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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1946
Page
14
Talladega hosts Glencoe in a 39 0 game that sparked postgame chaos with field invaders targeting Field Judge Tom Collins. Police escorted officials. Glencoe coach accused Talladega officials as fans cried foul.
The piece argues coaches shape youths beyond teaching, urging clean play and responsibility. It criticizes poor role models and rotten umpiring, stressing a coach’s duty is to direct from the bench and guide players toward positive character and community impact.
Coffee County High led by Coach H L Taylor rolled to a 33-0 win over Samson, with Dan Pridgen and Jack Harrison starring on offense and defense. Enterprise will face Ozark next week in Ozark as Taylor’s squad showed depth with late scores.
Slocomb Eleven under Coach Hollis Duke rallied from a first quarter deficit to beat Marianna 18 to 6. Quarterback Henry Hollis completed nine of ten passes and scored two touchdowns while Captain Charlie Weeks anchored the line and Jo Farmer caught four passes. A crowd of 800 watched the season opener with expectations rising for a larger turnout against Eufaula next Friday.
Graceville Tigers opened their new $15,000 stadium with a 20-0 win over Crestview after five offensive pushes, two TDs negated. Pelham Sims and Williams sparked Graceville, with strong defense across the line. Rehobeth visits Graceville Friday. Slocomb beat Marianna Industrial School 18-6.
National league matchups include Boston at Brooklyn and Philadelphia at New York. American games feature New York at Philadelphia twice and Cleveland at Detroit among others with St. Louis at Chicago and Washington at Boston.
Washington defeated Boston 4 to 3 and Detroit beat Cleveland 7 to 3. New York beat Philadelphia 8 to 2, Brooklyn won 7 to 4 against Boston, Pittsburgh triumphed 10 to 3 over Cincinnati, and St. Louis beat Chicago 4 to 1. St. Louis also played Chicago on the prior date with a separate result.
R P Kroon Heatinghouse engineer says gas turbine engines, with or without propeller drive, can be fitted into airliner wings to cut air resistance versus standard reciprocating engines.
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