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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1945
Page
7
A fragmentary report notes aspiring young athletes forming groups to enter competitions. It mentions deadlines, sponsors, and plan changes, with emphasis on open opportunities and evolving efforts to cross barriers in amateur circles.
Sponsors relax checks on player turnout as teams may explore initiative within rules. Four chairs share talent from Dothan while territory is divided. After two weeks of workouts only about one third of expected players attended, with some out of town prospects. By May 17 sponsors expect to have solved the player recruitment issue.
The league adopted a two game day schedule with afternoon and evening sessions. President Jack Hovater announced the plan to strengthen clubs with a 2 player limit from designated areas. Main and Oates streets set as dividers while named sponsors and teams outlined geographic designations and opening game pairings.
The 19-year-old Chicagoan won his ninth AAU singles championship by defeating Frank Coyle of New York AC 7 21 18 and 28. Later champions Platan and Quynn were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Jack Daer and Bart Macevey of Los Angeles 21 2 23, 22 58.
Connie Mack eyes a potential dark horse in rookie Half Peck as the Philadelphia Athletics chase the pennant. Peck is hitting .367 and sparked a key seven-run fourth inning rally against the Yankees, boosting the A’s toward top standing with veteran support from Jesse Flores and Jittery Joe Berry in relief. Nels Potter sparked a 4-3 first-game win for St Louis Browne over Cleveland in the doubleheader.
A Brooklyn Dodger rooter and Army captain in the China-Burma-India theatre told NL president Ford Frick that a league schedule holds 1m handy in that area. He flashed a league schedule at the gate to board a train without official papers, a trick that worked. In war’s end, waterproof matches will reach armed forces at 10,000,000 daily, with sportsmen soon aided. Major leaguers will receive a gold pass after MM years of service, a rare honor joining veterans from several clubs.
In Pinehurst North Carolina AP reports Richard Sheen of Palm Beach faces Conn in a semifinal. Welby Van Horn of Atlanta meets Robert Hecker of Miami Beach in tomorrow's other semifinal after Van Horn survives Ed Coneland in five sets 6-2 6-2 5-7 4-6 6-2. Elsmingled George L Rogers Los Angeles 7-5 8-6 6-1. Rericha beat Teal Rericha New York 6-3 6-1 6-0. Decker defeated Pfc Joe Whalen Army Redistribution Center Asheville 6-3 6-0 8-1.
The rained out second game featured Potter's first velory and Vern Stephens hitting his final homer as Boston lost 4-1 to Washington in front of Commissioner A B Chandler. Johnny Negreting collected 10 hits for the Senators with a double and a single. Mel Ott's Giants shut out the Phillies 2-0 behind Harry Feldman. Ott's double drove in a run and Ernie Lombardi hit his third homer of the year. Cold weather postponed several National and American League games including Brooklyn-Boston and Chicago-Cincinnati and Detroit-Chicago.
Chicago reports Ty Cobb, baseball great, will coach the West team in the Esquire All American Boyl game to be staged at New York Pelo Grounds this summer. Cobb, famed for a 348 lifetime average, leads a cast team that played last year’s game 6 to 0.
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