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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1946

Page

16

Four Teams Tee Off Today In Country Club Tourney

Tournament at Dothan Country Club opens with White vs Black and Red vs Blue. Captains include T Lane Paterson Ward Span. Next week singles, then foursomes. banquet to follow final round. Details list many team members.

Dothan T Lane Free Paterson Bob Ward Jerome Span Bonerine Hele Marth T. Lane Eg Crawford Roy Lewis Ab Flowers Due Stallings Brone Hanahyn Sr J. H Brennan Az Fiuwere W. B. Biard Roben Beck CH. MecDougle Flowers Crawford George Barnard Press Thornton George Spann William Espy Pxi- Tick Jones Lawrence Dudley Lex Dowling Charles Chapman, Jr Ralph Johnson William H. Johnson R. L. Speigner Roy Ain Russell Kennington Robert Lake B. W. Harris J. N. Maukins J Hub Bryson E. B. McDaniel

Parrish High Repeats as Alabama Basketball Champs

Parrish High of Selma defended its favorite status by defeating McGill Institute 43 to 30 to win the Alabama high school basketball championship. The Selma squad built a 24-16 halftime lead, extended it to 36-19 by the third quarter, then closed out the win for a 67th straight victory. Phil Campbell beat Scottsboro 45-30 for third place.

Tuscaloosa Ale Parrish High Selme Downing McGill Institute iMobiley Alabama Selma Jed Parrish Phil Campbell Scottsboro Ben Kilborn Kilborn North Alabama Selma Boys Denton Duncam

Baseball Club Signs Three New Players

Dothan Baseball Club adds Hobson Best William R Favre and Julian L Tyler to reach a dozen signed players besides Manager Frank Martin All new members are ex servicemen Best played in California Army service Tyler a former Dothan High pitcher and outfielder Favre signed in Birmingham and sent to club directors Martin plans to sign more players before reporting this month

Dothan Baseball Club Walter Morris Dothan Cortrary Hobson Best William R. Favre Julian L. Tyler Frank Martin Best California Tyler Dothan High School Houston County Army Favre Birmingham Martin

Sandlot Champions Vie for $10,000 Prize at Wichita

Non professional clubs chase the 1946 national title in Wichita starting August 16. The winner earns a $10,000 cash prize and the right to represent the U S in the Canadian American series the next month. U S teams qualify through 42 state tournaments in July and early August.

Wichita Kan United States U.S

Roster Lists Red and Blue Team Participants

The article names players for Red and Blue teams led by Captains Bob Ward and Jerome Spann respectively. It lists a long roster including Fitz Flowers, Drury Flowers, Ray Spann, Tom Huntin, and many others across both sides with officials and coaches implied.

Horace Hall Patt

Dothan Set For Reds and Red Sox Exhibition

Exhibition season opens in Wiregrass Stadium with the Reds and Red Sox slated to play April 4 after spring camps in Tampa and Sarasota. Star names like Ted Williams, Dom DiMaggio, Doerr, and Pesky headline the Sox roster while Reds youngsters and veterans vie for spots as the clubs tour Alabama cities including Selma Montgomery and Birmingham.

Dothan Freak Martin Clus Cosc Rip’ Hewes Wiregrass Stadium Cincinnati Reds Boston Red Sox Hosox Cincinnati Reds Alabama Selma Montgomery Birmingham Tampa Fla Sarasota Army Joe Cronin Ted Williams Sox Theodore Dom DiMaggio Bobby Doerr Johnny Pesky

Tigers Improve in Scrimmage After Signal Drill

Do than High School football practice faced rain and mud as Rip Hewes led a series of dummy scrimmages and signal work. The first string executed clean plays, backs advanced, and the line showed quicker, harder tackling though reserves are thin. Starters Burkett McGowan Rice Gray Wynn Parish and Johnson shone while several regulars remained sidelined. Hewes expected key players back for intra-squad game next Tuesday.

Dothan High Mabe Tigers Hewes Tiger James Burkett Bubber McGowan Johnanmacy Rice Sammy Gray G. L. Wynn Alfred Parish Dothan Tommy Underwood Rayford Dennis Alfred Purisa Lester Ramsey Wilbur Johnegan Johnson Parish Underwood

Derby Run To Be Richest In History

Louisville Kentucky AP reports wartime travel rules are lifted for the first time in four years. Preparations aim for the largest Derby crowd ever at the 72nd running at Churchill Downs on May 4. A list of 149 nominations includes last year’s stars and top two year olds, with hopes for 100000 attendance and $100000 added money. Colonel Matt Winn calls the field brilliant and predicts a record renewal.

Louisville Churchill Downs Matt J. Winn Downs

Freddie Haas What It Takes

Baton Rouge Louisiana headline notes Freddie Wass Sr Louisiana State star turned pro while a student at Tigertown who captured National Southern Southeastern Conference Intercollegiate and Canadian Amateur golf titles and played on the Walker Cup team that defeated Great Britain in Scotland in 1938.

Baton Rouge Freddie Wass Louisianna State Galfdom Tigertown Scotland

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