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Reedman OpposesRaleigh TomorrowThe Reedman Chevrolet team, of Langhome, will play the professional Raleigh 'N.C. Tigers, of the Negro American league tomorrow night at 5 p.m. at IslandField, MorrLsville.The game is being sponsored by Reedman’s team or* i the Mor risville Little League under the direction of Don Poland. Tickets will be sold for the game.Reedman won the regular season championship of tnc Delaware Valley League and recently finished third in the PennsylvaniaState Tournament Dm Reedman team has pasted a .*1-0 mark for the season.The Raleigh Tigers were organ-ized in 1H46 at which time they won the championship of the now defunct Southern League and the Negro American Association From this team such players as Charlie Neal, of the Los Ange les Dodgers, Milt Smith of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Wes Covington of the Milwaukee Bra ves and others were produced.Arthur Bowe. owner of thisclub, has rounded together someof the best players from the southwith lieon Diggs from the Western Canadian League being the manager.It.s lineup consists of Don Bushof Pittsburgh: Gene Holmes, fire ball righthander from Plant City. Fla : Kenny Free, infielder from Greensboro, N C : Jimmy Mon-cl, catcher from Hamlet, N t\; Dave Chadwick, pitcher from Kingston. N C ; A1 Roane, south-hurler with a 10-2 record from Montrose, Va.; Nose Wilson,autfielder from Birmingham, Ala The Negro American League iscomposed of the Kansas City Mon-arehs, Birmingham. Ala , Black Barons, Raleigh Tige s, Newark.N. ,T. Indians, Memphis. Tom , Red Sox, and Detroit, Mich. Stars.Don Poland and manager Sterling Conrad of the Reedman team are attempting to bring good baseball back to the Delaware Valleyarea and if this venture is successful otho* good clubs will be booked in the future.Manager Conrad is undecidedas to whom he will s!art on themound as he has the choice of Bob Habel, Johnny Dobos and Arvie Powell Lenny Williams will be behind the p'.atemBorough MidgetsSign Up TomorrowAll new candidates for the Bristol Borough Midget FootballLeague are requested to reportto Memorial Park Playground, Prospect and Washington Streets,tomorrow at 2 p.m.Players who participated in theleague last season must report at the playground at 1 p.m. Any of last season’s players having football equipment are asked to bringthe gear to the playground at 1pm.Officials of the league are looking forward to another successfulseason of play as soon as the teams can be organized.o\rCT \kl LI A T \J f
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Bristol Courier Times

Bristol, Pennsylvania, US

Fri, Aug 28, 1959

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