Minor League Clubs Try Various Stunts To Boost Attendance
Minor league teams experiment with crowd pulling schemes from circus clown visits to Merchants Night and trading stamps. Regional examples include Thomasville Dodgers promotions drawing large crowds and attempts like coffin stunts and free giveaways. Revenue impact remains the measure of success.
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Thomasville
Dodgers
Emmett Kelly
Brooklyn
Ball Park
Macon
Sally Loop
Udi
Mies
Een Arieston
American Association
Th ‘Talnen
Valley towns clash in scattered league results
Yesterday's scores feature Thomasville, Waycross, and Albany in regional play with Brunswick and Valdosta also posting results. National League standings show Chicago atop and Detroit clashing with Baltimore as schedules unfold across multiple cities.
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Thomasville
Albany
Fitzgerald
Brunswick
Waycross
Wtagerald
Totley
Erald
Leag
L- Pet
Jhen
York
Chicago
Mileveland
Detroit
Boston
Baltimore
City
Eland
Washington
New York
Kansas City
Mobile Bears Trim Nashville 4-2 in Key Standings clash
Mobile Bears beat Nashville 4-2 as Don Heffner's Bruins halt Nashville's challenge to Atlanta at the top. Atlanta widened its lead by splitting a doubleheader with Little Rock, while New Orleans swept Chattanooga in a doubleheader.
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Associated Press
Assa
Mobile Bears
Don Heffner
Bruins
Nashville
Atlanta
Vols
Travs
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Memphis
Russ
Heman
Pelicans
Cal Eriger
Bunky Stewart
Pel
Harry
Lowrey
New Trail Tigers Lead In First Half Georgia Florida League
Thomasville’s Dodgers face a must-win tonight to keep pace with the New Trail Tigers in the Georgia Florida League first half race. Valdosta's wins widen the Tigers’ lead. Fitzgerald, Brunswick games loom as Thomasville seeks back-to-back victories.
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Dodgers
Rudy Rufer
Fitzgerald
Brunswick
Valdosta
Tigers
Phils
Thomasvile
Danny Bishop
Dodgern
Wight
Orioles
Bishop
Harvey Mills
Braves Lose Adcock To Broken Leg In Doubleheader
Miluakee Braves slugger Joe Adcock broke his right leg sliding into second base in the second game against the Philadelphia Phillies. He will miss six to eight weeks, placing Frank Torre in the lineup to replace him. Adcock had driven in two runs in the first game as the Braves swept 7-6 and 7-2.
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Milwawukee
Milwaukee Braves
Joe Adcock
Philadelphia Phillies
Fraves
Adcock
John Suvin
Braves
Bruce Brewer
Frank Torre
White Captures Waycross Title at Okefenokee Invitational
Bob White, raised in Waycross and now based in Savannah, won the Okefenokee Invitational golf championship with a 9 under par 279. He posted a 30 on the back nine and defeated Tommy Jenkins of Jacksonville by two strokes, with Carroll McNeill, Bil Ploeger, Boog Layton, and Pete Coleman among top finishers.
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Waycross
Bob White
Savannah
Okefenckee
White
Carroll McNeill
Douglas
Bil Ploeger
Darien
Boog Layton
Pete Coleman
Mantle Aims For Second Straight Triple Crown In Gripping Season
Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees posts a .992 batting average leader of the majors with 231 home runs and 81 RBIs as he drives the Yankees toward a potential second consecutive triple crown. He powered a doubleheader win over Chicago with his 71st homer and helped push New York to a 10th straight victory. The pennant race tightens across the league as St. Louis clings to a slim NL lead and Milwaukee and Philadelphia jockey for position behind the Yankees.
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New York Yankees
Traiis Washington
Roy Sievers
Mickey
Chicago
Dick Donovan
Yankees
Mantle
Donovan
Paul LaPalme
St. Louis
Phillies
Milwaukee
Wally Moon
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Larry Jackson
Hoyt Wilhelm
Phils
Bob Buhl
Taylor Phillips
Joe Adcock
Hank Aaron
Bill Bruton
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
George Crowe
New York Giants
Valdosta Tigers sweep Waycross in twin bill dominance
Valdosta pitching leads the Tigers to a pair of wins over Waycross, 2-0 and 10-3, extending their lead in the Georgia-Florida League. Dick Sheldon, Dave Justus, and Dick Wal ter star on the mound and at the plate, with Jim Hickman driving in key runs for Albany in a separate win context.
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World Featherweight Title Tilt Heads to Pai Showdown
Cherif Hamia the No 1 French challenger meets Hog Bassey the No 2 Nigerian in a 15 round world featherweight bout in Pai. The card also pits Tony DiBiase against Gale Kerwin at St Nick’s Arena with Du Mont telecasting some regions and Bobby Boyd facing Rocky Castellani in Chicago Stadium in a 10 round TV bout.
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Kid) Bassey
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