Booth Shows Promise as Dodgers Pitcher in 1959
Bill Booth, a 1951 Dodgers first year pro, posts a 6-2 record with 68 innings pitched, 31 walks, and 45 hits allowed this season. He dominates Dublin and Albany games, finishing most starts strong and earning praise from manager Rudy Rufer for steady improvement and confidence.
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Albany
Trans Miss Golf Feature Chooses Wheeler In
The article notes a defending champion and mentions a Wednesday match. It references Wichita Kansas and Jo Anne Gurderson as a national women’s champion from Kirkland.
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Kirkland
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Dodgers and Tigers Clash As Valdosta Defeats Thomasville 7-4
Dodgers out hit the Tigers 11 to 8 but lose 7 to 4 at Valdosta as seven walks and three errors shape the game. Howie Collins starts for Thomasville with Eddie Allen acting as temporary manager in Rufer’s absence due to a medical checkup in Jacksonville.
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Howie Collins
Rudy Rufer
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Jacksonville
Fla
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Legion Junior Nine Opens 1958 Season at Albany
The American Legion Post 222 junior baseball team starts its 1958 season tonight in Albany under coach Joe Sumrall who led Thomasville High to the Region 1-AA title. Seven THS regulars likely start, with possible reserve Carlton Roberson at third and Cawood Arrington catching. Schedule lists eight league games plus a district double elimination tournament in late July.
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Doug Vick
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Carlton Roberson
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Moultrie
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Wright Aims For Stable Score In Round Robin Tourney
Mickey Wright seeks a steady one over par pace to win the $12,000 Round Robin Women's Invitation golf event in Marblehead. The 90 hole mixed format blends medal and match play with team scoring. In warm up pros, Wright shot 276 as did Fay Crocker and Patty Berg with others posting 748 and 75s. The field includes Cornelius, Smith, Hagge, Pung, Jameson, Smith and Randolph.
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Lowseuggs
Alice Bauer
Bev Hanson
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Kathy Cornelius
Marilynn Smith
Marlene Bauer Hagge
Jackie Pung
Betty Jameson
Wiffi Smith
Bonnie Randolph
Dodgers Rally To Climb From NL Cellar In Rare Play
Los Angeles Dodgers staged a striking comeback to climb from the NL cellar as Cass Furillo’s sacrifice ball scored Jim Gilliam and Pee Wee Reese from second, a rare two-run score. Gil Madges drove in three with a homer and a double, after batting practice with a 16-year-old bat boy. Don Drysdale earned his first full-time win since September while Don Newcombe went the route for the first time this season.
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Dodgers
Cass Furlo
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Pee Wee Reese
Gil Madges
Don Drysdale
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Walt Alston
Charles Dressen
Reese
Boros Among Favorites in National Open Start
The 58th National Open opened at Southern Hills Tulsa as Julius Boros joins a crowded field of contenders including Ben Hogan, Cary Middlecoff, Arnold Palmer, and Billy Casper. Heat and endurance are noted as key challenges for the 162-man field under 90-degree sun.
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Okla
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Dallas
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GoMers
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Southern Hills
Middlecoff
Arnold Palmer
Billy Casper
Oklahoma
Turner to face Hart in welterweight clash tonight
Philadelphia AP reports veteran Gil Turner meets rising star Garnet Hart in a scheduled 10 round welterweight bout postponed from Wednesday due to rain. Hart aims for big money titles while Turner answers questions about his fading form as both boxers weigh in near the limit.
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Ex Golf Star Seriously Ill in Long Beach Hospital
Ex golf champion Johnny Goodman aged 48 remains seriously ill at Long Beach Veterans Hospital. Doctors say he suffers from a liver ailment. Goodman won the 1988 National Open and the 1987 National Amateur.
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Calliope help credited in Delta Queen rescue purchase
Summit resident Edwin Quinby and friends purchased the Delta Queen, America’s last sternwheeler overnight passenger boat, after a calliope was deemed partly responsible for saving the vessel. The ship is planned to ply the Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi rivers.
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Mississippi
Albany Star Richardson Earns 8th Win
Gordon Richardson aged 18 and a St. Louis Cardinals prospect pitched six innings of six hits as Albany tops Dublin 8 1. The eight win ace fanned six and walked two while MoMozzal praised his curve fastball and attitude. Valdosta beat Thomasville 7 4 and Waycross defeated Brunswick 4 8 as standings tighten in the Georgia Florida League.
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Albany
St. Louis Cardinals
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Don Larsen Extends Major League Win Streak to Nine
New York Yankee pitcher Don Larsen, famed for a perfect game, posted his ninth straight win in the majors as the Yankees defeated Kansas City 10 to 2 in the first game of a doubleheader. Larsen has not lost since August 5, 1957, and reached .500 for the first time in six seasons.
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Virginia tag rules spark playful ad campaign
Richmond Virginia motor vehicle commissioner Chester Lamb says states issue tags only to the owner and that a recent effort shows good advertising value as some abroad tags may not be seen. The article notes several attempts and comments on tag ownership rules.
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Virginia
Chester Lamb
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Dodgers fall to Valdosta after back and forth scoring
In a tight southern game Dodgers led by Dick Smith and Bob Shosty with Ed Allen and Field supplying hits. Valdosta answered each Dodgers rally, tying in the first and mounting two runs in the second, while Field made his fourth appearance. Dodgers left with a loss as Field drops to 2-2.
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Musial Keeps NL Batting Lead Despite Slump
ST. LOUIS AP. Stan Musial went 0-for-8 in a 12 inning win over Cincinnati but remains at .406 atop the National League batting race. Willie Mays also slumped, going 0-for-8 as the Giants lost to Pittsburgh 14-6, dropping to .400.
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Bob Friend
Pittsburgh
Danny Murtaugh
San Francisco
ST. Louis
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Stan
Cincinnati
Willie Mays
Fittsburgh
Ex Georgia Star Dies In Florida
Former University of Georgia captain Graham Batchelor, 47, died in a Tallahassee hospital from a heart ailment. He lettered in track and boxing at Georgia, later coached the freshman football team and was head coach at Georgia Military College. Survived by Eloise his widow Kay his daughter and several relatives. Funeral held yesterday.
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Tex
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