Sumrall Leads Post 222 Junior Legion Start
Thomasville area notes show Post 222 baseball under coach Joe Sumrall beginning a rebuilding season after a gap year. Many youngsters with limited Legion experience join the squad as Kyille YMCA launches a five-team Little League.
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Yesterday's Southern League Baseball Schedule Summary
Local games featured Albany versus Thomasville Dublin versus Brunswick and Waycross hosting. Yesterday results show Waycross 1 and Masville 4 Dublin 2, with Brunswick at Valdosta postponed. Weather caused widespread postponements across the region with several games tied to rain.
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Patterson Harris heavyweight title bout endorsed for August date
The State Athletic Commission approved a August 18 date at Wrigley Field for Floyd Patterson defending the heavyweight title against Roy Harris. The commission confirmed the venue and date amid revisions to earlier scheduling.
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Piney Woods Tourney Practice Opens at Glen Arven Club
Practice tempo rises as Piney Woods golf tourney nears at Glen Arven Country Club. About 25 entries include local stars Bryant Harvard and David Middleton with others like Joe Collins Rod Hester and Bill Watt aiming for early berths. Qualifying Wednesday begins four days of match play to follow.
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Rain Delays Thomasville YMCA Little League Opener
Rain postponed the scheduled 2:30 p.m. youth baseball game between the Braves and Crackers at Thomasville High School athletic field as the Thomasville YMCA Little League aimed to start its 1958 season.
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Housing Needed Here For Junior Golfers
The Thomasville Jaycees seek local hosts to house more than 100 junior golfers July 8 to 11 for the 13th Georgia Jaycee junior golf tournament at Glen Arven Country Club. Contact Mr. or Mrs. Sam Robertson at CA 60969 to help.
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Rose City Bakery enters Tallahassee Invitational Softball Tourney
Rose City Bakery will be one of eight teams in the Tallahassee Invitational Softball Tournament starting tomorrow at Florida's capitol city. Rose City from Thomasville YMCA Men's League opens with IGA of Tallahassee at 9 a.m. Also in the field are Cairo All Stars, two time Georgia champions, plus teams from Havana and Quincy Florida Pensacola Florida and Birmingham Alabama.
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Rain-Delayed Local Games Rescheduled In Busy Week
Rain washed out several league games yesterday with Rebels vs Tigers moved to Monday and a Tuesday lineup featuring Sooners vs Rebels and Tigers vs Braves. A women's playoff between Coats Clark Thread Mill and Warner Brothers tied for first. tiebreaker set for tonight. Men's schedule includes South Georgia Natural Gas, Flowers Baking, Rose City Bakery, and Coats and Clark. dates to be announced.
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Palmer First In LI Tourney
In the Long Island Open at East Norwich Davis Love III led early with 2 under par, then was overtaken as Arnold Palmer fired a course record 66 to top the day. An Arkansas businessman sponsors Love with a five year deal paying ten thousand dollars yearly, with earnings shares staged over five years.
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Wright Leads National Open Links Field
In Detroit AP reports the women’s National Open at Forest Lake Country Club saw high winds and tough conditions. Mickey Wright shot a one over par 73 to lead by one stroke. Patty Berg, Louise Suggs, Betty Jameson, and Jackie Pung followed with five over par.
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YMCA Tops Dawson Street Methodist In Junior Softball
The YMCA defeated Dawson Street Methodist 25 to 18 in a Youth Center junior softball game. Jimmy Brown and Larry Johnson led the attack with homers, while David Murphy hit a grand slam and Bill Piland added a triple and a single for the church team.
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Ortiz Faces Busso in Madison Square Garden Showdown
Unbeaten lightweight Carlos Ortiz meets Johnny Busso at Madison Square Garden. Ortiz owns a 27–0 start with 26 wins and one no decision. The Puerto Rico born, New York raised fighter is positioned for a title shot after steady progress under manager Ed Ferguson.
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Dodgers Win 4-2 In Second Half Opener At Municipal Stadium
The Thomasville Dodgers beat the Dublin Orioles 4 to 2 to start the second half tied for the lead. Bill Booth earned the win with 7-innning support from John Bozich and Bill Kalmes who closed out the game after Bozich left with trouble. Kalmes escaped a bases loaded jam to end the eighth and keep Dublin off the board.
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Thomasville Dodgers Rally For Narrow Victory Over Dublin
Thomasville edged Dublin as Bozich earned the win and Shosty drove in two runs with three singles. Miller Parham and Phillips added two hits each, Kalmes and Miller made key defensive plays, and a new pitcher Dennis Midgette joined the Dodgers after arriving from Reno with joe and Joseph awaiting further reports.
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