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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1965
Page
3
AP report notes Alan Rudkin, 119, defeats Tony Perez, 140, in a Sacramento ring event while Joey Co Iguin, 135?2, competes in the same card, with Co Iguin also listed as Sacramento fighter.
Jack Nicklaus leads as 150 top players prep for the 7,181 yard Bellerive layout in St. Louis with Palmer Venturi and Snead among the main challengers. The Open offers about 1250000 in value with 25000 to the winner. Art Wall withdrew with a back injury, Ted Kroll taking his spot.
Rain disrupts South Georgia to North Florida farming and sports schedules as the American Legion base ball slate faces make up games. Thomasville could see two or more postponed matches including a Friday home game versus Blakely. Pitching staff Dykes Williams and Lanter may be stretched if games stack with rainouts. Rick Monday parlayed college glory into early baseball fame and the College World Series win for Arizona State over Ohio State. Tallahassee editor Bill McGrath provides analysis on FSU collapse and Seminole Field fences.
The piece surveys player moves such as Ken Johnson to Milwaukee for Lee Maye and Don Lee to Houston, noting Maye's batting drop from near .380 to below that mark and Johnson’s solid 5-2 record. It also mentions reliever Don Lee’s early success with the Astros and teases reactions of other recent trades.
The Thomasville Junior Pony League shows a tight standings race with V.P.W. leading Kiwanis by one game while V.F.W. is 5-0 and Kiwanis 4-0. Coca-Cola sits 4-1 in third, Sunnyland remains winless in six games, and all top five teams hover around .500 as Vaughn Mancha comments on keeping Seminoles on top.
Racing card lists multiple races with bettors wagering on dogs or buggies. Results show winners and payoffs for each race, including Quinela and Daily Double figures and times.
Felipe Alou drove in six runs with two homers and a single as the Braves beat the Phillies 12 7 to trim the Dodgers NL lead to two games. Matty Alou scored both runs in the Giants 2-1 win over the Dodgers. Eddie Mathews hit his 3,000th career hit as Pittsburgh toppled St Louis 5 3. Donn Clendenon drove in four for the Pirates with homers in the 8th and 9th. Sammy Ellis beat the Mets for the 10th time. Dave Smith aces Glen Arven in a hole in one with Bob Parsons.
Denny McLain struck out 11 in 6 2 3 innings to set a major league relief strikeout record in Detroit's 6 5 win over Boston. Fred Gladding earned the victory with 2 innings of relief as Willie Horton delivered the decisive three run homer.
Minnesota visits Chicago in a night contest while Baltimore at New York is a twilight game. Washington plays Cleveland in a night matchup as Boston faces Detroit. Los Angeles travels to Kansas City for a twi night game with the late start.
Seven Thomasville players hit .400 or better through eight games as the Stars surge in the new South Georgia league. Mike Wolfe leads with a .666 average after 18 hits in 27 at bats, while Doug Binion is the lone .300 club member at .366. The team batting average stands at .392.
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