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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1951
Page
9
Rookie standouts lift both clubs in spring play as Mantle and McDougald push for roster spots with the Yankees while Maxwell leads the Red Sox past the Tigers. Morgan and a host of rookies shine for New York, with strong showings from Boone, Easter, and Yvars in wintry Florida and Arizona venues.
Dothan Browns sign two outfielders an infielder and a pitcher as regulars. Quimby, a veteran third baseman with .330 and .329 batting in prior seasons, returns to the club. Ottis Johnson and Morris Johnson join the squad, with rookie outfielder and veteran pitcher adding depth. Manager Lindsey recommends them for strength and experience.
The schedule lists Major periods beginning at the stated times and lasting about one and a half to two hours, with Minor periods of shorter duration. Read in Central Standard Time to plan fishing or hunting for the best local ports and territory each day.
Baseball and football practice at Dothan High continue amid conflicts as Coach Jack Hovater leads a small group toward a West Division Wiregrass Baseball League season opener planned for Friday. Spring football under Coach Dave Brown proceeds with 28 players, while adjustments aim to balance baseball and football duties.
North Carolina pros defeated Texas golfers 22 to 12 in the first half of a benefit inter-state match for Tar Heel pro Skip Alexander. Sammy Snead shot 67 and Cary Middlecoff 268 to clinch the win. receipts aid Alexander who was burned in a pane crash. The second half will be played in Dallas in May.
In Memphis Tennessee Lonnie Panton investigated smoke from the Darwin Church of Christ chimney and discovered the coal supply vanished because a man slept beside a stove. His bed was a pallet of kneeling cushions and the altar cloth served as his blanket.
The note advises using dark basting thread on light materials and light thread on dark materials to improve visibility and control during sewing. It emphasizes matching thread shade to fabric contrast for neat basting results.
Eddie Stanky shows surprising speed and baserunning for the New York Giants in yesterday's exhibition. He went on base five times, scored twice, knocked in a run, and stole a base as his team beat Washington 10 4. Stanky asserts he is not a big league ready yet but is contributing in camp.
CCNY basketball era ends in disgrace as Irwin Dambrot Norm Meyer and Herb Cohen admit to shaving point spreads in three games at Madison Square Garden 1949 50 against Southern Methodist UCLA and Niagara. District Attorney Hogan notes wider involvement with Ed Roman Ed Warner Al Roth Floyd Layne and others.
Toledo enters the Nationel Campus tournament with a 22 6 record as Bradley and Wyoming win to set up semi finals. Syracuse Utah and Villanova advance in first round action at Robertson Memorial Field House before 8 360 fans.
In a Florida case, Louise Gupti a former Florida State University student who pleaded guilty to second degree murder for killing her newborn infant in an FSU dormitory seeks a pardon. An attorney for Gupti said the move was announced yesterday after the October sentencing. Federal Hill Bardstown Kentucky figure John Rowan once owned My Old Kentucky Home and is noted as a famous jurist congressman and senator.
Spokane dispatch reports Millard Dixie Howell, former Idaho football coach, seeks new coaching job after the university board of regents ended his tenure. Howell, a 1930s Alabama Rose Bowl star, says he is “just a coach looking for a job” as Idaho dismissed him and two assistants for lack of harmony. Spring practice at Idaho may be delayed due to Pacific Coast Conference limits.
Auburn blanked Mercer 18 to 0 as Letchworth held Mercer to a lone infield single in the fourth inning. Reeder and Thompson struggled on the mound for Mercer while Gilbert led Auburn with a triple and three RBIs in the 15 hit assault.
Collins died last Sunday night of a recurrent heart ailment after hospital admission on March 10. AP dispatch from Boston notes his fame tied to a $100,000 infield. The obituary mentions his death and hospital stay in brief terms as reported by the Associated Press.
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