Dothan Bees Strive For Opener Against Midland City
Dothan High faces a tough start under coach Robert Rush as the Bees prepare for their Saturday night opener in Midland City. The squad shows early timing issues, a slow passing game, and heavy reliance on backfield talent as Coach Rip Jieves refines line play and tactics.
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Dothan High
Dothan Bees
Midland City
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Crawford
Mosley
Fleet
Baby Tigers
Hees
Rush
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Ray
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Paulk
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Howard
Whatley
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Clemmons
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Elmore
Farmer
Askew
Hawkins
Miller
Patterson
Johnson
Heist
Mullins
Parrish
Roy Knanp
Fiere
Hewes
Bees
Ozark
Fufaula
Ashford Varsity
Girl Wrestlers Battle Tonight at Dothan Arena
Local promoters announce a female feature at the weekly wrestling show on Headland highway. June Byers faces Mae Weston in a two falls out of three match with a one hour limit. Don Keene meets Walter Sirlos in a men’s bout with the same format. first bout begins at 8:40 p.m.
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Dothan Arena
Headland Highway
June Byers
Mae Weston
Nimitz
Bill Don Keene
Walter Sirlos
Suggs Leads Field In Women's Amateur Championship
Louise Suggs of Georgia dominates the opening round, firing a 78 to hold a lead over 76 entrants at the Women’s National Golf Championship. The 24 year old from Lithia Springs is followed by Dorothy Ellis as match play begins in wintry Detroit. Glenna Collett Vare and Estelle Lawson Page also appear among top qualifiers.
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Louise Suggs
Georgia
Miss Suggs
Suis
Dorothy Ellis
Indianapolis
Ind
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Lithia Springs
Babe Vidrikson
Aaharins
Glenna Collett Vare
Philadelphia
Estelle Lawson Page
Greensboro
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Wiregrass gridiron tweaks bring seven new coaches this season
Seven new Wiregrass football coaches will oversee schools like Slocomb Newville Columbia Rehobeth Samson and Vicksburg High as teams install lights bleachers and improved fields. New formations include Notre Dame and single wing with some teams testing the T and other variations. Local fields gain upgrades totaling tens of thousands as teams prepare for October home games.
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Slocomb
Newville
H. B. Richards
J. B. Davidson
Jule Howell
Newville Bearcats
Lome
Frank Hones
Dothan
Charley Finney
I. H. Moseley
Columbia
Warren L. Jones
Rehobeth
Ralph Toole
Thomas A. Hawke
Samson High
Hichard
Rehobeth Panthers
Toole
Dale County High
Ozark
Fii
Luke Whetstone
David KR. Snell
Ed Owens
Vicksburg High
Midland City
Headland
Uie
Ashford Yellow Jackets
Abbeville Yellow Jackets
Samson
Houston County High School
Bonifay Td
Graceville
Marianna
Notre Dame
Smiley” Fowler
Graceville High School
Miaster
Then Itl
Hawke
Hawke Will Introduce the “Tat Samson and Toole
Finney
Mobile Bears Win Southern Bunting
Mobile Bears clinch the Southern Association playoffs by defeating Nashville 5 to 4 to enter the Dixie Series with Dallas or Houston to be determined. Bob Rush allowed the only seven hits but two Vol errors and early wildness cost him. John Hall shaded five innings then Whitaker held the late innings. Nashville scored two in the sixth and two in the eighth, but Mobile held on before 6,058 fans.
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Bears
Nashville
Dallas
Houston
Bob Rush
Tonge
John Hall
Rosy Whitaker
Vols
Pall
Rush
Wasterwood
Hall
Whitaker
Dapper
Power of Knowledge Transforming Life from Tibet to the West
Edwin J. Dingle credits a mystic in Tibet with regained health wealth and fame after years of illness. He promotes a 201 word treatise on the Power that Knowledge gives and offers free copies from The Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles for sincere readers while supplies last.
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Edwin J. Dinge
England
Far East
Dingle
Institute of Mentalphysics
South Hobart Blvd
Dept
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Brooklyn Dodgers Clinch 1947 National League Pennant
The Brooklyn Dodgers were crowned NL champions after Chicago Cubs defeated St. Louis Cardinals to eliminate them. Dodgers players and fans accepted the news calmly, with Branch Rickey predicting long dominance. In the American League, Detroit tied for second after a split with Cleveland as other games produced varied results.
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Joe Reichler
Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey
Brooklyn
Hugh Casey
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
Flatbush
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Chicago
Sox
Browns
Yankees
Washington Senators
Ashford Rehobeth Grid Classic Set In Wiregrass Stadium
Ashford Yellow Jackets clash with Rehobeth Panthers Thursday at 8 PM in Wiregrass Stadium. Change from Friday aims to draw larger crowd and avoid conflicts with other games.
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Dothan
Ashford-Rehobeth
W. T. McNeil
Rehobeth High School
Ashford Yellow Jackets
Rehobeth Panthers
Wiregrass Stadium
Rehobeth
Dothan Tigers
Pensacola
Baby Tigers
Florida Jenior High
Dothan Stadium
Dothan “Rb
Midland City Fliers
Midland City
Baseball Results From City Softball League Playoffs
Last night Hosiery defeated Supreme 5 to 4 to force a playoff final. Singles and box scores show Stavense 2 Chiesa 26 for the National League games and Detroit 6 Cleveland 4 in a rain affected American League tilt. Today Washington visits New York while Philadelphia meets Boston and Detroit travels to Chicago.
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Boston
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Armed Assault race on doubtful list again in New York
The 100000 match race between Armed and Assault faces likely cancellation after Assault clocked 1:52 1-5 for a mile and an eighth. Maxie Hirsch urged withdrawing Assault from the Belmount scramble, with a final decision to come at a mid day huddle including owners Warren Wright and George Widener and the Jones brothers.
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Maxie Hirsch
Belmount
Robert J. Kleberg, Jr
Warren Wright
Tech-Tennessee clash seen as tossup by rival coaches
Atlanta AP report says Georgia Tech and Tennessee enter the game as a near even pick. Neyland frets over injuries and shape while Dodd worries about Tech’s defense and backfield options as both teams adjust to new rules and substitute plans.
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Georgia Tech
Tennessee
Bob Neyland
Vols
Yellow Jackets
Bobby Dodd
Neyland
Dodd
Tech
Tech Brain Trust
Rice
Bob Lund
J. B. Proctor
Mark Major
Hal Littleford
Walt Slater
Frank Broyles
Broyles
Dothan Fans Urged Ban On Bottle Throwing At Games
Wiregrass Quarterback Club moved to oppose soft drink bottle throwing at Dothan football games. They urged City Commissioners to pass an ordinance and police to press charges, citing risk to young fans and field danger after a Dothan Opp game incident.
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Keener Bayley
Wiregrass
Dothan
Baxley
Arthur Ussery
Clyde Levérn
Olin Purvis
Albert McGowan
Dothan Tigers
Moult rie Packers Lead Inter Loop Series For Dream Title
Moult rie s Packers, champions of the Georgian Florida League, hold a 1 0 lead over Gainesville of the Florida State League in a best of seven series for the mythical Class D Southeastern states title. Hot Rock Gowan limited the Glen to one run on six hits as Moult rie collected 14 safeties off Coker and Biles. The teams meet again tonight before an off day and resume in Gainesville Thursday.
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Packers
Gainesville
Hot Rock Gowan
Glen
Coker
Biles
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