Truncated Local Sports and Civic Notes From Thomasville
Tragic Indy 500 deaths contrasted with highway safety figures while locals discuss Thomasville sports news. Sonny Thompson and George Cannady lead home run totals, plus notes on Beckwith vaulted poles and AAU records and upcoming Dixie 4 practice. Civic groups list officers for Thomasville Touchdown Club and Central Boosters Club as Donkey Baseball fundraiser adds charity value.
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Stars Lead 66ers to split with Quincy in doubleheader
The 66ers beat Quincy 10 6 to snap a seven game skid as Donnie Wilford and Radcliffe Whiddon led with 3 for 4. Quincy won the opener 15 8 while Cairo fell 23 3 in a different contest. E W Lucas starred on mound and at plate in game two.
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Gene Pickles
Front Engine Wins Out In Memorial Day Indy Race
The USAC 100 miler in Indianapolis saw A J Foyt Jr. take first in the front-engine Sheraton Thompson car as Rodger Ward ran second in a rear-engine Ford. Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald died in a fiery crash that halted the race, which featured a record crowd and a new lap mark by Bobby Marshman before the finish.
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Pony League Season Opens with 10 Teams
The 1964 YMCA Junior Pony League starts its 90 game summer season with Elks facing Coca Cola at 5 30 and VFW meeting Sunny land at 7 45. Defending champion Elks led by coach R J Marchant. Over 145 boys participate as the league expands from nine to ten teams with a new Exchange Club sponsored squad. The split season runs to July 10 then resumes July 13, with no games the week of June 28 July 4 for Camp Piney Woods attendance.
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Player wins Speedway Open after nerve wracking final hole
Gary Player shot 67 to win the Speedway Open by one stroke, earning $12,000 and a Bahamas vacation as his family watched. He told his 3-year-old son to “shoot 65 and come home” before securing the title with a final birdie on the 18th.
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Ferreira and Kawami Win Paced by Distinct Decisions
In Ravena Italy Antonio Ferreira from Brazil outpointed Carmelo Coscia of Italy. In Tokyo Sigemasa Kawami of Japan outpointed Lee Kyo San of Korea. Both bouts went to the judges with decisive twelve to eight rounds on the scorecards.
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