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Thomasville Times Enterprise

Location

Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1939

Page

3

Regional High School Scores Reported for Yesterday

Yesterday's results show Thomasville 8 to 1 over Valdosta with Tallahassee leading Cordele 26 to 4. Americus defeated Waycross 3 to 0, while Albany trounced Moultrie as rain affected play with Cordele at Tallahassee and Albany at Moultrie. Waycross visits Americus and Thomasville hosts Valdosta in today’s schedule.

Thomasville Valdosta Tallahassee Cordele Americus Waycross Albany-Moultrie

Printers Seek To Stop Toms In City Loop

City League softball opens with a triple header at East Side. Times-Enterprise Printers aim to halt the undefeated Toms Toasted as they lead the pennant race with six wins. Kiroy Club faces Georgia Packers and Thomasville Ice Company meets Standard Oil tonight.

East Side Times-Enterprise Printers Toms Kiroy Club Georgia Packers Thomasville Ice Company Standard Oil

Rural Hall Man Keeps 24 Year Old Bicycle Busy

George W. Preddy, a 76-year-old farmer from Rural Hall, North Carolina, prefers cycling and routinely makes a 50 mile round trip on his bicycle despite the automobile era.

Rural Hall N.C George W. Preddy Preddy

Word Puzzle Across and Down Solutions

A mixed list of clues and partial answers for a broad word puzzle. Entries include various definitions, wordplay prompts, colorfully phrased hints, and enumerations spanning foods, tools, names, and concepts.

Rambling Notes and Baseball Buzz From Local Scene

A collage of notes on fly rod casting tips from a Rose movie short with Tony Acceta, plus film Midnight with Claudette Colbert and Don Amado. WPAX announcer tribute planned at Hall Park. Georgia Florida umpire Kashner praised after debut. Orioles streak and lineup boost from Mike Alisney noted. Caps crushed Cardelles Bees 20–0 in Tallahassee.

Dubanelers Tony Acceta Thomas County Game and Fish Club Claudette Colbert Don Amadhe John Barrymore Heeth Varnedee Hall Park WPAX

Football Scores Turn Baseball Game Into Scorefest

Augusta Georgia June 20 Not a football game but a 22 to 7 score marked a Columbia Macon clash that became a mixed track meet and gridiron battle with Columbia winning. Columbia pounded 20 hits while Klieman drove in five runs and pitched the route.

Augusta Macon Columbia Macon Peaches Klieman Columbus Greenville

Baseball scores and delays from around the leagues

AP wire reports include Southern Association results Chattanooga 5 Atlanta 4 Birmingham 4 New Orleans 3 Little Rock 2 Memphis. National League Brooklyn 3 Chicago 3 called after rain. American League Washington 1 1 Detroit 5. St Louis 2 1 after 14 innings dark. New York 8 Detroit 5. South Atlantic Jacksonville 6 Spartanburg Augusta 8 Savannah 4. Columbia 22 Macon 7 Columbus-Greenville postponed due to a bus accident near Columbus club.

Southern Association Memphis Knoxville Birmingham New Orleans Nashville Cincinnati New York Brooklyn Chicago Ittsburgh Philadelphia Washington St. Louis Detroit South Atlantic Jacksonville Spartanburg Augusta Savannah Columbia Macon Columbus Cleveland Boston

Today's games spark mixed road trips across leagues

Atlanta visits Chattanooga while New Orleans heads to Birmingham and Memphis travels to Little Rock. Nashville plays Knoxville, Baton Rouge faces Chicago, New York meets Pittsburgh, Brooklyn meets Cincinnati, and Philadelphia encounters St. Louis.

National League Chicago New York Pittsburgh Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia St. Louis

Georgia Amateur Golf Meet Opens at Sea Island

Sea Island Ga June 20 Twenty eight year old Dr Julius Hughes of Atlanta aims to defend the Georgia amateur title as a strong field of about two hundred contenders tees off in the 18 hole qualifying round. Former champions in the field include Dave and Charlie Black Frank Mulherin Johnny Oliver and Bill Zimmerman with other notable players Jennings Gordon Sonny Swift Charles Dannals Jr and John Ridley.

Sea Island Julius Hughes Atlanta Georgia Hughes Dave Charlie Black Frank Mulherin Augusta Johnny Oliver Valdosta Bill Zimmerman Jennings Gordon Rome Sonny Swift Columbus Charles Dannals, Jr John Ridley

Yanks Win Thriller As Nats And Browns Edge In 14 Innings

In Griffith Stadium the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns played a 14 inning 2-1 thriller with Vernon Kennedy holding the Senators to six hits. The Yankees widened their lead to 11 games by defeating Detroit 8-5 as Dizzy Trout took the loss.

Bill White Associated Press Washington Senators St. Louis Browns Griffith Stadium Yankees Fred Haney Browns Vernon Kennedy Detroi Tigers Big Buck Newsom Vernon Senators Athletics Messrs Lawson Harris Mills Victry Joe Krakauskas Washington Detroit Tigers Paul Dizzy) Trout Yanks Cleveland Boston Dodgers Cubs Brooklyn Charley Root Cincinnati Philadelphia Pittsburgh

Five Children Replant Potatoes After Detention Choice

Milwaukee area story reports Joseph Pekar discovering five youths aged 7 to 9 in a potato patch after dark. Deputies offered detention home or replanting. the children chose to help. Under flashlights they replanted all 125 potato plants.

Milwaukee Joseph Pekar

Columbur at Creenville Jacksonville at Spartanburg

Match pairings list shows Columbur against Creenville Jacksonville facing Spartanburg and Macon versus Columbia Bayanoah set to play in Augusta at Bayanoah venue.

South Atlantic Columbur Creenville Jacksonville Spartanburg Macon Columbia Bayanoah Augusta

City actions stalled on slot machines and bans

The city delays on slot machine licensing after the mayor’s vacation while state law argues against local ordinances. City Attorney says machines violate state law, risking nullity. Atlanta bans gambling devices, ending most machines. Gasoline truck routes approved to reduce collisions and fire risk.

John Henry Lewis Stripped Of Light Heavy Title

The New York fighter John Henry Lewis loses his light heavy crown as the National Boxing Association withdraws recognition due to impaired vision and six months without defense. State and international commissions followed, opening room for new challengers. an offer to defend in St. Louis on July 11 vs Gus Lesnevich may be treated as a championship bout there.

New York John Henry Lewis Lewis Joe Louis John Henry New York State Athletic Commission Michigan Commission Dave Clark British Board of Boxing Control Léon Harvey National Boxing Association N. B.A St. Louis Gus Lesnevich Young Cliffside N. J Missouri

Bowers Pitches Orioles To Victory Over Valdosta

Thomasville's Orioles defeated Valdosta 3 1 behind Doc Bowers five hit pitching. Bowers and Pat Dove had two hits each, Swoboda and Jumonville drive in the winning runs as the Birds tie the game in the eighth and pull ahead in the ninth. They set to face the Trojans again at Pendleton Park then host Americas Pioneers and Waycross Bears later in the week with Ken Trinkle scheduled to pitch.

Valdosta Doc’ Bowers Orioles Pendleton Park Trojans Don Ballou Bill Morrell Americas Pioneers Waycross Bears Ken Trinkle Birds’ Mound America Paul Smith Thomasville Bowers Pat Dove Smith Paul Swoboda George Jumonville Birds Valdosia Red McKenzie Vandegrift Thomasville Abr Dova Sande Saeedseemees Ars Jumonville McKenzie Swoboda Contini If Harrison Rochelli Py Luken Jumonville Mueninghoff Jumtonville Davis Dove Wheeler Huber Robinson Kasher Alexander

Pro aims to ace hole in one at Beverly Shores

Michigan City pro Harry Gonder begins a bold attempt to hole out from 136 yards on the tenth at Beverly Shores Country Club. He bets $25 he can repeat William Voltz’s June 4 ace, and will continue until he succeeds or collapses.

Michigan City Ind Harry Gonder William Voltz Voltz Gonder Beverly Shores Country Club

Canine bugologist dog hunts worms in tobacco fields

Boykin's worm hunting dog, trained like a bird dog, searches tobacco rows for worms. The animal methodically moves up and down the plants to find its prey in North Carolina.

Incama N. C Will Boykin Boykin

Louis to tour Dixie after Galento bout next week

Roundup notes Joe Louis likely to tour the South on exhibition shows if he defeats Galento next week with promoter Jim Erwin handling bookings. Yankee celebrate Gehrig’s 36th birthday. various boxing takes and rumors swirl as Tunney pushes heavyweight talk and Galento odds drop. A Bristol softball homer by a 73-year-old grandma is also mentioned.

New York Joe Louis Dixie Galento Jimmy Erwin Birmingham Yankees Lou Gehrig Maxie Rosenbloom Gene Tunney West Detroit Louis Galento Nova Pastor Louis Phélan Dodgers Bristol Conn Biff Jones Nebraska Ralph Collette Schmeling St. Paul

Miss Betty Brown Interjects Over Inaccurate Batting Average

In Denton Cincinnati Times Star Miss Betty Brown scolds the Times Star for printing Wally Berger's batting average twice in one edition. She calls the duplication unnecessary and remarks it rubs it in.

Nixson Denton Cincinnati Times Star Betty Brown TimesStar Wally Berger

Capitals Wallop Bees in Georgia Florida Circuit

The Tallahassee team shut out the Cordelo Bees 20 to 0, blasting 21 hits off four pitchers. Albany Cardinals were rained out at Moultrie. Americus edged Waycross 4 to 3 on a ninth inning rally. Valdosta beat Thomasville 3 to 1 as Bowers limited hits except for a lone second inning score.

Associated Press Cordelo Bees Tallahagsee Bees Pierson Tallahassie Albany Cardinals Moultrie Americus Waycross Héold Waycrosa Billctini Valdosta Thomasins Oriolés Bowers

Peab’s Lock Chicks as Lookouts in Soft-Played Pro Baseball

George Toporcer noted Little Rock Travelers beat Memphis Chicks 2 to 1 for their fifth straight win. Chattanooga defeated Atlanta 5 to 4 narrowing the lead as Birmingham crushed New Orleans 24 to 8 before a 13,577 crowd. Nashville and Knoxville idle.

Associated Prec George Toporcer Little Rock Travelers Manager Toporcer Southern Association Agat Travelers Memphis Chicks Chattanologh Memphis Little Rock Chattanooga Atlanta Birmingham Barons New Orleans Pelicans Nashville Knoxville

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