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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1951
Page
8
An editorial argues college sports must replace moral laxness with a strong ethical code. It decries corruption surrounding basketball, urges reform from high school through university levels, and stresses developing character and honesty alongside skills.
The Alexander Benefit event in Charlotte NC features pro golfers led by Sammy Snead and Ca ty Middlecott. Proceeds go to Stewart Alexander a North Carolina standout on the road to recovery, with Tar Heel and Texas post professionals joining the effort.
Dothan High will form a baseball team to join the Wiregrass League West division, completing a two-division circuit with six teams each. Coach Jack Howater to lead the Tigers after some practice. Schedules show West division play beginning March 30 pending changes, with East division starting April 6.
Brooklyn Dodgers enter spring training as the strongest National League club on paper, led by Duke Snider Carl Furillo Gil Hodges Jackie Robinson Roy Campanella and pitchers Preacher Roe Don Newcombe. Manager Chuck Dressen vows to win on the field after last year’s playoff collapse, with key starting staff set and battles for third base and left field ongoing.
Minneapolis and Kansas State meet for the NCAA women and men’s title run. Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp braces for a travel weary squad. Kentucky ace Cliff Hagan hails with illness. Kansas State captain Ernies Barrett may miss action with a shoulder injury. Bob Reusey could step up if Barrett rests. A sellout crowd of 18,000 expected at Williams Arena.
The Panama City Country Club Invitation golf tournament, running April 12 to 14 in Panama City Florida, draws top southeast amateurs with qualifying events and a pro-amateur pairing. About 400000 mechanical corn pickers are mentioned in a stray line, and a Tata plane crash near miss is noted in error.
Senator William Fulbright blasted colleges and alumni for corrupting amateur sports by hiring players and pressuring schools to win at any cost. He connected this to the New York basketball bribery cases and urged a moral standards review and congressional action. The speech drew on his Texas origins and past Arkansas leadership in sports and academia.
Headland Dixie Runners roster lists fifteen players under contract in the Alabama Florida League. Player-Manager James Bubba Ball leads the group. The roster excludes last year’s player-manager John McPherson who was batting champion in 1950. Rumors place infielder outfielder Ian Rivenberk joining the team after a Wiregrass visit.
New York AP reports presidents of Manhattan NYU and St John’s affirm college basketball will continue at Madison Square Garden. They state it is their firm conviction the game can be played without student players succumbing to corruption revealed in the recent scandal.
The University of Florida football squad, in the final week of spring practice, prepares for the Orange and Blue game Saturday night. Sports writers statewide attend the event with the Florida Relays and national banquet on campus. No roster release yet, but Haywood Sullivan and Rick Casared are highlighted as players to watch.
The fragment describes Major Periods starting at listed times and lasting about one and a half to two hours in Central Standard Time. It references Fae Minor Periods shown in regular type and notes slight differences in duration.
Peoria hosts Bradsley and Wyomie favored to win first round games in the eight team Nat Monet Campus basketball tourney. Wyomie’s rangy Cowboys meet Duquense while Bradley takes on Western Kentucky in the second game, aiming for the semifinals.
A report notes that artful undersea cable projects face high expenses with messages across the ocean costing up to $8,000 per mile, highlighting the steep price of laying transoceanic communication lines.
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