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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1939
Page
3
Results show Tallahassee defeated Americus 6 to 3 while Albany beat Thomasville 9 to 7. Valdosta topped Cordele 7 to 2 with Waycross facing Moultrie and Americus at Tallahassee, Albany at Thomasville, and Waycross at Moultrie on tap.
Batters and pitchers chart from a Waycross versus Thomasville game shows Vickers and Parker driving in runs for Waycross with Thomassie Thompson Swoboda and Jum sonville contributing RBIs. Lawson earned the win over Ballou, in a 1 45 game with multiple hits, errors and base on balls listed.
Thomasville's Orioles return to the home park to face Albany's League leading Cardinals who ride a hot winning streak and threaten to pull away in the flag chase. Ken Trinkle was injured in the Sunday 9-1 defeat. Jack Van Orsdel to start for the Orioles tonight as the clubs split a weekend series.
Danny Yates of Atlanta won the Georgia amateur championship at Sea Island by defeating Sonny Swift of Columbus one up at the 37th hole with a birdie. Swift had rallied from a five hole deficit, and Yates followed in his brother Charlie Yates’ footsteps, continuing the family golf legacy.
Way Cross Bears defeated the Thomasville Orioles 8-3 as Lefty Lawson pitched nine innings with solid support. Nick Thompson led the offense with two doubles and a single, while Dean Evans and Wade added three singles each. Orioles pitching struggled with eight hits by Me Reus and four errors in the field.
In a short game Hy Gelknap pitched well for Purcell while Hartley earned the win and Belknap took the loss. Um pire trio Basher Patterson Purcey handled behind the plate. Time of game 1 45.
Orioles struggle for four straight wins as three game streaks falter. Alabama gains three years of top talent with high school stars Brooker Blanton and Homer Passmore headed to Tuscaloosa. Caps file a two game loss claim over Valdosta. hearing set midweek. Ken Trinkle sustains facial injury but avoids eye loss. lifeguards target Tomorrows City Softball League clash.
East Side hosts a WPA sponsored Junior Recreation League with two teams named RED and BLAIS. Rosters list captains Edmonds and Farris and players across infield and outfield positions. Teams will play every Monday Tuesday Wednesday and later schedule updates expected.
Joe Louis and Tony Galento tune up for their 15 round title clash at Yankee Stadium. Training is light as both men methodically pace toward Wednesday night’s bout with potential gate estimates near half a million dollars and a crowd of 40 000 to 60 000 expected. Louis predicts a late knockout while Galento vows five rounds of destruction.
Goodyear Lifeguards chase their 16th straight win as they face unbeaten Toms Toasted in a key City Softball League showdown. Lifeguards sit second in the standings amid a triple header tonight at the Y M C A directors’ meeting.
Thursday afternoon games are scheduled with no games Friday and Saturday on campus. Teams organized by the East Side Recreation leader will play at the Mast Side Schools campus. The public is invited to attend any or all games and watch future ball players.
The column discusses three state bodies uniting to press for a program and a legislature vote. It warns of higher local taxes if state aid for pensions and deficits fails, noting counties may raise property taxes and property owners face a potential forty percent rise. It also recaps Albany’s baseball win over the Orioles and upcoming Cordele games, plus local anecdotes about barking dogs and convention politics.
Georgian Billy Eager of Valdosta Ga won the Maryland amateur golf championship with a one up victory over Roger Peacock, former state champion. Eager, a chemist at the Glenn Martin airplane factory testing lab, rose from obscurity to defeat two former titlists en route to the crown. He has lived in Baltimore since last year and previously tied for the Southern amateur medal with a 150 over 36 holes in Jacksonville Fla.
Albany Cardinals roar to a 9 to 1 victory over Thomasville Whitlow as part of the Georgia Florida League chase. Florida-based Valdosta Trojans beat Cordelo 7 to 2 with Belknap handling the mound and Hartley giving up 11 hits. Thomasville, Tallahassee, Americus, Moultrie, and Waycross results noted.
New York Giants swept Cincinnati Reds to stretch their streak to 13 wins in 15 games since June 7. The Giants climbed from sixth to third place, now half a game behind the Cardinals and four and a half behind the Reds.
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