Graniteers Meet Galax Leafs In Sunday Baseball Clash
Mount Airy hosts Galax Leafs at Veterans Memorial Park Sunday at 2 30 p m in a main event historic for Granite City as home Sunday game since Mount Airy left the Bi State League. Graniter players trend strong with seven wins in past week, leading the league with 20 wins and 9 defeats as Radford trails.
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Graniteers
Eddie Morgan
Galax Leafs
Veterans Memorial Park
Granite City
Mount Airy
Galax
Sam Moir
Lenoir
Radford
Mount Airy Graniteers Continue Winning Streak Over Lenoir
Mount Airy defeated Lenoir 8 to 1 behind Moir’s strong pitching. Kasic led Mount Airy with four hits including two three-baggers and Brelich Cousins and Hall added two hits each. Kimp had two hits for Lenoir. In a second game Mount Airy beat Radford 5 to 3 despite trailing after three innings. Treece earned the win for Mount Airy with nine hits allowed and 10 strikeouts.
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Mount
RHE Oom Aocksineen
Mount Airy
Dean
Graniteers
Radford Rockets
Lefty Williams
Radford
Clark
Brelick
Ball
Williams
Bowman
Lenoir
Cousins
Stewart
Galax
Twin Hill
Virginia City
Moir
Mize
Rhe Radford
Chubby Dean
Kasic
Brelich
Hall
Kimp
Mount Airy Graniteers
Rockets
Haywood
Treece
Rhe
Players Eligible To Play In City League
A listed roster of players and managers across multiple teams includes Marion Jones Wade Pinnix Keneth Bateman Lock Haynes Pete Morrison Grady Fleming Tony Haynes Wayne Tilley Bun Chappell Aubrey Hall Jim Jarvis Gene Fleming Mack Haynes Jack Seagraves Johnnie Coble Gilbert Fleming Arnold Hiatt Roy McHone Alton Phillips Hunter McHone Paul Cruise Dewitt Coble Gilbert Flinchum Ed Bunker Curtis Simmons Leo Fleming Glenn Kirkman Bob Robertson Gerald Collins George Adams Eugene Harman Jack Beamer Raymond Cox Burton Badgett Frank Lawrence Winfred Pry Russell Smith Andy Bowman Kelly Wall Buster Nichols Perry Fleming J H Hall Loyd Tayman Vance Hallman Laughton Cothran Leslie Jarrell Charles Mayberry Graham Johnson James Hall Harry Lamberth R C Lambert T Miller P D Cain Ben Smart Jim Johnson Bob Belton Owen Quesenberry Marty Thomas Jr Ernest Randie man Roscoe Leftwich Clinton Childress Ramsey Gunnell Tom Browne Newt Fowler Jr Tommy Joyce Jack Carnes Virgil Money Bill Slate Charles Atkins Thomas Elder Lawrence Williamson Jack Wagner Ed Wall Kent Tayman James Cox Emmitt Forrest George Moser Bill Cox Paul Fleming Wilbur Jones Jack Cox J C Moser Harry Hiatt Johnny Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Jones
Wade Pinnix
Keneth Bateman
Lock Haynes
Pete Morrison
Grady Fleming
Tony Haynes
Wayne Tilley
Bun Chappell
Aubrey Hall
Jim Jarvis
Gene Fleming
Mack Haynes
Jack Seagraves
Johnnie Coble
Gilbert Fleming
Arnold Hiatt
Roy McHone
Alton Phillips
Hunter McHone
Paul Cruise
Dewitt Coble
Gilbert Flinchum
Ed Bunker
Curtis Simmons
Leo Fleming
Glenn Kirkman
Bob Robertson
Gerald Collins
George Adams
Eugene Harman
Jack Beamer
Raymond Cox
Burton Badgett
Frank Lawrence
Winfred Pry
Russell Smith
Andy Bowman
Kelly Wall
Buster Nichols
Perry Fleming
J. H. Hall
Loyd Tayman
Vance Hallman
Laughton Cothran
Leslie Jarrell
Charles Mayberry
Graham Johnson
James Hall
Harry Lamberth
R. C. Lambert
T. Miller
P. D. Cain
Ben Smart
Jim Johnson
Bob Belton
Owen Quesenberry
Marty Thomas, Jr
Ernest Randieman
Roscoe Leftwich
Clinton Childress
Ramsey Gunnell
Tom Browne
Newt Fowler
Tommy Joyce
Jack Carnes
Virgil Money
Bill Slate
Charles Atkins
Thomas Elder
Lawrence Williamson
Jack Wagner
Ed Wall
Kent Tayman
James Cox
Emmitt Forrest
George Moser
Bill Cox
Paul Fleming
Wilbur Jones
Jack Cox
J. C. Moser
Harry Hiatt
Johnny Walker
Mount Airy Star Leads Blue Ridge League Hitting Leaders
Mount Airy first baseman and manager Chubby Dean tops Blue Ridge League hitting after 10 hits in 18 at bats, lifting his average to .519. Brelich catches Mount Airy’s 367, while Ohlinger and Neighbors pace other leaders. Dean holds four batting titles, Rotola leads runs, Clarke steals, and Weinbach dominates the mound.
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Dean
Mount Airy
Howe
Cousins
Brelich
Bruce Ohlinger
Galax
Radford
Ed Neighbors
Rotola
Fred Oliveri
Clarke
Sid Weinbach
Lenoir
Mt. Airy
Peaae
Priends Church Enn
Penney's
Vv. FW. Scsrtniahi Pajnitin Det
Pet. Dean
Mt. A
Ohlinger
Gal
Neighbors
Rad
McKenney
Len
Haywood
Stewart
Livingstone
Guinther
Pavaloro
Moir Mt Bicone
Holloway
Via
Mize
Bakatis
Morgan
Mervine
Rad O'Neil
Oliveri
Biand
Massey
Paucette
Crutchfield
Duncan
Cashier
Vendetta
Ledo
W'barger
Leonard
Connolly
Wheeler
Rhodes
Brown
Nunes
Len. -O
Flat Rock Recreations Open
Flat Rock Recreation program begins May 26 at Flat Rock School. Jimmie Hiatt and Myrtle Timmons run the activities this summer with four open days weekly 2 to 4 and 6 to 8. Teams in softball basketball and volleyball formed. captains include Raymond Hiatt Loftis Store Elmer Timmons Campbell Store and Paul Riggs Cross-Croquet and horseshoe events start next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Rock
Jimmie Hiatt
Myrtle Timmons
Raymond Hiatt
Sheltontown
Howard Burnham
Loftis
Elmer Timmons
Campbell
Paul Riggs
City Softball League Opens at Veterans Memorial Park
The City Softball League began its season at Veterans Memorial Park with six teams competing and two more expected to join. Moose defeated Car-Del Supply 8 to 6 as Kent Tayman and E Moser led hitters. Penney’s beat Barber Hosiery Mills 11 to 8 with Joyce collecting four hits and Marty Thomas three including a homer.
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Veterans Memorial Park
Vets Park
Moose
Car-Del Supply
New Veterans Memorial Park
Kent Tayman
E. Moser
Penney
Penney Boys
Joyce
Marty Thomas
Coble
City Softball Schedule From Tuesday Echoes Week Opening
Tuesday games include VFPW against Car Del Supply and Moose versus Penny s with home field denoted. Badgett led winners with two home runs while Lloyd Tayman went 5 for 5 for the VFW as the Church beat the VFW 16 12 in a season opener marked by seven errors.
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VFPW
Car-Del Supply
Friends Church
Barbers
Moose
Penny's
VFW
Badgett
Lloyd Tayman
Church
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Donkey Baseball Game Sponsored by Lions and Kiwanis
Dr. Otis Oliver announces a donkey baseball game at Reddick Field co sponsored by the Lions Club and Kiwanis Club. The event starts at 8 and 11 o'clock with local talent riding donkeys between bases to raise funds for Graniteers upkeep.
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Otis Oliver
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Reddick Mpield
Graniteers
Local Library Adds New Books And 47 Juveniles
Mrs M Ball librarian announced new books now available including Dear Susan Brown Hall Gray Cannan Garth The Chair For Martin Rome Helseth Only The Galla Cry Brooks Too Much To Ask Rives Candle In The Morning Miller The Ring And The Dream Onbern Ambush House Steel Winds of Evil Upfield Home Port Prouty Gentlemen s Agreement Hobson Magnificent Barb Paraila The New Nurse Stuart Woman In Black Port Russians Fischer Inside The U S A Gunther The Way Of The South Odum and 47 juveniles were added to the reading list.
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Susan Brown
Hall
Gray Cannan
Garth
Martin Rome
Helseth
Brooks
Rives
Miller
Onbern
Ambush House
Steel
Upfield
Prouty
Hobson
Paraila
Stuart
Woman In Black
Port
Two Mount Airy Kiwanians to Attend Kiwanis Convention
Two local Kiwanians Dr Carl L Thom as president and M A Thomas past president will represent Mount Airy at the Kiwanis International Convention in Chicago starting June 29. Dr Thom as will be joined by his wife for the five day event expected to draw about 10000 attendees through July 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Kiwanis International
Chicago
Carl L. Thomas
Kiwanis Club
M. A. Thomas
Thomas
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Rhe Galax
Lenoir 1
Radford 3
Anne Lenoir
Barber Hosiery Mills
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Adam
Tao
Schroeder
Blue Ridge League
Ll Pet
Enewe
Flat Rock Recreations
R.A. Taylor
U.S
C.m.clari
Cap
Cardel Supply
Penney’s
Navy Field
Birdseye
ARMY
Robby’s
Franklin St
Treeve
Gwt
Weinbach
Oneal DePriest
Radoviell Cashier
Akers
Mt A
Bakatisk
Lyon
Adkins
Marino
Collins
A Morley
Gal O'Neill
Len Chambers
Pfeiffer
Regan
M. Ball
Fischer
Gunther
Odum
Southern Asphalt Roofing Co
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Winston-Salem, N. C
J. Dillion Simpson
Mr. and
Mrs. Foster Christian
D. H. Cooke Home
Hershel and
Haywood Vaughn
Thore
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M. Prichard
Vernon Inman
London Lane
Bernie Payne
Main Street
Virginia - Carolina Realty Co
Martin Bennett and
D. S. Hodge
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