Dodgers Offer Free Baseball Night in Thomasville
The Merchants Association sponsors a free game with the Dodgers returning from Brunswick to face Waycross at Municipal Stadium on Saturday night. Tickets are available through local stores. the event aims to drum up fan interest and thank customers.
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Merage Retail Merchant's Association
Thomasville
Merchant's Association
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Fana
Rudy Rufer
Phils
Dublin Orioles
Thomasville Retail Merchant's Association
Local League Results and Schedules From Southern Circuit
Scores from Albany Waycross Dublin and Valdosta at Brunswick show Albany 5 Valdosta 2 Waycross 8 Dublin 2 with Thomasville Brunswick postponed. Detroit Cleveland and other city matchups noted as today and yesterday results with Birmingham Memphis and Nashville among teams in the South Atlantic League standings.
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Albany
Dublin
Valdosta
Waycross
Thomasville
Brunswick
Little Rock
Birmingham
Memphis
Atlanta
Mobile
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Nashville
Pels Rock
Savannah
Nee
Augusta
Macon
Jacksonville
Charlotte
Knoxville
Trojans Capture Baseball Crown
Southern Oak Moran leads a decisive victory as the Trojans win the college baseball championship title, securing the crown.
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Trojans
Southern Oak Ree Moran
Wynn Pitches Two-Hitter To Beat Tribe
Early Wynn pitched a two hitter to beat the Red Sox 4-0, extending Chicago White Sox shutout streaks as Wynn improves to 7-5. The Yankees won 9-3 over Cleveland, widening the gap atop the American League standings.
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Tribe
Rosewall Aims for 2 Wins in Pro Tennis Round Robin
Ken Rosewall leads a six match round robin in Forest Hills aiming to win both his remaining clashes against Pancho Gonzalez tonight and Lew Hoad tomorrow. With a 4-0 record, the Australian seeks the $3,000 top prize while Gonzales 3-0 and Hoad 3-1 pace the event.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Ken Rosewall
Pancho Gonzales
Lew Hoad
Rosewall
Rex Hartwig
Tony ‘Trabert
Frank Sedgan
Segura
Hartwig
Gonzales
Hoad
Kenny
Lew
Dan
Budge
Panche
Legion Team Launches Home State Tonight
If weather cooperates, Thomanville's American Legion Post 222 junior baseball team starts the home portion of its 1958 season tonight. Coach Joe Sumrall's Post 222 nine faces Moultrie at Municipal Stadium at 8 p.m. The Thomasville squad has one prior game, a 3-1 loss to Albany.
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Moultrie
Municipal Stadium
Thomasville
Albany
Moultrie Legion
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Thomasville High
Sumrall
Donald Hamm
Hamm
Jack Taylor
Ronald Shepherd
Larry Johnson
Doug Vick
Gaines Kirkland
James Sons
Cawood Arrington
Ralph Norman
Carlton Roberson
Spahn Slumps as Cubs Hit Four Homers
Milwaukee star Warren Spahn drops to 8-4 after the Chicago Cubs hammer four homers in a 9-4 win that preserves their lead over the Braves. Tony Taylor belted his first major league homer and chased Spahn in the fourth, while Stan Musial and Willie Mays headlines elsewhere in a busy day of NL action.
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Willie Mays
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee
Spahnie
Chicago Cubs
Braves
Tony Taylor
Walt Moryn
Spahn
al Dark
Taylor
Cub
John Briggs
Glen Hobbie
Ray Semproch
Phils
Joe Pignatano
Duke Snider
Stan Lopate
Johnny Podres
Don Dryndale
Don Gross
Jim Finigan
Ronnie Kline
Pirates
Giants
Bob.Schmidt
al Worthington
Bob Skinner
Rune
Okefenokee Invite Leads Go To Parks Coleman
In Waycross Georgia an 18 year old Jimmy Parks and veteran Pete Coleman tied for medalist honors with 68 at the Okefenokee Invitational over the 6238 yard Okefenokee Country Club course. Boog Layton and Al Yancey finished one stroke back with 69.
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Waycross
Okefenokee
al Yancey
Talla
Rain At Brunswick Halts Dodger Tilt
The Thomasville Dodgers and Brunswick Phillies face a doubleheader in Brunswick after a rainout. Los Angeles signed lefty Jim Brady from Port Jervis, N Y, for assignment to Thomasville. The clubs split 10 meetings this season with Thomasville holding fourth place in the Georgia Florida League race ahead of Brunswick and the Phillies.
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Efer
Waycross
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Waycross Journal-Herald
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Thomasville Dodgers
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Los Angeles
Jim Brady
Port Jervis
N. Y
Brady
George Pfister
Phils
Bolt Tops Flint Open First Round Lead With 69
Tommy Bolt, using a new attitude and driver, led the Flint Open after a 69 as Sam Snead trailed by nine strokes after a 78. Bolt’s seven one putts highlighted a round that bucked the post‑U S Open letdown trend. Only 15 of 140 in the field shot par or better.
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Tommy Bolt
Sam Snead
Bolt
Io Carey Middlecoff
Ed Furgol
Jack Fleck
Dick Mayer
Tage
Bill Casper Jr
Apple Valley
Calif
Albany Cardinals Rally Past Valdosta for Lead
Albany Cardinals beat Valdosta 5-2 as Fred Walker limited the visitors to three hits. Albany opened with three runs in the first, chased starter Bill Lawrence early, and extended their lead to sit 14 games ahead of second place. Don Wartelle hurled seven with wild pitches costly in Waycross 3-2 win for Dublin.
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Valdosta
Tigers
Walker
Birmingham
Als
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Tiger
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Cards
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Bob Boyer
Butler
Waycross
Dublin
Don Wartelle
Wartelle
Braves
Chisox Veteran Early Wynn Sees Three Or Four More Years
Chicago veteran Early Wynn, 38, is optimistic about extending his career after a 4-0 shutout of the Red Sox. He credits slowing slightly each year and notes his 7-6 record this season while eyeing a possible three to four more seasons if aging progresses slowly.
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AAU Track Meet Opens With Star Foreign Contingent
The 70th National AAU championships start tonight in Bakersfield with about 400 athletes. Australian mile stars Herb Elliott and Merv Lincoln seek to break John Landy’s 3:58 world mile mark, while Don Bowden of California is entered in the mile. The meet includes heats tonight and a final Saturday, with a Moscow tour the summer prize and the top two Americans in each event qualifying for the squad.
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Calif
Herb Elliott
Merv Lincoln
Australia
John Landy
Russia
Moscow
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Lincoln
Don Bowden
University of California
Big Ted Kluszewski Hits Over .300 With Back Brace Off
Pittsburgh reports Big Ted Kluszewski is batting .305 for the season after shedding a back brace he said hindered his swing. He’s gone 13 for 40 in his last eight games, with minor back pains fading after games.
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Ted Kluszewski
Ted
Kluszewski
Championship flight in tournament continues through Sunday
The report notes that the championship flight remains in contention as the tournament proceeds through Sunday. Other scores are listed in the standings portion of the article.
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