Becl ey Bengals and Williamson Colts End First Half With Forfeit
Beckley Bengals face Williamson Colts in a rain delayed forfeit filled finish at Raleigh Park tonight concluding the first half of the local softball league. Jack Zeller watched from the stands as Beckley surged late. Williamson clung to a 7-3 lead before a forfeit was declared after Williamson balked at continuing in the rain.
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Major” Bowles
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Becktley Bengals Hit .309 Team Average Leads Offensive Fire
Eight Bengals bat .300 plus this season with a team batting average of .309. Earl Red Martin paces with .418 from 81 hits in 194 plate appearances. Warren Huffman hits .371 with 43 hits and 62 total bases in 116 at bats. Larry Steinbeck stands .352 from 68 hits in 193 trips, and Raleigh Singleton 214 plate appearances with a slight edge in averages. Joe Davis leads in games played and has 70 hits including eight homers in 226 at bats. Insley lifts to .312 with 62 hits in 199 at bats and five homers. Bowles hits .305 from 25 hits in 82 at bats. Franklin improves his early .200 mark after Saturday.
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Red” Martin
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Red Birds Tame Johnstown In MA League Showdown
In Portsmouth Ohio the Portmouth Red Birds, a Cardinal farm club, defeated Johnstown 25 to 4 in a Middle Atlantic league exhibition for Branch Rickey, watching from the stands. Bill James homered with a man aboard. Ace Hawkins walked 11 batters but limited Johnstown to six hits.
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Indians Triumph 11-1 Over Huntington in Night Game
Logan Indians routed Huntington 11 to 1 yesterday as darkness halted play in the eighth inning. Outfielders Snag Williams and Wendel Diehl homered, driving in five Logan runs.
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Beckley Ben gals star Earl Martin leads with .418 average
Beckley Begets leading batter Earl Red Martin for Beckley Ben gals posts .418 mark from 81 hits in 194 at bats. He has four home runs nine triples and 22 doubles driving in 52 runs. Photo from The Picture Shop.
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Has Most Homers Larry Steinbeck Leads Bengals Batting
Larry Steinbeck catcher for the Bengals is third in team batting behind Martin and Huffman but leads in home runs with 14 unofficial averages. His 68 hits include three triples and 13 doubles, with 52 RBIs.
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Bengal Batting Averages 2000 427 618 .309
The report shows batting averages for Bengal players in 2000, with totals of released players included. The key figures include a .309 average and a summary of runs, matches, and dismissals for the released squad.
Armstrong Stops Massey In Fourth At Dexter Park
In New York Henry Armstrong, the Los Angeles buzz saw, stopped Lew Massey in 1:20 of the fourth round of a ten round bout before 7,000 fans at Dexter Park. Boxing Commissioner George Colgan ordered the fight halted as Armstrong battered Massey in a neutral corner. Armstrong weighed 131 1 2 pounds, Massey 139 1 2. Springfield Indians beat the Terriers 6 to 4 in the final game of a series. Potahl and Scalzi homered for Springfield.
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Stotesbury Wins And Holds Lead
Stotesbury remained undefeated with a 13 to 6 win at Blue Jay as seven runs in the third inning broke the game open. Hart won, Duncan took the loss. Duncan and Hurt lasted longer while Stotesbury hitters provided multi hit efforts from Slater Lewis and H Reed.
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Beckley-Hinton Net Team Falls in Charleston Match
Beckley Hinton tennis team lost 7 to 5 on the capital city courts. Singles winners include Jim Allen defeating Sam Cohn and A C Smith beating W B Harris. Doubles saw Cohn and Smith over Alcorn and Gore, among other results.
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Mountain State League Scores and Schedule Notes
Beckley defeated Williamson 7 3, then won 9 0 by forfeit in a second game postponed due to rain. Welch played Bluefield with postponement, and Logan beat Huntington 11 to 1 in the same slate.
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Williamson at Beckley Becks at Welch Huntington at Logan
Tuesday prep games feature Williamson visiting Beckley, Bluefield traveling to Welch, and Huntington playing at Logan in a slate of high school basketball matchups.
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Frances Rally Tops Helen In Eleven Inning Classic
Frances rallies to an 11th inning 5 to 3 win at Helen. D Rash pitched brilliantly to steady a tie after Jarrett left in the eighth, while Frances struck for the decisive rally in the 11th. Brumfield took the loss as Helen stranded 12 runners, Frances piling up 15 on base with key RBIs from Dibbley Rash and Whitt.
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Eccles Ekes Out Close Baseball Victory
Eccles edged Cranberry 6 5 in a tense game with a ninth inning run deciding the outcome. Eccles collected 14 hits off A Williams and Taylor, while Lawley allowed eight singles by New River Company. Keesee and J Harper led Eccles with a triple plus two or three singles each, and J Garbo’s triple sparked Cranberry’s rally before the final score.
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Romero Wins Decision In Pittsburgh Boxing Bout
Johnny Romero of Mexico won a decision over Jimmy Clark of Jamestown New York in the feature 10 round bout in Pittsburgh. The slow start heated up with a light nose punch in round three that sent Clark down for a two count as Romero kept the pace and Clark’s rights missed.
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Dayton Ducks pound Zanesville Bees 9 to 1 in league game
Dayton Ducks defeated the Zanesville Bees 9 to 1 in Dayton as Kennedy hit a homer over centerfield for Zanesville. The win gives Dayton two wins in three games of the Middle Atlantic league series.
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All America Star Names Coach for New Hampshire
George Sauer former all-America football star at Nebraska becomes head football coach at the University of New Hampshire succeeding Bill Cowell who resigns after 22 years. Sauer takes over the program directing football and athletic department activities.
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Morris Brothers Triumph in Nine Inning Softball Thriller
Morris Brothers defeated Glen White 4 to 3 after two extra frames in a nine inning softball game. Getchem Raleigh belted a three run homer and Blevins added a ninth inning double as Morris overcome an earlier error. Line score shows Morris 000 120 001 and Glen White 011 000 100.
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Mead Wins Third Straight In Raleigh League Game
Mead tops Raleigh 10 to 4 at Raleigh as Mead collects ten hits and ten errors aid scoring Walters fans 15, allowing six hits. Oscar Smedley leads Mead with a homer a double and two singles while Watters and Bettis work for Mead. Raleigh’s J Yost and J Peelish each have two singles.
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