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A\TLANTA, Feb. 18 — (AP) —
illy Joe Adcock; 8 medium size,
¢h speed forward for Vanderbilt,
utsoored 47 other basketball play
{o lead voting for the Associat
rsp,-e,s' second annual all-South
tern Conference team.
Adeock, a senior, from Nashville,
enn,, is one of few native South
ners ever to win the captaincy
f an All-Southeastern Confeernce |
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Kentucky Has Two :
y i hampions
Kentucky’s defending ¢
National Collegiate Athletic As
clation basketball, placed two
en on the first team—seven foot
nter Bill Spivey of Warner Rob
s, Ga,, end Jim Line of Akron,
hio.
Spivey is & sophomore and Line
sensor.
b'x'wa other seniors complie the
11-star first team—Jim Riffey of
ulane, snd Colin Anderson of
ecorgia Tech. Both are basketball
ports. Riffey’s home is Wash
gton, Ind.,, and Anderson’s Cen
alia, ML |
Player and College: g
Billy Joe Adcock, Vanderbilt,
Bill Spivey, Kentucky.
Jim Line, Kentucky.
Tim Riffey, Tulane.
Colin Anderson, Ga. Tech.
Second Team
Walter Hirsch, Kentueky.
Bob Schloss, Georgia.
Don Lanford, Auburn.
Herbert Hargett, Miss. State.
Mel Pavton, Tulane.
Third Team
Art Burris, Tennessee.
Boh Healey, Georgia.
McKenzie, Alabama.
Lynn, Auburn.
Bob Meador, L. S. Uy
Hans Taenzler, Florida,
Shaughnessy Removed
I.OS ANGELES, Feb, 18—(AP)
Clark Shaughnessy was removed
s head football coach of the Los
ngeles Rams Professional team
day.
The language in statements by
he veteran coach and the owners
idn't use the word *“fired” but
he effect was the same, Shaugh
essy said owner Dan Reeves told
im yesterday that the Rams wish
d to terminate his contract.
Reeves first announced today
hat Shaughnessy had resigned but
n a later statement said “We felt
t necessary to terminate his con
act,” after “internal friction” had
eveloped,
Line Coach Joe Stydahar was
levated to the head coaching post
1 the fast turn of events. He is
he fourth Ram coach since the
rganization moved here in 1946.
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Last-Half Rallies
Cinch Both Titles
BY CURTIS DRISKELL
Thomson’s girls surged
back in the second half here
last night in Woodruff Hall
to down the Watkinsville
sextet, 85-25. and capture
the Tenth District Class “B”
title.
Trailing 13-14 at the half, Them
son pulled ahead 26-21 by the end
of the third period, and then added
insurance points in the final quar
ter to hold their command.
Mary Brown paced the winners
with 15 markers, as Reany Ash
ley tallied 12 more. Alice Hills
man, Watkinsville standout, took
off high honors for the night
by chalking up 21 points, all but
five of her team’s total.
Tignall Wins
In the night's opener, Tignall
took the Tenth District “C” title,
edging a stubborn Bogart outfit,
30-24, in a thriller.
The Tignall-Bogart affair was
a close contest all the way, the
score being knotted at halftime
13-13. The lead changed six
times in the third quarter before
Tignall went ahead to stay.
Guin Tallies 16
A field goal by Jackie Guin put
the victors ahead and they re
mained out front the rest of the
game. Guin was high point play
er of the game with 16 points.
Teammate Mary Ellen Evans tal
lied 13 markers to capture runner
up honors in the scoring parade.
Joey McElroy’s ten points were
high for the losing Bogart team.
Running mate McLanahan ac
counted for nine. Both clubs used
only two substitutes, and the first
string forwards on each club ac
counted for the total point output.
Trophies were awarded to both
the winner and runner-up in both
classes.
CLASS C
TIGNALL 30 BOGART 24
F—Guin, 16 ..,. ...... Owens, 5
F—Evans, 13 ........ McElroy, 10
F—Johnson, 1 .. .. McLanahan, 9
G—Thornton .... ...... Dickens
G—Rhodes .... .... Porterfield
G—Bufford ....ciiesov...-Oldhan
Subs—Tignall: Echols, Satter
field. Bogart: Evans, Simms. Half
time score: 13-13.
Class “B”
Thomson (35) Watkinsville (25)
F.—M. A. Hunt (8) Hillsman (21)
F.—Ashley (12) ... .. .. Fowler
F.~—Brown (15) ... Turnbull (2)
B e mistoph?}
DO .. .. .. 2% . .. D
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Substitutions: Thomson — M,
Hunt, Aldred, Watson. Watkins=
ville — O’Kelley (2), Willoughby,
Tarpley, Carruth.
Halftime score — Watkinsville
14, Thomson 13.
Local YMCA,
Moultrie Split
2 Court Tilts
Athens and Moultrie YMCA’s
split a pair of thrilling basketball
games here yesterday. The local
Midgets edged Moultrie, 37-36,
while Athens’ Intermediates fell
in defeat, 35-27.
Moultrie led Athens’ Midgets the
entire game until the warning
minutes of play when the home
lings ‘pulled ahead and won. High
pointer for Athens was Winston
Wiggins with 14 points and next
was Bobby Duncan with ten
points. Tops for Moultrie was Cen~
ter Manley with 16 tallies.
It took two overtime periods for
Moutrie to whip Athens Inter
mediates, 35-27. The game was
tied 27-27 at the end of regular
play and when the first overtime
period was completed; however,
Moultrie put on the fire and won
in the second overtime period.
High pointers for the homelings
were Willie Fowler and Elmer
Chapman with nine and eight
points, respectively, Top for the
winners was M, Harnage with
eight tallies.
Prep Tilts %
Last night two Prep intra-squad
tilts were played with David Bell’s
team whipping Billy Howell’s
team, 43-28, and the Reds defeat
ing the Blues, 41-29, ‘
In the first tilt high scorer was
Hanson of the losers with 17 points
while David Bell was high for his
team with 16 tallies. In the second
game Squeady Simpsoh of the
Blues scored 15 points and Chester
Leathers of the winners made 13.
Saturday’s box scores:
Athens Midgets%37) Moultrie (36)
F—Wiggins (14) ... Sthalling (5)
Planard ... L. .. Sath ty)
C—Tanner (3) «..... Manley (16)
G—DButler (4) ...... Lassiter (8)
G—Bell ... ..:...... DelLoaeh (2}
-~ Substitutions: Athens — Key,
Jones (6), Duncan (10); Moultrie
—Burdette.
Athens Int. (27) Moultrie (35)
F—Flanagan (2) ...... White (7)
F—Slaughter (2) ...... Pope (7)
C—Chapman (8) .... Weaver (5)
G—Fowler (9) .... Harnage (8)
G—Duane (4) .... Register (6)
Substitutions: Athens — Short
(2), Nash, LeConte, Whitehead,
Epps, Winfrey; Moultrie—Elling
ton, Mercer (2).
Philadelphia
To Possess
Colorful Team
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 18 —
(AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies
may not be the best baseball team
in the National League next sea
son, but they’ll surely be the most
colorful—at least at home. -
Presenting the latest word in
spring styles for baseball players,
Owner Bob Carpenter announced
these fashion designs for 1950:
Prominent vertical red stripes
on white flannel.
Red sleeves and stockings.
And as the very last word, red
belts.
What’s left over will be white,
On the road, though, the Phillies
will be strictly “old look.” Their
uniforms will be a simple pearl
gray without the crimson stripes,
but with prominent red sleeves
and socks.
All of the Phils’ 13 farm clubs
will be regaled in the same style.
Now, said Carpenter, the Phillies
and their farm clubs “will be in
stantly recognized in their red
striped ensembles.”
There was no comment from the
ball players, and little was ex
pected. They get paid for playing
baseball.
Basketball
Providence 62, Springfield 59.
Virginia Tech 78, Virginia 64.
College of Charleston 62, North
Georgia Military College 36.
Buffalo 69, Hawaii 50.
Temple 82, West Virginia 48.
William & Mary 74, VMI 57,
Auburn 67, Alabama 58.
Kentucky 97, Georgia Tech 62.
Syracuse 76, Colgate 62,
Tilinois 70, Michigan 60.
Pennsylvania 77, Harvard 66,
Marshall 67, Xavier (O.) 63,
Nebraska 59, Colorado 49.
. Yale 62, Army 47.
Florida 66, Miami 46,
Indiana 60, Purdue 50.
Furman 56, Clemson 52.
Newberry 65, Presbyterian 41,
High Point 87, Lenoir Rhyne 21.
Maryland 64, Davidson 61.
Catholic U. 80, Lynchburg 62,
Howard 55, Shaw 45.
561..inc01n Memorial 73, Tusculum
38Milligan 39, Carson-Newman
HIGH SCHOOL
Second Distriet
Class “B” Finals”
Blakely 34, Morven 31,
Class “C” Finals
Baker County 47, Doerun 29.
Athletes Must Work
NEW YORK, Feb, 18—(AP)—
Notre Dame athletes who receive
financial assistance not only must
work at a very specific job, but
are required, as are all athletes at
the institution—to maintain a
seven point higher scholastic aver
age than other students, the Rev.
John J. Cavanaugh, C. 8. C,, said
today in response to an Associated
Press questionaire.
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Hogan, Snead To Bring Great
Interest To 50 Masters Golf
Clifford Roberts, chairman of the Mast |
( ) £ ers Golf Tournament, has written that the
é\-ggusta National is expecting its greatest tourney this year, w’hich runs from April
Two reasons for this are most logical. In terest for golf fans will be boosted b,y the
fact that Bantam Ben Hogan will be back after a year’s absence from golfdom’s top
tournament, and of course, last year’s win ner and the game’s red-hot poker—Sammy
Snead, will be back to defend his title. ) ,
Wheby Announces
Spring Football
Practice March 6
Spring football practice will
open for an expected 50 ocandi
dates at Athens High School on
Monday, March 6, Coach Earl
Wheby announced yesterday.
Candidates will undergo six
weeks of training. Fundamentals
will be emphasized throughout
the Spring practice, it was in
dicated by the grid mentor, who
also added that he expects to
form the framework of next
Fall's Trojan team during the
six-week period of drills,
Much enthusiasm has been
shown for Spring practice, ac
cording to Coach Wheby. Indica=-
tions now are for a larger turn
out on March 6 than the Trojan
squad numbered at any time
during last Fall.
Three Brook
Hurlers Sign
50 Contracts
BROOKLYN, Feb. 18—(AP)—
Three Brooklyn pitchers, Erv Pali
ca, Phil Haugstad and Malcolm
Mallette, today signed their 1950
contracts. The Dodgers now have
29 players in the fold with only
11 unsigned.
Palica, workhorse of the Dodger
staff last season, appeared in 49
games, winning eight and losing
nine.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18—(AP)—
The American Football League ex
panded to a six team circunit today
with the awarding of a franchise to
the Erie (Pa.) Vets.
Three other applications, Spring
field, Mass., Shenandoah, Pa., and
Brooklyn, N. Y., are being con
sidered, said League Commissioner
Joe Rosentover.
The A. F. L. wound up last
season as a five-team loop after
Wilkesbarre, Pa., dropped out.
The five are Richmond, Va., Beth
lehem, Pa., Jersey City, Peter
son, N. J.,, and Wilmmgton, Del.
Canton Wins Region
2-A; Green Gets 47
Trojanettes Trim Gainesville Girls;
End Regular Season With 12-6 Record
BY CURTIS DRISKELL
Banner-Herald Sports Writer
Usually a girls’ basketball team that can score 57 points
in a single game will come out on top by a good margin.
But that’s not the case when the team is playing another
sextet with one player who scores 47 points single-handed
Elberton’s girls scored 57 points
here Friday night, and still lost
out to Coach D. T, Smith’s Greenie
girls by a fourpoint margin, 61-57.
The amazing part of the game,
however, was the play of Wilma
Green, sensational Canton for
ward, who blazed 47 points
through the Elberton hoops to vir
tually beat the Blue Devilettes by
herself,
} Canton trimmed Elberton
to clai the trophy as Region
~ 3-A girls champions. Elberton’s
~ girls weré awarded another tro
‘ phy for their second-place rank
- ing, and both teams will repre
~ sent the region in the upcoming
~ State girls’ tournament.
Green put away 23 points in
the first half and came back to
chalk up 24 more in the last two
quarters for her staggering to
tal. She dunked in the first 13
points scored by Canton, and it
was her field goal in the third
quarter that put the Greenie lass
es ahead to stay.
Canton took an assuming lead in
the early moments, only to have
it erased by a gallant Elberton
comeback. Elberton closed the gap
and took a 31-28 halftime lead, but
succumbed to Canton’s third quar
ter 20-point splunge. Green blast
ed in a layup with 3 1-2 minutes
gone in the period, an.] the Green
ies were never headed again, .
Bobbie Wilson, éhristina
Munumer, and Barbara Pace
playd brilliant games at forward
for the losers, tallying 18, 19
and 19 points, respectively, biit
their efforts were in vain against
the scoring prowess of the Can
ton star.
Only a junior at Canton High
Wilma is playing her first year of
varsity basket’ 111, but previously
starred on a junior high team of
near Canton. She averaged 26
points per game during Canton’s !
SPORTS
Sunday, February 19, 1950.
808 OLIVER, Sports Editor
BY 808 OLIVER
Currently Snread is on a two
week layoff, doing some exhi
bitions, but meostly just rel- .
ing. He will hit the pro ecircuit
when the golfers swing to the
Florida tournaments. Hogan, al-
so, is taking things easy after
three to rneys so far this year.
Snead is staying in Biloxi, Miss
issippi during his brief rest while
Hogan returned to his Fort
Worth, Texas home.
When the “Masters” gather in
Augusta in * pril, it will be the 14th
renewal of the tournament. The
tourney has had three two-time
winners since Horton Smith won
the first affair in 1934. Smith won
again in ’36, and the other twin
victors are colorful Jimmy Dema=-
rest (40 and '47) and the old pro,
Byron Nelson, (‘37 and ’42).
Hogan, one of the great golf
ers of the century and second
in the recent AP poll on top
golfers in the lust 50 years, ne
ver has achieved his main 2
bition—a victory in the Masters.
Hogan lest to Nelson in a playoff
in 1942 when Lord Byron carded
a 69 in the extra 18 holes to
Ben's 70. Besides being the vic
tor two times, Nelson has been
runner-up twice.
Other one-time winners of the
Masters are Claude Harmon (’4B),
Herman Keiser (’46), Craig Wood
(’4l), Ralph Guldahl (’39), Hen~
ry Picard (’38)), and Gene Sa
razen (’35).
The greatest finish in Masters
history probably came in 1935
when Sarazen fired his great
double eagle-3 on the long par-5
15th hole. This enabled the little
linksman to overhaul Craig Wood
and finish in a tic of 282. Little
Gene won by four strokes in a
36-hole playoff.
Claude Harmon and Ralph Gul
dahl hold the records in low med
al in the tournament for the en
tire 72 holes. Guldahl posted
his record-smashing 279 in 1939,
and the stocky Claud- enualed
the mark nine years later when
he came in four strokes ahead of
second-place Dr. Cary Middle
coff. Lloyd M: 'grum, who has
been runner-up in the Masters
on two occasions, holds the 18-
hole record at the Augusta Na
tional course with an eight-un
der par 64.
Kentucky Rips Tech
LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 18.—
(AP) — Bill Spivey, seven-foot
sophonrore center, tallied A4O
points tonight, setting a new in
dividual game scoring record for
a Kentucky basketball player as
the wildcats romped over Georgia
Tech, 97-62. 4
The old mark was 38 establish
ed by All-America Alex Groza
as a senior last year.
vv-vul T FFVAGEVE WEAPO SV TsIWaALNAVW,
regular season, ar... her 47 points
brought her three-game to%om
ment total to 95 points. The Green
ie star stands ‘“about 5-11,” she
said.
In the preliminary game, the
one that interested local fans
most, Miss Marion Morris’ Ath
ens High Trojanettes defeat
ed Gainesville, 30-20, to end
their season. The game was a
make-up frora a previously
canceiled tilt with the Gaines
ville sextet.
Jean Fulcher, Pat Messer, and
Martha Clanton scored 11, nine,
and 10 points, respectively, to make
up Athens’ total while Joan Hen
son flipped in 18 of the points for
for the losers. Athens jumped off
to a quick lead and weren’t in
trouble any time.
The victory, gave the Trojanettes
a seasonal record Jf 12 wins, six
losses, and two ties.
Summary:
Region 2-A Finals
Canton (61) Elberton (57)
F—Lovelace (7) .... Wilson (18)
F—Green (47) ........ Pace (19)
F—Timms (7) .... Munumer (19)
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G—Wilkins .............. Miller
G—-Bafley " .. .. %..oco.. Refiqgin
Substitutions: Canton—Graham,
Wyatt, Elberton—Jones, M. Mec~
Lanahan, J. McLanahan.
Halftime score —— Elberton 31,
Canton 28.
Preliminary
Athens (30) Gainesville (20)
F—Messer (10) .... Henson (18)
F—Cygnton (9) ..,........ Austin
F—Fulcher (11) ......... Wright
| G—Martin .............. Stargel
'G—Cooley .......... Kimbrough
G—Shepherd .......... Gilbreath
Substitutions: Athens—Hopkins,
Coile. Gainesville—Adams, Roper
(2), Matthews, Spikes.
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Boosters Club
Installs Clock
In Athens Gym
Athens High's gymnasium
this week gained s place among
the finest equipped basketball
arenas to be found anywhere in
the State.
The Athens High Boosters
Club, long a supporting organ
ization of athletics and other
school activities, made possible
the big improvement by in
stalling for the school a new
electrically operated eclock.
The new cluck is one of the
most modern that can be
bought. A “Medart” make time
piece, the clock is similar to the
one in Woodruff Hall, except
that it is made for high school
games, and is complete to the
red warning light that shows
when a minute remains in a
quarter and warning siren,
AP 50 - Year
Poll Complete
BY WHITNEY MARTIN
NEW YORK, Feb, 18.—(AP)—
The past marched in review in
the Associated Press mid-century
sports poll, and as the participat
ing experts culled from the five
decades of personal achievement
and memorable events the most
outstanding in their fields there
emerged a silent challenge to the
next 50 years.
“Match them if you can,” is the
unspoken defy, and the years
alone will determine if the chal
lenge can be met.
Could Be Safe
The departed years, some vivid
in memory, others fading into a
distant haze, could be safe in
their wordless challenge.
In effect they are asking the
mnext half century to produce an
other Jack Dempsey, roaring in
from nowhere to batter his way
to ring immortality with rocky
fists and glowering, tigerish fer
ocity.
They are asking’ for another
Babe Ruth, a vast hulk of a man
whose every move and gesture
was in the grand manner and
whose prodigeous appetites were
matched only by his feats on the
baseball field.
They are asking for another
Bobby Jones to come along in the
quiet, unassuming manner of the
gentleman-born and climax an
outstanding golf carcer with an
incredible grand slam.
They are demanding another
Jim Thorpe, a rugged, practically
indestructable Indian whose myr
iad gifts included the power to
excel in any athletic endeavor to
which he applied his talents.
Most Outstanding
These are a few individuals
among individuals, events and
animals chosen by the critics as
the most outstanding in their par
tifular fields during the past 50
years. The complete list of win
ners in the poll reads this way:
Greatest Upset—Boston Braves
pennant drive and World Series
victory in 1914,
Greatest Football Player — Jim
Thorpe.
Greatest Track Performer—
Jesse Owens.
Greatest Fighter—Jack Demp
sey.
Greatest Basketball Player—
George Mikan.
Greatest Golfer—Bobby Jones.
Greatest Tennis Player — Bill
Tilden. |
» Greatest Baseball Player—Babe
uth.
Greatest Swimmer — Johnny
Weissmuller.
Greatest Race Horse — Man O’
War.
Most Dramatic Event — Jack
Dempsey-Louis Angel Firpo hea
vyweight championship fight, |
September 14, 1923, 1
Greatest Male Athlete — Jim
Thorpe.
Greatest Woman Athlete—Babe
Didrikson Zaharias,
Barbara B, Wins
OLDSMAR, Fla., Feb, 18—(AP)
—Barbara 8., streaked to a de
cisive victory over Stella Moore in
a special $4,000 match race at
Sunshine Park today.
. The Arizona-bred speedster’s
time may go down as equaling the
worlds record of 16.9 seconds for
330 yards. Three timers for the
American Quarterhorse Racing
Association clocked her in that
time, The track clocker registered
the time at 17.2 seconds,
Joe Angyal, national single
sculls champion, has been appoint
ed chairman of the New York A.
A. C. Rowing Committee for 1950,
Georgia Cagers
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Mercer’s Glenn Wilkes High Man
With 30; Schloss, Davis Tally 17
MACON, Feb. 18.—(AP)—Georgia’s Bulldogs stopped
Mercer University’s nine game streak by topping the
Tattnall Square Bears, 69 to 60, before an overflow crowd
of approximately 2,200.
The Bears battled the Univer
sity five from Athens on even
terms throughout the first half
and led at one time 32 to 29.
Georgia went out in front early
in. the second half and went on to
win,
Schloss led the Bulldogs with
17 points, while Wilkes piled up
30 for the Bears.
Box - Score
Georgia (69) N P Ty
Healey, £, oo ssve @ 1 =1 B
DaViS, L. sive avenc 7 3 4. 17
Sehloss, O sssiniin ¥ 8 B TF
Ralney; & vissvsid'd 88 2R
JOORD: . aesiese R 3.0 B
200 L o sieiaa B 9 -3 B
WIHHAINE. £ ssness 2 ¥ 3 %
Umbricht, € sessise 2 1 4 B
Towmls ... 28 1180 B
Mercer (60) Fg Ft Pf Tp
WIS & suevss 411 8 -1 30
WD % i sivnnss 1.0 &' D
Clements, C. sesess 1 2 4 4
Cassell, £ «svsvsse 8 3 1 1B
DObbinl, ‘o “sssnens o 0 3 0
Reeder, £. cove eses 2 0 2 4
Kinsaul, 8 swisis 1 0 2.8
™I .........20 % 171 W 0
Score at end of half: Georgia 34;
Mercer 34.
Free throws missed:, Georgia,
Healey, Davis, Schloss 3, Rainey,
Jordan 3. Mercer: Wilkes 2, Cle~
ments 2, Cassell 2, Dobbins 2,
Kinsaul.
Jimmy Vaught
Discards Famed
Two Platoon Setup
UNIVERSITY, Miss., Feb., 18.—
(AP) — Johnny Vaught says he
has discarded the platoon systenr
and will have nothing more to do
with “traffie light” football.
“It’s out,” the head coach of the
University of Mississippi Rebels
said today. “We can’'t keep up,
not even with a substitution
board and an extra manager to
count heads. R
“Fact is,” he said, “I believe
we’ll have a better bunch of boys
playing ’em on both offense and
defense. They’ll be better football
players.” -
Prior to the time platoon sys
tem football was tried here,
Vaught’s players piled up a 17-E
record under the big Texan in
two seasons. Last year, with a
number of inexperienced players,
Ole miss sagged to 4-5-1,
BOSTON, FEB 18—(AP)~—The
signed contract of infielder Con-
Graham Jackson To
Be On'TD Club Slate
Graham Jackson, a stylist in the music field, will enter
tain the big gathering at the fourth annual Athens Touch
down Club banquet at the Country Club the 28th of this
month.
Jackson, who plays practically
every musical instrument and
specializes in the piano, will add
color to the gala jamboree affair
which will have Nofre Dame’s
head football coach, Frank Leahy,
as the main speaker.
The late Franklin D. Roosevelt
was one of Graham Jackson’s
greatest admirers, the colored star
having appeared in the White
House on several occasions during
the President’s administration, and
having been at Warm Springs at
the time of Roosevelt's death,
According to Touchdown Club
president Ed Downs, this year’s
banquet is expected to be the big
gest In the history of local TD
organization. Frank Leahy will be
making his second appearance as
Washington Birthday Ball
VFW CLUB
Wednesday - February 22 “fl; 3
DINE and DANCE
DINNERS SERVED 6:30 to 8:30
_DANCING UNTIL 12 A. M,
Admission $2.50 Per Person - Dinner Included.
TICKETS ON SALE AT
Harry’s Drive -In at Five Points &
Prince Avenue Soda Company &
Horton - Reid Drug Company
Crowe - Knowles Furniture Co. ©
Citizens Pharmacy.
Charles Says
Louis To Be
Summer Foe
BUFFALO, N. Y, Feb. 18—(AP)
—Ezzard Charles is mighty hun
-Brg‘he National Boxing Associa
tion’s heavyweight champion made
that clear today as he arrived from
New York City to start final train
ing for his Feb. 28 title fight here
with challenger Freddie Beshore.
It wasn’t so much because his
late train arrival delayed his
breakfast by two hours, either. It’s
all that talk about a million dolla
fight next summer with retirec
champion Joe Louis.
While the Brown Bomber tells
reporters he “isn’t going to fight
anyone”—that he is “retired,” his
own booking manager, Harry
Mandel, has left the door open.
Charles, speaking as thou%h his
victory over Beshore were already
accomplished, told reporters as he
stepped off the train: :
“Sure Joe’s going to fight me
He’s just waiting until the time ic
ripe to announce his comeback.
“My managers (with a nod
toward nearby Jake Mintz) are
the bosses, but I guess it’s all set
for Joe and I to fight next sum
mer. After all, that’s the bout
that will draw the big money, and
that’s what we’re all after.”
nie Ryan was received by Boston
Braves General Manager John
Quinn late today.
The Braves have only six play
ers. They are pictchers Bob Hall
and Bob Hogue, Catcher Walter
Linden and infielders Bob Elliott,
Sibby Sisti, Gene Mauch.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb., 18—Tu+
lane University announced today
it has scheduled Army's famed
Cadets for a football game in Tu
lane stadium Oct. 31, 1953.
The announcement, made by
Horace Reneger, Public Relations
Director at Tulane, was the second
in two weeks of a major intersee
tional foe being scheduled by Tu
lane for 1953, The earlier an
nouncement said Tulane would
face Michigan’s Wolverines at Ann
Arbor in 1953. x
A record list of 391 individual
enries from 28 colleges is listed
for competition in the 28th annual
Michigan State Relays. 3
BY 808 OLIVER
guest speaker., He was here at the
initial jamboree of the local
Touchdown Club and made a fre
mendous hit.
Coach Wally Butts will send his
football- team through a game
scrimmage on the afternoon of the
party, the grid show getting under
way on Ag Hill at four o’clock.
The jamboree will begin at the
Country Club around six o’clock
when dinner will be served, the
grsoogram proper getting started at
Besides the Touchdown Club
body of nearly 300 members, many
guests have been inviled, including
sports writers from all over the’
state and members of the legisla
ture, the board of regents, and the
governor.
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