Wiregrass Quarterback Club forms in Dothan meeting
Ian Morgan elected acting temporary chairman at the first organizational meeting held at the Dothan Recreation Center. The temporary program committee planned next steps including a name for the group Wiregrass Quarterback Club, weekly meetings September to November, a December banquet, and inviting visiting speakers. Canada ranks as the world’s second largest gold producer.
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Ian Morgan
Dothan Recrea V Center
Ray Rainer
Har‘Grubbs
T. T.sheen
Alto Lee
Lawrence Oakley
Dothan
Morgan
Alabama Crimson
Tider
Birmingham
Howater and
Propst
Mor-gan
Browns Beat Greenville Greenies 4 2 in Wiregrass Stadium
Dothan Browns toppled the Greenville Greenies 4 to 2 at Wiregrass Stadium. Mitchell Lindsey Brasher and Carter drove in the Browns’ early runs, totaling ten hits while Carter limited the Greenies to six. Keree took the loss with four strikeouts. A bus breakdown forced the Trojans to forfeit their Brewton game.
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Carter
Keree
Trojans
Brewton Millers
Dothan Browns
Greenville
Lions
Myers
Buddy Atkins
Geneva
Baseball Standings on Page 2 from Alabama State League
Alabama State League action shows Dothan edging Greenville with late runs aided by Gudaitis and Brasher. Geneva Redbirds edged Ozark Eagles 6-5 as Walther and Chetta homered. Troy beat Brewton Millers 4-2 with Skelta and King collecting multi-base hits. Johnson took the loss for the Browns.
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Johnson
Dothan
Greenville
Martin
Bageer
Gudaitis
Brasher
Gver
Gudnaitis
Lions
Myer
Fagles
Geneva Redbirds
Ozark Eagles
Medlin
Meskauski
Geneva
Englis
Syiian
Walther
Sefeting
Chetta
Sacuzza
Archipoli
Quimby
Paster
Poor Fishing Prospects Across Alabama Rivers
The weekly fishing report by the Alabama Department of Conservation finds Houston County creeks Cowarts and Mercer muddy with no bites. Henry Geneva counties show only catfish biting. other species poor. Pea River and Flat Creek Geneva muddy. Big Abbey Pee Creeks Henry muddy. Bee owners move hives by boat to flower-rich regions along the Nile.
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Houston County
Alabama Department of Conservation
Montgomery
Cowarts
Mercer
Henry
Geneva
Pea
Flat Creek
Bight
Big Abbey
Pee
Ladies Night at Dothan Wrestling Show
Dothan fans will see two women duel in a 60 minute two fall match with Miss Mabtle versus Miss Margaret Bei facing Miss June Byers as a preliminary attraction. The winner earns the right to entertain Miss Aan Stewart the following week. The main event features veterans Prince Omar and Reg Byrd in a tagstyle bout.
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Dothan
Dothan Fairgrounds Arena
Ingenus
Rex
Mabtle
Aan Stewart
Miss Stewart
Prince Omar
Reg Byrd
Dotsen
Nine Teams Start Second-Half State In Softball League
The Dothan Softball League begins the second half with two new clubs, Southern Liquid Gas Co and Dothan Hosiery Mill, and one first-half team withdrawn A C L Engineer. Creel Creamers lead with 11 3, Kingan Packers 10 4, Legion third, Engineers out, United Telephone 4 10, Colonial Bakers rising. Playoff after first-half leaders Creel Creamers and Kingan Packers. Schedule lists key matchups through Aug 26.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Southern Liquid Gas Co
Dothan Hosiery Mill
A. C. L. Enginere
Creel Creamers
Kingan's Packers
American Legion
Engineers
United Telephone
Express Shippers
Colonial Bakers
Kingan Packers
Kingan
Creels
Legion
Coca Cola
Colonial
Gas Co
United
Express
Isit
Hosiery Mil
Hosiery Mill
United Vs. Gas Co
Sox Maul Browns In Slugging Bee
Rudy York hit two grand slams, tying the major league record, as the Boston Red Sox crushed the St. Louis Browns 13 to 6 in a slugging night. Warren Spann and the Braves topped the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 in Boston with three hits allowed by the southpaw.
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Rudy York
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Boston
Warren Spann
Purple
Army Pays Better Than Truck Driving
CENTRALIA Illinois Albert George a 34 year old Centralia father of seven children tried the war to enter the armed forces but was rejected because his truck driving at the St Louis Ordnance depot was regarded as essential A year after the war George was accepted as an Army private with allowances and base pay totaling 258 monthly He said he had averaged 33 weekly as a truck driver
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Centralia, Ir
Albert George
Centralia
St. Louis
George
Speed Cops Collide in San Diego Chase
Two motorcycle officers chasing the same speeder collided at a downtown San Diego street corner. Both officers suffered cuts and bruises and frustration. Gold producing country in the
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San Diego
Dothan Independents Start TriCounty Play In Abbeville
The Dothan Independents join the Tri County Baseball League replacing Eufaula. Manager Dave Edgar reports the club will play their first semi pro game in Abbeville at three o clock this afternoon. They enter with seven wins and two losses and will face Newville this Thursday with Joe Ed Kirkland on the mound.
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Eufaula
Abbeville
Wiregrass
Tri- County
Georgia
Alabama
Edgar
Hubert Weeks
Roy Burdleshaw
T. J. Palmer
Earl Windham
Palmer
Dothan Hill
Independents
Newville
Joe Ed Kirkland
Crosby to own NL club in 1947 or 1948 on coast
Bing Crosby, famed crooner, is reported to own a National League baseball franchise on the West Coast through transfers to Los Angeles or San Francisco in 1947 or 1948. He may reduce movie and radio duties to pursue this Hollywood linked team plan with Mark Kelly noted.
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Chicago
Bing Crosby
Crooner
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Bob Hope
Hollywood
Crosby
Saga Mark Kelly
Barron Takes Three-Stroke Lead In All American Open
Herman Barron 38, White Plains NY, shot 69 to reach 206 eight under par and lead the All-American Open by three strokes after 54 holes. Claude Harmon 69 on the day. 211 for runner-up. Ellsworth Vines par 72. 212. Ben Hogan 67. 213. Sammy Byrd 69. 214.
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Herman Barron
White ‘ Plains
N.Y
Barron
Claude Harmon
Mamaroneck
Ellsworth Vines
Vines
Ben Hogan
Sammy Byrd
New York Yankee
Los Angeles to get large venues says Kelly
Known sports writer asserts Los Angeles will build a 75 000 capacity ball park and San Francisco can expand to 60 000. He says a major league hockey franchise will be granted to Los Angeles once a high capacity rink is ready and a 25 000 seat indoor arena like Madison Square Garden is planned by local sportsmen.
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All-American Sports
Los Angeles
Kelly
28Th Century-Fox Motion Picture Studios
San Francisco
Madison Square Garden
New York
Devlin to Start for Browns Tuesday Night
Jerry Devlin, recent acquisition from Ozark Eagles, is set to debut for the Dothan Browns Tuesday night at Walter Morris Field. The Chattanooga native won four games and lost three with Ozark, joining a fluctuating mound roster that includes Majoreau and McCormick. Current under contract are Johnson, Dominy, Carter, Hudson, and Devlin.
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Sander
Dothan Browns
Walter “Morris
Devlin
Browns
Ozark Eagles
Ozarks
Chattanooga
Tenn
Eagle
Majoreau and McCormick
Dothan
Johnson, Dominy, Carter
Hudson
Eufaula Tops Headland 4-2 in Tri-County League
The Eufaula club overcame Headland's 2-1 first inning lead to win 4-2. Eufaula tied the score in the fifth and pulled ahead in the late innings. Headland suffered the defeat in last week’s contested game here.
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Headland
Eufaula Club
Headlanders
Eufaula
Unclear baseball play notes from Local Game
Fragmentary report describes a line drive, a third inning rally by the Pats, a double play on a throw from short left, and Headland being out-hit by the visitors. Mentions Baker Hill and a 3:99 p.m. start time.
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Grttin
Atauts
Baker Hill
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