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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1957
Page
6
About 50 boys from two Little League teams a Pony League and Babe Ruth League start play next week on Mount Airy diamonds and nearby areas. Five volunteer coaches lead practices after a month of weekly workouts with uniforms donated for the Little League teams.
Pony League and Babe Ruth League squads showcase community support with uniforms donated by local sponsors. Coaches predict strong lineups including Bob Jackson at first base and Larry East on the mound, while J. C. Penney and King White Plains squads field many young players across infield and outfield positions. Organizational meeting held, scouts expected to attend.
Last week in Ocracoke Inlet W. E. Woodruff and J. N. Still of Mount Airy with Jack and Bob Lowe of Lowgap led a haul of 35 cobias averaging 80 pounds aboard The Southwind. Ern est M. Jordan and Albert H. Alsup of Murfreesboro fished 25 cobias from 20 to 67 pounds aboard The Blanche under Captain Stacey Howard. Ten years ago cobias were rare on the North Carolina coast outside gulf stream waters, but they now enter coastal bays and sounds, making May and June popular for sport. Woodruff says the cobra is the hardest fighting fish he has ever caught for its size.
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