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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1936
Page
10
Officials in Neen City Street Department request urgent funding for street improvements. The measure aims to repair failing pavement on major arterials and upgrade drainage, with council approval expected next month.
Bill Lee and Larry French led the Cubs to a shutout of the Giants. Goose Goslin homered with two on base in a 1 4 Tigers win over the Athletics. Cy Blanton and Mickey Haslin starred in a Pirates Bees doubleheader with Haslin driving in two in the nightcap. George Blachelder limited the Red Sox to seven hits in an 11 3 Indians victory. Jules Solters and Myril Hoag homered in the Browns' win in a doubleheader opener, with Hong driving in two in the nightcap.
AP dispatch notes Clark Griffith lauds Gabby Hartnett as the best catcher seen. Rudy Dusek aims to meet heavyweight champs Ali Baba Levin and Lopez. Babe Ruth gifted Johnny Mize a home run bat. Mize is Ruth's cousin. Larry Rosenthal changed clubs. Emmett Ormsby has 11 children. Olympic athletes fearsome stats and size details. Joe McCarthy rates AL pitching as the worst since 1931.
Wimbledon England June 29 Byron Bitsy Grant faced Fred Perry in the all England championships as the second week began. Perry, the defending champion and No 1 seed, sought to extend his dominance while Grant aimed to upset another top opponent after eliminating Heiner Henkel and Vivian McGrath in earlier rounds.
New York June 29 Charley Grimm of the Cubs and Joe McCarthy of the Yankees name 21 man squads for the July 7 inter league game in Boston. Fans picked 16 per side while managers added five each. Grimm adds Curt Davis Augie Galan Jim Colline Lew Riggs and Leo Durocher join the group. McCarthy selects Tommy Bridges Mel Harder Rick Ferrell Goose Goslin and Frank Crosetti among others.
Box score recap shows Americus and Tallahassee posting hits runs and errors with multiple players recording RBIs and bases on balls. Notable names include Evans Guinn Respond Ebel Newcomb Hoffman Pelat and Quick across both teams. The game lasted 1 hour 53 minutes with Cannon and Allen pitching and umpired by Woolf and Parks.
Mabel Knechtges a 25 year old bank clerk in Grafton Ohio recalls being held up by two men who ordered her to lie on the floor She complies yet worries about dirtying her dress as she kneels during the robbery The incident marks her third hold up on the job with the same assailants
Randall Phillips, a Marion High School student, was graded on schedule for the 1936 class despite a spine injury that left him bedridden for over two years after a grape vine accident. He finished his course with help from teachers and classmates as Don Budge and Wilmer Allison pave the U S Davis Cup path to quarter finals.
Georgia sports roundup recounts boxing in Atlanta where Bob Hoover was knocked out by Joe Lipps after a first round barrage, purse held up for the loser, and mentions a prospective non-title bout with Babe Risko being sought for Ben Brown. Also notes Piney Woods tournament entry from Dr. W. E. Van Brunt, fishing trip for scribes, Woodrow Davis no hit game, Buford’s street car win with Abe White striking out 16, Charlie Warren signing with the Yankees, Cordele night baseball debut, and Macon and Augusta baseball notes.
Zack D Cravey the game and fish commissioner proposes a fishing license for Georgia male anglers over 16. He argues revenue would fund a year-round field force and improve enforcement and overall fishing management.
Atlanta June 29 Jack Dempsey arriving from Columbus to New York said he liked the prospects of Joe Lipps to climb in the fistic circles.
Dempsey described Joe Lipps of Georgia as a big husky youngster with the advantage of youth. He said Lipps has punching ability but will gain power with more weight and growth. Dempsey also predicted Lipps may blossom into a fighter of which Georgia can be proud.
George Bancroft sustains an injury after a strenuous dance routine. He and George M. Cohan each own one half of a hundred dollar bill.
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