at Northeast Junior College gym yesterday. Tech stars White and Brown led with 18 and 17 points as Harold Short topped NC with nine. Box score lists several players in double figures for Tech and NC. Referee: O. M. Merriott.
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Rnett
Brown
Uisiana Tech
N. C. Indians
Tribe
South Louisiana
Francis T. Nichols
Louisiana College
Edskins
Tech
Ruston
Barnett
Tech Fresh
PetGete Ff Wevenesases
INO
Bates
Estavsaresases
Bi Saowe
Sawewar Svarese
Maney
Ivdisesen
Cerniglia
Ssssisies
Tech Frosh
O. M. Merriott
James Norris
Blind Lou Palmer Visits Monroe After Two Years
Former pro boxer blind from ring activity visits Monroe selling souvenir pennies and peace literature. He arrived yesterday after Meridian and Vicksburg stops and will stay a couple of days at Hotel Virginia, participating in children’s recreation programs and urging "Take money out of war work." Also notes Dub Jones nickname origin and Browns rookie status.
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Lou Palmer
Monroe
Palmer
Meridian
Vicksburg
Hotel Virginia
Parilli leads Kentucky to Orange Bowl with quirky past
Wee New York reports on Vito Parilli, Kentucky quarterback, who switched from fullback to the T position and rose to star as Kentucky prepares for the Orange Bowl against Santa Clara. The piece recalls Parilli’s odd path, Doyle’s Ohio State stint, odd Sugar Bowl ticket swaps, and offers from a New Orleans ad. It also notes golf tourney requests, UNC’s Justice pay, Stanfield’s indoor plan, and Fido Murphy’s selling hustle.
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New York
Big Ten
Vito
Babe
Parilli
Kentucky
Santa Clara
Rochester
Skip Doyle
Doyle
Bear Bryant
Ohio State
Jack Gardner
Kansas
Jack Protfers
North Carolina
Charlie Justice
Jacksonville
Fla
Andy Stanfield
Seton Hall
Louisiana Tech earns four on All Gulf grid squad
Four repeaters form the nucleus of the 1949 All Gulf States Conference eleven with Louisiana Tech leading the field with four first string berths. Mississippi Southern and Southwestern share two picks each, while Louisiana College Northwestern State and Southeastern place one apiece. Notables include Art Lancaster and John Phillips, with Lenny Vogt and Leo Sanford anchoring the line.
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Lake Charles
Louisiana Tech
Mississippi Southern
Southwestern
Louisiana College
Northwestern State
Southeastern
Art Lancaster
Northwestern
John
Bubber) Phillips
Speed Merchant
Jimmy Harrison
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Harrison
George Crowson
Southwestern Bulldogs
Crowson
Cliff Coggin
Noel Wilkins
Coggin
Wilkins
John Rudd
Rudd
Lenny Vogt
Tech
Joe Ailett
Leo Sanford
Leo
Paul Digiovanni
Selec
49 Gulf States Squad Ended Names and Positions Listed
The record lists players by position from multiple schools including Southwestern, Louisiana College, Southeastern, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi Southern, Northwestern State, and Louisiana College. It includes ends, tackles, guards, centers, backs, and honorable mentions with player names such as Lou Gaudet, Chiles Carpenter, and Dave Graves, among many others.
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Lou Gaudet
Southwestern
Chiles Carpenter
Louisiana College
Donald Bates
Southeastern
Jerry Germenes
Louisiana Tech
Melvin Barney
Bob Jordan
Mississippi Southern
David Graves
Bobby Holmes
Jewell Humphries
Frankie Spruiell
Bobby Aillet
Red Robertson
Bill Calvert
George Pharis
Northwestern State
Buck Brown
Louisiana
Jack Ward
Dick McMurray
Dwain Spruill
Jes Hode
Joe Lato
Sam Conerly
Nick Macaluso
Phillip White
Sam Harper
Huey Thomas
Don Danes
Howard Wilcox
Carl Smith
Gerry Hodges
Richard Pate
Dave Fisher
Buddy Marcello
Dick Talbot
Jerry Zimmerman
Laffey Pate Roach Lead 1949 SLI Lettermen
Lafayette La Dec 13 Thirty one members of the 1949 Southwestern Louisiana Institute football squad were named lettermen by Athletic Director George Mitchell. The list includes seniors Laffey Smith Mosing DiGiovanni Fisher Marcello Boudreaux Bradley Mastepey Wink Williams Pate Talbot Ferachi. juniors Gaudet Wilcox Crowson Lewis Smith Hodges Billon. sophomores Price Roach Liebert Fournet Simmons. freshmen Falgout Mixon Allbritten Womack Beard.
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Lafayette
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
George Mitchell
George Laffey
Monroe
A. D. Smith
Slidell
Donald Mosing
Paul DiGiovanni
Lake Charles
David Fisher
Jennings
Lucas Marcello
Houma
Ray Boudreaux
Bill Bradley
Abberville
James Mastepey
C. L. Wink
West Monroe
F. B. Williams
New Orleans
Richard Pate
Sterlington
Richard Talbot
Thibodaux
Frank Ferachi
Plaquemine
Louis Gaudet
Baton Rouge
Howard Wilcox
Dequincy
George Crowson
New Iberia
Birmingham
Alabama
Shelby Womack
Baker
Carl Beard
Ouachita Cagers Open Season In Twin Bill
Ouachita Parish High School hosts a boy girl double header with Oak Ridge and Baskin at the O P H S gym. Ouachita girls led by Miss Mary Lee George open at 7 against Baskin, followed by the Lions against Oak Ridge around 8 with starters Alice George Robbie Jean White Mary Rogers Charlene Hughes Earlene Welch Catherine Smith and guards Charles Page Charles Price.
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Ouachita Parish
Oak Ridge
Baskin Girls
Mary Lee George
Ouachita Girls
Baskin
Herbert Holliman
Lions
Miss George
Alice George
Robbie Jean White
Mary Rogers
Charlene Hughes
Earlene Welch
Catherine Smith
Holliman
Johnny Goodwin
Bob Carter
Mark Boatright
Charles Page
Charles Price
Early football crowds shout old Confederate cheer at Rutgers Princeton game
On November 13, 1869 Rutgers and Princeton met in the second intercollegiate grid contest in U S history. Princeton supporters used lung power and invoked a Confederate battle cry to urge their team on to victory. Princeton won 8 to 0.
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New York
National Geographic Society
Rutgers
Princeton
U. S
Bengals Begin Bowl Training In Baton Rouge
LSU coach Gus Tinsley sent the Tigers through six day a week practice for the Sugar Bowl with Oklahoma. He noted the team is improving after a slow start, focusing on conditioning, offensive drills, wind sprints and a critique of last season’s unit. Abner Wimberly and Rip Collins watched, remarking the current squad seems driven after losses.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Gaynell
Gus” Tinsley
Oklahoma
Tinsley
Tigers
Tulane
Carroll Griffith
Charley Pevey
Ebert van Buren
Bubba Field
Jim Barton
Zollie Toth
Lee Hedges
Billy Baggett
Abner Wimberly
San Francisco Dons
Rip Collins
Wimberly
Smokers trade for Woodward as Infielder Adkins leaves
The Tampa Smokers announced a trade sending veteran infielder Hack Adkins to Anniston, Alabama for Ray Woodward a right handed pitcher. Anniston also received an undisclosed cash amount. Woodward won 14 games and lost nine for the Class B Southeastern League club last season. Adkins hit .246 in the Florida International League the previous year and played primarily at third base with time in the outfield and on the mound.
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Tampa
Fla
Tampa Smokers
Hack Adkins
Anniston
Ala
Ray Woodward
Woodward
Adkins
Basketball Clinic at Winnsboro to Feature Rule Talks
The second annual Franklin parish basketball clinic will be held at Winnsboro High School gymnasium Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Coach John Nicosia will chair. H Freeman of Delhi will discuss new rule changes and officiating. Movies on rule changes and classic finals will be shown for attendees.
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Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Parish
Winnsboro High School
John Nicosia
H. Freeman
Delhi
Nicosia
Sports Mirror reflections on past major league night games
Today marks a year since the majors agreed to add more night games. Three years back veteran welterweight Charlie Fusari extended his win streak with a knockout of Charlie Taylor. Five years ago Oklahoma A&M beat NYU 44 41 in basketball. Ten years ago the New York Yankees topped the AP year end poll.
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Associated Press
Charlie Fusari
Charlie Taylor
Oklahoma A. and
New York University
New York Baseball Yankees
Sterlington Cats Dominate Farmerville Independents
Sterlington Cats rolled over the Farmerville Independents 54 to 23 at the A. L. Smith school gym Monday night. Gene Hardin scored 21 for Sterlington, while Albritton led Farmerville with eight points. The Cats plan a double header next Monday, details pending.
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Sterlington
Sterlington Cats
Farmerville Independents
A. L. Smith
Gene Hardin
Albritton
Farmerville
Steele to headline feature at Gus Kallio's Arena
Two former titlists meet in the main event as Jack Stinger Steele of Sioux City faces Charlie Laye of Knoxville in a night of rough action. Both chase a title shot against Balk Estes, Elk City champion, who has dodged defenses since his fall win over Jack Curtis. Semi final pits Mike Rodeo Ryan against Bill Sledge. Main event time limit nine minutes. semi final one hour. two falls to win.
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Gus Kallio
Jack “Stinger
Steele
Sioux City
Bouncing Stride
Charlie Laye
Knoxville
Tenn
Ring Warriors
Laye
Bill Barney
Balk Estes
Elk City
Okla
Estes
Jack Curtis
Kallio
Mike
Ryan
Chey
All In Fun Triumphs In Tropical Feature
Grand view Stables All In Fun won the sixth event at Tropical Park in a neck ahead of Var with Brandy Punch third in a field of a dozen. The mile and a sixteenth race time was 1 45 2/5 under R L Baird. A foul claim by Jimmy Stout was dismissed. Attendance was 6,639. Sammy Boulmetis rode three winners in the first five races to boost his season total. Burgette, owned by J Kel Houssels, won the Jolly Britain Purse at Tanfor with time 1:11 4/5, paying 6.10 4.00 3.20.
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New York
Grandview Stables
All In Fun
Var
Brandy Punch
R. L. Baird
Jimmy Stout
Sammy Boulmetis
Baltimore
Burgette
J. Kel Houssels
Las Vegas
Nev
Jolly Britain
Tanfor
Midianite
Long Green
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Jim
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Strassi
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Tion
MR. Beau Brummell
Sig Haas & Sons
Gulf States
Miss Southern
Athens
Tallulah
Mt. Pl'at
Tex
Tech Pteece
Tech Beens
Shreveport Lake Charles
S'western
Ed Stassi
Ecene
N'’western
Ferriday
Laffey
Pate
Roach
S. L
Ouachita Cagers
Ve Wright
Mirakal
Esquire
Mike John
DeSiard St
Bengals
Sports Mirror
Love
Arena Tonic
Mike Ryan
Bill Sledge
Ene Cowboy
Just
Manhattan
D. Masur & Sons
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