Slow games and delays cited as baseball remedy urged
The minor league executive secretary calls for strict rule enforcement to curb delays in play. Umpires managers and players must cooperate, with penalties for batters stepping out and pitchers delaying. A Miami Herald survey notes fan loss due to stationary play and timing issues.
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Diana .Gilagher
Ashton
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Gallagher
Jimmy Burns
The
Miami Herald
America
Fragmented OCR sports note on an 8th grade game result
An unreadable OCR snippet references a score 7-0 and 4 1.3 wayer an 8TH with names garbled. The fragment hints at a junior game report but cannot confirm teams or outcomes.
Dodgers Sweep Albany In Doubleheader For 8 7 And 19 0 Wins
Thomasville Dodgers defeat Albany Cards 8 7 in the opener and 19 0 in the nightcap. Bill Booth pitched a one hitter with 11 strikeouts for the second game, first Thomasville pitcher to no hit this season. Dick Phillips and Charles Julian led the offense with multiple hits and drives in runs as Albany dropped to fourth place in the Georgia Florida League standings.
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Rody Rufer
Valdosta
Saturdey
Thomasville
Bill Booth
Booth
Ron Miller
Miller
Dick Phillips
Phillips
Charles Julian
Fred
Dixie) Walker Jr
OutfleMier
Walt Johnson
John Bozich
Bozich
Bob Motil
Dick Smith
Smith
Thomasville High
Warren Roddenberry
Jerry Dickerson
Roddenberry
Jerry Lock
Lock
Motil
Bosich
Bostok
Mo Measall
Rod Miller
Bill Morton
Booth, Walker duel in 18 innings baseball game
Booth beats Walker 11 in 18 innings with Ri Mitchell, Ry Johnson each pitching long relief. Box shows 2B for Julian Rod Miller Motil Booth Phillips and Hernandez among hitters. Walks and errors noted. final score determined by late innings after a lengthy contest.
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Albany
Boyer
Ron Miller
Dingua
Alvarez
Phillips
Rod Miller
Julian
Motil
Booth
Hernandez
Miller
Walker
Mitchall
Johnson
Mitchell
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Ri Mitchell
Rbi Hernandez
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Alten
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Smith
Mernandez
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Boxich
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Roddenberry
Bozich
Brook
Wlinner
Bozioh
Kibler
Haller
Predouloh
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Zaleanook Johnson
RB Phillips
Dullan
Valdosta Club Regains First In GF Race
The Valdosta Tigers surge back to lead the Georgia-Florida League after a doubleheader split with Waycross. Valdosta won 72 in game one behind Rollie Ryan and took the nightcap 11-10 in 11 innings. Dublin beat Brunswick 9-5 as league action continued.
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Associated Press
Valdosta Tigers
Albany
Thomasville Dodgers
Tigers
Waycross
Valdosta
Rollie Ryan
Braves
Dublin
Brunswick Phillies
Ryan
Tom Webb
Don Wert
Dick McAuliffe
Ted Nor ‘Bert
Joe Boul
Moore
Kuykendall
Eebid Baie A
Tigi
Ed McDaniel
Hy Mgdaniel
Norman to manage Tigers in surprise shakeup
Bill Norman replaced Jack Tighe as Detroit manager in the majors first shakeup of the year. Norman arrived after being summoned from Charleston to take over on a provisional look see basis for 7 to 10 days as rain postponed a game with the Red Sox. Tighe was fired by GM John McHale and would likely stay with the organization in another role.
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Bill Norman
Detroit Tigers
Norman
Detroit
Charleston
Alan
Jack Tighe
Uset Place
Tighe
Igers
Close Games Highlight Thomasville YMCA Softball Night
Two close games featured in the Thomasville YMCA Men’s Softball League. Rose City Bakery beat Flowers Baking Company 10 to 7 in the opener. Sunnyland Packing Company edged South Georgia Natural Gas Company 6 to 5 in the nightcap.
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Thomasville Ymca
Rose City Bakery
Flowers Baking Company
Sunnyland Packing Company
South Georgia Natural Gas Company
Minoso Leads Cleveland In Big 10 2 Win Over Orioles
Minnie Minoso fuels Cleveland offense with 29 RBIs and two runs batted in as the Indians rout Baltimore 10 2 moving into fourth place. White Sox struggle with 399 stranded runners and 28 RBI from Sherm Lollar. Cubs top Giants 9 6 while Dodgers beat Cleveland 3 2. Gary Bell earns first major league victory with six scoreless innings.
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Minnie Minoso
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White Sox
Sherm Lollar
Minoso
Washington
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Giants
Milwaukee
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Gary Bell
Hoyt Wilhelm
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Connie“Johnson
Ro Hevers
Women Pros Eye $12,000 Jackpot
A fragmented AP report notes a $12,000 prize in women’s professional golf or tennis amid mentions of a tagged course and past champions Beckton and Bacon. The garbled text references Maas and Hoint.
Giants Strive to Hold NL Lead Amid Shuffle
San Francisco manager Bill Rigney keeps toying with his lineup to stay atop the National League. Despite a 6-4 loss to Pittsburgh, the Giants hold a narrow lead by .008 as Rigney promotes Paul Giel and Al Worthington to starting duty and plans a change in the field with Bob Speer likely in left.
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Bill Rigney
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh
Rigney
Paul Giel
al Worthington
Giel
University of Minnesota
Hank Sauer
Worthington
Frank Thomas
Hartier R. Co. Stevens
Bob ‘Skinner
Bul Virdon
Ister
Ramon Montant -Trist
Two golfing greats head for 58th U S Open field
Sam Snead and Jimmy Demaret enter the 58th U S Open at Southern Hills in Tulsa among 162 competitors. Demaret shrugs off lack of Open wins while Snead, famed for 100 tourneys, faces the brutal 6,907 yard layout and recalls past records. Mayer won last year in a playoff as Demaret notes past Open results and aims to shine at the 12 hole grind.
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Sam Snead
Jimmy Demaret
Snead
Jimmy
Demaret
Southern Hills
Riviera
Ben Hogan
Inverness
Dick,Mayer
Cary Middlecoff
Mayer
Defeated In TransMiss Golf Tourney Sherry Wheeler Leads
In Springfield Missouri 17 year old Kentucky golfer Sherry Wheeler of Glasgow defeated Vicki Pettit of Wichita 3 and 2 to open the 28th Women's Trans Miss tournament. Defending champion Mrs James Ferrie of Gardena California won 1 up over Dayton Ohio rival Mrs Stanley Emerson. Frances Rich of Bainbridge Georgia fell 2 and 1 to Mrs Harry Henderson Jr. of Alexandria Louisiana.
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Sherry Wheeler
Glasgow
Vicki Pettit
Wichita
James Ferrie
Gardena
Calif
Stanley Emerson
Dayton
Ohio
William Hartson
Piedmont
Kathleeen Fawcett
Creve Coeur
Anné Gunderson
Kirkland
Wash
Sharon Fladoos
Dubuque
Iowa
Barbara Williams
Richmond
Paul Dye Jr
Indianapolis
Mise Williams
Barbara Slobe
Waukegan
Ill
Frisco Tour Golf Pros to Play Bran den East Bay Open
AP reports touring golf pros head to Alameda California for September event. The first annual Bran den East Bay Open offers a $20 000 purse and will be played at Alameda Municipal Golf Course from September 5 to 28.
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Alameda
Calif
San Francisco Bay City
Alameda Municipal Golf Course
Hodge Captures First Pro Bout
SCRANTON Pa Dan Hodge a former Olympic wrestler won his pro boxing debut in one round against Norm Jackson a hard body shot felled Jackson in 30 seconds and a final punch ended the short bout Commission head Jim Crowley held Jacksons $200 purse pending an investigation while referee Manny Gelb questioned the final punch but allowed the purse.
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Dan Hodge
Hodge
Norm Jackson
Jackson
Jim Crowley
Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
Crowley
Manny Gelb
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