Beckley to host Marmet and Kanawha City in doubleheader
Beckley semi pros host Marmet and Kanawha City in a Saturday night doubleheader at Woodrow Wilson Field. Marmet sits second in the Northern Division. Beckley has three pitchers Wendell Backus Frank Carr and Harry Ballard ready. Manager Patsy Fragile expects tough games and aims to improve hitting. Ballard notes his arm should be ready after one more start.
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Boxing bout delayed by fire at Olympic Auditorium
The Associated Press reports a scheduled fight in Los Angeles between Ricardo Gonzales of Argentina and Hank Aceves was postponed to Tuesday after a fire in a basement at the Olympic Auditorium filled the hall with smoke. Leo Espinosa of the Philippines and Kenji Yonekura of Japan drew in Tokyo.
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Kenji Yonekura
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Los Angeles
Ricardo Gonzales
Argentina
Hank Aceves
Olympic Auditorium
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Highlights
Readout lists top NL batters led by Mays .349 and Larker .342 with 132 and 130 hits, and top RBIs by Banks 87 and Aaron 81. NL leaders include Mays 78 runs, Pinson 24 doubles, and Bruton 7 triples. AL leaders show Mantle 85 runs and Maris 32 homers, plus Aparicio 30 stolen bases and Bunning 1143 strikeouts.
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Los Angeles
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Milwaukee
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Chicago
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Great
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Cincinnati
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Philadelphia
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Boston
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Allison
Washington
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Robinson
Baltimore
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Becquer
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Stubbs
Coates
Midget Football Season To Open Here Aug 23
Registration for the Beck ley Midget football league is set for Monday at 5 30 P M at the National Guard Armory. The regular season opens Aug 23 with teams starting practice soon after coaches call out the players. Players must weigh 110 pounds or less not reach age 13 before Nov 1 1960 and have a physical.
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National Guard Armory
Beckley youth league seeks coaches for fall season
West Beckley will meet North Beckley as part of the Coal field Conference youth league. President Richard Cooper says the league needs coaches and assistant coaches, with Bud Lipscomb handling contacts. Five teams form the circuit, eight-game schedule, all games at Woodrow Wilson Stadium, safety gear required, insurance provided, opening night August 23.
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Cooper
Woodrow Wilson Stadium
Coalfield Conference Officials Association
East Beckley
South Beckley
Rosburg Opens Insurance City Open With 65 Lead
Bob Rosburg, last year’s PGA champion, shot a six under par 65 at Wethersfield Country Club to take a one stroke lead in the Insurance City Open. He credited sharp putting and only one stray green in the round as he edged Dick Knight and Don Fairfield, with a crowded field trailing.
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Wethersfield Country Club
Rosburg
Overland Park
Kan
Dick Knight
Apple Valley
Calif
Don Fairfield
Jacksonville
Ill
Arnold Palmer
Jay Hebert
Palmer
Yesterday's Stars Baseball Highlights
Earl Battey of the Senators hit a two run homer in the eighth to give a 2-1 win over the White Sox. Ray Sadecki pitched a six hitter as the Cardinals defeated Milwaukee 4-2 to sweep the three game series.
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Associated Press
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Senators
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Wite Sox
Ray Sadecki
Cardinals
Milwaukee
Solly Hemus Asks Why Cardinals Can’t Jump to First
Solly Hemus questioned if the St Louis Cardinals could rise from seventh to first in a single season after a 4 2 win over Milwaukee completed a three game sweep and extended their winning streak to seven. The Cardinals clung to second place behind Pittsburgh as the Dodgers lost to the Pirates and other NL results shifted standings.
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Associated Press
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Brewers Injured by Martin Punch Shocks Cubs
Chicago Cubs rookie pitcher Jim Brewer is out of baseball for at least a month and possibly the season after a serious facial injury from a punch by Billy Martin. The report from Chicago notes the incident as a shocking development for the team. JoJo White, longtime major leaguer and former third base coach for the Cleveland Indians, began his career in 1928 with Carrollton in the Georgia Alabama League and posted a .256 average over 877 major league games.
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Cubs Reds brawl leaves Martin with fractured eye orbit
In the Cubs Reds game a 22 year old Brewer threw at Martin’s head and Martin answered with a right to Brewer. Martin was banished and Brewer was hospitalized after the melee. National League President Warren Giles would review the incident after umpires report.
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Standings and results from recent baseball games and schedules
Standings show Pittsburgh leading with 59 wins, St Louis 56, Milwaukee 43, Los Angeles 53, San Francisco 51, Cincinnati 43, Philadelphia 40, Chicago 38. Todays pitching: Los Angeles at Philadelphia, San Francisco at Pittsburgh, Cincinnati at St Louis, Chicago at Milwaukee, Washington at Chicago. News notes Syracuse orders for 16 000 tickets for Army Syracuse football game at Yankee Stadium next Nov 5.
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