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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1952
Page
3
Vic Dunaway notes Ralph Kiner’s slow start blamed on excessive tennis with wife Nancy Chaffee. Vines argues tennis conditioning can hurt eye and swing feel. The piece also surveys home run hotspots at Municipal Stadium and remarks on bonus players in baseball.
Sammy White Eddie Mathews and Bob Nieman lead rookie standouts with strong showings across the majors. White tallies three hits and a walk in Boston’s 12 6 win over Detroit while Mathews hits his 12th homer as Boston Braves rally to top Pittsburgh. Nieman drives in three for Cleveland as New York tops St Louis 14 10 with several standout rookies.
Moultrie Giants overwhelmed Thomasville Tomcats 8 3 as Walsh hit a bases loaded triple and Coburn or near-ace Volk pitched a complete game. Lineberger Lucchesi Schaive Heathcock Burcham Eames contributed hitters for the Tomcats. Buckles and Volk shut them down late.
At the 34th PGA Championship at Big Spring Golf Club Hamilton and Kroll reach the semifinals. Ted Kroll faces Jimmy Turnesa while Bob Hamilton meets Chick Harbert in two 36 hole matches. Kroll eliminated Cary Middlecoff in a sudden death playoff.
The Georgia Florida league saw several home teams win last night led by Cordele 17 Waycross 5 in a 17 hit outburst. Valdosta edged Tifton 3 2 as Salerno drove in Giordano with the winning run in the sixth. Albany defeated Brunswick 5 0 behind Frank Cox seven hitter and nine strikeouts.
Faulk Chevrolet holds an 8-2 record heading into tonight's YMCA softball action against Georgia Packing Co. The Packers aim for win No. eight while Clark Thread seeks a third win as the nightcap features Colonial Grocers at 9 p.m. In Midget League, the Dawson Midgets edged Fletcherville 10-9 after a see-saw finale with key hits by R. Thompson and strong plate work from King and Rehberg.
The Clark Clubs defeated the Vaughnettes 13 to 9 in a Womens softball game. Clark hit safely in every at bat with Lewis collecting two doubles and two singles in four plate appearances. Hancock led Vaughnettes with four hits, two of them home runs, and Holloway and Tillie added three hits each.
Lefthander Curt Simmons of the Philadelphia Phillies heads the National League earned run average list and is in a near tie with fellow lefty Ken Raffensberger of Cincinnati for the top spot.
Roddenberry Hardware led 5 0 in the 11th before Wight rallied for 3 runs in the bottom frame to win 8 7. Ezell and Powell dueled as Powell prevailed in the 11th with Roddenberry taking an early 2 runs in the 11th. Holsum and Faulk played five frames before curfew, Holsum winning 15 11.
Stan Musial tops the National League batting race aiming for a sixth title as Al Rosen leads the American League. Musial raises his average to .339 in a 19 game hitting streak while Rosen climbs to .336 with 44 RBIs as DiMaggio, Lockman, Robinson, and others guard the charts.
The first bonafide franchise switch in the 51 year history of the American Association transfers operation from Toledo to Charleston West Virginia. Toledo remains a charter member while Charleston assumes the franchise duties in this AAA baseball league realignment.
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