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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1929
Page
7
Nashville Volunteers move into the Southern Association's first division after a doubleheader split with Birmingham. Mobile defeats Little Rock 3-2. Atlanta Crackers beat Chattanooga 7-6 with a late rally. Charlotte edges Augusta 2-1, and Columbia tops Macon 5-2 in separate aces.
Chicago June 6 The Big Ten conference facing a second eruption after Coach Hiverett Case of Frankfort Ind accused Purdue University of proselyting and subsidizing athletes. Case to present charges to Major John L Griffith. He had been accused by Purdue of trading players for summer school credits from Iowa.
Okeechobee Fla June 6 the Peoples Bank of Okeechobee failed to open as a telegram to the state comptroller requested the banking department take over pending reorganization. Officials cited two weeks of steady depositor withdrawals.
American League games show Boston 17 over Chicago 2 and Philadelphia 5 over St Louis 2 while New York defeats Cleveland 6 to 5 and Detroit loses to Washington 2 to 8. National League results include Boston over Pittsburgh and Chicago 4 to 3 with Cincinnati 21, Philadelphia 4 and New York 6, St Louis 4. Southern Association scores Little Rock 2 Mobile 3 Nashville 3 Birmingham 10 Chattanooga 6 Atlanta 7 Memphis 1 New Orleans 4. South Atlantic Spartanburg 1 Knoxville 5 Greenville 10 Asheville 3 Charlotte 2 Augusta 1 Columbia 5 Macon 2. Southeastern League Selma 1 Tampa 7 Montgomery 12 Pensacola 1 Columbus 5 Jacksonville 2.
Chicago visits Boston and St Louis hosts Philadelphia in key matchups while Detroit plays Washington and Cleveland faces New York. Birmingham clashes with Atlanta and Little Rock travels to Mobile in Southern league action.
Radium Springs Golf Course in Albany, Georgia prepares for the state amateur championship with June 26 to 29 dates. Leader Lowry Arnold of the Georgia Golf Association notes South Georgia will field strong entrants including the Olivers of Valdosta. Macon, Atlanta, and Savannah expect multiple contenders as Piney Woods tourney follows next week at Glen Arven in Thomasville after the state event ends.
Report notes St Pierre Miquelon overtaking Halifax as a base for rum runners. Nineteen fast craft departed there within 24 hours and aimed to reach the U S coast under cover of darkness.
The Athletics snapped a losing streak by defeating the Browns 5 to 2 to move a full game ahead in the American standings. Rube Walberg outpitched St Louis hitters as Coffman and Crowder combined for eleven hits, including Cochrane and Miller homers.
London reports indicate retiring Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and his cabinet will surrender seals to King George tomorrow. Ramay MacDonald and the labor cabinet would receive them on Saturday. Speculation centers on possible foreign secretary or lord chancellor appointments. Sir John Sankey may be named lord high chancellor. he met MacDonald at Hampstead yesterday.
In a boxing card from Philadelphia, Kid Chocolate outpoints Vidal Gregorio of Spain in ten rounds while George Courtney from Oklahoma defeats Jack Hovey of New York over ten rounds. Joe Gans of California beats Pinkey Kaufman of Hartford in ten rounds and Bill Wallace of Philadelphia outpoints Bruce Flowers of New Rochelle in ten rounds.
Clark Griffith becomes owner of the Atlanta Crackers as part of a $650000 deal including Spiller Park a swimming pool and concessions. The team will operate for Atlanta not as an adjunct of the Washington club with Wilbur Goods contract protected and Joe Engle serving as president pro tem until full organization is set. First game under the new ownership is June 16 against Little Rock.
Thomasville hosts a two game afternoon bill with Chattahoochee vs Beachton and Thomasville vs Tallahassee at the stadium. The writer notes Buds face cash shortages while Clarke Griffith buys the Atlanta Crackers. Glen Arven course work advances promising a scenic difficult layout drawing winter golfers.
The Associated Press notes top performers across the National and American Leagues. Highlights include O Doul of the Phillies batting .399 with Hafey and Frisch breaking RBIs, Gehringer leading in runs with 42, and Gehringer also pacing hits with 70. Pitching leaders include Grimes of the Pirates and Ynle of the Tigers with 9 wins each.
A reader asks for a baseball team name suited to Thomasville, noting the town once rejected the “Buds” label and seeking fresh memorable options.
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