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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
5
Wartime sports face cuts and uncertainty as pro leagues pause, but fans demand events to lift spirits. Across baseball and football, organizers brace for lean programs yet plan displays for soldiers, with college and local teams preparing, while hunting seasons edge toward closing dates as shells and supplies tighten.
National Football League delegates adjourned a four day session amid a sudden walkout by Marshall who called the meeting unconstitutional. The group plans to reconvene in New York in April for the annual draft and schedule. Officials tabled a proposal for overtime and offered no firm conclusions from the session.
Tide coach Frank Thomas discusses proposed gridiron rule changes at the National Condos Association meeting in Birmingham. He favors permitting passes behind the line of scrimmage and after a recovery, arguing it would speed play and increase scoring. Thomas says the association will decide on its stance and keep the play frozen for now.
Opening March 20 through April 15 tightens draft rules affecting basketball in its prime. Kentucky lost Bill Sturgill after reclassification and passing medicals, signaling early shifts for many clubs as they seek new replacements. Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers remains confident the bail will keep rolling into 1945.
Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey indicated the club will field 25 players in April regardless of draft status. He said the exact composition is uncertain but the team will include a mix of young players and over-age veterans if needed unless Washington gives a direct order.
MONTGOMERY Ala AP Cat Snavely of Cornel who will coach at North Carolina has been replaced by Ray Morrison of Temple on the north coaching staff for the Blue Gray series. Snavely's transfer to a southern school makes him ineligible to mentor the Blue team Morrison played quarterback at Vanderbilt and was once head coach there.
EVANSTON. TL, (AP) Ted Payseur, Northwestern University golf coach, is toying with the idea of using a woman golfer on his team if conference rules permit. She is Phyliss Otto, a junior at Northwestern and one of the Midwest's top women players. Last summer she reached the Western Amateur finals, the Western Open semifinals, placed fourth in the Tam O'Shanter All American, and was second in the Broadmoor Invitational at Colorado Springs.
Perry Calhoun spoke at the Dothan Exchanges Club Wednesday noon in a series on members business or professions. He discussed the origin and passage of a bill through the State House and Senate and plans were made for a stag supper for club members.
War Department announced that Private first class Jesse L. Sowell husband of Mrs. Mary L. Sowell of Hartford has been wounded in action in the European theater.
Local theatre announces a diverse lineup with Hall and Louies and Loules in San Diego leave Monday and Tuesday Carey Grant and Ethel Barrymore and Jana Withers in None But The Lone Heart. Alright shows And Now Tomorrow with Paul Tohan in Andrean Unknown. Friday and Saturday feature Law of The Saddle and U Boat Prisoners. Sunday and Monday star Red Skelton and Esther Williams in Bathing Beauty. Tuesday and Wednesday pair Ray Milland and Ruth Hussey in The Uninvited.
A meeting of the National Football Coaches Association discussed long term changes to football game pacing. Ideas included extending second and fourth periods to 13 minutes and limiting plays per period, while preserving 15 minute first and third periods. Rumors also swirled about W A Alexander retirement at Georgia Tech and Carroll Widdoes potential Cornell offer, with Alexander noting he brought assistant Bob Dodd to the gathering.
Sammy Snead, after two years in the Navy, is favored in the $5,000 Phoenix Open. Frank Pitman notes his improved temperament and steadier play, with a 66 in warmups, as Corcoran cites reduced pressure and relaxed confidence boosting his form. Snead earned $8,421 in War Bonds from recent tour wins.
Georgia Tech beat Georgia Navy preflight 41 to 36 as Dick Collier led with 14 points. Tech led early and again led 33-19 before substituting, allowing Navy to close to 37-30 before the regulars reentered.
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