Legion junior baseball thorough in Thomasville plans
Thomasville Post 222 will sponsor a district junior baseball team representing Thomasville and Thomas County in Georgia District 2. The program, started by the American Legion in 1926, has trained over 16 million boys and produced many college scholarships and professional players, including 261 on major league rosters. The district tournament will be held in Thomasville late July, with other towns in the circuit like Tifton Moultrie Albany and Bainbridge.
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Thomasville
America
American “Legion
Thomasville Post 222
Thomas County
Legion
Legion Basewe Bate
American Legion
Post
Georgia
Tifton
Moultrie
Albany
Bainbridge
Legion. Ball
Jerry Johnson
Tyler
Ted Williams Reflects On Season And Hopes For 600 Home Runs
Williams recalls a slow start with a .280 batting average before finishing the season at .828? and winning his sixth AL batting title. He dismisses retirement speculation and notes reporters’ focus on him in each town. He says Aaron can hit .400 and voices desire to join 600 homers.
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Williams
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Junior Golfers Begin Tourney at Glen Arven Country Club
Junior golfers opened the Glen Arven Country Club fourth annual event with an 18 hole qualifier. The field will be split into eight man flights and match play is set for Tuesday through Thursday. An estimated 25 to 30 players compete as 1958 champ Dickie Jones no longer defends. prior winners Bryant Harvard and David Middleton are also past the event’s age limit.
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Glen Arven
Dickie Jones
Dothan
Ala
Sale Plan Set For Florida Fish Licenses
Florida officials announce fresh water fishing licenses go on sale June 15 at county judge offices. The 1953 59 licenses run parallel with 1959 60 licenses until July 1 when only the new licenses are valid. Rules cover exemptions for seniors, children, and servicemen with license fees for residents and non residents.
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Tallahassee
Florida
All Wildlife
A. D. Aldrich
Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Junior Welter Title Fight Set for Friday at Madison Square Garden
Kenny Lane of Muskegon and Carlos Ortiz meet in a 12 round junior welterweight title bout at Madison Square Garden. Lane, No.1 contender after a win over Ortiz, seeks the crown while Ortiz eyes an upset. The NBC broadcast will cover the event with Ortiz and Lane headed for possible future title shots.
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Associated Press
Kenny Lane
Muskegon
Mich
Carlos Ortiz
New Yorker
Madison Square Garden
Tippy Larkin
Willie Joyce
Ortiz
Miami Beach
Fla
Lane
Joe Brown
Brown
Ortis
NBC
Legion Team Opens Slate In Tifton Tonight
The Thomasville Post 222 American Legion Juniors start their season tonight at Municipal Stadium against Tifton with an 8 p.m. crowd expectation. Last year Post 232 went 1 4 in District 2 and return four regulars including Doug Vick Ralph Norman Larry Johnson and Ronnie Shepard.
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Thomasville Post
American Legion
Ifton
Municipal Stadium
Doug Vick
Ralph Norman
Larry Johnson
Ronnie Shepard
Shepard
Central
High -Yellow Jackets
Norman
Johnson
Vick
Thomasville High Bulldogs
Legion
Callice
Law
Joe Harvard
Jimmy Brown
Tommy Vann
Frank Roberts
Larry Yandle
James Richards
Jerry Johnson
Billy Johnson
Steve Ashton
Eastern Open Triumph Earns Ragan 2800
Dave Ragan, 23, captured his first pro victory at the Eastern Open by one stroke over Gene Littler. Ragan fired a 70 final round to finish 272, earning 2800 dollars and moving to 18th on the PGA list with 8539. Littler shot 71 for 274.
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George Bowen
Associated Press
Baltimore
Dave Ragan
Ragan
Gene Littler
Littler
Daytona Beach
Fla
University of Florida
Don Whitt
Borrego Springs
Calif
Henry Ransom
St. Andrews
Ed Oliver
Denver
Ken Venturi
San Francisco
Billy Maxwell
Odessa
Tex
Atte
Zelinski Blind Bowling Champion Seals Fourth All Events Title
Steve Zelinski of Cleveland captured his fourth straight all events championship in the American Blind Bowling Assn tournament. He averaged 167 pins over nine games and also won the singles crown with a 571 three game series. Virginia Okada of Chicago won the women’s singles title with 405 pins. doubles went to Joe Zelinski and Vince Augelli of Scranton, Pa., with 909.
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Chicago
Steve Zelinski
Cleveland
Zelinski
Kegler
Virginia Okada
Joe Zienski
Vince Augelli
Scranton
Detroit at Boston Divisional Matchup Spotlight
A single scheduled game between Detroit and Boston is listed with no clear result. Other teams show scattered results such as Chicago and Milwaukee games, but the primary readable item highlights Detroit at Boston as today’s featured matchup.
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Detroit
Boston
Baltimore
Kansas ‘City
Chicago
Washington
Steveland
Southern Association Scores and Schedule fragment
Readable lines show 33 19 and 35 22 scores with teams New Orleans Birmingham Atlanta Shreveport Mobile Nashville and Jacksonville. The text lists yesterday results and today matchups including New Orleans at Chattanooga Birmingham at Memphis and Mobile at Nashville, with scattered city names and standings.
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Association
Junar
New Orleans
Birmingham
Memphis
Atlanta
Shreveport
Mobile
Nashville
Esterday
Sage
New
Orleans
Thylads
Shreveport - Chattanooga
Hoyt Wilhelm Earns Ninth Victory as Orioles Surge
Hoyt Wilhelm will start for the American League in the All Star Game at Pittsburgh on July 7. Baltimore's . Wilhelms knuckleball dazzled as he posted his ninth win without a defeat, helping the Orioles stay just one game behind the league-leading Chicago White Sox.
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Casey Stengel
Hoyt Wilhelm
Pittsburgh
Old Case
Wilhelm
Gus Triandos
Kansas City Sunde
Baltimore
Orioles
Chicago White Sox
Hoyt
Pridadés
al Pilarello
Boston
Frank Sullivan
Leo Kiely
Mike Fornieles
Philadelphia
Phillies
St. Louis
Don Cardwell
Gino Cimoli
Vinegar Bend
Kansas City
Chicago
White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Cubs Top Pirates Split Double Bill Behind Henry Elston
Cubs gain third place as Bill Henry and Don Elston win in relief and close out the Pirates 4 2 in game one and a 1 0 shutout in game two. Elston covers late innings to preserve the second game victory.
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Eddie Yost
Washington
Detroit
Tigers
Charlie Maxwell
Jim Lemon
Roy Sievers
Senators
Milwaukee
Lady Angeles
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Giants
Orlando Pena
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Phils
Vinegar
Jack Hand
Associated Press Sports
National League
Bill Henry
Don Elston
Henry
Elston
John Buzhardt
Elmer Singleton
Cubs
Buzhardt
Singleton
Bill Virdon
Braves
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles
Bill Bruton
Andy Patko
Jack Sanford
Cleveland Enjoys Attendance Boom
The Yankees weekend series drew 59,283 for an American League doubleheader at Municipal Stadium and 51,935 Friday night as part of a four game set. Saturday brought 17,156 cash customers, lifting the weekend total to 128,914 and the home season tally to 443,604, 213,319 ahead of last year. The Indians lost three of four.
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New York Yankees
Cleveand Indians
Yankee Indians
Municipal Stadium
Indians
San Pedro Wins Soccer Cup in California
San Pedro’s Mc Tiwaine Canvasbacks beat Fall River 4 to 3 as Al Herman scored in the final two minutes to retain the U S Open Soccer Cup in Southern California for a second straight year. Los Angeles Makers previously held the cup last year.
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Los Angeles
al Herman
McTiwaine
San Pedro
Clair
Fall River
Mass
California
Thomson Captures Milwaukee 100 Mile Big Car Race
Johnny Thomson of Boyerstown Pennsylvania led wire to wire to win the Milwaukee big car race covering 100 miles at an average speed of headline pace. Officials reported the event held at State Park in Milwaukee with Thomson dominant throughout the afternoon.
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Milwaukee
Johnny ‘Thomson
Boyerstown
State “Ark
Prep Trackman Cops 3 AAU Hurdle Events
Warren Cawley 18 year old Farmington Michigan high school senior won three hurdles events at the Midwest AAU Open Championships in Fort Wayne Indiana posting times of 51.5 for 440 low hurdles 23.3 for 220 yard low hurdles and 14.1 for 120 yard high hurdles. Elias Gilbert of Winston-Salem Teachers College led NAIA competition winning the same three events to propel his team to the NAIA title. Charlie Tidwell of Kansas won an iron man double at the Central championships in Milwaukee with a 9.6 100 yard dash 21.0 220 and 23.3 in the 220 low hurdles while teammate Billy Alley set a 266 feet 6 inch javelin mark breaking a 21 year meet record.
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Farmington
Mich
Young Warren
Fort Wayne
Ind
Elias Gilbert
Winston-Salem
Sioux Falls
D. Gilbert
United States
Charlie Tidwell
Kansas
Iron Man Ac
Milwaukee
Tidwell
Billy Alley
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