Fans Vote To Keep Dothan In Dixie Amateur Loop
Dothan will stay in the Dixie Amateur League while negotiating to add Panama City and Marianna to form an eight club circuit. A mass meeting favored continuing amateur status though open to Class D if pro teams agree. Outset included plans for a Thursday meeting to elect officers and clear debts as Panama City shows pro interest.
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Dothan Eagle
Dothan
Club Dixie
Panama City
Marianna
Aggurances
Florida
Ozark
Troy
Union Sprioga
Abbeville
Binkely
Andalusia
Alabama
Dixie F
Joe Rollins
Wadlington
Fedora
Roling
Lal Boya
Moultrie
Albany
Americus
Donalsonville
Tallahassee
Fla
Aad
Dixie
J. Waller Morris
Texas League
National Professional Baseball Association
Charles Andrews
Pucky
MacDonell Smith Captures Oakmont Open Crown
Golf champion MacDonell Smith won the Oakmont Open title in a tense final round at Glendale California. He defeated Jimmy Hines and John Revolta, earning 12 points in the decisive round to finish with 31 of 48. Ky Laffoon and Henry Picard tied for second with 29 points. Smith collected $1150 for the victory.
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Glendale
Calif
MacDonell Smith
NASA
Jimmy Hines
John Revolts
Revolta
Smith
Hie
Ky Laffoon
Chicago
Henry Picard
Hershey
Laffoon
Picard
Horton Smith
Oak Park
Anny Torpey
Dark Horse
Sa9
Brown To Lead Tigers In Key SEC Road Stretch
CAFI AM Cleve Brown, senior guard and former all state player from Sidney Lanter High, acts cap tain of Alabama Polytechnic Institute's 1935 basketball team. He will lead the Tigers into Castle this week for the last four games, facing Georgia Tech at Auburn Tuesday at 7 30, Van derbilt at Auburn Thursday, and Sewanee at Auburn Friday and Saturday. The SEC clashes with Georgia Tech Vanderbilt and Sewanee are among the season’s toughest games at Auburn.
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Cleve Brown
Sidney Lanter High School
Montgomery
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Tigers
Castle
Georgia Tech
Auburn
Vanderbilt
Sewanee
Lindsay Dominates Wrestling Card in Kallio Bout
In a packed arena promoter Birmingham and official Amperican Leste present a tense semi final where Lindsay faces Jordana in a world title tilt. Promoter TI matches Emil Firpo against Billy Inco as the crowd roars for feats from the famed scissors artist and Sea Angel Firpo. The opener begins at 8 o'clock with high expectations for dramatic outcomes.
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Ie Beni
Kallio
Lindsay
Chris Weran Birminghans
Pana
Es Jorden Wes
Jordana
Mddivesey Si Saca
Ampericag Leste
Firpo
Sea Angel Firpo
DeHart Chosen Athletic Director at Southwestern College
Memphis report says formal approval of Jimmy DeHart as Southwestern College athletic director was due. A former head coach at Washington & Lee and Duke, he would assume the post March 1 after the executive committee approval. DeHart earlier played at Pitt and coached at Barn, Washington & Lee, and Duke.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jimmy DeHart
Southwestern College
Washington & Lee
Duke
DeHart
Jimmy Finggood
Charles E. Diehl
Southwestern
Winston- Salem
N.C
University of Pittsburgh
Pon Warner
Tiny Tharn- Bal
Leland Stanford
Jock Sutherland
Pitteach
University of Barn
Washington & Ler
Washington and Lee
Witty Cox Wins Texas Open With 283 Strokes
A year ago Witty Cox captured the Texas Open with a total of 283. Three years back Norway dominated the Olympic jumping event. Hack Wilson, the Cuban outfielder, faced a $20 000 suit from a milkman he struck during a bail game.
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Associated Press
Witty Cox
Norway
Hack Wilson
Cuba
Southern Adopts Playoff to Pick Pennant Winner
New Orleans February 12 AP The Southern Association will decide its baseball champion by a four team playoff under the Shaughnessy system at season end The league will also renew the Dixine series with Tezan League and play a 134 game schedule from April 16 to September 15 Directors praised the meeting and discussed player classifications and league expansion but kept eight clubs in the association.
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New Orleans
Southern Association
Ssaociation
Tezan
Tusholder
Martin
Pinearchs
Walter Morris
Texas
Adopiion
Alvin Gardner
Texas League
Mayers
New York
Pennsylvania
Association
Kentucky Downs Crimson Five in 25 to 16 Victory
Four thousand fans packed Lexington to watch the University of Kentucky basketball team defeat Alabama 25 to 16. The fast quartet of UK guards shut down the Crimson Tide, with Kentucky leading 21 to 16 at halftime and widening the gap in the second half.
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Kentucky
Crimson Five
Lexington
University of Kentucky
Alabama
Magnet saves Dakotans flat tires on highway
Prank D Kriebs, secretary of the state highway commission, reported that a magnetic device operated from May 10 to December 1, 1984, removed 82,725 pounds of metal over 487 miles of South Dakota state highways. The $3,300.40 project cost about 156 cents per mile but was expected to reduce flat tires and improve road safety.
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Tierre
Krogh
South Dakota
State Highway Commission
D Kriebs
Commission
Land and Air Search For Aviators Underway
Et. Paro Texas February 12 AP Airplane and mounted search parties were organized today to locate two men missing since Sunday after taking off from Blackwell Oklahoma for El Paso New Mexico bound flight. The missing are Frank Bowman and Frank Bowman Jr both connected to local aviation interests. Five planes were assembled for the search amid a storm over Socorro New Mexico.
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Paro
Tex
Blackwell
Oia
Fl Paso
Frank Bowman
Berino
N. M
Farmer
Hinnor
Socotto
Fred Holman Emerges As Auburn Tackle Hopeful
In Auburn Alabama Poly spring football drills coach Meagher reshuffles lineup as Wesley Los Angos and Harry Whitten swap positions. Freddie Holman, 195 pounds from Dothan, leads plebe tackles with pace and power while Paterson, Rodgers, and Roton return at tackle to boost depth.
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Wesley Los Angophomore
Utxt Keanu
Ruard
Harry Whitten
Auburn
America
Loflin
Whitten
Haggond Paterson
Hugh Rodgers
Bunnie Roton
Lofiin
Freddie Holman
Dothan
Holman Han
Holman
Dothan High School
Fay Giton
Andalusia
Torrance Russell
Wirmingham
Alabama Poly
Fleetwood Rigo
Montgomery
Sidney Bearborough
Karima
Tipper
O'Rourke
Morris
Williame
Paterson
Collins Fenton
Gantt
Gilbert
Terrific blast audible fifteen miles from site kills two
A powerful explosion at the Sterling Conperage Company plant near Quitman Georgia injured several and killed two men. W. O. Tenn and Lem White died. A Black crewman, John Prackett, was reported dead but later listed as survived. Carl Detk aged man was among the gravely injured as debris shattered windows fifteen miles away.
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Quitman
Sterling Conperage Company
W. O. Tenn
Lem White
Ohn Prackett Negro
Carl Detk
Horseback Parti¢n Plans Mountain Search Near Soorro
In a rough report, a horseback group intends to man a search through the mountains near Soorro looking for missing parties. Details remain sparse and unclear about who leads the effort or what exactly is sought.
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Horseback Parti¢N
Soorro
Red accuses foreign powers of conspiring for Russian serfdom
In a speech to 1,300 delegates, Yakoviy Ist declares Japan and Germany plotting to restore serfdom in Soviet Russia and sell Russian women abroad. He cites figures on girls sold in Japan, notes women leading farms, and outlines a farm policy allowing reentry of Kulaks under strict supervision to prevent a relapse into collective farming.
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RED
Moscow
Jacob Ankondict
Central Committee of the Continent Party
Agiinst Russi
Leestab- ClSh Pe Sant Alavery
Yakoffiest
Shane Buch
Japan
Central Committee
Auburn Trustees Called to Weigh Choice on Prexy
Montgomery Feb 12 AP Consideration of electing a president will be before the Ave dur n board of trustees at its mid winter meeting February 22 in the office of Governor Bibb fDraves. The governor called the meeting shortly before leaving for Washington and said the matter of electing a president would be placed before the board. Since Dr. Bradford Knapp resigned in 1992 to become president of a Texas college an administrative committee of three members has directed the college's affairs.
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Montgomery
Avedurn Board of Trustees
Bibb Fsraves
Washington
Bradford Knapp
Texas
Notable Alabama Education Leaders Highlight Board Seats
Prominent names include Dr. L N Duncan of Auburn extension service, Dr. A F Harman retiring state superintendent, Dr. RE Tidwell Alabama extension director, and William F Feagin retiring state board president. Governor Graves heads the board with members J A Keller Samford Ashcraft Rogers Henderson Oates Haley Conner Merrill Hanson Culver among others.
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L. N. Duncan
Auburn
A. F. Harman
RE. Tidwell
University of Alabama
William F. Feagin
State Board of Administration
Graves
J. A. Keller
Samford
Opelika
C. W. Ashcraft
Florence
John A. Rogers
Gainesville
Charles Henderson
Troy
W. H. Oates
Mobile
Paul S. Haley
Oakman
H. H. Conner
Eufaula
Hugh D. Merrill
Anniston
Victor K.hanson
Birmingham
C. S. Culver
Gadsden
Edward Lee Repeats National Amateur Three-Cushion Title
Edward Lee of New York won a playoff 50-35 over Gene Dearhorff of St. Louis to seal his fifth straight National Amateur three-cushion billiards title after a tied regular tournament. The Dix ie Harmonizers perform at Camp Springs School Friday night February 15 with a concert for all.
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New York
Edward Lee
Gene Dearhorff
St. Louis
Torieo
Lee
Casip Springs
Camp Springs
Dixie Harmonizers
Art the Great Shires Resumes Comeback in Ring
In Fort Worth Texas a boxing bout between Art the Great Shires and Joe Daley of Chicago ended with Shires weighing 195 pounds and Daley at 196 after a third round rally. Daley hit the floor several times before the count.
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Fort Worth
Tez
Art (the Great
Shires
Joe Daley
Chicago
Deley
Sarazen to Enter Bobby Jones Invitation Tourney
New York February 2 Gene Sarazen plans to compete in Bobby Jones Invitational in Georgia next month. The veteran golfer did not attend last year’s inaugural event. He recently toured Bow America with Joe Kinwood on exhibition duties.
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Gene Sarazen
Bobby Jones
New York
Wil
Georgi
Sarazen
Bow America
Joe Kinwood
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Foster
Sports Mirror
Southern
Magnet
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Dempsey
Firpo IS
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Dothan High Star
Tiger Line
Elmer Salter
Alabama Polytechnic
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Palm Beach
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