Bears, Coast & Clark Lead YMCA Softball Wins
In YMCA softball last night Georgia Crate beat Lions Club 98 to 5 as Dog Binion homered and Kinley Lanter limited Lions to five hits. Coats & Clark defeated Legion Post 222 8 to 2 with Kermit Henderson allowing three runs in the first and pitching shutout innings thereafter. Benny Young sparked the Coats & Clark offense with a triple and two singles in four at bats, while Joe Holden Henderson and Doug Dodson had two hits each including Dodson's double.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia Crate
Lions Club
Coats & Clark
Legion Post
Dog Binion
Kinley Lanter
Lions
Donald Delaney
Thornton Smith
Cortez Cooper
Binion
Kermit Henderson
Benny Young
Joe Holden
Henderson
Doug Dodson
Dodson
D. Delaney
Smith
É Sumrall
Eason
G. Delaney
Cooper
McDaniel
Lanter
R Johnson
Gandy
Tucker
Dekle
P Withers
Es St
Eeaais
Lions Club Thevetweenee
POST
Arline
Johnson
Vice
Ccesseeesceees
Jones
Asroivbaonditednegenertatinn
Ball
FU Eatta
Neers Holden
Aone
Snes
Stone
Ata Veges Dana Cey
Dodgers fall 7-6 after 13 stranded on base
Thomasville Dodgers outhit Waycross 10-6 but left 13 men on base in a 7-6 loss. Benny Poole allowed four runs and three hits in his first start, while Floyd Baker pitched for the Bears. Mickey Pillok had three singles for the Dodgers, who stranded runners in multiple innings and fell five games back in the Georgia-Florida League standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soagers Aropp
Waycross
Bees
Thomasville
Dodgers
Albany
Benny Poole
Bob Virkstis
Poole
Floyd Baker
Bears
Mickey Pillok
Bucky—Russell
Paul —Cozart
Hal Holderfield
Don DiMott
Russell
Wer
Miller
Pillow
Sal
Ring and Nicknames Across Boxing and Baseball Stars
A look at how fighters and players adopt ring names and nicknames. Examples include Rocky Marciano and Tony Zale in boxing, and Yogi Berra and Stan Musial in baseball, with notes on how fans and peers gave these colorful handles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cocco M.rchegiano
Rocky Marciano
Baseball standings and results from multiple leagues
Georgia Florida League results and standings with Waycross Thomasville and Fitzgerald. American League and National League standings, notable games and schedules. Southern Association results include Atlanta Birmingham Memphis Nashville and New Orleans with rain postponements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Pet
Fitzgerald
Brunswick
ADEN
Southern Association
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Memphis
ASM
Nashville
Little Rock
Mobile
Reese And Hamner Lead All Star Vote
Gran Hamner of Philadelphia and Pee Wee Reese of Brooklyn moved into NL leading positions in the All Star poll. Hamner overtook Red Schoendienst of the Cardinals by 3,486 votes to 3,252 as Reese edged Johnny Logan for first place by 2,748 to 3,503.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gran Hamner
Philadelphia
Pee Wee Reese
Brooklyn
Ineup
Hamner
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Reese
Johnny Logan
Milwaukee Graves
Pawloski Called Up to Help Cleveland Indians at Second Base
Stan Pawloski, a young felon with no major league experience, joins Cleveland after stellar Army service at Ft. Lee and a earlier pro debut with Stroudsburg. He reports amid injuries to Bob Avila and Sam Dente, aiming to prove he can fill in at second base for the American League leaders. He is on 30 days terminal leave before a July 29 discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft, Lee
Stan Pawloski
Cleveland Indians
Ft. Luce
Army
Pawwloski
Cleland
Bob Avila
Avila
Sam Dente
Invitations Sent Out For Piney Woods Golf Tourney
The 36th Piney Woods golf tournament will be held at Glen Arven County Club on July 25. About 700 golfers across 10 states have invitations, with more than 200 entries expected. Defending champ Don Bishplinghoff may return. qualifying starts July 2, with matches July 3 and final July 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney Woods
Glen Arven County Club
Paul Sewell
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
California
Texas
Kentucky
New York
Sewell
Don Bishplinghoff
Orlando
Fla
Brown And Talbert Win Tennis Matches
Top seed Tom Brown and Davis Cup Captain Bill Albert advance to the Southern Amateur third round without a racket. Albert advances when Arthur Howell defaults. Moylan defeats Wellford 6-2 17-5. Billy Grant dominates Slaughter. Morris beats Brown. Longshore defeats Coutts. Cowan wins in women's play. Irvin, Warden, Jackson win matches.
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Atlanta
Tom Brown
Los Angeles
Bill Albert
Brown
Malion
Albert
Arthur Howell
Eddie Moylan
Trenton
N.J
Alex Wellford
Chattanooga
Billy Grant
Tom Slaughter
New Bitsy Grant Tennis Center
Alen Morris
Presbyterian College
Elijah Brown
Les Longshore
Anniston
Richard Coutts
Evelyn Cowan
Covington
Carolyne Howell
Willis Irvin Jr
Augusta
Chuck Tuller
Gordon Warden
Humtsville
Ala
Gene Ge
Harvey Jackson
Washington
Ed Pritchett
Olson Gains Victory In Non-Title Fight At Honolulu Stadium
Middleweight champion Carl Bobo Olson defeated Jesse Turner of St. Louis by technical knockout in the eighth round of a non-title bout at Honolulu Stadium. Olson outweighed Turner by six pounds. Turner suffered cuts and swelling with both eyes shut as the stoppage came 1:09 into the eighth. Turner started strong but Olson outboxed him from the second round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Carl Bobo Olson
Jesse Turner
St. Louis
Honolulu Stadium
Olson
Turner
Second Baseman Leads 1952 In-Fielding Display
A player led in-fielding with a 981 mark in 1952 and outfielded Frank Bolling, then regular second baseman for Detroit. His batting average stood at .271 for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bolling
Detroit
Final day MLB trades yield lone Drews sale
Major league clubs largely stood pat before the deadline with no major acquisitions. The Phillies sold pitcher Karl Drews to the Reds for cash, while the Giants placed catcher Ebba St Claire on an option to their Minneapolis farm. Waivers now govern trades, requiring all clubs in both leagues to approve at a $10,000 price before any sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Karl Drews
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Ebba St. Claire
Minneapolis
Brunswick Pirates Rally Past Tifton 9 4 In Rain Slowed Game
Brunswick took advantage of rain to gain on league leaders with a 9 4 win over Tifton. Stan Howkus scattered nine hits while guiding the Pirates to victory. Larry Rechichar and Bob Bucheller each had three hits as Brunswick totaled 12. Sarmiento took the loss for Tifton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Brunswick
Tifton
Fitzgerald Redlegs
Stan Howkus
Pirates
Larry Rechichar
Bob Bucheller
Pirate
Tony Sarmiento
Blue Sox
Fitzgerald
Valdosta
Waycross
Thomasville
Celarite Americus Cordele
Albany
Cards
Orioles
Tom Horne
Americus Cordele
Horne
Jim Blomberg
Floyd Baker
Bears
Baker
Honkus
Canuso
Sarmiento
Trossen
Retzer
Williams Leads A's to 6-2 Win Over Rebels
Sally Roundup Williams fueled a 12 hit Savannah attack with two doubles and a home run in three trips, backing George Skordian who held off the Rebels for a 6-2 Athletics victory. Williams driven in three runs and scored once as Savannah pulled within one game of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ercer Bailey
Associated Press
Moose Williams
Savannah
Montgomery
George “Skordian
Athletics
Reds
Williams
Jacksonville
Columbus
Macon
Charlotte
Auguta
Augusta
Bob Trowbridge
Jack Caro
Braves
Caro
Walker
Whit Ulrich
Jim Kirby
Ram
Don Gross
Hardware Traveling Salesman Wanted for Georgia and Florida
Opportunity in hardware sales for a traveler in South Georgia and North Florida. Territory includes Valdosta Thomasville Bainbridge Tallahassee area. Experienced applicants should write with details and references to L. M. Johnis 490 Marietta St N W Atlanta Ga.
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South Georgia
Florida
Valdosta- Thomasville
Bainbridge-Tallahassee
L. M. Johnis
Marietta St
N.W
Atlanta, Ga
Memphis Chicks Rally Past Mobile in 2-1 Win
In a rain interrupted day, Memphis beat Mobile 2-1 after a 45 minute delay while Birmingham led 3-0 vs Cal Ermer's crew before the game was called. Nashville at Atlanta also washed out as four other clubs completed play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chattanooga
Cal Ermer
Ermer
Birmingham
Frank Girard
Elmer
Nashville
Atlanta
Memphis
Mobile
Little Rock
New Orleans
Thomasville and Waycross play 13 innings in tight box score
In a 13 inning game Thomasville outlasted Waycross 7 to 6. Key players include Miller and Baker with RBIs and doubles, Russell and Miller homered, Pool pitched and took the loss. Scoring runs late and extra innings defined a tense regional matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Waycross
Russell
Cozart
Dembek
Miller
Kowakski
McColly
RBI
Baker
Clifton
Pillow
Holderfield
S—Baker
Salazar
Elder
Kowalski
Virkstis
Bb—Baker
So—Baker
Rikeard
U— Shadle
Lopat
Sosenitbeptonverenss
Williams
Witeysetnesstene
Brown
Wavsaeminaad
Pool Sctewe
I Virkstis
Vis Teuusvannsteges
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Coats-Clark
Times-Enterprise Waycross
Thomasvilles Dodgers
Gene Elder
Bobby Brown
Times-Enterprise Sports Editor
Gerardo Gonzalez
Kid Gavilan
Tom Barbero
Rocky Graziano
Anthony Zaleski
Tony
Zale
Tony Zale
Stanislaus Kiecal
Stanley Ketchel
Mai
tReet Cafe
Lou Abbers
Lewis D'Ambrosio
Henry Armstrong
Henry Jackson
Jake Britton
William Breslin
Tommy Burns
Noah Brusso
Kid Chocolate
Eligio Sardinias
Jack Dempsey
William Harrison
Demp
Jack
Sidney—Walker
Benny
Leonard
Benjamin_ Lerner
Battling
Levinsky
Barney Lebrowitz
Joe Louis
Joseph Louis Barrow
Kid McCoy
Norman Shelby
Joey Maxim
Joseph Berrardinelli
Willie Pep
William Papaleo
Ray Robinson
Walker Smith
Barney Ross
Barnet Rasofsky
Jack Sharkey
Joseph Paul “Kukauskas
Jersey Joe Walcott
Arnold Raymond Cream
Sporting News
Eith
Boston University
Harry Agganis
Boston Red Sox
Golden ‘Gee
Amd
Bobby Avila
Roberto Francisco Aliva Gonzales
Worl Berra
Berra
Hoot Gibson
Evers
Hoot" Evers
Wime Jones
Puddin’ Head
Wooden Head
Puddin’ Head Jones
Peanuts
Lowrey
Ebbets Field
Cardinals
Stan Musial
Stan
Phil, Rizzuto
Scooter
New York Yankees
Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redlegs
Shakespeare
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
New New
St. Ovis
South Atlantic
Columbia
Bbs&o Wells
Pender
McMullen
Barbier
ES Turek
McCall
VA Mixon
Heinz A
Brandt
Wes Santee
Quantico
Santee
Harry Canigli
Donald T. Jacobson
Northport
N. Y
Talbert
Brunswick Pirates
Lip Tifton
Fain
Cordele
Shaffer
Joyner
Johnsonnear Coho
Sally Roundup
A’s
Rebels
Rams
Kirby
Jesse Priest
Hornets
Dick Verbie
Memphis Chicks
Mobile’s Bears
State Farm Mutual
Ed. Chambers
S. Broad St
Demi-Jamas
N. Broad St
Phare
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