Young Slezak Cut From Thomasville Pirates Roster
The feature discusses Frank Slezak Jr. being released by the Thomasville club after competing for a roster spot. It notes his mixed performance in 1958 with a .159 average across 43 games and a .206 average in 12 games with the Dodgers, plus evaluations from Pete Rufer and other scouts.
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Parsagi
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Tommy Mixona
Buck Jackson
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Rainfail
Post 222 Tackles Powell Produce In Game Tonight
American Legion Post 222 carries an undefeated 9-0 record into a YMCA Men’s Softball League clash with Powell Produce. The Flowers Baking Co. sits second at 7-8 while South Georgia Natural Gas Co. and Lorens had a postponed game. Regular season extends through July 43 due to many ties and makeup games, with Sunnyland and Coats Clark/Davis Meter also in action.
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American Legion Post
Powell Produce
YMCA
Legion
Flowers Baking Company
South Georgia Natural Gas Company
Lorens
Sunnyland
Coats-Clark
Davis Meter
Flower Baking Company
Rain Delays Moultrie Thomasville Baseball Schedule
Rain washed out the Thomasville Dodgers second half opener with Moultrie as George Pfister announced several player moves including Jack Baldwin joining the club to replace Ed Palmquist. Also noted were Butch Mosley’s no hit bid for Bainbridge and rain halting Thomasville versus Cairo.
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Thomasville Dodgers
Moultrie
George Pfister
Jack Baldwin
Baldwin
Pueblo
Michigan
Bakersfield
Cedar Rapids
Pfister
Ed Palmquist
Palmquist
Kokomag
Ind
Bainbridge Elks
Cairo All- Stars
Butch Mosley
Tri-City
Bainbridge
Elks
Mosley
All-Stars
Thomasville Ymca
Cairo Bombers
Thomasville
Cairo All-Stars
Cairo
Hugh Davis
All Stars
Defending Champion Faces 16 Year Old In State Golf Tourney
In Atlanta Mary Crawford the defending champion from Americus defeated Joyce Denson of Atlanta and Pebby Simpson of Athens advanced with a 3 and 2 victory. Other results include Janice Phelps beating Mrs. Guy Kegley and Madge McDonald advancing after two matches while Mary Louise Maxwell fell to Mrs. Dave Warner in the second flight.
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Mary Crawford
Americus
Pebby Simpson
Athens
Miss Crawford
Joyce Denson
East Lake Country Club
Miss Simpson
Croswell Smith
Augusta
Hal Denson
Joyce
Calhoun Witham
M. Weatherall
Dym Meddin
Savannah
Janice Phelps
William Gailmard
Janice
Guy Kegley
Gailmard
Curtis Jordan
Madge McDonald
Sidney Smith
McDonald
Jim Clay
Smith
Donald McKinley
Mary Louise Maxwell
Cairo
Dave Warner
Chestnut Upsets High Ranked Foe in Washington
Ike Chestnut, an unrated challenger, stopped Carmelo Costa of Brooklyn by a 29 second eighth round TKO in a scheduled ten at Capitol Arena. Chestnut earns a place among the top ten challengers as he eyes a title bid with Saddler likely next.
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Ike Chestnut
Chestnut
Carmelo Costa
Brooklyn
Capitol Arena
Sandy Sadder
Hymie Wallman
Saddler
Costa
Lo Wailman
Boynton Targeting Piney Woods Title After Practice Sprint
Orlando golfer Frank Boynton of Rollins College begins practice at Glen Arven Country Club for the 6th Piney Woods tournament set to open Sunday. The 1954 and 1955 contender seeks his first win as a field of amateur stars including former champs Mulherin Singletary Melton Dunn Harvard Ketcham Collins Roddenberg Hester Brannon gather for the medal and match play format.
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Orlando
Fla
Frank Boynton
Piney Woods
Boynton
Glen Arvyen Country Club
Rollins Golf
Frank Mulherin
Augusta
Lewis Hall Singletary
Thomasville
Jim Melton
Lake City
Florida State University
Bobby Dunn
Camila
Glen Arven
Bryant Harvard
Ed Hiles
Atlanta
Russell Ketchan
Sea Island
Joe Collins
Ralph Roddenberg
Julian Roddenberg
Post 31 Harts Wrestling Plan Announced Cancelled
Thomasville American Legion Post 31 has indefinitely cancelled its plans to sponsor professional wrestling here. Commander C. J. Rehberg said the post was unable to meet expenses and show any returns.
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Thomasville
American Legion Post 31
Post 31
C. J. Rehberg
Rehberg
Legion Post
Baseball scoreboard roundup races tighten in pennant chase
Philadelphia Phillies win 4-3 in 11 innings over Milwaukee as Willie Jones, Andy Seminick and Stan Lopata homer. Braves Hank Aaron also goes deep. Reds, Cubs, Dodgers, and Cardinals post wins while Yankees blast Kansas City extending lead. Indians rally past Orioles 12-11 in 11. White Sox fall to Boston 11-9 after a long slump. Pirates fall to Reds. Mets strong showing by Poholsky for St Louis Cardinals.
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Kansas City
Chicago White Sox
Boston
White Sox
New York
Cleveland
Indians
Yankees
Town
Baltimore
Orioles
Detroit
Tigers
Washington
Willie Jones
Andy Seminick
Stan Lopata
Phils
Lopata
Philadelphia
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Ernie Johnson
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Frank Robinson
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Redlegs
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Red Sox
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al Rosen
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Boyer Finds Bat Style With New Manager Guidance
St Louis Cardinals third baseman Kenny Boyer thrives under Freddy Hutchinson’s hands off approach. In a 6-0 win over the New York Giants he hit two homers and a single, driving in three. He leads the NL with 49 homers and 57 RBIs, batting .898 in the current stretch.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Harry Walker
Eddie Stanky
Cardinals
Boyer
Freddy Hutchinson
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Ho Baile
Tigers Top Fitzgerald as Grzenda Dominates Pitching
Joe Grzenda worked strong on the mound guiding Valdosta’s Tigers to a 18 run win over Fitzgerald while White homered and Jay Cooke added RBI hits. Og suri White and Bill Garrison contributed, but Hirst faltered in late innings. Waycross edged Albany 4-3 in ten as Brunswick and Tifton split with Hirst taking the loss.
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Grzenda
Fitzgerald
Og Suri White
Tigers
Sbratic
Jay Cooke
Bill Garrison
Art Hirst
Tifton
Waycross
Witk
Thomesville
Albany
Hirst
Bugs
Don Jacquin
Ree
Phils
Brunswick
Birmingham Barons Win 3rd From Vols
Mobile tied the series with a 5-0 shutout over Nashville as Birmingham pitchers held the Vols to four hits. The Barons, led by Bill Dailey and Bill Durden, extended their lead in the Southern Assn standings, after previously dropping in April's four-game set. Chattanooga and New Orleans games were rained out.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Nashville
Vols
Bears
Birmingham Barons
Bill
Dailey
Durden
Memphis
Birmingham
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Legion Juniors Set for Rain-Delayed Moultrie Game
American Legion Post 31 junior baseball team coached by Lamar Hines aims to play at Municipal Stadium at 8 p.m. after two home games were washed out by rain. They seek to break a three game skid, having lost to Tifton twice and Moultrie once 3 0 on the road.
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Pfister
Steinhour
Pete Erickson
Erickson
Dodgers
Donalsonville
Thomasville
Moultire
Albany
Tifton Phillies
Joe Mathis
Bruce Polk
American Legion Post
Lamar
Olympic Tryouts Begin Saturday in Los Angeles
An impressive field of track and field athletes competes in Los Angeles over Saturday and Sunday for spots on the U S Olympic team. In 13 of 17 events competitors have surpassed or tied Olympic marks, with pole vault featuring four jumpers over 15 feet including Richards Bragg Gutowski and Morris. Coach Jim Kelly warns against overrating U S form as rivals abroad also improve.
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United State
Melbourne
Australia
Bob Richards
Richards
Don Bragg
Villanova
Bob Gutowski
Occidental
Ron Morris
Southern California
Uncle Sam
Jim Kelly
U.S
Hagge Top Pick In Western Open
DES MOINES Marlene Bauer Hagge top money winner among women golfers begins the 72 hole Western Open first round with five titles and 9195 in 1956 earnings. Her sister credits attitude and confidence change while Patty Berg lauds Hagge’s improving putting and short game.
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Marlene Bauer Hagge
Alice
Patty
Ladies Professional Golfers Assn
Mrs. Hagge
Marlene
White Sox rookie Bob Powell holds engineering degree
Bob Powell, a young bonus outfielder for the Chicago White Sox, earned a mechanical engineering degree from Michigan State University.
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Bob Powell
Chicago White Sox
Michigan State University
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