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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
3
Branch Rickey has been re elected president of the Brooklyn National League baseball club. The announcement came from Brooklyn on June 13 as teams prepared for upcoming schedules with several games listed across leagues.
The Georgia Florida league shows Thomasville as the lowest attended city with averages under a thousand per contest. Cordele, closest to Thomasville, draws about five thousand more fans despite five additional games. Moultrie Packers top attendance with over twice the crowd, while the Tigers post stronger turnout.
In a crucial Southeastern League clash, the Pensacola Fliers edged Gadsden 2-1 in 10 innings. Tart hurled two hitless innings, while Selma beat Vicksburg 5-2 and Meridian pulled away from Anniston 7-6. Jackson Senators topped Rebels 4-3 in Montgomery.
Joe Louis burns over a pair of medical notes as he trains in Pompton Lakes. Doctor Vincent Nardiello flagged high blood pressure and diminished sharpness, while Dr William Walker again said Louis is in fine form. Louis questions the conflicting findings as he prepares for Bill Conn at Yankee Stadium.
Thomasville Tigers lose 8 to 7 as Americus builds late lead after a back-and-forth game. Markham pitches nine innings with two base hits and three runs batted in for the Tigers. Waycross next visits for an 8:30 p.m. game on the local diamond.
The speaker says he is easy to hit and slower than in 1941 after a 13 round knockout. He plans to throw several large hooks at Conn's midsection next Wednesday and adopt a front moving style to push Conn backward.
The Dodgers rally from 7-6 to beat the Cardinals 10-7 at Brooklyn as Pete Reiser doubles and Cookie Lavagenso delivers a pinch hit triple. Cincinnati Reds beat the Giants 3-2 while the Indians topple the Red Sox 7-2 ending Boston’s 12 game win streak. Tigers defeat Yankees 6-5. Browns edged Senators 1-0 in 10 innings on a pitching duel. Rain cancels several NL and AL games.
Ike Williams world lightweight champion halted New York fighter Bobby Ruffin in the fifth round of a ten round non title bout in Brooklyn. Williams battered Ruffin with lefts and rights until Referee Geo Walsh stopped the one sided bout at 1:46 of the fifth frame.
Cleveland June 13 AP Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson head a field of 171 top pros and 1 amateur invader at Canterbury Golf Club for the 72 hole National Open defending a title as post war play begins. The field includes Gene Sarazen Lawson Little Craig Wood and Sam Snead with 186 pros and 36 amateurs competing for 3000 prize money.
Last night in the Georgia Florida League Vadosta defeated Cordele 7-0 on two-hit pitching by Aaron Wiesenberg. Americus beat Thomasville 8-7 after blowing a four-run lead. Moultrie beat Albany 14-10 in a 14-hit slugfest. Waycross edged Tallahassee 17-14 after tying it at 11 in the fourth. Albany lost as the other first division clubs won.
At Cooperstown New York on June 13 dignitaries led by Gov Thomas E Dewey and fans gathered to honor late Commissioner Kenesaw M Landis and watched an exhibition between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Giants.
Chattanooga Lookouts beat the Nashville Vols 24 to 17 in game two to tie a Southern Association record with 41 total runs in the twin bill. The nightcap featured 14 Chattanooga runs in three innings and six run rallies twice, while Atlanta Crackers topped Birmingham 4 to 1 in the other game.
The Georgia-Florida League faces sharp disputes over umpiring with sports editors including Pete Rockett and W. T. Anderson at center. Americus, Cordele, Albany, and Tallahassee critics clash, while Blair and Anderson pin blame on unfounded schemes. A tense atmosphere and questions about league control rise as editors push for candid criticism amid ongoing games.
The Thomasville American Legion baseball team beat Adel 15 to 0 in four and a half innings. Leon Taylor and Norman Chastain combined for a near perfect game, with two Adel batters reaching first on errors. Taylor also homered, boosting Rose City pride ahead of soon upcoming Florida trips and a June 30 deadline for play-for keeps.
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