Cairo’s Recreation Director Builds Varied Summer Program
Cairo’s recreation program, led by director Tommy Taylor, offers swimming, tennis, junior baseball, and life saving courses at Davis Park pool with a staff of CHS coaches. The program includes Pee-Wee to senior activities, a church softball league, city leagues, and the Cairo Pickles all star team. Taylor aims to add boxing, improve offerings, and keep expanding as interest warrants.
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Cario
Georgia
Tommy Taylor
Taylor
Cairo High
University of Florida Grad
Cairo
Hugh Floyd
Bobby Tebb
CHS
Cecil McDonald
Art Williams
Jimmy Oates
Bobby Fiskus
Woody Chapman
Max Mayo
Jimmy Cassels
Jimmy Wilcox
Frank Richie
Dan Wells
Cpiro
Georgia Recreation Society
Nancy
Baker
Emmyelyn Carlisle
Alties
Ohnis
Moore
S Hootoys
Fane
Cairo Pickles
Sam Cain
Charles
Mangham
Jack McCorkle
Austin-Peavy
Howard
Syrupmakers
McCorkle
Randolph Wimberly
Moorehead
Elmer Davis
University of Georgia
Pat Ward
Erakine Mills
Thomasville
Central High
Thomasville Ymca
Mills
P. O
Valdosta
Florida State
Bob Shave Jr
Willoughby
Ohio
Wayne Timberman
Indiaapolis
Ind
Chuck Keating
Corning
N. Y
FSU
Ray Daley Jr
Pompano Beach
Fla
Telefair Ghloto
Dothan
Ala
Larry Beck
Kingstown
N. C
Beck
Church League Opens at Coats-Clark Diamond
The Thomasville YMCA Church Softball League starts tonight with East Side Baptist facing First Baptist at 7:30 p.m. The circuit includes East Side Baptist First Baptist First Methodist and Presbyterian. Further games set Friday First Methodist vs Presbyterian with league games at 7 p.m. through August 28.
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Thomasville Ymca
East Side Baptist
First Baptist
First Methodist
Presbyterian
Coats-Clark
Dodgers Bow Pirates 9 4 for Seventh Win in Row
Dodgers win 9 4 over Pirates as McDevitt earns his seventh victory with help from Drysdale in the ninth. Hodges Demeter and Neal homer and the team extends a seven game streak to stay a game back of Milwaukee. Pirates drop three straight as St Louis and others rally in the National League chase.
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Joe’ Reichler
Associated Press
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Los Angeles Dodgers
Johnny Podres
Sandy Koufax
Danny McDevitt
Dodgers
Milwaukee Braves
McDevitt
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee
Chicago
San Francisco
Philadelphia
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland
Boston
White Sox
New York Yankees
Detroi
Baltimore
Kansas City
Bob Friend
Gil Hodges
Don Demeter
Charlie Neal
Don’ Drysdale
Eddie Mathews
Braves
Johnny Antonelli
Giants
Willie Kirkland
Orlando Cepeda
Jackie Brandt
Richie Ashburn
Cincinnati
Reds
Pete Whisenant
St. Louis
Cards
Dick Ricketts
Jerry Lynch
Don Blasin
Joe Cunningham
Dick Gray
Redbirds
Ed Bailey
Ingemar Johansson Fights His Own Way to Title
Ingemar Johansson asserts full control over decisions as heavyweight champion. The Swedish star relies on close advisers but keeps final say, after breaking with former managers and securing his title via a New York contract. Born to a large family, he quit school at 16 to work on construction gangs and later built a gravel business around earnings from boxing.
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Murray Rose
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Ingemar Johansson
Rocky Marciano
Floyd Patterson
al Weill
Cas D’ardalo
Patterson
D'Amato
They
Johansson
Eewin Ahlquist
Gosta Karlsson
Ingo
Johannson
Davidow
Ingemar
Birgit Lundgren
New York
Yankee Stadium
Indians Acquire Outfielder Valo From Seattle
Cleveland announces the purchase of veteran outfielder Elmer Valo from Seattle of the Pacific Coast League. The Indians optioned Carroll Hardy to Seattle. Valo, 38, is a left handed hitter with a .285 career batting average over 18 major league seasons and an .820 mark with Seattle. He will be used mainly as a pinch hitter.
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Cleveland
Elmer Valo
Seattle
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Carroll Hardy
Valo
NYU Foil Team Triumphs at National Fencing Tourney
NYU won the foil team event at the National Fencing Tournament on Friday night, breaking a long standing precedent in a landmark victory. The win marked the first time in the 68 year history of the Amateur Fencing Association that the team captured the title.
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Los Angeles
New York University
Ieee
Bela A
Kiwanis and Davis Meter Lead Early YMCA League Standings
Kiwanis and Davis Meter lead the Thomasville YMCA Little League after the first week with two and one win respectively. Coca-Cola and VFW sit 1-1, while Elks and Sunnyland lag at 0-1 and 0-2. This week’s five games include Elks vs Davis Meter and Kiwanis vs VFW, among others.
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Kiwanis
Davis Meter
Thomasville
Aer
Coca-Cola
VFW
Elks
Sunnyland
Olmedo Faces Ayala In Wimbledon Quarterfinals
At Wimbledon England the 73rd Championships feature Olmedo of Arequipa Peru and Ayala of Santiago Chile in a South American heavyweight quarterfinal. Both players have spent months in the United States and are the continent’s top amateurs competing on ivy courts.
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Wimbledon
England
Alejandro Rodriguez
Olmedo
Arequipa
Peru
Alberto Ayala
Santiago
Chile
Ayala
United States
Venturi Wins Chicago Open In Windy Finale
Ken Venturi clinched the $9,000 first prize at the Chicago Open with a final round 66 to finish 7-under 273. He overtook Johnny Pott, who ended with a 72 for 274 and $4,600. Venturi credited his Daly City garden and gusty Gleneagles winds for the win.
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Chicago
Ken Venturi
Daly City
Calif
San Francisco
Gleneagles Country Club
Venturi
Johnny Pott
Shreveport
Crawford Wins NCAA Golf Title For Houston
Husky Dick Crawford, a Houston sophomore celebrating his birthday, claimed the 62nd annual NCAA golf crown at Bugenhs Oregon. He defeated San Jose State’s Jadik Taletic and others by a clear margin to claim the title for the third straight year for the Cougars.
Harvard Cards 65 In Piney Woods Prep For 41st Golf Meet
Thomasville’s Bryant Harvard fired a 65 in a warm-up for the Piney Woods championship at Glen Arven. The Auburn standout shaved a stroke from the course record and seeks his first Piney Woods title, with a strong field including Jerry Greenbaum Jimmy Livingston and Warren Mays Jr. among others.
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Harvard
Piney Woods
Sammy , Glassman
Times-Enterprise
Glen Arven Country Club
Thomasville
Bryant Harvard
Auburn
Glen Arven
Alabama Amateur Press Thornton
John
Walker
Herman Baron
Jerry Greenbaum
Atlanta
Jimmy Livingston
Jimmy
John Livingston
Frank Eldridge Jr
Frank Eldridge Sr
Valdosta
Frank JR
University of Georgia
Jack Oliver
Jim Melton
Lake City
Fla
Glenn Arven
Doc Melton
Brantly Brannon
Warren Mays Jr
Ft. Benning
Mays
Presbyterian College
Noble
Florida State
Montgomery
Ala
University of Florida
Albert Kelley
Orlando
Charlie Harrison
Jim Rackley
So Chandler v. Noble
Greenbaum
Kelley
Thomasville Faces Tifton in Legion Tilt Tonight
Thomasville Post 222 hosts unbeaten Tifton Post 2 in an 8 p.m. junior baseball game at Municipal Stadium after recent wins and losses against Albany and Thomasville. Manager Alvin Davis may start lefty Bobby Barber, who previously baffled Thomasville with a no hitter against Albany.
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Albany
Thomasville Post
American Legion
Lynwood Eason
T. D. (Smitty) Smith
Tifton
Municipal Stadium
Alvin
Pig) Davis
Thomasville
Post 222
Howver
Post 30
Davis
Bobby Barber
Sylvester
Aaron Unanimous Choice Starters Named For All Star Game
The 1959 All Star selections favor Milwaukee slugger Hank Aaron as the lone unanimous choice. NL outfield stars Willie Mays and Wally Moon join Aaron, with Crandall, Mathews, Cepeda, and Banks among NL reserves. AL lineup includes Kaline and Colavito in the outfield, Aparicio and Fox in the keystone, Killebrew at third, and Skowron at first. Pitching spots await final manager picks, with Burdette, Newcombe, Antonelli, Spahn, Podres, Mizell among likely names.
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Eddie Mathews
N. L
Orlando Cepeda
Giants
Johnny Temple
Cincinnati Reds
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland
Chicago
Rocky Colavito
Minnie Minoso
Detroit
al Kaline
Luis Aparicio
Nellie Fox
White Sox
Keystone
Bill Skowron
Yankees
Harmon Killebrew
Washington
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Southern Association
Mobile
Birmingham
Memphis
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Nashville
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Columbus Chariot
Raktorelth
Savannah
Vesseetanseanes
Sapnes Tmersease
Eo Ooeted
Eeneeennenene Pprneadntenrnee
Pattie
Aia Es
Bucs
Jens
Murope
Yrgeniat
New York Athletic Commission
Harry Davidow
Indians
Outfielder Valo
Olmedo Beaches
Venturi Cops
Crawford
David Middleton
Legion
Aaron
Hoyt Wilhelm
Lew—Burdette
Triandos
Sherman Loliar
Yogi Berra
Stengel
Maney
National League
Burdette
Don Drysdale
Hiroy
Face
Pirates
Don Newcombe
Warren Spahn
Wilmer Mizell
Cardinals
Ers Wilhelm
Orioles
Frank
Lary
Tigers
Ryne Duren
Early Wynn
Cal McLish
Herb Score
Whitey Ford
Billy Pierce
Fletcher
Metal Property
Rus
Deruste
Watt Building Material Co., Inc
Madison St. Thomasville
Dial
Lewis Enterprises, Inc
Mary Carter Paint Store
W. .Jefferson Bt
Dial, CA
Cook Hardware Co
S. Madison St
E. Jackson St
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