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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1941
Page
4
Waycross defeats Americus 7 to 6 in a 16 inning marathon after twelve scoreless frames. Strohmeyer initially held a lead for Americus, then Waycross rallied with five runs in the third before the Bears pulled ahead in extras with a game-winning hit.
The column surveys fans and writers amid chatter on Notre Dame battles, Freddie Lindstrom and Paul Richards feuds, and early season expectations. It notes N C State depth, Camp Haan’s three gridiron sharpshooters, and guest Carl Eayle on Bob Feller. Fred Perry discusses amateur tennis costs.
In the American League no games were played yesterday. National League results: St Louis 6 New York 2. Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 4. Chicago 13 Boston 6. Cincinnati 9 Brooklyn 7. Southern Association saw New Orleans 2 Little Rock 0. Knoxville at Nashville postponed due to rain. Georgia Florida: Waycross 7 Americus 6 in 16 innings. Thomasville 18 Montgomery 3. Cordele 5 Tallahassee 2. Albany 7 Valdosta 3 in 11 innings.
A list of matchups includes New York at Chicago Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit Boston at St Louis Chicago at New York Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia Little Rock at New Orleans Knoxville at Nashville Atlanta at Chatanooga Birmingham in Philadelphia Georgia Florida Thomasville at Americus Tallahassee at Albany Valdosta at Cordele Waycross at Moultrie.
The Reds won 9-7 over the Dodgers as Lonnie Prrey drove in four with a homer and a double while a costly Peewee Reese error aided Cincinnati. Cardinals beat the Giants 6-2 on Harry Gumbert’s four hitter, affecting the NL pennant race. Aldon Wilkie shut out the Phillies 5-0 for the Pirates, and the Cubs routed the Braves 13-6 behind Charley Root’s 197th win. Yesterday was an open day for the American League.
New Orleans Felicans moved into fifth place in the Southern Association after a 2 to 0 victory over Little Rock last night. Memphis trailed by only two percentage points in the standings.
Dick Massey a Barwick rookie who just finished school at Douglas Ga. hit two homers in practice as a tryout with the Lookouts. Manager Rawmeat Bill Rodgers praised his power and said Massey would sign after practice. Local interest recalls Barwick’s Ken Holloway as a former big leaguer and notes Kip Sauerbrun’s first role as manager.
Pete Thomassie, rookie outfielder for Atlanta's Southern Association team, sent on a 24 hour recall to Savannah of the South Atlantic League. Manager Paul Richards said the move became unnecessary with Willard Marshall returning to action after illness, though Thomassie had batted .299 in 144 at bats.
Rain in Chattanooga led to the Atlanta Crackers postponing their game while Knoxville at Nashville was also called off. Birmingham and Memphis had no games scheduled, giving teams needed rest to their overworked pitching staffs.
In the men's city singles opener at the municipal stadium clay courts, third seed W M Turner defeated veteran Wilbur Red Milton 5-7 6-3 6-0 after Milton captured the first set. Top seed Eldon Joiners and Eugene Tinton also won, while two matches were decided by default.
rookie Dick Massey from Barwick ignites Thomasville Lookouts with a home run a triple and a single in five at bats driving in three runs. Buffington wins as Lookouts tally 13 hits and seven in the sixth inning, stunning the Packers 13 to 3 at home.
Augusta, Ga Aug 10 Visiting clubs swept the South Atlantic games as Columbia Reds beat Jacksonville Tars 6 to1 while Charleston Rebels edged Augusta Tigers and the Richmond, Le ard Bobeck held the Tars scoreless after the first inning with Lee Anthony pitching for Columbia to eight hits.
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