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Story August 9, 1959

Atlanta Daily World

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

What is this article about?

All-Star baseball game between Georgia-Alabama Amateur League and Branch Rickey League teams at Ponce de Leon Park in Atlanta today at 3 p.m., featuring managers Bryant, King, Sims, and Bridges with lists of pitchers.

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Ga.-Ala.,
Branch
Rickey
All-Stars Clash
Today, 3 p.m.

Giltedge
All-Star Clash
In Dream Game

John
Davis,
McFarland, Atlanta
Rockdale
Rawhides;
Braves
Of Rival
Circuits At Ponce de Leon Park
and
Clifford
Daniels.
Atlanta
Yankees.

The game that has been talked about, discussed and fussed
over will become a reality today when the Georgia-Ala-
bama Amateur League, inc., and the Branch Rickey League
place their giltedge All-Stars on display in Ponce de Leon Park,
home of the Southern Association Atlanta Crackers. Game time
is set for 3:00 p. m.

For years partisans of both cir-
cuits have discussed the relative
class, competition, and skill of in-
dividual players, with each claim
recognition for their own favored
clan. Now, that this dream inter-
circuit showdown has been ar-
ranged it remains only for the per-
formers to show their stuff.
A tight, tense,
down-to-wire
struggle is forecast for today's dia-
mond test as Early King, Atlanta
Braves and Jimmy Bryant of the
Robinson Dodgers, play horsehide
chess with the forces of Theodore
Sims, East Point Bears, and Percy
Bridges of the College Park In-
dians.
These standout strategists have
a
splendid corps of moundsmen at

their beck and call and can duel
each other on terms of equal depth
and strength, whether lefties or
righties are needed to fill the bill.
Bryant who is managing the
Branch Rickey League All-Stars,
will have in his bullpen:
Dave
Davis, East Point
Bears; D. D
Vaugh, East Point
Bears; Charles
"Buddy"
Hunnicutt, College Park
Indians; Theron "Drake" Reeves,
Robinson Dodgers; Leon Carlton,
Robinson Dodgers; Theodore Stall-
worth, Atlanta Panthers and Adol-
phus "Peanut" Williams, Robinson
Dodgers. Bryant can counter with
such
Georgia-Alabama
League
moundsmen
as
James
Cotton,
Apaco
Lions;
Wallace
Jones,
Rockdale
Rawhides; Lawrence
Broughton, Hilco Red Sox; Char-

What sub-type of article is it?

Sports Event Baseball Game

What keywords are associated?

All Star Clash Baseball Game Inter Circuit Showdown Ponce De Leon Park League All Stars

What entities or persons were involved?

Jimmy Bryant Early King Theodore Sims Percy Bridges Branch Rickey

Where did it happen?

Ponce De Leon Park, Atlanta

Story Details

Key Persons

Jimmy Bryant Early King Theodore Sims Percy Bridges Branch Rickey

Location

Ponce De Leon Park, Atlanta

Event Date

Today At 3:00 P.M.

Story Details

All-Star teams from the Georgia-Alabama Amateur League and the Branch Rickey League face off in an inter-circuit showdown at Ponce de Leon Park. Managers Jimmy Bryant (Branch Rickey All-Stars) and Early King (Georgia-Alabama All-Stars), along with Theodore Sims and Percy Bridges, lead their teams in a predicted tight game featuring strong pitchers from both sides.

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