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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1944
Page
4
Public relations at Compton College released a photo of Coach Cowboy Joe Forbes wagging a play to lineman Carl Fennema. The blurb notes athletic fears and insists players are doing perfectly good jobs on this side of the ocean, with a humorous background of horses as a visual gag.
The Alabama Theatre unveils a 2005 promotional leaflet highlighting new clothing lines for men and women. The notice references the venue name, a promotional phone number, and a general schedule for events and fashion showcases.
Fresco Thompson, a talkative Pelicans pilot, recalls a comic exchange with Uncle Charlie Moran during a close plate play with the Phil-Ties. Moran, famed as a former Centreat coach, quips about prayers, prompting Thompson to suggest Moran bathe in the showers and baptize himself.
A fragmented note references standings and a vacuum cleaner tip, then shifts to a late 1800s baseball vignette about a third baseman ending his career after two games in 1838. It hints at trapping rivals like Dykes and Simmons while alluding to a managerial stint near the American League pennant atop Comiskey Park.
American League show New York 10 Philadelphia 0, Boston 11 Washington 7, Detroit 123 Chicago 3, Cleveland 3 St Louis 5. National League New York 7 Philadelphia 6, Brooklyn 4 Boston 1, Chicago 3 Pittsburgh 3. St Louis 3 Cincinnati 0, many games called or unfinished. Southern Association Chattanooga 4 Birmingham 0, Atlanta 5 New Orleans 3, Memphis 6 2, Nashville 8 Little Rock 2. Today Detroit at Chicago among others.
Don Gutteridge, joining the Cleveland Browns in Florida, adapts to second base as a utility infielder. A fast, versatile fielder, he makes key plays in the Yankees series and early in the season, proving his value despite a late start and a .280s batting average.
The final of the station softball tournament at the CRerrs PSct showcases local teams in a decisive battle for the title. Builders, leagues, and spectators converge as key players from competing clubs vie for top honors and bragging rights.
Chicago White Sox manager James Joseph Dykes, entering his eleventh season, hopes to deliver a championship before his 1947 contract expires. He faces a frugal, talent-scouting club, planning strategic trades and bolstering shortstop and catcher positions while retaining key players Muddy Rud, Bing Miller, and Mule Haas. Dykes’ two-year, 1945–1946 deal pays about 27 500 annually, with emphasis on leveraging wartime prospects and close ties to Grace Comiskey’s plan to strengthen the team.
In a string of scattered notes from Southern baseball action, the Volunteers and other teams show mixed results. Key moments include Pete Elko breaking up a Nashville-Little Rock contest in the eleventh, Lloyd Browning and Abe Wakes among hitters, and Chattanooga beating Birmingham in a doubleheader before 1,385 fans.
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