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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1950
Page
4
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AP reports a busy day as pitchers Sain Lemon and Houttemian hit the 10-win mark early in the season. Braves top Phillies 3-1 while Brooklyn, Chicago and Detroit post decisive wins. Cleveland and Boston rise as dominant clubs in a tense pennant chase.
Threwnan Browns moved up to second place in the Georgia-Aln league after a strong rally over Valley. The offense featured seven hits including a homer by Red Schmidt and two extra base hits by Bud, while New Orleans Opelika split a doubleheader with Rome, with Rome taking the opener 6 1 and Opelika winning the nightcap. Solt homered for Carrollton as he returned to the plate Tuesday night.
Dale Alexander, newly managing Jacksonville, has the Tars winning five of seven since Friday. Tom Horton limited Charleston to four hits as Ed Allegar homered, while Macon extended its win streak with a 4-3 win over Columbia. Augusta beat Savannah 9-2 as Alexander City hitters led by Bill Rucker and Harry Falcigno sparked a 14-4 victory.
Thomasville's American Legion baseball team will tangle with Pelham tonight under the lights at Municipal Stadium. Baseball fans are urged to come watch a good ball game. Game time 6 o'clock.
Regional standings show Cordefea Albany Thomasville and Valdosta leading in the Georgia Florida League with tallies from Tallahassee and Monflarle. Southeast results include Macon Columbia Augusta Savannah Jacksonville Charleston and Greenville Columbus tied at several scores as Southern Association and other leagues report.
A slate lists Cordelo at Albany Thomasville at Americus Valdosta at Tallahassee Waycross at Moultrie Birmingham at New Orleans Memphis at Nashville Atlanta at Mobile Little Rock at Chattanooga New York at Brooklyn St. Louis at Chicago Philadelphia at Boston Washington at New York Boston at Philadelphia Chicago at Detroit Cleveland at St. Louis.
Citizens in Liberty New York posted large warning signs along highways to protest snow plow clearing. The signs declared Slow Road Plowed for Spring Planting highlighting issues with winter clearing in the Catskills.
Americus edged Thomasville 4 3 as Ken Stanley blasted a two run homer in the fifth to put the Tigers ahead. Bob Fulton forced home a run in the first and two errors by Americus allowed two more in the third. Alex Hoyle earned his sixth win for the Phils while Berman Waldrop absorbed the loss. The two teams meet again in Americus tonight and return to Thomasville for a two game set.
Brooklyn manager says Bob Milliken may wait another year to prove his potential after a strong spring at Vero Beach. The 1949 weight difference shows he is in shape, though still developing before joining Montrend.
Colonial Stores forfeited a game to Post 222 after failing to field enough players for a makeup match. Tonight Georgia Crate faces Post 222 and Colonial Stores vs Vocational School in the schedule.
Norman Brown pitched a six hit shutout for Chattanooga as the Lookouts beat the Little Rock Travs 5-0. Royce Chandler had earlier cooled Little Rock 3-1, with Birmingham splitting a doubleheader with New Orleans to trim Atlanta’s lead. Memphis beat Nashville 6-5 after 12 innings as Rotblatt earned win for Memphis.
The Dodgers moved into second as they edged Albany and left Tallahassee trailing. Strickland pitched a one hitter for Valdosta as McNally’s triple highlighted Tallahassee’s lone hit. Albany blew a 5-1 lead and lost to Cordelo 10-5 as Moultrie beat Waycross 9-1 before a late 8-7 comeback.
A dated YMCA notice outlines the summer schedule with daily activities across sections for Junior Softball Girls and Boys swimming, midget and junior baseball, advanced beginners, and various adult swim and softball times. The calendar lists times from morning through evening across Monday to Sunday and notes camp dates from June 18 to July 1 with facility reservations for Piney Woods Camp and the Municipal Tennis Courts.
Jim Blair, son of Missouri's lieutenant governor, competes in the Trans Miss Golf Tournament. The 18 year old from Omaha has impressed with a 390 yard drive and a steady iron game, reaching the third round among 32 contenders. Blair, seeded 11th, faces Herb Durham of Dallas as eight seeds topple in early rounds.
In Atlanta on June 29 AP reports four top contenders in the Women's State Golf Tournament advanced past the second round. Madge McDonald defeated Mary Crawford 1 up in 19 holes, Eilen Stulb beat Anne Twilley 3 and 2, Mrs. Cobb overcame Cecile Harris 1 up in 24 holes, and Miss Daniel defeated Mrs. Weatherall 2 and 1 to reach the quarterfinals.
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