Locals Hold Second in Blue Ridge League Standings
Mount Airy Graniteers stay in second place as Salem leads the Blue Ridge League. The locals went four wins and two losses that week with Eddie Morgan second in hitting, Jurgens third, and Wayne of Salem atop the league with .480. Large crowds boost attendance as THE NEWS plans a weekly sports column featuring each player with photos.
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Mount Airy Graniteers
Salem
Eddie Morgan
Graniteers
Jurgens
Wayne
Mount Airy Defeats Galax 17 to 7 in Strong Offensive Show
Mount Airy pounded out 14 hits to topple Galax 17 to 7 last Thursday. Gilley pitched six scoreless innings and led the offense with Juergens, each totaling three hits in four trips. The Leafs struggled on the mound as Mount Airy built a big early lead.
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Galax
Gilley
Mount Airy
Leafs
Juergens
Rhe SN
Émsncion
Mount Airy Defeats Galax 24 to 13 in Virginia City
Mount Airy built a decisive lead Friday night to beat Galax 24 to 13 in Virginia City. Mount Airy pitchers allowed Galax 13 hits while Mount Airy totaled 24 runs on 18 hits and 12 walks.
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Mount Airy
Galax
Virginia City
Rhe Mount Airy
Hideeteha
Radford Beats Mount Airy 2 1 In Extras At Home
Mount Airy took an early 1 0 lead but Radford tied the game in the eighth. In the tenth Radford plated the winning run on a hit and two walks as Morgan added a three bagger and Vendetta shone in the field. Final: Radford 2 Mount Airy 1.
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Mount Airy
Radford
Morgan
Vendetta
Rhe
Mount Airy Baseball Subdues Galax 25–7 in Week Tilt
Mount Airy crushed Galax 25 to 7 at Galax Sunday with nine runs in the eighth. Carrack led Mount Airy with five hits in seven trips, while Dorsett and Morgan added three hits each as Mount Airy posted a dominant offensive showing.
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Graniteers
Galax
Mount Airy
Carrack
Dorsett
Morgan
Rhe Mount Airy
Gealax
Salem Triumph Over Mount Airy 7 6
Salem edged Mount Airy 7 to 6 in a tight contest. Mount Airy fell short in a close football showdown highlighting a competitive game with late deficit and strong defensive plays from both sides.
Mount Airy Beats Salem 7-6 in Blue Ridge League
Mount Airy defeats Salem 7 to 6 as Dean stars on mound and at bat with a homer and a double in three trips. Errors hurt the Virginia team while Gorensen adds two singles. Final line Mount Airy 7 Salem 6.
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Salem
Dean
Virginia
Graniteers
Mount Airy
Gorensen
Rheace
Mount Airy Tops Radford 6 to 0 Behind Gilley Pitching
Mount Airy defeats Radford 6 to 0 as Gilley dominates with a four hit game and Eddie Morgan belts his second homer of the season in the third inning. Haynes adds three hits in five official trips, with Radford held scoreless through seven innings.
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Mount Airy
Radford
Gilley
Virginia
Eddie Morgan
Haynes
Rhe Radford
Feller and Newhouser Spark Early Pitching Power
Bobby Feller leads in strikeouts with over 100 in seven wins and 14 more in his next start, approaching a 353 total record. Lefty Hal Newhouser of Detroit trails, both stars competing as Cleveland and Detroit clubs struggle with run support and injuries from Greenberg Evers Mayo Wakefield Higgins.
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Lefty
Hal Newhouser
Detroit
Cleveland
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Peller
Newhouser
Tigers
Wakefield
Higgins
Greenberg
Evers
Mayo
New York
Red Sox
Boston
Juntos Loop
City Softball League Schedule Two Dates
The schedule lists two days of games. On Tuesday June 18 Granite plays Knitters at field No 1 Renzo faces Quality at field No 2 and Barbers meet Moravians at field No 3. On Thursday June 29 Knitters meet Renfro at field No 1 Quality plays Granite at field No 2 and Moravians face Barbers at field No 3.
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Knitters
Renzo
Quality
Barbers
Moravians
Renfro
Deka Meres
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Renfro Ee Eeeenensees Eens En Ee
Moravians Sneinehatene
Granite Hosiery Top City Softball League Standings
Granite Hosiery surged to first place in the City Softball League with dominant wins over Barber Mills and Moravians. Renfro Hosiery and Mount Airy Knitters trailed by 1.5 games, as roster moves shuffled teams ahead of Tuesday’s game. Granite crushed Barber 20 to 1 with Wall and Easter starring, while Knitters posted 28 to 4 over Barber and Moravians fell 15 to 5 to Granite.
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Granite Hosiery Mills
Barber Mills
Moravians
Renfro Hosiery
Mount Airy Knitters
EB. C. Coble
Granite Hosiery
Barber Hosiery
Wall
Easter
Quality Mills
Moser
Renfro
Walker
Jones
One Minute Sports Quiz Questions
The quiz asks who captured the Big Ten Track and Field championship, where the Orange Bowl is played, which football team held No. 1 rating last year, and which horse won the Belmont Stakes recently.
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Mount Airy, N. C
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Coble
Grenite Hosiery
George Sparger
Edd Smith
J. Wagner
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Bunker
Garner
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