Danforth to Present Wiregrass Sportmanship Award Again
Danforth returns to headline the Wiregrass Sportmanship Award event next Tuesday night as the second annual honor is announced this week. He praised last year’s idea and will present the award to the winning football team amid a season noted for clean, well played gridiron action.
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Ed Denforth
Danforth
Atlanta
Miami
Jack Howater
Alabama State League
Earl Pitman
Dothan Browns
Jim Wadlington
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
ASL
Dothan
Pitman
Browns
Boston Braves
Sts Louis Cardinals
Bowl tilts set as teams drop out and Nevada withdraws
The 24 post season bowls near completion with North Texas State versus Salas Bowl opponent unresolved after Nevada withdrawal over strength. Nevada’s bid to face North Texas State collapsed. Kansas Missouri Texas Christian and Baylor were considered but not chosen. New entrants Maryland and Georgia agreed to meet in Jacksonville’s Gator Bowl as the schedule tightens toward two all star events in San Francisco and Montgomery.
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Lneup
North Texas State
Phoenix
Aris
San Diego State
San Diego
University of Nevada
University
Wolfpack
Nevada
Kansas
Missouri
Texas Christian
Baylor
Texas
State
Luis Pint
San Francisco
Montgomery
Ala
San Antonio
Los Angeles
Maryland
Georgia
Jacksonville
Miami
Marianna, FIS Lead Wiregrass Football Standings
Marianna Bulldogs went undefeated, while Florida Industrial School posted eight wins in Marianna. Slocomb, Dothan area teams and Ashford showed near the top as offenses dominated and defenses varied. The season featured high scores, with Marianna, FIS and Bonifay scoring over 200 points. Ashford allowed only 25 all season.
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Marianna
Fla
Marianna Bulldogs
DeFuniak Springs
Florida Industrial School
FIS
Alabama
Slocomb
Northwest Florida
Dothan
Tiger Varsity
Ashford
Young Junior
Datha Bees
Newville
Bonifay
Florida
Hartford
Ashford Yellow Jackets
Dothan Bees
Louis Walcott Fight Draws Big Madison Square Garden Crowd
New York AP reports Joe Louis meets Jersey Joe Walcott at Madison Square Garden Friday night. Louis’s drawing power has ticket sales exceeding 160000 as fans rush to the 15 round bout. 20th Century Sporting Club aims to break indoor gate record of 201613 set by Maloney and Delaney in 1927. Walcott is 8 to 1 underdog, receiving 15 percent. ticket prices range 3 to 30 dollars, with all seats reserved.
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New York
Joe Louis
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Madison Square Garden
Louis
Walcott
Sol Strauss
20Th Century Sporting Club
Garden
Jim Maloney
Jack Delaney
Bowl bids and college football postseason pairings
Universities shifted to bowl games with Texas Tech in El Paso for the Sun Bowl and Arkansas choosing the Dixie Bowl in Birmingham to face William and Mary. Redlands accepts a Pineapple Bowl bid to face Hawaii in Honolulu on January 1. Fresno’s Raisin Bowl ends after Wichita votes to accept a bid to play College of the Pacific. Marshall College players approve a Tangerine Bowl bid in Orlando with North Carolina’s Catante as partner. The 1946 fire bill across the United States tallies to $01.
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College of the Pacific
Marshall W. Va.i
Orlando
Fla
Catante College of North Carolina
Coach Bob Fumble Delivers Lively Siwash Tales
Warren Foster of Atlanta recalls coaching mishaps at Siwash College during a final huddle event. He recounts a rough season with only five players and a dramatic drive against Skunkton, ending in a humorous miscue as fans shout his name. Additional coaches from Alabama and local schools attend, including W B D Rips Hewes and Fred McCollum.
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Wiregrass
Chib
Bob Fumble
Old Siwash College
Fumble
Warren E. Foster
Atlanta
Siwash
Furble
Skhunkton College
Skunkton
Oo Vhrauga
Hewie
Trent
Rishi
Three Wiregrass Men Enter Army At Fort Benning
Three Wiregrass men were transferred to Fort Benning Georgia after enlisting in the Army at the Dothan recruiting station. John Al Paul of Gordon and Marshall L Wise of Elba along with Dewey Pinkerton of Kinston were accepted for three-year terms. Wise became corporal Pinkerton private first class.
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Ft Benning
Dothan Re
John al Paul
Gordon
Marshall L. Wise
Elba
Dewey Pinkerton
Kinston Ratte
Wise
Pinkerton
Dothan Recruits Finish Training At San Diego
One Geneva man and two from Florida completed recruit training in San Diego California. James H E Porter of Geneva Route Two enlisted here in July. Robert E Williams of Nama Ela and William Franklin Barker of Darlington Florida enlisted in August.
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Geneva
Florida
Dothan
San Diego
Calif
James HE Porter
Robert E. Williams
Nama
Ela
Apa
Willam Franklin Barker Af
Darlineten Rente
Fla
William and Mary Prepares for Dixie Bowl Showdown
William and Mary, 9–1, faces Arkansas in the Dixie Bowl in Birmingham after clinching the Southern Conference title. Star back Jack Cloud leads a potent offense with 90 points, supported by Stanley Madziak and Jude Norezowski. Rorczowski recovers from injury as coach Rube McCray asserts the Indians’ strong lineup will test Arkansas.
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Williamsburg. Va
William and Mary's Bit Indians
Birmingham
Ala
University of Arkansas
William and
Mars
Jack
Flying) Cloud
Stanley Macdziak
Jude Tommy Norezowski
Dothan Tigers Open Practice Ahead of Thursday Tilt
Dothan Tigers begin basketball practice under Coach Rip Hewes with six returning lettermen and a strong yet inexperienced B team. Football players filled the court in the first session as they prepare for a 3:15 pm scrimmage against Midland City Fliers and a Dec schedule leading to games in Eufaula Lanier Kinston Ozark Troy Starke and more with home and away matches set through February.
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Rip” Hewes
Tigers
Hewes
Midland City Fliers
Dothan
Roy Knapp
Eufaula
Bengals
Lanier
Midland City
Kinston
Trov
Ozark
Troy
Wrestling Tonight At Wiregrass Arena
The Wiregrass Arena in east Dothan hosts a Tuesday night wrestling show at 8:30 PM in the enlarged venue. Featuring a hustling royal free-for-all with Jack Wentworth Walter Stratter Jack Pinto Sheik Badui and Lefty Pacer, where the first pinned grappler ends the match.
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Wiregrass Arena
E. Main St
East Dothan
Jack Wentworth
Walter Stratter
Jack Pinto
Sheik Badui
Lefty Pacer
Indians Wallop Wake Forest 21 0 in Southern Conference Upset
On the line are three All-Southern aces with guards Knox Ramsey and center Tommy Thompson. Har ry Caughron and Ralph Lazio anchor a rugged tackle pair as the Indians employ a single wing formation. They powered past Davidson The Citadel Virginia Tech Wake Forest and others, rolling to a decisive 21-0 victory.
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Knox Ramsey
Tommy Thompson
Indians
Harry Caughron
Ralph Lazio
Tribe
Wake Forest
McCray
Wallace Wade
Duke
Carl Snavely
North Carolina
Davidson
Citadel
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Boston University
Washington and Lee
Virginia Military Institute
State University of Bowling Green
Ohio
University of Richmond
Yankees Boost Pitching Staff With Masterson Trade
The New York Yankees reportedly completed a deal for Walter Masterson of the Washington Senators as they seek a top starting pitcher to defend their world title amid trade rumors. Manager Bucky Harris hinted of another deal next week in New York as Boston moves to strengthen after acquiring Junior Stephens, Jack Kramer, and Ellis Kinder.
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Miami
Fla
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Nahas
Yankees
Walter Masterson
Washington Senators
New York
Harris
Red Sox
Junior Stephens
Jack Kramer
Ellis Kinder
St. Louis Browns
Masterson
Mickey Vernon
Clark Griffith
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New York Giants
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Vanderneer
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Cincinnati ‘Reds
Mel Ott
Giants
Lloyd Gearhart
Neun
Bobby Thomson
Carrol (Whitey) Lockman
International League
American Association
Pacific Coast League
Referee Keeps Distance in Tag Team Bout
The official steps back to avoid interfering as two remaining fighters prepare for a tag team confrontation, allowing the action to unfold with minimal referee involvement.
Shaughessy Re elected President for Three Year Term
The text notes the maintenance of the boy rule and states Frank J. Shaughessy was re elected president for a three year term.
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Frank J. Shaughessy
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