Super Bombers Ready for Randolph Eleven Showdown
Atlanta December 17 The second air force Superbombers travel to meet the top ranked Randolph Wield Tex eleven in a Sindy battle with the third airforce Cremline. Sunday features Glenn Dobbs and Charlie Trippi in a clash of former college stars.
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Atlanta
Air Force Superbombers
Randolph Wield
Tex
Cremline
Airforce
Glenn Dobbs
Tulsa
Superbombers
Charlie Trippi
Georgia Softromor
Colorado Springs
Colo
Neation
Army
Mobile Bears Sign Working Agreement With Brooklyn Club
Jeebie Alga Dee reports the Mobile Bears have signed a working agreement with the Brooklyn club, announced by Edgar Allen president of the Southern Association Club from Buffalo North Carolina. Brooklyn previously had an agreement with New Orleans, now terminated. Guddy Lewis, the Bears’ manager who resigned last season, has not been replaced. The note mentions the first settlement of white men in Australia in 1788.
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Jeebie Alga
Dee
Mobile Bears
Brooklyn Cleo
Teague
Edgar Allen
Buffalo
N. C
Brooklyn
New Orleans
Guddy Lewis
Bears
Allen
Superbombers Work Out at Baton Rouge Before Atlanta Trip
The Superbombers boast two line players averaging 210 pounds and a backfield at 195 pounds. They have trained at Louisiana State Stadium in Baton Rouge for a week and were scheduled to fly to Atlanta today.
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Superbombers
Louisiana State Stadium
Baton Rouge
Atlanta
Nelson Leads Oakland Open After Round Two Pace
Byron Nelson sharps the second round at the Oakland Open in Oakland California with a four under par 66. He sits two strokes ahead of Denny Shute Harold McSpaden Harold Sampson and Mark Fry in a crowded field while eight players share 69 tied for eighth place. The soggy Sequoyah course and bumpy greens challenge the field as Nelson seeks another win.
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Oakland
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Nelson
Sequoyah
Denny Shute
Akron
Harold McSpaden
Philadelphia
Harold Sampson
Colma
Calif
Mark Fry
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Harry Lassler
Culver City
Bill Wansa
Yonkers
Ky Laf
Death Claims Major John L. Griffith Noted Sportsman
Major John L. Griffith, 67, longtime commissioner of the Western Conference for 22 years, died suddenly last night of a heart attack. He had just been re-elected by conference athletic directors to a five year term. The note of his passing marks a major loss to intercollegiate athletics and the Western Conference.
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Chicago
John L. Griffith
Maj. Griffith
Local Golf Match Tally Notes Par Ties Across Broad Field
A goat provides a quart of milk daily and ten year life noted. Players including Jocon of Chicago Earlhardt of Norristown Jimmy Garnitt of Ardmore Bus Pendleton of Sacramento and Fred Wood of Vancouver are listed among twenty one competitors who either tied or bettered par.
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Jocon
Chicago
Joe Earhardt
Norristown
Jimmy Garnitt
Ardmore
Okla
Bus Pendleton
Sacramento
Calif
Fred J. Wood
Vancouver
B. C
Scholarship cases await action before football
Birmingham Alabama December 8 AP executive committee proposals for athletic scholarship handling face the Southeastern Conference annual meeting. A well informed source forecasts that the group will not approve several committee recommendations including grants of aid limitations and the called meeting proposals from last June. Action may be postponed on abolishing intercollegiate competition between freshman teams.
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Birmingham
Iala
Southeastern Conference
Iccay
Minor Leagues Seek Growth in Postwar Baseball Plans
Postwar planning at the minor league convention focuses on schoolboy baseball promotion. Amendments on draft, territorial rights, and major minor compact adjustments are debated as the 44th session ends with proposals for touring teams, umpire clinics, rule codification, and a $1,000 AA player clause viewed as major league conciliatory gesture.
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Joe Reichler
Buffalo
N. Y
Southern Association
William G. Bramham
Landis
J. Kemp Bartlett
Baltimore
Inter
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Penna Leads Miami Open After Subpar 68 Round
Tony Penna fired a 68 to top the field of 193 at the $10,000 Miami Open in Miami Florida. Johnny Revolta trails by one stroke after a 72 as Mor tie Gravatt and John ny Bulla each carded 69. Amateurs were led by Morton Bright with a 73 as 18 holes remain today and through the weekend.
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Miami
Fla
Tony Penna
Penna
Johnny Revolta
Evanton
Ill
Johnny Bulla
Atlanta Airlines
Mortie Gravatt
Williamsport
Maurie O'Connor
Hellevue
N. J
Pete Cooper
Gainesville
Leaders for Gray Team Add Two Standout Players
Lynn Waldorf of Northwestern and Carl Snavely of Corneil say the North team for the Blue-Gray Classic on December 30 has added end Don Kelleher and center Frank Sniadak of Columbia. Postseason, all star game participation and three years varsity eligibility are set for discussion as the conference considers a year of varsity play.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lynn, Waldorf
Northwestern
Carl Snavely
Corneil
Don Kelleher
Frank, Sniadak
Columbia
Madison Square Garden Works To Bar Gamblers In Basketball
Basketball writers report Madison Square Garden is taking steps to bar gamblers. The facility maintains a blacklist of about 60 names and will not admit those on the list. Other notes include promotions for Albany’s Rip Collings and Navy uniforms episode at Baltimore Annapolis visit.
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New York
Ned Irish
Madison Square Garden
Pouiler
Army
Coddhing
Stu Holcsmb
Albany
Ripper Collings
Lea
Tort McCaffrey
Rip
Judge Landis
West Point Cadet Corps
Baltimore
Navy
Tran Wt
Ahd
Annapolis
Tecumseh
Douglas Lions Set To Face Quitman Brooks In Crucial Clash
The Douglas High Lions drill intensely for a key bout with Quitman’s Brooks High tonight at 8 30 p m. Douglas seeks its first win over Quitman since 1933, aiming to reverse a long drought and avenge a prior loss this season. Admission 60 cents adults 30 cents for children and service personnel with a reserved white section noted.
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Lions
Douglas High
Brooks High
Quitman
Douglas
Brooks County
Brooks
Alabama Gridders Set for Duke Sugar Bowl Clash
Tuscaloosa Ala Dec 8 AP After rain hampered practice Alabama will resume today with a brief session as preparation for the Sugar Bowl clash with Duke. Coach Frank Thomas says rough scrimmage starts next week and the team will work after Christmas at Baton Rouge.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Duke
Frank Thomas
Baton, Rouge
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