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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1928
Page
3
The article notes DOPT Johnnie Oliver of Valdosta and Dick Cherry of Albany as key players likely to keep the tournament lively. It also mentions Valdosta's mixed results, Thomasville's top position, upcoming games, and local sports chatter from Valdosta to Chicago golf and open tennis.
The Pensacola Fliers fell to 4th straight loss as Albany blasted them 13 to 1. Perry hit a homer for Albany while Deacon and Jones limited Johnston & Co. to six hits. Slim Brewer worked against Columbus with three runs allowed. Van Pelt sparked a Jacksonville win over Montgomery. Selma and Savannah rain out.
Yesterday in the Southeastern League Albany defeated Pensacola 13 to 1 and Tampa beat Columbus 11 to 1 with Savannah Selma on wet grounds. American League saw Washington beat Boston 1 to 0 and Chicago topple Cleveland 7 to 4. National League action had Pittchurch 11 over Cincinnati 1 and Chicago 1 over St Louis 4. Southern Association listed multiple rain and wet grounds notes with Atlanta over Nashville 7 to 4 and Little Rock 2 over Chattanoosa Birmingh on wet grounds. Today’s schedule includes Selma at Savannah and Montgomery at Jacksonville among others. double headers noted for some matchups.
Willie Promey of Fort Benning won a technical knockout over Ralph Taylor of Birmingham. Kid Griffin of Atlanta defeated Frankie Walburn of La Grange in a points decision. Henry Single of New Orleans knocked out Sailor Blalock of Mobile in a seven round bout.
Smokie Hunter and Rauch homer as Greenville plates five in the fourth to beat Charlotte 6 to 4. Hood and Hunter each collect four bases for the Hornets. Augusta and Spartanburg games rained out. In the Southern Association Atlanta tops Nashville 7 4 Mobile beats Little Rock 2 0. Chattanooga Birmingham New Orleans Memphis postponed.
The Cardinals beat the Cubs 4 1 in Chicago as Sunny Jim Bottomley hit his 16th home run. Rain halted play after the seventh, keeping the series at 3–1 with one game left. St. Louis extends its road trip while chasing the Pirates and Cubs at Sportsman Park.
London, June 23. Big Bill Tilden defeated fellow American Francis T. Hunter in straight sets 6-3 6-2 6-1 to win the London singles championship.
Mrs Ed Wilson received word that two nieces Miss Nell and Miss Clarice Gandy drowned at Jones Bridge on Tuesday afternoon. The community expresses sympathy. Various local residents and relatives visited kin in the area over the past week.
Warm weather improves crops in Pebble Hill. Rev H P Stubbs of Ochlocknee filled his regular appointment at Buelah. Coram family from Tampa visits relatives in North Georgia. Mrs W C Hall and children return from relatives. Bonds family and Rev Stubbs dine with J W Smith. Mitchell family from Miccosukee visit. J W Rogers leaves for Titon to attend summer school at A M College. Thelma and Edna Alli good depart for summer school.
The ten round bout between Johnny Risko and George Godfrey at Ebbets Field in New York has been postponed to next Wednesday due to threatening weather. Promoter Humbert J. Fugazzy announced the delay, marking the second postponement for the same reason.
Camp Tomo Chi Chi on St Simons Island near Brunswick reports seventy six campers, with dogs and cooks, enjoying training in mind body and soul. Lectures by Dr. David Cady Wright Rev Robb White and others precede sports and camp spirit. Camp lasts until the twenty ninth with fond memories and inspiration.
Paris critics urge action to curb machine played music in schools and public spaces. Pierre Maudru proposes a censorship commission to ban devices not meeting high musical standards. He criticizes phonographs in cinemas used with loudspeakers and speed controls by projection operatives.
Lawrence Kansas. Professor Herbert Hungerford of the University of Kansas studies the genealogy of American bugs in Europe. He tours eight countries with 8,000 specimens from Kansas and Smithsonian collections to compare North and South American insects with European families.
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