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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1940
Page
3
In a mosaic of quotes and notices, the piece surveys baseball figures like Clark Griffith and Medwick, discusses the Southern Association, college and boxing links, and notes veteran players, managers, and jitters after debuts. It blends fan chatter with sport headlines and personnel moves.
St Louis Cardinals surge under Billy Southworth as he returns to manage the club. They beat the Dodgers 3 1 to pull within reach of the National League leaders while Cincinnati and Philadelphia win to gain ground. Clyde Shoun pitched for St Louis, and unearned runs marred the Dodgers defeat. The Giants and Cubs also won to stay in the pennant hunt.
A see-saw battle for second place in the Southern Association involves Atlanta and Memphis with Little Rock beating Birmingham 6 to 5 in a key game. In East Tennessee, a Birmingham Knoxville clash at Knoxville was ruined by weather while teams in the area held on. In Kansas a St Paul Lutheran Schoolterment of the mumps disrupted ceremonies as five students were ill.
A reader expresses relief that the Cleveland Uprising is finished and jokes about Oscar’s handling of the Indians. The one minute interview quotes Billy Southworth and remarks about Medwick's presence in a hall game.
The Southern Amateur Golf Tournament began at the rain soaked country club course with 130 entrants. Bobby Dunkelberger Jr of High Point N C is the favorite but the defending champion will start at No 1 after choosing not to medalist qualify. Match play starts Thursday with rounds over two days and a 36 hole final on Saturday.
A source close to UGA athletics says Tommy OBrien did not cost Georgia any money to recruit after leaving Tennessee for baseball. The note also mentions Bobby Cifers selling auto accessories in Kingsport, Bob Dickinson earning a track invite with expenses paid but declining, Sam Bartholomew taking a job with Tennessee Hastman Corp, Lou Ervin leaving Birmingham Athletic Club, and thoughts on Tulane football prospects and Perron Shoemaker's hitting record in Montgomery.
The Tourists beat the Waycross Bears 4-3 after an eighth inning rally. Abner Cathey, Hink, and Dove delivered key hits while Kip Sauerbrun closed the game with three impressive pitches. Abner Cadey started for Waycross before relief work, and Gordon Troy contributed a seventh inning single for Thomasville. The clubs meet again tonight in the series’ second game.
In Augusta 1842 the Spartanburg Spartans swept a doubleheader from Columbus 5–3 and 6–3, boosting Savannah to the league lead by percentage. Hal Willett homered for Savannah in a 5th inning duel with Harris and Mertz. Macon’s Peaches edged Greenville 6–3. Augusta held off Jacksonville 5–4 with a late rally stifled. A Guadalupe county hen reportedly hatched a .38 caliber pistol cartridge found inside an egg.
Albany plays Moultrie Cordele faces Amertenga Ttalell meets Valdosta This report notes results and matchups from today’s basketball card involving Thomasville as a referenced team.
The article frets Arturo Godoy might export the heavyweight crown to South America if he defeats Joe Louis in New York. It discusses possible defenses in Argentina, contract terms, gate money, and the odds favoring Louis.
DeJohn drives in two with two base hits and Dove adds three base hits as Waycross and Thomasville split the action. Horton and Leitz also collect two bases apiece. Berden and McKenzie steal bases. Cathey earns the win while Lawson takes the loss in a two hour game with seven and two strikeouts respectively.
New York beat Chicago 2 to 1 while St Louis won 2 to 1 over Brooklyn. Cincinnati won 2 to Philadelphia. Pittsburgh 3 to 1. Boston 5 to 5. Southern Association Atlanta 6 over Little Rock 5. Birmingham at Knoxville postponed on wet grounds. only scheduled games listed.
Schedule lists six American League games with New York Chicago Philadelphia Detroit Washington Cleveland Boston St. Louis and two nonleague pairings. Regional games include Little Rock Atlanta Memphis Chattanooga Birmingham Knoxville New Orleans Nashville.
Griffin Georgia marks its 100th anniversary with an aviation show and three historical marker unveilings as part of a multi day celebration. Speakers included four Georgia gubernatorial candidates Hugh Howell Abit Nix Columbus Roberts and Herman Tal madge son of Eugene Talmadge. The final day will feature a Fort Benning parade and Wings of Time pageant. A charity golf exhibition saw Charlie Yates and Louise Suggs defeat Dorothy Kirby and Bob Cheatham.
Joe L Brown proposed to Virginia Lee Newport from Lubbock Texas by telephone and proxy. Newport accepted and set a September wedding date. Don Brown placed the ring on her finger as the couple plans to live in Pittsburgh where Brown will manage a sports auditorium.
Plaza Cafe softballers hammered the Elks for 28 base hits and seven errors, scoring 10 in the second and 11 in the fifth. Brady threw three hitless innings for the victory while White took the loss. Cowdells win 16-2 in Industrial League over Georgia Packers. Tonight Printers vs Cleaners. Texaco vs Ice men. A 16-year-old tractor incident in Scottsbluff ends with a tree uprooted and porch damaged.
Fans question when Alex will return to the lineup as the team weighs removing one of four veterans. Doc Bowers and Kip Sauerbrun are needed on the mound, Red Barnett shines at short, and Red McKenzie hits .371 in right field. The manager must decide whom to bench to fit the big hitter.
The Waycross Bears sit between the first place Trojans and the Tourists in the Georgia-Florida League standings after a 4 to 3 loss to the Tourists. Valdosta defeated Tallahassee 8 to 4 as Patterson allowed five hits. Albany beat Moultrie 9 to 2, Americus topped Cordele 10 to 4, with corrected unofficial records showing Valdosta 41-22 and Americus 29-38.
In Montgomery on June 18 the Pensacola Fliers beat the Montgomery Rebels 3 to 2 after 14 hits and a tenth inning score. Selma aided Jackson Senators by routing Cloverleafs 5 to 4 in ten innings, while Meridian shut out Anniston 4 to 0 and Mobile split a doubleheader with Gadsden 10-3 and 3-1.
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