Muscle Shoals Appy legend shines over Bluefield opener
The piece recalls Leo Muscle Shoals as the Appy League’s greatest slugger never to reach the majors. Now in his 60s, retired in Glade Spring, Virginia, he enjoys gardening after a rough, competitive minor league career marked by curfews and hits.
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Leo
Shoals
Babe Ruth
Glade Spring
Virginia
Johnson City
Muscle Shoals the Appalachian League Legend
The piece recounts Muscle Shoals as a larger than life left handed slugger from Camden West Virginia who played mainly for the Kingsport Cherokees and became a beloved spectacle across the region. It covers his prodigious homers his near major league offer his colorful promotions and turbulent life including a shooting incident and his lasting legacy in the Appalachian League.
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George Fanning
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Roy Hill
LeRoux Gains Upmanship In Red Sox Fight From Wire Dispatches
Boston co owner Buddy LeRoux wins a round in the legal battle over control of the Red Sox. A Superior Court judge denied delaying counterclaims by LeRoux, setting a July 11 trial for all issues. LeRoux seeks a buyout at a price offered by an outside party while Mrs. Yawkey and Sullivan resist.
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Haywood Sullivan
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Thomas A. Yawkey
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Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
General partner takes control of Red Sox in amended agreement
In sports scattered notes, LeRoux names himself general managing partner as part of an amended agreement giving him control of the Red Sox alongside Badgett and Curran who hold 16 of 30 limited partner shares. NHL adopts five minute overtime for regular season and announces 1984 all star in Meadowlands with 1985 in Calgary and 1986 in Hartford. AMA approves model boxing legislation to curb pro boxing and push out of amateur programs. Knicks sign Elmore to offer sheet, Nets have 15 days to match. Raiders’ Al Davis testifies amid Oakland and Los Angeles deal pursuits.
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Oakland
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Laurence Horan
Former Williamson coach Hatcher takes Bluefield job
Former Williamson High School basketball coach Allan Hatcher has accepted the head coaching position at Bluefield. Hatcher, who led Williamson to the 1982 Class AA state title, resigned after a tense meeting with the Mingo County Board of Education amid a dispute over applying for Logan High School. His six year Williamson record stands at 105 and 38.
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Valley High School
West Virginia Tech
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Dumfries
Biagini Debuts as Bluefield Orioles Boss at Bowen Field
Bluefield's new manager Greg Biagini, 31, will lead the defending Appalachian League champions in the home opener at Bowen Field against the Pikeville Cubs at 7:30. Biagini, born in Chicago and ex-Montreal Expos prospect, emphasizes communication with Spanish-speaking players and notes the team’s strong defense and pitching as keys.
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