A Tigers Prayer From a Loyal Fan
By Wendell Tidwell Jr. Tigers faithful voice dissects Detroit season hopes. The writer recalls preseason pennant optimism, repeated near-misses, and a year by year pattern of strong hitting yet falling short in the pennant race. He notes last season the Tigers sat six games behind Baltimore on July 6 after beating the Orioles.
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Tigers
Yeacon
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
The
Birds
Funny Cars Favored In Finals Spring Nationals At Bristol NHRA
The NHRA Spring Nationals in Bristol Tennessee run June 8 to 11 drawing a record field of 600 cars from 40 states and Canada. Mercury factory drivers Don Nicholson Eddie Schartman and Jack Chrisman headline Funny Car eliminations while names like Butch Seaf Hubert Platt Bill Lawton Larry Reyes Doug's Headers Ohio George Montgomery and Maynard Rupp surge in the crowd. Time trials begin Thursday at noon with eliminations Sunday starting at 12 noon.
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Los Angeles
Bristol
Tennessee
National Hot Rod Association
Mercury
Don Nicholson
Atlanta
Eddie Schartman
Cleveland
Ohio
Jack Chrisman
Long Beach
California
Chrisman
Barracuda
Butch Seaf
Plymouth
Ronnie Sox
Shirley Shahan
Claifornia
Mary Ann Foss
Jere Stahl
York
Pennsylvania
Chevrolet
Bill Jenkins
Berwyn
States
Canada
Bristol International Dragway
Iit
Volkswagen
Tigers Suffer Through Rough Season with Injuries and Turnover
Detroit endured a disastrous year with six straight losses, injuries sidelining stars like Pena, Wickersham, Wilson, Stanley, Brown, and McAulliff. Manager Charlie Dressen left, Mayo Smith took charge, and Johnny Sain joined from Minnesota to coach pitching, signaling a fresh start despite a tough campaign.
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Detroit
Charlie Dressen
Mayo Smith
Tigers
Johnny Sain
Minneota
Tiger
Tigers Hope for Pennant as Hitting Drives Race
Detroit benefits from strong hitting as pitchers and defense lag behind. The Tigers stay in the pennant race with Chicago, boasting top hitting despite concerns about pitching and fielding. If health holds, they may finally break the summer frustration and win the pennant.
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Sligers
Chicago
Boston
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Wes
Coats and Clark win in Jr Pony League action
Coats and Clark edged Elks 11 10 in a six inning game as Elks made errors and passed balls. Tim Kirby and Paul King each had three runs for Coats and Clark while Ellis scored for Elks. Kiwanis defeated Lewis Enterprises 9 1 led by Matt Nunnally with three hits.
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Coats & Clark
Elks
Kiwanis
Lewis Enterprises
Tim Kirby
Ellis
Paul King
Brad Becknall
Tim Eckberg
Dwayne Hall
Becknall
Eckberg
Hall
Youth softball league tryouts for Colton field today
All boys aged 7 8 or 9 interested in YMCA Boys Softball League should attend practice at Colton Avenue field today at 3 00 pm. Additional sessions are scheduled Thursday and Monday at 3 00 pm.
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YMCA
Colton Avenue
Dodge Boys Split With Sunnyland In Industrial League doubleheader
In game one Sunnyland crushed the Dodge Boys 21 6 as Marvin Gibson collected five hits in five at bats including two doubles for Sunnyland William Barrett P W Bryan and Don Haskins each added four hits and Bryan Haskins homered Donald Anderson went 3 4 with a homer for Sunnyland. For Dodge John Felin Robert Whiddon Pat Weaver and Jim Stephens had multiple hits and homers by the Whiddon brothers. In game two the Dodge Boys came back to win 4 3 as Pat Weaver sparked a late rally with a single and a double followed by back to back singles from Jim Stephens and Donnie Price. Ted Wilkes beat Davee 22 3 and Spence Olds defeated Meigs 11 9 in other Industrial League action.
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Marvin Gibson
Sunnyland Sluggers
William Barrett
P. W. Bryan
Don Haskins
Sunnyland
Bryan
Haskins
Donald Anderson
John Felin
Robert Whiddon
Pat Weaver
Jim Stephens
Dodge
Robert
Charles Whiddon
Dodge Boys
Weaver
Donnie Price
Lucas
Ted Wilkes
Davee
Spence Olds
Meigs
Gary Cullens
Doug Whitaker
Doug Binion
Dicky Larsen
Cullens
Whitaker
Binion
Larsen
Billy Anderson
James Clark
Bobby Jackson
Spence
David Weaver
Burr
Umpires Meet Planned at YMCA for Open Membership
The Thomasville Umpires Association holds an open meeting today at 6 pm at the YMCA. Anyone interested in umpiring YMCA games is urged to attend and join. YMCA Physical Director Jack Kirby notes several people expressed intent to join.
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YMCA
The
Association
Jack Kirby
Umpires Assn
Age Does Not Predict Open Golf Champion
The piece argues the coming National Open winner will average 32 based on recent Open champions, noting Gary Player may be nearing retirement after Masters struggles. It highlights contenders including Bert Yancey and Frank Beard as potential 28ers, and cites Ben Hogan’s continued relevance at age 55.
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Springfield
N.J
Australia
Kel Nagle
St. Louis
Gary
Baltusrol Golf Club
South Africa
Yancey
Chiplet
Fla
Philadelphia
Eary May
Beard
Amie Palmer
Houston
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Hilly
San
Francisco
Ben
Sunnyland Faces Flowers In Pony League Showdown
In the Jr Pony League National League schedule Sunnyland meets Flowers at 5:30 PM with a later 7:30 PM game featuring Moose against Thomas Co. Fed eral.
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Sunnyland
Flowers Sunbeam
Moose
Thomas Co. Federal
Evening League Baseball and Church Softball Schedule
Thursday schedule lists AL games Pavo versus Coats and Clark at 5:30 and Elks against Exchange at 7:30. Farm League features Dawes versus MacIntyre and Edwards at 5:45 and Bank of Thomas Co. versus Pavo at 7:30. Church softball shows Friendship Presbyterian against Dawson St. Baptist at 7:45 and East Side Baptist versus Boston Baptist at 9:15.
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Benge
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Teers Orlando Pena
Dave Wickersham
Earl Wilson
Mickey Stanley
Gates Brown
Dick McAulliff
Spirando McFartner
Bill Freehand
Dick Wert
Jim Northrup
Sam
Agg
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Allen Richard
Kirby
Sullivan
Richard
Jimmy Thomas
Strickland
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Bunnyland
Bobby Burr
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Melon
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Ken Venturi
Julius Boros
Jack Nicklaus
Boros
Brookline
al Geiberger
Phil Rodgers
Casper
Venturi
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Geiberger
Rodgers
Frank
Eckap News
Baltusrol
Ed Furgol
West Point
Bert Yancey
Dallas
Frank Beard
Volkswagen, Inc
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E. Jackson
Dia
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van Heusen
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AL Dixon
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