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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1945
Page
7
Local sports discussion centers on Dothan High lacking a baseball team and the push to establish one. Coach Jack Howater supports adding baseball, citing equipment available but concerns about financial setback. Community remembers Kentucky Derby plans and Navy sport policy shifting emphasis to combat zones.
AP report from Newark outlines the New York Giants opening with 14 regulars intact despite Joe Medwick’s sacroiliac injury. Manager Ott expects a strong pitching staff led by Bill Voiselle to push into the first division, with Leon Treadway and Johnny Rucker in the outfield and Phil Weintraub at first base.
GREENVILLE Alabama AP The cold snap brings relief to 29 Birmingham Barons spring trainees after three days of hard practice Manager Frank Pancho Snyder lets them walk through until 2 pm the session is light amid sore foot and forearm strain The article also notes ongoing debate over who will head baseball after Judge Landis with candidates like Leslie M O Conner and J Edgar Hoover and mentions Paul V McNutt as a possible choice but he deflects by saying he has duties with the War Manpower Commission
Byron Nelson, the winter tour’s top money winner, shot a five under 64 to lead the Iron Lung Open by five strokes at Capital City Club. Sam Snead and Jug McSpaden tied for second with 69 while Ed Dudley and Orville White followed with 70s amid windy conditions.
Miami AP report says owners and trainers slow to leave Florida. Byrnes announces racing may resume after Germany's defeat, prompting horsemen to secure railroad cars to Kentucky and eastern tracks. Several Derby candidates will depart this week or soon.
A brief theatre item notes Margaret OBrien and Chan Laughton starring in a Canterville Ghost production opening Thursday. The piece highlights the cast and the upcoming show date for local readers.
New York AP reports Deacon Bill McKechne found two veteran pitchers Hor Sieenbex and Guy Bush reliable for an exhibition as they shut out the Reds 5-0. Lisenbee, from Syracuse, pitched for Washington in 1925 when Bush was a Cubs veteran. Other training camp notes include Cleveland with Mickey Rocco arriving and Detroit preparing for a Terre Haute series, while St. Louis Browns announced Luke Sewell to manage the opener against the Cardinals.
NEW YORK AP Two NFL head coaching jobs are open as club owners hold their annual draft session amid wartime season concerns. Brooklyn likely to merge with Boston Yanks under Herb Kopf, Pittsburgh Steelers lack a successor to Walt Kiesling. Junior college players won’t be available next season, but the draft offers a theoretical first chance at signings. Three clubs tied for the right to make first selection.
In Louisville Kentucky an amusement event titled Turtle Derby is planned for May 5. Sponsored by the American Legion, proceeds benefit the Kentucky Society for Crippled Children. Local organizers emphasize a lighthearted turtle race rather than a major spectacle.
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