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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1948
Page
8
City workers revamped Wiregrass Stadium field with ground stone lines and deep trenches for clear yard markers. Credit to J H Brennan and city crews for a neat grass surface and visible sidelines. Eufaula upset Dothan 14 22 as Singleton fought through injury and scored late.
Georgia Tech defeated Washington and Lee 27 to 0 before 25,000 fans to stay undefeated. Bob McCoy scored and aided a TD pass to Jim Petit, while Billy Queen and Jim Southard connected for a score. Washington and Lee repeatedly moved into Tech territory with a passing attack led by Mike Boyda and Jim Lukens, but Tech stopped their late threat with a key defensive tackle by Billy Healey.
Chicago’s population rose to about 3.7 million, up 303000 since 1940, the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry reports. Officials cite expanding job opportunities as the driver of growth in the nation’s second city.
Dothan Bengals defeated Eufaula Tigers 15 to 13 in a tightly fought high school game. Both teams showed strong defensive line play and featured standout backs, with momentum shifting after halftime and a decisive center snap contributing to the final score.
Mississippi Rebels trailed at halftime but surged to a 20-7 victory over Vanderbilt in Oxford. Key plays included a 44-yard kickoff return by Charles Singleton and a series late in the game that featured a standout finish by Singleton and Dixon as Dothan fought back to edge Eufaula in a dramatic rally.
Dothan Tiger Bees held Newville Bearcats to one first down and 32 passing yards while scoring twice in the first half and rolling to a 13-0 victory. Russell Farmer rushed 76 yards for a touchdown and intercepted a pass as Dothan improved to 2-0 in shutouts.
The Cloverdale juniors from Montgomery defeated the Dothan Young Junior High Baby Tigers 12-7 after late breaks swung momentum. A 70-yard pass in the fourth quarter set the final score, with key plays from James Wilkes, Randy Church, Charlie Faulk, and Rob Barnes for Cloverdale while Dothan matched with a strong opening TD and late drives before fumbling at the Montgomery one yard line as time expired.
ATHENS AP Johnny Tillitski rose from Georgia’s substitute fullbacks to pace a 35-12 win over Kentucky on Sanford Field. A 23,000 crowd watched Georgia pull away after a sluggish start, with Tillitski scoring twice and Rauch directing scoring drives as Kentucky slumped to the SEC cellar.
A 9,500 safe robbery on Matineus Island, 20 miles offshore, was reported by mail to police. Special delivery message reached undersheriff Orrin Ames, who said he had to file the report by mail as the island’s only telephone was out of order.
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