Indians Only Winner In Little League Tourney
The Indians beat the Red Sox 6 to 3 at Elks Stadium as Rodney Weikle homered and doubled guiding a four hit complete game. A fog delay forced a replay of the Tigers versus Yankees game, with a 7 to 6 lead for New York and Detroit to resume Friday night under local rules.
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Indians
Fog Halls
Tigers
Yankees
Red Sox
Yanks
Rodney Weikle
Elks Stadium
Mgr
Frank Baker
Weikle
Dave Edwards
Johnny Setlis
Braves
Phillies
Pirates
Cubs
Athletics
Senators
Athletics - Senators
White Sox
An &7
Orioles
Adkins
Ite Sox
Isaacs
Seeded Players Dominate State Closed Tennis Action
Wheeling reports a rainless first day with seed players advancing in men’s singles at the State Closed. Second round matches loom as Mary Ewing Jr and Connie Voight headline a strong Wheeling contingent among women seeds. seven men seeded smoothly through two sets as one top seed daren’t appear for the 44th annual event.
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Wheeling
Barbara Hollaway
Wellsburg
Sydney Burt
Red Sox
Abhoan
Abhoan Ayers
Caleri
Taylor
Davis
Cook P
Edards Lf
Stelif
Weikle
Caffee
Soren
Buford
Mhony
Salngo
Busch
Reid
Ayers
Meadows
Se Jackson
Schultz
Edwards
Setliff
Burford
E. Caffee
Robert O'Connor
Charleston
Cook
Jackson
Harford
Pedro
Lilly
Sandstone Coach Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
HINTON Mervin Sugar Shull head coach at Sandstone High School and playing manager of Hinton Blue Grass Baseball League died from injuries after an auto accident Saturday on West Virginia 3 near Lowell. He was 29 and a Concord College graduate who never regained consciousness.
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Hinton
Mervin
Sugar) Shull
Sandstone High School
Blue Grass
Shull
Concord College
W.va
Lowell
Sandstone
Ripley ousted as tourney advances in double elimination
In the National NomPro Baseball Tournament action from Wichita Kansas the Ripley Indians of West Virginia were eliminated after a 8-6 6-3 loss to Maine Air Force Base flyers. Seeded players fared well in second round with Jackie Wright and Dave Hubinger among winners.
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Robert N
Red) Brown
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Fred Kellmeyer Sr
Charleston
Kellmeyer
Wilton Straley
Princeton
Harrison Straley
Ivor Bojarsky
Don Mercer
Wheeling
Robert Biddle
Parkersburg
Bert Wolfe
Fred Kellmeyer Jr
Wright Higgs Jr
Jackie Wright
al McCabe
St. Abans
Dave Hubinger
Myron Gessner
Danity“ Brisbin
Huntington
D. Churchill Hodges
Haun‘tington
Robert Bennett
Gene Colvin
Ron Ryan
Randy Williams
Wichita
Kan
Hugh Thompson
D. Baines Fertig
St. al
Ripley
Indians
Loning
Henry Mazer
Maine
Air Force Base Flyers
D. Jimmy Pearson
Charleston 9 Defend Honors in Appy Tourney
Charleston Appalachian team the defending champion in the Appalachian Electric Power Company’s 11th annual system-wide softball tournament at Ballard Stadium opens Friday afternoon facing Lynchburg Virginia. Beckley and Glen Lyn meet in the tournament opener with several local players highlighted including Frank Martin Bob Selke Bill Payne Cam Coffman and Ralph Holmes. The schedule runs Friday through Saturday with semifinals and the title game Saturday night. The Beckley committee and Roanoke officials organize the event. Maryland ranks sixth in racing attendance and wagering across 24 states as Johnny Longden posts 4646 career victories.
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Charleston
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Ballard Stadium
Bill Psyse
Ralph Baughan
Charleston Appalachian
Ballard Stadion
Capital City
Frank Martin
Bob Selke
Bill Payne
Jack Smithers
Cam Coffman
Ralph “Red” Holmes
West Virginia University
Charleston Nine
Lynchburg
Beckley
Glen Lyn
Virginia
Welch
Philip Sporn Plant
Lyneburg
John E. Hammer
Waldon
LaFon
W. E. Zopz
L. M. Dobbs
P Ot. Ray
J. A. Mundy
W. A. McClung
W. S. Kitchen
Roanoke
NCAA Punishes UCLA and Washington Over Payments
NCAA council upholds PCC crackdown and places UCLA on a three year probation and Washington on two years for paying players. Schools barred from national championships and 35 NCAA events during probation periods.
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Denver
University of Caliornia
Los Angeles
University of Washington
National Collegiate Athletic Assn
NCAA
Ncaa Council
UCLA
Washington
PCC
Washington School
Westwood
Bruin
Greater Washington Advertising Fund
Evergreen Education Foundation
Area High Schools Sought Football Schedules
The Raleigh Register invites coaches managers and principals from area schools Fayetteville Gauley Bridge Leekest Montgomery Oceana Shady Spring Sophia Meadow Bridge to mail in their football schedules for publication.
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Raleigh Register
Fayetteville
Gauley Bridge
Leekest
Montgomery
Oceana
Shady Spring
Sophia Meadow Bridge
Elorde Berrios Clash on ABC Televised 10 Rounder
Elorde and Miguel Berrios both 23 meet in a nationally televised 10 round featherweight bout. Elorde fights from the left with a classic style while Berrios uses a right handed whirlwind approach. The bout begins at 7 p.m. PDT on ABC with California 10 point must rules.
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San Francisco
Elorde
Miguel Berrios
Rika
Berrios
ABC
California
Beagle Club Schedules Four Fall Field Trials
The Mountain State Beagle Club set four fall field trials at Glen Daniels on Aug 26 Sept 9 Sept 23 and Sept 30 with 8 a.m. drawing. Rib bons and trophies will be awarded. A pack race is planned for Oct 21 at Dunns. Bring picnic lunches as no cooking facilities exist at the new grounds. The meeting noted Jack Harshman and his screw ball as a possible major league path.
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Mountain State
Beagle Glu
Frank Rakes
Beaver
Glen Daniels
Dunns
Siew
Jake Early
Jack Harshman
Chicago White Sox
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Bob Sethe
Paul Moss
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Charile Colner
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Bob Palmer
Larry Hemmings
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Akbest Weebl
Lynchberg
Charles Pa
Get Meain
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Riuberdian
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Marybee
Johnny Longden
ACL
Raleigh County Baseball League
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