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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1943
Page
5
A discussion outlines forming a Nations Association to manage regional leagues and classify players by plant and capacity. Proposals include seasonal cycles, elimination of time waste, and fielding qualified managers with enough players, detailing costs such as 8750 total and calendar implications.
The text appears to discuss emergency or volunteer players connected to clubs, mentions individuals, and references Pacific Coast organizing efforts. It is highly fragmentary with many misspellings and does not provide a clear event, date, or outcome.
Alabama braces for a two game road swing at Ole Miss in Oxford and Mississippi State in Starkville after a 47 25 victory over Georgia. Jim Homer and J B Smith led the attack with 12 points each as Homer pushes to 158 in 15 SEC games.
New York AP Carl Hubbell became the first New York Giants player to sign for the 1943 season. Hubbell, a left hander from Oklahoma City, posted 240 career wins and may reach 250 by opening day. Brannick declined to confirm salary details but said Hubbell is well cared for and satisfied.
A survey by the Associated Press finds most large colleges intend to field football teams this fall if enough eligible players are available, with spring training begun or soon to start at Ohio State Indiana Purdue Notre Dame Nebraska LSU Tulane Northwestern Kansas Oklahoma Oklahoma Aggies Washington Iowa Georgia Tech Georgia Benton College Minnesota Michigan Penn Alabama Wake Forest Duke North Carolina Holy Cross Missouri Stanford St Marys Calif ICLA Kentucky Santa Clara West Virginia Washington State Yale Dartmouth South Carolina saying no spring practice. University of Iowa expects a team if 15 20 players are available.
Lambeau, Green Bay Packers coach, says the team can replenish rosters with former college stars and ex pros who were out a few years and not yet drafted for military service. He cites Hetn, Hinkle, Hutson, Stydahar, and Blood as examples of older players still capable of contributing.
Arnett Childress of RIC Fisher Street and Harry Mathis of Ti na Street Dothan Alabama are stationed at the Army’s Medical Replacement Training Center at Camp Pickett Virginia, undergoing intensive physical military and specialized medical training, officials reported. China’s war with Japan is described as having an enormous current flow, with underground classes in a Pennsylvania mining extension program.
The Southeastern Service Team cage meet brings nine to ten teams from five states to MACON for a multi day tournament. Seeds were determined with eight teams in the main draw and several entries not advancing. Quarterfinals run Feb 25, with finals and consolation on Feb 27, after which Marine Corps leatherneck nickname noted.
The report discusses national league control affecting Philadelphia Phillies prospects and a focus on Gerald Nugent and other figures. It highlights bets on Nugent's future, trades, and anticipated performance as the season approaches amid managerial and regional influences.
A fragmentary report from Jackson notes a gas chairman named within the ration board. The item references county, local officials, and a wartime service context with unclear surrounding details due to OCR damage. Further readable names include Phamie Mitel and Jowe Th Mebattin amid scattered phrases.
Two individuals were taken into custody on liquor violations after a disorderly scene. Police report a nighttime incident leading to arrests, with both suspects processed and released on bail pending further proceedings.
The report describes a basketball night where Napier’s “Fiyera” built a large early lead against the Alist Infantrymen, with strong scoring from Buckholz and Lewis and a standout night from Gostyls. Napier leads 26 to 6 at halftime as coaches rotate players, and plans to face the 321ai Infantrymen next. The piece also references racing plans and other racecourse chatter amid season chatter.
Three veteran big leaguers Harry Gumbert How ard Pollet and Manny Mancuso held a casual outdoor workout in Houston Texas marking some of the first postwar major league sessions outside a gym. They used pepper and fly work and took a few batting practice swings while praising Texas weather and suggesting clubs should train there. Mancuso weighs 185 pounds and aims to drop ten, Pollet has added weight, and Gumbert appears near his usual pitching weight as they await unsigned contracts. All are fathers. Pollet’s child recent birth places his draft status in doubt.
Ocean Wave, trained by Ben Jones, edged Ran J Whitaker's entry by a length at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday. The victory keeps Ocean Wave on track for the Kentucky Derby, with Jones planning to keep the colt in racing form for future entries.
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