Dodgers Edge Valdosta 15-Inning Thriller 3-2
Thomasville Dodgers beat Valdosta Tigers 3-2 in 15 innings as Bob Sedlak struck out 14 and scored the winning run. Sedlak's late RBI single and a Bill Deal three-bagger sealed the dramatic road victory amid a tense extra frame.
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Piney Woods Tournament Near As Invitations Go Out
Invitations mailed for the 37th Piney Woods golf tournament signal the event is near. Thomasville and Glen Arven Country Club lead local planning with hopes for a large field and strong local entry. The July 14 start will award 72 hole medal play for the championship flight with other flights by match play.
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Fred Scott Jr
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Grace Harvard
Teresa Stinson
Hettie Love Wine
Lanny Hutchings
Ben Grace
Goodloe Faces Gallagher In Amateur Quarterfinals
In Valdosta the Georgia Amateur golf quarterfinals feature defending champion Billy Dynamite Goodloe of Valdosta meeting Paul Mickey Gallagher of Augusta. Semifinals set for this afternoon, with winners to play 36 holes Sunday.
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Billy Dynamite Goodloe
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Gandlas “Hachaan
Mev Buuoo
Little Rock Set In Southern Cellar Decline Deepens
The Little Rock team dropped two games to the Bruins, 4-0, widening its gap in the Southern Assa pennant race. Mobile Bears moved into seventh place as Little Rock slid 10 games behind after last night’s losses.
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Scores and standings drift across early baseball slate
The recap lists Cordele beat Tifton 4 2 Brunswick defeated Moultrie Albany 4 3 and Waycross beat Brunswick 9 3 in recent innings. Schedule shows Thomasville at Cordele Albany at Moultrie Brunswick at Tifton and Way at AMERICA. The American League and National League tables include New York Chicago Cleveland Detroit Boston Washington and others with results and postponed games.
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St. Louis
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Nashville
Chattanooga
Mobile
Little Rock
Memphis
New Orleans
Wham Douglas Back Leads Bucs To 9-1 Win
Wham Douglas returned to the Brunswick rotation with a seven hitter and 10 strikeouts to beat Moultrie 9-1. Albany edged Waycross 4-3, Cordele beat Tifton 3-2, and Thomasville won 3-2 in 15 innings as the Georgia Florida League action rolled on.
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Wham) Douglas
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Moultrie
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Waycross
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Valdosta
Cordele
Tifton
Johnny Wartelle
Dear Iie
Chuck Longwell
Ted Burgess
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Larry Kendig
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R. Engel
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Thompson
Wartelle
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Myers
Polivka
Bettein
Canuso
U S Golf Team Edges Ahead as Van Donck Threatens
The United States held a one stroke lead entering the third round of the International Golf Championship at Columbia Country Club. Belgium's Flory Van Donck matched the course record with a 66, threatening to dominate individual honors while teammate Arthur De Valder was tied for second in the Canada Cup team standings along with Argentina.
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Belgium
Flory van Donck
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Arthur de Valder
Argentina
Chick Harbert
Ed Furgol
Ireland
Columbia Country Club
Harry Bradshaw
Jack Isaacs
Travelers Suffer Fifth Loss in Five-Game Slide
It was the third straight loss for the Travelers in a five-game series as they dropped the fourth decision to the club that had been their sole challenger for the basement.
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Albany bats lead continues. Dunn tops Georgia-Florida League
Albany’s J C Dunn extends a sparkling batting spree with a .388 average to hold the league lead. Brunswick’s Warren Wilson and Valdosta’s Ronald Venson follow, while Dunn also leads in runs batted in and stolen bases. Brunswick’s Wilson has most runs and hits, and Cordele’s Dick Lubinski is the home run king with 10. Albany leads team batting at .287 with Valdosta top in fielding at .952.
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Brunswick
Warren Wilson
Valdosta
Ronald Venson
Gerald Karczewski
Moultrie
Floyd Fehrenbach
Dunn
Wayne Davis
Wilson
Earl Fackler
Karczewski
Thomasville
Cordele
Dick Lubinski
Homer
Ken Polivka
Will Lackey
Waycross
Dave Scranton
Scranton
Lackey
Tifton
Connolly Marries Norman Brinker in San Diego Church
Maureen Connolly, the tennis star, marries Norman Brinker in a 2 pm ceremony at St. Patrick's Catholic Church San Diego. The 20 year old bride wears a London fashion bridal costume and plans a California honeymoon before a June 15 European tour to England Italy Switzerland and France.
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London
Norman Brinker
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
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England
Italy
Switzerland
France
Stengel Goes First Class as Yanks Top Tribe
Yankees win 3-2 over Cleveland to stretch AL lead to 6 1 1 games. Stengel uses bullpen aces Konstanty and Morgan in late innings as Mor gan and Sturdivant support. Brooklyn Dodgers hammer Cubs 7 0 behind Erskine two run homer. Campanella belts 18th to lead majors.
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Swaps Meets Elders in Californian at Hollywood Park
California’s Swaps, aiming for a seventh straight win, faces older rivals in the $100000 added Californian at Hollywood Park. The field includes Determine, winner of the 1954 Derby, plus Rejected Mister Gus and Traver tine among others. Purse totals reach $109800 with $63700 to the winner in front of an expected 60000 fans.
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Tom Sarna Leads Sally Batting Race for Augusta Star
Husky Tom Sarna of Augusta tops the South Atlantic League batting race for the third straight week with a .361 average through June 5, holding a 22 point lead over Jim Bragan of Columbia. Bragan at .380 leads RBIs with 89, while George Toepfer of Montgomery matches him with 107 total bases and 70 hits, leading doubles with 16.
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Tom Sarna
Augusta
Jim Bragan
Columbia
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Howe
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RBI
George Toepfer
Montgomery
Toepfer
Dean Padgett
Charlotte
Jacksonville Braves Blank Charlotte, Stretch Lead in League
Jacksonville edged Charlotte 5-0 as Dick Grabowski pitched a five hitter for his sixth straight win. Rain-outs left Columbia idle and Jacksonville a full game ahead while preparing for a road trip to Montgomery to face Ben Geraghty’s Tribe.
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Murray
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al Facchin
Mel Kerestes
al Spangler
Basilio Wins Title in Bloody Victory Over DeMarco
Carmen Basilio defeated Tony DeMarco by stoppage in the 12th round at the War Memorial Auditorium to become welterweight champion. Basilio earned about $30,000. DeMarco took roughly $60,000. the decision was supported by several scorecards, while the AP clocked it at 82-1 for Basilio. Basilio’s manager outlined plans for non-title bouts to raise cash.
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Art Aragon
Los Angeles
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International Boxing Club
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Redlegs Ride Six Game Win Streak In June Run
Douglas Redlegs, state league hopeful, posted an 11 1 month tally and a six game winning streak. Bob Wellman s hitters powered a doubleheader sweep with a 15 4 opener win and an 8 3 nightcap. Sandersville widened its lead over Hazlehurst as Sandersville beat Vidalia 4 1 and Hazlehurst defeated Dublin 1 8.
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Sandersville
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