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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1929
Page
10
The readable lines show scattered game results and player quotes across multiple teams including Chicago Detroit Cleveland and Philadelphia with rain delays noted. Several city names and leagues appear in jumbled form, indicating a damaged OCR sports roundup with inconsistent formatting and partial scores.
Umpires walked off the field after disputed close calls in a ball game. Players and fans argued, the game ended without resolution. Washington nailed a long ball but appeared undecided if fair. Local fight night planned at Pelham auditorium with Sharp Braswell Dickey Hendricks in fine shape.
The Nashville Vols trailed New Orleans early but surged back to win 12 to 10 after nine runs in the first two innings. Other Dixie League results include Birmingham, Little Rock, and Macon games with notable performances by Willingham and Newsome. A Czechoslovakian citizen returned from an Eskimo life of 36 years.
The Pirates beat the Giants 11 to 7 while the Athletics defeated the Indians 10 to 3. The Yankees rounded out an 8 to 3 victory over Detroit as rain halted the Cubs Phillies game in a 0 0 tie. Card Brav e game postponed by rain and Arthur Vance made a sparse return for the Reds.
National loop leaders include Herman and Robins with .388 batting and Hafey driving in 60. Frisch and Herman top hits. Klein, Hafey lead homers. American leaders feature Foxx batting .415 and Simmons driving in 65. Yanks, Robins, Athletics share late-season momentum amid multiple big innings and surprising pitching notes.
The Buds lose 4 to 3 at home ending a three game Washington winning streak. Beachton scores in the first and fourth frames while Washington ties in the third. two umpires quit after disputed calls. Hand pitched well for Beachton, Washington had ten strikeouts and six hits.
Hydie Edenfled of Metter was held for questioning after allegedly striking Wallace Durden of Aline with a knife during a quarrel that escalated when Durden injured Edenfled. Durden died the following day as police record the incident occurring Wednesday night amid family conflict.
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