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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1945
Page
7
Odd, error filled report notes Dinny Trout’s blazing pitch kept Detroit from tying American League endurance mark as multiple lineups and umpires debated pace. Mention of 1920 Dodgers vs Braves longest game in history, Florida training surveys, and leading batters including Tommy Holmes and Lombardi.
A last minute rally by the Independents yielded a 3-2 win over the Wainwright Boilermakers from Panama City in the first of two games at the stadium. Geneva shut out the Independents 5-0 in the nightcap. Davis singled, Roland walked, and an error loaded the bases before Acree's timely hit. Dothan and McCullough pitched for the winners. Geneve used Grubbs to seal the 5-0 victory.
Boston’s Dave Ferriss won his 17th game of the season as the Red Sox split with the St Louis Browns. He needs seven more victories to tie the American League rookie record of 24 set by Oren Summers. Dodgers tie for second. Cubs and Phillies split. Tigers, A’s also split. Other scores noted include Washington and Cleveland and the White Sox beating the Yankees.
Sgt. Scudday Horner of Montgomery won the Alabama Golf Association championship by defeating Harry Pritchett of Tuscumbia 4 and 3 after a 36 hole match at the Mobile Club course. Pritchett led early but Horner rallied to take the title, with other finals noting Pressley Thornton beating Tommy Martin 1 up, and Leslie defeating Belser 6 and 5. Horner also claimed the state title in 1940 and last year.
The Associated Press tallies yesterday’s American League results with Chicago 6 over New York 4 and Detroit 8 over Philadelphia 1 among others. In the National League New York 1 5 Cincinnati 2 1 and Boston 3 1 Pittsburgh 2 3 highlight the slate. Southern Association action lists Nashville 13 3 over Chattanooga 1 2 and Birmingham 7 12 Memphis 12 7. Today Chicago visits New York Detroit plays Philadelphia Cleveland meets Washington while Boston visits Pittsburgh and New Orleans and Mobile meet. Chattanooga at Atlanta and Birmingham at Mobile are among the day’s other matchups.
New York AP report says Joe McCarthy will finish the current season as Yankees manager but may retire in 1946 due to ill health. Denials from McCarthy and Larry MacPhail rebut retirement rumors as he missed Saturday’s opener with Fletcher filling in.
Atlanta opens with a 1-1 tie then breaks it in the 8th as the Crackers win the first game while the second features Burrows earning a victory against five defeats. Mobile and New Orleans split, with the Bears winning in extras and Orleans breaking a late run to surge ahead.
Fragmentary notes mention a count, a team named Kavea with zero, and scattered figures including Nashville references. Details are unreadable, but the item appears to be a brief score or tally from a local event with incomplete names and numbers.
A fragmented sports item notes Tam O'Shanter Meel pivoting to a slower pace. It mentions a $80,000 prize and a three-ply tournament with 140 doors headed by defending champion Brian Nelson aiming for a $33,600 top prize in a venue called Alb Americas Open.
Ersol Fain and Alan Ladd are linked to a plot involving Marjoria Raynolde in a chaotic staged sequence titled Up In Mobel. The fragmentary text hints at a collaboration or conflict across multiple names and a shifting timeline.
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