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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1946
Page
3
Louis simply overwhelmed Conn with a swift kayo showing power and efficiency. Conn announces retirement after his weakest performance, while Louis eyes a long title reign. The article also notes the Thomasville Softball League reshaping with Cowden favored and two new clubs joining.
National League scores include Brooklyn 7 Pittsburg New York 4 Cincinnati 3 St Louis 8 Teston 3. American League Detroit 8 Philadelphia 0. Southern Association Mobile 2 1 Memphis 0 5 Birmingham 6 Chattanooga 0. Little Rock 4 New Orleans 2. Nashville at Atlanta postponed. Georgia Florida league Valdosta 9 Albany Americus 16 Wigcross 5 Moultrie 9 Cordele 7 Thomasville 6 Tallahassee 3.
Today’s schedule features New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Detroit Washington at Cleveland and Boston at St Louis in the East. In the West National League games include Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and Stop Louis at Boston with Chicago at Philadelphia. Regional games list Valdosta at Albany Waycross at Americus and Moultrie at Cordele in Georgia.
The City softball league resumed with two tight contests. Tuck Implement Co. edged V. F. W. 8 to 7 in extra innings, while Cowden’s defeated Southern Bell 7 to 6. Tomorrow Colonial Stores faces Harris Electric Co. as V. F. W. meets Southern Bell.
Tallahassee June 19 The high flying Tigers won their fifth straight and seventh of nine as Red Willingham struck out seven and led a 6 4 victory over the Pirates. Willingham aided his cause with a fourth inning single and a ninth inning run, while Colgan and Dove produced key hits. Albany’s loss to Valdosta and a Friday clash with the Moultrie Packers loom large for Thomasville.
Thomasville 6 Tallahassee 3 in a game marked by strong pitching and several offensive feats. Dove Colgan Mullen and Johnson led RBI counts. Mullen and Johnson hit three base hits. Willingham struck out ten for Thomasville while Bennett took the loss.
Dodgers gain 7-0 over Pirates as Joe Hatten fires seven hits allowed. Cardinals win 8-3 with Ted Wilks replacing faltering Red Barrett, yielding four hits in six and one third innings.
A late six run surge in the sixth inning, highlighted by Stan Musial's bare clearing triple, sealed a defeat for Boston as Johnny Sain struggled on the mound. Baseball game notes show Musial delivering the key hit to swing momentum.
A jumble of arrival and departure times lists trains between Atlanta Tallahassee Dothan Waycross Tifton Columbus and Monticello. The fragmentary schedule includes several daily slots, highlighting local travel patterns without full context or dates.
Joe Louis outboxed Billy Conn in a brutal Yankee Stadium bout watched by 45,266 fans. Conn announced after the eighth round he would never fight again, admitting he misjudged his strategy and acknowledging Louis’s sharp power.
Southern Association basketball wrap reports Little Rock Travelers beat New Orleans Pelicans 4 to 2, Barons and Birmingham win 6 to 0 and 5 to 1 respectively, Mobile Bears split with Memphis Shieks in a doubleheader, with games delayed by rain and a 12-inning 5 to 1 outcome for the Shieks.
The Georgia Florida league standings show Packers beating Cordele 8-7 to pull even with Waycross for second place. Americus edged Albany 16-5 while Albany outbatted Valdosta 10-9 but fell short by three runs in the ninth. Thomasville pitcher Willingham limited Tallahassee as Americus continued a batting surge with 32 hits in two games.
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