Siebern Leads Assn Hitters on 374 Mark
Norm Siebern of Denver tops the American Association batting leaders with a .874 average after a 16 point rise. Ron Jackson leads hits with 85 and total bases with 143. Other leaders include Don DeMeter and Orlando Cepeda sharing 13 home runs, Ted Beard with 52 runs, Frank Barnes 1.71 ERA, Carlton Willey 12 wins, Stan Williams 101 strikeouts, and Dave Benedict 111 innings pitched.
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Norm Siebern
Denver
Howe News Bureau
Ron Jackson
Indianapolis
Carlos Paula
Minneapolis
Ray Shearer
Wichita
Norm Larker
St. Paul
Jackson
Siebern
Ted Beard
Don Demeter
Bob Thorpe
Charleston
Don Lassetter
Omaha
Orlando Cepeda
Frank Barnes
Carlton Willey
Dave Benedict
Louisville
Stan Williams
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Two-Top Teams Lead KVIBL Race in Cedar Grove Standings
Valley Industrial Baseball League notes Cedar Grove and Tabor Music top the KVIBL with 9-1 records. Sissonville trails, Crown Hill far behind. Week schedule lists games Sunday Tuesday Thursday across teams, including Cedar Grove, Tabor Music, Dunlap Gulf, Pack Lumber, Lacy’s Hardware, and Sissonville at Rock Branch and other venues.
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Cedar Grove
Sissonville
Tabor Music
Dunlap Gulf
KVIBL
Crown Hill
W.L
DunlapGulf
Pack Lumber
Lacy Bissonville
Hardware
Rock
Pack
Lacy's Hardware
Dunlap-Gulf
Jack Lumber
Sissonvill
Hall's Plays Coonskin Hall's Park Double Header
The Hall's Plays team travels to Coonskin Park for a 2:30 p m double header to decide the Tri County Baseball League lead. The two teams meet on Coonskin's field with first place at stake.
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Hall
Harris Pitches No-Hitter in Junior League Game
Porky Harris of the Spring Hill Blues threw a no-hitter against the Spring Hill Reds at Fudge Field in South Charleston Junior League action winning 6 to 0. He has allowed only one earned run and nine hits in 40 innings this season for South Charleston High School.
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Spring Hill Blues
Spring Hill Reds
Fudge Field
South Charleston
Harris
South Charleston High School
Prep Leaders Clash With Sids and Marmet for Lead Race
Prep Leaders and Sids Marmet duel Friday at Legion Field in a key battle for first place in the Prep League standings. Roger Dean tops the Pony League chase with Roger Dean in strong position as the second team vies for second.
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Sids
Marmet
Legion Field
Roger Dean
Marmet Grizzell and Legion Field Schedule Clash
The week’s baseball or basketball schedule shows Marmet at various venues including Legion Field and Watt Powell Annex. Key matchups include Marmet versus Exchange, Optimist, Decota, and Sachange with makeup games and 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. start times across Tuesday to Friday at Legion Field.
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Marmet Grizzell
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Decota
Legion Field
Mies
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Exchange
Legion Fie
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Watt Powell Annex
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Grigzell
Fie
Major League Averages 1 MARSHALL Targets West Virginia Players
Marshall College squares its recruiting with seven or eight former Morris Harvey football team members considering staying for the sport as Charleston drops football. West Virginia athletes head to out of state schools including Virginia Tech and Indiana while Cornell and Navy prize science scholarships for John Winter. The Haig Olvem insuiuE tournament sees Zibnack edge to the 3-hole finals against Rex Baxter for the title.
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Charleston
Marshall
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Huntington East
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Wheeling
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Fof Cameron
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Gene Slater
Ripley
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Fairview
Terry Moore
Buckhannon
WVU
Paul Miller
Logan
West Virginia
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Gauley Bridge
Chris Smith
Dean Blake
Virginia Tech
Harold Ball
East Bank
Tommy Howell
Winfield
Indiana
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Beckley
Columbia Prep
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U. S. Naval Academy
Walt Rappold
Greenbrier Military
Bill Fields
Parkersburg
Ohio State
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Winter
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Zibnack
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Americans Win 10-7 in Dunbar Little League
The Americans defeated Salisbury 10 to 7 yesterday in a Dunbar Little League game. Battery for the Americans was Sams and Pugh while Peters and Kelly were the Salisbury battery. The win tied Americana with Fletchers for the lead in the second half standings.
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Sams
Pugh
Peters
Kelly
Salisbury Battery
Fletchers
Americana
Wherle Civizens
Whitesville Junior Legion Hosts Beckley in Sunday Game
The Whitesville American Legion Post No. 75 junior baseball team welcomes Beckley Post for a 1:30 p.m. Sunday matchup. Whitesville has won four of five while Beckley remains unbeaten in five games.
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Whitesville American Legion Post No
Beckley Post
Beckley
Cal Price Memorial Follows Bears and Forest Fight
The piece recalls Cal Price recounting forest lore and bear tales to honor his work in West Virginia forestry. He defended the Monongahela Reserve and praised the Black Forest as part of his legacy. The Calvin W. Price State Forest in Pocahontas County stands as his memorial.
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Cal Price
Cal
Jim Smith
Black Forest
Mononogahela Federal Reservation
West Virginia
Calvin W. Price
8 State Grid Aces Heading Toward WVU
West Virginia University coach Art Lewis says the program will award about 20 to 25 scholarships this fall, the same as usual, despite an unusually high dropout rate among freshmen. He cites tutoring efforts and acknowledges the issue as the worst since his tenure.
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Dick Leonard
Associated Press
West Virginia University
Art Lewis
Lewis
WVU
Figures Show Why Yankees Cards Climb
The New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals lead majors in batting. Mickey Mantle and Stan Musial top their league charts while both clubs pace team hitting, signaling strong offensive runs for the two clubs.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Mickey Mantle
Bronx Bombers
Cards
Stan Musial
Notable Sluggers Stumble in Batting Averages
Ted Williams dropped 26 points to a .356 after going 3 for 21 while Skowron gained over 100 points in three weeks to tie for a top spot at .342. Musial moved to the National League batting lead as Hodges fell from .348 to .330 after a 3-for-11 stretch. Fondy sits second at .353 and Groat remains in third. Ria
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Boston
Skowron
Baltimore
Bob
Musial
Brooklyn
Gil Hodges
Hodges
Gil
Pittsburgh
Dick Groat
Dee Fondy
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