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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1944
Page
4
Roundup notes Western Michigan College rivalry history and strong Big Ten showings. Mentions coaching, prewar turnout, and Kala mazoo fans choosing college baseball over city leagues. Also brief items on Navy coaching, boxing venues, and track meet representation.
In Lexington Kentucky AP reports chair Bernie Shivey said pairings for the Southeastern Conference basketball tournament will be set Sunday with six schools expected. Kentucky Tulane Georgia Tech Vanderbilt have filed entries and Georgia Louisiana State likely will file soon. The tournament runs at Louisville Armory on March 24.
Elba and Enterprise lead eastern division action as Dothan, Coffee Springs, and New Brockton fall earlier. Elba over Hartford 43 30 with T Young scoring, Dothan beat Coffee Springs 38 21, Enterprise beat New Brockton 2 17 in a nip and tuck finish. Semi finals set for tomorrow with Pleasant Home favored to reach finals at Elba next weekend.
NEW ORLEANS AP The pro amateur golf event streams with Harold McSpaden Byron Nelson and Punch Harbert among eight amateurs in the first round at City Park. McSpaden and Nelson lead as Harbert, lighter after Army service, tops the field with a four under par 68. Other notables include Cooper, Lyd, Wood, Dudley and Pennant as prizes are to be awarded. In New York indoors the track season resumes at Madison Square Garden with Warmerdam returning to pole vault and Dodds sharing the mile and 1000 yard events. Rickey previews cap and colors for home and road games as winter fashion returns.
Joe Tinker, aged 63 and famed part of the Tinker-Evers-Chance infield, argues baseball is already perfected and should not alter base paths or pitching distance. He notes changes could ruin the game, praising Commissioner Landis for protecting the sport and insisting fans value current play.
PHILADELPHIA AP Charles Herbert Klein shed his clothes dignity and pounds to show he can still handle National League pitching at 39. GM Herb Pennock backs the effort, noting Klein’s past prowess and his current conditioning. Northwestern Uni coaches revise lineups as 50 players join Navy and Marine V-12 personnel leaving campus, including Nick Vodick and Lynne McNutt.
A garbled schedule lists multiple films and pairings across Friday to Monday with performers such as Ian Chaney, William Boyd, Patsy Kelly, Mary Arisa, Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Ten Ameche, Frances Dee, John Wayne, Jane Terhune, Richard Cromwell, Ann Sothern, James Craig, Susanna Fosver, Ann Miller, Jake Webton, Richard The, Grable, Robert Young, and others. The legibility is poor but indicates a week of theater showings with various titles and star pairings.
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