Spring baseball talk in Dothan and post sports notes
A fragmented column discusses looming American Legion baseball plans in Dothan with potential district leagues, sponsorship questions, uniforms, and equipment. It notes junior baseball hope, the Legion post Athletic Committee set to finalize details, and a spring training preview including Senators at College Park and the March 7 start. It also mentions golf at the Country Club and a light current sports slate.
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Washington Senators
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College Park
Major Leagues To Get Report On Baseball Future Plans
Major league officials prepare for a February briefing in New York on Selective Service rules affecting professional players. National League President Ford Frick and others seek clarity on 4-F classifications before the February 3 owners meeting. The report will cover wartime service directives and potential impacts on rosters, with discussion of signing junior American Legion players as a temporary measure.
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Bulldogs Skipworth joins Marine Corps Bulldogs
Georgia football loses another quarterback to military service as George Skipworth of Columbus, a 170 pound back, joins the Marines and will report to Parris Island in about ten weeks. Previous losses include Ben McCall and Billy Hodges. The piece also notes football and baseball figures in a broader, unnamed context.
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George Skipworth
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Ben McCall
Billy Hodges
Tiger Cage Team Downs Red Tops In Tight Dothan Clash
In the Wiregrass Basketball League at Dothan, Do than Tigers coached by Jack Hoover edged Slocomb 30-28 to stay unbeaten at 7-0. Rehobeth Panthers beat Columbia Tire 29-18 as Davis led with 12 and Tindell had 7. Slocomb juniors beat Webb 22-19. Upcoming games: Dothan vs Midland City, Slocomb vs Rehobeth, Ashford vs Vicksburg, Cottonwood at Columbia.
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Cottonwood
Golf Champion Has New Goals for Elizabeth Hicks
Elizabeth Hicks, Pomona College student and top figure in golf, aims to write someday but prioritizes education. She already works as a Pomona assistant in physical education, holds past titles including 1941 national amateur champion, and plans to teach golf in schools while funding tuition with fruit cake prep tips and related ideas.
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Merman H. Hicks
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Women Keglers Vie For Rich Purses
Women bowlers chase big prizes at Chicago tenpin tourneys this weekend with an $800 first prize in the fourth annual Women's Individual Classic. Seventeen former champions and 182 competitors from Indianapolis Detroit and other cities bowl six games across 12 lanes in a major event.
Museum Dedicated To Sandlot Baseball
Wichita AP reports a public museum dedicated to American sandlot baseball will be established here. Roy Dumont of the National Baseball Congress sold the shrine modeled after the Hall of Fame at Cooperstown and planned for near Lawrence Stadium, the site of the annual semi pro tournament.
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Roy Dumont
National Baseball Congress
Hall of Fame
Cooperstown
N. Y
Lawrence
Four-Man Team Battle Delays In Texas High School Game
In Childress Texas Pam pa could bring seven players to play Childress High School. Three Pam pa fans fouled out leaving four eligible players. Coach Bo Graham of Childress subbed a player and the game continued with four-man teams. Childress won 22 to 20 in overtime.
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Childrens
Benny Leonard to Receive Neil Memorial Award
New York boxing writers will honor Benny Leonard at Ruppert’s opening dinner. Leonard, then serving at the Sheepshead Bay Merchant Marine training station, is noted for his 20 year old lightweight title fame and will receive the Edward J. Neil Memorial plaque for work reflecting credit to the sport. Former Mayor James J. Walker is mentioned in relation to the event.
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Benny Leonard
New York Boxing Writers
Ruppert
Leonard
Sheepshead Bay
Merchant Marine
Edward J. Neil
James J. Walk
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