Tigers fire Tighe name Bill Norman as new manager
Detroit Tigers dismiss manager Jack Tighe as the last place club remains 12 games behind the Yankees. General Manager John McHale travels to Charleston to hire 47 year old Bill Norman, who has managed in the Tigers system and led Charleston to a first division finish last year.
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Adair Joins Charleston Farm Club as Manager
Adair, who arrived from Augusta, Ga, is welcomed by Hillman Lyons in Charleston as he steps into the Bluefield Blue Gray farm team role. He succeeds Bill Norman, who moves up to Detroit to replace Jack Tighe, continuing Detroit Tigers farm system moves.
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Adair Becomes Charleston Senators Manager
Bill Adair former Blue Gray manager assumes command of Charleston second place Senators after the firing of Jack Tighe. Frank Bill Norman 47, brought to Charleston last July to energize the club, flies to Boston to take over Tigers reins in Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
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Odds shorten on Cooper win at Wimbledon
London bookmakers trim Ashley Cooper to 5-2 for the men’s singles title as he and Mal Anderson, 3-1, headline early betting. Wimbledon runs June 23 to July 5 with other odds on Mervyn Rose Neale Fraser Luis Ayala Sven Davidson Barry MacKay Ramanathan Krishnan Kurt Neilson.
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College Stars Featured In Charleston
Charleston AP notes a summer league opening with six teams, including Henry's Camp Burdette Blossom Dairy Syd's Grill and Bert Wolfe. Games run evenings on two outdoor courts through mid July with Sherman Nearman as commissioner and college standouts Jerry West and Willie Akers among potential contributors.
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International League game postponements hit Havana Montreal
The Havana at Montreal International League pair was postponed due to rain. Rochester defeated Columbus with a 6 to 0 score in the listed result.
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