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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1947
Page
6
Rediscovering a famed hurler, Ewell Blackwell, the Reds pitcher vies for consecutive no hit games while matching early 1950s pace. In a doubleheader split, Brooklyn sides rally as Carl Furillo drives in seven in the 9-8 win. Giants and Yankees also post key wins amid pennant races.
Rainy weather washed the slate clean in the Alabama State League postponing all games including Dothan at Troy Andalusia at Geneva Enterprise at Brewton and Greenville at Ozark. Tonight Greenville hosts the Browns at Wiregrass Stadium as they chase the league lead and the All Stars game on July 10.
Philadelphia pitcher Carl Scheib, 20, won his third straight start and posted his second shutout as the Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 3-0 in the second game. In the opener, the Sox won 1-0 in 10 innings on an unearned run. The Senators swept a doubleheader with a 3-2 win, and the Browns followed with a 9-6 victory. The Phillies outlasted the Pirates 4-3 in 13 innings in the opener, while the nightcap was rained out after four innings with the curfew.
Three veteran pros plus ex champion Vic Ghezzi advanced to the semi finals of the National Open PGA championship in Detroit. Melvin Harbert Jim Ferrier Art Bell and Ghezzi defeated their rivals to set an All California finale with Ferrier meeting Bell and Ghezzi facing Harbert for the title.
Jimmy Lee of Tallahassee defeated Bally Key of Columbus 2 and 1 to win the 36 hole Radium Springs invite trial title. Key fought back to lead at nine holes before Lee pulled away and held his margin through the final holes. Other results list flights and close matches across Albany, Columbus, Valdosta, and Americus.
Pensacola Fliers beat Meridian Peps 7 to 3 as Paynich allowed one hit in the opener. Meridian won the nightcap 5 to 2 with Davis collecting two hits. Vicksburg split with Jackson Senators as Hudlin and Tincup pitched well despite losses. Anniston defeated Gadsden 4 to 0. Montgomery and Selma rain out.
A reflective column notes how experimentation and bold figures drive progress yet fear and harm follow. The speaker weighs two sides of innovation, praises brave youths pursuing speed in rocket flight, and laments a culture quick to hurt others with new tech. He echoes a girl’s warning that war may arrive unopposed.
In a sparse stat line, Peterson leads a 2000 contest as Dothan falls 5 to 13 to Greenville. The box shows Dothan scoring 5 runs with a 12 in base, while Greenville racks up 13 with clean innings.
About 80 junior golfers from Alabama G A members compete at Montgomery Country Club for the Alabama Junior Golf Championship. An 38 hole qualifying round Wednesday precedes two 18 hole match play rounds Thursday and Friday. Defending champ Walter Wood of Tuscaloosa cannot defend due to age limits. others include Martin Mobile Thames Montgomery Hall Birmingham Steimle Greenville Gilbert Wesley and Longstare Howell.
Rain postponed all games yesterday in the Alabama state league with tonight’s fixtures listing Greenville at Dothan Andalusian at Enterprise Brewton at Ozark Geneva at Tres. Standings show no change in the city softball league as Amvets duel Heaters and Kingan faces Rivania.
In Poughkeepsie New York Navy defeated Cornell to win the Hudson River regatta with Washington defending champion finishing third. California Princeton Syracuse Wisconsin Missouri Texas A and others followed in the field. Grand Coulee Dam sized against the Great Pyramid of Egypt is noted as a local comparison.
In the Southern Association race Mobile leads with a three game edge after a 3 0 and 4 0 win over Nashville. Chattanooga slips two games back as New Orleans splits with Chattanooga while rain washes out Memphis at Atlanta and Birmingham.
Forest Hills New York AP Bobby Riggs retained the national professional tennis title by defeating Don Budge in the singles final 3 0 6 4 108 4 6 6 3 Hives used speed and stamina to offset Budges late surge in the longer match Also note Frank Kovacs finished third in the pro event after beating Welby Van Horn in a separate playoff Trans Mississippi Golf tourney results included Ardmore Oklahoma and Goodland Kansas victors in a separate 1947 event
Jack Kramer of Los Angeles enters Wimbledon as the top seed in the singles, poised to dominate as he opens against W J Mos of Britain. The American contender leads a strong field with Yvan Petra the defending champion drawn to a tough opener while Britain’s Copper faces Butler at noon.
Thursday features Trena Dunne and Rex Harrieon in Anna and The King of Siem. Friday showcases Pioneer Justice and Linda Starking with William Henry in The Invisible Intariner.
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