Mullens Softball Stuns Elks in Sectional Final Thriller
The Mullens team nicknamed a pick up squad rallied to tie the Elks five times, then Donnie Winzenrith scored the winning run in the 18th inning as Mullens upset the favored Elks 18 to 7. The win caps Beckley area’s best sectional tournament, with Mullens and Elks advancing to the state tourney in Charleston. The event drew 3,000 plus fans, with overall receipts near $400 for team travel and expenses.
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Elks
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Ellis
Bill Scott
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Dark Horse
Major League Pe Leaders and Women’s Amateur Golf Quarterfinals
Major League leaders include Musial St Louis leading in hits and runs with St Louis 161 runs batted in. The Women’s Western Amateur golf championship enters quarterfinals with favorites Lithia Springs Georgia and Denver players rated as stronger than ever.
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Bradley Dies At 86 In Kentucky Horse Farm
Col E R Bradley sportsman dies at his idle hour farm in Lexington Kentucky. His horses have won four Kentucky Derbies, he was 86, business associate C B Shannon announced.
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E.R. Bradley
West Palm Beach
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Lexington
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Bradley
Kentucky
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Mullens Rally Tops Elks 18 17 In Sectional Softball Thriller
In front of 3500 fans Mullens forced extras and tied the score three times. They tallied 18 hits led by timely singles and stray errors while Elks were held to 24 hinges with two doubles three triples and two homers. Pitcher Reynard Pack steadied Mullens in late innings as they broke the tie in the second extra frame to win the sectional title.
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Boston Beats Giants 3 1 in Doubleheader Pitching
Tex Hughson limited the Phillies to four hits as Boston won 3 1. Pete Reiser and Joe Medwick helped Dodgers beat the Giants 3 2 in the day game, Medwick’s pinch single driving in the tie breaking run. Marty Marion scored twice and drove in a run in the Cardinals 6 4 victory over the Icons. A chlorine plant explosion injures two workers fatally at Pittsburgh Plate Glass in Martinsville.
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Chandler refuses to lift five year suspension on Owen
A. B. Chandler maintains a five year ban on Mickey Owen for jumping contracts to the Mexican League. Owen, 35, vows not to return to Mexican ball and plans to work his Missouri farm while awaiting a possible Brookyn return.
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American Legion Juniors Fall to District Champions in Regional
Raleigh County American Legion Juniors of West Virginia were edged 7-0 by Government Printing Office of Washington DC in a regional game. DC used strong two hit pitching by Ben Duvall and timely hitting including a King homer to secure the victory and advance to the finals.
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Last Inning Homers Give Moose 6-5 Win
Moose batters erupt in the seventh inning belting three homers and a bases error to rally past Oak Hill State 6-5 in the Sectional Softball Tournament third-place game. Lowell Rhinehart homered twice for Oak Hill, while Paul Franklin earned the win for Moose with key relief pitching and the dramatic late rally.
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August 19 Grid Workouts Okayed
Charleston high school coaches may begin autumn football practice next Monday August 19 under a rule allowing workouts two weeks before Labor Day The State Athletic Board of Appeals announced the date and noted a new executive secretary appointment to be announced in about three weeks by President George Speicher Spetcher mentioned the spring meeting and board actions
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Roanoke Red Sox homer chase boosts Piedmont League slugging
In Roanoke Virginia the Piedmont League Red Sox posted five home runs in 30 home games at home before Lawrence Lucas offered a $25 prize per homer. Milward Quinn Paul Kluk Virgil Stallcup and Bob Scherbarth produced during the ensuing 13 games with multiple four baggers and a pinch hit homer.
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