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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
3
In a rough summary from a battered OCR, Harper and Sim lead the squad with strong pitching and hitting, including a winning effort by Jay Harnho. D Weaver handles catching duties as Thomasville notes loom, with mentions of AB R R POA FE and scattered numbers reflecting a tense start to the season.
Entries from North Carolina and Tennessee join the field for the Southeastern high school baseball tournament in Montgomery Alabama next week. The meet runs June 22 to 24 with entrants including Clemmons High of North Carolina and Chattanooga High School of Tennessee. Alabama high schools Lanier of Montgomery and Tuscaloosa High have been named for the playoffs, with Mt. Vernon High of Alexandria Virginia also listed. Other representatives come from Mississippi Kentucky and Florida.
The Tallahassee Pirates overwhelmed the Tigers 15 to 6 as LeFevre, R. Smith, P. Smith and Quatrone fueled a fifth inning surge with five runs on five hits. Breschini struck out eight across five innings before the deluge, while Lindermouth added a late triple and Smith hit an inside the park homer.
Readable lines show box score fragments with Breschini Lefevre Weatherton Strickhind Heidash Mullan Smitth Sodthoo Linder moth Quatrone Cadboh and various players. Score mentions 7 1 for Talkihassee and Papamasville 1 with partial inning notes and outs.
Bliss high of Atlanta captured the Georgia AA championship by beating R. E. Lee of Thomaston 3 to 2 after taking the first game Tuesday. Bobby Keel delivered the winning run in the eighth inning as the title game extended one frame. Bass earns a spot in the Southeastern high school tournament.
Texas, defending NCAA baseball champions, begin the 1950 tournament in Omaha facing Rutgers, the Middle Atlantic states champion. The Texans are favored as the opener starts at 9:30 p.m. EST, followed by Colorado A&M and Wisconsin.
In a tough chase for first, Albany and Tallahassee duel for the top spot. Tallahassee crushed Thomasville 15 0 to extend its win streak while Albany split a doubleheader with Waycross. Albany led the league after three games but dropped the opening game and later split the twin bill amid fielding miscues and late rallies.
The Moultrie YMCA baseball team defeated the local YMCA squad 7 to 6 at Clark Thread Co. diamond. Thomasville led early with Delaney driving in a run, Moultrie answering with five in the seventh including a Burdette home run. Final: Moultrie 7, Thomasville 6.
The Philadelphia Athletics recalled pitcher Ed Burtshey from the Buffalo Bisons to bolster their staff. The move came after Burtshey spent last season with Savannah in the Sally League and was in spring training with the A’s. Harry Byrd and Bob Wellman were sent away on 24 hour recall and outright respectively.
Pittsburgh Pirates sign 21 year old John Hrash a Cleveland born shortstop from Ohio University to a contract with its Charleston South Carolina Sally League club. Hrash is 165 pounds and 400? tall. The item notes two baseball games with Tex Seymour Ralph Kageman homer support and other minor results including Albany, Waycross, Tallahassee, and Thomasville in a lengthy recap.
In a weather disrupted game, the Pirates and Tallahassee squad provided action with 30 base hits and 21 runs as fans endured a brief rain shower. The radio box team and WU manager D. Clark coordinated scores and updates, with late excitement despite rain outs and open stands.
Benish led Thomasville with a homer and four putouts while going five for four in the hit column. Bob boosted his crew with clutch pinch work and McNally from short and LeFevre at first base anchored solid defense. Lindermouth and the Tallahassee pair supplied runs as Scorer Snell logged an eventful official report amid a noisy Wolf Pen.
The New York Yankees squandered a chance to gain on Detroit as pitcher Joe Page faltered for the second straight game. Allie Reynolds took a near-victory, but a Chicago rally tied the game in the ninth and set up a three-run homer by Dave Philley off Page.
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