Little League Season Opens in Mount Airy
Opening day features Reeves YMCA and Rotary in the American League with Hollingsworth, Perry Manufacturing, and Lions tallying early wins. Lyons beat opponents 17 to 14, Hollingsworth edge Reeves 5 to 1, and standings show Lions 2-0, Hollingsworth 1-1, Rotary 1-1, Reeves 0-1, Perry 6-1. Pitching leaders include Coone, Hodge, Inman, and Graham. National League standings unavailable after press time.
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Reeves’ Ymca
Rotary
Leona Out Hollingsworth
Reeves
Lyons
Hollingsworth
National Lea
WPAQ
Boyles
Elks
Lions
Perry Manufacturing
Perry
Coone
Hodge
Inman
Graham
Demolition Derby Highlight At Bowman Gray Stadium
Stock car racing returns to Bowman Gray Stadium Winston Salem with eight events plus a Demolition Derby. Billy Hensley leads the modified division with a six point edge over Hank Thomas while Alfred Hill tops the hobby class and Darrell Suggs leads the claming division. A 76 to 100 car field is expected for the second half opener on a 0.25 mile asphalt track with two heats and a main for modifieds, heats for hobby, and a demolition derby scheduled to start around 4 45 p.m.
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Nascar
Bowman Gray Stadium
Winston Salem
Billy Hensley
Ridgeway
Perk Brown
Eden
N. C
Pee Wee Jones
Alfred Hill
Jonesville
Wendel Edwards
Flafftown
Darrell Suggs
High Point
Robert Coleman
Winston-Salem
Hensley
Hank Thomas
Winston- Salem
Thomas
Jones
Brown
Municipal Stadium
Hobay
O Neals Top Pitcher In Summer Softball League
O Neal leads as top pitcher in the Summer Softball League with a 1 0 record for First National Bank. Ken White of Proctor Silex No 2 trails at 7 2 while Proctor Silex No 1 sits 7 4. Other teams include N C Granite ix 64 Motor Supply 3 6 Hospital Pharmacy 27 and Perry Manufacturings 6 10.
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Clent Y Neal
First National Bank
Ken White
White
Proctor Silex
O'Neeal
First National
N. C. Granite
Motor Supply
Hospital Pharmacy
Perry Manufacturins
The boy who plays 148 course and completes his job
A brief note highlights a boy who plays 148 course and completes his duties, signaling progress toward manhood. The item emphasizes personal growth and responsibility without additional context or detail.
Wayside Winners at Wayside Speedway Hobby Heat
Larney Allen of Mount Airy won the sportsman heat moving from fourth behind car 34 driven by Clinton Harris and X-100 driven by Jim Foley and No 300 driven by Eddie Nan. Pete Goines pushed to third in hobby heat but a broken fan belt kept him from the feature. Frank Foley won the hobby division. Prize money totaled 400 dollars for the two divisions. Several cars sat out due to the NASCAR race in Rockingham but will return this Sunday.
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Larney Allen
Mount Airy
Clinton Harris
Jim Foley
Eddie Nan
Wayside Speedway
Stuart
Pete Goines
Rockingham
Lambsburg Beats Pinnacle In Pinnacle Game
Lambsburg defeats host Pinnacle 51 in Surry County league after a late rally. Pitchers Chuck Wilfonge and Wilsone go the distance, with Berrier leading Lambsburg at 3-4 and Bobbitt siblings contributing. Pinnacle’s B Hall allows all runs, Tedder bats, and the club mustered six hits.
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Pinnacle
Surry County
Lambsburg
Chuck Wilfonge
Mav Bobbitt
B. Hall
Tedder
Wilsone
Hall
Phillip Berrier
Leonard Bobbitt
Kyle Butcher
Play Day Winners Named by Mount Airy Ladies Golf
Eighteen Mount Airy Country Club Ladies Golf Association members played Wednesday. Division A winners include Dewell Gough low gross and L Ki Lamm low putts. division B features Roger Inman dr. and Howard Waltz low gross and net. division C names W D Cain low putts and Marshall Fowler low net.
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Mount Airy Country Club Ladies Golf Association
Country Club
Dewell Gough
Wrb, Hadley
L. Ki. Lamm
Roger Inman
Low Gross
Howard Waltz
Charles Kandieman
W. D. Cain
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Marshall Fowler
Pinnacle Gains Win as Lambsburg Forfeits Dry Pond
Pinnacle scored in the fifth to earn a forfeit from Dry Pond. Lambsburg leads the league with an undated record, while Pinnacle stands 2-2. Mount Airy Fagies 2-3, Blue Ridge 1-3, Dry Pond 1-4. Upcoming: Blue Ridge at Lambsburg and Mount Airy Fagies at Pinnacle tomorrow. Dry Pond at Pinnacle Sunday. Mount Airy Fagies at Blue Ridge.
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Pinnacle
Lambsburg
Dry Pond
Lambshbureg
Mount Airs Fagies
Blue Ridge
Lambsbureg
Mount Airy P Fagies
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O'Neal
Beacue
Brennan
Ebsen
Warren Davidson Blair
Blue
Disney's
Surry County, N.C
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A&o
AOSD
Penark Weal
Mount Airy and
Elkin
Board OF County Commissioners
Paul D. Melton
Frank Foley
Martinsville, Va
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P.O. Box
Mount Airy, N.C
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