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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1959

Page

7

Home Insurance Opens Connie Mack Regional Versus Knox

Connie Mack regional opens with Home Insurance clashing Knox Boys Club in Newport Tennessee. A doubleheader sends Home Insurance against Knoxville while Dy ersburg faces Daytona Beach and Danville meets Newport. The winner advances toward the first Connie Mack World Series in St Joseph Missouri.

Home Insurance Knox Knox Boys Club Newport Tenn Homeville Knoxville Dyersburg Daytona Beach Fla Danville Webb St. Joseph

Blue Eaglets Open Grid Season at Home

Beckley junior high football opens 1959 schedule hosting Mullens Little Rebels Sept 10 Coach Ross Irle names Aug 19 equipment distribution Aug 24 first practice two daily sessions through Aug 31 Co captains Eric Lilly and Charles Munson urge birth certificates for all players Last season undefeated and schedule includes Oak Hill Stoco Logan Mount Hope Shady Spring Hinton and Bluefield with three home games in late season.

Beckley Mullens Little Rebels Ross Irle Eric Lilly Charles Munson Blue Eaglets Ihe Junior High Woodrow Wilson Stadium Blue Eagle Oak Hill Stoco Logan Bluefield

Republic Steel Rally Edges Phillips Keystone 10–8

Republic Steel came from behind to beat Phillips Keystone 10 8 in Slab Fork District Babe Ruth League play. Republic Steel scored two runs in the fifth and sixth to surge into second place as Pres. Jack Murdock noted a postponed Home Hall game and a doubleheader for Stotesbury Saturday starting at 1 pm against Slab Fork. Final: Republic Steel 4 runs Phillips Keystone 8. Maynor and Akers pitched. Wood and IOWIS hit.

Republic Steel Phillips - Keystone Slab Fork Jack Murdock Home Hall Stotesbury Phillips-Keystone

Charleston and Kenova clash for State II title

South Charleston faces Kenova in the finals of the State Little League Tournament at Beckley after both teams won semifinal games. South Charleston routed Logan 15 to 5 led by Bill Moseley with six RBIs including two home runs and a double. Kenova beat Fairmont 14 to 4 with 16 hits including homers by John Frazier J McCoy and Hicks. The Beckley tourney winner advances to the Southern Regional in Norfolk Virginia.

South Charleston Bill Moseley Logan Kenova Fairmont Moseley John Frazier J. McCoy Hicks Beckley Norfolk Charleston Edwards and Field Pritchard Adkins Sabo Hopeck Serene Kinzer L—Pritchard

Black Knight Tennis Tourney Opens Aug 15

The 1959 Black Knight Tennis Tourney opens August 15 with 14 men, 11 women, and eight mixed doubles teams. First round results announced by chair Mrs. John L. Phillips. second rounds follow the 15th. Byes awarded to Ned Ragland Jr and Izzy Wein.

John L. Phillips Phillips Ned Ragland, Jr Izzy Wein Loretta Bays Blossom Lynch Mary Martha Merritt Peggy Parker Edna Mae Phillips George Daniels Roy Cunningham D. Charles Merritt Gene Harvey Berk Lynch Bob Brown John Phillips Will Sprague John McKay Austin Caperton, Jr Bob Parker Emerson Smith

Reds Edge Braves 16 14 In Stratford Park Little League

Reds defeat Braves 16 to 14 at Stam ford Park with John Harris hitting a lone homer for Reds while Braves’ McDaniel two hits and McCloskey Scarborough each homer. Braves and Yankees tie for first at 8-5 as league standings stay tight. Also note water wheel powers George Huebner’s ranch generator on Mill Creek in Wisconsin.

Reds Braves New Stamford Park John Harris Charles McDaniel Mike McCloskey Kent Scarborough Yankees Dwayne Goins Larry Rogar McCloskey Scarborough McDaniel Harris Gresham Wis George Huebner Midwest Mill Creek

Round Table Aims to Boost Bankroll in Arlington Mile

Round Table may chase a $50,000 added Equipoise Mile at Arlington Park Saturday, needing a muddy track and no scratches to extend earnings near 112 million. Trainer Travis Kerr awaits track conditions and field size as rivals Bardstown On-and-On Bet ter Bee and Terra Firma vie for speed in the feature. Also on the card is the $100,000 Sapling for 2-year-olds, with 12 Eastern juveniles including Irish Lancer Vital Force Bally Ache and Farm to Market in six furlongs.

Orlo Robertson Associated Press Round Table Arlington Park Travis Kerr Kerr Calumet Farm Bardstown Better Bee Terra Firma Vital Force Farm To Market

Youth Baseball League Notes Highlights Games and matchups

Warren Williams reports show Schiff's Shoes facing Post 32 with Post 32 meeting Home Insurance to finish a game. Slab Fork Babe Ruth hosts Hiome-Hall at 5 30. Eccles Little League lines Redlegs vs Indians at 5 30. Mullens Little League No 1 Chevrolet vs Rotary Moose vs Lions Legion vs Methodist. Beckley Babe Ruth Bays Buick against Modern in playoff opener. RTE 41 Little League Tigers vs Yankees at 5 30. Big Coal Babe Ruth Whitesville visits Montcoal.

Warren Williams Schiff Slab Fork Babe Ruth Hiome - Hall Eccles Little League Redlegs Indians Mullens Chevrolet Rotary Moose Lions Legion Methodist Beckley Babe Ruth Bays Buick Modern RTE Little League Tigers Yankees BIG Coal Babe Ruth Whitesville Montcoal

Beckley Teams Win Exhibition Games In Becktown

The Beckley Dodgers beat Fayetteville Reds 2 to 1 in a low hit game at Elks stadium with Fayetteville pitcher Booker issuing six walks. The Beckley Pirates edged Eccles 12 to 9 after an 8 5 deficit, Omaha McNeish went 4 for 4 and Billy File added three hits as Eccles tied the game in the seventh before Pittsburgh?

Beckley Dodgers Pirates Fayetteville Eccles Elks Stadium Fayetteville Reds Jimmy Hughart Lewis McNeish Billy File Bill Wagner

Welch and Parkersburg win in state Junior Baseball tourney

Welch beat Wheeling 2-1 with a two run ninth inning highlighted by Jerry Jones and Hiawatha Spraggins, and Charlie Brooks key single. Parkersburg toppled Clarkburg 5-3 as Allen drove in three, Criss added two hits for Clarkburg. Parkersburg built early 4-1 lead. Clarkburg rallied in ninth but fell short.

Whitesville Clarksburg Wheeling American Legion Welch Parkersburg Clarkeburg Jim Teeters Jerry Jones Hiawatha Spraggins Hiawatha Spragzin Hanlin Brooks Jones Jackson Wojtowicz Mollohan Farris Wood Countians Jim Gaskins Clashburg Harrison County Gaskins

Indians Romp Cardinals For Mullens BA Title

Mullens Indians clinched the league title by beating the Cardinals 83 in the opener as the Giants hung on 11 6 over the Red Sox. Runyon held Cardinals to two hits and Halsey walked nine Indians while five first inning runs set the tone. Robinette and Humrey led the Giants with 11 runs allowed in the first three frames, and Klaiber, Courington, Houck, and Robinette contributed key hits and RBIs.

Mullens Babe Ruth Indians Cardinals Giants Red Sox Indians Halsey Robinette Sandy Bondl Courington

WVU Penn State Game To Be Televised Locally

WVU and Penn State plan a regional telecast of the October 31 football game here but stations in Pennsylvania and West Virginia will be barred from carrying it. Athletic Director Robert N Brown and Castleman Chesley of Whitford Pa say Chesley is organizing a 27 station network across 10 southern states. The game will mark the first live telecast here.

Morgantown West Virginia Penn State Pennsylvania WVU Robert N. Brown Castleman Chesley Whitford Chesley Foota

Johansson Ready For Sept 22 Return Bout In NYC

World Heavyweight Champion Ingemar Johansson says he is ready to fight Floyd Patterson in a rematch scheduled for Sept 22 at Yankee Stadium in New York. He spoke in Paris amid a murky promotion saga involving promoter Rosensohn and Patterson manager Cus D Amato, while New York DA questioning and legal wrangling continue.

Paris France Ingemar Johannson Floyd Patterson New York Bill ‘Rosensohn Patterson Yankee Stadium Johannson Rosensohn Prince de Galles Truman Gibson National Boxing Enterprises Gibson District Attorney’s Johansson-Patterson Charley Black Cus D'Amato Edwin Ahlquist Johansson Ingemar International Boxing Club Rosensohn Enterprises, Inc Chicago Jack Solomons London

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