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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1944
Page
11
The Dothan High football program outlines an eight game schedule featuring matchups against local and regional rivals. Coach Hovater discusses early fall drills and likely starting players as the team prepares for September competition amid roster uncertainties and potential standouts among juniors and seniors.
American League scores Chicago at Washington light Philadelphia 4, St Louis 3 New York 9 Cleveland 3 Boston 3, Detroit RUBBER REPLACES WOOD Wafer thin rubber as now used to replace wood as a plate separator in the manufacture of storage batteries enabling shipments to battle fronts without the acid and water previously required.
Billy Roker recalls Jess Willard as a defining figure of the White Hope era after Jack Johnson’s KO and the public’s fascination with Willard. The piece notes his rugged background in Kansas and Oklahoma, his early years as a teamster, and the lead up to his championship claim following Jim Jeffries’ era.
The article recounts Jess Willard’s rise, his bouts with Gunboat Smith and Bull Young, and the era’s rivalries. It notes his defenses and near misses, including Johnson’s controversial claim after their 26 rounds, and mentions contemporaries like Max Baer and Frank Moran. Willard’s size and power defined a dangerous peak before the 1920s reshaped boxing.
A tropical hurricane moves toward Jamaica with forecasters tracking its west northwest drift at about 15 miles per hour. At 1 pm EWY the center lay roughly 305 miles east-southeast of Kingston. winds near the core exceed tropical storm levels, threatening water areas around Jamaica.
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