Gray Flats Open Softball Season vs Fayetteville
In Raleigh County League action, Gray Flats opens against Fayetteville as Amigo Redbirds and Montreal Armcos push toward Coal City in a tight race. Redbirds sweep Slab Fork 9-4 and 13-9, while Montcva edges Stamford 4-1 and 4-3 in extra innings as Mullens Moose fall 4-0 first game and 4-0 second game to the Colts led by Eugene Leach with 10 strikeouts. Only two Sundays left in the season as Colts split a twin bill with Mullens.
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Coal City
Colts
Redbirds
Slab Fork
Montcva
Stamford
Mullens Moose
Eugene
Leach
Moose
Cecil Thompson
Eee
Kenny Salters
Phil Fitzpatrick
Ken Salters
Junior Dillon
Virgil Carr
Thompson
Talmadge Cheetham
Oae Greer
Chandler
Lacey
Wills
Hutchins
Pegram
Shawver
Osborne
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White Cf
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Hensley
Maynor
Truell
Ee Broyles
Salters
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Amigo
RBI
J. Wvyco
S—Wills
U— Underwood
Lilly
Poling
Taydor
Tudor
C. Pate
How They Stand Team We Pet GB Coal City 13 5
Coal City leads with 13 wins and 5 losses, followed by Amigo 10 6 667, Montcoal 8 8 .500, Mullens Moose 5 9, Stanaford 2 4 15. Yesterday Coal City won 4-2, Mullens 0-8, Amigo 9-13, Sophia Slab Fork 4-7, Montcoal 4-4, Stanaford 1-2 in 6 innings. Next Sunday’s schedule lists Slab Fork at Mullens, Amigo at Stanaford, Coal City at Montcoal with frail and Withrow, J Underwood and Lilly.
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Coal City
Amigo
Montcoal Ie Se
Sophia-Slab Fork
Mullens Moose
Stanaford
Mullens
Montcoal
Muillens
Fragile
Withrow
J. Underwood
Lilly
Stover
Lubich
Coal City Clinches Nightcap With Clint Hannah Strong Six Hit Gem
Coal City won the second game 8-2 behind Clint Hannah who worked six effective innings. The victory improves Coal City to 12-5, one game ahead of Amigo at 10-5 and Montcoal in third with 9-6.
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Coal City
Amigo
Montcoal
Smith Wins Michigan Open In Dramatic Finish
Detroit PGA president Horton Smith, renowned for Masters titles, finally wins the Michigan Open at Lakepointe Country Club. He posts a 276 total four under par, edging defending champion Chick Harbert by one stroke after a lackluster 71 final round.
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PGA
Horton Smith
Smith
Lakepointe Country Club
Chick Harbert
Northville
Ripley Independents Meet Virginia Champs in Semi-Pro Playoffs
In Harrisville West Virginia the Ripley Independents state champions face the Virginia champions this week to decide who advances to the national semi pro playoffs in Wichita Kansas. Ripley earned the state title after a double header with Saban Gulf Service Worthington. The first game saw Saban beat Ripley 7 1 while Ripley won the nightcap 4 2.
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Ripley Independents
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Kansas
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Moss and Silverman Capture Junior Tennis Titles
In Kalamazoo Michigan Jerry Moss of Modesto California and Alan Silverman of Brooklyn New York won singles titles at the 39th National Junior and Boys Championships. Moss, 18, defeated Mike Green of Miami Beach Florida 1-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 in the junior final. Silverman, 15, beat Earl Buchholz of St Louis Missouri 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the boys final.
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Modesto
Calif
Alan Silverman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Moss
Mike Green
Miami Beach
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Silverman
Little Earl Buchholz
St. Louis
Gridders Start Drills For North South Game
North and South football squads opened a two week training period at Dunbar with coaches Dick McElwee and Dick Ware overseeing initial workouts. The charity game is sponsored by 20 West Virginia newspapers and set for mid April at Charleston Laidley Field.
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Dick McElwee
Dick Ware
Dunbar
West Virginia
Laidley Eld
Angler claims world record trout at Sunapee Harbor
Nashua fisherman Ernest Theoharis landed an 11 pound 8 ounce golden trout in Lake Sunapee near Sunapee Harbor. The fish measured 32 inches long and 17 inches around and vying for a world record formerly held by Charles S. Reed for an 11 pounder from Cook’s Lake in Wyoming in 1948.
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N. H.P
Nashua
Lake Sunae
Ernest Theoharis
Sunapee Harbor
Charles S. Reed
Cook's Lake
Wyo
Ulrich Cupi captures KC Open with record 268
Rochester star Wally Ulrich won the Kansas City Open at Blue Hills with a 24 under par 268, earning 4000 dollars. He edged Lloyd Mangrum and Gene Littler, both at 270, while Littler marked his first cash as a PGA eligible player with 11.50. Mangrum and Littler each collected 1950, Oliver shot 271, Palmer 274, Stranahan 282 as amateurs low.
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Wally Ulrich
Rochester
Minn
Ulrich
Lloyd Mangrum
Niles, Ir
Gene Littler
Blue Hills Country Club
Wally
Jimmie
Barbara
Mangrum
Littler
Porky) Oliver
Lemont
Johnny Palmer
Charlotte
N. C
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Virginia Seniors Golf Tournament Opens in West Virginia
About 330 golfers aged 50 and over tee off in the 22nd annual Virginia Seniors Golf Assn. tournament at White Sulphur Springs. Virginia and West Virginia players look to the team match play title won last year, while C. W. Craig of Kingwood aims for a second consecutive individual crown. Thirteen months of rounds begin with 18 holes today for most groups, then 18 more Wednesday, with some foursomes playing nine holes Monday and Wednesday. Entrants are ranked by age groups from 50 to over 70.
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West Virginia
C. W. Craig
Kingwood
W. Va
Craig
Fairmont, Wheeling In Legion Playoff Clash
Fairmont beat Wheeling 9-3 to extend the northern section series of the American Legion Junior Baseball Tournament. Frank DeMoss and Tom Wilson split mound duties with DeMoss earning seven innings and 13 strikeouts. Fairmont previously defeated Clarksburg 12-6 to reach the day’s results. The northern winner advances to a best-of-three series against Spencer-Clay Post 21 in St. Marys starting Thursday.
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Fairmont
Wheeling
American Legion
Spencer-Clay Post
St. Marys
Clarksburg
Frank DeMoss
Tom Wilson
DeMoss
Minor League Scores From Tonight’s International League Action
Richmond defeated Buffalo 6-4 in a game with Syracuse 4-1 and Havana 1-2 Montreal 4, Toronto 2 in a second game halted at 5% innings with Montreal leading 8-1. Rochester beat Ottawa 8-3.
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Buffalo
Syracuse
Havana
Montreal
Toronto
Rochester
Ottawa
Scores From The Open City League Evening Games
Indianapolis defeated Louisville 4 to 1 while Minneapolis triumphed 7 to 3 over Charleston. Toledo beat Kansas City 10 to 7 as Columbus lost 2 to 7 to St. Paul.
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Louisville
Minneapolis
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Kansas City
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Plemdont League results teased for Newport News clash
Norfolk at CH Petersburg was postponed due to rain. Newport News led with 15, Portsmouth 5, York 4, Hagerstown 3, Lancaster 9, and Lynchburg 8 in the latest standings.
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Newport News
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Hagerstown
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Lynchburg
Appalachian League Scores Update
Bluefield defeated Pulaski 8 to 1. Welch beat Wytheville 2 to 0 after 8 innings due to rain. Johnson City topped Bristol 4 to 2 after 5 2 3 innings as rain halted play.
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Morgantown preps 50 candidates for Jackson's Mill camp
Morgantown West Virginia will bring about 50 football hopefuls to Jackson's Mill for camp. Of these, fifteen are returning lettermen while thirty five are non lettermen holdovers.
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West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
Playoffs Also Scheduled In Other Leagues
Two games in the District Softball Tournament open tonight at Ballard Stadium as Gray Flats and Fayetteville American Legion meet at 6 30 p m and Eccles faces Little Beaver Park in the nightcap Ten teams compete with no Tuesday play due to elections On Wednesday Pax and Sophia meet at 6 30 p m while Appalachian faces Pinecrest B Pinecrest A and State Lunch of Oak Hill have byes into the next round
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Pinecrest A
State Lunch
Oak Hill
Weekend and midweek sectional softball schedule
The Week's Schedule lists sectional softball games across Gray Flats Fayetteville Eccles Little Beaver Park Phillips Esso Pax Sophia Cash Mart Appalachian Pinecrest B. Pinecrest A and state lunch Oak Hill with winners advancing to semifinals. National and Beckley Warren Williams junior and Mullens leagues fill evenings with games and playoff possibilities.
Weathered schedule outlines local league playoff clashes
Thursday features Pinecrest and State Lunch in key openers while rain could push a softball tourney to finish by Aug 20. Elks Stadium hosts multi night playoffs with a Wednesday doubleheader for the Americans and National LLs, Babe Ruth series begins tonight at 8, and Mullens leagues close with two days of playoffs and cross matchups among Lions, Moose, Legion, Cardinals, Giants, Indians, Red Sox and Dodgers.
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Burger captures 25th annual Black Knight title with hot putter
Jack Burger defeats Dr. E B Wray 7 and 5 to win the 25th Black Knight Country Club Championship, aided by a string of one putts including nine in a row in the first half and a 15-foot birdie on 13. Wray, the 1943 champion, struggled with a 78 Saturday and four over in final 13. Burger’s sixth tournament title overall, highlighted by precise putting and birdies on the 13th and 4th, 6th and 13th holes over 37-hole final rounds.
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Burger
Mr. Wray
Ray Carper
Bob Wills
Tommy Turner
E. M. Payne III
J. G Terry
Austin Caperton Jr
Boucher Boyd
Joe Luchini
William Cumbey
Jefferson Cops Tri State Golf Championship
Fred Jefferson of Wheeling won the seventh annual Tri-State Amateur Golf Tournament at Preston Country Club with a 291 three over par score after 72 holes. Bill Dyer Morgantown finished second at 294 while Kermit Hutchinson South Charleston A W Cook Jr Man and Harold Byer White Sulphur Springs shared third at 296. Eva Petri Wheeling, defending champion, carded 299 for ninth.
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W.va
Fred Jefferson
Wheeling
Jefferson
Preston Country Club
Bill Dyer
Morgantown
Kermit Hutchinson
South Charleston
A. W. Cook Jr
Man
Harold Byer
White Sulphur Springs
League Leaders Anthology Batting and Pitching Trends
The Associated Press lists American League and National League leaders by player and stat. Notable leaders include Noren and Mantle in batting, Doby and Mays in home runs, Musial and Hodges in RBIs, Snider and Mays among top hitters, and Reynolds and Antonelli leading pitching with strong win totals and ERAs. The data highlights standout performances across teams such as New York, Chicago, Brooklyn, St. Louis, and Milwaukee.
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New York
Mantle
Minoso
Chicago
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Vernon
Washington
Doby
Cleveland
Jensen
Boston
Rivera
Reynolds
Turley
Baltimore
Snider
Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Hodges
Mueller
Moon
Bell
Cincinnati
Mays
Bruton
Milwaukee
Fight Saturday Night by the Associated Press
Atlantic City Boardwalk bout features Billy Smith of Atlantic City stopping Willie Bean of Los Angeles. Smith improves to 17644 as a local slugfest unfolds with Bean hurt early and Smith sealing the win late.
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Atlantic City
Billy Smith
Willie Bean
Los Angeles
Adcock Says Beaning Part Of The Game After Hitting Feat
Milwaukee Braves first baseman Joe Adcock, after four homers and a double, was beaned by Clem Labine and carried from the field. He said he was not mad, while a near-riot erupted as Robinson and Burdette clashed with Labine amid accusations. Adcock credited a protective helmet for preventing serious injury and underwent no X-rays, only a minor headache.
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Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers
Adcock
Clem Labine
Milwaukee Braves
Braves
Labine
Burdette
Robinson
Ed Mathews
Sabine
Branch Rickey
Eugene Zorn
Brooks
Harold Johnson rifles for Moore title at Madison Square Garden
Harold Johnson, the 25 year old challenger, aims to upset Archie Moore for the light heavyweight championship on August 11 at Madison Square Garden. Johnson, 53 fight veteran with 48 wins, argues Moore looks weak at 189 pounds and notes their four prior meetings with Moore holding a 3-1 edge.
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Harold Johnson
Archie Moore
Madison Square Garden
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Archie
Moore
Childe Harold
Pete Moran
Moran
Philadelphia
Senators Drop 2 Head for Home in Twin Bill Loss
MINNEAPOLIS The Charleston Senators suffered a pair of losses page Sunday as they traveled home. Ramon Monzant pitched a four hitter to win 7 3 in the first game while Red Fahr blanked his former teammates for a 3 2 victory in game two. Fahr needed help from Jim Comstock in the seventh as Charleston fell to Minneapolis. The Senators head to Charleston to resume action with a three game set against Toledo starting tomorrow.
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Charleston Senators
Ramon Monzant
Miller
New York Giants
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Toledo
U S Davis Cuppers Advance to American Zone Final
The United States tennis team swept Cuba 5-0 to reach the North American final. Hal Burrows of Charlottesville defeated Orlando Garrido 6-4 6-4 6-4, and Captain Hamilton Richardson from Baton Rouge beat Reynaldo Garrido 6-1 6-2 6-2 in 58 minutes.
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Patterson Meets Harrison Tonight
Floyd Patterson faces Tommy Harrison at Brooklyn Eastern Parkway in a high profile eight round heavyweight bout. Harrison, a Los Angeles Negro, is seen as Patterson’s toughest opponent since Joey Maxim, who ended Patterson 12 fight streak with a disputed decision. The bout airs on ABC at 10 p.m. EDT from St Nicholas Arena and may hinder future matchups for the rising Olympic champion. Frankie Fernandez fights Livio Minelli in a 10 round welter bout airing on Du Mont in parts of the country.
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Tommy Harrison
Brooklyn
Eastern Parkway
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Patterson
Joey Maxim
Maxim
Los Angeles
Earl Walls
Walls
Toronto
Frankie Fernandez
Honolulu
St. Nicholas Arena
Livio Minelli
Fernandez
Hawaii
Bobby Yaeger
San Francisco
Minelli
du Mont
Atherton Lutz win fourth consecutive WV Open doubles
In Wheeling Buck Atherton and Dr. John Lutz of Charleston claim a fourth straight West Virginia Open men's doubles title. Judy Swiff and Snookie Woods of Wheeling win the women's crown, while Harrison Straley of Princeton and Dot Bell of Wheeling take the mixed doubles. Atherton also won the men's singles, with Straley and Bell defeating the defending mixed champs Atherton and Ruth Thomas in the final.
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Buck Atherton
John Lutz
Charleston
Judy Swiff
Snookie Woods
Harrison Straley
Princeton
Dot Bell
Atherton
Straley
Boll
Luckman Ties NFL TD Record with Seven Passes
Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears threw seven touchdown passes against the New York Giants, a National Football League game setting a record in 1943.
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Chicago Bears
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