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Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1948

Page

12

Coach Lee Departs Huskies, Headland Prepares Youthful But Potent

Coach Lee leaves the Husky program after a season showing strong potential. Headland gains an inexperienced yet capable group, led by returning veterans Capt. Billy Reynolds and H. Riley, with eight lettermen back and a handful of key backs and linemen, as spring drills highlight Johnson to Killingsworth connections and a hard Blue line.

Lee Husky Line Headland Fund High School Tse Rams Billy Reynolds H. Riley Billy Whitton Fred Jordan Lester Killingsworth Ed Knowles Joe Johnson Billy Creel Conrad Barnes Johnson Killingforth Gerald Arnold Mack Arnold L. Nand Riley B. Reynolds Bostic Whitton Shelly Coleman Hudspeth G. Arnold M. Arnold Knowles Blues Killingsworth E. Hand B. Howerton L. Hollis B. F. Jordan Snellgrove McDearmond J. Johnson Barnes Livingston

Colosal Wins First Division at Tropical Park Double

Colosal, a 12 to 1 shot, captured the $15,000 added first division at Tropical Park before 14,389 fans. With jockey Ronnie Nash aboard, the Argentine import owned by Fred W. Hooper completed the mile and furlong in 1:49 1/5, finishing a head ahead of the favorite Fervent in a photo finish.

Miami Tropical Park Ronnie Nash Fred W. Hooper

Hubbertville Edges Corner For B Division State Crown

Hubbertville tops Corner 18 to 17 in the B Division state basketball finals. Corner led 11-10 at halftime but Hubbertville pulled ahead late in the final period. Tommy Langston of Corner was the tournament MVP and lead scorer with 60 points, joined on the first team by Motty, Jones, Cunningham, and West. semifinal wins saw Corner beat Chatom 33-30 and Hubbertville defeat Gurley 31-25.

Tuscaloosa Hubbertville Gurley Chatom Tommy Langston Corner Langston Joe Motty Perry County Junior Jones Frisco City Solon Cunningham Roy West Orville Ragland Curry Etowah County McGill Mobile

Mangrum Leads Greensboro Open After Scenic Round

Lanky Lloyd Mangrum, top money winner of the winter golf circuit, shot a 66 to stand at 13 under par at the halfway point of the $10,000 Greensboro Open at Sedgefield. North Carolina duo Skip Alexander and Clayton Heafner tied for second at 138. Ellsworth Vines was third at 139. Two rounds remain to decide the title.

Greensboro W. C Lloyd Mangrum Jean Chicago Sedgefield Country Club North Mangrum Jim Milward Green Bay Wisc Sanm Snead Hot Springs W. Va Lawson Little Cleveland, O Johnny Revolta Evanston Dick Metz Arkansas City Ark Cary Middlecoff Memphis, Tenn

Foreigners Clash in Wiregrass Wrestling Show

Four international wrestlers headline a Tuesday night card at Wiregrass Sports Arena. The main event features Jack Wentworth, a Canadian light heavyweight, teaming with Percival Delacy of London to face Walter Sirrois known as the fighting Frenchman and Australian bad boy Frank Hekcy in a tag team bout.

Wiregrass Sports Arena Jack Wentworth Percival Delacy London Walter Sirrois Frank Hekcy

Midland City Fliers Fall In Close Season Opener

Midland City Fliers suffer a 12 to 4 defeat to a senior-heavy Greens squad in a hard fought opening game. Beasley, the prior All-Wiregrass back, scored for the Whites with a 40 yard run and a one touchdown pass. Glover anchors the line while Beasley stars for the Greens in a physical contest halted late by penalties and strong defense.

Midland City Midland City Fliers Roy Knapp Jack Beasley Troy State Teachers College Waite Glover Dewitt Thompson Beasley

Britain’s Novees: War Years’ Hidden Achilles Heel

A fragmentary note says Rhis estimated novees in Britain were rendered able during World War fy, hinting at wartime measures affecting numbers or supplies. The text is incomplete but suggests adaptive strategies or constraints linked to Britain’s war economy and resilience.

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