Piney Woods golf field shapes up for battle of champions
Thomasville GA preview as sixth annual Piney Woods invitational at Glen Arven Country Club features past champions Elton Melton of Lake City and Tommy Barnes of Atlanta among favorites. Defending champ pace Bisplinghoff of Orlando joins Melton brothers Doc and Itley Brannon in a strong field of 200 plus players entering Friday’s qualifying rounds for the 32 flight spots.
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Dodgers Falter in Loss as Thomasville Slips in Standings
The Georgia Florida League game saw the Orioles defeat the Dodgers 4 to 2, marking Thomasville’s fifth straight loss. Thomasville falls six and a half games behind Waycross while Brunswick closes to within two. The Dodgers open a four day home stand starting Sunday with Waycross, Brunswick, then a split schedule at Americus earlier.
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Box Score Totals for Thomasville and Americus-Cordele
Williams 4 innings pitched with 4 earned runs, Wells records two winless relief outings. Americus-Cordele defeats Thomasville 6 to 3 in a nine inning game with Landis driving in two runs and Lanis Burford Lucabaugh adding two doubles.
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Willie Mays Nears Major League Homer Record in Five Games
The piece notes Willie Mays could tie or surpass the single season mark for consecutive games with a home run. It mentions the current record shared by George Kelly Lou Gehrig Babe Ruth and Jimmie Williams and cites Mays as a 23 year old relaxed in New York. The report emphasizes he was unaware of any chase and would likely not care if he approached Ruths 60 homer season.
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College golf finals feature Calhoun and Abbins in close battle
Two Southern sophomores Calhoun of Columbus Georgia and Abbins of Memphis faced a tight 36 hole finish in the national intercollegiate golf championship. Abbins shot 151 nine over par to reach the final rounds while Calhoun rallied from behind to win 1 up over Meirins and Oxtell.
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Local Golfers Win Runner-Up Honors In Junior Tourney
Thomasville golfers dominated the All-Southern Junior tourney consolation and championship flights. Bryant Harvard posted 78 to take runnerup in the 15-16 flight, Johnny Law shot 90 in the same 15-16 group, and Joe Horne 111 with Don Oliver 113 in 13-14 consolation. Marcus Calhoun was runnerup in 11-17 bracket after 107, Wick Searcy 122 in 11-17, Joe Harvard 98-100-198 in 11-12 title fight, Bobby Dunn third in 17-18 championship after Sudden Death loss, Jack Howard won senior with 217, Maurice Tanner finished 230.
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Camilla
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Augusta
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Quitman
Rain Delays Wimbledon as Officials Race to Catch Up
Wimbledon abandons play after rain with 16,000 spectators waiting. Top men include Tony Trabert of Cincinnati vs Sven Davidson, Vic Seixas defending champion vs Jack Bichant, Lewis Head vs Gardnar Mulloy, Ashley Cooper vs Ken Rosewall, Budge Patty vs Michael Davies, Gil Shes vs Rex Hartwig. Women feature Shirley Fry of Akron vs Dorothy Levene of Chicago.
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Australia
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Miami
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Budge Patty
Los Angeles
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Britain
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Rex Hartwig
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Akron
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Chicago
Basilio to Risk Top Welter Ranking Against Andrews
Basilio aims to defend his top welterweight ranking tonight against Al Andrews of Superior Wisconsin. Oddsmakers list Basilio as an 8 5 favorite. The Canastota slugger said he does not take Andrews lightly and will seek another decisive win.
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Baseball Standings and Weekend Results Across Leagues
The standings show Brunswick leading with 44 wins and a .620 percentage followed by Fitzgerald 43–27 .614 and others including Waycross Thomasville Valdosta Albany and Americus Cordele. Friday results include Americus Cordele 4 Thomasville 2 and Albany 7 Fitzgerald 8 with Brunswick 15 Valdosta 2.
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Reynolds Pitches Yanks to 11 0 Win Over Tribe
Allie Reynolds silenced Cleveland with an 11 0 shutout as the Yankees moved within three games of first place. The right hander improved to nine straight victories after an opening loss, with New York clinching the win in the third inning.
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Joe Fuller Extends Sally League Batting Lead at .378
Montgomery's Joe Fuller holds the Sally League batting lead for the third straight week with a .378 average through June 21. Jim Frey of Jacksonville drops to .350, Pat Lorenzo to .339, while Rourke and Riddle keep top spots at .338 and .336. Frey leads in hits, total bases, and doubles. Dickey paces homers and RBIs. Mitchell tops in steals. Jacksonville unbeaten pitcher Humberto Robinson leads in wins, innings, and strikeouts. Montgomery up to team batting 276, Jacksonville second at .268, fielding leader Jacksonville .973 over Macon .971.
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Hartness Maintains .401 GEORGIA-FLORIDA League Lead
Hartness of Tifton preserves a .401 batting average to lead the Georgia-Florida League midway through the season. Bucheller of Brunswick is closest at .383, with top performers Red Treadway Fitzgerald Kelvin Roberts and Adrian Rechichar among the leaders. Payton Albany and Douglas Brunswick pace pitching, with Douglas 13-2 innings 125 and 135 strikeouts. Includes all games through Sunday June 20.
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Kelvin Roberts
Adrain Rechichar
Floyd Faust
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Dick Wehman
Robert Capone
Bi Thompson
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Charles Douglas
Brunswick Pirates Take G-F Loop Lead As Fitzgerald Bows
Albany lefthander Lane Martin threw a six hitter with 14 strikeouts to beat Fitzgerald 7-3 and push Brunswick into first in the Georgia Florida League. Harry Keister drove in three for Albany as Tim Dinkelacker took the loss. Brunswick then exploded for 15-2 over Valdosta behind Ronnie Gray’s seventh win. Americus Córdoba edged Thomasville 4-2. Tifton rainout at Waycross.
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Musial Likely To Start In All Star Game Tilt
Stan Musial heads the Baseball Hall voting as the nation’s leading vote getter with 184 626 ballots in the latest totals. The St Louis Cardinals star batted .324 in 10 interleague games as the 23 day drive toward Cleveland July 13 nears its close. Balloting ends at midnight next Saturday with starters announced July 5 and full teams named July 6.
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Bolt Sets American 18 Hole Record With 60 At Open
Tommy Bolt led the Insurance City Open third round in Wethersfield Conn with a 60 in the prior round tying the national 18 hole competitive record. The 36 year old from Shreveport La shot 11 birdies on the par 35 36 71 course and nearly posted a 59 on the 18th hole. Other 60s recorded by Bill Nary Al Brosch Ted Kroll and Wally Ulrich.
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