Coppola’s 27th Homer Powers Wytheville Win 8-0
Wytheville Statesmen defeat Bluefield 8-0 as Coppola hits his 27th homer of the season. Wantz twirls seven strong innings, scattering seven hits, while Benner surrenders four runs in the fifth and sixth.
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Wytheville
Mike Coppola
John
Wantz
Bluefield Blue Grays
Wytheville Statesmen
Coppola
Herb Benner
Joones
Wilson
Gebris
Laney
Ray
Benner
Rai
Blue Grass events set this month in Bluefield
The Blue Grass golf and tennis tournaments will be held in August at Mercer Country Club and municipal courts. Event dates include a 54 hole golf format with two rounds Friday or Saturday and final 36 on Sunday. Officials expect a strong field and plan to boost West Virginia entries while co sponsors include the city recreation department.
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Agust
Bluefield Amateur Athletic Association
Mercer Country Club
City Recreation Department
L. D. Feuchtenberger
Tony Lotito
Roanoke
Richmond
Virginia
Feuchtenberger
West Virginia
Clyde Thornton
Mercer
J. C
Rocky) Schorr
Llight
Virginias
Ken Gruver
Bluefield
Feuentenberger
Reds Stop Pirates 5-2 as Kluszewski Homers Again
Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 behind Ted Kluszewski 34th homer of the season in the eighth. Frank Thomas and Gene Freese drove in all Pittsburgh runs as Reds pounded Pirates pitchers for 11 hits. Jackie Collum earned the win while Post and Smith drove in key runs for Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Redlegs
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Ted Kluszewski
Frank Thomas
Gene Freese
Jackie Collum
Reds
Burgess
Sisi
Clem
Thomas
Om'mi'nse
Kime
Pittsbergh
Dodgers Top Cardinals In Slugfest With Campanella's RBI Single
Dodgers win 8 to 6 over Cardinals as Campanella and Hodges drive in runs. Hoak and Zimmer pace the offense with key hits while Podres goes six innings for the win. Reese scores twice and Gilliam slides home on a ninth inning bunt.
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Brooks
CARDS
ST. Louis
Don Zimmer
Fromt
Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Johnny Podres
Don Bessenit
Cardinals
Oren
Dodgers
Podres
Cardinal
Bessent
Wally Moon
Zimmer
Tom Poholsky
Don Hoak
Pee Wee Reese
Paul LaPalme
Poholsky
Duke Snider
Roy Campanella
Hoak
Mel Wright
la Palme
Gil Hodges
Reese
Campanella
Junior Gilliam
Alex Sooke
Gilliam
Carl Furillo
Reese AB
Boyer
Ol Poholsky
LaPaimep
cMoon
Wright
Smith
Elliott
Lawrence
Burbrink
Grammas
Sth
Brooklyness
R—Zimmer
Publio
E—Grammes
RBI
Hodges
Usta
Lect—Brook
Sq—Podres
Wrence
HO. Podres
LaPalme
Er—Podres
Region 8 Softball Goes Into 2nd Round Today
Region 8 semifinals setup after first round wins at Bowen Field. Lincoln-Mercury crushed Bluefield Hardware 15 to 3 while Rish edged Kendrick’s 11 to 1. DeHart topped Jaeger All-Stars 10 to 0 in five innings as DeHart meets Rish this afternoon.
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Welch
Lincoln-Mercury
Rish Equipment
Bluefield
de Hart
Princeton
Bowen Field
Rish
Rudy's
Hickman
DeHart
Lewis Oil
Lincoln - Mercury
Bluefield Hardware
Kendrick
Stone
Linkous
Hylton
W. Bailey
Jaeger
Rose
Williams
Abshire
Elmore
Senators End 12-Game Slide With Win Over White Sox
Washington nipped Chicago 1-0 as Bob Porterfield pitched seven hits and Billy Pierce took the loss his fourth in a row. Roy Sievers drew a walk, stole second, and scored on Sherman Lollar’s misplay in the fourth inning for the lone run.
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Kingsport
Pulaski
Cherokees
Bob Shanks
Tribe
Rocco Cambereri
Jim Anders
Wyzykowski
Pratt
Tabor
Bornmann
Anders
Josephson
Perneski
PHILS
CUBS
Chicago
Bob Miller
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Miller
Curt Simmons
Gene Baker
Phillies
Philadelphia
HOA
Abhoa
AL Ashburn
Fondy
Morgan
Baker
Lopate
O Speake
Ennis
O Banks
Jones
Sauer
Grngr's
O Jackson Db
Owes
Miksis
bKing
Chi
Davis
Miler
LaEmboltz
Washington
Washington Senators
White Sox
Bob Porterfield
Billy Pierce
Senators
Roy Sievers
Sherman Lollar
Bi- Oursteneg
Yost
Yanks
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Casey Stengel
Kansas City
ABA AB
Power
O Noren
Md'aldah
Slaughter
Kucks
Coleman
Robinson
Boston
Werner
Babe
Fenway Park
Detroit
Tigers
Bosox
Story of the Week and Punchlines From a Rural Encounter
A tourist stops to ask a farmer the name of his daughter Amalasyinta. The farmer retorts in a sharp, rural tone about being not city folks and having time, followed by a long mixed compilation of sports scores, game notes, and jokes.
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Amalasyinta
No-Hitter Hero: Norman Tanner Tops Bristol 8 0
West Virginia pitcher Norman Tanner of Bluefield explains his no hitter versus Bristol in the Class D Appalachian League, noting his “stuff” and curve breaking as planned. The feature also mentions local sports lore and college figures from Wesleyan and Marshall.
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West Virginia
Norman Tanner
Bluefield
Bristol
Tanner
Charles Town
Cluse
Ranson Leads Field At Akron Rubber City Open
Henry Ransom of St Andrews Til shot 67 to reach 54 hole total 201 and lead the $15,000 Rubber City Open at Firestone CC Akron Ohio. Doug Ford 203, Fred Hawkins 207, Jackson Bradley and Ed Oliver 204, Gene Littler 209 after a 65 65 67 progression. Tommy Bolt withdrew with a virus.
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Akron
Ohio
Tommy Bolt
Chattanooga
Tenn
Henry Ransom
St. Andrews
Ransom
Doug Ford
Kiameshe Lake
N.Y
Ford
Bolt
Fred Hawkins
Jackson Bradley
Houston
Ed Oliver
Lemont
Ill
Gene Littler
Palm Springs
Cali
Littler
Firestone Country Club
Virginias Seniors Golf Tourney Draws 344 Players
A field of 344 entries competes in the 23rd Virginias Seniors Golf Tournament for players 50 and older at The Greenbrier and Old White courses in White Sulphur Springs W V The event runs Monday through Wednesday with medal play and an interstate match set for Tuesday The Nassau system scoring governs the foursomes with teams of two Virginians and two West Virginians Charles Craig of Kingwood was last year’s medalist at 147 for 36 holes.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Greenbrier
West Virginia
Charles Craig
Kingwood
White
Walker Cops Class D Crown At State Shoot
RIDGELEY West Virginia July 30 P J Calvin Collis of Bunker Hill won the singles championship in the West Virginia State Trap Shoot in a shoot-off with Ed McDonald of Headsville Collis broke all 25 in the shoot-off while McDonald had 20 They had both 195 of 200 in regular competition The Junior State Championship went to Joseph Lebida of Piedmont and singles open crowns were won by Clarence Mann Howard Duvall Charles Jordan Fred Walker with scores listed for each class.
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Clarence Mann
Baltimore
Charles Jordan
Cumberland
Howard Duvall
Bladensburg
Fred Walker
Bluefield
Vas
Lesser tops Diringer for Western Amateur title
Pat Lesser of Settle Washington defeated Carol Diringer of Ohio 7 and 6 in the 36 hole title match at Olympia Fields in Chicago to win the 55th Western Amateur in steaming heat. Lesser started with a 33 to seize control and win eight of the first nine holes as Diringer faded.
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Chicago
Pat. Lesser
Settle
Wash
Sizse
Carol Diringer
Ohio
Miss Lesser
Olympia Fields
Miss Diringer
No-Hitter By Norm Tanner Tops Week's Events In Appy
Righthander Norm Tanner of Bluefield threw the season's first Appy League no-hitter, blanking Bristol's Twins 8-0 as Kingsport ended Salem's 17-game win streak. Other strong pitching and close races highlighted a busy week with leaders Salem, Johnson City, and Wytheville posting solid showings.
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WL Pet
Salem
Kingsport
Johnson City
Long Wytheville
Bristol
Bluefield
Pulaski
Marion
Wytheville
Pulaski - Johnson City
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Bos
Detroit Ss
Kansas City
Washington
Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
Boyer
Ditmar
Larsen
Wiesler
Byrd Derrnott
Jone
Feller
Houtteman
Wilson
Moore
Garver
Hoeft
Sullivan
Delock
Brooklyn
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Severand
Newcombe
Stahn
Littlefield
Donoso
Black
Gress
Rob
Wehmeier
Gray
Hacker
Hillman
Norm Tanner
Appy
Va.Tenn
Cage Prewwan Tanner
Earl Hunsinger
Pulaski Phils
Twins
Tanner
Tribe
Jack Crosswhite
Salem Rebels
Rebels
Johnson City Cardinals
Lewis (Whitey) Spencer
Blue Grays
Jim Anders
Ted Theim
Dick Klinesmith
Klinesmith
Leo
Muscle
Eville
Two West Virginians Lead Tri State Golf Tournament
In Kingwood West Virginia two players lead after 36 holes with totals of 146 two over par. Bill Dyer Morgantown shot 71 after 75 yesterday while Kermit Hutchinson Charleston posted 73 73. The field includes Evo Petri Wheeling and Charles Yearick Baltimore who both had 71 yesterday.
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Kingwood
W. Va
Bill Dyer
Morgantown
Kermit Hutchinson
Charleston
Preston Country Club
Evo Petri
Wheeling
Charles Yearick
Baltimore
Petri
Mauri Bailey
Jim Cragg
Charles Vearick
van Roby
Cumberland
Wilkins
Tom Waggoner
Uniontown
Columbus Outfit Snares N and W Softball Crown
Columbus defeated Williamson and Norfolk in the Norfolk and Western System softball championship. Burke pitched three hits in the opener as Columbus won. Odge beat Roanoke 9 5 after a four-run seventh. In the final Columbus stopped Norfolk 6 4 with Trigg earning the win and Whitehead adding two doubles along with homers by Henry and Barrett.
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Columbus
Wwiilliamson
Norfolk
Burke
Roanoke
Odge
Roan
Trigg
Whitehead
Henry
Barrett
Coliumibus
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Red Wantz
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Gebris Karl
Quinlan
Ya Lavalere
Erson
Sf-Lavailiere
Eens
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Lob Bluefield
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Pete Rogers
Bobby Duiecko
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Gene Bristol Marion
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Ray Katt
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Murd
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Jim Dyck
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Bert
Clark Gable
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Jack
Lissin
Tooney
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THE
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Louisville
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Don Fuoss
Sherherd
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Cliff
Gip
Leonard (Feets) Barnum
Parkersburg
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McCuskey
Cebe Ross
Battles
Barnum
Ross
Dr. McCuskey
Jule Rivlin
Marshall College
Big Green
Ranson
Feld
Walker
Pat Lesser Cops
Wythewae
Kingspor
Columbus Outfit Snares N & W
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