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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
4
The St Louis Browns surge to first place after a decisive win as Washington was defeated by New York and Detroit swept the Yankees. Don Ras delivered a key double while relief pitcher Attie Danita and others contributed in a reliever role. The game is noted for its late scoring and season implications.
A collage of notes covers baseball and football figures from Gastonia to Newport with mentions of Lavin Sond, Mason fanned 60 batemen, Revan Leeper, and Migeen Leeper. It notes Babe Talman, Fred Vitehey, Barney Mussill, and Arthur Shires among others with brief career glimpses and school ties.
The Atlanta Crackers won eight of their last ten, overtaking Little Rock and Memphis to sit fifth, a game and a half from the top. Dick Mauney earned his seventh win as Atlanta beat Memphis 4 1, while Birmingham’s Howard Fox and Walter Flagler sparked a 4 2 victory over Knoxville. Nashville’s 14 2 rout of New Orleans tied Memphis for second. Chattanooga snapped a five game skid with a 14 11 win over Little Rock.
National League games saw Pittsburgh defeat Brooklyn 2 to 1 and St. Louis beat Boston 4 to 2. Philadelphia topped Cincinnati 8 to nothing and New York defeated Chicago 5. American League opener Detroit 4 New York 3 in a 46 inning marathon. Boston won 7 to 6 over Cleveland. Philadelphia at Chicago postponed on wet grounds with Washington tallying 11 over St. Louis 5. Southern Association results list Chattanooga 14 Little Rock 11, Birmingham 4 Knoxville 2, Atlanta 4 Memphis 1, Nashville 14 New Orleans 2.
The schedule lists games including Pittsburgh at New York Chicago at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia New York at Cleveland Boston at Detroit Washington at Chicago Philadelphia at St Louis New Orleans at Nashville Birmingham at Knoxville. Roy Simmons former Syracuse boxing coach named athletics director at Minneapolis NAS. Notable pupil America Woydesses 175 pound champ praised for Cape Gloucester performance. Marine combat reporter Charles B. Kopp notes a fan shouting to the umpire.
Finney General Hospital All-Star baseball team beat Moody Field 6 to 4 in Valdosta Georgia breaking Moody's 10 game win streak and dropping them from a first place tie with Marianna. Sammy Miller earned his first win for Finney as Caudle matched five Moody hits. Jarvis Anderson and Ready led Finney at the plate with two hits each. Nimeth caught behind the plate in place of injured Bud Ecker. Finney to play Spence Field Air Base in Thomasville on Sunday at 3 p.m. with Ecker and Balster expected to start.
Barracks 10 trailed 2–1 before erupting in the seventh inning scoring five two-base hits including doubles by Halloran Gradczyk and Besser to defeat Barracks Zero 7–2 in Finney General Hospital league action at Thomasville Municipal Stadium. Croci pitched the loss allowing six strikeouts and 12 walks over seven innings.
Vatican City, the world smallest independent state, is described as about the size of an 18 hole golf course in a concise comparison.
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