YMCA Opens New Building and Honors Community Leaders
The Thomasville YMCA unveils a new building praised for its value to the city. W. R. Red Pindomy receives a standing ovation for decades of service as general secretary. Former Quitman star Ray Groover weighs future eligibility at Auburn. Notable sports notes include Dick Littlefield’s major league club record, Dick Mayer dubbed Bollywood handsome, and Dodgers adding Mills and Hopey to a left‑heavy staff in Georgia Florida League.
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Thomasville Ymca
NMCA
Quitman High
Ray Groover
Auburn
Plainsmen
Dick Littlefield
New York
Chicago ‘Cubs
Chicago
Littlefield
Bobo Newsome
Dick Mayer
Mayer
Harvey Mills
Tony Hopey
Dodgers
Rudy Rufer
Mills
iMoney
Jim Steinhour
Mat Ray
Jackie Breeden
Ralph ‘Clifton
Seibert Scott
Booth
Lendon Jackson
Rufer
Jeffies
Johnny Law
Jaycees
Thomasville High
Johnny
Basketmoll
George Case
Gragg
Ponca City
Daily Baseball and Schedule Glimpse from Midland Region
A chaotic OCR compact shows scores and fixtures across teams like Chicago Cincinnati and Milwaukee with current standings and yesterday results. It lists Kansas City at Washington Chicago at Baltimore Detroit at New York and Cleveland at Boston plus several southern city matchups and minor league standings featuring Savannah Charlotte Knoxville Macon and Jacksonville.
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Washington
Chicago
Baltimore
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Savannah
Augusta
Charlotte
Macon
Columbia
Columbus
Knoxville
Jacksonville
Et“ Rifeean
Dodgers Triumph Over Waycross Braves 9-4 for Fourth Straight
Thomasville Dodgers beat Waycross Braves 9-4 as Richard Sasek belted a two run homer and Jim Steinhour closed out the win. The victory keeps Thomasville one game ahead of the Valdosta Tigers in the Georgia-Florida League standings.
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Richard Sasek
Jim Steinhour
Thomasville Dodgers
Waycross Braves
Waycross
Dodgers
Valdosta Tigers
Fitzgerald Orioles
Earl Weaver
Orioles
Fitzgerald Crew
Thomasville
Municipal Stadium
Rudy Rufer
Jack Breeden
Braves
Sasek
Ralph Clifton
Steinhour
Hind
Tyat
Steinboth
Jone
Barney Barnhart
Rufer
Larry Burright
John Geesing
George Scott
Barnhart
Burright
Geesing
Scott
Ron Rossi
Waycross Bobbie
Galen Mote
Mote
Rufermen
Thomasville and Waycross Baseball Box Score Summary
Box score recap of Thomasville vs. Waycross with Burright Sasek and Scott keying hits. Burright and Mote drive runs, Sasek homers, Steinhour earns win over Christoff as bats total 9 and 4.
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Thomasville
Steinhour
Waycross
Poae Ramirez
Hoffman
Fandozzi
Lowry
Nester
Powell
Bergdoll
O 'Michal
RBI
G. Scott
Mote
Sasek
Burright
Barnhart
Christoff
Burke
Scott
Geesing
Clifton
So—Clifton
Louillard
Souillard
Cote
Dechaine
Penrose Leads Southern Amateur Qualifiers at La Gorce
Miami Beach golfer Jack Penrose fired 68 and 72 to lead the lower bracket with 140 while Arnold Blum, defending champion from Macon, Ga., heads the top bracket. Cobby Ware of Augusta was second with 174 70 144, and four Georgians won the Bob Jones trophy with a 603 aggregate for 36 holes.
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la Gorce Country Club
Arnold Blum
Macon
Jack Penrose
Penrose
Cobby Ware
Augusta
Richard Chapman Sr
Pinehurst
N.C
Earl Clark
North Miami
John B. Ellis
Tommy Barnes
Charles W. Har‘Tiva
Atlanta
Orioles Manager Praises Relief Ace Diamond Genius
Baltimore manager Paul Richards called pitcher George Zuverink a psychological genius for saving another game. The right hander earned his 21st win, his seventh against two losses, lifting the Orioles in a crucial seventh inning relief appearance versus the Chicago White Sox.
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Orioles
Ace Diamond
Baltimore
George @uverink
Paul Richards
Baltimore Orioles
Richards
Chicago White Sox
Uverink
Oriole
Zuverink
Herlong Backs Baseballs Case In Talks On Antitrust
Rep. Herlong told a House Antitrust subcommittee that applying antitrust laws to professional baseball would cause serious injury to both majors and minors. He warned eliminating the reserve clause could dry up income for small clubs and raise expenses. He noted minor leagues depend on local citizens and major league agreements to ease financial strain.
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Herlong
D-Flo
House
Mer Jong
Rep
Celler
D-Nl
Florida Strate League
Leespurg
Piney Woods Invitational Golf Tourney Set July 4-7
Invitations mailed for the 39th Piney Woods at Glen Arven Country Club July 4 to 7 with match play format. Defending champ Key Scales of Weirsdale Florida awaits decision on return as entries from across the nation arrive.
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Glen Arven
Piney Woods
Kershel Dodson
Big Watts
Key Scales
Weirsdale
Fla
Scales
Thomas
Ocala
Sam Connoly
Jacksonville
Fitzgerald Wins Third In Row From Phils 11-6
Fitzgerald Orioles rally after a three day layoff to beat Brunswick 11-6 in Georgia-Florida League action. Hank Sockman hits a homer and two singles to lead a 10 hit attack while Thom asville tops Waycross 9-4 and Valdosta defeats Albany 10-2 behind Phil Kliewer six hitters.
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South Georgia
Fitzgerald Orioles
Birds
Orioles
Brunswick
Hank Sockman
Dick Colgan
Bob Dykstra
Fitzgerald
Thomasville
Waycross
Valdosta Tigers
Albany
Phil Kliewer
Klewer
Tommy Gonzalez
Valdosta
Leo Smith
Colgan
Dykstra
Young
Stocker
Tsatsa
Bishop
Ingram
McIntyre
Dexter
Shellnut
Degraaf
Riddle
Khewer
Bowen
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