Blackwell Eyes Second No Hit Bid as Dodgers Split
Johnny Vander Meer earns win as he continues his streak while Hal Brown Blackwell nearly no hits the Braves, retiring 19 straight before Eddie Stanky’s hit breaks the spree. Brooklyn wins game one 4-0, Furillo homers in a 9-8 second game loss as Giants and Cubs win elsewhere. Yankees beat Tigers 6-5 as Berra drives in five. Indians split with Red Sox after doubleheader, Mel Harder stellar in opener.
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Joe Reichler
Well Blackwell
Ough
Johnny Vander Meer
Blackwell
Boston Braves
Brook Dodgers
Braves
Eddie Stanky
G-Legs
Jackie Robinson
Bleywell
Brooklyn
Carl Furillo
Ases
Olmer Riddle
Brooks
Dodgers
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Dick Culler
Johnny Schmitz
Phil Masi
Lloyd
Mel Harder
Carl Scheib
Philadelphia
Navy Beats Cornell to Win Poughkeepsie Regatta
Navy won the three mile Poughkeepsie regatta on the Hudson River in 13:59.2 defeating Cornell. Washington placed third with California, Princeton, Syracuse, Wisconsin, MIT, Penn, Rutgers and Columbia behind. California won the junior varsity race in 14:40.3 ahead of Syracuse, Navy and Princeton.
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NAVY
Cornell
Hudson
Poughkeepsie
Hudson River
Washington
California
Princeton
Syracuse
Wisconsin
M.I.T
Penn
Rutgers
Columbia
Ghezzi advances to Open semifinal in Detroit
Vic Ghezzi, 36, defeated Lew Worsham 3 and 2 to reach the lower-bracket semifinal at the national Open. He faces Melvin Harbert, the Northville pro who beat Leland Gibson 2 up, in the upcoming 46-hole final rounds. Art Bell and Jim Ferrier also won to reach the California semifinal.
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Detroit
Vic Ghezzi
Byron Nelson
Denver
Melvin
Chick) Harbert
Northville
Mich
Jim Ferrier
San Francisco
Ghezzi
Rumson
N. J
Lew
Chief) Laffoon
St. Andrews
Ill
Ferrier
Lloyd Mangrum
Bell
Ghezzi-Harbert
Baseball Standings Tidbits From Regional Leagues
Summary of baseball standings and schedules across Georgia Florida league and national leagues. Matches listed include Albany versus Cordele Moultrie Tallahassee Thomasville Valdosta Waycross and Chicago Washington Detroit Boston Cleveland New York Boston St Louis New York Chicago Memphis Atlanta Little Rock Birmingham Nashville Mobile Chattanooga New Orleans with note of two games for Memphis Atlanta and Birmingham.
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Albany
Cordelo
Moultrie
Tallahassee
Thomasville
Valdosta
Waycross
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Southern Association
Memphis
Atlanta
Little Rock
Birmingham
Nashville
Mobile
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Pek
Moultrie Ae
Americus
Valdosta Ag
Thomasville Renee
Sordele Weeeeteeeedertene Eeeaenee
LE Fagus Pvt
Brooklyn
Bt. Louis
Cincinnati
Phildelphia
Pittsburgh
New Wes
Phi Io
Cleeland
Det
Wa Angton
Chi.Lal
Lavula
Pehetentecens
Little
Rodk
Yast Adals
Philadelphia
Seater
Ohio
Ston
Little “Rock
VODAY
Mobile and New Orleans Lead Southern Association
Mobile Bears and New Orleans Pelicans moved ahead in the Southern Association race with two straight wins each. Mobile beat Nashville 3-0 and 4-0 to extend a 10 game streak, while New Orleans defeated Chattanooga 8-2 and 6-2 amid rainouts of Memphis at Atlanta and Little Rock at Birmingham.
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Associated Press
Mobile
New Orleans
Southern Association
Mobile Bears
Chattanooga Lookouts
Nashville
Birmingham
Atlanta
Nashville Vols
New Orleans Pels
Chattanooga
Memphis
Little Rock
Barnes Beats Ha mer To Win Southern Amateur
In Louisville on June 23 AP reports Tommy Barnes of Atlanta defeated defending champion George Hamer of Columbus 3 and 2 to capture the Southern Amateur golf title.
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Louisville
Tommy Barnes
Atlanta
George Hamer
Columbus
Word Puzzle Clue List Mixed Across and Down
A jumble of crossword style clues with scattered phrases and partial phrases. Many entries appear garbled but include terms like Apple seed old musical note and bee swarm. The list also mentions places and names interleaved with unrelated fragments.
Snyder To Start For Thomasville In Tallahassee Tilt
Thomasville manager Vince Mullen names Paul Snyder as mound ace for tonight's game with Tallahassee Pirates at Municipal Stadium. Rain delays loosened, six-man staff faces twin bills this week with seven straight days of play ahead. Dewey Waugh and Lamar Weeks back from flu, Dimitriadis returns to rotation, Snyder seeks fifth win and leads Tigers in strikeouts.
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Paul Snyder
Thomas‘ville
Tigers
Tallahassee
Municipal Stadium
Mullen
Thomasville
Bengars
Tallahassee Pirates
Moultrie
Packers
Albany
Rose City
Waycross
Lamar Weeks
Ike Hassler
Tiger
Dewey Waugh
Waugh
Condi
F. Ger
Jim Dimitriadis
Dimitriadis
Alow
Detroit
Cordele
Tioe
Snyder
Pirates
Bengals
Lee wins 1947 Radium Springs golf title
Jimmy Lee of Tallahassee the 1946 Florida state champion won the 1947 Radium Springs Invitational by defeating Blg Ray of Columbus 2 and 1. Lee trailed at nine holes but surged to a 1-up edge at 18 and held it through 36 holes. Other results list several flight winners across Albany and Columbus.
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Albany
Jimmy Lee
Tallahassee
Florida
Blg Ray
Columbus
Georgia
Key
Lee
John Dorn
Duck Wight
Ed Hopkins
Frank Mc Neel
Walter Burt, Jr
Alban
H.C. Hicks
Valdosta
T. B. Chandler
Paul Wooten
Americus
Rukus Harding
F. H. Joiner
Rader Stewart
C.K. Burgess
Bobby Riggs Retains Crown In Pro Tennis Final
Bobby Riggs outlasted Don Budge 3-6 6-3 10-8 4-6 6-3 to defend the National Professional singles title in Forest Hills. Riggs used his speed and retrieving game to counter Budge’s power in a hard fought championship match yesterday.
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Forest Hills
Bobby Riggs
Don ‘Budge
Riggs
Veterart Budge
Molly Sports Returns From Restful Week Ahead of Busy Tigers Road Trip
The column notes Molly Sports resumes after a relaxing break. Following Dick Wagner’s advice the team chased the Tigers on two road trips and attended several games. In the Flint River League a tight race develops for first half honors with Bainbridge and Donalsonville tied behind Blakely by half a game and four to play.
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Molly Sports
Dick Wagner
Tigers
Flint ‘River League
Bainbridge
Donalsonville
Blakely
Curly Bowers Comments On Georgia Florida Circuit
In Valdosta Curly Bowers downplays intra league drama saying Cordele and Thomasville are the only teams still losing regularly. The Tigers beat the Dodgers in Valdosta as part of a twin bill. Over 18 games the Bengals won 11 for a .611 mark and the note presents the record as information for readers wary of arithmetic.
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Georgia- Florida
Curly Bowers
Valdosta
Bowers
Cordele
Thomasville
Tigers
Dodgers
Bengals
Bowers Accuses Lewis Anderson in Georgia Incident
Throughout the year Bowers has repeatedly pointed to Lewis Anderson as responsible in a Georgia matter. Continued on Page 7 Col. 1.
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Bowers
Lewis Anderson
Georgia
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