All-Time All-Star Nominations Stir Local Fans
Readers suggest candidates for the Dothan all-time All-Star team while spring baseball opens under Mutt Hodge at Wiregrass Stadium. The piece notes fan calls to send in favored players, discusses team prospects, roster strength, and the Alabama State League race shaping early expectations.
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Dothan
Dothen
Dothan Engle
Dothan Hall
Cateheré
Dutch Teylor
Danny Long
Freg
Dad) Chambers
Fred Spilznagie
Dino Howell
Wop Scaizi
Ben Paschal
Lance Richburg
Timmy Parks
Letty Bonifay
Rogera
Glen
Mosely
Mult Hodge
Oscar Baker
Vinity
Frank Blackwell
Monsgee
Erie Docs
Wingaid Yours Iroly
M. 4. Yarbrough
the Eagle
Arthur Ussery
Mutt Hodge
Wiregrass Stadium
Hodge
Matt
Money
Dink Hall
Ompasa
Elba Prospects Highlight Five Players for 1950 Team
A Wednesday letter to Stanley Clark shows Hinds Tancer College athletic director LD Duval eyeing five Elba players Jarvis Elland Texel Young Truett Beasley Hinton Jackson and Bugs Barrow from Creview Florida after tryouts Elba’s Cycle Allows wins Florila Armory independent tournament with 15 Alabama Florida teams. Millon Walker from Woodlawn High School noted in Birmingham AP roundup.
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ELBA
Stanley Clark
Hinds Tancer
Duval
Talmadge Brunson
John Morrow
Truett Beasley
Hinton Jackson
Florila
Alabamoa
Florida
Jarvis Elland
Texel Young
New Dothan Browns Open Spring Drills
Charles C. Smith owns the Dothan Browns, leasing Wiregrass Stadium for spring training. Clarence E. Hodge is manager with Jake Moore and Joe Evans returning, plus Jim Colley and Frank Moraco. Training starts two o clock tomorrow. after Monday drills at 11, one daily session follows.
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Dothan Browns
Charles C. Smith
Slorer
Dothan Stockholsers
Smith
Dothan
Dothans
Geneva County
Clarence E
Mitt) Hodge
Hodge
May Ser Jice
Danny Long
Pepper
Browns
J. G
Jake) Moore
Joe Evans
Jim Colley
Frank Moraco
Reat
Bethan Club
Wiregrass Stadium
Barber Leads With Under Par 65 In Jacksonville Open
Jerry Barber shot a 65 to lead the Jacksonville Open at Flyde Park, tying the course record and moving 136 after two rounds. Bob Hamilton and Hesselink tied for second at 136, with several pros near the top including Gibson 178 and Alexander 130, as field pursues the record-tying pace.
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F. T. Macfrely
Jacksonville
Fla
Jerry Barber
Barber
Flyde Park
Overland
Bob Hamilton
Landover
Hamilton
Hesselink
Detroit
Hamilcn
Leland Gibson
Kansas City
Ben Mogan
Skip Alexander
Knoxville ]Tonn
Jack Burse
White Plains
N. Y
Alexander
Bill Nary
Los Angeles
Burke
George
Tallahassee club exhibition roster and schedule
The Tallahassee club lists players by position including pitchers Adkinson Moore Collins Myrick Allen McKnight Taylor Roster Clark Mitchell Lee Evans catchers Decker Earnest infielders Laney Bowden Monaco Colley Brandon Dickey Bryant outfielders Avinger Connell Towinson Goode Norris Manasco and Ever games run April 2 to April 16 with venues in Tallahassee Goldsboro Columbus Lebanon Enterprise Pensacola Montgomery and others. Home games mostly at 2 30 p.m. with several 7 00 p.m. starts shown.
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Tallahassee
Adkinson
Moore
Collins
Myrick
Allen
McKnight
Taylor
Clark
Mitchell
Lee
Evans
Laney
Bowden
Monaco
Colley
Brandon
Dickey
Bryant
Avinger
Connell
Towinson
Goode
Norris
Manasco
Decker
Earnest
Goldsboro
N.C
Duluth
Mann
Enterprise Heir
Sema
Montgomery
Enterprise
Pensacola
Lebanon
Columbus
New
CCNY Beavers Win NIT Championship
CCNY Beavers rally from a slow start to upset top seed Bradley and clinch the 13th National Invitational Tournament crown at Madison Square Garden. Nat Holman’s squad overcome a rough first half, with Bob Zawoluk securing the title with a last-second shot.
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New York
Aizzi
CCNY
Bradley
San Francisco
West Virginna
Linb
Madison Square Garden
MIT
Ccny Beavers
Nat Holman
Beavers
Braves
Peoria
Bob Zawoluk
St. John's
Digueshe
Not for Europeans talcum powder usage in Americas
The report notes that Europeans have not widely adopted talcum powder, contrasting with the large quantities used in the Americas as described by the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Americas
Europe
Amateur leaders and scores in National Open event
Cary Midalecott of Ormond Beach Fla tied for 143 total after rounds reaching 72. Hobart Manley Jr. of Savannah Ga stood one under par for 147. Dick Monthey of Florida State University posted 1977 for 4. Frank Stranatan of Toledo held sub par 71 for 148 among amateurs.
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Pace
Cary Midalecott
Ormond Beach
Fila
Hobart Manley Jr
Savannah
Dick Monthey
Florida State University
Frank Stranatan
Toledo
Lions Poised For 1960 Wiregrass Football Return
Columbia Lions prepare for another season with a strong returning corps led by captain Charles Knight and veteran backfield group Walter Hand LaDon Hasty and Franklin Culbretta. Coach Finney welcomes senior linemen and depth from a larger squad as spring practice continues, aiming to continue a high powered lightning and air attack.
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Columbia
Columbia Lions
Lions
Slocomb
Red Tops
Charlie Finney
Knight
Billy Tyler
LaDon Hasty
Franklin Culbreta
Finney
Sil
Ende James Cook
Ray Vance
P. Beer
Lon
Charles McNea
B. H. Whitson
Billy Ray Grandberry
Davis Blackshear
Arthur Calhoun
Frank McCraney
John Thomas Culbreth
Floyd Lons
Doyle Kirkland
Lawrence Armstrong
Jimmy Johnson
Neylen Armstrong
Alabama Adds Dual Meet With Vanderbilts Track Team
Alabama announces a new dual track meet against Vanderbilt to augment its schedule alongside five invitational and conference events. The Vanderbilt meet is set for Nashville on April 1 with implications for the Crimson Tide’s competitive slate.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Vander
Bama
Vanderbilt
Nashville
Coker
Tom
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