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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1951
Page
9
The Columbus Cardinals crushed Montgomery 11 to 0 as Pete Bryant held the Grays to five hits. Dave Johnson led the offense with a single, double and triple, while Columbus batters chased Joe Kirkland and Spencer Davis. In other Sally League results Macon beat Augusta 6 2 and Charleston won at Jacksonville 7 3. Rain postponed Redskins at Columbia.
In a list of league scores Rose City Foods and Georgia Crate earned narrow victories. Other results include Chattanooga 10 Atlanta 6 and Birmingham 65 Nashville 3 with several other city matchups noted.
In a Georgia Florida League night game Moultrie rallied from last place to defeat Valdosta 11 7 as a seven run seventh inning turned the tide. Brunswick beat Tifton 6 5 Waycross edged Albany 4 3 and Americus defeated Cordele 13 3 with further notes on key players and miscues.
The Glen Arven Country Club women’s team defended the Georgia Florida League trophy by a one point victory over Valdosta on the Valdosta Country Club course. It is the second straight league title for the local squad, with players including E. F. Wahl, John King, Sam Pierce, L. H. Singletary, Warren Mays, John Walter, Joe Way, Mary Lena Faulk, Frances Rich and Mary Louise Maxwell.
Birmingham Barons rally with Hershell Freeman earning relief save in a 65 3 victory over the Vols. Freeman came on with bases loaded in the ninth, retiring Jim Fanning to preserve the win as Barons’ rookie closer notches a third save in four games. Mobile tops Memphis 5 3 Little Rock beats New Orleans 8 6 Chattanooga defeats Atlanta 10 6.
Richmond Academy defeated Rome 8 to 2 to grab a one game toehold in the Georgia AA high school baseball series. The second game is set for Rome tomorrow night at Richmond’s diamond with Hilltoppers aiming to even the series. Richmond pitcher Berry and Rome’s Glenn Johnson pitched solidly amid walks and hits in a tense seventh inning defense.
Philadelphia plays Cleveland under lights, followed by Chattanooga at Atlanta. Nashville visits Birmingham with Memphis at Mobile and Little Rock travels to New Orleans in late season showdowns.
Chicago White Sox rout Boston 10-2 to complete a four-game series sweep. Randy Gumpert scattered eight hits for his fourth win while Jim Busby homered and collected three extra-base hits. Dom DiMaggio extended his hitting streak to Ss games as Boston dropped further in the standings.
Cairo announces the season opener for the softball league with six adult teams. Double headers are set Thursday and Friday night, later shifting to Monday Tuesday and Thursday. Sponsors include Faulk Chevrolet Sales Co Grady Motors and Wight Hardware Co. Ralph Studebaker notes practices complete and field improvements. Local playgrounds open June 18 and the pool is now open.
The Alabama Florida League leaders Ozark Eagles shut out Panama City 10-0 for the second straight game as Joe O Neal pitched a four hitter and Bruce Foster was tagged for 15 hits. Eagle outfielder Joe Clark homered in the sixth as Headland rolled Enterprise 4-0 and Tallahassee beat Dothan 1-0.
Major theater firms plan to televise the Joe Louis Lee Savold bout via coaxial cable to large screens in hundreds of movie houses outside New York. Patrons will pay about $1.60, with revenues shared by theater owners and the fighters. The venture aims to create a nationwide theater television network for sports events and expand future boxing broadcasts.
Rain nearly halted play but the Fitzgerald Pioneers lost again, 22 percent of games behind. Eastman Dodgers pitcher Jim Harp tossed a six hitter while Jim Caldwell collected three hits. The Bull Weevils fell as Enters prise and the Dothan Citizens climbed above .500 with 23 wins to 21 losses.
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