Baseball's winter meeting ends as majors, minors agree
Los Angeles reports the major and minor leagues wrap up a week of sessions. A new five year major minor pact takes effect January 12. The Pacific Coast League seeks major league recognition but is expected to be refused. Player pension talks continue with Dixie Walker and Johnny Murphy present. Chicago Cubs named host of upcoming events.
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Los Angeles
A. B. Chandler
Pacific Coast League
Dixie Walker
Johnny Murphy
Chicago Cubs
Spring Hill College Basketball Team to Resume Play in Florida
Spring Hill College Badgers will resume intercollegiate basketball with a three year lapse. They depart Mobile for Florida to play Florida at Gainesville Stetson at Deland and Tampa at Tampa over four days. Twelve players travel.
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Spring Hill College
Mobile
Ala
Spring Hill Colege
Florida
Badgers
University of Florida
Gainesville
Stetson University
Deland
University of Tampa
Tampa
Blind golfers compete in rain to start national title quest
Inglewood California December 7 AP four blind golfers finished 18 holes in rain to begin the national championship chase. Charlie Boswell Birmingham Alabama and Clinton Russell Duluth Minnesota shot nines in the 90s while Marvin Shannon Fort Worth Texas tallied 106 and Bob Anderson Los Angeles 115. Shannon beat Anderson 2 0 and Boswell edged Russell 2 1 in the basis scoring system. The winner and runner up face Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in an exhibition Sunday.
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Inglewood
Calif
Boswell
Birmingham
Ala
Clinton Russell
Duluth
Anderson
Russell
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Cairo Syrup Makers trounce Tifton 40 to 0 in SGFA playoff
Cairo Syrup Makers routed Tifton Blue Devils 40 to 0 before about seven thousand at Moultrie in the South Georgia Football Association playoff. Cairo built leads with six touchdowns and four extra points, overwhelming Tifton’s 13 Men of Iron from start to finish.
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Cairo
South Georgia Football Association
Tifton Blue Devils
Sara Makers
Grady County
Blue Devils
Catro
Grady
Bulldogs
D Smoéky
Misty
Tifton
Men of
Iron
SGFA
Moultrie High
Roy Robertson
Sprupmakers
Billy Mixon
Imps
Drew
Mixon
Waldrop
Deny
Strapmakers
Sonny White
Carr
Cqollits
Syrupmakers
Robertson
White
Simpson
Lashley
Bowen
Blue Devil
Drake
L. C. Collins
Carro
Sneat
Garr
Wis
Connell
Tifton Crsct
Bishop
Cairo Syrupmakers
Snead Demaret Lead Field in Miami Open
The Miami Open card lists Snead and Demaret among the leaders as the field narrows. Local players and spectators await rounds at the Miami course with the event shaping up as a tight finish.
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Miami
Sammy Snead
Hot Springs
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Texas
Demaret
Snéad
Snead
Miami Springs
Fréd Haas, Jr
New Orleans
Tony Penna
Cincinnati
Jack Burke Jr
Ernie Tardiff
Los Angeles
Haas
George Fario
Johnny Palmer
Badin
N.C
Ben Hogan
Hersney Pa
Douglas Lions Defeat Waycross 7-0 For GAA Championship
The Douglas High Lions defeated the Waycross Tigers 7-0 in Waycross to win the S G F A championship. Lions used a strong passing attack led by Williams and Reid to score the decisive first quarter TD and shut down the Tigers' offense through the game.
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Waycross
Douglas High Lions
Waycross Tigers
S. G. FL
Tigers
Lions
Quitman
Valdosta
Ing
Jackson
Tiger
Williams
Reid
Lion
Lion's
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