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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1931
Page
7
Colquitt’s strong nine visits as the Buds play at four thirty tomorrow afternoon. Proceeds go to the players in the game. Last week Colquitt troubled locals with errors by Nix and the Buds may face a tough afternoon.
Baseball leaders data for both leagues include batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and top pitchers. Notable names: Ruth, Gehrig, Cronin, Hornsby, Terry, Klein, Manush, Foxx, Chapman, Fischer, Grimes, Earnshaw. An admission note mentions 30 o'clock and usual charges.
In Scottsboro Alabama Judge A E Hawkins denied a motion for a new trial for eight Negroes in Elly prison awaiting execution for the May 10 attack on two young girls walking home. The ruling came late yesterday.
Memphis Chicks beat Nashville for the fourth straight win to close the gap on third place Atlanta and New Orleans idle. Memphis piled eight runs while Nashville suffered a three game skid and the Vols produced only one run on nine hits. Birmingham clinched the league lead with a 9 to 5 victory over Mobile Marines.
Geauga Lake Ohio June 23 Associated Press Sports Writer Edward J Neil reports heavyweight challenger Bill Stribling explains his night workouts for the July 3 bout with Max Schmeling. He believes training at night avoids sleepiness, keeps him alert, and mirrors fight conditions. He notes cooler Ohio nights help conserve weight and that final workouts begin tonight with sparring partners, with one last practice Sunday before the battle.
The Cleveland Boxing Commission will secretly meet with managers of Young Stribling and Max Schmeling to select five referees from fifteen nationally known officials. Two referees will be drawn by lot on July 3 to referee the 15 round heavyweight title bout between Schmeling and Stribling. The other two will serve as judges.
Albany’s Wahoos upset Foley Florida on Sunday marking Foley’s first loss in sixteen starts this season. Foley plans a Sunday game against a strong section foe and a Tallahassee date with the Capitols next week. The Buds seek to bring Foley to Albany for a game soon. Cairo’s Georgia Florida League is strengthening as the second half race tightens with Tallahassee leading 11 3 and Chattahoochee 9 5 with two games left. The Buds may invite the Capitols for a future matchup.
The American Optometric Association approved a 6 million dollar appropriation at its national convention in San Antonio to fund a four year educational campaign on eye care. Funds will go to newspapers magazines and other media to raise awareness of defective vision.
Max Schmeling nears his sixteenth day of boxing at Conneaut Lake Park Pa for the world heavyweight title bout with Young Stribling on July 3 in Cleveland. Manager Joe Jacobs reports heavy seat sales and notes Schmeling's improving form with an inside uppercut and faster punching.
In London Harvey outpointed Hood in a non title middleweight clash. In New York Pagan outpointed Purvis while Atherton beat Smith in another non title welterweight affair. Berg stopped Lambert in Newark and Gans outpointed Tejerio in Poughkeepsie. Grove stopped Golden in Jersey City and Battling Bozo defeated Latzo in Birmingham.
Schedule changes announced with teams listed including Chattanooga 8 to Little Rock 8 Nashville 1 Memphis 8 and Birmingham 9 Mobile 65 reflecting revised results and affiliations across cities in the circuit.
The schedule lists New York at Chicago, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Washington at Detroit, and Boston at Cleveland, highlighting four road and home assignments for the day.
Vic Frasier pitched for the White Sox held the Athletics to six hits and won 8-2 with a bases loaded double in the fourth. Barl Webb doubled for the Red Sox and added three singles driving in three as they beat the Tigers. Rick Ferrell collected four RBIs with a double and three singles for the Browns in a win over the Yankees. Chuck Klein hit his 18th homer and added two singles in the Phillies’ defeat of the Cardinals. Bill Clark and the Robins won a 10 inning 3-2 decision over the Pirates.
Vic Frasier, once a Texas farm boy, pitched six hits and a spotless control game as the Philadelphia Athletics were defeated 8 2. Frasier drove in the winning runs with a bases loaded double in the fourth, while Donie Bush trusted him to pitch without a walk and three strikeouts.
In Winston Salem J H Shores demonstrates a popcorn popper using ice and magnetic coils. A sheet of paper and tin foil is placed on a block of ice, corn spread atop, another ice block placed, and coils above and below heat the corn.
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