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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1955

Page

6

Coal City Falls to Montreal Armcos in tight League clash

In the Raleigh County Baseball League Coal City Colts were edged 1-0 by Montreal Armcos as Kenny Salters pitched six strong innings. The loss ends Coal City’s 15 game win streak and keeps Armcos mid table while Amigo Redbirds beat Stamford 3-1 and Hinton-Marfork game stays close.

Coal City Colts Montreal Armcos Kenny Salters Montceal Armecos Hinton Fire Eaters Marfork Red Sox Amigo Redbirds Stamford Amigo Layland Sophia Slab Fork Salters Harry Ballard Armcos Buster Hardin Eugene “Snot” Leach Willard McGraw Leach Ballard Robert Truell Joe Wyco Don Schaffrath Wyco Redbirds Sonny Phillips Johnny Salters Wyce Bob Cerrito Marfork Bill Iddings Pet Coal City Amigo As Hinton Montroal Sophia SF

R C L Standings and Results From Yesterday

Montcoal beat Coal City 1 0 Amigo defeated Stanaford 3 1 Hinton won 5 4 against Marfork Layland triumphed over Sophia by forfeit Next Sundays games feature Amigo at Coal City Montcoal at Marfook Hinton at Layland all with two point spreads noted for the fixtures.

Montcoal Coal City Amigo Stanaford Hinton Marfork Layland Sophia Sfc Marfook

Marfork Tops Hinton In Gravelly Coal City Tilt

Marfork scored early in the second on Dick Sellard’s 310 foot homer, then built a 4 1 lead with singles and double threats. Iddings sparked a late rally for Hinton, scoring on a two base error and Garten’s single, but Marfork held on as Thompson pitched the distance and Garten finished the ninth for the Fire Eaters.

Dick Altare Bill Garten Hinton Cecil Thompson R. Anderson Anderson Iddings Marfork Dick Sellard Dick Gunnoe Shull Gordie White Garten Thompson Bill Boyd Johnny Bryant Bryant Charles Cook Dalton Anderson White Coal City Montcoal Abho D. M’n Rf Montcoal Rogar Bowers Waddell

Hinton Golfers Edge Beckley In Nassau Match Play

Hinton Willow Wood Country Club equalized the series by topping Beckley Black Knight 20 1 2 to 9 1 2. Notable results include O G Callison Jr and J G Terry 3 0 over J W McCallister and Howard Farley and Ted Turner Jim Thompson 2 1 2 points to one half for Ray Lang and Ray Ferguson. Best medals posted by Ray Sawyers and Don McDowell with 74s. Continuous notes on unnamed pairs and missing balls follow the main results.

Hinton Willow Wood Country Club Black Knight Country Club Beckley Club Nassau Beckley Black Knight O. G. Callison Jr J. G. Terry J. W. McCallister Howard Farley Jim Thompson Tom Turner Ray Lang Ray Ferguson C. D. Sebert Johnny Cooper William Kazlnsky Fred Hart Willow Wood C. B. Sweet Paris Sutphin H. S. Tallman Frank Crawford Ray Carper Tony Massinople Don McDowell J. N. Wilson Bob Wills E. M. Payne III Bob Copeland H. Vass P. Heslip F. F. Frasher F. E. Smith Dr. W. Gunn H. Fulks Phil Payne L. L. Scherer Jr

Intercity Softball Standings and Schedule

Final standings show Pinecrest B 13.5 .722, Pinecrest A 34 67, Army Engineers 9 9 .500, Prosperity 9 9 .500, Appalachian 4-14 .222, Sports Center 3.15 .167. Double elimination tourney lists matchups: Prosperity vs Army, Pinecrest A vs Appalachian, Sports Center vs State Lunch, Pinecrest B vs winner Prosperity-Army. midweek losers play elimination games. other games include Harry's vs Hotel Garage and Caffee's vs Silver Brand. Tournament phases progress through Tue Wed Mon with Section 3 events and a final Sun championship.

Pinecrest Army Engineers Prosperity Appalachian Army Pinecrest A Tue Proserity Harry's Caffee Silver Modern Black Knight King’s Keatleys Sun

Babe Ruth league tennis? (Note: This line preserves the main event, but the given text is about Babe Ruth baseball. adjust to a proper headline)

Babe Ruth baseball tourney pairings set at Beckley Moose Lodge for weekend action at Woodrow Wilson field. Man and Oak Hill open Friday, Logan vs Beckley American in nightcap, with Mullens and Beckley to umpire five games. Exhibition doubleheader Scarbro vs Beckley Am and Nat leagues precedes tournament. programs printed with six-team lineups.

Beckley Moose Lodge Man Oak Hill Woodrow Wilson Field Logan Mullens Twin City Loop Mt. Hope Bradley Princeton Babe Ruth National Beckley American Mdws Carter Bailey Lester Mhy Drdge Blvns West Giwtz Dennis Lyons Hidr Lesfer Leeber Lively Brune Bales Miller Shirry Wikle Scarbro Meadows Della Mea Jarvis Paulus Delridge Mahoney RBI Gillenwater Highlander Shrewsbury Leffel Broome L. Delridge Gilbert Bennett

Weekend basketball tournament schedule

Friday action features Man at Oak Hill 6 p.m. and Logan facing Beckley American at 8 p.m. Saturday hosts Mullens versus Beckley National at 6 p.m. and the winners meet at 8 p.m. Sunday concludes with the winner of game three facing the winner of game four at 2 p.m.

Be After Four State Babe Ruth Tourney Spots

National Babe Ruth playoffs this weekend crown four sectional winners, with Beckley aiming to host at Lewin Park if lights and bleachers are ready. The champion advances to the regional in Frederick Maryland. rosters for Beckley and three other teams were announced.

National Parkersburg Eisenhower Drive Harry Lewin Beckley Railway Express Lewin Woodrow Wilson Lewin Park Warren Williams Mullens West Virginia Frederick Austin Tex John Wright

Little League Semifinals Set Tonight in Area

The semifinal round of the district tournament features Central Wyoming County versus Elkhorn Valley at 5:30 in Pineville and Beckley National versus Hinton at 7:15 in Beckley. Winners meet Thursday for the District Four title, with the location depending on who advances.

Sheff Field Pineville Wyoming County Elkhorn Valley Beckey Elks Stadium Hinton Welch

Mullens Babe Ruth league schedule and playoffs

Mullens hosts a Monday game slate before a weekend state tournament in Beckley. Mullens Club sits out and faces Beckley Nationals in the semifinal at 6 on Saturday night. Cardials meet Indians and Giants play Red Sox Monday night with a late game. State practice set for Tuesday. Little League games rescheduled to Thursday for two straight nights of action. American Legion unit hosts Beckley Post 32 in an exhibition Tuesday at 7.

Mullens ANS Beckley Beckley Nationals Cardinals Indians Giants Red Sox Ners American Legion Beckley Post Warren Williams

Mount Hope Babe Ruth selects All-Star squad for exhibition

Mount Hope Babe Ruth league names an All-Star team to travel for a Wednesday 5:30 p.m. exhibition against Beckley Nationals at the new Babe Ruth park. The local four-team loop is represented by Catchers Duran Vallina infielders Broyles St Clair Angus D Angelo Winston Caperton outfielders Venetter Lewis Coleman Puckett and pitchers Kincaid Beverly Elswick.

MT. Hope Mount Hope Babe Ruth League the Nations Beckley Nationals Duran Vallina Broyles St. Clair Angus D-Angelo Winston Caperton Venetter Lewis Coleman Puckett Kincaid Beverly Elswick

Cranberry Grays Triumph Over Harper Independents at Stratton

The Cranberry Grays defeated the Harper Independents 14 to 5 yesterday at Stratton Field. Buddy Allenbaugh pitched the win and fanned 19. Bill Simmons starred in the Grays lineup. Teams seeking games with Cranberry should call 2-5592.

Cranberry Grays Harper Independents Stratton Field Buddy” Allenbaugh Bill Simmons Grays Cranberry

Paulus RBI Road Win Shifts Tilt in Tight Contest

Riffe 2 hits with Skiles Lester and Freeman contributing two bases apiece. Hill swipes two steals while Skiles and Lively also nab singles. Jarvis earns win in 2 1/3? innings. Solonka secures victory, Leffel suffers the loss. Final time 2 35.

Scarbroak Abhoa Martin Lively D Ton Jarvis Siti Riffe Lester Fiman M Drg Appld Carter Rose Lyons Wimna Leffel Skiles Grvly Sinka Tell Nichls Pngin Palus Parker Hill Pennington Gilenwater James E Lyons Paulus RBI Riffe Freeman Rappold Beckley Scarbro Solonka Jarvis Lin Fragile

Beckley National II To Play Wednesday Night

Beckley National Little League will resume its schedule with two Wednesday games at Elks Stadium. The Reds face the Cardinals in the opener and the Giants play the Dodgers in the nightcap. Minor leaguers from the Braves and Cubs will fill in for the all star lineup as per presidents Cohn and manager recommendations.

Beckley National Little League Braves Cubs Elks Stadium Reds Cardinals Giants Dodgers Sam Cohn McRae Cooper Jimmy Fink Larry Fielding Billy Webb Darrell Roberts Randy Miles Bobby Via Frankie Rosenbaum Anthony Massinople Vic Sullivan Jimmy Coram Steve Hambric Charles Lynch Tommy Robertson

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