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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1946
Page
9
Harvard clinched the championship after a dramatic finish against Jimmy Brennan. Harvard birdied the 18th with a clutch 2-foot putt and matched Brennan’s long iron shots from the rough, securing the title in a tightly contested match.
National PGA Champion Ben Hogan held a one stroke lead at the Golden State Open in Los Angeles as the final 18 holes began. Jaci Gage trailed at 206 after a 49 in the third round, with Mangrum and Keiser at 207 and Demaret at 208. Ferrier shot 66 to reach 211.
The National League standings show Brooklyn leading with 50 wins and St. Louis at 49. Yesterday Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 3-2 and New York lost 1-3. Today Brooklyn visits Philadelphia and St. Louis plays Cincinnati while Chicago faces Pittsburgh and New York meets Boston.
In a marathon 11 inning Alabama State League playoff game Dothan defeats Greenville 1 to 0 on unearned runs. Hal Hudson and Peterson duel as Browns offense mustered eight hits and two from Brasher and Mitchell, with Greenville committing three errors. Browns face Greenville tonight in Greenville to even the series.
Emil Bozick of Troy continues to top Alabama State League batting with a .359 average. Dowell of Brewton and Benish of Atlanta Crackers affiliate tie for second at .346, while Bohannon of Dothan, Gilbert of Troy, and others jockey for position. Bozick also leads in hits with 175. Ozark’s Schwab and Hal Walther of Geneva tied for homers with 16. Walther also leads with 119 RBIs. Catchlings tops steals with 62.
Bob Feller failed to reach his 23rd win as Joe Haynes, son-in-law of Clark Griffith, pitched the White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Indians. Feller struck out six, leaving his season total at 290 in 209 innings, while Chicago tied Cleveland for fifth place. The Dodgers swept the Giants in a doubleheader and the Cubs swept the Reds, with Johnny Sain earning his 16th win for the Braves in two Philadelphia games. The Red Sox won in ten innings over the Athletics after a ninth-inning rally.
Atlanta Crackers hold their pennant lead with four teams chasing as Memphis Chicks and Chattanooga Lookouts gain ground. The Crackers swept Little Rock Travelers 4 0 and 2 9 in doubleheader while Bill Avers earned his 21st win. Memphis Chicks closed home schedule with 8 3 and 4 3 wins over Birmingham Barons. New Orleans surged with a 12 hit effort to beat Chattanooga 12 5 as Mobile won 4 1 in 12 innings vs Nashville.
Twelve ex military and old-time racing pilots compete today in the $40,000 Thompson Trophy Race at the National Air Races in Cleveland. Tex Johnston led in pole position for the premier pylone contest while an Army jet set an unofficial speed record near 378.36 mph. the event honors fallen pilot Jack Woolams after his Aircobra crash.
Third place Vicksburg defeated Meridian 1 to 0 as the 1st division clubs wrap up the season with tomorrow’s games. Gadaden beat Montgomery 4 to 3 while Pensacola Fillers lost to Jackson Senators 9 to 4. Selma Cloverleafs won 5 to 4 over Anniston Rams in a Sunday action claiming a 325 mph record not official for the Weatherhead Trophy. The $25,000 award goes to military relief societies.
Selma converted four hits into five runs in a decisive ninth inning rally without errors by Annis ton. Cloverleaf pitchers McKey and Piatnek yielded the runs as Montgomery and Gadsden played a 14-inning stalemate before the decisive burst.
Charley Ripple, one of Memphis' mound stars, won the first game by restricting Birmingham to six hits. Memphis trailed until the seventh inning of the second game and rallied to win, finishing a split of the doubleheader.
The listing presents daily showings with castings for Roy Bowers in My Pal Triager Ann Sheridan and Dennia Morgan in One More Tomorrow Evelyn Keyes with Willard Farber in Repegadex Gene Autry in Guna and Guitare George Macready and Brooks in The Man Who Daered Irene Dunne Hichard Harrison Sanda Darnel in Anna And The King of Slam dane Rugeeli stars Outlaw in Young Widow Carmen Mirande Perry Coma Vivien Biainn in Dont Face Mary Ware Rick Vallin Secrets of A Sorority Girl Tyrone Power Merle Oberon Thomas Mitchell Dark Water Bruce Cabot Rose Karns Avalanche Johnny Mack Brown in Branded A Coward Eric Von Stroheim in Mark of Oyster Tee Forte in Gangsters of the Frontier Richard Graith Ariene Sudya in Amyth of Minnesota Tom Canway Itita Cardeya the Falcon's Alibi Wild Hill Elliott in Marshall of Larda.
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