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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1962
Page
3
An out of town visitor questions local backing for the Tigers as attendance through 17 games averages 314 per game, far below Dublin and Moultrie figures. promoter John Q. Nolan cites fan apathy while insisting he seeks only enough nightly revenue to cover hired help.
Promoters in Chicago predict the Patterson Liston heavyweight title bout on September 25 will gross over 36 million. The Park arena seats 46 500 permanent plus 10 500 temporary. Tickets range from 100 to 10 with a large 9 million share from closed circuit TV shown in theaters nationwide.
Deadly accurate Gay Brewer Jr. led a tight group of front runners as the Memphis Open moved toward the second round. He posted a 32 32 64 at Colonial Country Club after a 70 earlier, wrapping in six birdies including an 80-foot chip that dropped. Arnold Palmer struggled with a costly putting spell, trailing Brewer along with Gary Player, Barry Maxwell, and Don January in the tight field.
Alvaro Gu of Mexico City clinched the Earth Tiger 90 event in a decisive victory. The competition drew a field of riders from regional clubs, with Gu posting the fastest time and securing the top podium position.
Hank Ray, 13, son of Mr and Mrs H Cook Ray of Thomasville, wins the YMCA National Athletic Achievement Program title over 15 552 rivals. Thomasville YMCA places second to Stamford Conn with 4829 points. Albany Ga is third and York Pa fourth. Ray sets a Class B chinup record of 54 and joins the elite 500 Club with Bobby Overmier and Feila Altman. The program runs yearly Feb 15 to March 31 and classed by height weight and age.
Attendance at Memorial Day baseball games rose with 56 704 fans at Polo Grounds for Dodgers versus Mets. The nine game AL total reached 155 972 boosted by a Yankees Twins doubleheader. NL attendance totaled 1434 920 for eight games, joint NL totals 290 892.
Yesterday results show Detroit 13 Chicago 5 and Cleveland 4 Baltimore 8 in the American League. Other outcomes include Kansas City 1 Washington 0 and Cincinnati at Chicago plus Los Angeles at Philadelphia and St Louis at Milwaukee among later games. Minor and international leagues report scattered wins and postponements.
Baptist No. 2 defeated East Side Baptist 16 to 12 in a high scoring game while the Methodists edged Dawson Street Baptist 9 to 8 in YMCA Church League action. Key hitters for Baptist No. 2 included Johnny Jones Grover Newton and Ed Kelly with strong shows. Wayne Williams led East Side with three hits. John Gregory and Paul Hjort led the Methodists with three hits apiece. East Side Baptist meets Baptist No. 1 and Baptist No. 2 faces Dawson Street Baptist Monday at Coats and Clark Field.
Carrollton defeated Americus 5-2 to win the state Class A baseball crown. Johnny Jackson and Billy Bell led with two hits each while Jimmy Setzer limited Americus to six hits and struck out eight. Americus had taken a morning semifinal 7-3 over Winder-Barrow as George Mason allowed five hits.
Perry pitcher Ronnie Davis twirled a no hitter to clinch the Class B state baseball championship for Perry, finishing 15-2 over Miller County after reaching semis by beating Fayette County 17-4. Davis allowed two hits in the two games, with Davis and Baker handling the title game for Perry.
The data lists top players by batting average hits runs and RBIs for 100 at bats or more, naming Cepeda Mays Flood and others with figures like Cepeda 70 hits and Mays 16 home runs. It also notes pitching leaders with Pierce and Purkey and strikeout leaders Koufax and Johnson, plus additional leaders in runs doubles and steals.
In Dublin Georgia the Braves beat Thomasville 7 4 halting a pivotal six game series. Pitcher Al Pietrewicz improved to 6 1 in seven decisions while Dan Kern Jim Pirkel and Ralph Woods delivered the timely hits. Moultrie defeated Brunswick 7 5 in the other game widening Dublin’s lead in the Georgia Florida League.
American Legion Post 222 baseball hosts Cairo High at Warnedoe Field Saturday night with an 8 p.m. start. Manager Ray Willett highlights players including B Hall Redfearn Martin Prince Gene Gulledge Bobby Wilkes Doug Vick and new arrivals Johnny Hancock Randell Whitfield Hoyt Palmer Bill Johnson and Leon Tuten.
Giants return to the Polo Grounds to host the Mets amid lingering feuds from Candlestick Park. Roger Craig will face Billy Pierce as the teams resume hostilities after a brawl involving Orlando Cepeda and Chacon. Craig denies aiming at Cepeda and emphasizes his desire to win.
Hartford High School junior Gene Tetreault ran a 1:61.8 half mile at a prep track meet, unofficially making him the fastest high schooler in the nation. The recognized record is 1:01.89 set by Ray Van Asten in Stanford in 1960.
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