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iiiurjD-rNrjvvoSunday, May 17, 1953Bristol Blanks Holston Valley, 7-0 ...’Cats Stop Lynxes,... In District 4 TourneyBehind BlankenshipBy FRANK CREAST/ Tlmes-Xews Sports Editor Roy Blankenship, working with only two days rest, pitched n thrcc-hlUcr and his Wildcat mates came through with some timely licks Saturday night to give Kclrcn a 10 2 victory over Lynn View before the biggest crowd so far at the double-elimination District 4 high school tourney.In the first game of the session do lending champion Bristol took Its second successive shutout decision, 7-0. over Holston Valley on Rill Pullen's two-lilt pitching.The Wildcats and Vikings will meet next Tuesday nighl. Monday night’s schedule will be Lynn View against Sullivan and Holston Valley against Bluff City.The triumph over Ihe hard-hitting Lynxes was a measure of revenge for Blankenship. They handed the stout-armed rlghty his only two losses earlier In the season— although he struck out 11 in one of the games,Last nlglil Rocket Roy” fanned 10 for his ninth win. Three nights before he; whiffed eight and doled out two hits in a 3-0 whitewash ofKingsport Dobyns-Beimelt.For I wo innings it appeared as If Blankenship ftnd Lynn View's Jack Barker were warming to ft terrific mound duel. But, after one out In the third, Barker lost his control and the Wildcats took advantage of three walks and an error to go in front, 2-0.Singles by Larry Belcher and Barker were sandwiched around Blankenship's balk to give Lynn View ft run, making It 2-1 in the top of the fourth frame. Then In the hot lorn of l ho same tuning the WlldcalS of Coach ••Lolly” Duncanput it out' of Tench with ft Uircc-vun uprising.Ray Hubman pot the first of his two singles, and Robert Sutherland walked to start Ihe rally. Freshman Greg Lnuglln followed with a two-base clout 1c right-center to drive in whftt proved to be the winning funs.Laugltn's double signaled Ihe 'end for Barker, who war. relieved by the Lynxes silllt; winning Fred Denney. johnny Dixon picked on Denney's second pitch for n single Id (center, bringing hi LtiURhliU. bc-| fore the Denny ictircd Ihvccstraight bailers on routine fly bails.Hie Wildcats' only ertor in two tourney games, a wild throw by third bnsemnn Hubman. was responsible for the Lynxes second run in the fifth frame. However, Roy Howell's double behind Johnny McCrary's walk gave Kotron Its sixth tally in the same inning.Four of Lynn view's seven errors. plus a pair or walks, a hit batsman and singles by Howell and iHubman enabled the Wildcats to (turn 1t Into a runaway with four I more runs in the sixth, j The 10 runs were the mostscored against Ihe twice- beaten Lynxes in 19 games this year. The previous high was four by Bluff City, the only oilier team to whip Lynn View.The victory also upped Ketron's overall record to '14-2 for the year.Bristol managed only five hits off Holston Valley's Dick Lewis, but each of them panic with men on base. Lewis walked eight, hit two. and uncorked a wild pitch while losing Liis filth successive decision.The big blow far the pre-tourneyI favorite Vikings was Mike Pink-I stop's three-run triple to left In I tho third Inning. The 350-fool wal* Mop followed successive singles by Jerry Felly, Allen McCray, and Stan KllziniUcr. and walks to Pullen and Ed Campbell, capping a five-run rally.A walk, a wild pilch and KlU-mlHor's second hit pushed across the Vikings sixth tally, nnd the final run was scored without the benefit of a bn so till.Fullen, a junior right handed fasthnllcr, surrendered a single to Cileno Feagins In ihe first inning and another to Dave Leonard in the seventh. Iti between bp struckout U and walked only one to record his seventh triumph against one loss.Bristol coach Russ Basham commented after the game. “He (Pullen 1 is just now beginning to lock like the pitcher he should be.A crowd estimated at 50 lurned out on the abnormally chilly night to see the session at J, Fred Johnson Park.The tourney Is scheduled to ba completed Thursday night. If there arc no more postponements because of bad weather. Two games will be played each nlghl.
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Kingsport Times News
Kingsport, Tennessee, US
Sun, May 17, 1959
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