Georgia Bulldogs Fall to St John’s in MSG Debut
Georgia’s basketball debut ended in a 66 to 43 defeat at Madison Square Garden before 18 000 fans. Al Fabian led Georgia with 11 points as St John’s built a 22 10 lead and a 35 17 halftime margin before easing to victory.
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Georgia
Bulldogs
Brooklyn
St. John’s University
Madison Square Garden
al Fabian
Southerners
St. Johns
Redman
Bil Healey
Gene Lorendo
Redmen
UNC Sugar Bowl Tickets Sell Out Early
University of North Carolina officials report ticket applications for the Sugar Bowl clash with Georgia have reached three requests per available seat. The school has 3 500 tickets for the January 1 game in New Orleans. The high demand means no home state boosters will miss the event.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
University of Georgia
New Orleans
All-Conference picks for South Georgia Football Association
Thomtonville leads with four selections in the 1946 All-SGFA team chosen by 13 coaches led by Marshall O Rear. Top honorees include Junior Harrison Waycross Billy Mixon Tifton and Lauren Hargrove Fitzgerald. Repeats from last year include Duke Albany O Neal Valdosta and Chastain Thomasville.
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Waycross
South Georgia Football Association
Marshall O’rear
Thomtonville
Tifton
Valdosta
Cairo
Albany
Fitzgerald
Moultrie
Glynn Academy
Jesup
Bainbridge
Cordele
Americus
Junior Harrison
Backs
Billy Mixon
Lauren Hargrove
Buddy DeFreitas
Thomasville
Sonny Stephenson
Ten Sasser
Roy Robertson
C. Collin
Football attendance soars to new high in 1946
AP reports 87 leading colleges posted a 48.4 percent rise in football attendance with Michigan drawing 514 578 at Ann Arbor and Penn 502 000 at Franklin Field. UCLA Ohio State California Yale and others follow in top totals as Southern and Middle West regions show strong gains.
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Jack Hand
New York
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Wolverines
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
UCLA
Ohio State
California
Yale
Minnesota
Tulane
Southern California
Northwestern
Louisiana State
Miami
Georgia
Middle’ West
Penn
Cairo and Tifton Vie For 1946 SGFA Title In South Georgia
Moultrie reports Cairo Syrup Makers meet Tifton Blue Devils in a pivotal SGFA showdown for the 1946 championship. About 6,000 expected. Cairo seeks first playoff win since 1935 while Tifton, only conference foe to beat Cairo, eyes the title with Rockmart and Gainesville contesting the North Georgia crown.
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Cairo Syrup
Tifton Blue Devils
South Georgia Football Association
Tifton
Cairo
Syrup Makers
Thomasville
Devils
Blue Devils
Valdosta
Moultrie High Key Club
Moultrie High
All-Americas Named From Small Colleges in 1946
The AP Little All-America team features eleven players averaging near six feet and 194 pounds. Highlights include Evansville tackle Robert Hawkins the tallest at 6-11 and 230 pounds and Hardin-Simmons back Rudolph Mobley 5-7 155 pounds. Hawkins excels in line play and kicking while Mobley leads in scoring and rushing for the season.
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New York
Associated Press
Robert Hawkins
Evansville
Ind
Rudolph
Little Doc) Mobley
Hardin-Simmons
Hawkins
George Bibighaus
Muhlenberg
Marvin Goodman
Williamette
Mike Reed
Louisiana ‘Tech
Bert Vanderclute
Wesleyan
Cliff Rothrock
North Dakota State
Tony
Delaware
Mobley
Gene Roberts
Chattanooga
Phil Colella
St. Bonaventure
Hank Caver
Presbyterian
Hardin Simmons
Doc
Trautman Named Head Of Independent Leagues In Baseball Pact
George Trautman was elected president of the National Association for independent baseball leagues, succeeding Judge Bramham at 25 000 dollars yearly. Trautman urged cooperation with the majors and minors as talks began on a new work agreement set to replace the expired pact January 12 1947. The majors fixed a 154 game 1947 schedule with April 15 to Sept 28 season dates.
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George Trautman
W. G. Bramham
National Association
Trautman
Frank Shaughnessy
International League
Detroit Tigers
Wallace Butts Named SEC Coach of the Year for Georgia
Wallace Butts, coach of the Georgia Bulldogs bound for the Sugar Bowl, won the Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year honor in the Nashville Banner poll with 44 points. He edged Vanderbilt’s Red Sanders, while Bernie Moore of LSU ranked third and Paul Bryant of Kentucky fourth. Butts previously won the award in 1942 after guiding Georgia to a Rose Bowl win over UCLA.
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Tenn
Wallace
Butts
Georgia Bulldogs
Nashville Banner
Vanderbilt
H. R
Red
Sanders
Moore
Paul Bryant
Kentucky
Bobby Dodd
Georgia Tech
Bulldogs
UCLA
Bob Neylind
University of Tennessee
Bryant
Harold
Ole Miss
Neyland
TCT
Cerdan Sets Sights On World Title In MSG Debut
Marcel Cerdan the 30 year old French middleweight champion headlines his American debut at Madison Square Garden facing Georgie Abrams of Washington. The bout is expected to draw about 17 000 fans and an $80 000 gate. Abrams a former sailor in the U S Navy rose to prominence after beating Steve Belloise to challenge Tony Zale.
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New York
Marcel Cerdan
Georgie Abrams
Washington
Madison Square Garden
Casablanca
Abrams
U. S. Navy
Tony Zale
Steve Belloise
North Carolina Faces Tough New Year With Trippi Quarterback
The piece lauds coach Butts and his hard working staff with well conditioned players and a potent passing attack led by Charlie Trippi and quarterback Johnny Rauch. It notes the team’s expected battle on New Year’s Day and hints at strong competition from Worth Carlotha.
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North Carolina
Butts
Charlie Trippi
Johnny Rauch
Worth Carlotha
Miami open golf stars chase Snead in large field
The Miami open golf tournament opens with 104 of 239 starters qualifying for day two after Samm Snead shot a 65 to lead by two strokes. Al Smith and Herman Barron shot 67 to stay close, with nine players tied at 68 including Hogan Keiser Demaret Byrd as a large field battles for the low 100 and ties.
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Wilbur Jennings
Miami
Fla
Sammy Snead
Snead
Neam
al Smith
Danville
Herman ‘Barron
White Planes
N. Y
Ben Hogan
Hershey, Pa
Herman Keiser
Akron
Ohio
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Texas
Sammy Byrd
Detroit
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