Split season plan reshapes Georgia-Florida League race
The Georgia Florida League adopts a split season with two 70 game halves and a playoff if different teams win each half. Brunswick shifts vote to approve after initial opposition, while Valdosta and Waycross again vote no. Thomasville Dodgers aim for improvement under new leadership as second half begins and teams jockey for position amid changing standings and rising contenders.
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Scores and schedules from early baseball and leagues
The Associated Press scoreboard lists standings and results for the Georgia and Southern associations with teams such as Chicago Pittsburgh St Louis Philadelphia and Cincinnati. Today's schedule includes Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Chicago at Brooklyn Milwaukee at Philadelphia and several Southern and South Atlantic league matchups with Memphis Birmingham Nashville and New Orleans among others.
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Dodgers Post Wins In 2 Weekend Tilts
Thomasville Dodgers win 3-0 at Valdosta over the league leading Tigers and 4-3 at Fitzgerald to close the first half. Bruce Polk reigns in six no hit innings and Ed Palmquist keys a late ninth inning rally as DeFalco delivers the deciding hit.
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Box Score: R-George and Thomasville Triumph in Double Feature
In the first game Thomasville defeats Valdosta 36 to 5 with a 2 run, 3 run, and 1 run sequence. Palmquist and DeFalco lead offensively with multiple RBIs while Gianelli earns the win with two wild pitches.
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St Michael HS star multi sport standout headed for college
John Matsko a versatile athlete from St Michael High School in Pennsylvania starred in football baseball basketball and track. He later served as Michigan State University's center and 1956 football captain.
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Hagge Captures LPGA Title In Sudden Death
Hagge defeats Patty Berg on the first hole of a sudden death playoff to win the LPGA championship at Forest Lake Country Club. The 22-year-old from Asheville, N C, took the $1 350 purse after matching 291 in regulation, with Berg missing a seven foot putt in the playoff.
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