City Softball League Urged For Dothan Summer
The article urges forming a city softball league in Dothan to provide safe recreation for youths and adults, with sponsorship from civic and church groups, no admission, lighted fields, and ample seating. It notes plans for a dozen teams, possible girls’ participation, and summer readiness. It also recounts a past basketball betting attempt involving local figures and a note on Florida trout fishing season closure after March 15.
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Dothan
Brooklyn College
Enterprise
Florala
B. R. Krudop
Krudop
Florida
Four Major League Executives Meet on Baseball Commissioner
A special committee of two National League and two American League reps, including PK Wrigley and Sam Breadon, met to study candidates for the baseball commissioner post. They declined to name possible choices or expand on their progress, noting they will only eliminate unfitted candidates and report to the 18 team presidents for final selection to succeed Landis.
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PK. Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Sam Breadon
St Louis Cordials
Alva Bradley
Cleveland Indians
Donald L. Bates
James A. Farley
Eric Johnster
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
J. Edger Hoover
Federal Bureau of
Cleveland Rams Offer Job To Bears Coach
The Cleveland Rams offered Luke Johnsos, co coach of the Chicago Bears, $20,000 annually to coach the Rams. Johnsos said he would answer Charles Walsh within a few days. Aldo Donnelly had recently entered military service.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Cleveland Rams
National Football League
Luke Johnsos
Chicago Bears
Cleveland
Johnsos
Northwestern University
Bears
Charles
Chile) Walsh
Rams
Aldo
Buff) Donnelly
Pro Golf Among War Then and Now Leads Late 1940s Scene
Pro golf remains the sport least affected by wartime service as top names like Nelson Snead Wood and Hogan compete in Navy or Army duty era events. The piece notes their continued play, scores, and comebacks including Snead’s back injury and Nelson’s strong finishes in wartime tournaments.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
New York
Pearl Harbor
Byron Nelson
Samuel Jackson Snead
Harald McSpaden
Sammy Byrd
Craig Wood
Set
Jim Ferrier
Sei Duteh Harrison
Ky Laffoon
Mike Turnesa
Johnny Revolta
Denny Shute
Willie Gag Rin
Henry Picard
Ray Mangrum
Leonard Dodson
Bob Hamilton
Johnny Bulla
Jimmy Demaret
Bainbridge Naval Training Center
Florida
Isis
Linyh Mangrom
France
Lawson Little
Paul Runyan
Lis
Ben Hogan
Horton Smith
Army
Jimmy Themeon
Coast Guard
Sam Snead
Nelson
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Indians
Bob Feller
Jug McSpaden
Byrd
Wood
Demaret
Fieard
Harrison
Hamilton
Dodson
Shute
Goggin
McSpaden
Maine
Snead
Navy
Stead
Fort Worth
Crax Sign Another Junior Legion Player
The Atlanta Crackers sign 16 year old Gene Verble of Concord as part of a youth recruitment push in the Southern Association. Also inked were Jack Hollis of Columbia South Carolina and Jimmy Eskridge of Charlotte along with Pilcher Mason Leeper of Gastonia, all previously noted Junior Legion standouts.
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Concord. N. C
Atlanta Crackers
Southern Association
Carolina
The
Crackers
Gene Verble
Junior Legion
Concord
North
South Carolina
Hame
Jack Hollis
Columbia
8. C
Jimmy Eskridge
Charlotte
Dnfielders
Pilcher Mason Leeper
Gastonia
Hogan Returns To Golf Tournaments
Ben Hogan arrives in Miami to resume golf duties after six months away due to army service. He treks into an international event lineup, admits limited prep, and notes Ed Dudley as his partner while acknowledging tough competition from Snead and others. Hogan sets modest goals and hopes for a quick return to form if the war ends soon.
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Wilbur Jennings
Miami
Hen Ho-gan
Hogan
Army Air Forces
Raf Biltmore Hospital
E. J
Butch) Harrison
Wright Field
Ed Dudley
Ti Jean
Snead
Hamilton
Nelson
McSpaden
Miami Biltmore Country Club
Ben
Gulf
Akron Cager Tops Scoring as Henson Hangs Back
Akron Ohio College star Nagy leads in points with 347 over the last three games while Henson trails in second with 515 this season. Brooklyn College scandal may cost Nagy the season high. Newer and Calverley also vie for top totals as the season nears end.
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New York
Frip X
Akron
Ohio
Wooster and Weminster
H Gon
Washington State
Nagy
Hamere Haneson
Mooulis Henson
Newrer
Oregon
Brooklyn College
Moby
Brooklyn
Luck Perracult
Eastern Washington
Ernie Calverley
Dick Vole
Rhode Island State
Calverley
Toman
Hole
Fred Lewis
Eastern Kentucky
Bill Henry
Hice
George Mikton
DePaul
George Kok
Arkansas
Don Otten
Bowling Green
Pacific Coast League swings into spring training
SAN FRANCISCO AP The eight clubs of the Pacific Coast League report camps show most players will be medical discharged ex servicemen 4 F s youths under draft age and a few older men. Bobby Jones no longer plays tournaments but tours the Capital City course in an 85. Gale Bishop raises scoring total to 1049 with his 45th basket in a Ft Lewis clash. Health officials say 10 000 of 16 000 annual US deaths are preventable.
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SAN Francisco
Atlanta
Bobby Jones
Portland
Ore
API
Gale Bishop
Ft. Gewis Warriors
12 Year Old Boy Steals Quail Show
AP report from Pineburst, North Carolina, notes a young handler, Charles Anderson Youngest, at a national quail show. Father Bow Anderson of Lynchburg, Virginia assisted. Peerless found two birds. four of eight competitors, including Milcer Milt Jake owned by B. C. Gore, located birds in the event.
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N.C
Cherles Anderson
Block "Rim
Bow Anderson
Lynchburg
Peerless
Miicer Milt Jake
B. C. Gore
Chey, Ja. O
Albany, Ga
Unanimous All-Star Five Named In West Conference
Max Morris of Northwestern was the only rookie and the sole unanimous selection on the 1948 All-Western Conference basketball team chosen by nine league coaches for the Associated Press. Iowa placed Guard Herb Wilkinson on the squad while Ohio State earned two spots, with forwards Don Grate and another repeat honoree among the selections.
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Chicago Fap
Max Morris
Northwestern University
Associated Press
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