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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1943
Page
8
Random sports and military briefes mix from mid-century athletics and service updates. Notables include college players tied to Virginia teams, expressions of coachs and athletes, plus shipboard and naval training stories featuring Tiger alumni and other figures, with wartime service context and small anecdotes.
The National League season opens April 21 and ends October 3 with 96 doubleheaders planned. World Champion St Louis Cardinals play 16 doubleheaders and interleague games are limited to holidays as teams tour the circuit three times. Opening matches pair the New York Giants with Brooklyn and Philadelphia with Boston.
New York AP reports two conference titles undecided as schedules near end. Dartmouth leads the Eastern Intercollegiate league with Princeton in pursuit. national and regional tournaments loom with Kansas City hosting 32 teams for the National Intercollegiate Tourney. Strong contenders include St Paul Hamline Pepperdine Loyola Valparaiso Creighton Rice Western Kentucky Fordham and George Washington with Duke Notre Dame Penn State NYU and Manhattan under consideration.
Washington AP Greg Rice the Notre Dame distance star seeks to lower his own indoor two mile record at the 10th annual Cataghe University track meet. He clocked 11 326 last year and faces Navy veteran Lieut Joe McCluskey and Dave Williams in a loaded field. Also entered are Arthur Schmidlein of New York A C Curtis and Lewis Stone of Penn State and Frank Wright of Baltimore.
Miami AP reports Rey Waldron's training of Milky Way farm horses for the Kentah Derby. Waldron eyes a chance despite past Derby disappointments, noting No Wrinkles' progress and the impact of new equipment on the sport. The piece blends horse racing and aviation-related gear notes.
A March letters column cites concerns about high fees at Dothan Country Club golf. A Camp Rucker correspondent notes greens fee at $1, club rental $1, caddie fee $1, bus fare and other charges detailed, with recollections of past players and local golf culture.
New Orleans AP reports trainer Ren Jones believes Ocean Wave will beat rivals in the heat of the three year old stakes at Fair Grounds. Jones notes Ocean Wave’s form and early speed as key factors for the upcoming race with a $150 added purse.
Napier Field Flyers closed their season on a high note by defeating Troy State College at Troy Alabama, finishing with 21 wins in 26 games. Led by stellar guard play and sharp scoring from Buchholz and Dilek, Napier Field dominated from start to finish in a lopsided finale.
Bill Dudley, former All American back, appeared at the University of Florida campus in Gainesville on a Wednesday. Report notes his potential availability for playing with the Gators and references his past honors with Grantland Rice and United Press.
District reports list champions in western northern and southern divisions with Woodlawn Scottsboro and Chilton County High noted as tied to state contention. Chilton County High, despite a third seed, defeated Sidney Lanier and Stema to defend its title, advancing to Tuscaloosa as a key contender.
Leo Costa marries a Leesburg girl in Athens. The ceremony and details appear in the aged clipping with scattered OCR errors. The couple, their families, and local observers are named in the readable portions amid faded lines.
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