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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1935
Page
3
Thom asville Orioles lose 6-5 to Americus in Americus Ga as Ed Grayston homers to seal the series. O'Donnell expected to arrive and assume management here tomorrow before games with Panama City Pilots.
Krim Bess earned his second consecutive win as Albany beat the Moultrie Steers. The team piled up 13 runs on 18 hits as every Albany batter had a hit. Mickey Mittleman paced the offense with a homer, a triple and a single in four trips. Bill Kinsel relieved Bess in the eighth and shut out the Steers the final two innings. Knox had two hits for Moultrie. A second Albany victory would clinch the first-half pennant for the Travelers.
The 16 singles survivors in the national clay courts championship faced another schedule day at River Forest Tennis Club after three rounds were completed yesterday. Notable upsets included J Gilbert Hunt losing to Ernest Sutter 6 3 6 4, with John Law Charlies Harris and Hal Surface also exiting. Defending champion Bryan Bitsy Grant and Frankie Parker advanced but had to stretch earlier rounds.
Des Moines June 21 former heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey will seek a boxing comeback, his manager Jack Buckley said. Sharkey decided to return after Wax Bear lost his title to Jim Braddock while stopping in Des Moines en route to the West Coast.
In a day’s slate Albany beats Moultrie 13 to 0 as Walter Ammon, the twin bill iron man, eyes the first half flag. Moultrie pitching struggled with 18 hits allowed while Albany piled up runs across five innings.
Johnny Allen won six games this season as the Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5 to 2. Joe Sullivan sustained a minor concussion after colliding with Bill Dickey. The Indians moved to second by routing the Senators 8 to 6, while the A’s beat the White Sox 5 to 2 in the opener of a Philadelphia-Chicago doubleheader. The Giants topped the Pirates 6 to 2 as Bill Terry and Joe Moore drove in half the runs. Dizzy Dean pitched five innings of five-hitting ball to help the Cardinals beat the Phillies 3 to 1. The Reds and Dodgers split a doubleheader, with Cincinnati winning 6 to 1 in 11 innings and the Dodgers taking the nightcap 7 to 1 in the eighth. Red Sox and Cubs games were rained out.
A vivid account of a flight from Worth Upchurch and Frank Ward of the Southern Flying Service at Vose Field. The piece describes practicing vertical banks, the thrill of viewing Thomasville from above, and the airport’s expansion with FERA support and local aviation figures.
The Nashville Vols beat Birmingham 12 to 0 for 17 hits as the Southern Association action continued. The Atlanta Crackers split a doubleheader with Little Rock, winning 7 to 0 in game one and losing 8 to 0 in game two. Today's schedule features Atlanta at Little Rock, Birmingham at Nashville, Knoxville at Memphis, and New Orleans at Chattanooga.
In Chattanooga on June 21 Martin Busby the top seed from Miami faces Edgar Weller the Southern Junior Champion of New Orleans in the semi finals. Busby beat Alex Welford of Sewanee 6 1 6 0 while Arthur Hendrix Lakeland Fla defeated Carl Smalley Austin 6 4 6 2. Robert Little of Birmingham advanced by defeating Marshall Neal Knoxville.
Richmond Va June 21 The Dixie Amateur Golf Tournament moves to quarter finals with Fred Haas Sam Perry Johnny Morris Edwin McClure among survivors from the far south and Richmond Old Dominion entrants Bobby Riegel Ross Puette and John Kerr remaining contenders. Perry defeats Kerr as Haas meets Puette while Morris draws Riegel. D Antoni edges Donita in a top match.
Joe Louis, the sensational Negro heavyweight, is favored to defeat Primo Carnera at Yankee Stadium Tuesday night. Analysts caution against overconfidence, noting Carnera’s improved defense and Louis’s limited high-level experience, while highlighting past upsets as a warning.
In Columbus Georgia six-teens began the championship flight of the Columbus Country Club Invitation Tournament which runs through tomorrow. J D Kirven Jr of Columbus led qualifying with 74 and Harvey Hill of Atlanta shot 75. Four University of Georgia students from Athens Country Club won the team trophy: Wade Hoyt R N Little Dean Covington and Morton Campbell Jr All from Rome and Atlanta.
Eddie Miller of Gadsden Alabama starts as favorite to defend the Southern Professional Golf title as preliminaries open in Macon Georgia Ernie Ball Mobile Alabama and Fred Hyatt Charlotte are noted for their 72s in practice rounds The event serves as a qualifier for the National PGA championship in Oklahoma City later this summer a large field of pros is entered.
Johnny Revolta of Milwaukee and Jimmy Thomson of Long Beach head a 100 player field at Medinah for the Open Tournament. Proceeds go to the Shriners Hospital for crippled children as 15 holes were played today with 18 more slated tomorrow and 36 on Sunday.
The Fourth of July golf event at Glen Arven draws the Georgia Florida loop and other invited players while local finances lag. Thomasville’s Chamber of Commerce will seek funds to keep the course in good shape. Meanwhile Albany battles for pennant glory and World Series chatter grows as New York hosts potential title clashes.
A Texas Panhandle survey of high school agriculture students led by C. Luker found that one profitable dairy cow yields more profit than 21 acres of cotton or 11 acres of wheat. The study reflects regional attitudes toward livestock vs crops in dairy profitability.
Yale oarsmen swept the freshman and junior varsity events at New London Connecticut on June 21. Harvard led the freshman race before Yale sprinted to win by about eight feet, and Yale secured a close JV victory by a few feet after gaining the lead early. President Roosevelt watched his son row. The main four mile varsity race was scheduled for six p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
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