Dodgers Hope for Turnaround Despite Fifth-Place Stand
Prosiasville coach and club president discuss first 30 home-game attendance figures for the Georgia Florida League. Valdosta leads in attendance due to season-ticket sales while Brunswick Fitzgerald and Thomasville show strong support. Brooklyn Dodgers face a long climb, with new players Callaway and DiMott contributing as manager Itley pushes for improved batting and continued fan backing.
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Guy Glassman
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Whig
Charley Callawy
Callaway
Don DiMott
Boyd Itley
DiMott
Ransom Crisp
Bald
Albany
Secord
Brimnswick
Fitegerald
Tifton
Waycross
Americus Cordels
Baseball Standings And Results In Early League Play
The record shows standings across the SBASEBALL and SOUTH ATLANTIC leagues with teams like Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans Chattanooga Memphis Little Rock Mobile Nashville and others. Results include multiple games with scores such as Brooklyn 9 Cincinnati 6 and New York 2 Milwaukee 1. Friday schedules list matchups including St Louis at Brooklyn and Chicago at New York.
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St Louis
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Milwaukee
Philadelphia
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South Atlantic
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Birmingham
New ‘Orleans
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Memphis
Little ‘Rock
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Little Rock
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Chicago White Sox
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Detroit
Boston
Baltimore
Milwaukee Braves Dream Deal Turns Nightmarish
The winter trade sending Johnny Antonelli Don Liddle Ebba St Clair Billy Klaus and cash to the New York Giants for Bobby Thomson and Sam Calderone backfires as Thomson is hurt and the Giants gain ground. Liddle dominates vs Milwaukee keeping the Braves in fourth. Giants win 4 hits 2-1 while Dodgers Padres and others win or lose in tight pennant race updates.
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Braves
Johnny Antonelli
Don Liddle
Ebba St. Claire
Billy Klaus
Cash
New York Giants
Bobby Thomson
Sam Calderone
Brooklyn
Giants
Milwaukee
Thomson
Antonelli
Liddle
St.Claire
Minneapolis
Ulaus
Calderone
Charley
Three Sally League Moundsmen Turn In Outstanding Games
Three Sally League pitchers delivered strong showings in Ottawa Atlanta and Little Rock. Mike Kume of Savannah allowed six hits in a 3-0 win over Augusta, Bob Trowbridge of Jacksonville pitched a 1-0 victory over Macon in the first game, and Ted Kapuscinski of Montgomery limited Columbia to five hits in a 9-1 Rebels win.
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Ottawa
Atlanta
Little Rock
Savannah
Mike Kume
Jacksonville
Bob Trowbridge
Ted Kapuscinski
Montgomery
Kume
Philadelphia Athletics
Philly
Augusta
Trowbridge
Macon
Asia
Kapuscinski
Detroit
Rebels
Columbia
Hal Griggs
Charlotte Hornets
Columbus
Jesse Priest
Priest
A’s
Peaches
Cal Howe
Braves
Paul Schramka
Dick Verbie
Bill Barkley
Unclear Scorecard From Georgia Teams
Readable lines show Savannah defeating Augusta 3 to 0 with scattered venue fragments including Jacksonville Columbus and Macon at Savannah Montgomery at Charlotte. No full match context or dates provided.
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Savannah
Augusta
Jacksonville
Columbus
Columbia
Macon
Montgomery
Charlotte
Dempsey Recalls 'Old Day' At Birthday Celebration
New York AP reports boxing great Jack Dempsey celebrated his 59th birthday at Jack's restaurant on Broadway. He recalled poverty years in New York, signed autographs for writers and old friends, and joked about money with manager Doc Kearns. Nat Fleischer lauded his global fame.
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Jack Dempsey
Manassa Muler
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Broadway
Nat Fleischer
Ring Magazine
Doc) Kearns
Kearns
Dempsey
Joe
Louis
Marcia
Associated Press
Lennon Belts Three Homers But Vols Fall In 16 Innings
Bob Lennon blasted three home runs to lift his season total to 29 and drive in six runs, but the Nashville Vols dropped a 16 inning decision to Mobile Bears. Lennon’s blast in the 13th kept the game alive, yet Mobile scored in the 16th to seal the loss as Atlanta led Little Rock in a 16 inning marathon and New Orleans moved ahead of Chattanooga with a 6-2 win.
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Brooklyn
Nashville Vols
RBI
Asia
Vols
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Bears
Lennon
Southern
New York Giants
Mobile
Jim Williams
Bill Kerr
Norm Larker
Nashville
Atlanta
Little Rock
New Orleans
Chattanooga
The
Lookouts
Birmingham
Memphis
Stevenson Defeated In NCAA Golf Meet
In Houston eight players reach the NCAA golf quarterfinals of the 57th tournament. Eddie Merrins of LSU fights medalist Don Albert of Purdue as the double round advances to a 36 hole championship match tomorrow. Calhoun of LSU and Correll of North Carolina advanced by defeating North and Walser respectively. Robbins and Justice posted wins to reach quarterfinal action.
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Eddie Merrins
LSU
Don Albert
Purdue
NCA
Merrins
Floyd Addington
Albert
A. J. Triggs
North Texas
Benny Castreo
Hillman Robbins
Memphis State
Cecil Calhoun
Joe Correll
North Carolina
Calhoun
Columbus
Dick North
Joe Walser
Oklahoma AM
Robbins
Frank Stevenson
Georgia
Ai Justice
Oklahoma A&m
Charlotte Bests Columbus in Third Win Against Them
The record notes Charlotte achieved its third victory in 10 meetings with Columbus, marking a notable stat in their rivalry.
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Charlotte
Columbus
Dodgers Rained Out Again Tackle Orioles At Cordele
Rain washed out the Thomasville versus Valdosta doubleheader again as the Dodgers head to Cordele for a two game set with the Orioles and then Americus. Carl Beiler, the 19 year old outfielder from Cincinnati, joined Thomasville after being signed by Brooklyn.
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Valdosta
Dodgers
Orioles
Cordele
Americus
Thomasville
Homestead
Waycross
Brunswick
Waycross Bears
Albany
Bears
Tifton Blue Sox
Americus Cordele
Fitzgerald
Carl Beiler
Brooklyn
Cliff Alexander
Beiler
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pirates Narrow Gap In GF League Race With Fitzgerald
Brunswick’s Pirates beat Fitzgerald 2 to 1 in a seven inning duel as Doug Douglas outpitched Lefty John Closer. The win, coupled with recent series sweeps, trims Fitzgerald’s lead to a half game while Albany and Waycross split a doubleheader and Tifton blanked Americus Cordele 7 0.
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Pirates
Fitzgerald
Redlegs
Doug Douglas
John Closer
Bucs
Harry Keister
Joe Carolan
Albany
Waycross
Bob Schaffer
John Scroggs
John Payne
Earl Baker
Bill Upton Replaces Athletics Schantz
PHILADELPHIA. Righthander Bill Upton was en route from Ottawa to take the place of an ailing Bobby Shantz on the Philadelphia Athletics pitching staff. Shantz was placed on the disabled list after Dr. George Bennett of Johns Hopkins said his pitching arm needed at least three weeks rest and might never pitch again.
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Bill Upton
Ottawa
Bobby Scantz
Philadelphia Athletics
Athletics
George Bennett
Johns Hopkins University
Shantz
Middlecoff leads Insurance City Open with 65
Dr. Cary Middlecoff, a Tennessee dentist, shoots 31 34 65 at Wethersfield Country Club opening round of the Insurance City Open. He has six birdies and eight misses, with potential to tie the course record. Earle Stewart and Leo Biagetti sit close behind with 68s.
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Conn
Cary Middlecoff
Tennessee
Middlecoff
Wethersfield Country Club
Jim Turnesa
Briarcliff
Middiecoff
Re. Earle Stewart
Laviky Texan
Leo Biagetti
Sandusky
Ohio
Bob Toski
Livingston
N J
Gene Littler
Palm ‘Springs
Calif
Quitman Shotmaker 2 Strokes Off Pace In Junior Tourney
Quitman Shotmaker Maurice Tanner and Glen Arven member Williams Adams led South Georgians in the All Southern Junior Golf Tournament with 72s in qualifying. Jake Howard Jr. of Augusta had 70 to medal in the 17 18 year group. Bobby Dunn of Camilla advanced with 75 in the senior division.
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Times-Enterprise
Tallahassee
Fila
Maurice Tanner
Glen Arven
Cairo Softballers To Tackle Atlanta Crackers Saturday Night
Cairo All-Stars entered 12 wins and one loss this season as they prepared for a major test against the famed Atlanta Crackers on Saturday night at 8 pm. Earlier they beat the Quincy All-Stars 6-1 and defeated the Columbus All-Stars twice last weekend, with further games against the Troy All-Stars noted for July 3.
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Cairo All-Stars
Atlanta Crackers
Tallahassee
Kluszewski Regains All-Star Vote Lead in NL First Baseman Race
Cincinnati slugger Ted Kluszewski moved ahead of Brooklyn’s Gil Hodges to lead the National League first baseman balloting for the All-Star game in Cleveland. Kluszewski 134,518 votes to Hodges 132,469 with Stan Musial holding the overall lead in the poll.
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Chicago
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Kluszwwski
Gil Hodges
Brooklyn
Kluszewski
Hodges
Stan Musial
St.Louis Cardinals
Two Games Slated In YMCA Softball League
Two games are scheduled in the YMCA Softball League after rain washed out last night’s tilts. Tonight’s matchups feature Legion Post 222 against Georgia Crate and the Independents facing Coolidge. Rained-out last night were Sunnyland versus Georgia Crate and the Lions Club versus the Independents.
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Independents
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Lions Club
Polls Name Top Vote Getter With 151,203 Ballots
The poll's highest individual vote getter appears on 151,203 ballots. Minnie Minoso of the Chicago White Sox is runner up with 144,304 votes, while New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra has 144,731 votes.
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New York Yankee
Yog Berra
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