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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1955
Page
4
Thomasville golfers shine as local contingent attends Tallahassee and prepares for the Piney Woods 37th edition at Glen Arven. Mary Lena Faulk enters the Women's National Open in Wichita while veteran pros and rising stars shape the national scene.
Warner Brothers holds first in the women’s YMCA Softball League with a 3 0 record while Davis Meter leads the men’s league at 12 1. The schedule lists key matchups including Davis Meter versus Sunnyland and Coats Clark across several days.
Chicago White Sox star George Kell topped the American League third basemen in the all star poll. He moved past Jim Finigan of the Kansas City Athletics by 11 715 votes as balloting ends Friday and final returns are set for Monday. The game will be July 12 in Milwaukee.
Tony Trabert aims for the Wimbledon crown with three matches to reach the title. He has not dropped a set, faces Jaroslav Drobný in the round before the final, and could receive pro offers if victorious. Past Wimbledon champs to turn pro include Petra Kra mer and Sedgeman.
Purdue's Jose Campbell defeated Rice's Johnny Garrett 3 and 2 to win the National Collegiate Golf Championship in Knoxville Tennessee.
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Bill Virdon drove in six runs with a single two doubles a triple and a homer lifting his average to .224 as St Louis swept a double header from the New York Giants 9-2 and 7-2 Luis Arroyo won his ninth against two losses posting a 2.01 ERA in a separate note on the day with a Giants win and other league results.
Cordele Orioles, under new manager Max Carey, upset Albany Cards 14-5 to extend their win streak to five and a third in a row in the Georgia Florida League. Newt Brown hit for the cycle as Cordele piled seven runs in the sixth and five in the seventh behind strong hitting and pitching.
Albany Nine defeated Thomasville Post 31 7 1 on Saturday night in Albany, handing the local American Legion Junior team its fifth loss in five starts. Post 31 outhit Albany 6 4 as Lefthander Eddie Albonetti pitched five innings with four hits allowed and seven walks, surrendering an inside the park homer. Next game for Post 31 is Wednesday in Albany against Tifton.
Jim Bryan captured his second straight AAA national 100 mile race at Langhorne Speedway. He finished in 62 minutes 40.71 seconds about 10 seconds ahead of Bob Sweikert with Don Freeland third and Mike Magill fourth as the event resumed after rain halted action.
17 year old Bryant Harvard of Thomasville carded a two under par 70 in a Piney Woods warmup at Glen Arven Country Club. Veterans Jim Melton Brantley Brannon posted solid 70s while other contenders struggled. The 37th Piney Woods field expects 150 to 200 players with defending champion Doug Sanders and Don Bisplinghoff among entrants yet to respond.
Patty Berg claimed her fifth Women’s Western Open title at Madison Wisconsin carding a 73 final round to finish 292 two strokes ahead of Fay Crocker Louise Suggs. Berg earned 1000 dollars while runners up shared 650. Other scores included Marlene Bauer 299 and Mary Lena Faulk 305.
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