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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1954
Page
5
Thomasville Dodgers hammer 17 hits to crush Waycross 18 4 as Hal Holderfield and Paw Cozart power the offense. Will Pinder earns his fourth win while the Dodgers end a six game slide and prep to face Brunswick and Waycross in upcoming games.
Thomasville fans question what ails the Dodgers and the writer argues that adding three high average power hitters like Mickey Pillow Gene Elder and Don DiMott could lift the club. He notes current hitters averages and suggests improved hitting would ease pressure and improve overall play.
Thomasville leads with 13 to Waycross 4 in the standings. Americus-Cordele tops Albany 6 to 1. Valdosta 8, Fitzgerald 1. Brunswick 3, Tifton 2. Monday games include Waycross at Thomasville and other matchups. Sunday's results show Cleveland 4 Boston 2 and New York 8 Philadelphia 3 in a two game spread.
Atlanta and New Orleans combined score line with Birmingham and Mobile results. Chattanooga leads Memphis while Little Rock trails Nashville. Pairings show Chattanooga at Mobile and Little Rock at Birmingham along with Memphis at Atlanta and Nashville hosting New Orleans.
Columbia beat Columbus 7 to 2 while Savannah won 9 to 4 over Macon. Charlotte defeated Montgomery 7 to 5 and Jacksonville edged Augusta 12 to ? That Monday schedule lists Augusta at Macon and Charlotte at Columbia with Jacksonville at Savannah and Montgomery at Columbus.
In a tangle of innings Thomasville powered to an 18 to 8 win over Waycross. Key players include Pender, Cozart, and Pillow contributing multiple RBIs for Thomasville while Hoyal and Bunce led pitching for the Orioles with decisive relief.
In Wethersfield Connecticut Tommy Bolt and Earl Stewart Jr both shot 271 after 72 holes tying for first in the $15 000 Insurance City Open at the Wethersfield Country Club An 18 hole playoff was scheduled with low score earning 2500 and a 1800 prize for the runner up Stewart carded a 66 on the 6551 yard course while Bolt struggled with his putter Boros finished third at 273 earning 1400 Toski the defending champion finished with 278 and 245 prize money for the year
St Louis report says Austin Scott of New York, 29, collapsed after finishing fourth in the six mile run at the AAU track meet on June 18 and died yesterday at Barnes Hospital. The attending physician said the runner suffered a fatal event after the race.
Wimbledon action opens with eight top amateurs advancing to quarter finals in an open All England field. Tony Trabert battles long odds as Mervyn Rose and others challenge for titles while Vic Seixas and Budge Patty clash in the men’s draw. In the women’s bracket Maureen Connolly faces Angela Buxton as health issues threaten the field.
Five teams chase the lead with only a week left before the Fourth of July, a pivotal midseason marker. The New York Giants sit one game ahead of the Dodgers as they head into a crucial three-game series at the Polo Grounds. Cleveland holds a narrow advantage over Chicago in the American League, while the White Sox seek to sweep Cleveland next weekend. The Yankees press the Senators at Yankee Stadium as the race tightens across both leagues.
Fitzgerald Redlegs dropped to a fifth straight defeat 8 to 1 at Valdosta as Marn Melanson hurled a seven hitter and Pete Viteretto homered twice for the victorious Tigers. Brunswick moved 4 games clear atop the pennant race with a 3 2 win over Tifton, while Albany, Americus Cordele, and Thomasville posted varied results.
Ralph Kiner of the Chicago Cubs moved ahead in the National League starting left field race with 288 019 votes to Jackie Robinson 284 101 votes. Stan Musial leads individual votes with 298 706 while Minnie Minoso is second with 296 042. The poll opened June 11 and ends at midnight Saturday with final lineups announced next Monday for the July 13 Cleveland game.
A group of young players gathered at Glen Arven Country Club for the Sota Piney Woods tournament. Bryant Harvard of Thomasville shot 74 as Buck Berry from Tallahassee and Bobby Dunn from Camilla, both 18, also posted solid scores in the 1982 event.
Bevo Frances and Rio Grande college coach Newt Oliver will take a new pro role as they star in a Tallahassee game. Frances scored 1,954 points in 9 games during the 1952 58 season, a potential record but the schedule was deemed not tough enough.
Eight games are scheduled this week in the YMCA Softball League. Tonight feature matches include Georgian Crate against National Guards and Coste-Clark versus Sunnyland. The schedule continues Tuesday with Crate and Clark versus National Guards and Lions Club against 8 land. Friday sees National Guards against Coolidge and Lions Club against Legion Post 222. Washington defeated Detroit 8 2 as Dave Philley and Wally Westlake homered and Hal Newhouser held the Yankees to six innings. White Sox rout Boston in nightcap after a five hit opener by Tom Brewer.
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