Browns Hopeful Club Takes Shape by April 18
Baseball briefing on the Browns in spring camp discusses core issues as Dothan fans and front office weigh options. Notes on prospects Cavosie signed players, batting averages, and the need for early-season momentum while noting the cost of rookie processing and potential moves.
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Westlake Seen as Key for Pirates’ 69 season
AP reports Westlake, a sturdy outfielder, is touted by manager Billy Meyer as the Pirates’ hopeful spark. Amid trade rumors last year he improved, playing 132 games and lifting his bat as he contends for a 300 average, with Ed Fitzgerald leading Grapefruit League hitters.
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NBA To Lift Ban On Rocky Graziano
New York report says the National Boxing Association will lift its ban on Rocky Graziano once the California Athletic Commission rescinds its ban. Graziano and manager Irv ing Cohen arranged a clean bill of health by paying promoter Jimmy Murray $7,200 for expenses after a failed bout with Fred Apostoli in Oakland last December. Graziano may meet Vince Foster in an outdoor ring this summer in a sign of his return.
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Browns Rally But Fall Short In Exhibition Loss
Dothan’s Browns dropped 12-8 to the Boll Weevils as Enterprise’s club outhit 12 to 6 and stranded 14 runners. Grady Hicks started, George Gantt finished, while Jonas Stewart and Robert Stephens supplied key Dothan hits. Beasley, Popely, Donda, Plavski, and Berry led the Weevils.
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Midland City Four Reach FFA Semi Finals
The Midland City chapter FFA quartet won the Abbeville quarter final and county title and will enter the semi finals with time and place to be announced by the State FFA office in Auburn. Members are John T. Marshall Jr, Michael Woodham, Charlies Clark, and Joe Dasinger, daughter of an early settler whose name reputedly echoed in the valley.
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Westlake Shows All Round Improvement For Pirates
Westlake has raised batting average to .285 this spring, 12 points above his first Pirates season but shy of his .315 in 1946 with Oakland. Meyer notes continued improvement through spring. Eight of 28 hits are extra bases with 18 RBIs, the team’s best.
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Barons to Field Young Club as Dixie Season Opens
New Birmingham manager Mike Higgins plans a youthful, hungry team to start the Southern Association season. Several Dixie Series stars moved up, but pitching is a bright spot with rookies Hershel Freeman and others. Glimpses of potential come from Strickland at short and Atkins at first, while the outfield remains unsettled as the roster reshapes.
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Boston Cleveland Race For American League Pennant
AP writer Jack Hand canvasses the 1948 American League pennant race. Boston and Cleveland are the teams to beat with New York and Philadelphia also in the mix. Pitching depth, strong lineups, and key injuries shape predictions as DiMaggio’s health and Bearden, Lemon, Feller, and Gromek impact outcomes.
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Athletics Dodgers Top Grapefruit League Leaders
The Philadelphia Athletics led the American League in exhibition play with 20 wins and six losses, a .769 mark, after a week of five straight victories. The Dodgers topped the National League with 18 wins and seven losses, a .720 record, including 13 wins against minor league opposition.
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Dothan Browns Add Promising Players and Season Tickets
The Dothan Browns sign several new players including Bob Hauseman Ed Suchy Gene Copeland and Jones Stewart to bolster the roster as season tickets go on sale. Officials note ducats cover all regular season games and can be bought at the Dothan glass company or from club directors.
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Inter-American Invitational Opens In Miami Golf Meet
Play begins today in the Inter-American Invitational amateur championship with forty Latin players from six nations facing Florida amateurs. The event runs through Thursday at the 6409 yard par 72 Miami Country Club course.
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Braves Rout Opponents Twice Over Weekend
The Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association defeated the minor league foes in a weekend set, delivering two decisive wins. The string indicates a strong performance by the Crackers against lesser-level competition.
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Rookie Hinrichs Wins Again For Yankees In Texas League
Rookie pitcher Paul Hinrichs, on Kansas City’s roster under contract, earned the win for the New York Yankees in a 9 to 6 victory over Dallas of the Texas League. Hinrichs worked the last five innings, allowed four hits and one run, the latter scoring on his 36th spring inning without surrendering a run. He remains tied to Kansas City while manager Casey Stengel debates his status.
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Gavilan to meet Priest in Boston Garden bout
Gavilan, the leading welterweight challenger to Sugar Ray Robinson, agreed to fight Al Red Priest at Boston Garden on April 25. The bout positions Gavilan as the top contender and sets up a high profile defense bid in rivalry with Robinson.
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Rained Out Headland Game Canceled Due to Wet Grounds
Rained out game at Headland between Headland Dixie Otters and Ozari Eagles canceled last night because rain made the fields unplayable. Weather forced halt with no rescheduled date announced.
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