Farm Clubs Favored In ASL Flag Chase
The Alabama State League opens with eight Class D teams in play tomorrow night in four parks. Troy, Greenville, and other farm clubs from Detroit and Pittsburgh loom as favorites with most experts predicting a long season. Opening games include Ozark at Dothan and Greenville at Troy with special ceremonies at Wiregrass Stadium.
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Crcuit
Troy Tigers
Detroit Tigers
Greenville Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
Holt
Greenville Farm
Sil
County Teams Enter Tourney To Decide Baseball Champions
Six Houston County baseball teams Dothan Rehobeth Cottonwood Columbia Ashford and Vicksburg begin playoff action April 20 with byes for Dothan and Vicksburg. The schedule runs through May 4 with the county champion advancing to the district playoffs and on to the state finals in Birmingham.
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David Snell
Vicksburg High School
Dothan
Rehobeth
Cottonwood
Columbia
Ashford
Vicksburg
Birmingham
Cottomwood
Wicksburg
Auburn Track Team Tramples Georgians
In Athens, Auburn Plainsmen dominated Georgia 82 to 44 in the home meet. Led by Olympic distance runner Whitey Overton, Auburn swept four events and totalled ten firsts. Joe Pennington, SEC hurdle champion, won the 120 yard high hurdles and 220 yard low hurdles, and tied for second in high jump. Georgia's top scorer was captain J. B. Farr with two firsts in high and broad jumps.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Auburn Plainsmen
Whitey Overton
Plainsmen
Auburn
Joe Pennington
Georgia
J. B. Farr
Tomato Plant Starter Solution Reported Profitable
A field test shows a starter solution around tomato plants is profitable. Mix one pound of either 4-10-7 or 6-8-4 fertilizer per five gallons of water, and apply about one-fourth to one-half pint per plant.
Folsom Proposes State Liquor Board and Reforms
Gov. James E. Folsom called for a three member state liquor board with $12,000 yearly salaries and staggered six year terms. He urged automatic inspections of all cars annually and annual driver licenses to boost revenue. He proposed a watershed authority for river development and new banking, traffic, and liquor laws to modernize Alabama.
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Montgomery
James E. Folsom
Alabama
ABC
Folsom
Beery's Final Public Appearance Amid Paternity Suit Fallout
Peery Beery, Hollywood veteran known for rough roles and a fondness for kids, faced a paternity suit over a 13 month old son with Gloria Schumm. He had been an invalid, under doctors care, and ordered to avoid strenuous activity. A judge set trial for May 25 as Schumm pursues the estate executor.
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Peery
Beery
Hollywood
Sid Rascal
MGM
Lionel Barrymore
Gloria Schumm
Yoimz Johan
Schumm
Berg
Esate
Scalawag
Beers
Glora Swanson
Reia Gilman
Historians Date Boston’s 1689 Coffee House Opening
Some historians say the first American coffee house opened in Boston in 1689, signaling a shift in social and intellectual life. The fragment cites early colonial gathering spots as precursors to later public houses and coffee culture.
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Boston
Opening Major League Baseball Season Sparks Hopeful Fans
CARL LUNDQUIST reports the 1954 baseball season begins with President Truman throwing the first ball in Washington as the Senators meet the Athletics. Patriots Day opens in Boston with the Braves facing the Phillies, while games around the league pit Washington against New York and other matchups. Indians and Red Sox expected to duel for the American League pennant, with Brooklyn a dark horse in the National League.
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Carl Lundquist
New York
Truman
Washington
Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Patriots
Old New England
Paul Revere
Boston
Boston Braves
Philadelphia
Phillies
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Indians
Boston Red Sox
Brooklyn
Braves
Pittsburgh
Georgia Tech Edges Auburn 5-3 in tight win
Georgia Tech pitcher Hert Bradshaw held Auburn to five singles as the Yellow Jackets won 5-3. Tech broke a 3-3 tie in the ninth when Red Schoening doubled home Jitfie Monk Jordan, then Hank Langford tripled to score Schoening. Schoening led Tech with 10 hits on the day.
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Auburn
Georgia Tech
Hert Bradshaw
Yellow Jackets
Tech
Red Schoening
Jitfie Monk Jordan
Hank Langford
Schoening
Engineers
George Hill
Bradshaw
Brown Hill
Hahn
Tulane Trims Tech Atlanta in Wind Aided 220
Paul Bienz of Tulane sped to 20.4 seconds in the 220 yard dash a strong wind aiding him as Georgia Tech dominated Tulane 95 to 31. Bienz narrowly missed the world record as Tech swept the meet at the track.
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Tulane
Tech Atlanta
Paul Bienz
Bienz
Georgia Tech
Opening Night Plans Completed By Browns
Do than Alabama State League opens with ceremonies tomorrow night at 7 30. Dothan Browns host Ozark Eagles led by George Heamnesey with a city official delivering the opening pitch. Fans will receive gifts and a long prize list for firsts of the season after a preliminary Negro teams game and Dothan High School band entertainment.
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Dothan
Dothan Browns
Dothan High School
Joe Cavosie
Ozark Eagles
George Heamnessey
Richardson Announces 1949 SAAL Managers
Ari ton league president Creel Richardson lists managers for the southeastern Alabama Amateur League. Teams Abbeville Ed Mitchell Headland Hugh Kirkland Bakerhill Leroy Lewis Brundidge John H. Ray Eufaula A Lockwood Louisville B D Hurst Union Springs Ed Farrior Goshen J T Norman. Season runs April 24 through August 4 with eight clubs playing 18 or 17 home games and eight Sunday tilts for the 17-game group. Openers Sunday April 24 Abbeville at Goshen Bakerhill at Brundidge Eufaula at Headland Louisville at Union Springs. Also noted is a US frigate Constitution statuehead of Andrew Jackson.
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Ariton
Creel Richardson
Abbeville
Ed Mitchell
Headland
Hugh Kirkland
Bakerhill
Leroy Lewis
Brundidge
John H. Ray
Eufaula
A. Lockwood
Louisville
B. D. Hurst
Union Springs
Ed Farrior
Goshen
J. T. Norman
Life Is Simpler For Jane Brown At Alabama
Jane Harriet Brown daughter of a Western star visits Dothan, undecided about attending the Rose Bowl, saying Southerners are friendlier than Westerners. She praised hospitable farmers, enjoyed a luncheon, and noted University of Alabama life feels simpler than Johnny Mack Brown Jr.’s fame would suggest.
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Jane Brown
John Mack, Jr
University of Alabama
Jane Harriet Brown
Johnny Mack Brown, Jr
Miss Brown
Dothan
Rose Bowl
Troy Lewis
South Oates
Jane
Californealis
Beverly Hills
Dan Ali
Alabama
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