Thomasville Little League season grows with new field and six teams
The Thomasville YMCA ready to begin its 1959 Little League campaign with six teams, 155 players signed, and uniforms funded by sponsors Coca-Cola Bottling, Kiwanis Club, Elks, VFW, Davis Meter, and Sunnyland Packing. A new field at Fletcherville School supports play, and organizers eye further expansion in 1960 while stressing sportsmanship and proper adult conduct.
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Thomasville
Fletcherville
Coca-Cola Bottling Com- Pay
Kiwanis Club
Elks Club
Thomasville Vfw Post
Davis Meter and Supply Company
Sunnyland Packing Company
YMCA
City of
Thomasville Board of Education
Fletcherville School
Cardinals hold Albany tryout camp for pro contracts
St. Louis Cardinals announce a two day baseball tryout camp at Cardinal Park in Albany with scout Mercer Bailey to evaluate 17 to 23 year old hopefuls. Signed players will be refunded camp expenses and attendees must provide gloves and shoes.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Albany
Mercer Bailey
Cardinal Park
St. Louis
Harry Helton
Thomasville
Hank Foiles
Pittsburgh
Cardinal
Bill White
Sally Hemus
White
Foiles
Dusty Boggess
Hemus
Ida Cason Callaway Gardens
Pine Mountain
Mike Amsbry
Orange
California
Glen Arven
John Walter
Walter
Lloyd Megahee
Megahee
Unclear fragment sports schedule sparks confusion
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple team matchups including Birmingham New Orleans Chattanooga Atlanta Mobile Memphis Nashville Shreveport and Shreveport with scores and a Sunday game. Details are garbled and unreadable, preventing full reconstruction of the schedule.
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Birmingham
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Mobile
Memphis
Nashville
Shreveport
MONDA
RES Atlanta
Innifigs
Little League Opens Season In Thomasville In 1959
The Thomasville YMCA Little League starts its 1959 season with Kiwanis Club sponsored vs Coca-Cola Bottling Company at 5 p.m. on the new Fletcherville School field. Five more weekday games follow through August. 156 boys signed up this year and an All Star game is planned at mid season.
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Thomasville Ymca
Kiwanis Club
Thomasville Coca- Cola Bottling Company
Fletcherville
Davis Meter and Supply Company
Sunnyland Packing Company
Elks Club
Thomasville Vfw
Kiwanis
Sunnyland
Coca- Cola
VFW
Norton Voted Top Performer in AAU Meet
The AAU championships boosted Norton Burleson and Murphy as top picks for the Pan-American Games roster for Chicago starting August 28. Tidwell set AAU and American records in the 200 meters hurdles, while Tidwell missed travel selection due to the specialty not being an international event.
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Boulder
Colo
Stars and Stripes
United States
Chicago
Philadelphia
Germany
Scandinavia
Ray Norton
San Jose State
Cyrol Burleson
Oregon
Tom Murphy
New York Athletic Club
Charlie Tidiwell
Kansas University
Tidwell
Harrison Dillard
Tech Ace Captures Waycross Tourney
Jimmy Cleveland of Georgia Tech won the Oke fenokee Hate Club Invitational in Waycross Georgia with an 11 under par 277. A freak storm paused the event, washing out the third round and pushing final round play to Sunday. Cleveland led five over par on the 15th hole when play was halted Saturday.
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Waycross
Jimmy Cleveland
Okefenokee
Georgia Tech
Cleveland
Atlanta
Mother Nature
U S Driver Shares In Le Mans Victory
Car roll Shelby of Dallas Texas and Roya Salvadori of Great Britain piloted Aston Martin to victory in the Le Mans 24 hour endurance race. They covered 2720 miles at an average speed of 112.6 miles per hour. Second place went to Maurice Trintignant of France and Paul Frere of Belgium.
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LE Mans
France
Carroll Shelby
Dallas
Tex
Roya Salvadori
Great Britain
Aston Martin
Maurice Trintignant
Paul Frere
Belgium
Sets Race Record LACONIA New Hampshire CAB Brad Andres
Brad Andres of San Diego broke a race record at Laconia New Hampshire in a CAB event. The performance highlighted Andres as a standout competitor in the meet.
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Laconia
N.H
Brad Andres
San Diego
Bon Broke
Thomasville Legion Team Slated To Play At Bainbridge Tonight
American Legion junior baseball game features Thomasville Post 222 vs Bainbridge Post 60 at Bainbridge. Thomasville, coached by Lynwood Eason, seeks a rebound after four straight losses including 7-3 to Albany and 6-1 to Tifton 91.
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Thomasville Legion
Bainbridge
American Legion
Thomasville Post
Bainbridge Post
Thomasville
Lynwood Eason
T. D. (Smitty) Smith
Sam Williams
Post 222
Albany
Tifton
Cleveland Takes Pair From Yankees In Doubleheader
The Cleveland Indians swept New York by 4-2 and 5-4 in 14 innings at Yankee Stadium. Cal McLish and Jim Grant pitched superbly with 25 hits allowed between them, Colavito and Power homered, boosting Cleveland two games ahead of Chicago in the AL race.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Cleveland Indians
Cal McLish
Jim Grant
McLish
Grant
New York Yankees
Indians
Chicago
Yanks
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Billy
Pierce
White Sox
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Red Sox
Washington
Senators
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Braves
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Giants
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Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
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Vic Power
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Power
Jim Coates
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Cleveland
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Baltimore recalls Fisher from Miami
Baltimore Orioles recall 20 year old right handed pitcher Jack Fisher from Miami of the International League. The Orioles send 82 year old reliever George Zave rink to Miami on a 24 hour recall.
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Baltimore
Jack Fisher
Miami
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
George Zaverink
Braves Race Giants Behind Aaron Three Homer Day
Hank Aaron slugged three homers with runners aboard as the Milwaukee Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 13-3 to reclaim first place. Aaron raised his average to .391 with 19 homers and 61 RBIs, while Del Crandall and Johnny Logan also homered for Warren Spahn’s ninth win.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Milwaukee Braves
Henry Aaron
Aaron
Braves
San Francisco
Giants
Hank
del Crandall
Johnny Logan
Warren Spahn
Johnny Antonelli
Pittsburgh
Pirates
St. Louis
Ford cups Canadian Golf Title
Doug Ford, 36, of Paradise Florida, won the Canadian Open with a 72 hole total of 276 and prize of 13 500. He began the final round one stroke back and posted a 2 under par 70 to finish 12 under. Finsterwald and Wall tied for second with 278. Winger tied for second with 278. Crampton finished fifth at 280 after a 75 final round. Casper led with 66 in the final round but finished at 263.
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Montreal
Doug Ford
Paradise
Fla
Ford
Don Finsterwald
Tequesta
Bruce Crampton
Sydney
Australia
Finsterwald
Art Wall Jr
Pocono Manor
Bo Winger
Odessa
Tex
Crampton
Billy Casper
Newell weighs Washington offer after title run
Berkeley AP reports Pete Newell considering an offer from the University of Washington as he weighs remaining at California after guiding the Golden Bears to the NCAA title and a PCC crown.
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Berkeley
Calif
Pete Newell
California
University of Washington
Newell
Golden Bears
Sibyl the Bell Labs computer tester boosts new phone systems
Sibyl, born and bred in Bell Telephone Laboratories, is a computer like machine used to test new phone systems before costly construction. It helps Southern Bell bring you the best in telephone developments at low cost by enabling efficient research and daily life convenience.
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Sibyl
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Southern Bell
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