Leaders Fall as Eccles Admirals Lose First League Game
In a doubleheader, the County League leading Eccles Admirals drop their first game 4-3 to Slab Fork after winning the opener 9-5. Slab Fork’s Osborne and Bears pitched well while Eccles missing several regulars. Coal City split a twin bill with Winding Gulf and Amigo swept Stotesbury, as Fred Wills of Coal City went 6-for-6 in a day.
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Amigo
Stotesbury
Hedgecock
Slab Fork
Osborne
Bears
Farmer
Slab
Grimm
Bay
Jones
Hallard
Moody Waddell
Ballard
Wills
COLTS
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Turner
Mann
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Eccles Admirals Clinch County League Championship
Raleigh County and Black Diamond leagues report new leaders in ballots for the Centennial All Star race. Top vote getters include Bob McNeish Slab Fork at catcher and Scotty Cuthbert Coal City in left field as Eccles and Coal City players vie for all star positions on Sept. 2 at Woodrow Wilson diamond.
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Coal City
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Raleigh
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Eccles
Guthbert
John Scott
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Waddell
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Helen
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Kopperston
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Bud Worthington
Lowe
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Bello
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Sugatstop
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Outfield
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Matlens
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Karbonit
Hess
Branham
Minor League Standings Snapshot
International league results show Springfield 6 Toronto Montreal 7-10 Syracuse 1-8 Buffalo 6-4 Baltimore 4-7 Rochester 3 Jersey City 2 AMERICAN ASSN Milwaukee 6-5 Louisville 3-1 Columbus 6-4 St. Paul 5-0 Minneapolis 8 Toledo 6 Indianapolis 5 Kansas City 3
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Toronto
Montreal
Syracuse
Buffalo
Baltimore
Rochester
Jersey City
American Assn
Milwaukee
Louisville
Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Totedo
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Whitesville Wins Legion Junior Title in 10Inning Thriller
Whitesville Post 75 senior junior baseball team wins the West Virginia American Legion title beating Beckley 5-3 in 10 innings at Oak Hill. Right fielder Gene Ferrell delivered key hits including a two run triple in the 10th inning to break a 2-2 tie after defeating Clarksburg 8-7 in the semifinal.
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Whitesville
American Legion
West Virginia
Beckley
Oak Hill
Clarksburg
Gene Ferrell
Ferrell
Reckler
Anthenny
Whitesville Dominates to Clinch Regional Bid in 10 Innings
Whitesville beat Beckley 10th inning 4 1 win as McGraw led with two hits and Widick added key runs. Huffman pitched all ten innings for Beckley, while Whitesville advanced to regional play at Fairmont facing Maryland Delaware and DC champions with a 20 win season.
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Delaine McGraw
Bobby Thomas
Paul Widick
Whitesville
Hal Woods
Beckley
Harry Huffman
Clarksburg
Kenny Nelson
Martinsburg
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Parkersburg
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Nelson Staten
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Weeds
Yatiman
Whiteville
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Haffmany
Howell
Ted Man
Hirks
Alumni Golf Tournament Opens Amid Weekend Chatter
A disjointed report notes U alumni prepare for an annual golf event with scattered names, scores, and team references. The fragment cites players, pitchers, and umpires, plus a mixed schedule hint and scores from a nearby game, but key details are obscured by garbled OCR.
Layland Enters King Coal Series
Baseball in the King Coal League ends with Heading Summersville leading Quin wood by one game. Clin tonville sits in the cellar as the campaign closes with a narrow gap separating the top from the rest.
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King Coal
King Coal League
Summersville
Tolliver Birth for Daughter Sheela Deloris at Home
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Tolliver announce the birth of an eight pound daughter, Sheela Deloris, at 8:40 p.m. Saturday at their home. Mrs. Tolliver is the former Miss Carrie Deloris Lusk of Alpoca.
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Register
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Elmer Hash
Mullens General Hospital
Blanche Gragg
Anfia Mae Gragg
Mullens Hill
Pierpoint
Jesse Tolliver
Sheela Deloris
Charleston Lad Captures National Soap Box Derby
Harold D. Williamson, 15, of Charleston West Virginia, won the 13th All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron representing the Charleston Gazette. He earned a 5000 four year scholarship, finished final with 27.50 seconds, and beat 146 entrants. Donald Aller finished second with a Chevrolet, Richard Dougan third with a camera setup.
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Ind
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Wil~bur Shaw
Jimmy Stewart
William Hope
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Kansas City
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Elwood Pa
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Ann Arbor
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Detroit
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Roanoke, Va
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Davis Cup Team Defeats Sweden In Interzone Final
Australia claims the interzone title by defeating Sweden 3-2 to secure a shot at the U. S. in the Davis Cup challenge. In Newport, Ted Schroeder wins the Newport Invitation, defeating Art Larsen 6-3 7-5 6-4 and declining to play in the national singles. Racing at Saratoga sees G. D. Widener horses win both stakes Lights Up and Battlefield. London reports Olympic champion Mat Whitfield posting a 1:50 half mile as Britain beats the U. S. in a track meet.
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Patsy Zellmer
San Diego
Laura Lou Jann
Clearwater
Fla
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