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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1950
Page
3
Reports from Valdosta describe a rough night as multiple players and umpires clashed during the Georgia Florida Pennan race. Key moments include a triple by Coles and strong pitching by Moeller and McGrath, with late scoring bursts altering several games in the sequence.
Matt Russell led an 11-run second inning in City Softball League action to push his team to an 11-9 win over Vocational School. Georgia Crate followed with a 13-9 victory on sixteen hits against Colonial. Blanton hurled the win for Crate while Morris took the loss for Colonial.
The 44th Southern Amateur began at New Orleans Country Club with 64 entrants in stroke play. Dale Morey of Dallas shot 71 after a 66 says he leads medalist race, while Alabama State champion Dickinson posted 70 on back nine and 71 overall. Tulane captain Dick Chassee shot 71 and finished 10th in qualifiers. Columbus Country Club earned the team title, its fourth in five years for member clubs of the Southern Golf Association.
Regional standings show Tallahassee beating Thomasville 11 to 3 while Valdosta won 4 to 7. Cordele 7 over Americas 6 and Waycross 9 over Albany 1. Savannah 9 defeated Augusta 0. Columbus and Greenville tied 6 to 6. Additional results include Nashville beating Atlanta 6 to 1 and Birmingham over Chattanooga 6 to 1. New York and Brooklyn led in the National League, with Chicago 4 Boston and Philadelphia.
The Tallahassee roster defeats Thomasville 11 to 3 in a high‑scoring game. McNally hits a home run with Quattrone and Lefevre among multiple players contributing two or more hits. Moeller secures the win. Breschini and Collins split pitching duties for the visitors.
In Denver on June 24 top professionals and amateurs resume the pursuit of the women's Western Open at Cherry Hills. Marjorie Lindsay from Decatur and Babe Zaharias of Chicago are among favorites after yesterday’s opening round where most matches ended before the 18th hole. Lindsay beat Kilian while Zaharias eliminated Becker and Roessler. Mac Kinnon of Dallas looms after an 8 and 7 win.
Joe Dimaggio collects two hits and drives in three runs to lift the New York Yankees to a key 2 0 victory over the Cleveland Indians as Stan Musial reaches 1500 hits with a home run for the St Louis Cardinals in a defeat by the New York Giants. Brooklyn tops Cincinnati 8 2. Red Sox and Phillies win as Cubs beat Braves in 10 innings. Browns blank Athletics. Meyer earns Phils first win after six losses.
A yesterday verdict was returned in Midland Texas concerning Pat Garner. Details remain sparse in the readable text.
Former Thomasville star Keith Little, now with the Flint Arrows of the Central League, tops the circuit in doubles and RBIs. After a late Spring injury, his bat has surged, highlighted by a four-hit doubleheader against Dayton and eight RBIs.
The Lucky Strikes defeated the Local Belles 18 to 4 in a Women's Softball League game. McBride delivered a two hit performance as the standout pitcher and batter guided Lucky Strikes to a decisive victory.
Thomasville edged Quitman 6-5 under the Municipal Stadium lights. Forrester led with a first inning triple driving in a run and added the only extra base hit. Harper earned the win as Quitman pitcher Pitsing took the loss after six innings with three more hits and no runs scoring against him in relief.
Sam Bailey a former University of Georgia basketball and football star signed a contract to serve as head basketball coach and assistant football coach at the University of Tampa. He played football and basketball at Georgia and Hampden-Sydney, and will serve as the second in command to head coach Frank Sinkwich.
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