Evans Leads Qualifiers For Dothan Club Tourney
Frank Evans tops a list of early qualifiers for the annual Dothan Country Club tournament set to begin next Sunday at the local course. Qualifying continues through Thursday with match play pairings posted Friday, and defending champion Pat Poyner bypassing qualifying.
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Frank Evans
Dothan
Woody Laffson
Roys Lewis
Buck Flowers
Drury Flowers
Paul Flowers
Jim Perry
Arthur Morris
Pat Poy- Ner
Thornton
Dr. Paul Flowers
Don Hawking
Collier Espy
C. H. McDougle
Pat Jones
Lawrence Oakley
Charles Northcutt
Flowers Crawford
Lamar Hart
J. T. Lane
W. W. Johnson
Jerome Spann
Jeff Hudson
Norton Mullins
James Baughman
Howard Doster
Jack Payne
London Olympics Enter Home Stretch
London Olympic Games enter final stage with nine non track and field sports spotlighted. Rowing finals at Henley on Thames feature 21 crews from nine nations as the United States seeks three wins to match its 1920 and 1932 tallies.
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Olympic Stadium
Henley-on-Thames
United States
England
Olympicc Stadium
U. S
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Harringay Areana
Wembley
Herne Hill
Aldershot
Wembly
Arthur Elvin
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Wembley Sports Palace
US relay team clears foul in 400 meter final
London reports that official motion pictures show the United States relay team did not commit a foul in the 400 meter Olympic championship run. The finding was learned by United Press.
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London
United States
United Press
List of US cities over 100 thousand population
The statement notes that 93 cities in the United States exceed 100000 residents. It references a nationwide urban population scale without specifying which cities meet the threshold.
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United States
Nashville Defeats Crackers To Gain On Memphis Chicks
The Nashville Vols swept a Southern Association doubleheader from the Atlanta Crackers 9-6 and 6-5 to gain a half game on first place Memphis Chicks. Memphis beat Mobile 7-6 but the second game ended early due to darkness. Birmingham swept Chattanooga in a split, and New Orleans Little Rock rained out.
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Memphis Chicks
Atlanta Crackers
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Mobile
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Shelby Kinney
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Football Season Opens With Dons Victory Over Colts
Los Angeles Dons defeated the Baltimore Colts 27 to 21 in an exhibition season opener before about 15 900 spectators in Portland. Ben Agajanian kicked two first period field goals and extra points after touchdowns. veterans Glenn Dobbs and John Kimbrough starred for the Dons as both teams traded three touchdowns.
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Fulback John Kimbrough
Creswell Completes Four-Hitter In 2 1 Pirates Victory
Creswell pitched a four hitter to beat the Greenville Pirates 2 1 in Buck Park. Frank Hill delivered a pinch hit single in the seventh that scored the winning run as Dothan swept the series. Burns and Colley doubled for Dothan. Garber took the loss with five strikeouts.
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Headland Leads Semi-Pro Standings After Week Wins
Headland Dixie Runners won two tight games to top the Alabama-Florida League, defeating Midland City Fliers and Graceville Red Sox. A rainout of the Midland City game was to be finished Aug 17, while Graceville edged Fishers 4 2 behind Snell’s six hitter and key hits by Tyler Anderson and Chipley players. Current standings show Headland at 15 2% with Graceville 27 17 .614, Midland City 24 19 .558, Chipley 18 26 .409.
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Midland City
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Johnny Daniels
Headland
Chipley
Red Sox
Fishers
Snell
Tyler
Mangrum Harrison Snead In Playoff for World Championship
In Chicago Lloyd Mangrum Sam Snead and Dutch Harrison reach an 18 hole playoff at Tom OShanter for a winner take all purse of 10000 as Mangrum bids to boost earnings to 22500. Mangrum shot a nine under par 63 yesterday to force the playoff in a dramatic world championship event promoted by George S May.
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Lloyd Manegrum
Golf
Sam Snead
Dutch Harrison
Tom O'Shanter
Mangrum
George S. May
Walters Named Reds Manager For 1948 Season
Bucky Walters, former Cincinnati pitching star, is appointed Reds manager for the remainder of the 1948 season after Johnny Neun is released. The Reds sit in seventh place in the National League as Walters smiles in New York on Friday night.
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New York
Reds
Johnny Neun
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Local league baseball and golf results across several cities
Scores from Alabama Florida leagues show Pararang Graceville 4 Chipley and other incomplete matchups. National Open action sees champion Mangrum rally to a 63 round, winning $12,500 plus bonuses to total $22,500 after a six stroke final round deficit.
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Ralph Guldah
Pensacola Gains On Loop Leaders After 3-2 Win
United Press report shows Pensacola Fliers beat Gadsden 3-2 to shrink gap to third-place Anniston as Montgomery and Jackson top the loop but were rained out. Taylor allowed five hits for Pensacola and Brunke posted nine safeties.
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Sam Lippitt Wins Radium Springs Title
Albanys Sam Lip pitt Jr 22 wins the Radium Springs golf title beating Chub Kile 10 and 9 in the 36 hole finals. Lippitt shot 33 36 69 with eagles on six and eight and birdies on one fourteen and fifteen. Kile faded to 76 after a strong first nine. Bo White won the consolation title beating Guy Inman 3 and 2. Wendell Barnes captured first flight honors 5 and 4 over Bill Rambo. Duck Wright won first flight consolation 5 and 4 over Herbert Green.
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Savannah
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Dothan
Guy Inman
Wendell Barnes
Macon
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Columbus
Duck Wright
Herbert Green
Gonzales Beats Patty to Capture Meadow Club Title
Richard Pancho Gonzales of Los Angeles defeated Budge Patty 6-3 6-0 6-3 to win Meadow Club invitation singles title in Southampton N Y with Forest Hills Davis Cup in sight. In doubles, Billy Talbert and Gardner Mulloy beat Bob Falkenburg and Frank Sedgman 6-2 6-1 6-3.
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Pancho) Gonzales
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Hollywood
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Australia
Automotive patents account for a large share of filings
About one third of all U.S. patents cover automotive technology, indicating a strong concentration of innovation in the vehicle sector. The trend reflects ongoing development in components, systems, and mobility solutions.
Indians Set Attendance Record Prize and Pennant Hopes
The Cleveland Indians, aiming to top the season attendance record, swept a doubleheader from the Yankees 8-6 and 2-1, boosting their home crowd total to 1,718,387 for 50 games. The article notes pennant implications as Boston and New York race, with Detroit and St. Louis also active. Eddie Robinson hits three homers for batting crown. Dick Fowler earns his 11th win, Hal Newhouser ties AL wins with five, Billy Pierce wins first for Detroit.
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Dothan Legion Sweeps Ashford To Claim Series
Dothan American Legion defeated Ashford in both games of a doubleheader to win the Wiregrass district consolation series three games to one. Game one ended 15 to 11 with Charles Davis collecting three hits including two triples, while Richard Edgar and Marlette Johnson added two each. Game two finished 8 to 6 as Dothan outhit Ashford 7 to 6, with Davis behind the plate and Johnny Dunning going 2 for 2 for Dothan.
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Arrow
Hope
Powell
Rider
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Ozark
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Don’t Beat Your Car Judge Admonishes
Justice of the Peace Lawson Dietrich rules property rights have limits and says anger kicking a car is allowed but rolling it down embankments and setting it afire is disorderly conduct. He fines Earl A. Landis five dollars plus costs for the act.
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Justice of the Peace
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Dietrich
Earl A. Landis
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