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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1940
Page
3
Albany defeated Moultrie 7 to 4 while Wayer beat Pallahass Viddesta 6 to 4 and Cordele won 2 to 2. Only games listed. Today Cordele plays Valdosta Thomasville faces Albany Tullahassee meets Americus Moultrie vs Wayeress standings pending.
Baseball results show St Louis defeating Detroit 6-2 and New York 2-0, Cleveland beating Boston 1-0, Philadelphia at Chicago postponed by rain, plus doubleheaders and many rain delays elsewhere including Atlanta 7-4 over Shrmduchion and Memphis 17-2. Little Rock 6-0 and Nashville 1-19 noted.
New York at Levehurd. Roster at Detroit. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Washington at Chicago. Cincinnati at Boston. St. Louis at New York. Chicago at Brooklyn. Southern Association Birmingham at Atlanta. New Orleans at Chattanooga. Only games scheduled.
In Detroit a doubleheader tops two city softball leagues with the Times-Enterprise Printers facing Plaza Cafe in the Commercial League and the Georgia Packers meeting Texaco in the Industrial loop. Detailing the era’s fashion trend expert Ralph Ader cites a move toward brighter expressions among mannequins.
Ragtime Tourists top Valdosta Trojans 4-2 as Albany crowd watches late scoring surge. Cathey pitched well for the Tourists while Hink and Bill Ellis led the offense with key hits. Loveless doubled in the Tourists’ fourth run and Babe Ellis drove in the final tally.
A regional conference on the National Poultry Improvement Plan for the southeastern states will be held at the Ansley Hotel in Atlanta on June 3 and 4. Hatcherymen breeders and stock owners are invited to attend.
New York reports discuss Dodger pitchers wives neighbors in a Brooklyn hospital and quick vignettes on boxing wresting football and baseball figures. Comments include Ted Williams and the Browns pursuit, Hamlin's status with the Dodgers and upcoming fight pictures from Louis Godoy and more.
In Augusta Georgia June 24 with the South Atlantic League all star game two weeks away the pennant race is tight. Savannah leads with Columbus and Macon close behind while Columbia Augusta and Greenville stay in reach. Savannah and Columbus split a doubleheader with an 8-1 nightcap and 11-8 opener. Macon and Columbus tie for second after a 9-2 win over Spartanburg led by John Indehofer. Dusty Rhodes becomes Spartans president with his wife as business manager. Greenville pounded Jacksonville 15-5 while Augusta edged Columbia 4-2. Other results include Macon 5-1 Spartanburg, Jacksonville 11-9 Greenville, and Columbia taking two from Augusta 2-1 and 8-3.
Valdosta Trojans beat Cordele Reds 4-2 and Waycross Bears down Tallahassee Capitals 6-4 as both teams stay tied atop the Georgia Florida League after Sunday action. Albany Cardinals 7-5 over Moultrie. Americus and Thomasville idle. Saturday results show Tallahassee 4-3 Waycross, Thomasville 4-2 Valdosta, Cordele 7-6 Albany, Americus 5-1 Moultrie.
Giants star Jurges is knocked down by Bucky Walters of the Reds as Cincinnati wins 7-4 and 2-0, while Ted Williams suffers a concussion pursuing a fly ball for the Red Sox in a separate doubleheader. Medwick returns for the Dodgers and helps them climb to second place with key hits. Rookie arms Jake Mooty and Ken Raffensberger earn wins for Chicago, while Salvo and Sullivan deliver a Bees sweep of the Cardinals. Newsome taps ninth straight as Tigers near the Indians, and a chicken demand note ends with brooders profiting year round.
Rambling Jim Campbell made his first hole in one on the 166 yard par three ninth at Glen Arven while golfing with Bob Balfour, Lester Wyche, and Sid Stringer. Balfour joked about matching the feat as his tee shot landed where Campbell's cup had rested the day before.
In a Southern Association twinbill Memphis and Knoxville produced 40 hits with Knoxville taking the nightcap 3 1. Memphis slipped a game behind Atlanta for second as the Crackers won 7 2 and 4 3. Atlanta swept Birmingham and Nashville narrowed the gap. John Hubbell of the Giants fame limited the Chicks to six singles in the 3 1 Knoxville win. Little Rock won game one 6 4 while Nashville rolled 10 0 in the second game.
A distorted exam item asks to name the sports woman whose horse won the Kentucky Derby and includes scattered questions about golf, milers, bowl games, and a prize fight manager who died in April.
The Pensacola Fliers swept four straight in the Southeastern schedule, beating Gadsden 4-1 and 1-0, and blasting Chambers of Selma 5-1 after a 11 hits. Meanwhile Jackson’s Senators pressed the leaders with a 3-3 tie in Montgomery. Anniston split a doubleheader with Mobile Shippers, 6-3 and 10-1, as Meridian and Selma also posted results.
Dale Alexander suffers a fractured thumb and a cast ends his bid to return to first base with the Thomasville club. George Ivey joins from Ocala to reinforce the Tourists for a two game series with the Cardinals as Alexander is sidelined for weeks. Gordon Troy Red Barnett and Mike Ulisney receive praise for solid fielding and hustle.
The 1922 NYC fire caused destruction valued at 22 743 000 dollars, the largest loss on record for the city.
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