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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
4
Evolution of French merry go rounds shows wooden horses yielding to aviation and mechanized military displays including airplanes automobiles tanks and field guns.
Montreal-Leo Roy defeated Eddie Anderson in a boxing match held in Canada. Roy secured the win with clear aggressiveness and controlled the ring advantage. Anderson, from Wyoming, provided a competitive challenge but could not overturn Roy's lead.
The National League race tightens as rain eased allowing Brooklyn to beat Cincinnati 8–5 behind Del Bissonette’s 10th homer. St Louis won 11–6 over the Giants after early trouble for Grover Cleveland Alexander. Cubs beat Phillies 5–3 while Pittsburgh-Boston opener rained out. Pennock notches ninth win as Howley’s A's win 5–2. Yankees stay nine games ahead.
Local sports preview notes Moultrie set to hit and field well against the Buds this afternoon while Glen Arven golfers eye a strong Fourth of July Cup run with key players out. Thom asville plans road games in Albany and Valdosta as plans grow for the Southeast PGA event in LaGrange with Crews hoped to shine.
In Atlanta on June 7 the Southeastern League saw pitchers winning two games in a day as Ralph Stewart delivered two victories for Montgomery over Selma 4 to 1 and 10 to 3. Pensacola swept Columbus 9 to 4 and 12 to 1, totaling thirty hits. Jacksonville and Tampa split, Albany beat Savannah 5 to 1, Asheville and Macon disputed the South Atlantic lead, and Spartanburg tied with Columbia in a doubleheader. Major league notes highlighted Lefty Clowers holding the Reynards to two singles in night action and Hi Fowlkes of Knoxville winning a 7 to 6 decision over Charlotte with Hunter supporting an 8 to 5 opener victory for the Smokies.
New York June 7 Armand Emanuel a young California heavyweight meets veteran light heavyweight Mike McTigue in a ten round bout at Madison Square Garden. Emanuel has fought 28 coast bouts without a decision loss and drew with McTigue in their only prior encounter.
A famed traveling welfare case, described as the super hobo, arrives in Keene New Hampshire riding in a 1928 automobile. He is noted for journeying across the nation while begging for gasoline.
Watts Gunn of Atlanta and Harold Calloway of La Grange lead after 36 holes in the Southeastern Professional Golf Association tournament at Highland CC. Gunn shot 148 to top the field, Calloway 158, two strokes ahead of the nearest pro, with Ball and McCarthy among pros chasing.
Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 8 to 6 and St. Louis beat New York 11 to 5 in the National League games. Chicago easily topped Philadelphia 8 to 5, while Boston downed Detroit and New York edged Cleveland in American League action. Southeastern and South Atlantic league results include Albany over Savannah 5 to 1 and Knoxville 8 at Columbia 7 with various rainouts and postponed games shifting schedules.
Six men held up the Detroit News in daylight yesterday and obtained about $14,800. The paper says the loot represented less than its payroll. A investigation follows with details unclear from the fragment.
Captain W. F. Symons 78 a longtime Brunswick leader died at home. He served as mayor clerk treasurer postmaster and city recorder. He represented his county in the legislature and the Fourth District in the state senate. Survived by widow and two sons J. F. and H. D. Symons Brunswick. Chicago divorce case features 12 year old son William Jr testifying about parental reconciliation efforts.
Mrs Freeman seeks $750 a month alimony in a high profile dispute described as a triangle where the other party is a business, not a person. Freeman says publicity forced him from the bank vice presidency he supposedly preferred to her, with bank officials evaluating his claim of ouster.
Only 44 soldiers remain on Minnesota state pension rolls from the 1862 uprising. Pension payments have fallen from 57000 dollars a year to 17000, reflecting sharp reductions in support for veterans and their widows.
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