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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1952
Page
4
A 19th century style look at mechanized batting practice and pitching machines joining baseball. The piece jokes about robots in sport, a glove device, ball sanitation debates, and a NY sportswriter uncovering ghostwritten Cobb comments. It ends urging readers to vote in the Thomasville all star ballot.
The Cincinnati Reds Caravan will visit Dublin Lovett Field on June 22 and 23 for a free baseball camp run by scouts Carl Ackerman and Frank McCormick. Workouts start at ten in the morning for players over sixteen, who should bring their own glove shoes and arm. Top performers may be signed to the Reds organization.
Al Brosch of Garden City New York opens with a 68 in the 52nd National Open championship becoming a one day sensation. The 40 year old teaching pro stands in a strong position as par scores at 70 range mark the field.
Gair Allie homered with two aboard off Al Lima to spark New Orleans to a 3-2 victory and extend the Southern Association lead to a game and a half. Norm Morton earned his 10th win. Mobile swept Nashville in the twin bill opener, while Atlanta dropped its eighth straight to Memphis. Little Rock beat Birmingham as Hal Simpson drove in the decisive runs.
NCAA members approve the 1952 football television program by a landslide vote of 185 to 15. The plan, announced June 3, requires televising one major college game nationally each Saturday from September 20 to November 29 and includes Thanksgiving Day coverage.
A dense recap of standings and results across the Georgia Florida area and major leagues. It lists team records in various leagues, yesterday's scorelines including New York detroit and Chicago Philadelphia, plus today's schedule across the Southern Association and South Atlantic League.
Dave Cyrus, newly with the Augusta team, shut down the Southern Association leading Columbia Reds with a two hitter in a 2 1 victory. He struck out nine with six consecutive Red batters retired in the seventh and eighth. Lefty Ken Polivka took the loss.
Yankees surge to first place after a 12 of 15 stretch on a westward swing. Tom Morgan fired a three hit shutout over Detroit as Hank Bauer hit a homer and Bob Cerv added three straight hits. Hudson kept pace, Browns protest, and Cleveland closed behind with 6th win for Feller.
Fred Green pitched a one hitter with 13 strikeouts to lift Brunswick 14 0 over Valdosta and tie for second in the Georgia Florida League. Albany blanked Moultrie 3 0 behind Frank Cox. Waycross edged Tifton 5 4. Thomasville beat Cordele 9 7. Merc Edelstein and Hank Bussan led Brunswick with the only hits and two doubles respectively.
Pee Wee Reese, 32, Brooklyn veteran, has surged to second place in the National League shortstop voting for the 19th All Star game in Philadelphia on July 8. Reese, winner of six All Star appearances, moved from third to second by leading ballots with 29,353 lines, trailing Granny Hamner by 2,533 votes. Al Dark sits third with 19,102.
Rogers Hornsby, returning to Chicago after being deposed as St. Louis Browns manager, seeks employment in baseball with Browns paying the balance of 1952 through 1954. He rejects screwball roles, prefers real work, and would consider a minor league offer, insisting on a full settlement of his contract.
Roddenberg Hardware strengthened its hold on first in Cairo softball with a 7-1 win over Grady Motors as Bizell pitched seven hits. Ulmer led Roddenberg with three hits. Shiver and Glover each had two for Grady Motors who scored once in the second. Wight & Browne beat Faulk Chevrolet 8-6 in another Cairo game, despite being outhit 10-8. Pearson and Johnson had two hits each. four Faulkner miscues aided the comeback.
The league leading Georgia Craters defeated Georgia Packing Co 16 9 amid seven Packers errors while Reichert led the Packers with three hits and Cooper Delaney and Harralson added two apiece. Allen Electric beat the Colonials 14 11 for their first win.
Thomasville Tomcats beat Cordele 9-7 at Municipal Stadium. Key contributions come from Eames Willett Zangari and Carolan with three RBIs apiece and Ray Willett delivering two more bags. Cordele’s DeMont Day and Hogarth pace five Cordele runs. Series moves to Tifton for a doubleheader tonight with Saturday and Sunday games to follow.
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