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Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1948

Page

5

Southern League baseball scores recap with nested results

The report covers multiple games with Atlanta Nashville Birmingham and Memphis results. Notable moments include Nashville’s heavy use of home runs by Char Workman George Byaga and Charlie Gilbert in a doubleheader, Leo Twardy earning his 12th win for Memphis, and debuts by Joe Kirkland for Atlanta and Remy for New Orleans. Birmingham outslugged Mobile to climb from the cellar as Chattanooga beat Memphis in the opener and edged the Chicks in the nightcap with several timely hits.

Remy New Orleans Buster Maynard Atlanta Joe Kirkland John Myers Mason Leeper Myers Charlie Glock Crax Nashville Little Rock Vol Charle Workman George Byaga Charlie Gilbert Bob Moyer Eddie Lyons Stephenson Ronay Bears Greer Nemptis Lookouts Chattanooga Hoerst Brunswick Noogans Memphis Curtis Garcia Rosso Chicks Welk Johnson Mulcahy Briggs Osborn

Graceville Divides Two League Games in Alabama Florida League

Graceville split weekend league games, beating Chipley 5 3 then losing to Midland City. Kennedy led Graceville with three hits in Chipley win. Midland City’s Kirkland had three, Jones Tyler Kelly and Mitchell added two for Chipley. Headland leads, standings show Headland 176 .739, Midland City 169 .840, Graceville 1411 .560. Maximum corn yields noted as three stalks per hill.

Graceville Chipley Bowie Midland City Kennedy Kirkland Jones Tyler Kelly Mitchell Headland Pet Chinley

Williams Musial hit 400 club in double race this season

New York report notes Ted Williams and Stan Musial near 400 batting averages as 1946 baseball pace features two players approaching 400. Musial, at .405, toed off a homer for the Cardinals in a Dodgers setback while Williams sits at .415. Other items cover Tommy Byrne’s first win for Cleveland, Ferriss’ return to form, and Veeck’s Cleveland fee for Sad Sam Zoldak amid a variety of league notes.

New York Wotth Sisler Browns Hornsby Williams Musial Dodgers Yanks Tommy Byrne RAU Byrne Cleveland Vis Raschi Allie Reynolds Dave Boo! Ferriss Boston Red Sox Bosox Red Sox Bill Veeck Cleveland Indians Sam Zoldak Sam Veeck Sady Sam Indians Washington Billy Meyer The Pirates Braves

Rams and Billies Scrap For Fourth Place

Anniston and Vicksburg traded second tier moves in the Southeastern League with a 9 1 Rams victory over Vicksburg keeping the Rams and Bills in a tie for fourth. Sooter worked eight innings as the Rams piled 12 hits for six runs in the fifth and three in the ninth. Montgomery’s Rebels extended a nine game lead before losing to Meridian 7 4 while Jackson beat Gadsden 6 2 to cut the gap behind Pensacola and Selma not scheduled.

Anniston Vicksburg Rams Bills Sooter Montgomery Rebels Meridian Peps Jackson Gadsden Pensacola Selma

Masonic calendar notes two lodge meetings this week

A special meeting of the Scottish Rite Lodge is called for 7:30 tonight, with Dothan Lodge No. 466 to hold a special meeting for degree. On Thursday night Dothan Chapter No. 112 will conduct work in several degrees.

Scottish Rate Lodge Tormorrow Mbt Dothan Lodge No Dothan

Ostrich Declared Largest Living Flightless Bird

The ostrich is identified as the largest living flightless bird with weight estimates ranging from 130 to 300 pounds.

Thompson Tops 0.5 In British Open Qualifying

Thompson from Chicopee Falls Mass led American entrants in the British Open qualifying at Gullane Scotland with a 68 one under par. Alf Perry led the field with 67 as 274 starters began. several Americans posted higher scores and Frank Stranahan prepared for the afternoon round to help reach the top 100 by tomorrow night.

Claude Harmon Mamoreneck N. Y Bobby Cruickshank Richmond Chris Dunphy Westbury Ross Thompson New York Tommy Armour Cleveland Norman von Nida Fred Daly Frank Stranahan

Baseball Tonight Eagles vs Pioneers at Wiregrass Stadium

The Dothan Eagles host the Columbus Georgia Pioneers Negro league clubs tonight at Wiregrass Stadium at 7 30. A game planned yesterday was shortened due to Georgians bus trouble en route.

Dothan Eagles Columbus. Ga Wiregrass Stadium

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