Tigers Vowles eyes on football stars and freshmen plans
The report notes Auburn alumnae expectations for the Tigers this fall under Coach Carl Voyles with scouts hunting for players, signing Gene Norman from Louisiana and considering sending Florida freshmen to Dothan for a game. Local fans mull wartime delays and potential matchups. Diamond Deanings Dothan contemplates a semi pro baseball bid in July Talladega.
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York Raps 3-Run Homer In Tigers Win Over Browns
Detroit routed St Louis 64 with York delivering a three run homer and three hits to spark the Tigers offense as Greenberg’s status looms. Chicago trimmed Cleveland 5 3 as Gromek allowed 14 hits in a rough day for the Indians.
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Jeff Heath Returns to Tribe in Holdout Shadow
CHICAGO AP By John Geofrey Heath joins the Cleveland Indians after a long holdout hoping to reclaim the American League batting crown from Bob Carsdan. Heath, a power hitter with AL titles in 1938 and 1941, worked out in Seattle and with sandlot teams and saw his first full game back yesterday, going hitless against three White Sox pitchers but showing muscle and confidence for a late season push. Heath may still depart if a preferred trade materializes, ending his bid with Cleveland.
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Jeff) Heath
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Montana Mentor To Coach Ramblers
Fort Worth AP Major Douglas A. Fessenden former Montana coach was named head coach of the Army Air Forces Training Command football team the Randolph Field Ramblers. Cracker trade and scattered MLB results fill rest of sports notes with brief game outcomes and moves across leagues.
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Baseball results and schedule from national and minor leagues
National League games included Philadelphia defeating Boston 5 4 in 15 innings and Brooklyn beating New York 3 2 while Cincinnati edged St Louis 2 1. American League shows St Louis 4 Detroit 6 and Cleveland 3 Chicago 5 with rain postponements. Southern Association lists Atlanta 4 Mobile 30 innings and New Orleans 8 Chattanooga 6 along with Memphis 20 Nashville 5 and Birmingham 9 Little Rock 1. Other scheduled games include Boston at Philadelphia and Chicago at Pittsburgh among others.
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Independents Fall To Infantry Nine In Tough 5-4 Loss
Dothan Independents battled Camp Rucker Infantry at Wiregrass Memorial Stadium but slipped to a 5-4 defeat. Hubert Weeks fanned seven for the locals as the game stayed tight until the ninth inning when the visitors pushed across the decisive run.
Crackers Pelicans Open Crucial Series
Atlanta and New Orleans begin a pivotal series as the top two in the Southern Association. The Crackers edged Mobile 4-3 on a tenth inning rally, while the Pels beat Chattanooga 8-6 aided by Paul Merineau’s seventh inning homer with two aboard. Birmingham topped Little Rock 9-1 and Memphis swept Nashville 20-5.
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All Southern Guard Joins Bulldog Squad 1945 Enrollment
Atlanta AP report says coach Wail Butts gains help as Tommy Pope, an all-Southern high school guard with the 1944 Atlanta High team, enrolls at the University of Georgia. Pope previously starred for Atlanta High School and now joins the Bulldog squad in 1945.
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Bowling Green Builds Baseball Team for Oberlin Clash
An AP report notes Bowling Green University is assembling its baseball squad for a doubleheader against Oberlin. The item, described with garbled OCR phrasing, indicates plans underway for the upcoming contest and mentions general team actions.
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