Ellis Moves Up In Georgia Florida League Batting Race
Babe Ellis of the Thomasville Tourists surged to the league batting lead with a .414 average for the week ended June 4, moving past Pete Thomassie of Waycross who dropped to .407. Felix Rios of Cordele sits third at .393, while Dale Alexander falls from the lead as Thomasville regains top team batting honor at .317 and ties for the team fielding lead at .947.
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Thomasville
Babe Ellis
Thomasville Tourists
Dale Alexander
Pete Thomassie
Waycross
Elis
Alexander
Thomassie
Felix Rios
Cordele
Husky
Ellis
Joe Higgins
Parray
Wavcross
Valdosta
Eddie Robinson
Farrar
Gawfla
Snead and Little Contend in Open Championship Thriller
Snead and Lawson Little battle for the lead in the National Open at Canterbury as Smith and Walsh chase the crown. Snead posts 74 after a 67 Thursday while Little shoots 69. Hogan Parks and Nelson stay within striking range as the field sees scattered delays and windy, rain-affected rounds.
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Ward Hellicgan
Cleveland
Canterbury
Omse
Od Lhote
Sstananing Sam’ Snead
Lawson Little
Jool
Suave Horton Sinith
Snead
Little
Tno
South
Chicago
Smith
Frank Walsh
Rumson
N. U
Sam Parks
J. Pittsburgh
Ben Hogan
Dublin
Tex
Parks
Hogan
Ralph Galdahl
Lilo
Len Dodson
ER. D
Uuteh) Harrison
Vic Ghezzi
Gene Sarazen
Aon
Eba
Jock Hutchison
Lloyd Mangram
Craig Wood
Byron Nelson
Jim Oulis
Ienry Picard
PQA
Tharold Me Spuden
Leland Gibson
Ed Oliver
Andrew Gibson
Jin Demaret
Houston
Pex
Big Gun
Jim Merrier
World's Largest Gem Topaz Found in Basil Now at Smithsonian
The 453 pound topaz, identified as the world’s largest gem, was unearthed in Basil and has been donated to the Smithsonian Institution for public display and study. It draws curiosity from collectors and scholars alike.
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Basil
Smithsonian Institution
Baseball and boxing roundups from New York sports desk
A brisk summary of baseball and boxing notes includes Dodgers and Reds in a flurry of seven games, Paycheck’s comeback in focus, Ott benched from the Giants cleanup spot, and Demaret carding eighty one. Also mentions Joe Louis and Al Letourner, plus random quotes from sportscasters and a note on Lincoln Fields race day.
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New York
Cardinals
Florida
Joe Louis
Republic
Cincy
Dodgers
Redios
Paychek
Johnny
Ragtime News
Ray Blades
Campolo
Baer
Giants
Melvin Ott
Demaret
of Case
Lincoln Fields
Washington
Howard University
Alf Letourner
Dizzy Dean Leaves for Tulsa as Chicago Papers React
Chicago Daily News runs a Henry VI I I quotation farewell while Chicago Times declares Dizzy spell ended. The departure signals Dizzy Dean moving west with his pitching duties.
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Dizzy Dean
Tulsa
Points West
Chicago Daily News
Mr. Shakespeare
Arewell
Chicago Times
Unclassified Golfer among National Open Field
Charles G. Eberhardt of Tampa appears in the National Open roster as neither pro nor amateur, making him the sole unclassified golfer in the field. High Breeze and Blensign receive acclaim in two year old racing circles, with Clarksville winning four straight races.
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Lawson Littl
Bretton Woods
N. H
Cleveland
Charles G. Eberhardt
Tampa
High Breeze
Blensign
Clarksville
Texaco Melts Icemen and Printers Triumph in Softball
In Troy the Times-Enterprise Printers defeated the Troy Cleaners 11 to 4 as Sampson struck out ten and Cook yielded eight hits. The Texaco club won 14 to 8 over the Ice Company with five errors by the Ice men. Newington, Conn. reports no school hockey players to use the municipal park facilities.
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Troy Cleaners
Times-enterprise
Cook
Sampson
Trojans
Cleaners
Troy
Texaco
Icemen
Moreland
Ice Company
Newington
Conn
John Walsh
Tourists fall to Cordele Reds 4 2 in third game
Cordele Georgia June 8 The Cordele Reds beat the Thomasville Tourists 4 to 2 in the third of a four game set. Elwyn Greer pitched seven hits with five strikeouts and three walks for Cordele. Bob Woooten had three hits for Thomasville as the clubs prepare for another game tonight and a trip home Sunday before facing Tallahassee.
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Cordele
Cordele Reds
Thomasville
Reds
Elwyn Greer
Unadilla
Walter Purcey
Greer
Doc Bowers
Bob Woooten
Mike Bosser
Tallahassee
Baseball standings and scores from yesterday and today
Yesterday results include Waycross 8 over Americus 5 and Albany 3 over Valdosta 1 in 11 innings. Tallahassee defeated Moultrie 5 to 2, Cordele beat Thomasville 4 to 2. Today's schedule features Amreicus at Waycross Albany at Valdosta and Thomasville at Cordele.
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Waycross
Americus
Albany
Valdosta
Tallahassee
Moultrie
Cordele
Thomasville
Baseball scores from major leagues and minor standings
In the American League New York beat Cleveland 5 to 4 Washington defeated Chicago 3 to 2 Detroit topped Boston 7 to 1 Philadelphia won 3 to 2 against St Louis National League Brooklum triumphed over Cincinnati 4 to 2 in 11 innings Chicago beat Boston 5 to 3 Pittsburgh routed Philadelphia 10 to 4 St Louis edged New York 3 to 2 Southern Association Birmingham won 5 to 4 over Little Rock New Orleans 2 to 4 Memphis suffered 1 to 11 Nashville beat Chattanooga 12 to 8 Atlanta defeated Knoxville 12 to 4.
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Boston Benseatenenne
Cleveland
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis Ane Pteey
Brooklyn Sesesceeereaee Saedensies
Cincinnati
St. Louis O
Pittsburgh
Boston
Nashville Eerstewel
Memphis
Atlanta Eee
Chattanooga Bo
Birmingham
Little Rock
Knoxville
New Orleans
Brooklum
St. Louis
Southern Association
Baseball Marathon Matchups Across Major Cities
Major league teams clash in a series of early season matches with Cleveland visiting New York Detroit traveling to Boston St Louis heading to Philadelphia Chicago facing Washington New York hosts St Louis Brooklyn plays Cincinnati Boston entertains Chicago Philadelphia meets Pittsburgh Atlanta goes to Knoxville Tittle Rock visits Birmingham Chattanooga travels to Nashville Memphis plays New Orleans.
Ambulance Takes Dewayne Thacker and Mother to Hospital
In Oklahoma City on June 8 a 15 year old named Dewayne Thacker and his mother were rushed to a hospital after an argument between his bicycle and a parked truck left him with bumps and bruises. The evacuation happened when the mother became hysterical and the ambulance stopped at their home.
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Oklahoma City
Dewayne
Thacker
Billy Southworth Named Cardinals Manager
Billy Southworth, former Memphis Southern Association manager, is named manager of the St. Louis Cardinals succeeding Ray Blades. At selection time he was managing Rochester in the International League.
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Billy Southworth
Memphis
St. Louis Cardinals
Ray Blades
Billy
Rochester
Sauerbrun and Kip the Tale of a Baseball Spear
Kip Sauerbrun a slender veteran pitcher from Thomasville aims for a osteopathic career at Kirksville College after a varied pro baseball path from Tallahassee to Chattanooga and Memphis. He married Margaret Mullican in 1938 and plans to balance sport with studies while contributing skill to the Tourists this season. Also recounted are humorous game anecdotes from Valdosta involving Flash DeJohn and Charlie Brewster and an exchange with Pete Thomassie about a close plate play.
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Clifford
Kip) Sauerbrun
Thomasville ‘Southpaw
Elizabeth
N. J
Washington and Lee University
Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Kirksville
Washington and Lee
Sauerbrun
Tallahassee
Capitals
Dutch Hoffman
Tyler
Chattanooga
Memphis
Thomasville
Kip
Kenneth (Pigiron) Jones
Waycross Journal-Herald
Valdosta
Flash DeJohn
Charlie Brewster
Bear
DeJohn
Brewster
al Leitz
Wallie Borden
Pete
Thomassie
Bill Mor
Cards Win From Trojans Bears Swat Pioneers
Cordele Bees end Thomasville Tourists six game win streak with a 4 2 loss. Albany Cardinals beat Valdosta Trojans 3 1 to close to one game behind. Ferens held Trojans to six hits. Tallahassee Capitals 5 Moultrie Packers 2. Waycross Bears 8 Americus Pioneers 5.
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Associated Press
Cordele Bees
Thomasville
Waycross Bears
Bees
Waycross
Tallahassee
Moultrie
Purcey
Greer
Cordelo
Bowers
Albany Cardinals
Valdosta Trojans
Valdosta
Albany
Ferens
Trojans
Deal
Patterson
Tallahassee Capitals
Moultrie Packers
Americus Pioneers
Ramblin Notes on Stewart Bowers Family Moves
The note details Mrs. Stewart Bowers and seven month old Stewart Cole Bowers III arriving from Pennsylvania to join Doc Bowers, a Tourists ace pitcher. Cly Morgan and daughter Bernice plan to join Cy at Ogdensburg New York after school ends. Jim Walters from the Tourists staff has been released to Greenville Tennessee in the Appalachian League.
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Stewart
Doc) Bowers
Stewart Cole
Bucky) Bowers
Pennsylvania
Greenville, Tenn
Greenville
Dale Alex
Dodgers Install Billy Southworth After Blades Fire
The Brooklyn Dodgers moved into first place in the National League with a 4-2 11 inning win over the Cincinnati Reds as they replaced the St. Louis Cardinals’ manager Ray Blades with Billy Southworth. Southworth takes over Monday while the Cardinals, still in flux, beat the New York Giants 3-2 aided by five double plays.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Ray Blades
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Cards
Blades
Billy Southworth
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Sam Breadon
St. Louis
New York
Southworth
Rochester Farm
Reds
Cincinnati
Dolph Camilli
Bucky Walters
Hugh Casey
the Bee
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