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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1929
Page
8
The National League title chase tightens with the Pirates a two game edge over the Cardinals and Cubs. In the American League the Athletics hold a seven game cushion over the Yankees as the Buds face Monticello and Beachton visits Pelham for key matchups. Local boxing adds heat with Shockey Braswell aiming at the heavyweight crown in Pelham Friday night, while Phillies star power surges as Klein and O'Doul drive a strong attack.
Bryan Grant, southern tennis champion, won the Fort Benning invitation tournament in a decisive victory over Jack Mooney, holder of the Cotton States title. The match took place at Fort Benning with Grant securing the title and added laurels for Columbus, Georgia.
In early June play the National League tops Herman Robins Hafey and Frisch in batting and fielding stats. The Pirates Grimes notches a 10 win and the American Leaders feature Foxx Gehringer Gehrig and Grove atop batting runs and pitching.
Chicago fighter Otto Von Porat stopped Emmet Rocco of Elwood City in a foul win while Hart Mastro outpointed Midget Mike O'Dowd in Columbus. Del Fontaine halted Roy Williams in Flint and Floyd Hubert knocked out Spider Kelly in Springfield. Joe Proctor stopped Frankie Brown in Newark. Billy Rose beat Tug Phillips in Columbus.
The Athletics hold a seven game cushion in the American League as three NL clubs Pittsburgh St Louis and Chicago chase. Pirates drop to a 7 6 loss to Brooklyn while Cardinals beat Philadelphia 10 9 and Cubs win 10 8 over Boston. Yankees edge St Louis 3 2 and Detroit tops Boston 1 0 as Washington falls 4 3 to Cleveland.
The National Open field of 1000 golfers was reduced to 150 after 36 holes of qualifying across 19 cities. Former national amateur champions Jess Guilford Jess Sweetser and Chick Evans failed to qualify, along with Watts Gunn Mike Brady Abe Espinosa Willie Hunter and Gus Novotny. John Goodman led with 140 at Omaha. Johnny Rogers and Jock Hendry shot 141 and 142 respectively.
Baseball scores from AL and NL games led by Brooklyn 7 Pittsburg 6 and Chicago 10 Boston 8. Southern Association results Nashville 12 Birmingham 3 and Mobile 11 Memphis 10. details of Sun day double header games and state highlights with Birmingham Ray Francis and Carlos Moore noted among participants.
The report details multiple Southern League games with varied outcomes including Nashville and Birmingham competing for position, no hit threats, late-inning rallies, and standout performances by pitchers like Hudgens. Scores around 8 to 6 and close seventh inning dramatics are noted, with Arbiters and park conditions mentioned alongside regional teams such as Jacksonville and Selma.
The Beachton team travels to face the Buds Thursday afternoon at the Stadium with a 4 15 start. Buds lead 1-0 in their season series but Beachton recently beat Chatta hoochee 5 4 and aims to repeat. Pitching for Buds may be Scott Washington or Pugh depending on labor today.
Promoters Tuck and Dickey present an eight round boxing card in Pelham with Shocky Braswell vs Winford Taylor for a KO and Frank Gray vs Hayes Dickey at 138 pounds. Theo Hendricks vs Tommy Drew 150 pounds, M Key vs Eddie Carter 145 and 150 pounds, Ivy Brown 122 vs Sweety Stay With Em 132 pounds. A Battle Royal featuring seven blindfolded contestants adds novelty. City Hall Pelham hosts the night with 8 30 p m start. admission is fifty cents.
Atlanta reports Bobby Jones will skip Japan this year to focus on the national open at Winged Foot and the national amateur at Del Monte California. He will team with Frank Ball in Winged Foot with Charley Hall and Emmet Spicer as qualifiers in district play. Jones has been seen practicing locally ahead of the June 27 open.
New York June 11. A six day roller skating marathon debuts at Madison Square Garden with 14 three man teams and the star Joie Ray. The event draws an international field from Italy Germany France England and many American cities amid tumbles collapses and frenetic pace.
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