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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1939
Page
4
Cordele defeated Americus 7 to 4 while Albany beat Waycross 5 to 0 and Valdosta won 6 to 5 over Tallahassee. Today Cordele visits Tallahassee Albany travels to Moultrie Waycross hosts Americus and Thomasville meets Valdosta.
The report notes Tony Galento pays twice as much board as sparring partners at Mme Beys camp in Summit New Jersey. Lou Nova trained in Yoga country for Baer with Brescia and others getting ham and hamburger. A crowd watched Galen throw lefts while chatter about Wooderson and a joke about Joe Louis’s mother adding to the gossip.
The notes summarize multiple games with batting, pitching and fielding details. Key players include Schmidt and Marsh on the mound with Winters at bat, plus numerous errors and bases on balls. Headlines reference multiple teams and venues, along with run totals and innings.
Detroit splits weekend series with New York as Lou Fette limits Cincinnati to one hit in a 5-0 win. Hank Greenberg belts a 16th homer and drives in a run, while Schoolboy Rowe ends his win drought with eight Yankee hits allowed. Cardinals halt the Giants, Cubs top Dodgers, and Boston gains on the standings amid rainouts.
Phillies outfielder Morrie Arnovich leads major leagues in batting with a .396 average in 51 games. He hits Cincinnati Reds pitchers hard, batting .485 in nine games against Paul Derringer Whitey Moore Johnny Vander Meer Lefty Grissom Bucky Walters and Gene Thompson. He has strong numbers against the Cubs Bees Giants Pirates and Cardinals in various matchups.
The Quitman Free Press community mourns Royal Daniel a celebrated editor writer and mentor. He valued journalism integrity humor and tolerance shaping a better profession and inspiring colleagues including Edna Cain Carmel Beth Williams Powers and staff at Quitman Free Press.
Atlanta with Bitsy Grant claiming his eighth southern tennis title over Gardnar Mulloy in a tough three and a half hour final. The match ended 6 6 3 5 7 6 4 in favor of Grant, who led No. 5 amateur and top seed. Martha Barnett won women’s singles and doubles titles, defeating Nellie Sheer and pairing with Catharine Sample to beat Doris Hart and Miss Sheer.
Sea Island Georgia hosts the Georgia Amateur with Julius Hughes of Atlanta the defending champion. Official practice rounds set the stage for Wednesday start and Thursday qualifying to determine first round matchups for a 72 par course winds and hazards challenge inland players. The Georgia Amateur Golf Association plans a Wednesday night meeting amid sea side entertainment.
Scores from multiple leagues show weather affecting play with several games ending early or altered. Notable results include Brooklyn 4-1 over an opponent and Cincinnati a perfect 12-0, while Atlanta Knoxville and other matchups list varied outcomes amid rain delays.
National League action includes New York visiting St. Louis and Detroit playing New York. Other listed games arrange Atlanta at Chattanooga New Orleans at Birmingham Memphis at Little Rock Columbus at Greenville Jacksonville at Spartanburg Savannah at Augusta and more regional pairings.
In Elberton Georgia on June 19 a timid man appeared at the marriage license office asking if he could get his money back on a license bought the day before. He queried if the bride had backed out as the clerk C B Thornton questioned him about the situation.
A reader questions remedies after a misrouted letter with added postage and a potential suit against postal officials. The item mentions Father’s Day frustration, a possible $1 million claim for wounded feelings, and demands a refund of fifteen cents.
The Travelers sweep Chattanooga to tighten the Southern Association race as Memphis tops Atlanta 4-2 and 7-5. Little Rock loses twice to Chattanooga and remains last, while Birmingham and Nashville split a doubleheader. Knoxville strengthens third with two wins over New Orleans.
A man contemplates his choices among several girls during a candid exchange. He wonders if he is choosing the right partner and considers keeping his license or changing the registered name if he switches companions. The dialogue hints at social norms and personal vows within a courting context.
The Orioles cut second string catcher Dan Vickers amid a fluctuating lineup. Mike Alisney, recovered from illness, returned to catch, driving in the run in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Tallahassee Caps. A new pitcher, Thornburg, arrived from Selma for a tryout, with plans for further pitching assignments tonight and Tuesday.
London sports writers reexamine the Wooderson Rideout mile clash at Princeton. Blaine Rideout says he did not intend to impede Sydney Wooderson and believes a rematch could settle the issue. Wooderson expects a return meet with Chuck Fenske at White City on August 7.
Vincennes Indiana filling station attendant Bill Miner a boy scout master believes in a good turn daily but sets a limit. A woman asked him to change oil after washing windshield and offered to gas up from a five gallon can of gasoline in the trunk. Austin Minnesota proprietors of liquor shops advertise to hire bartenders as workers threaten to strike with two women responding.
Albany blanked Waycross 5 to 0 behind Schmidt’s five-hit shutout to tighten first place in the Georgia Florida League. Cordele swept Americus 7 0 and 11 4 as Cordele pitcher Sracatiabak Joe Sims allowed 13 hits in game two. Valdosta charged past Tallahassee 6 5 after a seventh inning rally, Teagle and Bryson yielding 10 hits for the Floridians. Moultrie and Thomasville had no games.
In Los Angeles at the national meet Billy Brown of LSU earned a silver in the broad jump, edged by Atchison of Texas. Tulane’s Millard White was fourth in discus, Georgia Tech’s Charlie Belcher was sixth in the 440, Francis Kearney sixth in the 220. Tuskegee’s Marc Ellerbe took second in 100 yards while Xavier of New Orleans’ Williams finished third in shot put.
A Orangeburg farmer, short of cash, bought a watermelon for seed he needed. He ate the fruit because it was cheaper and brought home the seed.
Private wire notes Cleveland fretting over Earl Averill trade. Oklahoma Sooners face weaker Big Six foes Iowa State and Nebraska as scribes question growth and status.
Milwaukee Journal notes Bert Niehoff, linked to Jersey City and the International League via the New York Giants, is favored to replace Bill Terry in New York. The report highlights Niehoff's notable success as a factor in the decision.
In New Orleans on Father's Day, 19-year-old Philip Johnson gifted cigars to his father Albert S. Johnson and brothers. The family attended a semi pro game where Philip bat in the sixth inning as Adbert Johnson died of a heart attack.
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