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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1943
Page
8
A fragmented roundup of basketball and track mentions includes West Coast Coast Guard and Oakland opponents, with refs to Promoter Jopez talking up a $50,000 prize fund and Dick Bartell challenging the Pacific Coast League. Other items reference Giants, St Louis, and Army athletes, plus a Penn State soccer award nomination for a standout player at Palermo.
J B Whitworth University of Georgia football line coach since 1938 reported for preliminary physical examination for induction into the armed forces. Married with one child, he is expected to be sent to Fort McPherson within weeks.
Dothan High aims for a Friday road upset of the Sidney Lanier Poets in Montgomery. Coaches Scholler and Davidson pushed a heavy scrimmage, stressing blocking, tackling and both ground and air plays as the Tigers seek revenge for last year’s 6 0 defeat and to extend a rival win streak.
The Tigers feature Gordon Willis and McLeod at wingback with Miller, Adams, Wilson, Money and 260 pound Snell anchoring the line. Acree uses the flank to pressure One Men as Dothan defenses struggle. A broadcast by Radio WAGF will bring play-by-play action for Dothan fans. Normal farm employment ranges seasonally from 8.5 to 12 million workers.
Former Minnesota quarterback Wilbur Moore has become Washington Kidskin's top pass catcher under coach Dutch Bergman, leading the league with key receptions as the Redskins' aerial attack grows. Noting his breakout after last season as decoy, Moore's two games yield 12 catches for 200 yards while Sammy Baugh throws for 357 yards and seven touchdowns in two games. Edo Rucinski trails with 12 receptions for 188 yards, Don Hutson has 9 for 141, and Stu Luckman has 38 for 719 yards and nine TDs this season.
Baer brothers, both heavyweight boxers, plan an exhibition tour of Army camps possibly overseas. The pair, led by Buddy Baer, may be transferred from McClellan Field to Patterson Field in Dayton, Ohio, with public relations backing their overseas tour.
In Haverford Township grammar school games, two women coaches led teams. Mrs Sara Smith guided Chestnutwold to a 25 to 0 win over Manos, while Winifred Piersol coached Yuanereh against Oakmont Mahogany, a 19 to 6 defeat.
Joe Gordon faces a nagging injury jinx with Southern Conference football in question and hints at quitting baseball. The York Yankees second baseman, after a disappointing season, says there may be no spring training and plans for a possible return or a shift to other work.
New York AP reports wartime schedules cause some truancy but college football attendance remains relatively steady. An Associated Press survey covers 133 home games this season totaling 2,827, scatter across 138 campuses at about 2,111,994 attendees last year, a drop of 284,536 with five fewer games nationwide.
Liberty Missouri AP report notes coaches lament graduation losses but William Jewell College football team defeats Kansas State last week. Soldiering through disruptions, coachs cite early progress and upcoming schedule.
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